arnonel Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I would much rather we payed 3-5mill for him and loan him be for a season or 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=17929 Wickham New Contract Has Offer Clause Thu 17th Feb 2011 13:39 Town striker Connor Wickham’s new contract at Portman Road is reported to include a clause which would see him leave Portman Road if the Blues receive a bid of a specified size. Tottenham are said to have first refusal on the 17-year-old with Town owner and chairman Marcus Evans reported to have held talks with his Spurs counterparts regarding a potential future move. Wickham, who is 18 at the end of March, signed a new deal last month which extended his Town contract until the summer of 2013. However, it is believed the new terms include a provision that if the Blues receive an offer at a set level – probably somewhere between £10 million and £15 million – the England U21 international can move on. The Blues frontman watched Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Barcelona last night and the Gunners have also been chasing the Hereford-born player, along with Liverpool, Newcastle and a host of other Premier League clubs. But Tottenham have long been believed to be the frontrunners for Wickham's signature with former Town coach Bryan Klug and Jim Magilton's one-time management consultant Charlie Woods both now working at White Hart Lane. Speaking this morning, Town boss Paul Jewell reiterated that he would like to keep hold of Tuesday’s hat-trick scorer for as long as possible: “I get asked about Connor Wickham almost every day. Connor’s got huge potential and he’s got all the tools of the trade to be a top player, and hopefully that will be at Ipswich.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaun Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Signed him on FM11. Labelled the "next Alan Shearer" ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I believe Charlie Woods was Sir Bobby.... scout when he was here I didn't know he is scouting for Spurs now..... We got Bramble and Ambrose with his Ipswich connection.... I am sure Wickham is Spurs bound by the look of things... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaun Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I believe Charlie Woods was Sir Bobby.... scout when he was here I didn't know he is scouting for Spurs now..... We got Bramble and Ambrose with his Ipswich connection.... I am sure Wickham is Spurs bound by the look of things... Depends what Connor wants. First team football, or reserve football and being loaned out to Crystal Palace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I believe Charlie Woods was Sir Bobby.... scout when he was here I didn't know he is scouting for Spurs now..... We got Bramble and Ambrose with his Ipswich connection.... I am sure Wickham is Spurs bound by the look of things... The Ipswich connection was surely to do with Bobby not Charlie Woods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I believe Charlie Woods was Sir Bobby.... scout when he was here I didn't know he is scouting for Spurs now..... We got Bramble and Ambrose with his Ipswich connection.... I am sure Wickham is Spurs bound by the look of things... The Ipswich connection was surely to do with Bobby not Charlie Woods. Probably both seeing as Woods played for Ipswich and worked for them as both a coach and a scout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I believe Charlie Woods was Sir Bobby.... scout when he was here I didn't know he is scouting for Spurs now..... We got Bramble and Ambrose with his Ipswich connection.... I am sure Wickham is Spurs bound by the look of things... The Ipswich connection was surely to do with Bobby not Charlie Woods. Probably both seeing as Woods played for Ipswich and worked for them as both a coach and a scout. Yeah but still, he's only a scout and doesn't exactly have the legacy Bobby does at the club so I doubt his connection is worth much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Spuds £15m apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Spuds £15m apparently. That's the figure that went into his contract apparently. Being said that Spurs were trying to negotiate a reduced figure in return for loaning him back for a season in the same way we that we did with Huddlestone and Derby and Walker and Sheff Utd. Wickham now needs matches to continue his development and I'd think it is better for him to get regular games with Ipswich rather than occasional playing time with whatever club eventually signs him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 He should sign for us and play regular games in the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertCommunicator Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'd definately pay £10M for him. Next Andy Carroll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'd definately pay £10M for him. Next Andy Carroll. Has the potential, certainly doing far more at that age than Carroll was. Ranger is though too tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wearside Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Never a £15m player and yet another example of just how over-rated a player becomes just because he is English.He may well go onto become a decent player but £15m already?come on man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 It's all about taking a gamble and paying for potential though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 That would be a ridiculously big game. Luis Suarez was a gamble at 23m quid. That would be my preference of gamble-type by a country mile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaun Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Spuds £15m apparently. Missing a decimal point, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 That would be a ridiculously big game. Luis Suarez was a gamble at 23m quid. That would be my preference of gamble-type by a country mile. I'd say that's a bigger gamble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 If Spurs want to spend £15m on a lad with potential then good luck to them. I am pretty sure if you scour the world markets a third of that will get you some pretty special potential talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VegasToon Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Who would you rather have Ben Arfa for 7 million or Wickham for 15 million? 15 million is an obscene amount of money for him. Like the poster said above you can easily scour the world and probably find 5 players with great potential for that kind of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 How often do you think you can pick up Ben Arfa's and Tiotes? If it was that easy the transfer market would be far more sensible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 How often do you think you can pick up Ben Arfa's and Tiotes? If it was that easy the transfer market would be far more sensible. It is in most other countries. That's why we got HBA and Tiote in the last 12 months for a fraction of the fee it will cost to land Connor Whickham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 6m is the max amount we should gamble on him. If it's higher than that, why not just buy an established international striker? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Who would you rather have Ben Arfa for 7 million or Wickham for 15 million? 15 million is an obscene amount of money for him. Like the poster said above you can easily scour the world and probably find 5 players with great potential for that kind of money. How often do you think you can pick up Ben Arfa's and Tiotes? If it was that easy the transfer market would be far more sensible. It is in most other countries. That's why we got HBA and Tiote in the last 12 months for a fraction of the fee it will cost to land Connor Whickham. 6m is the max amount we should gamble on him. If it's higher than that, why not just buy an established international striker? Couldn't agree more! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertCommunicator Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Who would you rather have Ben Arfa for 7 million or Wickham for 15 million? 15 million is an obscene amount of money for him. Like the poster said above you can easily scour the world and probably find 5 players with great potential for that kind of money. How often do you think you can pick up Ben Arfa's and Tiotes? If it was that easy the transfer market would be far more sensible. It is in most other countries. That's why we got HBA and Tiote in the last 12 months for a fraction of the fee it will cost to land Connor Whickham. 6m is the max amount we should gamble on him. If it's higher than that, why not just buy an established international striker? Couldn't agree more! Because a quality established international striker will cost £10M+, maybe only have seven good years left in him and will be a depreciating asset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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