Transfer Gossip

[thebells]

10 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I wonder if that actually plays out at L1 level.  90% of our squad were probably signed on frees, let's say the bigger earners are on 8k a week.  If we signed a player on a free who was half decent - are we really going to put him on £10k a week and make him our best paid player just because (like most of the others) he didn't cost anything? 

Conversely, if we pay a fee of £500k, do we say to him sorry we'd pay you more but unlike most of your teammates we had to pay to get you here so you can't have as much as them!  My guess is there's a wage structure and the transfer fee doesn't impact hugely on it (but what do I know?).

I do agree he might end up with a better contract just on the back of having more teams interested in him, not many will want to pay a decent fee.

Yes i take your point. It does work that way, but on a micro level compared to premier league wages. We may well have a wage structure (I hope we do) but many clubs will be less well run and will offer those higher wages. 
 

I’m good friends with a couple of league one / league two pros (both recently retired). The decision for them comes down to money and security. Do they accept a contract extension and have security, or risk waiting out for higher wages but getting injured in the meantime.
 

Look at George Johnstone. He’s fortunate the club offered him that new contract. In another world, he could be an unemployed footballer right now considering offers from lower league one clubs.  

[gonzo]

43 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

Wouldn't surprise me if Wrexham v Brum games are scheduled for American audiences.

Reckon the police would be in favour of 4am kick offs.

Fuck me there will be mither all over the gaff this season.

Brum will be on tour all over with the novelty, Wrexham are fully loaded too. 

Even Mansfield have a decent lot.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

47 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I wonder if that actually plays out at L1 level.  90% of our squad were probably signed on frees, let's say the bigger earners are on 8k a week.  If we signed a player on a free who was half decent - are we really going to put him on £10k a week and make him our best paid player just because (like most of the others) he didn't cost anything? 

Conversely, if we pay a fee of £500k, do we say to him sorry we'd pay you more but unlike most of your teammates we had to pay to get you here so you can't have as much as them!  My guess is there's a wage structure and the transfer fee doesn't impact hugely on it (but what do I know?).

I do agree he might end up with a better contract just on the back of having more teams interested in him, not many will want to pay a decent fee.

I suppose we could just pay it as a bigger signing on fee

[TrickyTrotter]

37 minutes ago, thebells said:

 

I’m good friends with a couple of league one / league two pros (both recently retired). The decision for them comes down to money and security. Do they accept a contract extension and have security, or risk waiting out for higher wages but getting injured in the meantime.
 

Armstrong's 27 in October, he's got one good 3-4 year contract left in him.  Suspect he would at least double his wages at a club at our level, even if Killie offered him a new one.  Get the point that for us it will be the total cost of the deal (fee plus wages) if Killie will sell.

[frank_spencer]

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

Well they’ve already tried to shift them TO America, so it would be the next obvious move for them.

To an extent I understand the interest from a Netflix series perspective, but are there genuinely a decent amount of yanks that would be interested in watching a 3rd tier game with Steven Fletcher and the Juke up top?

Both clubs have famous American/Canadian investors the 2nd game could be a big draw if they're both doing well.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

17 minutes ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Armstrong's 27 in October, he's got one good 3-4 year contract left in him.  Suspect he would at least double his wages at a club at our level, even if Killie offered him a new one.  Get the point that for us it will be the total cost of the deal (fee plus wages) if Killie will sell.

I'm not sure about that

[Steejay]

3 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I'm not sure about that

Rangers have been looking at him, though, and they’d blow us out of the water with the salary that they could pay.

[tomski]

29 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

Both clubs have famous American/Canadian investors the 2nd game could be a big draw if they're both doing well.

🤮

[tomski]

22 minutes ago, Steejay said:

Rangers have been looking at him, though, and they’d blow us out of the water with the salary that they could pay.

Playing St Johnstone 8 times a season might lose its appeal after a bit

[jmjhb]

3 minutes ago, tomski said:

Playing St Johnstone 8 times a season might lose its appeal after a bit

So does playing Barnsley 5 times a season

[Steejay]

1 minute ago, tomski said:

Playing St Johnstone 8 times a season might lose its appeal after a bit

I get that but they’re only bothered about the wage packet these days.

[tomski]

Just now, jmjhb said:

So does playing Barnsley 5 times a season

For sure. He hasn’t done that yet though

[Johnnyrotten]

2 minutes ago, Steejay said:

I get that but they’re only bothered about the wage packet these days.

That's never changed has it? Reading autobiographies of various big names from years gone by confirms that.  Can't blame them, they are in the game to earn what they can, while they can.

[TrickyTrotter]

52 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I'm not sure about that

Quite hard to compare like with like as we have a hotel in our accounts, but our wage bill is almost 5 times Kilmarnock's.

[Wanderlust]

Bear in mind that Kilmarnock have qualified for the Europa League and the prospect of European football might  be a reason to stay.  They're playing Bruges on the 25th.

[Dr. Feelgood]

21 minutes ago, Steejay said:

I get that but they’re only bothered about the wage packet these days.

Well, if our typical top player basic is £8k pw/£400k pa. & Kilmarnock is £2k/£100k then he'd get that.

As ever I know f'call about the man & must trust our recruiters but if he wants to move or he doesn't let's sort the matter quickly or move on.

[Steejay]

5 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Well, if our typical top player basic is £8k pw/£400k pa. & Kilmarnock is £2k/£100k then he'd get that.

As ever I know f'call about the man & must trust our recruiters but if he wants to move or he doesn't let's sort the matter quickly or move on.

Rangers’ top players are more than double ours though.

[Big E]

5 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Well, if our typical top player basic is £8k pw/£400k pa. & Kilmarnock is £2k/£100k then he'd get that.

As ever I know f'call about the man & must trust our recruiters but if he wants to move or he doesn't let's sort the matter quickly or move on.

Mad how people trust our recruitments when we have had some absolute shite and wasted money even after having players on loan and seeing they are shite  

[Dr. Feelgood]

36 minutes ago, Big E said:

Mad how people trust our recruitments when we have had some absolute shite and wasted money even after having players on loan and seeing they are shite  

Fair. A good number have been positive but things like £300k on Dan is a worry.

[Zico]

53 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Bear in mind that Kilmarnock have qualified for the Europa League and the prospect of European football might  be a reason to stay.  They're playing Bruges on the 25th.

I'm sure they'll get knocked out before the window shuts 

[Wanderlust]

Tweet rumour: BWFC have signed Godfrey Bitok Stephen.

Nigerian guy who played in Polish Prem until 2023 and then walked away "by mutual consent" and went to Hungary.

Attacking LWB?

Helluva obscure choice of player if it's a wind up - in which case fair play with bonus points for obscurity.

 

Edited July 9, 2024 by Wanderlust

[Traf]

5 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Tweet rumour: BWFC have signed Godfrey Bitok Stephen.

Nigerian guy who played in Polish Prem until 2023 and then walked away "by mutual consent" and hasn't played since.

Helluva obscure choice of player if it's a wind up - in which case fair play with bonus points for obscurity.

 

He played 30-odd games as a left wing back in Hungary last season?

[Wanderlust]

1 minute ago, Traf said:

He played 30-odd games as a left wing back in Hungary last season?

Already updated. Keep up

[Wanderlust]

Also played in Russia briefly last season before he signed for DVTK.

Boo.

[gonzo]

Does anyone know the size of Kilmarnocks scoreboard?

And are their fire regulations up to standard?