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Alfie May - signed for Birmingham (p68 - Now Huddersfield )

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,810
    edited July 22
    CaptainRobbo said:
    eastterrace6168 said:
    fenaddick said:
    I think he wants a crack at Championship football and that’s fair enough. Just needs a couple of injuries ahead of him and he might get a shot
    Should have stayed at The Valley then as it turns out...
    Let's not forget that Alfie did not feature in Nathan Jones' plans for last season rightly or wrongly. Although this did lead to us signing super Matty Godden and erm Ahadme.
    Allegedly...🤷‍♂️
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 711
    eastterrace6168 said:
    CaptainRobbo said:
    eastterrace6168 said:
    fenaddick said:
    I think he wants a crack at Championship football and that’s fair enough. Just needs a couple of injuries ahead of him and he might get a shot
    Should have stayed at The Valley then as it turns out...
    Let's not forget that Alfie did not feature in Nathan Jones' plans for last season rightly or wrongly. Although this did lead to us signing super Matty Godden and erm Ahadme.
    Allegedly...🤷‍♂️
    I could have used the word apparently I guess ;)
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 711
    If he does leave Birmingham, I just hope he leaves any rented accommodation in a better condition than the last one apparently was
  • Smithy
    Smithy Posts: 1,026
    He was never going to play in the Championship for Birmingham and I think everyone knew that when he signed except for him. Probably just a matter of wanting to end his career with Championship football on his CV, which is fair enough but looking more and more unlikely. 
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,256
    https://www.htafc.com/news/2025/july/22/signing--alfie-may-joins-town/
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,074
    Smithy said:
    He was never going to play in the Championship for Birmingham and I think everyone knew that when he signed except for him. Probably just a matter of wanting to end his career with Championship football on his CV, which is fair enough but looking more and more unlikely. 
    Not sure I’d move to Huddersfield if I was him. He won’t be getting a better contract there and he has a chance of playing some Championship football at Birmingham (even if it’s just off the bench/during an injury crisis). 
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 918
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772
    edited July 22
    He will go to who will pay him the most money. I have no problem with that. It is clear Birmingham don't see him as part of the Championship squad. He wasn't a main part of their League One squad. If he stays at Birmingham, he will go out on loan.  
  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,468
    Obviously I wish him the best, but it’s hilarious how he’s somehow ended up back in League One, playing for a team who finished 10th. 
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,875
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,122
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    A championship side gunning for the title. He may be able to do a good job for a midtable side and he'll be amongst the top goal scorers in league one next season.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,125
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    He will go to who will pay him the most money. I have no problem with that. It is clear Birmingham don't see him as part of the Championship squad. He wasn't a main part of their League One squad. If he stays at Birmingham, he will go out on loan.  
    Unless he wants to stay and fight for his place?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,180
    The problem is that his wife's demands prevent him from signing for about ten clubs in the Championship. It's a shame, it looks like he isn't ever going to get a crack at tier two.   
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 918
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.
    He can refuse to sign for Huddersfield, just because a bid is accepted doesn't mean a player has to go. Had every chance to back himself and fight for a spot but has taken the easy option 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,991
    Should have done an announcement video about him being a year late.

    I'm thinking something Back to the Future themed?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,180
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.
    He can refuse to sign for Huddersfield, just because a bid is accepted doesn't mean a player has to go. Had every chance to back himself and fight for a spot but has taken the easy option 
    Yes true, but maybe Brum have told him there's no way he's getting in the side unless everyone else is crocked? 
  • Smithy
    Smithy Posts: 1,026
    se9addick said:
    Smithy said:
    He was never going to play in the Championship for Birmingham and I think everyone knew that when he signed except for him. Probably just a matter of wanting to end his career with Championship football on his CV, which is fair enough but looking more and more unlikely. 
    Not sure I’d move to Huddersfield if I was him. He won’t be getting a better contract there and he has a chance of playing some Championship football at Birmingham (even if it’s just off the bench/during an injury crisis). 
    I'm assuming the reason Huddersfield have given him a 3 year contract despite his age is that he'll be getting the same amount Birmingham would have paid him overall. Probably makes no difference to him if he was intending to retire after this anyway. 
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,839
    3 year deal - another decent signing on fee no doubt

    fair play Alfie - pretty much guarantees goals as well
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,184
    Algarveaddick said:
    The problem is that his wife's demands prevent him from signing for about ten clubs in the Championship. It's a shame, it looks like he isn't ever going to get a crack at tier two.   
    His wife always wanted him to be playing for a side closer to home...for a few reasons.  But good luck to him.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyl0lg0ek1o
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    se9addick said:
    Smithy said:
    He was never going to play in the Championship for Birmingham and I think everyone knew that when he signed except for him. Probably just a matter of wanting to end his career with Championship football on his CV, which is fair enough but looking more and more unlikely. 
    Not sure I’d move to Huddersfield if I was him. He won’t be getting a better contract there and he has a chance of playing some Championship football at Birmingham (even if it’s just off the bench/during an injury crisis). 
    He just wants to play, rather than get splinters in his arse. 

    He'll be on a very decent deal at Huddersfield, I've no doubt.


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  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,451
    I wonder if he will cry in his goodbye video to Brum fans? 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    He's also now got a League One title medal.

    Perhaps he wants another one? 🙂
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,875
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.
    He can refuse to sign for Huddersfield, just because a bid is accepted doesn't mean a player has to go. Had every chance to back himself and fight for a spot but has taken the easy option 
    I doubt we'll ever know, he was mostly on the bench last season and I'm sure he's even more down the pecking order now.
    Good luck to him anyway.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,905
    edited July 22
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    He will go to who will pay him the most money. I have no problem with that. It is clear Birmingham don't see him as part of the Championship squad. He wasn't a main part of their League One squad. If he stays at Birmingham, he will go out on loan.  
    He made 57 appearances in total last season across all competitions, scoring 17 goals. What sort of stats do you need to be considered a main part of a squad?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,898
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.
    He can refuse to sign for Huddersfield, just because a bid is accepted doesn't mean a player has to go. Had every chance to back himself and fight for a spot but has taken the easy option 
    I doubt we'll ever know, he was mostly on the bench last season and I'm sure he's even more down the pecking order now.
    Good luck to him anyway.
    The debate will rage on re how effective he would have been in the Championship but 27 starts and 17 sub appearances is more minutes than Godden had. If Birmingham hadn't broken the bank to sign Stansfield he would have started even more matches and improved on that tally of 16 goals and 8 assists. No player will get any where near his 103 goals in the last four seasons in League 1 and he will almost certainly guarantee Huddersfield 20 goals/assists at that level this season. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,443
    Addick Addict said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.
    He can refuse to sign for Huddersfield, just because a bid is accepted doesn't mean a player has to go. Had every chance to back himself and fight for a spot but has taken the easy option 
    I doubt we'll ever know, he was mostly on the bench last season and I'm sure he's even more down the pecking order now.
    Good luck to him anyway.
    The debate will rage on re how effective he would have been in the Championship but 27 starts and 17 sub appearances is more minutes than Godden had. If Birmingham hadn't broken the bank to sign Stansfield he would have started even more matches and improved on that tally of 16 goals and 8 assists. No player will get any where near his 103 goals in the last four seasons in League 1 and he will almost certainly guarantee Huddersfield 20 goals/assists at that level this season. 
    Godden played 2,519 minutes and May played 2,350 in the league last season. Allowed Godden to take 8 more shots and score 2 more league goals. May had a stronger team around him but also played a decent chunk of his minutes as a 10 or second striker
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,898
    fenaddick said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    AberystwythAddick said:
    He’s not good enough for the championship. Had the chance to fight for a spot in a championship team knew he wasn’t up for it. 
    I don't think it's the fact he doesn't want to fight for a spot, i expect it's Birmingham who have accepted a bid, there's no guarantee they'd have him as a squad member.
    He can refuse to sign for Huddersfield, just because a bid is accepted doesn't mean a player has to go. Had every chance to back himself and fight for a spot but has taken the easy option 
    I doubt we'll ever know, he was mostly on the bench last season and I'm sure he's even more down the pecking order now.
    Good luck to him anyway.
    The debate will rage on re how effective he would have been in the Championship but 27 starts and 17 sub appearances is more minutes than Godden had. If Birmingham hadn't broken the bank to sign Stansfield he would have started even more matches and improved on that tally of 16 goals and 8 assists. No player will get any where near his 103 goals in the last four seasons in League 1 and he will almost certainly guarantee Huddersfield 20 goals/assists at that level this season. 
    Godden played 2,519 minutes and May played 2,350 in the league last season. Allowed Godden to take 8 more shots and score 2 more league goals. May had a stronger team around him but also played a decent chunk of his minutes as a 10 or second striker
    And playing in an alternative role allowed May to have 8 assists as opposed to Godden's one.  
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,694
    edited July 22
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    He will go to who will pay him the most money. I have no problem with that. It is clear Birmingham don't see him as part of the Championship squad. He wasn't a main part of their League One squad. If he stays at Birmingham, he will go out on loan.  
    I wonder if for Alfie, it isn't simply down to money. There is longevity this deal too. The Hudds deal is 3 years, which I doubt he had left on his contract at Brum. As for the salary, maybe it's not too big a drop as Hudds have reasonably deep pockets at League One level. Alfie is a passion player. He loves to play. Last season would have done little for his wellbeing, watching others take the accolades. 
    If money was his goal, he could have probably stayed at Brum (more money?) and maybe got a bonus for staying up or even a promotion. 
    He knows he can perform at League One and hold his own. It's a no brainer. 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,196
    CaptainRobbo said:
    If he does leave Birmingham, I just hope he leaves any rented accommodation in a better condition than the last one apparently was
    And say goodbye to the neighbours.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,975
    Let's face it, Birmingham will sign more attacking players this summer,  so he will end up even further down the pecking order there.

    Huddersfield signed Joe Taylor and Dion Charles in January,  I can see one of them moving on, probably Charles.

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