Reading in the Evening Echo, Essex last night quotes from Bailey that he wants to come to CAFC and it will be in his back of his mind until he get his move'.
CAFC bid 300k for him. Was not going to play for Southend until TIlson changed his mind. Got man of the match at the weekend. Looks a right bull dog in the centre of midfield going by a match picture and this is what we need to protect Shelvey or Racon.
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I'm sure things are going on in the background even as I speak....but it's making me and a lot of other folk a bit nervous to say the least...I think this guy is going to do the business for us....IF WE GET HIM!!!
If he's the missing link that ultimately helps us back to the Santa's Grotto of the Premier League, then that extra £200k is chickenfeed.
Even if changes are needed elsewhere to balance the books.
However, its all well and good saying pay this and that. If our budget is THAT tight, the difference between £300k and £600k is a big one.
My view would be to offer heavy incentives for 100 appearances or promotion in the next two years to southend. Tempt them with an offer that is below what they want now, but would be above what they want if he turns out to do the business for us.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/12/11/scouting_report_nicky_bailey_s.html
Don't know how much you can read into it but he certainly sounds like the sort of player we so badly need.
However, its all well and good saying pay this and that. If our budget is THAT tight, the difference between £300k and £600k is a big one.
My view would be to offer heavy incentives for 100 appearances or promotion in the next two years to southend. Tempt them with an offer that is below what they want now, but would be above what they want if he turns out to do the business for us."
I'd have thought that we also have a few fringe players who might interest Southend either as part of the deal or on loan such as Sinclair, Aswad, Wright (loan), Solly, Shelvey (joke)
OK to say let's get it wrapped up ASAP but sometimes waiting a little gets you a better price either when selling or buying. Don't want to appear too keen.
Will be interesting to see if Bailey plays in the league cup tonight or tommorrow
so i have been told this morning that we have bid as have palace ours is highest and the one that Nicky wants however, until the demands of Sarfend are met by either club , sarfend wont let Nicky go
Nicky is doing all he can to orchestrate a move to us as we are who he favours but apart from going on strike there is limits to what he can do
our bid is substantially higher than Palarses but still not enough, it is also a lot higher than the 300k quoted on here, He is led to believe that there may be movement from us later this week probaly after the cup games but he is not sure and that it could involve cash,a loan player and add ons
he is anxious to get to us but is unsure of how much sarfend will put blocks upon it
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I hope we don't go crazy and bid £10m
Interesting thing is, Bailey and Sinclair played together in Barnet's midfield engine room a couple of years ago, both getting rave reviews at the time.
get Faye out this week and Bailey in in time for Watford.
up the Addicks.
I agree we must be patient - but its getting frustrating.
He sounds like exactly the kind of hungry player we need and is a much better option than signing another ex-premiership journeyman who is chasing the wages at the end of his career. Bring it on!
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I think in that situation Colchester tried to renegotiate an agreed deal at the last minute after Kins had a successful pre-season trial with us. Kins therefore went back to Colchester and started the season for them and it was only when Gillingham came in for him that Curbs opened up negotiations again.
Reading between the lines it seems we have put a bid in which Southend consider to be a little less than they'd like and are refusing to sell at that price - if so fair enough, he's likely their most saleable asset, just as say ZZ is for us. Perhaps if we do offload Faye we'll have a bit more cash to sweeten the deal a little.
BAILEY SET TO LEAVE
Posted on: Tue 12 Aug 2008
Nicky Bailey is expected to seal his switch to Chartlton Athletic in the next 24 hours.
The former Barnet midfielder missed Southend's game with Cheltenham Town in the first round of the Carling Cup at Roots Hall this evening.
And chairman Ron Martin believes a deal will go through on Wednesday to take the 24-year-old to the Valley.
"We expect terms to finalised with Charlton on Wednesday," Ron Martin told southendunited.co.uk on Tuesday night.
"Nicky declared himself unfit for the game on Tuesday afternoon and it's clear that Nicky doesn't want to be at Southend anymore.
"It's very disappointing because Nicky's a good player and we would have kept him if he showed more commitment to the club when we offered him a new contract.
"But he turned the deal down and from that moment onwards he had one eye on moving."
Bailey picked up the Blues Player of the Year award last season after a number of impressive displays in midfielder.
That led to catching the eye of several scouts, with Charlton once again present on Saturday against Peterborough.
"Of course we will miss Nicky but we will find a replacement for him and we will find someone committed who wants to play for Southend United," said the chairman.
"We need to invest more funds in players..
"We have a thin squad and Steve's happy with the character we've got but we need more depth in a number of position and that includes midfield now.
"We took a big gamble on Nick because although we paid £175,000 for him if we progressed it could have gone up to £500,000.
"But we wish all players well and I hope he succeeds because we will get rewarded if he does as we have a number of clauses in the deal which makes the fee rise if Charlton get into the play offs and go up into the Premier League, etc."
(played for England while a Charlton player, s'right, eh Len, Lancs, Thai and co?)
Charlton-bound Bailey left out of cup squad
8:00pm Tuesday 12th August 2008
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By Rob Pritchard »
NICKY Bailey was left out of Southend United's squad for tonight's Carling Cup first round clash against Cheltenham Town at Roots Hall.
The midfielder is on the verge of completing a £400,000 move to Championship outfit Charlton Athletic.
Anthony Grant, who joined Blues on a free transfer from Chelsea last month, came in as a late replacement for the 24-year-old.
Manager Steve Tilson's other alteration came on the left flank where Kevin Betsy made his first start in place of James Walker who dropped out with a thigh injury.
Walker's injury left Tilson with just six of a possible seven named substitutes.
For more on Bailey's Charlton switch, see Wednesday's Echo.
He left us(as all our best players do of course), to join Wolves who were 'big boys' in those days.