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  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Bubble said:

    LAST CAR CHECK OF THE DAY - .....................................................................................................

    Still there

    He doesn't need a car alarm with you around.
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    Our board are skint and not signing any players, then we signe players.
    Our board are skint and about to have a fire sale, none of our prized assets are sold.
    Our board are too greedy to accept reasonable bids.

    Disgusting. Sad.
  • wickford
    wickford Posts: 863
    Does his missus drive?
  • Bubble
    Bubble Posts: 1,541
    Saga Lout said:

    Bubble said:

    LAST CAR CHECK OF THE DAY - .....................................................................................................

    Still there

    He doesn't need a car alarm with you around.
    I know, pretty disappointed he didnt go, I could have been in for a pay rise myself, especially in Birmingham
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    WSS said:

    Valued too highly or somebody being too greedy to recoup their investment?

    Or still wanted by our manager and with no financial imperitive to sell he was made available only for a premium price?

    Why the desperation to make this into a bad news story?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    edited August 2012
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  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    Where did the bit about dale saying he wants to go come from or is it just speculation
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    smiffyboy said:

    Where did the bit about dale saying he wants to go come from or is it just speculation

    Reported on Sky Sports News.
  • wickford
    wickford Posts: 863
    Saga Lout said:

    smiffyboy said:

    Where did the bit about dale saying he wants to go come from or is it just speculation

    Reported on Sky Sports News.
    Speculation then!
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    Thankyou
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  • I think somebody greedy to recoup their investment would have bitten Villa's hand off if their offer was even in the ballpark iof that reported.

  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    edited August 2012

    WSS said:

    Valued too highly or somebody being too greedy to recoup their investment?

    Or still wanted by our manager and with no financial imperitive to sell he was made available only for a premium price?

    Why the desperation to make this into a bad news story?



    This
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,970
    Cannot believe we rejected 1.5m for Dale Stephens.

    Footballs gone mad.
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    James Nursey ‏@JamesNursey
    #AVFC aborted interest in #CAFC Dale Stephens this am as Charlton were asking too much. Now Crewe's midfielder Ashley Westwood coming
  • TravHouse
    TravHouse Posts: 448

    WSS said:

    Valued too highly or somebody being too greedy to recoup their investment?

    Or still wanted by our manager and with no financial imperitive to sell he was made available only for a premium price?

    Why the desperation to make this into a bad news story?


    This

    Exactly!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,754
    edited August 2012
    I can't believe the rejected bid was 2.6m, we could've recouped 100% of the fee we paid for Jeffers all those years ago.
  • But we dont know what the bid was yet and we never will

    I just hope SCP can bring the fella back round
  • Melrose
    Melrose Posts: 836
    Mike said:

    James Nursey ‏@JamesNursey
    #AVFC aborted interest in #CAFC Dale Stephens this am as Charlton were asking too much. Now Crewe's midfielder Ashley Westwood coming

    We'll probably never know, but I suspect Villa tried to get him on the cheap. We obviously had our valuation and stuck to it. Well done to the board. Be interesting if a fee is announced for Westwood. Might give us some idea of what was offered for Dale, as presumably Westwood was the cheaper option.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,141
    edited August 2012
    3m turned down by our board shows intent to hold this strong squad together , we're in it for the long run so hold tight
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930

    3m turned down by our board shows intent to hold this trong squad together , we're in it for the long run so hold tight

    Indeed, especially considering insiders said we needed lots of money just to keep the squad together. Since then we've reportedly rejected bids for Clarke, Stephens and Solly and signed Fuller.
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  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    I bet Oldham have TJ voodoo dolls they are currently stabbing like hell.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345

    3m turned down by our board shows intent to hold this strong squad together , we're in it for the long run so hold tight

    1.5, 1.8, 2, 2.5, 3 million .. any advance on 3 million ? .. by 23.00 we will have turned down 25,000,000 for superstar Dale Stephens.
  • Saga Lout said:

    smiffyboy said:

    Where did the bit about dale saying he wants to go come from or is it just speculation


    Reported on Sky Sports News.
    Must be true then.
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    After donkey's years of selling our players at knockdown prices (with some notable exceptions like Scotty and Baby Bent) - it's good to see the Board having the balls to hold out for what they felt was an appropriate price. And not caving in when Villa made what sounds like a take it or leave it offer.

    Very happy if Dale stays with us. Of course he will have wanted to go to a Prem club given the chance, but I'm sure he will be a good professional and continue learning and improving with us.

    I will be giving him an extra loud cheer if/when his name is announced next time he plays for us a the Valley.

  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,309

    Cannot believe we rejected 1.5m for Dale Stephens.

    Footballs gone mad.

    He's worth more than that
  • I heard we wanted Darren Bent back as a makeweight in the deal but he was worried he would not get an automatic first-team place.

  • SilentAddick
    SilentAddick Posts: 1,603

    3m turned down by our board shows intent to hold this strong squad together , we're in it for the long run so hold tight

    1.5, 1.8, 2, 2.5, 3 million .. any advance on 3 million ? .. by 23.00 we will have turned down 25,000,000 for superstar Dale Stephens.
    Think he meant £3m bidded for Solly AND Dale ;-)
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345

    3m turned down by our board shows intent to hold this strong squad together , we're in it for the long run so hold tight

    1.5, 1.8, 2, 2.5, 3 million .. any advance on 3 million ? .. by 23.00 we will have turned down 25,000,000 for superstar Dale Stephens.
    Think he meant £3m bidded for Solly AND Dale ;-)
    ahhhh !!
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,722
    What are the board thinking??? 4.2 million bid rejected from Villa. Makes no sense...
  • But just think what we could have done with that 5 million from Villa! Madness.

    PS. Glad you're staying, Dale... if you are.