Patrick Roberts to Birmingham compendium

[Ohnonotagain]

Good luck to the lad, superb vision and technique for that Wembley pass

Pass of the season, nay decade.

 

[Thunder Road]

£1M for Roberts seems fair.

 

[cluffy]

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He’s a good lad and a decent player. Comparing him to Messi feels like they’re taking the piss out of him though

 

[Hucknalls Fluffer]

Good luck to the lad, he was great for us and I loved watching him, Amad and JC during the Mogga era

 

[ac999]

Feels like he's worth a lot more than £1m, especially considering we've got the option to extend his contract.

Depends how you look at it, we have to take up the option (does he then get a bonus/signing on fee) we then have to sell him to someone what happens if Birmingham decide against it or he gets a long term injury we end up paying his wages or having to find a different club. Is it really worth the risk / hassle of all that and the club have already stated they are actively trimming the squad and he isn't going to be part of it. It can also be a bit of a thank you from the club for his contributions to promotion, its a win win really. Good luck to the lad.

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

Good Luck to him, however 1 million, seems on the low side.

 

[G Force]

Good luck to the lad. Was an excellent signing for us, and I’m sure he’ll do well for Birmingham too

I know it’s inevitable with what we’re looking to achieve, but it’s still sad seeing some of these lads leave. Thanks for helping us out of the 3rd division and back to the prem.

Hope he goes on to have a brilliant career

 

[Scorer]

1m is low. Presumably there will be some add ons but primarily I suspect this is a sort of thanks for your contribution based valuation allowing him to make a move he seems to be happy with. For a player of Pats technical ability it’s practically a free transfer. Will always have a place amongst my favourite players to watch.

 

[wingding]

I'd imagine the fee reflects how big his wage is, so they need the low transfer fee to balance that. Could be the case for alot of our fringe players who are under EPL contracts

 

[Medulla]

I suspect the club are being fair to a good servant who we got for nothing and also that there'll be various add ons negotiated in the deal.

At the end of the day, you would think we have persuaded these players by giving them certain assurances on leaving the club and we're acting honourably even if we lose out on a million or two.

 

[sofatester]

Used to love watching him cut inside then running all the way along the box with the ball then hitting an awful shot

 

[spiderman]

Personally don't believe the wingers we have apart from talbi occasionally are any better than Roberts. Thoughts???

 

[Raker]

It’s a no from me

 

[Sarnie]

My thoughts are that you should never express any opinions on football again.

 

[Hetty]

He's joining them on a permanent

 

[Barry Quizshow]

It's a "Mag!" from me.

 

[Be Here Now]

There's a reason he's at a lower half Championship team

 

[RTGAdmin]

Season long loan agreement, so we couldn't even if we wanted to.

 

[SAFCBlandy]

Aye, get him back on the wings. Let's sign Moore and Rudoni while we're at it to really cement that European place.

 

[rentaghost]

Fell free to contribute to threads - some degree of free speech is important but you might want to take a step back, learn from others and maybe be brave enough to start threads in the future