Eighteen ninetyfour Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Even though we may be parting ways with Benik this summer, ill never forget how much of a lift he gave the fans and how much everyone at the club including the fans pulled together during the tragic loss of Amora. If he is here or not next season i wish him all the best with whatever he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finley_Smith10 Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 See you all soon meaning he’s coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Just now, Finley_Smith10 said: See you all soon meaning he’s coming back No chance on his pay packet unless he takes a massive drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Finley_Smith10 said: See you all soon meaning he’s coming back 7 minutes ago, Lez said: No chance on his pay packet unless he takes a massive drop. new manager mateys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Just now, alexukhc said: new manager mateys New manager wont make a blind bit of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Just now, Lez said: New manager wont make a blind bit of difference. Nah I mean he’s our new manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman_Stand Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 He won't be back next season, we couldn't afford his salary and with the current uncertainty he isn't likely to accept a paycut to come here. On top of that as good as he was in the first mont or so f the season he didn't produce much after the restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 24 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said: He won't be back next season, we couldn't afford his salary and with the current uncertainty he isn't likely to accept a paycut to come here. On top of that as good as he was in the first mont or so f the season he didn't produce much after the restart. Quite right. Lovely bloke who has gone through unimaginable heartbreak this season. He did very well to come back & play any part of this season but understandably he didn’t look the same player as before. Taking wages & his injury record into account no chance we will be looking to bring him back for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 28 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said: He won't be back next season, we couldn't afford his salary and with the current uncertainty he isn't likely to accept a paycut to come here. On top of that as good as he was in the first mont or so f the season he didn't produce much after the restart. Wonder (in hindsight) if the option to buy was “if we get promoted”. As you say wages high / too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Quite right. Lovely bloke who has gone through unimaginable heartbreak this season. He did very well to come back & play any part of this season but understandably he didn’t look the same player as before. Taking wages & his injury record into account no chance we will be looking to bring him back for next season. Have to agree @GrahamC I remember you making this point before. It would be a huge risk to bring back Benik next season. It’s a shame but there is just no way this will be viable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Finley_Smith10 said: See you all soon meaning he’s coming back With Stoke I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: With Stoke I expect. and I expect Stoke to do quite well next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 BP reports Afobe has bid farewell to Bristol City, and has returned to Stoke. It also states Stoke would be looking for "north of 8m" for us to sign him; Loan a possibilty but that would depend on our new managers requirements/opinions and if anyone else fancies him. With Fam not yet signed a new contract and only a year left also likely to be going, (if any kind of decent offer comes in); also Elli reported to be off it will leave us a bit lean up top with a few holes to fill. Afobe has undoubted talent but has the injury doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Wouldn't be sure about bringing him back perm or another loan based off his performances post-lockdown yes he wasn't long recovered but you're gambling on him finding his early season form on 35,000 or a big transfer fee. Imagine we can find better value elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Good player but 8 million plus high wages and a dodgy injury record. It would be a no from me but certainly wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Not many teams will be spending 8 million on a player this window due to obvious reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Really nice guy, model pro and definitely wish him well, but I think with all that's impacted on his game over the past 9 months, he's not going to give us very good return on investment and wee need to be looking elsewhere now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyez Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Would take him for £3-4m and a “pre season” under his belt , but only if Fam goes. We do have Wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I’d be surprised if Stoke get 800,000 for Afobe with all that’s gone on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 His movement was something different to anyone else we have or had recently Even post-lockdown when he's probably not had the same form, you can still see him playing off the last man and getting in behind the defence just no one could find him with a "killer" pass That said, for £8m it's got to be no. Too big a risk unless he takes a big pay cut. Gutted because I've wanted us to sign him for years (however unrealistic that would have been) and when we finally do he gets that injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBS15 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Would prefer us to invest in Ivan Toney from Peterborough. Impressive last couple of seasons with us being able to offer szmodics part/x for a couple of million off also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Afobe v us fir MK Don's when we beat them 3 2 one of the best individual performances I've seen down the gate.....no dodgy knees afobe I would sign in a heartbeat but not at that price and injury record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombsy Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 It’s less than 8 million we had an agreement for 4 million as we paid a big lone fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 What Stoke say they want and what they will get, in today’s circumstances, are two different things. Afobe has also got to be realistic as he’s not going to get 35k per week at another club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Coombsy said: It’s less than 8 million we had an agreement for 4 million as we paid a big lone fee That’s the conclusion I reached last summer....but I then heard it was £7-8m more recently. But much as Benik was great on arrival, it would be a huge risk at even the £4m you quote, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Not a chance anyone will be paying Stoke north of 8 million for Afobe. Stoke living in absolute dreamland if they think that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I'll always remember Afobe for the fairytale return after resumption that never was. it seemed that everything had aligned fir a beautiful and deserved comeback story. in reality we got a handful of average performances and a brief goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, bris red said: Not a chance anyone will be paying Stoke north of 8 million for Afobe. Stoke living in absolute dreamland if they think that. Agreed. In the current climate I'd value him and no more than £2m and I don't think they would get too many offers at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Stoke are on drugs if they think they’re getting anywhere near 8M for him. Current climate + bad injuries = 3-4 M tops. At that price I’d have a punt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hopefully not a question of a punt - we will have a limited budget for all the new players and probably cannot afford him without limiting options elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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