Fair Play To S.l

[M_Porter]

the post reckons we offered £150,000 down payment and £150,000 in further bits and bobs for hayter

and they wanted £250,000-£300,000 down payment +?

and grimbsy were offered £300,000 for reddy but they wanted £450,000 for him

i don't thing our offer to both clubs is a silly one infact if anything i would say we would prob had been paying over the odds for hayter as his contract is out in the summer and as for reddy £300,000 is about spot on he is def not worth almost half a mil

so fair play to steve he could have easily paid that just to apease some of the "break the bank" followers but it was not good business sense so he didnt

[Antman]

the post reckons we offered £150,000 down payment and £150,000 in further bits and bobs for hayter

and they wanted £250,000-£300,000 down payment +?

and grimbsy were offered £300,000 for reddy but they wanted £450,000 for him

i don't thing our offer to both clubs is a silly one infact if anything i would say we would prob had been paying over the odds for hayter as his contract is out in the summer and as for reddy £300,000 is about spot on he is def not worth almost half a mil

so fair play to steve he could have easily paid that just to apease some of the "break the bank" followers but it was not good business sense so he didnt

but what you're saying is that we had in fact approximately £ 300K to potentially get a striker in

but didn't.

Fair play to whom? at what point should we have been thinking, 'we are not getting anywhere, so lets turn our attentions to plan B' ?

not on the last day of the window I might suggest.

Was there ever a Plan B? (was there ever a plan!!!) or are we so suddenly so sheet hot that we don't want a new striker?

I'm not advocating 'break the bank' but if SL is happy to effectively tell us how he nearly spent this money isn't it fair to ask the question?

I suggest a few fans will be 'nearly' buying their season tickets if this keeps up.

is it me?

GAZERETH...KITTENS AND A BUNNY RABBIT, NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[Beezey]

but what you're saying is that we had in fact approximately £ 300K to potentially get a striker in

but didn't.

So because we have the money we should spend it? Any striker will do ?

We will never know the whole story regarding the Hayter offers or Reddy but I'm glad we didnt just throw money at someone and hoped that they would fit in.

Besides who is to say that this chap from Luton wasnt the plan B ? Take him on and see how he does and then pick up someone like Hayter for free in the summer.

[Guest ashtonyate]

the post reckons we offered £150,000 down payment and £150,000 in further bits and bobs for hayter

and they wanted £250,000-£300,000 down payment +?

and grimbsy were offered £300,000 for reddy but they wanted £450,000 for him

i don't thing our offer to both clubs is a silly one infact if anything i would say we would prob had been paying over the odds for hayter as his contract is out in the summer and as for reddy £300,000 is about spot on he is def not worth almost half a mil

so fair play to steve he could have easily paid that just to apease some of the "break the bank" followers but it was not good business sense so he didnt

Its a pity he did not think that when he signed Miller for 325 k

[Nibor]

More to the point if we honestly had £300k to spend why didn't we put an offer in for Holt?

Nibor

[RedM]

Its a pity he did not think that when he signed Miller for 325 k

That was almost in a different era regarding transfers, prices were higher then, money is not swishing around so freely now (in most cases). If we had 'Miller Time' again we wouldn't now be looking to pay so much.

So what should we do if we want up and coming, young, talented prospects if we don't buy them? Ah yes that's what the Academy is for isn't it!

[Northern Red]

Its a pity he did not think that when he signed Miller for 325 k

True, though it seems he might have finally learnt from that. Though that deal is dwarfed by Pulis paying £500k for Steve Jones.

[Bristol Boy]

If the figures are correct, then I agree.

More to the point if we honestly had £300k to spend why didn't we put an offer in for Holt?

Nibor

That was my point

I think we need to know about the nature of the £300k-If it was all up front, then I think it's to much for a player that has a bad record with injury and hasn't been prolific over his career.

[havanatopia]

SL's offer was not that far away from what B'mth were asking then. only the cash flow differed really. I think he was absolutely right to stick to his guns.

[Nibor]

If the figures are correct, then I agree.

That was my point

I think we need to know about the nature of the £300k-If it was all up front, then I think it's to much for a player that has a bad record with injury and hasn't been prolific over his career.

I'd agree with that. Whereas for Holt I wouldn't have thought it over the top.

Nibor

[frenchred]

Its about time all the Lansdown backers realised that this man is almost single handedly ripping the heart and soul from our club and presiding over one of the most disappointing periods in our clubs history.

- Fan relationship is about the lowest I can remember

- Trust is gone

- Stadium being, I don't know what

- Forum being dispatched from the club

- His part of the forum gone, he never answered the pertinent hard questions anyway

- Trust me on Tinnion

- Shirt quality

- The Badge

- East end refusal

- No redevelopment

- Season ticket prices escalated for false reasons

- Moving people from the Williams

- False promises on new signings

- Selling of our best prospects

And thats off the top of my head, no doubt there are more!

[Guest alex1089]

At least we know that we have alot of money saved for the summer to use, I am sure GJ will pick up a few good bargins!

[BCAGFC]

the post reckons we offered £150,000 down payment and £150,000 in further bits and bobs for hayter

and they wanted £250,000-£300,000 down payment +?

and grimbsy were offered £300,000 for reddy but they wanted £450,000 for him

i don't thing our offer to both clubs is a silly one infact if anything i would say we would prob had been paying over the odds for hayter as his contract is out in the summer and as for reddy £300,000 is about spot on he is def not worth almost half a mil

so fair play to steve he could have easily paid that just to apease some of the "break the bank" followers but it was not good business sense so he didnt

Let's pray that things don't backfire then because we cannot afford to be relegated. A bit disappointed that we only had 2 or 3 striker targets and that we didn't start negotiations much earlier. At least this seasons' debt will be £300k+ lower (Golbourne/Gillespie fees).

BCAGFC

[solo1bc]

Was there ever a Plan B? (was there ever a plan!!!) or are we so suddenly so sheet hot that we don't want a new striker?

Reddy - Plan A

Hayter - Plan B

Easter - Plan C

Andrews - Plan D

How's many plans do you want Antman?

[aa_bcfc]

SL's offer was not that far away from what B'mth were asking then. only the cash flow differed really. I think he was absolutely right to stick to his guns.

Might not look quite so absolutely right if we go down!!

Fair play to Bournmouth for sticking to their guns and telling us to eff off. Shame we did not do the same stand when we looked like we were going to win the championship when we went up with Watford. We sold Goater for about 375,000 as he was out of contract and we did not want to run the risk of him going for nothing. That probably cost this club its only championship since 1955.