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Surely the team that has lost out the most this pre-season is Swindon. They may well have Parkin for half the fee we get for Lita who has been doing the biz for 2 years less! Cheer up guys, we still have a good attack but just need a good centre back and left winger to have a decent go of it.

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The fee is undisclosed so how do you know what we are getting?

I don't see how a dig at Swindle explains to other people how good a deal we are getting.

Very strange.

I'm not having a go at Swindon. The fee is obviosuly going to be more than what we turned down before-700k. Thta is already much more than what Swindon got for Parkin. I'm merely trying to highlight we have got a good deal whatever the price. Not strange at all.

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you're not having a go?

why start the topic based on us then?

you specialist  doh.gif

Just using you as an example of how we have doen well in the Lita deal. As I have always said, Swindon are not rivals, I don't mind Swindon. I just feel that maybe Swindon might be a tad disapointed that we are getting more for a 'one-season' wonder. Take it as a dig if you want- it's not though!

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I agree with Alex. Not knocking the Swindon, even though it is easy to do now and will be even easier when they get relegated this coming season, just pointing out some facts.

Yes, we are getting moe then the £700k that was knocked back, simple to work that one out.

I say well done to the board for selling at the right time and well done to Tin's and everyone else for developing such a fab player. Biggest well done to the congo warrior himself. Big up to Leroy whether he stays or goes.

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The fee for Parkin was undisclosed but includes a sell on. We haven't lost out as we've used his wages to get Thorpe and Cureton and also signed other quality players with Gareth Whalley signing today. http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/p...~684150,00.html

Whalley being one of the star players for Bradford when they got to the premiership.

We had Parkin for three years - far longer than most were expecting and as he was very honest and said he wanted to play in the championship next season and if he we weren't promoted he'd be moving on so it was not a shock when he left, everyone wishes him well for the future and there is no hard feelings.

I wouldn't worry too much about losing Lita as you'll probably be signing more players this summer and you've probably got a decent fee but I'd rather have the three years of goals and still make a tidy profit personally - that's not losing out.

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The fee for Parkin was undisclosed but includes a sell on. We haven't lost out as we've used his wages to get Thorpe and Cureton and also signed other quality players with Gareth Whalley signing today. http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/p...~684150,00.html

Whalley being one of the star players for Bradford when they got to the premiership.

We had Parkin for three years - far longer than most were expecting and as he was very honest and said he wanted to play in the championship next season and if he we weren't promoted he'd be moving on so it was not a shock when he left, everyone wishes him well for the future and there is no hard feelings.

I wouldn't worry too much about losing Lita as you'll probably be signing more players this summer and you've probably got a decent fee but I'd rather have the three years of goals and still make a tidy profit personally - that's not losing out.

Fair points. I would say that Cureton and Thorpe won't replace Parkin but that's just my opinion. I've heard good and bad about Whalley- may be a useful player in this league. Still haven't seen anything to suggest you will finish higher than last season.

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He's not having a go at Swindon at all. He is making a fair point that we look as if we'll get 800k odd up front and loads more to come for Lita, who as it stands is a one season wonder, while Swindon got less for a player who has proven that he can score a lot of goals. So on the pure face of the deals we have got more than Swindon have they have lost a more proven player than we have, for all we know had Lita stayed he may not have done anywhere near as well as he did last season, while you can guarentee 20-30 goals out of Parkin.

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He's not having a go at Swindon at all.  He is making a fair point that we look as if we'll get 800k  odd up front and loads more to come for Lita, who as it stands is a one season wonder, while Swindon got less for a player who has proven that he can score a lot of goals.  So on the pure face of the deals we have got more than Swindon have they have lost a more proven player than we have, for all we know had Lita stayed he may not have done anywhere near as well as he did last season, while you can guarentee 20-30 goals out of Parkin.

HURRAY! Finally someone understands!

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Swindon won't go down. They will be about 12th again.

That's quite a long way away from relegation certainity though. I doubt we'll get promoted but I'd stake everything I own on us being nowhere near the relegation zone in the latter half of the season.

Anyway, you're right about Lita - you got a better deal for a less proven player at this level. Bear in mind that both Parkin and Lita are unproven in the next league up and might not perform anywhere near to the standards they've shown at our respective clubs. I have to admit that whenever I've seen Lita he's been useless so I'm presuming Reading's scouts didn't see him play against us. I'm just speculating, but I imagine the reason Lita has probably gone for more than Sammy did is because he's got pace.

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That's quite a long way away from relegation certainity though. I doubt we'll get promoted but I'd stake everything I own on us being nowhere near the relegation zone in the latter half of the season.

Anyway, you're right about Lita - you got a better deal for a less proven player at this level. Bear in mind that both Parkin and Lita are unproven in the next league up and might not perform anywhere near to the standards they've shown at our respective clubs. I have to admit that whenever I've seen Lita he's been useless so I'm presuming Reading's scouts didn't see him play against us. I'm just speculating, but I imagine the reason Lita has probably gone for more than Sammy did is because he's got pace.

He had the best chance of the game at the County Ground when your keeper made a brilliant point blank save. Didn't play as well as he normally does but always threatens even if he doesn't score.

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The only reason we weren't able to get more for Parkin is because he had a minimum release fee clause in his contract that Ipswich met. Otherwise we would have gotten more for him, as like you say, he's been banging in the goals consistently for the past three seasons.

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The only reason we weren't able to get more for Parkin is because he had a minimum release fee clause in his contract that Ipswich met.  Otherwise we would have gotten more for him, as like you say, he's been banging in the goals consistently for the past three seasons.

Yep totally agree. Your board is obviously as stupid as ours in some repects!Edit: I don't hate the board but just feel that they could have tied up the Lita and Anyinsah deals earlier!

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He had the best chance of the game at the County Ground when your keeper made a brilliant point blank save.  Didn't play as well as he normally does but always threatens even if he doesn't score.

I don't remember that but I'll take your word for it.

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