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Kevin Doyle.

By Adster, in Leicester City Forum

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Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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Doyle would be a decent signing, but not at £40k a week.

 

If it goes through, I can only conclude we learned nothing from Sven's profligacy in the transfer market. 

 

I'd rather see us go for Paddy Madden at Yeovil; he'd be far cheaper, is six years younger and scored 25 goals for Yeovil last season. Much less of a risk.

kingfox

kingfox

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Wouldn't be bothered if this doesn't happen.

 

Don't want money greeding cvnts at our Football Club.

 

Apart from Ledge.

DJ Barry Hammond

DJ Barry Hammond

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I remember a time when clubs like Arsenal were interested in Doyle.

 

True, that was when Wolves were in the Premiership and Doyle was riding on a wave of confidence - and since then he's had injuries a plenty and Wolves have been a sinking ship, but no doubt the thing that would be tempting Pearson is that if Doyle could recapture his previous form he'd be a snip and a very useful squad addition.

 

I wonder if Sean St Ledger pointed Pearson in this direction given that Doyle was part of the international squad - and in a world cup year, he may be willing to take a pay cut in order to prove himself good enough to get on a plane to Brazil should Ireland make it (not sure what there qualification situation is looking like?).

 

So if the guys hungry and willing to come to us, this has the earmarks of a potential master coup by Pearson in the transfer market (yet again), but on the otherhand I wouldn't want to see us funding the move by selling Nugent to Forest for £2.5 million. When you consider promotion is worth £40 million plus and that for that £2.5 million you're weakening our chances of promotion and at the same time strengthing a rival, that fee suddenly looks pretty small - it may be worth taking a chance and letting the contract run down in the hope that whilst under contract Nugent fires us into the Premier League - at which point he'd probably become surpless to requirements anyway!

Miquel The Work Geordie

Miquel The Work Geordie

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Doyle would be a decent signing, but not at £40k a week.

 

If it goes through, I can only conclude we learned nothing from Sven's profligacy in the transfer market. 

 

I'd rather see us go for Paddy Madden at Yeovil; he'd be far cheaper, is six years younger and scored 25 goals for Yeovil last season. Much less of a risk.

 

Paddy Madden isn't cut out to get us the goals we need at this level.

Jace

Jace

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I think the last thing this club needs is an overpaid Kevin Doyle on £40k a week would rather approach Nicky Maynard again

DJ Barry Hammond

DJ Barry Hammond

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I think the last thing this club needs is an overpaid Kevin Doyle on £40k a week would rather approach Nicky Maynard again

 

But for this to happen we'd need at least 5 threads in the transfer section of foxes talk each with over 500 comments to them - so this is not happening.

The Bear

The Bear

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I wouldn't hold much store in the Doyle is on £40k per week information. That has come from the Express & Star local paper who generally don't get a lot of inside info about the goings on at Wolves.

 

When we got relegated from the Premier League the majority of the squad had clauses that cut their wages by 50%. One or two of our big signings in the final season didn't have this like Roger Johnson but as far as we know Doyle had his wages reduced. He did sign a new contract at the beginning of our final season in the PL though so may have re-negotiated his reduction clause down a bit.

 

The people that know people suggest he's not on £40k but probably not that far off it. I'd guess at around £30k p/w which is still a lot. Our apparent asking fee is near £5m as well. Doyle isn't one to kick up a fuss either. He doesn't have an agent (him and his family sort it themselves) and has said he's very happy at Wolves.

 

 

As for the potential signing of him, why does Pearson even want him anyway? Big wages, barely scores any goals, turns 30 in a couple of weeks. He's a good link player, holds the ball up well, wins free-kicks and can run at defenders, but surely you need goals if you're going to be paying that sort of fee/wages for a striker?

Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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Paddy Madden isn't cut out to get us the goals we need at this level.

 

He might be with decent service, I do emphasise might though.

 

He'd be less of a risk than Doyle though, that's for sure.

I wouldn't hold much store in the Doyle is on £40k per week information. That has come from the Express & Star local paper who generally don't get a lot of inside info about the goings on at Wolves.

 

When we got relegated from the Premier League the majority of the squad had clauses that cut their wages by 50%. One or two of our big signings in the final season didn't have this like Roger Johnson but as far as we know Doyle had his wages reduced. He did sign a new contract at the beginning of our final season in the PL though so may have re-negotiated his reduction clause down a bit.

 

The people that know people suggest he's not on £40k but probably not that far off it. I'd guess at around £30k p/w which is still a lot. Our apparent asking fee is near £5m as well. Doyle isn't one to kick up a fuss either. He doesn't have an agent (him and his family sort it themselves) and has said he's very happy at Wolves.

 

 

As for the potential signing of him, why does Pearson even want him anyway? Big wages, barely scores any goals, turns 30 in a couple of weeks. He's a good link player, holds the ball up well, wins free-kicks and can run at defenders, but surely you need goals if you're going to be paying that sort of fee/wages for a striker?

 

I'd be fvcking delirious if I was being paid over £1m a year to play Port Vale and Crawley. 

Ryanw21

Ryanw21

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Anyone notice Wolves have just signed a striker for a fee to believed to be in the region of £200,000? Maybe this one has some legs...

Futacs!? or hopeful thinking?

Webbo

Webbo

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When we have got rid of players on high wages we have had to pay up part of their contract to get them off the books. Maybe Wolves are doing the same.

Guest Col city fan

Guest Col city fan

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When we have got rid of players on high wages we have had to pay up part of their contract to get them off the books. Maybe Wolves are doing the same.

I would suspect this would be the case.

It's impossible to imagine that League 1 Wolves could afford to still be paying the likes of Doyle.

Doyle is clearly past his best. Not a bad player by any means, but I wouldn't entertain him at City for any more than 10k per week how things stand.

Ashley

Ashley

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Asked a West Midlands journalist about Doyle earlier.

@smadeley_star: All quiet as far as I know.

Won't happen. Close thread.

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