TakeMeHome
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My mate from Uni is a massive Orient fan and is quite close to the club. He reckons Cov have accepted 150k for Baker. Whether he is giving me some jip I'm not 100% but he convinces me he is telling the truth...
Baker to Orient 150k (5 Viewers)
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Sky Blue Harry H
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If Carl is on 8k a week, it could well be the case. If he goes, how many goals a season have we 'lost' through departed players from the start of last season? Clarke, Wiilson, Moussa and Baker. Daniels or Webster must be close to top scorers of those left?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
Sky Blue Harry H
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Not sure of what quality we'd get for £2k a week - would have thought a few conference players are on that?
LJC_CCFC
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Personally I'd have kept bakes for another year as he's guaranteed to get you at least 10 goals/assists a season. However the writing was on the wall after the captaincy got taken off him. 150k is good business for a player who's career is on the down slide (plus 8k a week off the wage bill). Orient are also a club going places so I'm sure Bakes wouldn't be against the move.
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LJC_CCFC
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O'Brien, Swanson, Miller, Tudgay and Coulibaly should step up to the plate just fine. Plus an additional two forwards and centre mid
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ccfc92
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Isn't the average wage around 2k per week in league 1. Plus top wages don't make top players
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Jack Griffin
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Yeah, I reckon so, but making unsubstantiated & inflated claims suits the Sisuiistas.
cloughie
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2k is the max they are now paying and Baker is on around £8K
Yes that is the thing many players are having to play for less now unless they are premiership
stupot07
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That's probably for the best, don't want him getting caught up on a Mike Newell type scandal.
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stupot07
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That is correct.
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Jack Griffin
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I could see that potentially with full Champ bonuses paid up.. but that is not going to be what is paid out in Div3. Otherwise I reckon he would have been shipped out sooner.
mark82
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*sigh*
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limoncello
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Sisuiista.
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limoncello
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Top, top backtracking.
shmmeee
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There's an argument to be made that, depending on what signings are to come, we're making some of our biggest cost cuts this year.
Murphy was another on Championship wages, Clarke and Moussa wouldn't have come cheap. Neither would the loanees we had.
Could be that Pressley thought it was worth keeping the captain and (at the time) scorer of 15 goals from midfield. He seemed less impressed at the end of last season.
italiahorse
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Really ?
AFCCOVENTRY
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I don't think Baker will command a transfer fee because of his high wages. Free transfer is more likely.
Terry Gibson's perm
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If Baker is on 8k per week then it is a bit high for the standard of player and league but if he goes I wouldn't expect them to sign 4 players at 2k per week you will be lucky to get 1 new signing to replace him.
rupert_bear
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Clubs who sell their top players especially ones who score goals get relegated.
SkyBlue_Bear83
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I think you are underestimating the wages paid in the championship, I don't know his actual wage but I reckon it would at least 5-6k. Probably make it up to 8k a week with bonuses and stuff.
He is also signed his new contract when Ken Delieu was trying to destroy us.
ccfc92
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I'm sorry, but this has nothing to do with being a "sisuiistas", whatever that is.
He IS on 8k per week. Whether that's basic or including bonuses, I don't know, but he is on that at least.
ccfc92
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Sky Blue Sheepy
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True but, on paper, those we'be signed look capable of scoring their share of goals. Miller is being lauded for his finishing, O'Brien bagged some (including. vs us) and I have watched Reda score some beauties from corners.
Our signings have excited me so far!
Sky Blue Pete
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Well now we need 6 new players to even begin to compete at mid table level next season - and they need to come in quick!
Our team is worse than it was last year. We have been selling our 'crap and too expensive players' for the past 15 years and that has gone well. All of our goals from last year have left, so doesnt make me too confident. O'Brien is a good signing, but wont score as many as Moussa or Baker. Miller wont score as many as Wilson. Still, Ill be at Bradford
Sky Blue Harry H
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Lord Miller?! ...
edgy
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72 league clubs can't all get relegated.
Sky Blue Sheepy
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I'm what you'd call blindly optimistic. Our problem last season wasn't scoring, so losing a few goals, whilst disappointing of course, isn't the end of the world. My hope is that the players we have signed at the back are an improvement. Still gutted that Adams had to go though :-(