Tommy Watson ( ...off to Brighton)

[Sir dave]

Two other clubs interested in Watson

 

[Eggman]

In reality Tommy Watson has played about 5 games in which he's performed to an impressive standard. The other times he’s played he was finding his way.

He’d be mad to move away from his home club and we’d be daft to sell

 

[craigypants]

Be keeping him now Edwards deal is off. Tommy Watson signs new three year deal announced Monday.

 

[halfpast3]

Because then we’ll have been vindicated in cashing in. Nothing personal against the lad, but part of me hopes every player we sell (the ones we’d rather not sell, Stewart Clarke etc) doesn’t do that well.

Maybe I’m just spiteful

But the better they do when they leave the more attractive the academy becomes

Swap him for Ewan Ferguson....job done

Not sure we could pull this off but if he leaves for them and we can use it to get him on loan then it would soften the blow

 

[Raff1977]

But the better they do when they leave the more attractive the academy becomes

Not sure we could pull this off but if he leaves for them and we can use it to get him on loan then it would soften the blow

10 million for Watson loan deal for Ferguson with option to buy if we go up

 

[craigypants]

10 million for Watson loan deal for Ferguson with option to buy if we go up

Ferguson says no.

 

[Raff1977]

Ferguson says no.

Throw in a 2 bedroom flat at the bottom of Hylton Road that might change his mind

 

[Its Him Again]

I’ve tried however I have no interest whatsoever in getting info anymore

Same as I have no interest in your BS

 

[Hetty]

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[Happy_Layabout]

By all accounts he's quite a shy reserved lad. Given he's just at the very start of his career in men's footy, I'd suggest he has a better chance of making it by staying here and developing in an environment he knows and is comfortable in than moving hundreds of miles to be surrounded by new coaches, team mates etc

 

[craigypants]

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But they didn't send us Lankshear...how dare they!!

 

[Billy Batts]

Since when is 18 months on a contract winding down?
How many years in advance do a club need to sign someone before they are happy to negotiate terms.

9 and a half years.

 

[riffraff]

Jack Clarke

Which agency?

 

[TerryTibbs]

Unless it's silly money he's not going anywhere this window. £2 mill is a pisstake

 

[Montys revenge]

Personally I rather keep Tommy Watson than take a journeyman from Portugal

 

[halfpast3]

Pointless selling him for 2m quid like. We would get more than that at tribunal if he runs his contract out.

 

[Alfies Hat]

If we sell Watson then it's probably to buy a striker as we don't have the funds seemingly.

No.
If Sunderland sell him it'll be late on Monday and then there's the match against Middlesbrough.
'not enough time to get a player in, but we tried '

 

[riffraff]

By all accounts he's quite a shy reserved lad. Given he's just at the very start of his career in men's footy, I'd suggest he has a better chance of making it by staying here and developing in an environment he knows and is comfortable in than moving hundreds of miles to be surrounded by new coaches, team mates etc

London has been the ruin of many a shy reserved NE lad. No need to look further than this place for evidence of it.

 

[nandos sonic sauce]

9 and a half years.

Christ i knew he was young but not that young. I'd be scared of selling him for any fee as that could be classed as people trafficking at that age and we could possibly be docked points for it

 

[chicken nugget]

Looking like we are willing to flog him.

Proper gamble this one, not convinced at all by this