I'm imagining that top class journalist Jim White, with his stupid f*cking yellow tie, constantly saying "we're going back to The Valley for some more breaking news" over and over again!
Could be bollocks of course, but gotta just stump up 500k surely? If he’s actually a player we want lets go all out to get him. We’re desperate for a CM
Out of interest, does anyone know if the budget available to Adkins is more or less than what Bowyer had the season we went up?
Depends how you look at it. We had no money for fees when Bowyer was here but he inherited a much higher wage bill to play with, as well as a more talented crop of u23’s
Could be bollocks of course, but gotta just stump up 500k surely? If he’s actually a player we want lets go all out to get him. We’re desperate for a CM
We may not consider he is worth Gillingham's valuation.
Could be bollocks of course, but gotta just stump up 500k surely? If he’s actually a player we want lets go all out to get him. We’re desperate for a CM
We may not consider he is worth Gillingham's valuation.
So easy to spend other peoples' money!
Or we may agree with their valuation but we know they’re skint, much like teams did to us over the years.
Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k
It the same lot who were moaning we weren't bidding for anyone! If we've put in a cheeky offer of £200k, my guess is that we knew they would reject it but it's an opening negotiation bid! Now that's business sense in my opinion, but there are some people you'll never please It wouldn't surprise me if the same lot would've moaned if we had bid £750k straight away, and they would say we paid too much!!
I’m surprised Gillingham view Dempsey as the same value as Kirk. Personally think Kirk is worth more in a transfer market.
Trouble with leaving business late is clubs will know we are desperate for signings and will up the price (unless they need the cash). They also have to find a replacement
I’m surprised Gillingham view Dempsey as the same value as Kirk. Personally think Kirk is worth more in a transfer market.
Trouble with leaving business late is clubs will know we are desperate for signings and will up the price (unless they need the cash). They also have to find a replacement
Gills can't afford to replace him, and even if they could I thought they were under a transfer embargo.
Could be bollocks of course, but gotta just stump up 500k surely? If he’s actually a player we want lets go all out to get him. We’re desperate for a CM
Yes but the trick is getting Gillingham to accept 500k. They probably quoted more
Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k
It the same lot who were moaning we weren't bidding for anyone! If we've put in a cheeky offer of £200k, my guess is that we knew they would reject it but it's an opening negotiation bid! Now that's business sense in my opinion, but there are some people you'll never please It wouldn't surprise me if the same lot would've moaned if we had bid £750k straight away, and they would say we paid too much!!
Exactly this. Some out there have no clue how these processes nor negotiations work 🤦🏻♂️. I am only too pleased to see a) a bid for a player is out in the public domain b) the player that has been bid upon looks pretty decent at L1 level.
Unless a bidding war starts and if we are serious about him and not using him as a pawn to secure another target (ie express serious interest elsewhere to try to close out a deal for an already preferred target), we will probably secure him undisclosed but between our opening and their bottom end estimate. Whatever happens, like others, I really hope Nigel has a few new quality options to use come this weekend in order to kick start our season.
Maybe you BOTH need to chill a little? This is making me miss the argument thread, this would've been prime material.
As to the Dempsey rumour that is one I can see happening, they've quoted us a price, we've made a counter offer and now Gallen's got to do the haggling to get to a middle ground.
But the player also has to agree to join us. Why would someone want to join a club that is below them in the league & could also be fighting relegation. I imagine we'd have to pay him more in wages as he now has the upper hand......something that wouldn't have been the case a month ago.
But apparently I'm just a worrier that we didnt get players in before the season started & that by next tuesday we'll be falling over ourselves with players desperately wanting to join us as there won't be another gig in town.
Maybe you BOTH need to chill a little? This is making me miss the argument thread, this would've been prime material.
As to the Dempsey rumour that is one I can see happening, they've quoted us a price, we've made a counter offer and now Gallen's got to do the haggling to get to a middle ground.
But the player also has to agree to join us. Why would someone want to join a club that is below them in the league & could also be fighting relegation. I imagine we'd have to pay him more in wages as he now has the upper hand......something that wouldn't have been the case a month ago.
But apparently I'm just a worrier that we didnt get players in before the season started & that by next tuesday we'll be falling over ourselves with players desperately wanting to join us as there won't be another gig in town.
We are an infinitely bigger club than Gillingham. Do you really believe that we will finish below them come the end of the season?
I’m surprised Gillingham view Dempsey as the same value as Kirk. Personally think Kirk is worth more in a transfer market.
Trouble with leaving business late is clubs will know we are desperate for signings and will up the price (unless they need the cash). They also have to find a replacement
But Gillingham need the money for their own business (and are ALSO running out of time.) It's more bluff and brinkmanship than anything.
Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k
Well, they're not wrong in a way. What's wrong with bunging down £500k & say take it or leave it. No haggling, just do the deal. Its not like we can be choosy now is it.
We’re at 200, Gills are at 500. I’m sure, if it goes through, the eventual fee would land in the 300-350 range with some performance based add ons or a sell on fee etc. That would be a very good bit of business in my eyes.
If we sign Dempsey that's our purchasing done. Only loans after that is my guess.
Yeah I think you’re prob right, but the way things are going, I’d be happy with Dempsey & some decent loans. Loan players that are going to play every week not just turn up & train (Smith etc).
Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k
Well, they're not wrong in a way. What's wrong with bunging down £500k & say take it or leave it. No haggling, just do the deal. Its not like we can be choosy now is it.
£500k is a lot of someone else's money. What's the average value of the pension pots you advise on? Someone on average earnings will take 20 years to earn that!
We may well have to eventually spend £500k, but based on Gillingham's financial dire straits it seems a reasonable strategy. I'm not aware of clubs queueing up for him.
Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k
Well, they're not wrong in a way. What's wrong with bunging down £500k & say take it or leave it. No haggling, just do the deal. Its not like we can be choosy now is it.
you should stick to playing football manager, if that’s how you think it works
Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k
Well, they're not wrong in a way. What's wrong with bunging down £500k & say take it or leave it. No haggling, just do the deal. Its not like we can be choosy now is it.
Great idea, if you can quickly CHAPS over £300K to TS it'll be sorted by this time tomorrow.
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I'm imagining that top class journalist Jim White, with his stupid f*cking yellow tie, constantly saying "we're going back to The Valley for some more breaking news" over and over again!
So easy to spend other peoples' money!
It wouldn't surprise me if the same lot would've moaned if we had bid £750k straight away, and they would say we paid too much!!
Unless a bidding war starts and if we are serious about him and not using him as a pawn to secure another target (ie express serious interest elsewhere to try to close out a deal for an already preferred target), we will probably secure him undisclosed but between our opening and their bottom end estimate. Whatever happens, like others, I really hope Nigel has a few new quality options to use come this weekend in order to kick start our season.
But apparently I'm just a worrier that we didnt get players in before the season started & that by next tuesday we'll be falling over ourselves with players desperately wanting to join us as there won't be another gig in town.
I'm never in the know but £500k gets him
lb -
Cm lowery
Cm/am dempsey
Lw/rw. sims
get rid of schwartz
replace with Jephcott
Aneke replacement - size and goals
job done
how good would that be 😂
We may well have to eventually spend £500k, but based on Gillingham's financial dire straits it seems a reasonable strategy. I'm not aware of clubs queueing up for him.