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which we do a lot!
Selling before buying
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which we do a lot!
Of course it is.
Billy Batts
Striker
Every player has their price and all that.Of course it is.
The Hooded Claw
Striker
I doubt he had any bearing on the decision.
kick in the quinn
Winger
I've criticised him for plenty, but on this, I don't see it as much of a risk, because I don't think he'll have done it without a pretty clear rout forwards. He is a businessman, and whilst his football calls have often been poor, risk management is something he'll know plenty about.
The Hooded Claw
Striker
A player that could have easily left the club for a fraction of this transfer fee just earlier last year.
Absolutely. Will be a pure coincidence if we bring someone in now in the coming days as well won't it?
.. it's not like we didn't need to get rid of at least one of our highly prolific strikers .. you in Ellis's office at the moment then ..
ZOMBIES
Striker
Who do we have that people would actually want for decent money? Pantilimon, Van Aanholt, Cattermole, maybe Larsson. Adam Johnson if he isn't convicted of sex crimes. And Wickham.
We've done such a miserable job at buying people who can retain any kind of transfer value. O'Shea and Defoe are old. Fletcher and Graham are mediocre at their absolute best, and they're just going to ride out their contracts. Emanuele Giaccherini, a player you'd think would be desperately fighting for a place here, is now fat. Jack Rodwell's the right age but he's a disaster of a player, much worse than Wickham, and we have to "sort him out." Poor Ricky's face is on the walls at two training grounds with instructions to not let him in.
Selling Wickham isn't anything to celebrate, it's a sign of where we are and the mistakes we've made in the past.
We've done such a miserable job at buying people who can retain any kind of transfer value. O'Shea and Defoe are old. Fletcher and Graham are mediocre at their absolute best, and they're just going to ride out their contracts. Emanuele Giaccherini, a player you'd think would be desperately fighting for a place here, is now fat. Jack Rodwell's the right age but he's a disaster of a player, much worse than Wickham, and we have to "sort him out." Poor Ricky's face is on the walls at two training grounds with instructions to not let him in.
Selling Wickham isn't anything to celebrate, it's a sign of where we are and the mistakes we've made in the past.
Parkmaverick
Striker
Sorry I'm not sure I understand what your saying?
Father Jack Hackett
Striker
We are selling a player for more than we paid, who is on £60k pw and has scored 1 in 7 in his time here.
If we can bring in two quality players now then it's the deal of the century
If we can bring in two quality players now then it's the deal of the century
redarmy 147
Goalkeeper
Whickham was a better player than Fletcher last night i can assure you and he wasn't even on the pitch, Fletcher is a conman as far as center forwards go.
daventry cat
Striker
and we almost never do this
redarmy 147
Goalkeeper
I'll think you'll find Ipswich got that medal.
What potential? Big Strong, no football brain whatsoever and little commitment. 50K a week. Good business.
We have been doing just that for a canny bit now.
redarmy 147
Goalkeeper
So you think an old man, a drunken Scotsman and a guy who would struggle to get in Seaham Red Stars side have more than enough, bring back Whickham
In an ideal world....
But we don't live in such an ideal world. You buy and sell when the opportunities arise. We may, in any case, have a signing in the pipeline.
But we don't live in such an ideal world. You buy and sell when the opportunities arise. We may, in any case, have a signing in the pipeline.
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