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standupforcity · Aug 16, 2016

When was the last time we bought a player for anything other than an 'undisclosed fee'? Does anyone remember? If so who was it and what did we pay?

sw88 · Aug 16, 2016

I'm afraid I can't disclose this

Kingokings204 · Aug 16, 2016

Yes most players we sign for cash on those rare occasions are undisclosed. I don't really know the reasons.

I think I read we haven't paid for turnbull but got him for free with a 50% sell on fee to Southampton as payment?

theferret · Aug 16, 2016

It's usually the selling club that insist on this, but not always.

The fact that we paid so much for Jones, you'd have thought it would have been massively in the club's interests to disclose the fee to demonstrate to the fans that they are investing in the team, so I can only assume that D&R insisted on that. As for this one, perhaps Southampton didn't want their supporters aware of the fact they had unloaded a promising young player for peanuts.

Wyken Sky Blue · Aug 16, 2016

Kingokings204 said:
Yes most players League 1 teams sign for cash on those rare occasions are undisclosed. I don't really know the reasons.

Corrected.

Martin84 · Aug 16, 2016

Eliot ward

tom88 · Aug 16, 2016

Eastwood?

ccfcway · Aug 16, 2016

Eoin Jess - £2 million

Nick · Aug 16, 2016

tom88 said:
Eastwood?

Yeah, 1.2 million I think

Was McDonald undisclosed?

harvey098 · Aug 16, 2016

Chris Birchall £300,000
?

Nick · Aug 16, 2016

Kingokings204 said:
Yes most players we sign for cash on those rare occasions are undisclosed. I don't really know the reasons.

I think I read we haven't paid for turnbull but got him for free with a 50% sell on fee to Southampton as payment?

That would be a great bit of business, although I can't understand why Southampton would be ok with that? Anything could happen in the meantime or he could run down his 3 years and we get nothing.

Or they know he is amazing so we will sell him for £10m next year when we win the championship

Nick · Aug 16, 2016

harvey098 said:
Chris Birchall £300,000
?

That makes me sad. We only signed him because he was white and playing for Trinidad.

SkyBlueScottie · Aug 16, 2016

Why the fascination with knowing the fee?

Why give anything away about the clubs finances to other teams...

Nick · Aug 16, 2016

SkyBlueScottie said:
Why the fascination with knowing the fee?

Why give anything away about the clubs finances to other teams...

Because people need to be annoyed when a fee is paid, otherwise they will be annoyed it is a free transfer...

OffenhamSkyBlue · Aug 16, 2016

Surely they must have to disclose it in the annual accounts submitted to Companies House?

torchomatic · Aug 16, 2016

Take a look at the BBC Transfer website, the majority of fees are undisclosed, it isn't just an evil, shady CCFC thing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/transfers

SkyBlueScottie · Aug 16, 2016

Indeed, all other deals is press speculation pretty much.

stevefloyd · Aug 16, 2016

Nick said:
That would be a great bit of business, although I can't understand why Southampton would be ok with that? Anything could happen in the meantime or he could run down his 3 years and we get nothing.

Or they know he is amazing so we will sell him for £10m next year when we win the championship

Maybe they are grateful we got Sisu and they didn't

hill83 · Aug 16, 2016

torchomatic said:
Take a look at the BBC Transfer website, the majority of fees are undisclosed, it isn't just an evil, shady CCFC thing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/transfers

I've said this several times over the years but it doesn't fit the narrative so gets ignored.

fernandopartridge · Aug 16, 2016

OffenhamSkyBlue said:
Surely they must have to disclose it in the annual accounts submitted to Companies House?

Not necessarily, fees aren't always paid in one year so it wouldn't be clear how they sit on the accounts. Some would be paid out and some future liabilities. Not sure how they account for milestone or achievement based payments either.

better days · Aug 16, 2016

Quite a few deals are done with a base fee then additions - for example if the buying club get promoted further payments are due. Plus of course a percentage of any sell on fee. Clubs will especially want to keep that element quiet for obvious reasons

ClarkeZ · Aug 16, 2016

Nick said:
That would be a great bit of business, although I can't understand why Southampton would be ok with that? Anything could happen in the meantime or he could run down his 3 years and we get nothing.

Or they know he is amazing so we will sell him for £10m next year when we win the championship

Surely if they were confident of his future ability they would simply loan him out and then get the full fee when/if they sell him on?
Unless they were to incorporate a first refusal buy-back clause should he fulfill any potential they think he has?

no_loyalty · Aug 16, 2016

Kingokings204 said:
I think I read we haven't paid for turnbull but got him for free with a 50% sell on fee to Southampton as payment?

That's why it was undisclosed then, to make us all believe Sisu actually paid out some money

ClarkeZ · Aug 16, 2016

no_loyalty said:
That's why it was undisclosed then, to make us all believe Sisu actually paid out some money

As someone said above, it is usually the selling club that defines whether or not the fee is disclosed.

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