shmmeee
Well-Known Member
Let’s party like it’s 1995!
Heard a whisper Overson paid for Hamer
You mean the Newmarket scheme a number of our big signings in the Atkinson Strachan years were bought that way.A return to the ‘racehorse’ scheme that saw Robbie Keane spend a season with us before being sold for a huge profit that CCFC didn’t see a penny of...
If true I wonder what happens to any sell-on profit.
Could well have been, can’t find my copy of the book (think I read about it in “Staying up”??) and yeah there were multiple players bought. My (admittedly sketchy) memory of it was that Keane was the biggest deal, both in terms of outlay and profit. Wish I could find the book now...You mean the Newmarket scheme a number of our big signings in the Atkinson Strachan years were bought that way.
You mean the Newmarket scheme a number of our big signings in the Atkinson Strachan years were bought that way.
I believe that model has been outlawed now with the removal of third party ownership.
Was that to do with the Tevez/ Mascherano transfers to West Ham?
Very decent indeed if he’s just gifting all this to the club. All if true of course.
Absolutely, not sure anyone is expecting him to buy players. No idea where the suggestion originated (apart from this thread). He already has my respect for his contributions to our club for sure.Leaving aside the debate about whether it's really all that great for our transfer policy to hinge on mysterious wealthy third party benefactors, I have to question where these rumours come from. He seems like a nice guy who cares about the club and has donated plenty. That should be enough to earn our respect. Not sure why we should be expecting him, or anyone else, to be bankrolling seven-figure transfers - I certainly don't know how he could afford that, especially in this environment.
How does overson buying players work with FFP? Surerly that means rich owners could assemble dream team for guaranteed promotion to prem
How does overson buying players work with FFP? Surerly that means rich owners could assemble dream team for guaranteed promotion to prem
But the finance was there surely increased budget from last season, was there prize money for winning league ?and we’ve had transfer income from McCallum not saying we are swimming in loot can’t be exactly destitute surely.There is zero chance of him personally paying for Hamer (or anyone else).
I think people see that we've spent a substantial fee for the first time in a long time & then decide 1 (or both) of:
- Club can't afford that
- SISU won't invest
So put a daft 2+2 together.
But the finance was there surely increased budget from last season, was there prize money for winning league ?and we’ve had transfer income from McCallum not saying we are swimming in loot can’t be exactly destitute surely.
You know that, I know that but it doesn't stop the conspiracy theorists!
I heard from someone within the club at the time that Eddie Jordan paid for Keane and then took the profit.I heard at the time Keane was a slightly different deal to Whelan et al and it was a direct deal with whoever we sold him to (Juve?) that if we took him and proved him in the Prem, we’d be guaranteed X amount the season after.
Though when you consider the Jarni deal, the confirmed racehorse deals, and God knows what else Richardson was up to, nothing would surprise me.
Careful now!
I remember sometime ago players were individually sponsored by local businesses, don’t know if they still do or if it is allowed anymore.
Richardson, McGinnity and Robinson all put in £2m each and Strachan was advised from his sick bed (flu) that Richardson was on his way up the M6 to get Keane (villa bid £5.5m) and wouldn’t go higher. The intention was always to sell him at a point when they couldn’t turn down the money/profit. The three of them trousered the £13.5m fee from Inter Milan as in effect it was their money. My source? Somebody VERY close to the club at the time!I heard from someone within the club at the time that Eddie Jordan paid for Keane and then took the profit.
Richardson, McGinnity and Robinson all put in £2m each and Strachan was advised from his sick bed (flu) that Richardson was on his way up the M6 to get Keane (villa bid £5.5m) and wouldn’t go higher. The intention was always to sell him at a point when they couldn’t turn down the money/profit. The three of them trousered the £13.5m fee from Inter Milan as in effect it was their money. My source? Somebody VERY close to the club at the time!
Love this thread.
“I heard x at the time from someone connected to the club”
“I heard y at the time from someone IN the club”
“I heard z at the time by someone VERY close to the club”
Not a comment of the veracity of anything, just found it funny
If you type VERY in capital letters, does it mean that it’s definitely true?Richardson, McGinnity and Robinson all put in £2m each and Strachan was advised from his sick bed (flu) that Richardson was on his way up the M6 to get Keane (villa bid £5.5m) and wouldn’t go higher. The intention was always to sell him at a point when they couldn’t turn down the money/profit. The three of them trousered the £13.5m fee from Inter Milan as in effect it was their money. My source? Somebody VERY close to the club at the time!
I don’t know what to say....
Ha ha very true. However, this was an ex CCFC player that told me on a FA coaching course.As I say, not a comment on who is right. TBH my memory is so bad I’m not confident in mine at all. Was just three people with very different very specific stories all very convinced they were more right than the last person. Wasn’t a dig I promise.
They do but it’s only a logo next to the players name in the program.I remember sometime ago players were individually sponsored by local businesses, don’t know if they still do or if it is allowed anymore.
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