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| Dunk on 12:00 - Jul 4 with 1085 views | SaintNick |
£40 million being asked for a player who turns 28 in November and has 74 Premier League games to his name.
If Brighton sell him they might struggle next season | |
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| Dunk on 12:34 - Jul 4 with 1030 views | saint22 |
yep and if we don't sign a decent CB we will struggle next season | | | |
| Dunk on 12:53 - Jul 4 with 996 views | Gennaro_Contaldo |
You wouldn't pay, as Saints CEO, £40m for Dunk though ...
The club are working hard to secure the best centre back(s) they can for right money. | |
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| Dunk on 12:54 - Jul 4 with 995 views | SonicBoom |
Does highlight how much of a risk we take when buying CB's for 16 million when someone like Dunk goes for 40.... | | | |
| Dunk on 12:57 - Jul 4 with 987 views | SaintNick |
Whilst I totally agree that we need at least one central defender brought in, even with the ones we had we still had a decent points average under Hasenthuttl that suggests that although we might not challenge for the top 10 without one coming in, we could be comfortable mid table given that the squad also has two new attacking options in place so we have a far better chance of outscoring the opposition than we did have last season. | |
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| Dunk on 13:11 - Jul 4 with 952 views | hedgeend61 |
Does this mean Harry Maguire leaving? | | | |
| Dunk on 13:12 - Jul 4 with 954 views | this_charming_man |
Weve already got our fair share of slow, lumbering centre halves so ill pass on dunk thanks | |
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| Dunk on 13:15 - Jul 4 with 933 views | PatfromPoole |
Think Brighton fans will be gutted if Dunk goes. Think he comes from the area and is the sort of player fans would relate to.
Tough gig for Graham Potter, that job. | |
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| Dunk on 13:44 - Jul 4 with 896 views | 1885_SFC |
Leicester looking strong for next season. They signed Perez today for £30m from Newcastle. Always rated him. | |
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| Dunk on 13:47 - Jul 4 with 888 views | Oc7saint |
No doubt Brighton are thinking if Maguire, a 'good' premier league CB is valued at £75m+ then £40m for an average premier league CB is fair.
For £40m they probably wouldn't get much change from signing a good Championship defender now. I wonder what a prime Paul Telfer or Lloyd James would go for in todays market?? | | | |
| Dunk on 14:38 - Jul 4 with 832 views | Butty101 |
I would as thats the going rate. Target a reseve leftback has just been sold for 17mill. So a english centreback that is around the England squad is going to cost 40mill. | |
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| Dunk on 14:49 - Jul 4 with 818 views | saint22 |
I wasn't really saying we should be paying that for Dunk (we should have signed him two seasons back cheers Les) but it does highlight how we need to unearth a bargain somewhere or cough up the going rate for a CB with experience | | | |
| Dunk on 15:19 - Jul 4 with 779 views | 1885_SFC |
I'm sure Ralph has pointed out to the board that our CB's are nowhere near good enough for this division & that we will need strengthening this Summer. He made a point of our defensive lapses & frailties enough times post match last season to the media! As we all know, good CB's in our price range are very hard to come by & in demand all across Europe. I trust Ralph however to have done his homework long before the season ended & passed a list of potential suitors to Gao & Co for consideration.
These things take time and, to coin a phrase, patience is a virtue. | |
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| Dunk on 15:20 - Jul 4 with 780 views | Chesham_Saint |
Thinking about the cost for a moment...
If we offload Jack Stephens for £5m+. Then assume a new CB lasts say, 3 years and his eventual sell on covers his salary for the period (cashflow notwithstanding) then, net/net we have c£5m+ to spend on a new CB and saved Stephens’ salary which over 3 years has got to be at least what £2-3m?
If we then take it as a given that new CB improves the team by at least 4 places that adds another £8m+ place prize money each season (If the new man effectively saves us from relegation then his contribution increases 10 fold). Then add in extra TV revenue for being a more successful team, cup runs and better attendances.
This would mean the £5m Stephens fee +£2m salary + 3 seasons ‘added value’ at over £8m a year mean we could spend £30m+ on a new CB and it’s essentially cost neutral.
Or am I missing something? | |
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| Dunk on 15:35 - Jul 4 with 754 views | saint22 |
That all adds up to me, question is who?
Weren't there rumours of the RB Leipzig CB coming this way? | | | |
| Dunk on 15:42 - Jul 4 with 746 views | this_charming_man |
All will be revealed my bullsh1tting, fake new york business non match attending chum, just you wait and see... | |
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| Dunk on 15:48 - Jul 4 with 737 views | SevenoaksSaint |
Hi Chaps...sorry my first post here. Really hoping we will get a CB with pace...the lumbering back line is spot on.
Anyone heard anything about Lemina to Ajax. I am not ITK, but heard through a friend who seemed very confident that this was happening | | | |
| Dunk on 15:50 - Jul 4 with 732 views | PatfromPoole |
Begs the question:
If Saints are indeed paying Jack Stephens £46k a week, how much would he get paid at Villa to make it worth him moving ??!!??
Probably £60k per week minimum.
Insane. | |
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| Dunk on 15:50 - Jul 4 with 731 views | Inspector_Gadget |
Woah! there! We haven’t been introduced. Top 3 biscuits sir? | |
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| Dunk on 16:04 - Jul 4 with 711 views | SevenoaksSaint |
jammy dodger, bourbon, choc digest
Milligan, Cleese, Everett...sessions! | | | |
| Dunk on 16:14 - Jul 4 with 687 views | Inspector_Gadget |
Some fine choices there Sir...Made in Dagenham a very much underrated film...I used to live in Sevenoaks for many years. Nice part of the world | |
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| Dunk on 17:34 - Jul 4 with 617 views | Blue |
I think they will struggle anyway, Nick. | |
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| Dunk on 17:35 - Jul 4 with 614 views | kingslandstand1 |
Are you a Maths teacher? | | | |
| Dunk on 17:39 - Jul 4 with 600 views | kingslandstand1 |
You've got a lot of competition to be a qualified ITK'r on here ………………. but if Ajax fancy doing a swap deal with de Ligt I'd certainly listen  | | | |
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