davieG Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 Why do people take quoted Transfer fees and wages so seriously when they are just media guesswork in most cases?
Tielemans63 Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 I'm speculating here but I'd imagine there was a promotion payment and probably an appearances clause in the original deal with Reading so I'd guess we paid around £3 million for him. Reading between the lines I reckon Bolton have paid around £1.5 mill. That's quite a significant loss but not massive. We should save £1 million in wages over what woud have been his contract - that's providing his replacement is on more reasonable wages.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 Why do people take quoted Transfer fees and wages so seriously when they are just media guesswork in most cases? Because its the only thing we have to go on.. The debate could be far more accurate if finances and figures were made public information, but they aren't. Thus speculation occurs.
davieG Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 Because its the only thing we have to go on.. The debate could be far more accurate if finances and figures were made public information, but they aren't. Thus speculation occurs. Fine but surely viewing them as speculation rather than fact is not that difficult?
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 Fine but surely viewing them as speculation rather than fact is not that difficult? Personally not difficult at all. Speculation is all it can be. However, the speculative information available suggests that we have wasted a substantial amount of money, for this level, on Matt Mills.
foxfanazer Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 We'll only have ever paid 5 with promotion etc etc. So unlikely to be anything like £5m. Exactly, everyone seems to think we paid £5m for him. I'm sure it was reported that it was £2.5m plus add ons which surely haven't been triggered
Kyle_Le_Don Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 I think everyone likes to feel a bit of in the know sometimes.
foxfanazer Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 I think everyone likes to feel a bit of in the know sometimes. I'm not saying by any means I'm in the know but it was reported at the time that the transfer fee including add ons was around £5m but people have taken it that we've paid that
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 I'm not saying by any means I'm in the know but it was reported at the time that the transfer fee including add ons was around £5m but people have taken it that we've paid that I think the point is unless you are the Company accountant, sit on the Board, or the player himself, you won't be 'in the know'... You might have a 'mate' who tells you something but, of course, his/her account may be incorrect, skewed or exaggerated. Therefore, we speculate.. Just look at the 'facts' and 'figures' mooted on this thread alone and you'll see what I mean. They aren't 'hard facts', merely people's understandings of reports. For me, it's a good thing that Mills finally appears to be off, because this saga has gone on for too long to be healthy for the club.
foxfanazer Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 I think the point is unless you are the Company accountant, sit on the Board, or the player himself, you won't be 'in the know'... You might have a 'mate' who tells you something but, of course, his/her account may be incorrect, skewed or exaggerated. Therefore, we speculate.. Just look at the 'facts' and 'figures' mooted on this thread alone and you'll see what I mean. They aren't 'hard facts', merely people's understandings of reports. For me, it's a good thing that Mills finally appears to be off, because this saga has gone on for too long to be healthy for the club. Yeah we don't need players like that in the squad
kingfox Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 About time, good riddance to the most overrated player to set foot in the Npower Championship.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 July 2012 Posted 4 July 2012 Mills up to Kevin Davies, it's gonna be fun. Yeah.. Don't you just know its gonna bloody work as well!
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