| Oli McBurnie 10:31 - Jul 27 with 57117 views | jackharris |
There has been talk this morning that a 18 million bid has been accepted from Sheffield United? I wonder how true this is? Is anyone able to shed some light. We will see at 2pm today when the team sheet is published. |  |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:31 - Jul 29 with 2409 views | TheKirkyLife |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:26 - Jul 29 by Tummer_from_Texas |
The one thing I learned from the Siggy sale that timing was everything. The money is irrelevant if it's too late to use it this window. |
SPOT. ON.
Also, let's be fair - where did that £45 million go?
An irreplaceable player and so it proved to be. |  | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:31 - Jul 29 with 2409 views | Badlands |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:11 - Jul 29 by londonlisa2001 |
Yes - I’ve already said similar in my post above, which you probably didn’t see before posting.
The big takeaway, is for a few years, those of us, including the Trust, calling for Jenkins to be replaced, were told we could never find anyone who could do a better job. And yet we have. Funny that.
If only the club had listened to the Trust’s calls for him to be replaced when first made, we possibly would be nowhere near this position now. |
' we could never find anyone who could do a better job.'
When you say 'we' you mean the controlling shareholders and Chris Pearlman. |  |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:33 - Jul 29 with 2390 views | magicdaps10 |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:26 - Jul 29 by Tummer_from_Texas |
The one thing I learned from the Siggy sale that timing was everything. The money is irrelevant if it's too late to use it this window. |
100% bang on, another issue to take on board. If we are to sell then no fathing about, get it done and get a move on with new faces. |  |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:38 - Jul 29 with 2332 views | Jacket |
| Oli McBurnie on 15:46 - Jul 29 by londonlisa2001 |
PL income wasn’t £120m. We received c. £98.5m in our last season.
You’re right to point out the significant drop in total income, however. But large chunks of that were recovered by significant numbers of player sales last summer and also relegation clauses in contracts.
Plus more departures this summer of out of contract players (Bony, Fer, Olsson) and the sale of James has had another big impact. Plus Jordan Ayew has gone, shifting another expensive player.
The issue is our failure so far, to offload the others we were hoping to leave (Ayew, Montero, Baston). For all the talk of how well it’s going, and some aspects of club management have seen a pleasing improvement, that’s quite alarming at the moment.
If McBurnie goes, it will be less as a function of filling the premier league hole and more as a means of making up for us not being able to get rid of people that were the top of this summer’s ‘to do’ list. Hopefully we will get shot of Ayew and Montero (in particular) before the summer comes to a close, but we will need to move sharply to bring in even the squad reinforcements that were deemed essential before McBurnie’s departure was considered likely. |
If we sell McBurnie for £20m is it then necessary to offload Baston? Particularly as we won't be recouping anything near his whole wages even if we manage to loan him out. |  | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:39 - Jul 29 with 2327 views | Bluebird |
The yanks are doing what scam hammam did to us.
Milking money away whilst paying the minimum payments towards the debt of the club..
If they do sell your club I bet it will come with the debts like when Tan bought us. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:39 - Jul 29 with 2324 views | Captain_Sham |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:31 - Jul 29 by TheKirkyLife |
SPOT. ON.
Also, let's be fair - where did that £45 million go?
An irreplaceable player and so it proved to be. |
Andre Ayew cost £20m. Sam Clucas Cost £15m. |  |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:41 - Jul 29 with 2301 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:31 - Jul 29 by Badlands |
' we could never find anyone who could do a better job.'
When you say 'we' you mean the controlling shareholders and Chris Pearlman. |
No, I meant the people saying it.
There were lots of calls for his removal and the answer was often - name someone who can do better. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:42 - Jul 29 with 2290 views | magicdaps10 |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:39 - Jul 29 by Captain_Sham |
Andre Ayew cost £20m. Sam Clucas Cost £15m. |
That is only 35m you thiick tw@t. | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:44 - Jul 29 with 2273 views | magicdaps10 |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:41 - Jul 29 by londonlisa2001 |
No, I meant the people saying it.
There were lots of calls for his removal and the answer was often - name someone who can do better. |
That was a constant question thrown about along with be careful what you wish for. | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:46 - Jul 29 with 2241 views | magicdaps10 |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:44 - Jul 29 by magicdaps10 |
That was a constant question thrown about along with be careful what you wish for. |
E20 was the one who constantly had Jenkins back there, think Birch has already proven how much more competent he is.
Another E20 classic to put on the list, pass me another page please  | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 16:55 - Jul 29 with 2152 views | Badlands |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:31 - Jul 29 by TheKirkyLife |
SPOT. ON.
Also, let's be fair - where did that £45 million go?
An irreplaceable player and so it proved to be. |
2017/18
Income from transfers - £72.99 million
Outgoing for transfers £66.05 million
Profit £6.94 million ... hang on fees + increased wages for Clucas, Bony, Mesa, Sanches c £19 million if memory serves but it was more Han £6.94 million.
Didn't Sign leave with nearly three weeks of the window to go? | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:00 - Jul 29 with 2106 views | sdh1412 |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:42 - Jul 29 by magicdaps10 |
That is only 35m you thiick tw@t. |
Suspect he meant to add the £10m we splurged on Bony !! | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:03 - Jul 29 with 2081 views | mynamesjeff1 |
Joe Rodons brother posted a picture of him and Oli on the lash earlier but was deleted by all accounts. I know for a fact he was on it Saturday and last night, if he’s on it now then he’s clearly not training tomorrow. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:03 - Jul 29 with 2076 views | magicdaps10 |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:00 - Jul 29 by sdh1412 |
Suspect he meant to add the £10m we splurged on Bony !! |
Well he should have said then. | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:06 - Jul 29 with 2029 views | magicdaps10 |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:00 - Jul 29 by sdh1412 |
Suspect he meant to add the £10m we splurged on Bony !! |
The fact that we didn't actually end up paying close to 16m for Clucas, also of the 20m we paid for Ayew, 8m was still owed to us by WHU from the original transfer.
Why do you think we ended up going back in for players we sold a few years previous? | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:15 - Jul 29 with 1911 views | jack247 |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:06 - Jul 29 by magicdaps10 |
The fact that we didn't actually end up paying close to 16m for Clucas, also of the 20m we paid for Ayew, 8m was still owed to us by WHU from the original transfer.
Why do you think we ended up going back in for players we sold a few years previous? |
A £12m transfer which includes writing off an £8m debt isn’t massively different from a £20m transfer. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:28 - Jul 29 with 1773 views | ItchySphincter |
| Oli McBurnie on 16:11 - Jul 29 by londonlisa2001 |
Yes - I’ve already said similar in my post above, which you probably didn’t see before posting.
The big takeaway, is for a few years, those of us, including the Trust, calling for Jenkins to be replaced, were told we could never find anyone who could do a better job. And yet we have. Funny that.
If only the club had listened to the Trust’s calls for him to be replaced when first made, we possibly would be nowhere near this position now. |
Birch hasn't done anything yet besides sell Jordan Ayew. |  |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:32 - Jul 29 with 1735 views | ploppy |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:28 - Jul 29 by ItchySphincter |
Birch hasn't done anything yet besides sell Jordan Ayew. |
And Dan James.
Oh, and given Routledge a new contract.
And taken Wilmot on loan.
etc. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:35 - Jul 29 with 1697 views | thornabyswan |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:32 - Jul 29 by ploppy |
And Dan James.
Oh, and given Routledge a new contract.
And taken Wilmot on loan.
etc. |
And brought in a new manager with backroom staff. | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:39 - Jul 29 with 1659 views | ItchySphincter |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:32 - Jul 29 by ploppy |
And Dan James.
Oh, and given Routledge a new contract.
And taken Wilmot on loan.
etc. |
F*cking hell, Dan James sold himself you plum.
I've already mentioned this but you think if Birch succeeds in selling James and McBurnie and leaves us with J. Ayew, Montero, etc that he's done a great job, yeah?
Righto. | |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:42 - Jul 29 with 1628 views | monmouth |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:35 - Jul 29 by thornabyswan |
And brought in a new manager with backroom staff. |
And brought in a proper head of recruitment
And been more open in a few months than Jenkins in years.
Long way to go but in terms of competence, for my money, he's already a big step up to the cowboy roofer, his vending machine ranch-hand and the Dutch cap. |  |
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| Oli McBurnie on 17:43 - Jul 29 with 1615 views | ploppy |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:39 - Jul 29 by ItchySphincter |
F*cking hell, Dan James sold himself you plum.
I've already mentioned this but you think if Birch succeeds in selling James and McBurnie and leaves us with J. Ayew, Montero, etc that he's done a great job, yeah?
Righto. |
So DJ negotiated his own transfer then?
Righto. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:49 - Jul 29 with 1563 views | jack247 |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:43 - Jul 29 by ploppy |
So DJ negotiated his own transfer then?
Righto. |
He’s got a fair point. It’s easy to sell players clubs want to buy. Andre Ayew and co are a bigger challenge.
I think Birch has done well so far though. | | | |
| Oli McBurnie on 18:03 - Jul 29 with 1473 views | monmouth |
| Oli McBurnie on 17:49 - Jul 29 by jack247 |
He’s got a fair point. It’s easy to sell players clubs want to buy. Andre Ayew and co are a bigger challenge.
I think Birch has done well so far though. |
It is pretty tough to sell something absolutely nobody wants to buy, I suppose. | |
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