Nibor Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Best of luck Jimmy, some great goals last season - key to us staying up and a fantastic financial return. Well done everybody at the club for a really successful bit of negotiation, let's hope we can get a couple more in before the end of tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Leaving aside the ridiculous amount of money, we've lost a very good player. He's got obvious areas of weakness but let's not start downplaying his contribution, we'd have been relegated without him last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, kivsy said: Personally I'd rather buy a defender , rather than two strikers , every game we play we look like conceding We've conceded 1 goal per game, that's pretty good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thanks Jimmy for the good luck wishes and appreciation to the club and fans on your Twitter and FB accounts.........NOT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Exclusive image, MA decides to go on a celebratory walk after a good day at the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 12 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Thanks Jimmy for the good luck wishes and appreciation to the club and fans on your Twitter and FB accounts.........NOT ! All he has is an Instagram that the public can view, his Facebook has been made more private now. He left a message there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Phileas Fogg said: Doesn't appear to be any well wishes by our players on Twitter that I've seen like there were for Williams. Maybe it's true that he didn't fully integrate with the team. Obviously the language issue adds to that. Maybe there are private well wishes. I'm sure there are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: All he has is an Instagram that the public can view, his Facebook has been made more private now. He left a message there. OK, fair play to the guy, I stand corrected . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkey Dollocks Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Olé said: I have literally no idea what prompted this photo, but..... Caption Competition. GO! Ok Jonathan, I'll run through it again... To stay onside you need to have de fence between you and the goal. sincere apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 17 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: All he has is an Instagram that the public can view, his Facebook has been made more private now. He left a message there. Freezi? didn't realise Marc Goodfellow still played here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Cracking business and what modern football is unfortunately all about. We pluck a guy out of relative obscurity and give him a foundation to benefit both the club and himself. He keeps us in the Championship and gets his dream move. We get around seven times what we paid for him. Clinical and modern. But, if we'd found ourselves back in league one with this stadium it would have been a disaster. So we owe JK a lot for that magical scoring season and he owes us a lot. And to quote a horrible phrase that I despise, it's a "win win" situation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, sephjnr said: Freezi? didn't realise Marc Goodfellow still played here! And who's this Arnold Tomlin character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 11 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Cracking business and what modern football is unfortunately all about. We pluck a guy out of relative obscurity and give him a foundation to benefit both the club and himself. He keeps us in the Championship and gets his dream move. We get around seven times what we paid for him. Clinical and modern. But, if we'd found ourselves back in league one with this stadium it would have been a disaster. So we owe JK a lot for that magical scoring season and he owes us a lot. And to quote a horrible phrase that I despise, it's a "win win" situation.... .... agree with all that and it's a good pitch to any young promising player that they can come to City and progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Cracking business and what modern football is unfortunately all about. We pluck a guy out of relative obscurity and give him a foundation to benefit both the club and himself. He keeps us in the Championship and gets his dream move. We get around seven times what we paid for him. Clinical and modern. But, if we'd found ourselves back in league one with this stadium it would have been a disaster. So we owe JK a lot for that magical scoring season and he owes us a lot. And to quote a horrible phrase that I despise, it's a "win win" situation.... Missed reading the last 10 or so pages, but my sentiments too. I know you disagree, but for me, he became a cult hero 2 minutes into his home debut. He got fans off their seats both in amazement at some of his skills, and was frustrating too. He worked hard for us all last season, we flogged him at times. This season, he's had to play second fiddle to the impressive Abraham, and as such, £15m represents a deal we couldn't turn down, no matter what division it came from. We don't know the true story behind Tuesday's team selection, neither Jimmy or Tammy started. Let's not make unsubstantiated claims. LJ has told us about Saturday, let's leave it at that, and remember what he did for us. I don't begrudge him a move to a club of the reputation of Villa, however I think he has helped give us some further financial clout to go and chase targets that can make us into a real challenging for play-offs team. Thanks Jimmy and also great work Bristol City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of his pie crust Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 2 hours ago, Olé said: I have literally no idea what prompted this photo, but..... Caption Competition. GO! Kodjia and some poles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Missed reading the last 10 or so pages, but my sentiments too. I know you disagree, but for me, he became a cult hero 2 minutes into his home debut. He got fans off their seats both in amazement at some of his skills, and was frustrating too. He worked hard for us all last season, we flogged him at times. This season, he's had to play second fiddle to the impressive Abraham, and as such, £15m represents a deal we couldn't turn down, no matter what division it came from. We don't know the true story behind Tuesday's team selection, neither Jimmy or Tammy started. Let's not make unsubstantiated claims. LJ has told us about Saturday, let's leave it at that, and remember what he did for us. I don't begrudge him a move to a club of the reputation of Villa, however I think he has helped give us some further financial clout to go and chase targets that can make us into a real challenging for play-offs team. Thanks Jimmy and also great work Bristol City. Well said Dave. I'm not sure I disagreed with him being a cult hero, I disagreed with him being called a City legend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 2 hours ago, redsince66 said: Speechless. See you in League 1. Really? How anyone can be cheesed off with this transfer window, even with no more incoming, is beyond me. The bloke wanted out (v. poor choice of team to go to though, think he's been a bit of a plank there) We cashed in and have a championship record fee under our belts which will help us attract other players from foreign/lower leagues in future. I would have been annoyed if we cashed out cheaply, or if he wanted to stay, but this has to make our life easier attracting others in future. This is long term thinking by the club, Kodjia wasn't going to be the player that catapulted us to the prem this season imo and especially if he didn't want to be here. Good work by all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everreddy Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 48 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: All he has is an Instagram that the public can view, his Facebook has been made more private now. He left a message there. Hasn't he taken his bandage wiv im? Or is that gonna cost Villa another £15m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 He is a decent Championship striker and will get 15-20 goals. But for £15m and he wants out - great deal for us. Would have taken £7m upwards. Especially with Tammy on board for the season. Really good feeling about all the business we are doing. Very smart. Looking for the gem at £2m then selling big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 13 minutes ago, everreddy said: Hasn't he taken his bandage wiv im? Or is that gonna cost Villa another £15m? When he gets sold for £25m he'll take his shirt off, it's like an expensive version of buying the peanuts in the pub to see the KP girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 23 minutes ago, everreddy said: Hasn't he taken his bandage wiv im? Or is that gonna cost Villa another £15m? He`s left it at City as an exhibit in the new museum, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Planet Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Good business for City and good luck to Jimmy. He did us proud and deserves to progress. BUT - when talking about speculation about Kodjia moving on, Geoff Twentypence played a recording of a (pre-season) interview with SL on last Saturday's RB programme in which SL said he would never be sold to another Championship club. Oh well @ £11M + more to come, we forgive you SL. Come to think of it, when sitting in my seat in the Dolman, now looking over to the magnificent new Lansdown stand, I could forgive him almost anything ! The new AG is now a stadium fit for Prem League football - After thrashing Villa in the 2nd half, I say - bring it on ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 For someone who gets caught offside so many times, got to be good business? I did like Kodjia but everyone has a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 4 hours ago, Olé said: I have literally no idea what prompted this photo, but..... Caption Competition. GO! Sorry Jonathan, yours should have said "Quick Bucks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Good luck to him. No hard feelings, he's got a young family to think of. Worked hard for us last season and did the business. But was he the player to lead the line in a more tactically adept side?...I don't think so. Regardless of that...a profit on this scale is preposterous! And unprecedented for us. Great bit of business for City. As of now I can't help feeling that Villa have been fleeced. Time will tell. Need to invest that profit wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Kodjia was an exciting player last season and I was looking forward to seeing him this season as well...but getting at least £11 million for him is great business by the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 2 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: .............. So we owe JK a lot for that magical scoring season and he owes us a lot. And to quote a horrible phrase that I despise, it's a "win win" situation.... Try this little phrase then... how about ..... ELEVEN MILLION QUID.. PRO QUO !!!! ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 6 hours ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: Hope we go for two relative unknowns upfront, maybe younger guys and spend no more than 4 million. That leaves us well in the black regarding transfers to balance the books and maybe we will turn a profit with the new stand for the first time in years. And what is the point in that? We are talking about a football club not a bank! We should aim to breakeven yes, but make a profit and go backwards or stand still is not the point after creating a 27k fantastic stadium. The point is the EPL, like it or not, and to get there the money for JK needs to provide a solid replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Great bit of business there. No doubt Kodge will be missed, he was a fans favourite in a similar sense to that Adomah was - a flair player who could occasionally repay you a large proportion of the entrance fee in an instant. There was always an anticipation whenever he picked up the ball, but an equal amount of frustration too. It was hard to see Albert go - he was all we had - but we understood and wished him well. He was a refreshing ray of light in an otherwise bland, utterly forgettable team. This time it is easier for a number of reasons. He has only been here a season, the personnel left behind are immeasurably better, and of course that stupendous price tag/profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, ScottishRed said: And what is the point in that? We are talking about a football club not a bank! We should aim to breakeven yes, but make a profit and go backwards or stand still is not the point after creating a 27k fantastic stadium. The point is the EPL, like it or not, and to get there the money for JK needs to provide a solid replacement. The best way to take a step back is to splash the cash and have the signing flop. Forest, Derby and Blackburn have all tried and failed to buy their way out of this league with expensive flops. And breaking even is more important than playing top flight football. The Lansdowns won't be here for ever. That profit can go towards a better academy, perhaps one day a new stand funded by the club and not SLs back pocket. This is not football manager or Fifa where the aim is to spend your entire budget every window. I'd rather we turned a profit for a few seasons, then upgraded our academy and youth scouting network meaning we don't need to buy as many players but produce our own. Anyway, we have proved that you can get a 20 goal a season striker for 2 million, and we already have an excellent one in Tammy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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