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Transfer Rumour Frank Onyeka (21 Viewers)

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fatso

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  • Today at 5:02 PM
  • #491
skybluecam said:
Wages will be the problem won’t they?

I imagine he must be on more than 30k. If it’s a permanent deal are we prepared to make him our highest earner by some way on a long deal?
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Why would wages be a problem?

If its a loan, a deal will be done with Brentford who would pay a percentage of his wages which is a fair deal for both sides.

If its a permanent signing, he would have a deal sorted that may be lower wages but would include a hefty signing on bonus and include a big bonus for promotion, and then back on to premier wages for next season.
 

fatso

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  • Today at 5:03 PM
  • #492
cov87! said:
“So frank, welcome to Coventry. What’s your favourite chocolate bar?”
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"Fuck chocolate, show me your mega chippy"
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Today at 5:05 PM
  • #493
fatso said:
Why would wages be a problem?

If its a loan, a deal will be done with Brentford who would pay a percentage of his wages which is a fair deal for both sides.

If its a permanent signing, he would have a deal sorted that may be lower wages but would include a hefty signing on bonus and include a big bonus for promotion, and then back on to premier wages for next season.
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Wages won’t be a problem if we go up, most players we sign will be on at least 50/60k a week easily
 
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Balli001

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  • Today at 5:06 PM
  • #494
fatso said:
Why would wages be a problem?

If its a loan, a deal will be done with Brentford who would pay a percentage of his wages which is a fair deal for both sides.

If its a permanent signing, he would have a deal sorted that may be lower wages but would include a hefty signing on bonus and include a big bonus for promotion, and then back on to premier wages for next season.
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Because if we dont get promoted what is his incentive to take a massive pay cut?
 
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JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Today at 5:09 PM
  • #495
He doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to sort out his future.
I would very much like to sign him from Brentford and Ethan Pinnock too while we are at it, because I worry about the holes we have in the centre of the park.

Not yet filing under “pending” however based on a Nigerian soccer site.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Today at 5:17 PM
  • #496
skybluecam said:
Wages will be the problem won’t they?

I imagine he must be on more than 30k. If it’s a permanent deal are we prepared to make him our highest earner by some way on a long deal?
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If we get promoted, that will be the least we will be paying players
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Today at 5:19 PM
  • #497
8k followers.

Seems a bit janky but in a way a lot of legit things in West Africa can be.

https://x.com/Editor_ANS
 

Otis

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  • Today at 5:30 PM
  • #498
cov87! said:
“So frank, welcome to Coventry. What’s your favourite chocolate bar?”
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We seriously need to ask him if he likes coffee Revels.
 

fatso

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  • Today at 5:32 PM
  • #499
Balli001 said:
Because if we dont get promoted what is his incentive to take a massive pay cut?
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Thats why an initial loan would make sense, its also probable that if its a permanent move a signing on bonus would off set any drop in wages.
 

Alkhen

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  • Today at 5:35 PM
  • #500
cov87! said:
“So frank, welcome to Coventry. What’s your favourite chocolate bar?”
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He got a taste for Plopp whilst playing in Scandinavia

 

skybluecam

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  • Today at 5:36 PM
  • #501
TomRad85 said:
They shouldn't really be an issue, sometimes you just have to go for it if you want to get over the line. Smartest thing is to offer the best we can and then an increase upon promotion (which given our position sounds more attractive and realistic than if most other teams offered it.) Just about all of our players wages will increase upon promotion i would imagine.
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Thing is you can’t just break your wage structure for one player

And we do have to consider the possibility we don’t go up. Maybe he would go for a promotion incentive based deal, but I imagine the likes of Valencia and Sheff Utd would be able to meet his demands off the bat.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 5:38 PM
  • #502
skybluecam said:
Thing is you can’t just break your wage structure for one player

And we do have to consider the possibility we don’t go up. Maybe he would go for a promotion incentive based deal, but I imagine the likes of Valencia and Sheff Utd would be able to meet his demands off the bat.
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Well surely at some point we do break the wage structure for one player so dont really get this point.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 5:40 PM
  • #503
skybluecam said:
Thing is you can’t just break your wage structure for one player

And we do have to consider the possibility we don’t go up. Maybe he would go for a promotion incentive based deal, but I imagine the likes of Valencia and Sheff Utd would be able to meet his demands off the bat.
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Losing out to Sheffield United at this point would be pretty shameful tbh.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Today at 5:40 PM
  • #504
Ccfcisparks said:
Well surely at some point we do break the wage structure for one player so dont really get this point.
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Well no, if we went up we’d have a completely new wage structure with multiple new signings coming in.

If we don’t go up it will remain similar and we probably don’t want one player sitting on a 4 year contract earning 10k more than our next highest earner.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Today at 5:50 PM
  • #505
TomRad85 said:
Losing out to Sheffield United at this point would be pretty shameful tbh.
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As was the case with Hamer and O’Hare, if it comes down to money we can’t compete with them.
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 5:53 PM
  • #506
skybluecam said:
As was the case with Hamer and O’Hare, if it comes down to money we can’t compete with them.
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Completely different scenario.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 5:54 PM
  • #507
TomRad85 said:
Completely different scenario.
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Exactly. They were a team that had just come down/gone up and were in the ascendency.

Here the roles are reversed.
 

edgy

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  • Today at 5:55 PM
  • #508
If he were to chose Sheff Utd then it says something about him. Purely driven by money and not a chance of success and another shot at PL football.
 

skybluecam

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  • Today at 5:56 PM
  • #509
TomRad85 said:
Completely different scenario.
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Ccfcisparks said:
Exactly. They were a team that had just come down/gone up and were in the ascendency.

Here the roles are reversed.
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They’ll still be paying more, at the end of the day that’s the biggest factor for most players.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 5:56 PM
  • #510
skybluecam said:
They’ll still be paying more, at the end of the day that’s the biggest factor for most players.
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For most. You clearly dont know and are just guessing.
 

skybluecam

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  • Today at 5:58 PM
  • #511
Ccfcisparks said:
For most. You clearly dont know and are just guessing.
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I’m not claiming to be itk, just think it’s unlikely we sign him permanently this month
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 5:59 PM
  • #512
skybluecam said:
I’m not claiming to be itk, just think it’s unlikely we sign him permanently this month
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Yes and your reasoning is that hes probably money motivated without knowing at all. LOL
 

JSL

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  • Today at 6:22 PM
  • #513
Imagine the moral in the squad when our current top earners find he is on more than them
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Today at 6:30 PM
  • #514
If he is our target there’s no reason we shouldn’t get it done, loan with an obligation to buy upon promotion would surely work for all parties. As others have said if we are blown out the water by Sheff U or Birmingham that will be disappointing, if he is a target of course.
 
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Andy123456

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  • Today at 6:34 PM
  • #515
Question, if we had the option for Sheff UTD to take Frank the tank and in return we get Hamer would you???
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 6:39 PM
  • #516
skybluecam said:
Thing is you can’t just break your wage structure for one player

And we do have to consider the possibility we don’t go up. Maybe he would go for a promotion incentive based deal, but I imagine the likes of Valencia and Sheff Utd would be able to meet his demands off the bat.
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In all seriousness mate, and I'm saying this as someone who is a big fan of the owner generally, if we can't present ourselves as more attractive than Sheffield United currently its fucking embarrassing.
I have more faith than you however, I think we'll get it done.
 

Boicey

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  • Today at 6:40 PM
  • #517
Andy123456 said:
Question, if we had the option for Sheff UTD to take Frank the tank and in return we get Hamer would you???
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No. Our priority is a pacy midfield player with a good engine that can cover quickly defensively. That ain't Gus!
 

skybluecam

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  • Today at 6:43 PM
  • #518
TomRad85 said:
In all seriousness mate, and I'm saying this as someone who is a big fan of the owner generally, if we can't present ourselves as more attractive than Sheffield United currently its fucking embarrassing.
I have more faith than you however, I think we'll get it done.
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We can present ourselves however we like, rarely means much compared to cold hard cash
 

Jamesimus

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  • Today at 6:43 PM
  • #519
Boicey said:
No. Our priority is a pacy midfield player with a good engine that can cover quickly defensively. That ain't Gus!
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I don’t even think they have to be particularly pacey, but certainly they need to have a good engine / stamina and be athletic.
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 6:45 PM
  • #520
skybluecam said:
We can present ourselves however we like, rarely means much compared to cold hard cash
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Sorry mate, we have to at least offer close if we think this player helps us get to the Prem. It's called a calculated risk. I also don't agree its just cash, he could be in the Prem next year with us or in Championship purgatory with Sheffield United.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 6:46 PM
  • #521
skybluecam said:
We can present ourselves however we like, rarely means much compared to cold hard cash
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Literally not true
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 6:46 PM
  • #522
TomRad85 said:
Sorry mate, we have to at least offer close if we think this player helps us get to the Prem. It's called a calculated risk. I also don't agree its just cash, he could be in the Prem next year with us or in Championship purgatory with Sheffield United.
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yeah he’s on the wind up i think
 
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Chris1987

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  • Today at 6:50 PM
  • #523
JSL said:
Imagine the moral in the squad when our current top earners find he is on more than them
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They all looked so down and demotivated when we signed Grimes and Wolfendon
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 6:52 PM
  • #524
Chris1987 said:
They all looked so down and demotivated when we signed Grimes and Wolfendon
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Exactly this. People moaning about the players being demoralised if we signed Hamer, they would be ecastatic
 
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Lamps

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  • Today at 6:55 PM
  • #525
JSL said:
Imagine the moral in thd squad when our current top earners find he is on more than them
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Imagine the morale of the other players seeing another quality player coming in knowing it's another step towards promotion and a bigger chance of winning the Championship. The players will either have it in their contracts that they will get a good pay rise or the players we want to keep would be offered new contracts.

I'm sure every one of our players are more interested in winning the Championship than sulking because for now another player earns more than them.
 
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