Bobby Thomas to Sheff Utd ? (14 Viewers)

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Hobo

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Deity said:
Clubs rarely bid for players these days unless the players agent has given them clear encouragement to do so.

When I wax growing up it was common place for deals to fall down due to personal terms after a fee had been agreed. Now it rarely happens. That’s the reason … agents broadly agree personal terms and once that looks fine the club are encouraged to bid to get the deal done …,
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Agents still hawk players around though, they get fees don't they and it's how they earn their living. Also teams still identify targets, they don't just rely on agents saying my client is available.
 
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Hobo

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Deity said:
Im not suggesting they don’t …. But clubs rarely bid unless the players agent has encouraged them to do so ….
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Well having parachute payments and offering a big increase in wages for the player would be an easy opener on negotiations.
 
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I’m calling it Sheff Utd would be a downgrade for him. We are the better club for him but if the offer is $8million that’s just good business. I will also call out the recruitment team not many players who have gone down in value in recent windows. How much would , Saka, VT , MVE, MC, LK, OD, JR Ewing and HW be worth now even Bertie B would be a few quid.
 
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My suspicion is that Bobbys agent was approached before the end of last season. At that point they looked attractive to Bobby, likely to be a premier team, Wilder loved by the fans, closer to home etc but a lot has changed since that first contact …. They didn’t get promoted, Wilder left and they have had a difficult transfer window thus far.

I would say it’s 50/50 which way this will go
 
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oneofourown

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Chris1987 said:
No they're not. They've got parachute payments , relatively new owners and made a profit in the last available accounts to June 24.
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The issue has been how much the last owner is owed, and is due, in regards to selling players and the parachute money. I have heard that the previous owner will be taking 85% of monies owed as he invested massively for them to get to the premier and trying to stay there. They actually, as it stands now, have to sell to create money to spend. Their biggest problem was the excessive salaries players were given last year which was three times bigger than our salry structure and was literally counting on promotion, which hasn't happened. This year they need to win promotion or they will have a massive problem on their hands because of the pay structure.
 
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oneofourown said:
The issue has been how much the last owner is owed, and is due, in regards to selling players and the parachute money. I have heard that the previous owner will be taking 85% of monies owed as he invested massively for them to get to the premier and trying to stay there. They actually, as it stands now, have to sell to create money to spend. Their biggest problem was the excessive salaries players were given last year which was three times bigger than our salry structure and was literally counting on promotion, which hasn't happened. This year they need to win promotion or they will have a massive problem on their hands because of the pay structure.
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Agree that this year is crucial for them. As I understand the situation it remains unclear what is yet due to the previous owner . Figures that i've heard suggested vary hugely. I am also led to believe by a number of Blunts fans that the club are ready to invest significantly in new players . Hamer is likely to leave due to his wages and the fee would command. the intention would be to reinvest all of that on players.
 
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