So I just looked up TMac to see what he might bring on the open market, because I'm starting to think he's surplus to requirements and likely at the height of his value. I personally doubt that TMac is going to get many minutes going forward and that kills your value. There are a combination of reasons for this theory but the primary reason is that I believe that TMac's immobility is a liability that outweighs the benefits brought by his technical skill.
Well that and apparently he's worth quite a bit if we're willing to start selling.
http://www.transfermarkt.com/tommy-mcnamara/profil/spieler/307892
Transfermarkt has him worth 850,000 euros. That's a max GAM deal. That kind of deal allows us to carry another Chanot on the books for three years with an annualized cap hit of approx $300k; back of envelope math.
I realize that he is a hometown hero and a cult star on the team, but we should ship him out during the summer if we can get a deal within spitting distance of that number. Even if TMac is only sold for 2/3 of his estimated value its still basically a max GAM deal in USD.
Right now I think TMac is in the exact same situation Poku was in right before we sold him. Basically a bench player who can come on occasionally, shows flashes of offensive brilliance, and probably worth more to the team as GAM than as a player.
If we've got the space for it we can get a real right back. Imagine having a player who has the offensive benefits of RJ and can actually defend as well. I doubt TMac's marketing value is worth more to NYCFC than the points that might put us over NJRB on the table. Basically doing a deal like this allows us to trade a bench player in a position we're stocked at, midfielder, for a starter in a position of real weakness RB.
Conducting the trade in the summer would obviously be more beneficial since we would have time to further discover whether TMac's services are genuinely required, for example as an offensive substitute if we decide to use a 3 back formation. And dealing in the summer allows us access to a cheaper pool of talent. Acquiring players on a free transfer is significantly more cap efficient, and we would only take a half season salary cap hit.
That said, if any prospective deal is not a max GAM or near max GAM deal I think we should pass it up. Transfermarkt could be inaccurate about his potential sale value thus for the purposes of this post I posited a situation where we are receiving a max or near max GAM deal.
So I put it to the board.
1. What are the flaws in my argument?
2. Is there a, "we should sell him" number that we can come to a broad consensus on?
3. I don't think selling him within MLS would be allow us to maximize his value as an asset. Agree/disagree.
4. Should I be burned at the stake for suggesting selling TMac your lord and savior?
Also TMac, if you actually read these boards I really like you as a person and as a player. But I think the best thing you could do to make the team stronger is allow yourself to be sold a la Poku.
Well that and apparently he's worth quite a bit if we're willing to start selling.
http://www.transfermarkt.com/tommy-mcnamara/profil/spieler/307892
Transfermarkt has him worth 850,000 euros. That's a max GAM deal. That kind of deal allows us to carry another Chanot on the books for three years with an annualized cap hit of approx $300k; back of envelope math.
I realize that he is a hometown hero and a cult star on the team, but we should ship him out during the summer if we can get a deal within spitting distance of that number. Even if TMac is only sold for 2/3 of his estimated value its still basically a max GAM deal in USD.
Right now I think TMac is in the exact same situation Poku was in right before we sold him. Basically a bench player who can come on occasionally, shows flashes of offensive brilliance, and probably worth more to the team as GAM than as a player.
If we've got the space for it we can get a real right back. Imagine having a player who has the offensive benefits of RJ and can actually defend as well. I doubt TMac's marketing value is worth more to NYCFC than the points that might put us over NJRB on the table. Basically doing a deal like this allows us to trade a bench player in a position we're stocked at, midfielder, for a starter in a position of real weakness RB.
Conducting the trade in the summer would obviously be more beneficial since we would have time to further discover whether TMac's services are genuinely required, for example as an offensive substitute if we decide to use a 3 back formation. And dealing in the summer allows us access to a cheaper pool of talent. Acquiring players on a free transfer is significantly more cap efficient, and we would only take a half season salary cap hit.
That said, if any prospective deal is not a max GAM or near max GAM deal I think we should pass it up. Transfermarkt could be inaccurate about his potential sale value thus for the purposes of this post I posited a situation where we are receiving a max or near max GAM deal.
So I put it to the board.
1. What are the flaws in my argument?
2. Is there a, "we should sell him" number that we can come to a broad consensus on?
3. I don't think selling him within MLS would be allow us to maximize his value as an asset. Agree/disagree.
4. Should I be burned at the stake for suggesting selling TMac your lord and savior?
Also TMac, if you actually read these boards I really like you as a person and as a player. But I think the best thing you could do to make the team stronger is allow yourself to be sold a la Poku.
