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Ben Sheaf to Leeds? (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter 2024/25 League 1 Champs?
  • Start date Jan 3, 2025
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #106
clint van damme said:
He's captain and he offers no inspiration to his team mates, just walks about with a face like a slapped arse.

If we can get 8 million and get it reinvested then it's a no brainer for me.

I doubt we'll see Sheaf at anything like his best for the remainder of his time here.
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It's like Deal Or No Deal. We fucked up not selling him at his peak value but now we'd be fairly happy to sell our 10p box for £8 million.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #107
Grendel said:
No they didn’t
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #108
quinn1971 said:
ok
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They didn’t. Hamer played the game to keep fans on board. When the Dutch team was interested he said he had to leave to be near his son. He then went round saying he will stay until the minute a club in the Premier League came in and off he went.

The suggestion is they are paying him £40k a week. If you even remotely believe we as a club would pay that anyway that’s laughable
 
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Danceswithhorses

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #109
I like Sheaf, but based on current form £8m is a fair fee.
Whether it's Leeds or not, additional sell on/promotion clauses need to be included, just like we did with Vic.
 
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lord_garrincha

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #110
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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I never trusted the 64,318 previous incarnations but, for some reason, I think this one is the truth!
 
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Otis

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #111
Danceswithhorses said:
I like Sheaf, but based on current form £8m is a fair fee.
Whether it's Leeds or not, additional sell on/promotion clauses need to be included, just like we did with Vic.
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That's where I am too.

Sheaf is our best midfielder and one of our best players.... WHEN he is on form.

Trouble is, he's been out of form now for quite some time.
 
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Bad Boy

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #112
When people I know whose views I respected didn't rate Sheaf from the off, I defended him to the hilt.
Not any more.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #113
He’s not worth £8 million. Cant see that happening
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #114
MVE and Sheaf will both be gone in the summer regardless. Not sure what the big deal is selling them now if the price is right
 
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Levship20

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #115
Irrespective if he stays, will he want to be here at the end of his current contract? NO, so we need to sell before risking another O’Hare situation
 

Mr Panda

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #116
Unless there’s a replacement lined up (which I doubt, because of our recent history with player sales and lack of replacement) then I’d say wait until the summer and it would be stupid not to.

Too much of a risk to sell an important first team player with the backdrop of a very possible relegation fight if a replacement isn’t up to scratch.
 
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quinn1971

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #117
Grendel said:
They didn’t. Hamer played the game to keep fans on board. When the Dutch team was interested he said he had to leave to be near his son. He then went round saying he will stay until the minute a club in the Premier League came in and off he went.

The suggestion is they are paying him £40k a week. If you even remotely believe we as a club would pay that anyway that’s laughable
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as I’ve said before, they put terms to the club and we wouldn’t pay what they wanted, so they both left,
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #118
Not having this. Everyone keeps telling me how shit he is and has always been, no chance a team like Leeds would want him.
 
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Kilclines curly mullet

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #119
Sheaf has played 45 mins of decent football this season - Millwall away.

A shadow of his former self and certainly not captain material

He has been here for 5 years now, maybe a departure is best for both parties if a) we get a decent fee and b) we have a replacement lined up.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #120
stupot07 said:
Not having this. Everyone keeps telling me how shit he is and has always been, no chance a team like Leeds would want him.
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To be fair, we just need this guy to be getting exclusives now

 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #121
stupot07 said:
Not having this. Everyone keeps telling me how shit he is and has always been, no chance a team like Leeds would want him.
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Just had the same argument, someone saying the same but then saying we shouldn’t accept less than 10 million for him . make your mind up
 

Grendel

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #122
Levship20 said:
Irrespective if he stays, will he want to be here at the end of his current contract? NO, so we need to sell before risking another O’Hare situation
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He is contracted to 2026
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #123
quinn1971 said:
as I’ve said before, they put terms to the club and we wouldn’t pay what they wanted, so they both left,
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Where is your evidence to support this?
 

Saddlebrains

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #124
On the one hand of we got 20 million quid for Sheaf and Milan that's great business



But then I realise we have an incompetent prick in charge of finding their replacements and adding to the 'deck' and his boss who likes to throw the money at any player said incompetent man mentions
 
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quinn1971

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #125
Grendel said:
Where is your evidence to support this?
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It’s pretty well known where we sit,
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #126
quinn1971 said:
It’s pretty well known where we sit,
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And you don’t consider as Coventry fans they’re being told what they would want to hear?
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #127
quinn1971 said:
It’s pretty well known where we sit,
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The Cov Cross?
 
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Deity

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #128
Saddlebrains said:
On the one hand of we got 20 million quid for Sheaf and Milan that's great business



But then I realise we have an incompetent prick in charge of finding their replacements and adding to the 'deck' and his boss who pike to throw the money at any player said incompetent man mentions
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This window will be interesting as Lampard will have a clear set of expectations and Austin will know it’s a make or break window for him too
 
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Grendel

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #129
clint van damme said:
The Cov Cross?
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I’ve never spread rumours there
 
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sotvtoday

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #130
I cannot believe Lampard took this job without assurances that he would be able to improve the squad in January without having to sell first.
 
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Somerset Sky Blue

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #131
Ccfcisparks said:
MVE and Sheaf will both be gone in the summer regardless. Not sure what the big deal is selling them now if the price is right
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For me, the worry is still relegation this season. Recent results against other poor teams have put us up a few places but it is still a possibility.
If we lose two good players (and no guarantee of adequate replacements - see all the failed bids in summer for midfielders), then my worry would rise.
 
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quinn1971

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #132
clint van damme said:
The Cov Cross?
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no, dhillons normally about 3 hours after the games finished
 
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Northeast sky blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #133
I must be the odd one out, being a fan of Sheaf, I would rather have him in the side, than not, yes he's not been as good, but who has
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #134
quinn1971 said:
Hamer and o hare would have stayed but we wouldn’t pay them any more, that’s well known, for the money we’ve wasted we could of kept both of them
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There was no chance Hamer was going to stay.
 
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Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #135
quinn1971 said:
they both said What they wanted to we said no, simple as that,
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And they were always leaving don't delude yourself. Just like O'Hare, no interest in a new contract.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #136
Hobo said:
And they were always leaving don't delude yourself. Just like O'Hare, no interest in a new contract
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and you know that how ?
 

blunted

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #137
Sky Blue Goblin said:
I mean if Leeds want to give us £8 million for him, fair enough.

Would all depend though on the club finding a replacement this window but would allow Lamps to put his mark on the team (and to put in place a new captain).
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Do you trust our Recruitment Team to do that?
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #138
blunted said:
Do you trust our Recruitment Team to do that?
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Trust I don’t know. Last year I thought the recruitment was decent. Still think overall players are decent but squad spine was neglected.

I have a wait and see approach but ultimately we have to sell in order to bring in and to be attractive to younger players. After all the model is either with us or not we’ll get you a top move. Doesn’t work if you have no examples.
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #139
quinn1971 said:
and you know that how ?
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Mate you think Louis Binks earns £30k a week and Tavares is paid more than Van Eywick
 

blunted

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2025
  • #140
quinn1971 said:
King got interviewed on sky the first game after he took over and, said we will not be selling our best players , since then, gykores, hamer, ohare and now possibly MVE and sheaf, pretty sure that our previous owners did the same and got rightly slaughtered for it, id be worried what his actual plans are if we let MVE and sheaf go, selling our good players and buying poor replacements ?
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Pretty sure that is our template. Buy cheapish, develop then sell at a good profit. Rinse and repeat. The fly in the ointment recently has been the sums we have been paying and the development side of things.
 
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