Fair enough.
I think we got Simms for a very good price (3.5m with add ons) there is value out there.
It is the clubs money. And trusting the manager doesn't mean he's always right.
We will however support his decision, but how many people on here (if they are honest) would of paid 2million for Thomas?
And based on that, what would McNally cost?
I meant wing back hahahah
to be honest I’d have paid 2 million for Thomas, we’ll be selling him for 10 in a few years
you say he’s not always right, in the central defensive positions he is, this profile of signing he gets right every single time
rose
Hyam
Mcnally
Doyle
JCS
Yes I'd question 2m for Lats.
And I think Thomas would of been sold to a lower championship club for 500k
All of a sudden the price goes up when it's Coventry calling.
I hope your right. I'd love that, same as I'd love to give Everton the add ons for Simms.
6 posts above yours is a Barnsley fan telling you he is quality after watching him for half a season
Don't know why the rumoured 2million is such an issue. It's probably 500-800k up front and the rest in add ons. Also if it's not on the Offal we haven't even signed him.
People choose to ignore what they don’t want to see or hear though
People do realise footballs moved on in the last 10-15 years.
2m in this league isn’t that much of a gamble in the grand scheme of things - we’re competing in the transfer market at the right end this season. 2m is probably the going rate
we’re not longer waiting for the dregs
2m in this league isn’t that much of a gamble in the grand scheme of things - we’re competing in the transfer market at the right end this season. 2m is probably the going rate
we’re not longer waiting for the dregs
If you remember the simms deal was quoted at £8m then we found out it was 3.5 up front and we all calmed down. Nailed on it will be the same here. Chill your roll peeps.
You don’t know the fine print of the deal. We were told £8m for Simms. Yet the details appear to be; initial fee of £3.5m raising to £5m based on performance and only raising to £8m upon promotion to the Prem.
I doubt we playing big stack bully with the Gyokeres money. The deals seem to be structured in a way that costs are spread out and conditional on outcomes like promotion to the Premiership. Hence the potentially higher overall cost.
It could be an intelligent transfer strategy.
The headline figures quoted by news outlets will always be the absolute top end, maximum fee (if they are even correct).
I can guarantee that we'll be paying less than half of the quoted £2m upfront & probably only half of it is even guaranteed with the rest tied into bonuses etc.
As you say £3.5m+ for Simms looks a great deal but if we were just going off the headline £8m most would be wary, saying it's too much etc.
Remind us, did we spend 2 million on him, or did we get him in on loan and try him out in the championship first?
You have to laugh when someone fucks their own argument up.
I'll bite
We tried him out on loan and lots of us on here said he wasn't good enough
Thankfully the club management had better judgement than we did.
If you’re going to gripe about making the same £2 million gambles on players that other Championship teams routinely make, even after we’ve just had £19m land in our account, when are we ever going to compete?
That's right
And if you can be arsed to trawl through the posts you'll see that I was one of the few that rated him very highly from the start.
And he still only cost 1 million! Bargain.
On a Coventry forum, I think that should be ‘Chill your batch peeps’
I bet Norwich felt really silly for buying Maddison for £2.5m without trying him in the Championship first.
And Spurs when they paid £5m for Dele Alli and took him straight from L1 to the Premier League without trying him in the Championship.
I think King understands very well the need to spend a bit in order to accumulate and then sell on. £1-2 million seems to be where the action is
We need the squad to be full of our own players on long term contracts. The reliance on the loan market is not a progressive or affordable way to go. We should use the loan market but not rely on it to bulk your starting 11. This is another change we are seeing in the club and long may it continue.
Jonson Clarke-Harris
Jake Clarke-Salter
Leon Clarke
Jordan Clarke
Clive Clarke
Peter Clarke
Stumped on the last one
