George Thomas (3 Viewers)

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Nothing

Thomas is no longer employed by CCFC.

Point is he is not employed by anyone at the moment and he has not said he wont consider signing for us (unless I've missed something) looking at his options, while I like most would like him to hurry up its a big decision .Why turn the lad away when it could still be us

 

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[Irish Sky Blue]

Point is he is not employed by anyone at the moment and he has not said he wont consider signing for us (unless I've missed something) looking at his options, while I like most would like him to hurry up its a big decision .Why turn the lad away when it could still be us

Could even be us on loan.

 

[better days]

Could even be us on loan.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is the outcome

 

[Grendel]

Yeah but it's up to the buying club to agree a fee or go to tribunal. They can sign George and negotiate with us after. None of this hold up has anything to do with us. We could be asking for a certain fee and not getting it but that doesn't stop Thomas leaving.

Most out of contract deals are agreed prior to getting to a tribunal.

 

[no_loyalty]

Most out of contract deals are agreed prior to getting to a tribunal.

You are correct, but Sisu are involved here and they demand 1M for George

 

[Nick]

You are correct, but Sisu are involved here and they demand 1M for George

Are they?

In which case Leicester say no we will go to tribunal surely?

 

[Liquid Gold]

SISU are to blame for an out of contract player negotiating with his new club. Are you on crack?

 

[mrtrench]

You are correct, but Sisu are involved here and they demand 1M for George

I missed that. I wonder why they decided to get involved in this case in particular when they haven't been involved in previous transfers. Are they now getting involved in all of them? I tend to agree with Nick that if SISU have set an unrealistic price tag then it will go to tribunal. How did you find out about this and their price tag?

 

[mrtrench]

SISU are to blame for an out of contract player negotiating with his new club. Are you on crack?

He's stated it as fact, not assumption. He must have inside information.

 

[bawtryneal]

Could even be us on loan.

I have heard that a potential option is he stays on loan for the season and we "waive" the U24 payment
Problem is the club (or maybe SISU) really want/need the 350K.
I guess MR would rather have GT for the season.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I have heard that a potential option is he stays on loan for the season and we "waive" the U24 payment
Problem is the club (or maybe SISU) really want/need the 350K.
I guess MR would rather have GT for the season.

For £350k you could buy 2 players who were at GT's current standard.

 

[covcity4life]

For £350k you could buy 2 players who were at GT's current standard.

not sure about current standard. he was ace for last few months

 

[Grendel]

For £350k you could buy 2 players who were at GT's current standard.

We paid more than that for Kevin Kyle

 

[bawtryneal]

For £350k you could buy 2 players who were at GT's current standard.

Assuming MR gets given the fee (350k or whatever) to spend on a transfer kitty

 

[bawtryneal]

We paid more than that for Kevin Kyle

You could probably get KK for £3.50 now. Would still be to much

 

[Captain Dart]

For £350k you could buy 2 players who were at GT's current standard.

Probably 3 solid league two players or a very good one for 2 years.

 

[luwalla]

Assuming MR gets given the fee (350k or whatever) to spend on a transfer kitty

yep because thats going to happen isn't it

 

[rupert_bear]

Had our chairman offered George Thomas a 2 year contract or even a 12 month contract extension this time last year Thomas would prossibly be commanding a Callum Wilson type fee, I sometimes wonder if Tim Fisher is part of the nopm himself

 

[Grendel]

Had our chairman offeredThomas a 2 year contract or even a 12 month contract extension this time last year Thomas would probably be commanding a Callum Wilson type fee, I sometimes wonder if Tim Fisher is part of the nopm himself

Thomas wouldn't be commanding anything near Wilsons fee

 

[Nick]

It's all a bit quiet still, needs to either stay or go.

 

[clint van damme]

not sure about current standard. he was ace for last few months

You get a like because I agree with the sentiment of your post and for using the word ace.

 

[clint van damme]

Had our chairman offeredThomas a 2 year contract or even a 12 month contract extension this time last year Thomas would probably be commanding a Callum Wilson type fee, I sometimes wonder if Tim Fisher is part of the nopm himself

if he'd offered him a 12 month contract this time last year this board would have been in melt down.

 

[rupert_bear]

Thomas wouldn't be commanding anything near Wilsons fee

Still would have been considerably more than what we will get now, your mate Fisher has screwed up again.

 

[ajsccfc]

Between 'your mate Fisher' and George Thomas getting Callum Wilson money, you're on a roll here rupe.

 

[Grendel]

Still would have been considerably more than what we will get now, your mate Fisher has screwed up again.

I doubt it would and he's not my mate. Harries was what £250k?

 

[shmmeee]

It's all a bit quiet still, needs to either stay or go.

We should hold a referendum.

 

[Liquid Gold]

People will start to suggest we threaten his family if it carries on much longer.

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

Regardless of what fee we get for Thomas, you can guarantee it won't go back into the team.
In recent years we got fees for Wilson, Christie and Maddison - where exactly was that £2-3million invested in the team? Same old story.

 

[Grendel]

Regardless of what fee we get for Thomas, you can guarantee it won't go back into the team.
In recent years we got fees for Wilson, Christie and Maddison - where exactly was that £2-3million invested in the team? Same old story.

It paid wages I would assume.

 

[Nick]

Regardless of what fee we get for Thomas, you can guarantee it won't go back into the team.
In recent years we got fees for Wilson, Christie and Maddison - where exactly was that £2-3million invested in the team? Same old story.

It was a mixture of the team / wages and running the club wasn't it?

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

It was a mixture of the team / wages and running the club wasn't it?

So to pay the existing players wages? Not an investment back into the team then?

 

[covcity4life]

maybe you can excuse some of that,but even if we are self sufficient selling players should also help us replace them. they do make many enemies when they fuck this part up

i really hope he stays, will give us 15 goals guaranteed from outwide or striker position imo

 

[Nick]

So to pay the existing players wages? Not an investment back into the team then?

Yes, no players have signed with us since those players went and there's been no signing on fees, agents fees etc etc.

 

[Liquid Gold]

It went to handbags and court cases and no set of accounts will tell me otherwise

 

[shmmeee]

Is anyone seriously arguing that the squad hasn't got consistently worse over the last decade?

If not, then surely whatever our transfer policy has been, it ain't been working.