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Tommy Watson ( ...off to Brighton)

Stokes Underpants said:
Wages double upon promotion to Premier League. IF, he is wanting to go, good luck and crack on, personally I would stay, develop until the end of the season, see where we are, promotion, double ya money. Get a contract or not from the club, I'd wait and see.
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Easy to say that when you are never going to be in that position.

A professional footballer is a job, a career. Nobody would turn down a chance to secure their future for doing the same job.
 

Bennett84 said:
I know what you are saying but this will not be how it is perceived by fans. It will appear that we let a tremendous local talent go on the cheap again. The question will be why was it allowed to get to this situation in the first place when we clearly have money in the kitty as the large bids for the likes of Cannon demonstrate?
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Give it a rest man
 
Bennett84 said:
I know what you are saying but this will not be how it is perceived by fans. It will appear that we let a tremendous local talent go on the cheap again. The question will be why was it allowed to get to this situation in the first place when we clearly have money in the kitty as the large bids for the likes of Cannon demonstrate?
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I suppose a) we don’t know what the fee is and b) the last bit may be Watson forcing a move, nothing we can do if people get their head turned. Just got to hope there is a succession plan and investment with the profit made.

It’s a shame to see local lads leave but it’s a business and to them it’s a job, clearly not as passionate as fans when it comes to the club but also why should they be? If we didn’t deem them good enough we wouldn’t keep them all because they were local either.

Recruitment seemingly going well and good unity in the team, if he does leave let’s just get behind those who are here 🤷‍♂️
 
Realistically how much game time will he get the remainder of this season? Him & Mundle will be fighting for the same position. Of course we are always just an injury to a key player away from a ruined season but if they are both fit then Mundle probably starts ahead of him. If he won’t sign an extension this window then his value will drop at the end of the season with 12 months left on his contract & the footballing world knowing that he’s looking for a move.
 
Bennett84 said:
I know what you are saying but this will not be how it is perceived by fans. It will appear that we let a tremendous local talent go on the cheap again. The question will be why was it allowed to get to this situation in the first place when we clearly have money in the kitty as the large bids for the likes of Cannon demonstrate?
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The Cannon bid was a loan.

There's zero evidence there's any money available tbh.
 
Bennett84 said:
I know what you are saying but this will not be how it is perceived by fans. It will appear that we let a tremendous local talent go on the cheap again. The question will be why was it allowed to get to this situation in the first place when we clearly have money in the kitty as the large bids for the likes of Cannon demonstrate?
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I think most fans will be disappointed but will ultimately understand and not be unnecessarily negative.
 
MadMackem10 said:
Realistically would people have him in ahead of Mundle? I think it’s unlikely he signs a new deal, so if he barely gets a look in the rest of the season his value is only going to drop. Best chance of a decent fee and sell on %
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That’s almost word for word what I’ve just typed😆
 
Mackemansj1 said:
I’m not sure? I think his ceiling is higher than mundle hence all the clubs reported to be interested in him. He’s gonna get games we ain’t exactly stacked both him and mundle are finding their way back to fitness. His price won’t change in a few months infact it could go up especially if he agrees a new deal.
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I just can’t see him signing a new deal. Wasn’t it a bit of a pain getting him to sign the last one? Once you get into the final 12 months prices start to drop
 
Mowgli said:
There's only 36 hours left and we also have a big game tomorrow night. We'll get in a couple of loans and that'll be it.

Every deadline day this place is expecting loads and left disappointed.
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I believe you. Also, are the winning euro millions numbers for this coming Tuesday?
 
On balance of his performances this season, I’d say he is still a bit off being consistent enough to be starting week in week out.

So, if he is making demands like this and stalling on signing a new contract, with PL clubs offering a salary that we are unable to compete with; then surely something around £10m will be very very tempting.
 
Any money from Watson will be seen as pure profit under the PSR stuff and helps balance the clubs requirements to stay within bounds, which is why clubs sell their homegrown talent.

It'll be a shame to see him go but they will need to maximise the income.

We''ll know soon enough if he's on his way.
 
Onlyfoolsrushin said:
Any money from Watson will be seen as pure profit under the PSR stuff and helps balance the clubs requirements to stay within bounds, which is why clubs sell their homegrown talent.

It'll be a shame to see him go but they will need to maximise the income.

We''ll know soon enough if he's on his way.
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Does that count as much in this league?
 
In a window where we knew we were short, the manager has been begging for attacking reinforcements and we find ourselves with a fantastic opportunity of getting back to the PL, it will be some kick in the balls to have £10m+ banked and the squad to be more threadbare than it was at the start of the month.

The acquisition of Le Fée and permanent signing of Wilson are great. However……

losing Watson, not having time to reinvest the money and moving down a list of forward targets including Diaz, Cannon, Akpom, Frigan, Guebbels and ending up with a kid from Liverpool no more promising than our own 18 year old (Ogunsuyi) will be massively deflating.

I realise there’s time left but I’ve been here (end of transfer windows) too many times with SAFC to think more positively.
 
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