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Tommy Watson ( ...off to Brighton)


chopsfc007 said:
Who else have we sold as soon as possible.
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Lihadji, sold as soon as someone showed an interest despite him being here 2 seconds.

This is the model, offer uncompetitive wages then sell the player ASAP if they don't sign the contract. It's what they did with Stewart and Clarke too. If we have any other prospects worth something they'll be sold too before we get a chance to see them make their mark.

Got to get rid of these dodgepot owners asap. I don't even think they have the money to invest, they'll just keep saddling debt onto the club and selling our best young lads undervalue to service the debt and to pay other club costs.

Even if we get promoted they won't invest the funds required to stop up, the promotion money will mostly disappear. I don't trust them even slightly, KLD already lied to us multiple times including how much of the club he owned, and the other owner has been taken to the high court for misleading investors. Dodgy AF and I don't want them at our club any longer.

If a solid offer comes in for a player, they are gone.
 
I’m no defender of the model but the club have been proved 100% right with Stewart….Clarke and Harte Will be happy with the money (not so back in the championship)…..and I reckon it will be proven that £10m is a cracking fee for what’s been shown on the pitch….so far….for Watson m….,he’ll be no where near the first team or premier league level….
 
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Wakoro said:
Lihadji, sold as soon as someone showed an interest despite him being here 2 seconds.

This is the model, offer uncompetitive wages then sell the player ASAP if they don't sign the contract. It's what they did with Stewart and Clarke too. If we have any other prospects worth something they'll be sold too before we get a chance to see them make their mark.

Got to get rid of these dodgepot owners asap. I don't even think they have the money to invest, they'll just keep saddling debt onto the club and selling our best young lads undervalue to service the debt and to pay other club costs.

Even if we get promoted they won't invest the funds required to stop up, the promotion money will mostly disappear. I don't trust them even slightly, KLD already lied to us multiple times including how much of the club he owned, and the other owner has been taken to the high court for misleading investors. Dodgy AF and I don't want them at our club any longer.

If a solid offer comes in for a player, they are gone.
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Some of that is a bit of an exaggeration but I share your cynicism about the intentions of the owners
 
HettonSAFC said:
I’m no defender of the model but the club have been proved 100% right with Stewart….Clarke and Harte Will be happy with the money (not so back in the championship)…..and I reckon it will be proven that £10m is a cracking fee for what’s been shown on the pitch….so far….for Watson m….,he’ll be no where near the first team or premier league level….
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I think Clarke was too cheap
 
Definitely Maybe said:
I don't think this is 'the model' as such. A Premier League team higher up the food chain has identified one of our players. That would happen regardless.

An example of the model is signing Clarke, developing, selling for a profit whilst signing Mundle before he leaves as his replacement. Not developing a youth player and losing him to a Prem team.
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This.

We don't know the inside details but the narrative is that we wanted to keep him - he wouldn't sign a new contract - we've therefore banked at least £10m for a player who's only played a handful of senior games. Always a shame to lose a local player but this one does feel slightly odd. There was no question that Pickford and Henderson had earned their moves whereas Brighton are buying potential.
 
Perryqhill said:
Yes against Oxford. That's the one I meant. Oxford were absolutely sh*te and gave him space he hadn't been getting for a while.

His form hadn't been great leading up to it though, it's pretty much the point I was making. He'd scored one goal in about 7 games after starting the season on fire.

Fair enough if you think he'd been on the same kind of form, but he hadn't.
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In general play he hadn't been as good you're right, but he was still creating plenty of chances. Involved in 2 goals the day he got injured, the winning goal at Luton, created arguably our best chance at Hull and an assist against Derby.
 
Definitely Maybe said:
I don't think this is 'the model' as such. A Premier League team higher up the food chain has identified one of our players. That would happen regardless.

An example of the model is signing Clarke, developing, selling for a profit whilst signing Mundle before he leaves as his replacement. Not developing a youth player and losing him to a Prem team.
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Of course it is do you think clubs have academies so they can have a first 11 of academy players in the lineup? Like it or not we are a championship club and developing young players and selling them to those in a higher league is absolutely part of the plan.
 
He’s started a handful of games looked good in a couple very raw in the rest. Who knows where his career goes but the club had no option.

Not prepared to sign a new deal 10 million is not bad and if he does progress a lot 20% sell on.
 
Definitely Maybe said:
I don't think this is 'the model' as such. A Premier League team higher up the food chain has identified one of our players. That would happen regardless.

An example of the model is signing Clarke, developing, selling for a profit whilst signing Mundle before he leaves as his replacement. Not developing a youth player and losing him to a Prem team.
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It's all about the contract, we are basically forced to sell when he won't renew it and only has a year left. Neil and Cirkin will be the same in the summer if they don't sign new contracts.
 
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