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The Most Expensive Ex City Player ? (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter bringbackrattles
  • Start date Jul 13, 2015
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bringbackrattles

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #1
With Raheem Sterling moving to Man City for £49 million pounds,it got me thinking which ex Cov City player if he was playing today would command a really big fee ? The likes of Robbie Keane,Dion Dublin,and Stuart Pearce,at their best for us would cost another team big bucks no doubt. Going back a bit I reckon Tommy Hutchison would be high as the transfer market is barmy these days to what it used to be. Any suggestions ?
 

blueflint

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #2
going back further Ronnie Rees Ray Pointer Willie Humphries
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #3
there are several players we did not sell at their peak (and prices we were offered) and cost us a lot
Gary Thompson - Arsenal £2m
Peter Ndlovu - Var £4m
Mick Ferguson - Ipswich £1m
 

bringbackrattles

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #4
skybluesam66 said:
there are several players we did not sell at their peak (and prices we were offered) and cost us a lot
Gary Thompson - Arsenal £2m
Peter Ndlovu - Var £4m
Mick Ferguson - Ipswich £1m
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I reckon Ferguson and Wallace when they were a deadly duo for us would be sold by our current owners in a flash !
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #5
blueflint said:
going back further Ronnie Rees Ray Pointer Willie Humphries
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I agree with Rees and Humphries but Pointer when he played here wasn't the player he was at Burnley,even though he was still good.
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #6
bringbackrattles said:
I reckon Ferguson and Wallace when they were a deadly duo for us would be sold by our current owners in a flash !
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Jimmy Hill didn't take too long to sell them either.
 

We'll_live_and_die

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #7
Dennis Wise
 

Covstu

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #8
Sturridge is the obvious one and players like Scott Dann who's stock is certainly rising at present. We never had a player who would touch £50M though!
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #9
Covstu said:
Sturridge is the obvious one and players like Scott Dann who's stock is certainly rising at present. We never had a player who would touch £50M though!
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Wallace would have been around £30 million by today's standards.
 

Johnnythespider

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #10
I reckon Robbie Keane would fetch £40 million in today's market
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #11
We paid a big fee for Speedie and I reckon in his pomp he would go for a high price too.
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #12
Grendel said:
Jimmy Hill didn't take too long to sell them either.
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I'm sure Jimmy had gone when they were here ?
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #13
bringbackrattles said:
I'm sure Jimmy had gone when they were here ?
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He was chairman and when he was chairman sold everything that commanded a fee.
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #14
Grendel said:
He was chairman and when he was chairman sold everything that commanded a fee.
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Nothing changes then !
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #15
Terry Gibson obviously but also players like Danny Thomas, Trevor Peake, George Boateng,Hadji,Huckerby plus many others from that time would have moved for big money.
 

skybluetony176

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #16
Phil Babb would have cost a tidy packet in today's market. Assuming Liverpool bought him again. Does anyone else think that Liverpool have a history of overspending on average to OK players? They almost always seem to over pay for me. With the exception of GM.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Jul 13, 2015
  • #17
skybluetony176 said:
Phil Babb would have cost a tidy packet in today's market. Assuming Liverpool bought him again. Does anyone else think that Liverpool have a history of overspending on average to OK players? They almost always seem to over pay for me. With the exception of GM.
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Good call
 

Joy Division

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  • Jul 14, 2015
  • #18
skybluetony176 said:
Phil Babb would have cost a tidy packet in today's market. Assuming Liverpool bought him again. Does anyone else think that Liverpool have a history of overspending on average to OK players? They almost always seem to over pay for me. With the exception of GM.
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Babb was the first player I remember thinking that was way too good for us. Probably the most accomplished City defender I've seen.
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

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  • Jul 14, 2015
  • #19
Keeping in mind that English full backs seem to command a stooopid premium (Luke Shaw & Nathaniel Clyne being the most recent examples)....how much would the young Dannny Thomas have been worth in todays market? Gotta be £20m right?

Oh....and if Andy Carroll went for £30ma few years ago, how much would Mark Hateley have been worth in todays silly money.....
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jul 14, 2015
  • #20
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
Keeping in mind that English full backs seem to command a stooopid premium (Luke Shaw & Nathaniel Clyne being the most recent examples)....how much would the young Dannny Thomas have been worth in todays market? Gotta be £20m right?

Oh....and if Andy Carroll went for £30ma few years ago, how much would Mark Hateley have been worth in todays silly money.....
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I remember when we brought Bill Glazier from Palace and at that time it was a record for a keeper at £35,000. In money terms I'd love to know how much would that be today ? I bet it would be massive.
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Jul 14, 2015
  • #21
bringbackrattles said:
I remember when we brought Bill Glazier from Palace and at that time it was a record for a keeper at £35,000. In money terms I'd love to know how much would that be today ? I bet it would be massive.
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not sure of the year - but £35k in 1970 would be £515k today
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Jul 14, 2015
  • #22
Bill Glazier would be worth a lot more than that in today's football market. Just shows how football has lost its way. 500k wouldn't even buy you a league one keeper


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bringbackrattles

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 14, 2015
  • #23
lifeskyblue said:
Bill Glazier would be worth a lot more than that in today's football market. Just shows how football has lost its way. 500k wouldn't even buy you a league one keeper


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I agree as Glazier was a top keeper.He was the goalie for Englands under 23 team when he broke his leg and was out for a year.When he came back he was too old for them and was unlucky not to be a full international.He would be sold these days for a huge fee I'm certain of that,and in the millions not thousands.
 
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