the GOOD NEWS is darren bents injury is healing a lot quicker than anticipated (he's having a further scan tomorrow)
BAD NEWS is chelski are in for benty and west ham are sniffing around
Charlton are asking for £18m but chelski wont pay that.... mid price looking around £15m
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don't you just know we will sell him at 23:55 on 31st jan, so we can't get anyone in ala murphy.
On the contrary he is a sensible lad.
He's seen or read about the likes of Spotty and Wright-Phillips, even Murphy getting splinters in their arses when moving clubs and their careers suffering.
If he stays at Charlton, fitness permitting, he will play and learn. If he continues to score in a poor side there will be an even greater demand for his services and he (his agent) can negotiate a nice "golden hello" when he leaves in the summer.
£15m set us up nicely thanks for the future, he's going to go, so if we get offered silly money, take it.
What would be the point of getting £15m for our best player without being able to spend it on anyone?
If we sell Bent it will ONLY be to get the players in who might be able to save us. If Bent goes, it will be sooner rather than later.
Charlton with Pards in charge, and with spending power in the Championship make us more attractive, then paying over the odds now for players.
just say we did sell for £15m on the last day of the transfer window. after we pay ipswich 25% that would leave us with just over £11m.
in the summer we reportedly used part of next seasons budget and have bought players that have virtually no sell on value. they aren't gonna take a pay cut at another club whilst still under contract with us.
i might be wrong but we have also had to pay off dowie and reed,and to a lesser extent harbin and the other bloke (goalkeeper coach/scout?). we now employ a 4th man in our management structure, phil parkinson. these all add up to expenditures we probably did not expect.
with the loss of the tv money (if when we go down), and our fingers burnt by the last 6 months, how much of the £11m would pardew be allowed to spend?
But we're all guessing, I don't know how much of the £11m was paid up front, what players contract say, and who might fancy buying whom in the summer
Just to correct one minor point it's 25% of the profit...so if Bent goes for £15m then we end up with £12m not £11m.
Of course, the links on your profile to your blogs where you about how you fail to qualify, and then link to the Othello, or whatever where your results are.
Roy, people aren't stupid, a few of us know what your like
The board and fans should hang on and hope that the home form of Pardew's first two games (with REid and Young back soon sees us through the window.
As I mentioned before the parachute money and sale of Bent will see us through IF we go down... Right now we should be signing Smertin and whoever else can help sort the midfield - on loan whatever + a striker because the defence is not that bad when the midfield puts pressure on the other team.
Alternatively Bent and his agent are doing the professional thing and quietly telling the club he's fed up with carrying the club (along with a loan signing keeper)
Cashing in now sends the wrong signals whereas someone pointed out that with increased SKY wonga the auction will be good in the summer.
Anyway right now all of our focus should be on winning against Boro' - because the table will look alot better if we pick up 3 points - sod the cup - it's gone!
Newcastle came in with a £1m bid, Tractors accepted but Darren wanted to stay and play regular first team football.
"because the defence is not that bad when the midfield puts pressure on the other team." i don't know what defence you've been looking at but we are atrocious at the back
Oh dear, you might not vote for me, how upsetting. Shame I've already said I'm not standing again and couldn't care less what you personally think or vote. I'll save my energies for real fans not poor wind ups like you.
And Rothko has proved you are a liar so who knows if you have a season ticket or not. Certainly when you were spouting the same rubbish on the e-mail list someone checked the ST record and there was no Roy Arnold listed even though you claimed you were a ST holder. If you are going to be a liar then at least remember the previous lies you have told.
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Give it up Roy. Wasn't funny on the email list, not funny here either.
it's not nice to read on the email list, and its not nice to read here.
i don't care who Cheeky Bandit is, or what he has previously said elsewhere. If you disagree with his views like i do, or anyone elses, then dispute them by countering the arguement. If their views are silly, then make them look silly. If it turns out after a while someone is purely trying to provoke others, then we'll look at then.
Until then, no personal witch hunts please.
It's not Hoggy by another name is it??? ;o)