Bids for McNulty / McNulty to Reading (4 Viewers)

SkyBlueCRJ

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That really isn’t the question. The question is what he is worth to us as opposed to what he’s actually worth. If the likes of Barnet - midtable in L2 at the time, now relegated - were asking £1.5m for Akinde, we’re well within our rights to ask for about £2m because frankly, we have no reason to sell. There’s not even the risk of losing him on a free as we thought.

But that's the market today isn't it? A players actual worth in comparison to a players factual worth is completely distorted. By putting figures of £1.5 million (Akinde) and £2 million (McNulty) on a players head you're effectively saying that said player is not for sale. So yes we're definitely in our rights to ask for £2 million. He's our player we could ask for £20 million for him if it suited MR. No there isn't a pressure, not now it's been revealed he has an extra year in our favour.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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But that's the market today isn't it? A players actual worth in comparison to a players factual worth is completely distorted. By putting figures of £1.5 million (Akinde) and £2 million (McNulty) on a players head you're effectively saying that said player is not for sale. So yes we're definitely in our rights to ask for £2 million. He's our player we could ask for £20 million for him if it suited MR. No there isn't a pressure, not now it's been revealed he has an extra year in our favour.

Generally speaking, the transfer market in football is a seller’s market, a club generally sells whenever it’s valuation is met. I remember Boothroyd asking for £10m for Westwood in his contract year! There’s a few factors that drives down prices such as financial instability or a player pushing for a move and so on.
 

fernandopartridge

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McNulty improved as the season went on, his back to goal play and laying it off particularly, the 2nd goal in each of play off semi and final show it. I really hope we keep him as can see him doing well again
 

GaryJones

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This is all bollocks - he is staying here and he will score a shed-load of goals for us with a manager that understands him even when he goes through hard times.
He isn’t for sale and has got another 2 years on his current contract so let’s talk about the weather!
 

SkyBlueCRJ

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If he is being sold, the time is now. Better now than in the last week of the transfer window where transfer fees are massively inflated (even more so than they are now) and clubs are less reluctant to part with their star players due to the lack of time they have to replace them.
 

Bugsy

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bollocks.... wouldn't have settled for anything less than 2 to 4 million... suppose on a financial side of it he came for free and we made money but football side its dog shit as he will be hard to replace but if any one can do it its Robins....PUSB
 

Ricketts

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£1.2m according to the word on the street, although 'undisclosed' will be the line.

Disappointing news, he is a quality striker that we will struggle to replace.

A fact of life of the modern football game though
 

scottccfc

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if he goes i have every belief in robins that he will sign someone else to fire us to the championship
 

Grendel

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How’s this mcnultys fault?
The club can turn the bid down.

I’d have hoped for £2 million up front at the very least!

The player and his agent will engineer the move. The club don’t need the money now they need the player - players can always force moves though.

It’s a big problem - let’s hope he has someone lined up. Even with him in the team goals were to be an issue - now it’s a big hole that needs filling very quickly
 

harvey098

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Don't know why anyone is surprised. Was always going to happen. If you look at my posts relating to McNulty I always said we would keep Bayliss but lose McNulty
 

superskyblue

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I think it's inevitable. You can't really blame McNulty. He's 25 and has earned the opportunity to play in the Championship and probably double his salary.

I'm gutted that he's going but wish him the best of luck.

Let's not forget that he's been the best player in the team that have delivered the best season many of us have witnessed.
 

Grendel

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I think it's inevitable. You can't really blame McNulty. He's 25 and has earned the opportunity to play in the Championship and probably double his salary.

I'm gutted that he's going but wish him the best of luck.

Let's not forget that he's been the best player in the team that have delivered the best season many of us have witnessed.

It’s true and I always see the players side on this. However, the reverse also is true in that he was never going to be a player who’d attract it without the opportunity last season and a manager who stuck with him through a poor early season
 

fernandopartridge

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I think it's inevitable. You can't really blame McNulty. He's 25 and has earned the opportunity to play in the Championship and probably double his salary.

I'm gutted that he's going but wish him the best of luck.

Let's not forget that he's been the best player in the team that have delivered the best season many of us have witnessed.

He could have been playing in the Championship with us.
 

Gibbo

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If being voted player of the year means that you leave over the summer following (as seems to be the case), time for some tactical voting when it comes to the vote next year - Beavon to the player of the year methinks

Any of us, in McNulty's shoes, would have done exactly the same. It does mean we need two strikers now, as we already needed one. Time for a couple of good loanees I reckon
 

Grendel

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If being voted player of the year means that you leave over the summer following (as seems to be the case), time for some tactical voting when it comes to the vote next year - Beavon to the player of the year methinks

Any of us, in McNulty's shoes, would have done exactly the same. It does mean we need two strikers now, as we already needed one. Time for a couple of good loanees I reckon

Reminds me when we sold mcsheffrey and replaced him with 2 strikers
 

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