bluearmyfox23 Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Where is dannyfox today he gives all this info and says today there will be massive news then he don't even log In on the day everything supposily was goin to happen !
Toffee_Fox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 cant we just loan the yak for 6months then get long and maynard for about 6 quid in jan? I know they are in trouble but they ain't mugs
Dr The Singh Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Where is dannyfox today he gives all this info and says today there will be massive news then he don't even log In on the day everything supposily was goin to happen ! Tossing himself off and laughing at you guys for believing him!!
ScouseFox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 A quick yes or no. Has anything of note actually happened since I went out on page 32 last night?
bluearmyfox23 Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Tossing himself off and laughing at you guys for believing him!! I was thinking the same kind of thing
themotivator Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 A quick yes or no. Has anything of note actually happened since I went out on page 32 last night? only reports that our bid was accepted from bently's roof... that may have been when you were on though. was apparently backed up by sky sports and "reliable" tweeters, but not by brian mcdermott. so nothing has actually happened no.
ScouseFox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Cheers Bilo & themotivator, wasn't sure about reading 20 pages. It seems the Maynard thread lurkers have just upped sticks and set up camp in here now, minus the Bristol ****** obviously. I hope we don't sign him for 7,000,000, but if we can, then meh. Whatever. We've got the money to do it.
Christoph Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 7 million is so expensive, but I dont want to be pessimistic about such an outcome, if he bags the goals i'll be ok with it then. Still think a loan signing for an out of favour premier league striker could be a better move though.
Sooper Steve's shin Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Re. the poll for this, shame there is no option for "whatever it takes". If a strong striker is the last piece of the jigsaw that Sven wanted to put together over the summer, then I would have thought he will be trying to do whatever he can to secure that player. Sometimes, if you want something enough, you can't put a price on it so you may pay more than what someone else thinks that thing is worth in order to secure it. I think that's kind of where we are at this stage of the season, just needing to build on what looks to have been some good work in the transfer window so far. If we have the best keeper, defence and midfield in the league, it's unlikely to be enough to secure the promotion prize we are aiming for without a strike force of similar quality. Objectively, I'd say a good Championship striker who's just had a very good season would ordinarily be worth around £3 to 4m. If we have to pay £7 or 8m to match Reading's valuation and speak to the player, then provided we can afford to do so (and we're not selling off someone else to finance it) I would not feel like we'd ben ripped off. We'd have paid what we needed to. As the price goes up, there must always be a point where we could argue that there is a better option available to us - for argument's sake, let's say if we were pushed to £10m then there might be other players available in that bracket who we could start to attract. But actually, I think it's false to state that (a) we have loads of options and (b) we could spend £7 or 8m on better options. Sven is clearly looking at a very particular group of players - those with Championship experience, not too green or too old, proven ability to hack it in the English leagues. That's why we paid £5m or whatever for Mills - we could probably have got a Premiership cast-off or a decent foreign name for that money, but there would be a considerably greater risk around settling in and performing at the standard we need. Mills knows the league, what's expected of him, he's young enough to be hungry to get promotion and you can imagine he really wants to do well for us. I think Long would fit that mould, more so than an Adebayor or Robbie Keane or even a young Premiership prospect - all of these might be available on a cheaper overall package but would provide far less certainty of giving a return on the investment.
themotivator Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Cheers Bilo & themotivator, wasn't sure about reading 20 pages. It seems the Maynard thread lurkers have just upped sticks and set up camp in here now, minus the Bristol ****** obviously. I hope we don't sign him for 7,000,000, but if we can, then meh. Whatever. We've got the money to do it. this. and your welcome
Sooper Steve's shin Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 7 million is so expensive, but I dont want to be pessimistic about such an outcome, if he bags the goals i'll be ok with it then. Still think a loan signing for an out of favour premier league striker could be a better move though. A big name that wouldn't give two hoots if we got promotion or someone committed to the cause who would really want to help us up? Hmm.
surrifox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 cant we just loan the yak for 6months then get long and maynard for about 6 quid in jan? well no. For a start according to Sven last night the owners' business plan is to buy and own players rather than rely on loans - they may be shrewd buys and have enduring value or profit potential or maybe not (even Akinbiyi had some trade on value - I think we flogged him to Palace). One thing is certain it is unlikely to be less financially savvy than paying the likes of spurs millions in loan fees and giving their players match experience whilst at the same time paying their wages
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 How long does he have left on his contract ? All of eternity going by the price suitors are having to pay!
bluearmyfox23 Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Tbh I dnt know why any 1 should be bothered about all this talk beacuse at the end of the day who ever we sign we will have a top quality CF on are hands !
themotivator Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 well no. For a start according to Sven last night the owners' business plan is to buy and own players rather than rely on loans - they may be shrewd buys and have enduring value or profit potential or maybe not (even Akinbiyi had some trade on value - I think we flogged him to Palace). One thing is certain it is unlikely to be less financially savvy than paying the likes of spurs millions in loan fees and giving their players match experience whilst at the same time paying their wages sorry i was just playing. just getting frustrated
the royal Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 but if we can, then meh. Whatever. We've got the money to do it. Christ, I'm glad you're not a chairman. This is the kind of attitude that gets clubs into administration and is exactly the reason why football finances are incredibly skewed and why clubs will end up going out of business.
Happy Fox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Christ, I'm glad you're not a chairman. This is the kind of attitude that gets clubs into administration and is exactly the reason why football finances are incredibly skewed and why clubs will end up going out of business. the royal any ITKs at your end have a clue on what is happening any info is much appreciated
ScouseFox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Christ, I'm glad you're not a chairman. This is the kind of attitude that gets clubs into administration and is exactly the reason why football finances are incredibly skewed and why clubs will end up going out of business. I am also glad I'm not chairman. But my comment wasn't entirely serious, although if Mr Chairman has the money, and this is how he wants to spend it, then why shouldn't he?
Happy Fox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 Reading thoughts http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=102917&sid=e714cee623e83b3110f0875093d93051&start=900
Happy Fox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 7 minutes ago LcfcInfoMan LcfcInfoMan @ @craiglcfc Jong I've heard nothing on. Sven is concentrating in long as his #1 now. The bid has gone in, yet to be rejected. 33 minutes ago » LcfcInfoMan LcfcInfoMan @ @craiglcfc hopefully it should get done by the middle of next week at the latest, IF it happens. 33 minutes ago
Bryn Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 They obviously can't read, as many of us have questioned the financial situation. The fact of the matter is there is **** all we can do about it.
Brown Fox Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 I love how any team that spends money now automatically means they'll be in administration. Even so all these Reading fans saying 'why aren't the Leicester fans wondering where the money is from etc.' well we as fans can't do a bloody thing about it anyway so we'll just sit back and enjoy the ride while it lasts. People comparing us to bloody Pompey are going over the top as well.
Babylon Posted 4 August 2011 Posted 4 August 2011 They obviously can't read, as many of us have questioned the financial situation. The fact of the matter is there is **** all we can do about it. They have read one thread and decided we don't care, haven't questioned it once and thus deserve to go into admin again. I sense them slowly turning into Bristol City fans.
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