Transfer Rumour Jamie Patterson (6 Viewers)
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The Philosopher
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There’s some characters on here.
Suggesting we pay £400k plus then decent wages to a 31 year old who is out of favour.
When, in living memory, has CCFC paying a decent fee for a 31 year old worked out well?
I’ll wait.
Suggesting we pay £400k plus then decent wages to a 31 year old who is out of favour.
When, in living memory, has CCFC paying a decent fee for a 31 year old worked out well?
I’ll wait.
Covkid1968#
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It was certainly Ray Ransons plan… and for many years in the lower leagues. But I’m not sure we can do it in the Championship.
Covkid1968#
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A plassie??? That’s done it for me….I’m out
Covkid1968#
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Struggling there…Did we pay a fee for Don Hutchinson? … he was older that 31. I thought he was decent but probably on a free.
baldy
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I raise you Gary McAllister - 31 first time round at a cost of 3 million
The Philosopher
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“£400k is quite trivial”
Then let’s say we give Paterson £8k week plus add ons (tax, med. ins, whatever) call it £10k cost, contract for 18 months; what’s that, well over £1m plus spend over 18 months?
We could have a recruitment department of 10 people minimum working full time with bods in Eire, Scotland, C Europe / wherever and pay for their WiFi, bus tickets and chewing gum and still have change. Recently, we’ve been signing people like Kasta and Jobello off YouTube. See how it works?
It’s not just £400k, it’s over a million on a player who will never improve and will never command a fee in future.
Mania.
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Don't fancy waiting three seasons for Patterson to remember how to play football.
Covkid1968#
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Never knew that his Nan knitted him a teddy. I think he could do a job for us
Brighton Sky Blue
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So then what should be the plan? Because we certainly can’t afford many 7 figure fees-is it to buy 30+ year old cast offs?
It’s a nominal fee apparently - supposedly we spend this kind of money on transfer fees all the time.
itsabuzzard
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SBAndy
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Sell some of the high-value players and reinvest the proceeds into signing more of the Hamer/Sheaf/Gyokeres types.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Isn't that 'not feasible at this level'?
SBAndy
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Course it is. Brentford did it.
torchomatic
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Wonder if there similar threads when we signed Fadz?
ceetee
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But didn't Brentford close their Academy to concentrate their funds on buying young players? I think they have re-started their Academy since promotion to PL
How much did he cost? I doubt Paterson will prove to be good value in comparison - few players would.
Plenty of clubs in this division do it. I’m not sure why we’re so keen to pretend we don’t have to fit into the food chain.
Brighton Sky Blue
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A free transfer signed for a different position in a different division. Not a great comparison.
We have G on here who is first in the queue to criticise Palmer as a waste of funds. Now we have him saying it's fine to spend a 6 figure fee on someone older and also not wanted by their current club after some indifferent form.
We're in the twilight zone
covcity4life
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Fucking hell trust robins will you?
Grendel
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No one knows what the fee is and what it’s for - could be a buy out on his contract
Palmer will be costing £1.5m in wages and some kind of fee - neither will have resale value
TomRad85
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Melt down when we sign a player, melt down when we don't sign a player, melt down when we spend money, melt down when we don't spend money. This forum is comedy gold at times.
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It’s academic what the fee is “for” - £400k before wages is a substantial fee for a club with a catastrophic cash flow situation to be paying.
In Doug We Trust is it then? Good luck!
The Philosopher
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It’s different coffee.
A 30 year plus keeper or non-nonsense centre back or midfield general needs different attributes to wide or central players.
There might be a statto on here that will prove me wrong but Fadz / M Doyle played generally in a central zone where sprinting and acceleration are secondary to positioning and being able to preempt play. Someone mentioned MacAllister earlier - perfect example - sit deep and don’t move much. Guile and craft not physicality.
Waghorn, Beavon, McSheff (2nd spell) were wide / front players where if your legs have gone you are less effective.
Paterson.
No.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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We paid 750k for an out of favour 3rd choice striker with no resale value whilst in league one. That didn’t go too badly
covcity4life
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Concerning though as they probably have a negative mindset in real life too. Not good for them or their kids etc
Ok that was a bit deep lol