Jack Clarke

[Lonz]

Excited to see what shyte speakman signs with the money…

I’m frightened.

The last four windows, including this one, have been horrific.

 

[Black_Cats1879]

Ipswich man. Such a shit move for him. f***ing Ipswich.

He’s moved to a prem side that won’t stay up past this season. He’s mugged himself off as well or rather he’s been mugged off

 

[SuperGerryHarrison]

I thought he’d be off this summer, but rent weeks have given me hope.

Can’t say I’m surprised it’s happened, but that price appears farcical in the current market.

 

[The Shepherd]

You don't want to keep a player who had his head turned, that's the difference.

Tbf the lad hasn't been a pick of bother, don't think that would be an issue at all with him.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Just me that thinks this would be a terrible move for Clarke as well?

 

[Definitely Maybe]

Not defending our recent business by any means but just because we haven't paid a transfer fee yet doesn't mean we have spent no money - the free signings plus the several contract renewals will all have come from the same budget

I know, no disputing that. But we've signed a 29 year old from Preston, a backup winger from Leeds who'd been on loan at Blackpool and Sheffield United and 2nd and 3rd choice keepers from Coventry and Stoke. None of those should inhibit us from signing a striker. It's not like back in the day when we'd sign someone like Zenden or Larsson on a free and accept we'd be paying a higher wage and hefty signing on fee.

Appreciate the Ballard and Jobe renewals too but we've also let players go - Embleton, Evans, Dack, Pritchard in January etc which offset much of those.

 

[Safc98]

Yeah just read that on BBC. 9 plus add ons. He’s older and a bigger risk than Clarke but someone at Ipswich is doing good business- they’ll have a cracking squad if they come back down.

Tbh I find this apparent attitude of promoted clubs a miserable depressing one. My hope is we would go up with players we think are PL players and stay there. I don’t want to be a yo yo shite club like Sheff Utd, Burnley, Watford and Norwich.

 

[Baz]

So you think Rutter at £40m is twice the player that Clarke is?

No Rutter was massively overpriced.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

If and when he does leave, I hope he spends every minute of the season defending his own box and doesn’t score a solitary goal, before coming straight back to the championship for a pay cut.

 

[0321safc]

£11.25m before add-ons. What a joke. On the same day Brentford pay £25m for Van den Berg. KLD’s next direct debit payments must be due on the new floodlights, pitch and speaker system.

It’s a pathetic low fee. Someone needs to remind the club that Barack Obama is no longer president and most of the population use smartphones.

 

[nelford_safc]

Feel good factor sky high after a perfect start. New gaffer in. Strikers seemingly on their way. A play off place looking likely.

Then only Sunderland go and sell their best and top scoring player for £15m and a bad of wotsits.

Two years running our best player has been sold.

 

[MadMackem7]

So you think Rutter at £40m is twice the player that Clarke is?

I think Rutter is much better than Jack Clarke yes, they don’t play the same position but Rutter had a good breakout season in the bundesliga. Absolutely physically dominated this league and had some crazy attributes. He’s also gone to Brighton who have one of the best recruitment teams in the country. There’s a reason they paid 40 million for him but didn’t want JC

 

[Rokerparkpies]

Tell when I wake up in the morning this has all been a bad dream and it was all just shite???

 

[The Shepherd]

I thought he’d be off this summer, but rent weeks have given me hope.

Can’t say I’m surprised it’s happened, but that price appears farcical in the current market.

Honestly thought we had a chance to keep him until the January window and then all parties review if we weren't flying.

 

[Steve F]

I’d have held out for £25m including the desperation tax. But I think £20m is fair tbh. Certainly not “low”.
Imo he’s too one footed and not the quickest to be a £30m plus player but we will soon see. Good opportunity for him and a good fee for us.

We haven’t got £20m, the fee is £15m plus add ons which no doubt will be based in the main on them staying up

 

[Lonz]

So you think Rutter at £40m is twice the player that Clarke is?

That isn’t how transfer fees work, in fairness.

I think £20m is at least £5m short of being palatable but it isn’t my money and it’s not like I’d expect Speakman to spend it wisely anyway.

 

[MadMackem7]

We aren't getting 20 million, we owe Spurs money from the transfer for a start

Yeah but we weren’t getting 25 either we were getting 18. We’ll come away with 15 after spurs sell on so we’ve lost 3 million

 

[JC22]

Test himself? I think we’ve seen already how he will fair in the premier league. He’s class in this league but world class defenders will have him on toast. Good luck to the lad but I think he’s been given poor advice.

Why are you so bothered then if you think he’s gunna be shite? Surely if he’s not good enough for the premier league then he should be absolutely taking this opportunity for PL money and experience as it might not happen again?

I wouldn’t like to take advice from you.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Yep. If we fail to sign anyone the gaffer is well under pressure.

He’s not though, he came in knowing he was the fall guy when Dodds and proctor fuck up yet again. A man from nowhere who nobody’s heard of with a guaranteed payday when it goes tits up. I’d have took the job when that was explained to me.

 

[Safc98]

Well, that one foot kept us in this league last season

He’s too good for the Championship and I’m not disputing that, no one is disputing that I am just saying to be worth £25m plus in the Premier League I think he has a fair bit to improve on, hence only relegation fodder were seriously trying to buy him.

He could have stayed here for the rest of his career if he wanted to if it was up to me. But the reality is I dont think £20m is low balled.