Varadi Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Kind of makes sense - Ritchie is nearly 29 so will soon start to lose value pretty quickly. Townsend is younger, faster and still has the workrate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Has Townsend been made available or are we just speculating here btw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Rafa is obviously desperate to get him, they worked well together in a short space of time. Seems a no brainer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Rafa is obviously desperate to get him, they worked well together in a short space of time. Seems a no brainer. This is my reason for being happy about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 As long as we got Kenedy in as well. And we also have to get a striker in; Mitro's sale will fund that I suppose. But Ryder tweeted Mitrovic won't be sold until a replacement is brought in, so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 SSN saying talks are going on, breaking news now. Guess what ? no bid made... getaway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 As long as we got Kenedy in as well. And we also have to get a striker in; Mitro's sale will fund that I suppose. But Ryder tweeted Mitrovic won't be sold until a replacement is brought in, so. This is so backwards. Rafa will never give him a game so why the desperation to replace first? He won't even make the 25. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I'd be amazed if we got Townsend and Kenedy. Most of us would probably be surprised with one of them. The only chance of both happening is if Ritchie left. We will potentially have the money to make this a decent summer, but it's down to Ashley allowing Rafa to spend where he wants. If there's £40m budget there now, then you add the potential sales of Mbemba, Ritchie and Mitrovic, we should be looking at over £80m. Then there's the players we won't get much for, but hopefully we can free there wages off the bill. If it's true that Townsend and Kenedy are available, you would expect them to take up half of that budget, leaving £40m for a striker(s), and a defender. Things just don't work out for us that way though. I reckon we might get Kenedy back on loan if we're lucky, and we'll fuck about trying to find a striker in a cut price deal. We'll probably end up knocking on Chelsea's door for Abraham again on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Might be just me but i don't think there's a cat in hells chance we'll pay £18m, no way Mike pays more than we previously bought and then sold him for, unless they accept around £12m we can forget it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 So, Townsend to be our record signing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 To put things in perspective, a young lad from Sheffield United was bought for £12m today by Bournemouth, prices are mental. £15 to £20m really is rapidly becoming the average going price nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I know it's a regular fee in today's market. It's just a mockery that we are spending a record 18m on Townsend when that number should have been broken many times over by now. Suppose in a way that there's money to be spent and Rafa has full say if he is willing to part with 18m on one player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I know it's a regular fee in today's market. It's just a mockery that we are spending a record 18m on Townsend when that number should have been broken many times over by now. Suppose in a way that there's money to be spent and Rafa has full say if he is willing to part with 18m on one player. Aye, it's ridiculous it hasn't been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Rafa is fucking ruthless man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 The fuck is this shit. "How they finance it". I mean other clubs finance deals don't they No budget then, sell to buy ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I wouldn't pay too much attention to Ryder. The only point in that tweet is to say "I knew, honest" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Didn't Ryder break the Ki story? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 So Townsend to be our record signing? Ridiculous, she's done nowt of note since Adrian Mole. And she's dead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Long shot i know but maybe the reason we aren't buying Townsend before selling Ritchie, is because it's an either or. If i lose my senses for a mo, it could be that Rafa does have a bit to spend but isn't in a rush to sell Ritchie, so will only do so if it means Townsend comes in. Haha what am i thinking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 So Townsend to be our record signing? Ridiculous, she's done nowt of note since Adrian Mole. And she's dead. :: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 +10m Merino +15m Ritchie -0 Ki -18m Townsend 7m, part of which went towards Drubs. Upgrade on our team with negative net spend and position-for-position replacement? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Would be for this move, and would potentially trigger a domino effect of big name signings coming in imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Didn't Ryder break the Ki story? Like ≤20 minutes before he was announced by the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I'm really not a huge fan of Ritchie as a player, and found myself hating his performances for most of last season. The fact it seems to be two Championship clubs looking to sign him says a lot, IMO. That said, he's a good character to have in the squad. It would be a move similar to when Nolan and Barton were jettisoned at the end of 10/11. I would back Rafa on it if he thinks we'd improve as a team because of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Not the biggest fan of Townsend. Can't really put my finger on it. In any case, he's not a player we should splash the cash on. We're not in that sort of position with Ashley in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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