JAWS Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Scored again today. A very astute signing by ambitious Ipswich in a move to give them added impetus to reach the promised land. Could we have pushed the boat out? I have read a lot of fans say there were no strikers available in January. He was clearly available AND had been touted as a possible signing for us previously. Could we afford him? Pops probably knows more than anyone but from what I've read we had some headroom. His wages would be high but it was only until the end of the season and are Ipswich in a better financial position than us? A lot of fans saying no point speculating/gambling too much in January as we were neither going up or down. On boxing day we were one point off top 6. ONE point! After previously beating Sunderland and Hull. I'm sure any negotiations for Jan would begin before Jan when top 6 was in reach & not midway through when our form & prospects of top 6 had seemingly dropped off. And Kieffer Moore wouldn't be a gamble as he's proven at this level and only a loan so not long term financial commitment. Admittedly Ipswich were a more attractive prospect from a league position point of view but with us on verge of top 6 we would still be attractive and it's not as though the player is committing his long term future. He'd also be first choice here whereas Ipswich have more options. We are also much closer geographically to Bournemouth and Wales (his country of origin) so that might have tipped the scales. The question is how much are we prepared to go for it?? Its not the first time...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 2 minutes ago, JAWS said: Scored again today. A very astute signing by ambitious Ipswich in a move to give them added impetus to reach the promised land. Could we have pushed the boat out? I have read a lot of fans say there were no strikers available in January. He was clearly available AND had been touted as a possible signing for us previously. Could we afford him? Pops probably knows more than anyone but from what I've read we had some headroom. His wages would be high but it was only until the end of the season and are Ipswich in a better financial position than us? A lot of fans saying no point speculating/gambling too much in January as we were neither going up or down. On boxing day we were one point off top 6. ONE point! After previously beating Sunderland and Hull. I'm sure any negotiations for Jan would begin before Jan when top 6 was in reach & not midway through when our form & prospects of top 6 had seemingly dropped off. And Kieffer Moore wouldn't be a gamble as he's proven at this level and only a loan so not long term financial commitment. Admittedly Ipswich were a more attractive prospect from a league position point of view but with us on verge of top 6 we would still be attractive and it's not as though the player is committing his long term future. He'd also be first choice here whereas Ipswich have more options. We are also much closer geographically to Bournemouth and Wales (his country of origin) so that might have tipped the scales. The question is how much are we prepared to go for it?? Its not the first time...... He would have always picked Ipswich above us, bit of a non-starter... 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Why on earth would we have spent that kind of money to finish 13th instead of 17th? Absolutely nonsensical for us and no chance he joins a midtable team over promotion chasers in any case 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fpcity Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Good player at this level. Lots on here though whenever suggested say he's not for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 We could have made a play for him on loan financially, whether he would have seen us as the best bet or indeed whether he would have been stylistically the best bet is another debate. Although quite what our defined style is atm is getting harder to pin down by the week. Again though would we pair him with Conway, would he be instead of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packman Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 I thought ipswich looked much better when they took him off against us and played with pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 He wasn’t interested in coming here so no point getting hung up about it We do need someone in that mould though who’s mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 15 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: We could have made a play for him on loan financially, whether he would have seen us as the best bet or indeed whether he would have been stylistically the best bet is another debate. Although quite what our defined style is atm is getting harder to pin down by the week. Again though would we pair him with Conway, would he be instead of? I would imagine instead of the way we are set up but I would like to see someone like him paired with Conway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Dave Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 A reported 38k a week, til the end of the season? **** that! Let’s see what happens to Ipswich if they don’t go up in the next 2 years! Don’t forget whose in charge of their recruitment! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Can’t judge something on one game, but I didn’t think it was a coincidence that Ipswich got much better on Tuesday after he went off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, DaveF said: He would have always picked Ipswich above us, bit of a non-starter... Yep, and he turned down his old club Cardiff. We had no chance of getting him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 45 minutes ago, JAWS said: I would imagine instead of the way we are set up but I would like to see someone like him paired with Conway Only with 2 up front? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNQ Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 6 minutes ago, Hello Dave said: A reported 38k a week, til the end of the season? **** that! Let’s see what happens to Ipswich if they don’t go up in the next 2 years! Don’t forget whose in charge of their recruitment! Yea, he's doing a real shit job there eh.. if only Ipswich would have JL and BT behind them they'd have the title wrapped up by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 11 minutes ago, Hello Dave said: A reported 38k a week, til the end of the season? **** that! Let’s see what happens to Ipswich if they don’t go up in the next 2 years! Don’t forget whose in charge of their recruitment! I wonder how much twine is on compared to that, if its true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 1 minute ago, Simon bristol said: I wonder how much twine is on compared to that, if its true? Nowhere near…financially it was a pretty low cost loan, where Burnley put emphasis on making deals to allow their players to get game-time, rather than sit around not playing (aside from his injury) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 He already played for Ipswich before, so guess made decision easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Moore would have been a better signing than Twine for the short term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montpelierblue Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 33 minutes ago, chinapig said: Yep, and he turned down his old club Cardiff. We had no chance of getting him. We couldn’t afford his large wage despite Bournemouth owing us a million still for him. Rumours that he is building a house on the outskirts of Cardiff and his misses wants to leave there still….ipswich is a long way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, JAWS said: I would imagine instead of the way we are set up but I would like to see someone like him paired with Conway Fair, he can play the lone striker. I'm not sure a strike pair wouldn't leave us too open or exposed in certain areas, always a balancing act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreThePigs Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, JAWS said: Scored again today. A very astute signing by ambitious Ipswich in a move to give them added impetus to reach the promised land. Could we have pushed the boat out? I have read a lot of fans say there were no strikers available in January. He was clearly available AND had been touted as a possible signing for us previously. Could we afford him? Pops probably knows more than anyone but from what I've read we had some headroom. His wages would be high but it was only until the end of the season and are Ipswich in a better financial position than us? A lot of fans saying no point speculating/gambling too much in January as we were neither going up or down. On boxing day we were one point off top 6. ONE point! After previously beating Sunderland and Hull. I'm sure any negotiations for Jan would begin before Jan when top 6 was in reach & not midway through when our form & prospects of top 6 had seemingly dropped off. And Kieffer Moore wouldn't be a gamble as he's proven at this level and only a loan so not long term financial commitment. Admittedly Ipswich were a more attractive prospect from a league position point of view but with us on verge of top 6 we would still be attractive and it's not as though the player is committing his long term future. He'd also be first choice here whereas Ipswich have more options. We are also much closer geographically to Bournemouth and Wales (his country of origin) so that might have tipped the scales. The question is how much are we prepared to go for it?? Its not the first time...... Ipswich pushing the boat out when fighting for promotion v Bristol city pushing the boat out for mid table. 30k per week, no thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 26 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Nowhere near…financially it was a pretty low cost loan, where Burnley put emphasis on making deals to allow their players to get game-time, rather than sit around not playing (aside from his injury) Is there likely to be an upfront loan fee for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 COD scored the winner…from a flick-on from Fam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 I thought we did enquire about him in January, despite his £40k pw wages, but he was never interested in coming here? I’ve never rated him anyway and wouldn’t want him on those wages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 27 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Moore would have been a better signing than Twine for the short term So would Messi but he didn’t want to join us either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Dave Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 47 minutes ago, Simon bristol said: I wonder how much twine is on compared to that, if its true? No City player is on even half that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 18 minutes ago, Simon bristol said: Is there likely to be an upfront loan fee for him All told, it’s a well-priced loan. Not appropriate for me to say any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Dave Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 49 minutes ago, FNQ said: Yea, he's doing a real shit job there eh.. if only Ipswich would have JL and BT behind them they'd have the title wrapped up by now. Harry Kane is doing pretty well at Bayern, but we couldn’t afford his ******* wages either!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: We could have made a play for him on loan financially, whether he would have seen us as the best bet or indeed whether he would have been stylistically the best bet is another debate. Although quite what our defined style is atm is getting harder to pin down by the week. Again though would we pair him with Conway, would he be instead of? He is on over double the wages of our highest earner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 49 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: He already played for Ipswich before, so guess made decision easier Fair point. Hadn't realised that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 4 minutes ago, frenchred said: He is on over double the wages of our highest earner! I suppose the wage structure thing. Albeit Cardiff have seemingly slashed theirs, their reported wage bill last season makes us look like Princes. (£14-14.5m Football wage). Yet they were in for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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