Bobby De Cordova-Reid

[st albans fox]

1 minute ago, SafewayFox said:

With Jannik’s 3 year deal and this….I genuinely hope we’ve grown a pair and put in place a much more modest wage structure.

 

If either are on north of £50,000 p.w then we deserve any PSR issues coming our way.

 

 

With s/o fee included their wages will be north of 50k per week.  I’d think more 75k but that reflects not paying a transfer fee 

[davieG]

Must have offered more ££££ than Fulham unless he likes the Leicestershire countryside.

[goose2010]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

Welcome to Lidl people 

 

once some of you realise where we are in the food chain you’ll relax a bit more 

 

he’s a trier 

we went down last time because we didn’t have enough of them 

what a company that are smashing their rivals all of the park currently? 

 

Don't mind be compared to them 

[Ian Nacho]

People acting as if 31 is an OAP. We're not playing FM. 

[Babylon]

15 minutes ago, richardsfoxes said:

I thought we we're going to focus on bringing in youth...

We will bring a mix in, as we always have done. 

[goose2010]

Just now, davieG said:

Must have offered more ££££ than Fulham unless he likes the Leicestershire countryside.

Or Fulham have offered him a weaker contract - which you would expect at 31. 

 

Might just want a change.... 

[GingerrrFox]

Just now, goose2010 said:

how do you know this? 

 

We cant just fill the squad with that style of player you mention we need experience too. 

We have experience. Coady, Winks, Vestergaard, Vardy is a core leadership group of players that have played for their national sides and been around the Premier League for years. 
 

What we need is players that drastically improve our starting 11, Bobby De Cordova Reid doesn’t do that. The realistic way of doing that with our current financial situation, is by following the groundwork that was done in the last transfer window by signing young players with a high ceiling ability wise such as Hermansen and Fatawu.

[stu]

At least it should put to bed the notion that Cooper doesn't play with wingers.

[goose2010]

Just now, Ian Nacho said:

People acting as if 31 is an OAP. We're not playing FM. 

31 is the new 27 these days in footballing terms. 

 

The modern footballer that looks after himself and is lucky with injuries can have a top flight career to 35 ish easily these days.

[Babylon]

13 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

His wages and sign on fee won’t be cheap. It’s a poor signing because that money could be utilised elsewhere for a player with resale value and a higher ceiling. 

Do those other players play for nothing?

[FrankieADZ]

decent enough player 

as long as we havent given his a stupidly long contract think this might be decent business

[goose2010]

Just now, GingerrrFox said:

We have experience. Coady, Winks, Vestergaard, Vardy is a core leadership group of players that have played for their national sides and been around the Premier League for years. 
 

What we need is players that drastically improve our starting 11, Bobby De Cordova Reid doesn’t do that. The realistic way of doing that with our current financial situation, is by following the groundwork that was done in the last transfer window by signing young players with a high ceiling ability wise such as Hermansen and Fatawu.

We need a squad not just an 11. 

 

We need players to come in and do a job for us from the bench. 

 

We didnt have that last time we were in the prem. 

[moore_94]

Just now, GingerrrFox said:

We have experience. Coady, Winks, Vestergaard, Vardy is a core leadership group of players that have played for their national sides and been around the Premier League for years. 
 

What we need is players that drastically improve our starting 11, Bobby De Cordova Reid doesn’t do that. The realistic way of doing that with our current financial situation, is by following the groundwork that was done in the last transfer window by signing young players with a high ceiling ability wise such as Hermansen and Fatawu.

But realistically we can’t pay a transfer fee for EVERY player in this window, we are going to have to get at least a couple of free players

[TheGoldenGod]

2 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

We have experience. Coady, Winks, Vestergaard, Vardy is a core leadership group of players that have played for their national sides and been around the Premier League for years. 
 

What we need is players that drastically improve our starting 11, Bobby De Cordova Reid doesn’t do that. The realistic way of doing that with our current financial situation, is by following the groundwork that was done in the last transfer window by signing young players with a high ceiling ability wise such as Hermansen and Fatawu.

Once again I ask, where do you actually think we are as a club? Who are these signings you suggest will "drastically improve" our squad? I'm not seeing your ideas as realistic personally.

Edited 5 July 2024 by TheGoldenGod

[Bert]

Ayoze Perez mk2 but £30m cheaper. 
 

Will chip in with some decent contributions. Good experience. Happy enough with this. 

[StriderHiryu]

1 minute ago, davieG said:

Must have offered more ££££ than Fulham unless he likes the Leicestershire countryside.

And / or a signing-on fee.

 

I think it's likely that he's getting whatever Marc Albrighton was on. Between say 2016 and 2020, Sharky was a really good squad player who was well worth his place in the squad. If we can performances and stats like Sharky generated, it's a good signing.

 

If he's Bertrand level, looking forwards to selling [INSERT TALENTED ACADEMY PLAYER HERE] in 2026 after achieving promotion to offset PSR muck-ups based on terrible deals made for poor players.

[James_lcfc]

Of course he's turned down an extension with Fulham if we've offered him a contract 

 

We love throwing out those big salaries!

[Babylon]

1 minute ago, GingerrrFox said:

We have experience. Coady, Winks, Vestergaard, Vardy is a core leadership group of players that have played for their national sides and been around the Premier League for years. 
 

What we need is players that drastically improve our starting 11, Bobby De Cordova Reid doesn’t do that. The realistic way of doing that with our current financial situation, is by following the groundwork that was done in the last transfer window by signing young players with a high ceiling ability wise such as Hermansen and Fatawu.

Why is it so hard to comprehend that not every player is going to do that. The squad is thin, budgets will be tight, so we need to get a few bodies in, some aiming to be starters, some as backup. 

[kingfox]

Let’s be honest, like we saw last season with Coady & Winks, experienced signings are needed and will happen. 
 

He has Premier League experience, versatile and he’s a free transfer. 
 

I’d take a couple of signings like this, but I just hope we don’t over bloat the squad with signings of this profile. 

[GingerrrFox]

Just now, moore_94 said:

But realistically we can’t pay a transfer fee for EVERY player in this window, we are going to have to get at least a couple of free players

He will have had a few million in sign on fee. He will also be north of £50k a week due to his premier league history. If it’s a 3 year deal at £50k a week, that’s £7.6 million in wages alone. 

I’d rather have used circa £9-11 million on a player with potential and resale value. 

[Bert]

Fulham were happy enough to give him

a new contract and they’ve been performing a better level on and off the pitch in the last two years. People just want to moan for the sake of moaning. You all know what our situation is. We aren’t going to be splashing out mega on every player. Moan we hadn’t signed anyone. Moan we sign an experienced attacker on a free. 

[coolhandfox]

If Ndidi doesn't resign we have lost 5 on a free, add KDH we are 6 players down even if we sign Fatawu who was here last season.

 

So we are talking about 7 in, we need a few bargain bins signings.

 

If you are in the bargain bin you may as well shop for people who have played in the PL.

 

 

Edited 5 July 2024 by coolhandfox

[goose2010]

We need players that are going to run and run and run as we wont have a lot of the ball, he is a good team player and fits that style. 

 

[Bert]

2 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

He will have had a few million in sign on fee. He will also be north of £50k a week due to his premier league history. If it’s a 3 year deal at £50k a week, that’s £7.6 million in wages alone. 

I’d rather have used circa £9-11 million on a player with potential and resale value. 

You have absolutely no idea that this is correct though. It’s just a guess. A quick bit of research shows he’s never earned over £40k a week wherever he’s been. He’s in his 30’s. He’s not gonna be on that here and that certainly shoots down the big signing on fee too. 

Edited 5 July 2024 by Bert

[DJ Barry Hammond]

Guy was an absolute baller at Bristol City for that one season (Championship).

 

Consider this - he’s got Premier League experience, feels a good character fit for the squad, it’s a signing that reinforces us, weakens a rivals depth and is a player that could conceivably drop down with us in the Championship if that happened.

 

Call him our Albrighton replacement maybe? 

 

On a free too - it just makes sense for the position we’re in, especially as our priority for ‘money’ first team improvements is in other areas (midfield / up front).

Also - another quiet signing, brought in early. Positive signs as to our much criticised internal workings.