City agree fee for McDonald (1 Viewer)

coop · Jan 26, 2012

According to cov mad city have agreed to sell Cody to Bournemouth for 500k.

mark82 · Jan 26, 2012

Not sure how I feel about that.

scroobiustom · Jan 26, 2012

let him go!

SkyBlue · Jan 26, 2012

Something has clearly happened behind the scenes with Cody

bulkingtonskyblues · Jan 26, 2012

thorn made a massive cock up there, le fondre was the one, he has scored 6 for reading

WillenhallSkyBlues · Jan 26, 2012

exactly my point bulko, 125k less aswell

bulkingtonskyblues · Jan 26, 2012

coop said:
According to cov mad city have agreed to sell Cody to Bournemouth for 500k.

anyway, not sure when u went on cov mad but for the last few hours it has said they are NOT taking him, anyway bouremouth have 500k do they? very doubtful. 50k may be closer to the mark

Sub · Jan 26, 2012

Deal in doubt says paper
According to the Bournemouth Echo, AFC Bournemouth boss Lee Bradbury is dropping his interest in Coventry City forward Cody McDonald.
The paper says that the clubs had reached an agreement for a fee for McDonald who only joined City from Norwich in August for a fee in the region of £500k.
But with McDonald, who has scored once for City currently being injured, with a knee injury, The Cherries have turned elsewhere and are looking to land Will Hoskins from Brighton & Hove Albion.
More information: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sp...oskins_swoop_after_latest_Tubbs_bid_rejected/

different news here

Nathccfc · Jan 26, 2012

Don't think he has had a chance really, but if we could get rid of him and get someone else in.. I would jump at the opportunity

Lord_Nampil · Jan 26, 2012

hummm not happy if Thorn wants to get rid already, makes me wounder why we brought him in the first place!!!

valiant15 · Jan 26, 2012

Fat Freddie's brother,total garbage. Get rid. Hopefully the 500k will go towards the sisu exit fund.

mexico88 · Jan 26, 2012

Lord_Nampil said:
hummm not happy if Thorn wants to get rid already, makes me wounder why we brought him in the first place!!!

That's if Thorn did buy him... I suspect that was a behind the scenes deal - (Ken deluded?)

I always wonder if the agents have a good say in these things - i.e agent says "I'll made the deal for 'x' happen (Player sale) if you buy my other player 'y' (bring player in) for £x.xx"

rob9872 · Jan 26, 2012

At least we havent jumped to any conclusions and have given the lad a fair chance

BigCsCheesyGrin · Jan 26, 2012

I think i can only remember seeing him play 2 games. One against Ipswich when we first signed him. Got into good positions but off the pace as not match fit. The other was a home game where he just didn't look fit. I seem to get seduced by Youtube - Eastwards goals prior to signing, Mcdonalds goals prior to signing.....they look amazing and then they come to Coventry. ..I will not be looking up Alex's goals on you-tube as don't wish to temp fate !!

WillieStanley · Jan 26, 2012

I'm a little confused!!

From the few times I've seen him in action, I thought he showed lots of potential, if not in this ,eague then certainly the lower.

I don't see why ROD can be given chance after chance and Cody given next to nothing. I'd even understand if he was going out on loan. Don't get me wrong, he's certainly been underwhelming after the hype of his arrival but I don't think that warrants "in one window, out the next"

spwaverley4916 · Jan 26, 2012

my norwich fan mate reckons there was a sell on clause - so will not see much of 500k -SISU pocket or not !!

WillieStanley · Jan 26, 2012

There's always a sell on clause *waves fist*

wingy · Jan 26, 2012

I agree with mexico,believe and always have theres more than Thorns fingerprints on this signing ,and his return to the squad coinciding with KD solitary session on the bench,AT has never treated one of his own players /signings in this way.

skyblueinBaku · Jan 26, 2012

If the deal was on, then Bournemouth pulled out, I should imagine that he feels really wanted here. Great for his confidence!

coop · Jan 26, 2012

Not been given a chance.he's never had a run in the team so no one can really slag the lad off.Just my opinion.

KersleyDigs · Jan 26, 2012

When we (KD) signed him, my mate (who's a Norwich fan) laughed, as he "wasn't even good enough to get into their League One team".

The CableGuy · Jan 26, 2012

Bizarre. Wasn't match fit at Ipswich, but still came closer to scoring than anyone else that night.

shmmeee · Jan 26, 2012

Not played really so don't see how anyone can judge.

Wouldn't read too much into us accepting a fee either. I think we'd accept any offer for anyone at the moment.

Mary_Mungo_Midge · Jan 26, 2012

bulkingtonskyblues said:
thorn made a massive cock up there, le fondre was the one, he has scored 6 for reading

Once again, how the hell is everything Thorn's fault??? Permit me to quote you from an interview with Le Fondre in September:

'Adam Le Fondre insists he was right to reject a summer move to Saturday’s opponents Coventry City because he has joined a better club in Reading.

The former Rotherham United goal-machine was a target for Sky Blues boss Andy Thorn, but Reading’s interest ended any chance of him going to the Ricoh Arena.

Royals’ new £350,000 striker has been an immediate hit with fans at Madejski Stadium and is looking to add to his first goal for the club in last Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Doncaster Rovers.

Le Fondre said: “I know (Coventry) had a firm interest in me, but I picked the better club.

Mary_Mungo_Midge · Jan 26, 2012

jon92 said:
That deal has fallen through

If it has, I wonder what that's meant to do for moral in the dressing room, both with the player himself; and the balance of the squad with the stark realisation that if a bid comes in of any magnitude; they're off. Ah, but I've just remembered, it's Thorns job to motivate the squad, yes, and therefore any shortcomings in that regard are his eminent failings. I remember how the minds of some work now....

Will someone ask that idiot tonight how anyone is meant to build any semblance of cohesion and endeavour to escape relegation in the face of a shambles such as this?

Nonleagueherewecome · Jan 26, 2012

bulkingtonskyblues said:
thorn made a massive cock up there, le fondre was the one, he has scored 6 for reading

Yeah, and Thorn wanted Le Fondre...SISU wouldn't give him more than pennies though, and only coughed up anything after Turner was sold and Parkin fell through as part-ex. By then, the only forward available in our budget was Cody. If you want to blame anyone, blame SISU for their fundamental ignorance regarding how the transfer market works. Not Thorn.

Nonleagueherewecome · Jan 26, 2012

SkyBlue said:
Something has clearly happened behind the scenes with Cody

Simple: when he turned up he was unfit. He hasn't shown any application in training to get fit, and allied to the fact that he'd only been a pro-footballer for a few years his state hinted that he'd never actually get fit enough to be a Championship player. "Looks like he's still a builder" and "another Freddy.." are quotes from inside the club.

Lambert exploited our desperate need for a forward, and sold us a duff. If we get what we paid for him (probably nearer 100k than the 300k reported), we'll have done well. Although it's all SISU's money anyway.
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The CableGuy · Jan 26, 2012

Nonleagueherewecome said:
Yeah, and Thorn wanted Le Fondre...SISU wouldn't give him more than pennies though, and only coughed up anything after Turner was sold and Parkin fell through as part-ex. By then, the only forward available in our budget was Cody. If you want to blame anyone, blame SISU for their fundamental ignorance regarding how the transfer market works. Not Thorn.

C'mon! Its Thorn's fault! It has to be! Everything is his fault!

Its gonna be cold tonight. I blame Thorn.

Nonleagueherewecome · Jan 26, 2012

WillieStanley said:
I'm a little confused!!

From the few times I've seen him in action, I thought he showed lots of potential, if not in this ,eague then certainly the lower.

I don't see why ROD can be given chance after chance and Cody given next to nothing. I'd even understand if he was going out on loan. Don't get me wrong, he's certainly been underwhelming after the hype of his arrival but I don't think that warrants "in one window, out the next"

ROD grafts, ROD gives a shit, and he is actually proven at a higher level than Cody.

skybluesteve76 · Jan 26, 2012

bulkingtonskyblues said:
thorn made a massive cock up there, le fondre was the one, he has scored 6 for reading

Forgetting that ALF chose Reading?

All the best

Otis · Jan 26, 2012

Thorn did say though that McDonald was his number one target.

Did Sisu force hime to say that?

mark82 · Jan 26, 2012

Otis said:
Thorn did say though that McDonald was his number one target.

Did Sisu force hime to say that?

Its naive to think that McDonald was genuinely his number 1 choice. If that was true why were we pursuing ALF up until he chose Reading.

ohitsaidwalker king power · Jan 26, 2012

I recognise he's not really played a great deal... but in that limited time, personally I wont lose any sleep about losing him.. sorry Cody, good luck with the Cherries or wherever...

Mary_Mungo_Midge · Jan 26, 2012

Otis said:
Thorn did say though that McDonald was his number one target.

Did Sisu force hime to say that?

He probably meant he was his number one target*

* of the options made available to him by SISU's bean counters.

....which was probably a choice between Cody McDonald, Keith Chegwin and Emma Bunton

Colonel Mustard · Jan 26, 2012

mark82 said:
Its naive to think that McDonald was genuinely his number 1 choice. If that was true why were we pursuing ALF up until he chose Reading.

AT said "I have been looking at him for a considerable time and he was my number one choice as a recruit so I am delighted we have secured his services."

It's not naive to believe it if AT said so. He had absolutely no need to use that language otherwise. He could just as easily have said "We've wanted him for a long time", "He has been one of our top targets", etc. Nobody knows what happened behind the scenes - perhaps it was a McDonald character issue - so there's no need to be an apologist for AT.

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