AntrimBlack Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Follyfoot said: Not sure if this has anything to do with ffp or even true but on the transfer show with Darren Bent yesterday on Talk Sport it said that Newcastle had offered payment for Wilson in one go upfront whilst we had could only afford to offer staged payments on the deal Yep. We have one billionaire owner and one super billionaire owner, but we cannot afford 20m up front. Absolutely, Darren. Stage payments are normal these days, and would also help us with FFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Jareth said: Also - I can see why NUFC landed Wilson - not a deal we should be doing and our lot should be commended for not competing with these terms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 31 minutes ago, grobs said: We really need to get rid of some players that are on our books. I kind of agree, but when you look at it our squad is now razor thin. Jota, Lansbury and Hause are about the only players you could say we should move on, but Hause is pretty useful as he can play CB and LB and post lockdown he was our biggest threat from set pieces. Bree has gone, Hogan is probably going to get a free transfer to Small Heath to get him off the wage book, Chester, Green, O'Hare and most of the former youth players we thought would come good but didn't, have been released. We are in a unique position, in that we have very little dead wood in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Awol Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, VillanousOne said: I kind of agree, but when you look at it our squad is now razor thin. Wafer sharp though. 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, clip on mullet said: Watkins has pretty much signed. Will be announced weds or before. Not itk. Just been told. We'll see what happens. No problem 22 posts. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, VillanousOne said: I kind of agree, but when you look at it our squad is now razor thin. Jota, Lansbury and Hause are about the only players you could say we should move on, but Hause is pretty useful as he can play CB and LB and post lockdown he was our biggest threat from set pieces. Bree has gone, Hogan is probably going to get a free transfer to Small Heath to get him off the wage book, Chester, Green, O'Hare and most of the former youth players we thought would come good but didn't, have been released. We are in a unique position, in that we have very little dead wood in the squad. we're still struggling with the wages these players are being paid. hogan and lansbury are on 40k each i believe. no one is going to match those wages so they're just going to see out their contracts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clip on mullet Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: No problem 22 posts. Thanks. Haha ok. No probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) This all feels like another Lambert era to me. Having to work on a strict wage budget. Having to find gems in the lower leagues. Smith has got some job on his hands. Judging by what Smith will be given this window i won't be too hard on him this season. 17th would be a great achievement as of right now Edited September 7, 2020 by villalad21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jas10 Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Jareth said: Also - I can see why NUFC landed Wilson - not a deal we should be doing and our lot should be commended for not competing with these terms. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: This all feels like another Lambert era to me. Having to work on a strict wage budget. Having to find gems in the lower leagues. Smith has got some job on his hands. Judging by what Smith will be given this window i won't be too hard on him this season. absolute madness 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I think giving Wilson a 5 year contract is a big risk. He could come good and be a great signing but on the 100k wages that's a 26mil in wages and 20mil on transfer fee. With no chance of a sell on. It's very much a SB signing. I don't see us making signings like that, it doesn't fit the model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 It's absolutely amazing how quickly some people are to jump to conclusions and make assumptions based on very little 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshharris12 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Lambert era 2 at least we don’t have to be at the ground to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: Tammy Buendia Romero in this week, Watkins too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nick76 Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, villalad21 said: This all feels like another Lambert era to me. Having to work on a strict wage budget. Having to find gems in the lower leagues. Smith has got some job on his hands. Judging by what Smith will be given this window i won't be too hard on him this season. 17th would be a great achievement as of right now Whatever happens you’ll be bashing Smith all through the season for minor little things just so you can bash him. It won’t be good critic it will be usual bashing. Edited September 7, 2020 by nick76 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, clip on mullet said: Haha ok. No probs He's going to be a great signing, as important for us as Luiz turned out to be. By next summer we'll all be worried about how to keep him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, nick76 said: Whatever happens you’ll be bashing Smith all through the season for minor little things just so you can bash him. It won’t be good critic it will be usual bashing. Maybe in the heat of the moment straight after a game. I usually calm down some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Burnley want 50 million for Tarkowski from West Ham. This is why we are reluctant to shop in the Premier League market 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarryOnVilla Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2020 sky reporting Callum Wilson to Newcastle is a done deal. 20m and indeed it’s a 4 year deal. thank God 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, VillaCas said: 12th wouldn’t be ‘consolidation’ it would be considerable improvement. Far too soon to panic - I’m confident that we will buy quality additions before the window shuts There does need to be a realism though that we will need to improve in stages - hopefully lower mid-table this year and then further incremental improvements going forward Purslows statement made in February explains how FFP limits the ability of clubs to ‘splash the cash’ even if they have wealthy owners 18months ago we were 14th in the Championship so I’m very very happy with the progress the new owners have overseen. Consolidation and at best 12th; I never said 12th would be consolidation...two different scenarios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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