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Arsenal and Liverpool in race to sign James Maddison (Independent) (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter SlowerThanPlatt
  • Start date Dec 22, 2015
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Feb 1, 2016
  • #351
I think £7m would be a good price for us. Not surprised that it's put Spurs off.

Hopefully (if he stays) he's not the type to sulk and will crack on with his development.
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Feb 1, 2016
  • #352
£7million. We are having a laugh


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Wyken Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 1, 2016
  • #353
SlowerThanPlatt said:


This is the pic


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Was he waving at all of the fans in the stands?

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Hobo

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  • Feb 1, 2016
  • #354
Wenger states Arsenal have completed all their busines except maybe a couple of loans going out.
 

Del Boy 82

New Member
  • Feb 1, 2016
  • #355
7m we've no chance. If Ali is the bench mark with the loan back 5m is the maximum we could expect.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Feb 2, 2016
  • #356
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Not sure if it's already been posted but there's a picture of Maddison kneeling down near the centre circle on his own about 2 or 3 mins after full time. Thinking about what's going wrong or he knows he's off?
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Looks like I was right, just a matter of which club
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #357
Can't find the thread on deadline day so will have to post it here

Maddison first in depth Norwich interview:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=8hdQRuk9Oeg
 

Nick

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #358
Oz Howie said:
Still think our price of 7M is too low.
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Really?
 
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dongonzalos

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #359
The deal reportedly earned City £2.5million up-front but add-ons could see the final fee upwards of £7m.

Reported in the CET today
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #360
Nick said:
Really?
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Depends what the add ons are.
 
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shy_tall_knight

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #361
If its England caps, champions league appearances, % sell on above £10m - then its worth very little.

If he turns out to be as sucessful as that ie an England player playing in the champions league, then we have sold him cheap if all we get is £7m. Without knowing the full detail on this its hard to judge this deal but IMO the key factor is the cash up front, all the other add-ons have too many variables in them, so difficult to value. What's worth more
£2m cash plus £1m when he makes his full England debut or £2.5m cash now, I'd take the £2.5m cash. Talk of £7m is over optimistic IMO.
 

chiefdave

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #362
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Depends what the add ons are.
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Exactly and it also depends on what happens if and when Norwich sell him. Do those add ons all fall away?
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #363
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Depends what the add ons are.
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Winning goal in the first ever championship of Mars.
 

Gazolba

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  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #364
The add-on is if he scores a hat-trick in the World Cup Final or he grows a third leg.
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #365
dongonzalos said:
The deal reportedly earned City £2.5million up-front but add-ons could see the final fee upwards of £7m.

Reported in the CET today
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Add ons that will probably never happen......
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Feb 22, 2016
  • #366
If, and it's a big if, he was to play for England, it's probably not going to be while he's on Norwich's books.
 

Samo

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #367
Astute said:
TM said previously that he wouldn't sell anyone unless it was an offer he couldn't refuse. It took a lot of negotiating before he signed his contract. It is said that he gets 60% of all income to spend as he likes. He got the training ground done up. He got the team bus repainted. And now it has come out that he has more money to spend now that attendances are up.

1, Everything points towards TM having the final say in who comes and goes. So why would he sell Maddison if he never got any of the money to strengthen the squad?

2, Do you really think that Joy is stupid enough to go against the contract signed with TM and risk him walking away? He is her only chance of getting back the money previously wasted.

I don't mind anyone having a go at any of the sides that have had a hand in putting us where we are now. But SISU seem to be doing the right thing now. And I stupidly trust them to continue to let TM have the last say in everything.
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Do you stand by these remarks Astute? (cringe!) Or was I right to call them naive?

Sorry for the thread bump folks... it wouldn't have been necessary if Astute had a pair.
 
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Astute

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #368
Samo said:
Do you stand by these remarks Astute? (cringe!) Or was I right to call them naive?

Sorry for the thread bump folks... it wouldn't have been necessary if Astute had a pair.
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Just seen this after replying on the other thread

Like I said on the other thread I could be wrong here. But TM has brought other players in, our attendances have gone back down and have we received any money from the Maddison deal yet? You seem to know something the rest of us don't.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #369
A number of big clubs were interested. We looked into the possibility of selling an option (on a right of first refusal) for James instead of an outright sale so we could keep him; however it seems the Football League rejected the idea.
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Interesting they tried to sell first dibs on him!
 

Samo

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #370
Astute said:
Just seen this after replying on the other thread

Like I said on the other thread I could be wrong here. But TM has brought other players in, our attendances have gone back down and have we received any money from the Maddison deal yet? You seem to know something the rest of us don't.
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Just embarrassing.
 

stupot07

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #371
Nick said:
Interesting they tried to sell first dibs on him!
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I heard he didn't want to go and was forced to leave. And that Norwich were the only club to put in a firm offer in on him.


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Samo

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #372
stupot07 said:
I heard he didn't want to go and was forced to leave. And that Norwich were the only club to put in a firm offer in on him.


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Who did you hear forced him? It must have been TM as he has final say on all comings and goings according to Astute
 

stupot07

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #373
Samo said:
Who did you hear forced him? It must have been TM as he has final say on all comings and goings according to Astute
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I'll PM you.


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Samo

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #374
stupot07 said:
I heard he didn't want to go and was forced to leave. And that Norwich were the only club to put in a firm offer in on him.


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What are your thoughts on this Astute?
 

Astute

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #375
Samo said:
What are your thoughts on this Astute?
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My thoughts on the usual 'I heard something'?
 
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dongonzalos

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  • Mar 4, 2016
  • #376
Nick said:
Interesting they tried to sell first dibs on him!
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Why do the football league not allow that?

It's a good idea raise a million from him straight away then you probably would still get your 2.5 in the summer.

At least now we know why he was sold for less than waiting for a bidding war in the summer. It seems we were not at break even point at all so the books needed balancing.
You wait to the summer he gets a serious injury those books never get balanced
 
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