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Bobby Thomas to Sheff Utd ? (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Aug 15, 2025
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Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #316
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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Deity

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #317
Im not suggesting they don’t …. But clubs rarely bid unless the players agent has encouraged them to do so ….
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #318
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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Deity

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #319
Sheff united have a much higher wage bill than we do …;
 

Captain Dart

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #320
larry_david said:
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Rumour was always nonsense. So do Rudoni and MVE.
 
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DT-R

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #321
Thats an extra £500k on his price


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larry_david

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #322
15 mill or fuck off!
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #323
We want 10m for Thomas now
 

fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #324
Swap Thomas for Hamer and O'hare or they can fuck off.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #325
Very naive from EMC
 

Skybluedownunder

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #326
Take £1m off lol


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Adge

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #327
Skybluedownunder said:
Take £1m off lol


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stevefloyd

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #328
Playing devils advocate, he scored 5 how many did he actually cost us ? He is prone to lapses and losing his man.. got 1 today too so far. And now cost us 2
 
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skybluecam

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #329

@Chicken Mcgraw he can’t be leaving now, can he
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #330
skybluecam said:
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@Chicken Mcgraw he can’t be leaving now, can he
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Doesn’t seem to be pushing for a move away here
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #331
skybluecam said:
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@Chicken Mcgraw he can’t be leaving now, can he
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It doesn’t mean anything does it ?? Could just as easily be a comment on his final match for Cov and his affection for the fans …..
 

Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #332
skybluecam said:
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@Chicken Mcgraw he can’t be leaving now, can he
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Why you tagged me what have I done!?

In answer to your question, who knows
 

Evo1883

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #333
5live reporter saying frank says he wants to keep thomas

 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #334
Evo1883 said:
5live reporter saying frank says he wants to keep thomas

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Excellent. Go and get Hughes too.
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #335
Maybe we won’t sell anyone lol, that’ll upset a few on here
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #336
Evo1883 said:
5live reporter saying frank says he wants to keep thomas

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I don't think that was ever in doubt.
 

skybluecam

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #337
Even for £8m the only way I could see bobby going is if we had a replacement lined up and needed the finance
 
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RoysterE17

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #338
Reading this morning the reporting on the offer was incorrect and the actual bid was only 5m. Do one Sheffield utd!
 
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JSL

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #339
Sheffield United are skint. Yes they have sold players but they have debts to fund too.
 
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GC1976

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #340
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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larry_david

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #341
I accepted he'd go, but it seems now players aren't desperate to leave which is brilliant. In fact i'm not even sure MVE goes now either.
 
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SkyBlueAussie

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #342
Bobby ain't going anywhere. That's the same gesture he made when he got the winner against Stoke at the end of last season.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #343
procdoc said:
Doesn’t seem to be pushing for a move away here
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Not surprised, when Hamer eventually leaves they are a very average championship squad. Would be similar to when we had to sell Hyam.
 

Chris1987

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #344
JSL said:
Sheffield United are skint. Yes they have sold players but they have debts to fund too.
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Chris1987

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #345
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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Deity

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #346
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
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #347
Deity said:
I would say it’s 50/50 which way this will go
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Brave call ...........
 
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oneofourown

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #348
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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Chris1987

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #349
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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skybluecam

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  • Aug 18, 2025
  • #350
Chicken Mcgraw said:
Why you tagged me what have I done!?

In answer to your question, who knows
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Coz you said Hughes must be staying because he was posting Hull stuff on instagram lol
 
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