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

eastwoodsdustman · Jan 20, 2016

Time for Spurs to fill Pleat's pockets with cash and send him on over to Fisher's office.

Doubt he'd get past Hillfields with much left to spend!

skyblueinBaku · Jan 20, 2016

mechaishida said:
Time for Spurs to fill Pleat's pockets with cash and send him on over to Fisher's office.

NO! Don't let Fisher anywhere near this deal (if there is to be one). Send him to the CEO's office. Fisher would just screw everything up and sour our relationship with Spurs.

rupert_bear · Jan 20, 2016

Don't matter if we get a million or 20 million very little will find its way to Tony Mowbray.

mechaishida · Jan 20, 2016

skyblueindorset said:
NO! Don't let Fisher anywhere near this deal (if there is to be one). Send him to the CEO's office. Fisher would just screw everything up and sour our relationship with Spurs.

I was going for dramatic effect, of course I wouldn't want Pleat going near F***er...

torchomatic · Jan 20, 2016

Well going by this season so far I would have to disagree. Seems like TM is doing alright.

rupert_bear said:
Don't matter or we get a million or 20 million very little will find its way to Tony Mowbray.

chiefdave · Jan 20, 2016

Rodders1 said:
Makes me think that £5mil is all we could get for Maddison.

If Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs are all really wanting to sign him then we could see a bidding war and one of them end up paying over the odds. Think TM should push for geting him back next season if we're in the Championship.

rupert_bear · Jan 20, 2016

torchomatic said:
Well going by this season so far I would have to disagree. Seems like TM is doing alright.

Why have they given extra then ? If so where ?

Hobo · Jan 20, 2016

I didn't think anybody on either side looked fantastic on Saturday. But Armstrong and Maddison were probably the pick of the bunch for showing future potential.

Bertola · Jan 20, 2016

chiefdave said:
If Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs are all really wanting to sign him then we could see a bidding war and one of them end up paying over the odds. Think TM should push for geting him back next season if we're in the Championship.

The main beneficiary of a bidding war would be MAddison himself.

Realistically, once we've agreed a price with one club, the others will just bid the same amount as we've accepted.

The clubs will then throw money at the lad, hoping to secure him

WestEndAgro · Jan 20, 2016

What is this "special" relationship with Spurs that gets mentioned, other than selling Danny Thomas and Steve Sedgley to them Im struggling?

spwaverley4916 · Jan 20, 2016

WestEndAgro said:
What is this "special" relationship with Spurs that gets mentioned, other than selling Danny Thomas and Steve Sedgley to them Im struggling?

Didnt garry mabbut score the winner for us in 87? - call that special !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skyblueweeman · Jan 20, 2016

Hobo said:
I didn't think anybody on either side looked fantastic on Saturday. But Armstrong and Maddison were probably the pick of the bunch for showing future potential.

Agreed. I really noticed the pace of Armstrong on Saturday...the lad's phenomenally quick.

ms639 · Jan 20, 2016

Skyblueweeman said:
Agreed. I really noticed the pace of Armstrong on Saturday...the lad's phenomenally quick.

First game of the season was it?

Astute · Jan 20, 2016

ms639 said:
First game of the season was it?

Where have you been? He has played lots of times.

chiefdave · Jan 20, 2016

WestEndAgro said:
What is this "special" relationship with Spurs that gets mentioned, other than selling Danny Thomas and Steve Sedgley to them Im struggling?

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...ws/coventry-city-forge-stronger-loans-9581517

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

Yeah, a loans link, but we got Grant Ward and then no-one else since have we, so what has gone wrong? The link broken, or have Spurs just got no-one they can send us?

I'm sure they must have talented youngsters available. Would expect them to have a very strong academy.

chiefdave · Jan 20, 2016

Otis said:
but we got Grant Ward and then no-one else since have we, so what has gone wrong?

The Telegraph article saying we were linking up with Spurs is from after Ward went back so its even worse than you thought!

Moff · Jan 20, 2016

Skyblueweeman said:
Agreed. I really noticed the pace of Armstrong on Saturday...the lad's phenomenally quick.

ms639 said:
First game of the season was it?

To be fair to Weeman he does live quite a fair way away, and still gets to as many games as he can.

Back on topic, I think we should hang on to Maddison for as long as we can, and rebuff offers unless silly money, as from what I have seen he has the potential to be a very special player.

Regardless of how he has played in the last couple of games, he is learning his trade and doesnt seem to be doing a bad job, and has the creativity and skill to change games, and every team needs that.

Hobo · Jan 20, 2016

WestEndAgro said:
What is this "special" relationship with Spurs that gets mentioned, other than selling Danny Thomas and Steve Sedgley to them Im struggling?

Well they also took Callum Davenport off us after at a, promising young age!

But the "special" relationship was something City tried to set up around loans pre season. I think we fancied a few of theirs and perhaps they already fancied Maddison? I don't think it really developed beyond preliminary talks.

Gazolba · Jan 20, 2016

Otis said:
I'm sure they must have talented youngsters available. Would expect them to have a very strong academy.

If they had anyone as good as Maddison, why would they need Maddison? Maybe they have a good third-choice goalie we can get, we need a GK more than anything else.

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

I think a lot of people fancy Maddison. I think it is all to do with the Alice headband.

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

Gazolba said:
If they had anyone as good as Maddison, why would they need Maddison? Maybe they have a good third-choice goalie we can get, we need a GK more than anything else.

I said talented youngsters, not talented youngsters in Madison's position. We need a CB don't we? And a winger and a striker.

Rodders1 · Jan 20, 2016

Otis said:
I think a lot of people fancy Maddison. I think it is all to do with the Alice headband.

Yep it also means that he's suited to continental football.... The fee's rising all the time!

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

Rodders1 said:
Yep it also means that he's suited to continental football.... The fee's rising all the time!

He dives beautifully. Now we just need to teach him to roll around a bit more.

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

Just mentioned on the Beeb match commentary that Spurs are after Maddison. If my ears didn't deceive me I'm sure they said Coventry are waiting to see what other interest there is in him before they sell him.

Deleted member 5849 · Jan 20, 2016

Otis said:
Just mentioned on the Beeb match commentary that Spurs are after Maddison. If my ears didn't deceive me I'm sure they said Coventry are waiting to see what other interest there is in him before they sell him.

That was indeed what he said...

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

Deleted member 5849 said:
That was indeed what he said...

Hmm. Wonder if that's hearsay or we're putting it out there that we're prepared to do a deal?

I would be quite happy if we can sell him, bring two or three in (our own players, not loans, or loans with an option to sign permanently) and put some money in the club too.

jim20 · Jan 20, 2016

I think if we have any ambition we need to keep hold of him, at least until the end of the season. If we get promoted we keep him another season, if we don't go up then cash in.

if I was TM if be saying to him you could be playing for cov in the premier league in 3 years. He's the sort of player we could build our future on

Otis · Jan 20, 2016

jim20 said:
I think if we have any ambition we need to keep hold of him, at least until the end of the season. If we get promoted we keep him another season, if we don't go up then cash in.

if I was TM if be saying to him you could be playing for cov in the premier league in 3 years. He's the sort of player we could build our future on

Must say I disagree. This season is all about trying to win promotion and if we can sell him and strengthen in maybe THREE positions I would take that all day long.

You also have to remember, the word is that he would be loaned back anyway.

Hobo · Jan 20, 2016

You are right Otis, this season is a great opportunity. Cash injection to buy a couple of b players and a loan back has great potential.

Samo · Jan 20, 2016

Otis said:
Must say I disagree. This season is all about trying to win promotion and if we can sell him and strengthen in maybe THREE positions I would take that all day long.

You also have to remember, the word is that he would be loaned back anyway.

IF TM is given funds of course.

shmmeee · Jan 20, 2016

Let's say we get £5m, 60% of that is £3m. an average of £1m each on say a GK, CB and ST would work wonders for us. And unlike our last few managers, I'd trust him with the cash.

Samo · Jan 20, 2016

shmmeee said:
Let's say we get £5m, 60% of that is £3m. an average of £1m each on say a GK, CB and ST would work wonders for us. And unlike our last few managers, I'd trust him with the cash.

So would I... but will he get it?

SlowerThanPlatt · Jan 20, 2016

Weren't Pressley supposed to get some of Wilson's fee too?

shmmeee · Jan 20, 2016

Samo said:
So would I... but will he get it?

I got the impression 60% was agreed, but that's just from here so could be totally wrong.

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