Transfer Gossip

[Wanderlust]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

What does £1m get you these days though?

As I said, can we afford those from the championship etc?

 

It's a good point because when you start putting in seven figure bids it seems to get easier to be gazumped - at 300k to 500k there are less clubs trying to step in it seems. A million is small change to some clubs who might be looking for squad fillers and are prepared to nudge up the price by a few hundred grand to get them, but in the lower end of the market fewer clubs are interested in that. Plus selling clubs seem to think if you're able to put up a million, why not make it 1.2m or 1.3m?

Dembele, Armstrong, McAtee and McCowan would all be great but we can't be expected to shell out enough to fight off interest from the rich clubs. Let's just hope that something materialises.

[Ani]

9 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

It's a good point because when you start putting in seven figure bids it seems to get easier to be gazumped - at 300k to 500k there are less clubs trying to step in it seems. A million is small change to some clubs who might be looking for squad fillers and are prepared to nudge up the price by a few hundred grand to get them, but in the lower end of the market fewer clubs are interested in that. Plus selling clubs seem to think if you're able to put up a million, why not make it 1.2m or 1.3m?

Dembele, Armstrong, McAtee and McCowan would all be great but we can't be expected to shell out enough to fight off interest from the rich clubs. Let's just hope that something materialises.

Slightly different slant is that as we are looking at £1m players they are going to be off better quality and potentially holding out for a Championship club, as the window gets closer to closing those players maybe come more likely to agree to join an ambitious League One club. 

[masi 51]

11 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

It's a good point because when you start putting in seven figure bids it seems to get easier to be gazumped - at 300k to 500k there are less clubs trying to step in it seems. A million is small change to some clubs who might be looking for squad fillers and are prepared to nudge up the price by a few hundred grand to get them, but in the lower end of the market fewer clubs are interested in that. Plus selling clubs seem to think if you're able to put up a million, why not make it 1.2m or 1.3m?

Dembele, Armstrong, McAtee and McCowan would all be great but we can't be expected to shell out enough to fight off interest from the rich clubs. Let's just hope that something materialises.

Doubt we are paying anything but a nominal fee. Suit both parties

[Wanderlust]

42 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Doubt we are paying anything but a nominal fee. Suit both parties

For Odei-Tutu, definitely. It's the others with a sound track record that are proving harder work.

[RONNIE PHILLIPS]

4 hours ago, Popeye doyle said:

The other thing I can’t figure is, Luton are a Champo side but deem Macatee not good enough, otherwise why sell? If we sign him and get promoted to the Champo, we have a player who seemingly isn’t good enough for that level. 
 

Millwall thought SJM & Branagan weren't good enough for them..... I could go on. 

[gonzo]

37 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Millwall thought SJM & Branagan weren't good enough for them..... I could go on. 

Toal was playing hurling and Santos standing on the ball at Barnet before us.

[RONNIE PHILLIPS]

51 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Toal was playing hurling and Santos standing on the ball at Barnet before us.

McAteer wasn't a 1st team regular at Marine iirc. 

[Alf Hartigan]

40 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

McAteer wasn't a 1st team regular at Marine iirc. 

Bought him for 10 new footballs iirc

[Tonge moor green jacket]

54 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

McAteer wasn't a 1st team regular at Marine iirc. 

Yep.

We can also look at the opposite situation, where we've spent decent money and arguably not got our money's worth.

[RONNIE PHILLIPS]

I'm sure there must have been some who weren't impressed when we bought Anelka 😁

[RONNIE PHILLIPS]

Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Yep.

We can also look at the opposite situation, where we've spent decent money and arguably not got our money's worth.

Don't..... I still haven't got over Len Cantello 

[woolli]

22 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Bought him for 10 new footballs iirc

Paid 500 quid for him IIRC, do remember a bag of balls as well!

[Big E]

£300k + for CMG and Nlundulu seems mental 

[gonzo]

12 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

I'm sure there must have been some who weren't impressed when we bought Anelka 😁

Bloke behind me used to call him rotten.

"All he does is score goals" 

[Krimzon]

28 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Bloke behind me used to call him rotten.

"All he does is score goals" 

Got into a heated "debate" with a lad sat behind me for saying pretty much similar about Sturridge

[nantwichwhite]

47 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Don't..... I still haven't got over Len Cantello 

Or Neil Mcnab

[Whitestar]

Yeah, for every Per Frandsen there is always a Matt Mills😞

[Tonge moor green jacket]

49 minutes ago, Big E said:

£300k + for CMG and Nlundulu seems mental 

CMG looked good once he got fit.

Whether he will get back there again, especially after such a severe injury, is another question.

Hope he does, but with others arriving, there'll be no guarantee of a place.

[tomski]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

CMG looked good once he got fit.

Whether he will get back there again, especially after such a severe injury, is another question.

Hope he does, but with others arriving, there'll be no guarantee of a place.

CMG looked good in one game. I think he could be good but we as a fan base have no idea. 

Big Dan is shit or bust this year I reckon
 

[Big E]

14 minutes ago, tomski said:

CMG looked good in one game. I think he could be good but we as a fan base have no idea. 

Big Dan is shit or bust this year I reckon
 

CMG looked better than he had done in a game. Since he’s been injured his impact has really grown. I hope he is back before the end of the window as folk will have him valued at 40 millions

 

[tomski]

3 minutes ago, Big E said:

CMG looked better than he had done in a game. Since he’s been injured his impact has really grown. I hope he is back before the end of the window as folk will have him valued at 40 millions

 

He could be a good player for us. Looks like a winger from what I’ve seen but who knows. Hope he can be ‘like a new signing’ 

[gonzo]

£300k is pocket change in today's barmy world.  

[woolli]

1 hour ago, tomski said:

CMG looked good in one game. I think he could be good but we as a fan base have no idea. 

Big Dan is shit or bust this year I reckon
 

To many extra words there. Should just be Big Dan is shit!

[radcliffe white]

Dan is too far down the list now

Vic, Collins & Dion scored pre season and Vic does look sharp tbf 

[L/H White]

2 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Dan is too far down the list now

Vic, Collins & Dion scored pre season and Vic does look sharp tbf 

I've backed Collins league 1 top scorer at 25/1 

Think he'll play more games than Dion & Vic