What I'm saying is what If a prem team guaranteed him similar to Lisbon like a newly promoted side or near relegation last time out.
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GIMOC
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it’ll be all about guaranteeing first team football and not being a squad player. hence why the 2 main clubs now in for him are foreign.
Gint11
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I was concerned this would happen - a long and drawn out saga. Even if we sold him for £17M it’s still a significant mark up on what we bought him for. We need this resolved so MR has the money to get out targets in and gelled.
Personally, I don’t want BNC back. I don’t rate him.
Sell Vik now. (I also like the fact it’s not to a team in our league as well)
Sign Hamer up
Try everything to get McNally back on perm
Go from there!
I know it doesn’t always work this way but with team we have right now, with the fact leicester have just brought in Winks and Coady, I’m not optimistic for the opening day. I hope that changes.
Personally, I don’t want BNC back. I don’t rate him.
Sell Vik now. (I also like the fact it’s not to a team in our league as well)
Sign Hamer up
Try everything to get McNally back on perm
Go from there!
I know it doesn’t always work this way but with team we have right now, with the fact leicester have just brought in Winks and Coady, I’m not optimistic for the opening day. I hope that changes.
That's what I was thinking it doesn't write off the prem totally but does reduce the number of teams significantly. There's obviously more to life than money of course!
GIMOC
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exactly that. money is in the prem. Vik signing for sporting wouldn’t be on much more than here.
but
he wants to be the no 1 striker (like here) and also has ambitions to be Sweden no 1 striker too.
Fair play to him I hope he makes it but still want a great price to help City get to where we want to go.
GIMOC
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i think we all do. robins included however he was unhappy with how king handled himself with the response to the Vik question on cwr that morning.
the longer this drags the harder it’ll be for us to bring in our targets.
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slowpoke
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It isn’t
How do you know?
slowpoke
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ffs! They have all been scattered around the world for weeks sitting in the sun. Probably only back this week.
Sick Boy
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Yeah because no other clubs across the leagues have been making signings.
Plus we’re obviously dependent on money coming in to add to the squad.
Why ?
Ideally it would be but it’s not essential.
getting the right deal us more important than a quick deal for us.
There is 8 weeks to go until the window closes and thus is no where near a long drawn out saga yet, it might become that, but it isn’t yet.
slowpoke
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Bit of common sense, if Vik is moving on Robins will be well aware for ages and plans afoot. Why would he fall out over the fee wether it’s the rumoured 17, 20 or 25mill and who would know if they did, these things are kept in house.
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee
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It’s abundantly clear that we’re relying on the Gyokeres money to fund the rebuild. If we wait 8 weeks to get it done, we’ll be feeding off scraps/overpaying/missed our targets and that’s even if someone does then stump up the extra few million. A good deal is a sensible deal, that doesn’t hamper our potential signings and preseason. I hope & expect it to be done in the next week/2 weeks max.
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I agree with that . But everyone knows he’s going so this is a cash flow issue not a funding issue .
shmmeee
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If only we had a multimillionaire who could bridge the gap while they pursue a high risk strategy all their advisors are against…
slowpoke
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Again you are talking tripe, some deals have happened but very few, as for needing the Vik money in before we make any moves is just rubbish, transfer fees are structured over time. Do you think Doug King is wandering from club to club with his brief case full of 50 pound notes.
It would be beneficial for players to train together and gel pre-season. Pretty obvious really.
Yes, that isn’t essential and as I said theres also the issue of maximising what we get as an extra few million is a lot to us.
GIMOC
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you are way off the mark if you feel we haven’t got a reliance on the Vik deal to bring players in
GIMOC
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Bit like the sponsor and box situation. if we price him out and no one matches our valuation.
What happens then?
NortonSkyBlue
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But Robins was okay with moving to Birmingham and stayed but is unhappy with the owner stating he wants top dollar for our biggest asset?
GIMOC
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Do you think robins was okay with the brum situation?
who said he was leaving? I haven’t. But he’s not happy with how king is dealing with the Vik situation. Doesn’t mean he’s leaving ffs
Gint11
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So what. Football clubs operate 24/7 regardless. I’m sure MR never really switches off while on holiday.
NortonSkyBlue
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Who said he is leaving? You are again stirring the pot.
GIMOC
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you’re losing the plot. Robins can be unhappy about something. That’s all I’m saying.
Jamieb87ccfc
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I’m sure Robins would prefer the extra 3 Million from any Gyokores Deal. Don’t see him going anywhere.
I think there will be signing lined up this week, the problem with throwing loads of money around is FFP will haunt you as it has with Reading with further clubs being investigated.
I think there will be signing lined up this week, the problem with throwing loads of money around is FFP will haunt you as it has with Reading with further clubs being investigated.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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But DK could work on the knowledge that he would get £17m from Lisbon min. and so could bring in some of our targets based on that valuation by bridging the funding. Most fees aren't payable in full up front anyway. Then when we get the first payment for Vik when that goes through he takes his money back.
If we then manage to sell him for an extra amount to Atalanta or whoever, then we can bring another 1 or 2 then.
To not bring in anybody because this saga is dragging on is counter productive and screams of the lack of forward thinking associated with moneymen. Unless he really doesn't have any money at all.
slowpoke
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I haven’t said we won’t use any Vik money to bring players in of course we will or are you saying if Vik decides to stay or there’s no buyer we are stuck with what we have a defence of Boroughs, McFadzeen, Bidwell and Desilva to please 17/18000 season ticket holders.
Gint11
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If we asked Vik to stay in January and the year before on the promise we’ll let him go then we should. I’d take £17M. Not sure why it has to be £20M.
£17M is cracking business for him. Loved having him and I’d want him to stay but let’s also realise he is not the finished article and often frustrated me how he needs 5 shots to get a goal. I genuinely believe with the money we could probably get a lesser name striker with a better shot to goal conversion rate.
£17M is cracking business for him. Loved having him and I’d want him to stay but let’s also realise he is not the finished article and often frustrated me how he needs 5 shots to get a goal. I genuinely believe with the money we could probably get a lesser name striker with a better shot to goal conversion rate.
GIMOC
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if Vik stays then it’ll be all free’s or loans. can’t see our budget changing much from last season. The extra 400 k from Maddison sale helps though
GIMOC
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Of course he would but doesn’t mean we will. We value him at 20 mill. If clubs don’t agree with our valuation then they won’t buy him.
As I said further up. If we price him out of a move. What happens then?
Good grief.
We have 8 weeks to go ….. stop creating false problems. He will go. A deal will get done. King is right to fully test the market before we cut any deal.
Skyblue_CP
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This is of course hinged on wether Robins gets a decent chunk of the Vik sale to facilitate decent signings and replacements, which you would hope from a 17m sale, he would.
