MrRaspberryJam Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Why not just give them Murphy man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Brighton were shite at signing attacking players to be honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jack27 said: we go again Aaaaaaaaand we're back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 There's also the big issue of sending a message. It might even be part of their strategy to have numerous bids rejected and/or considered 'derisory'. They're clearly not going to throw the cash about in the way Forest just have on that kid from Wolves and, tbh, I'm absolutely fine with that. It's easy to forget, we ended up with top four form at the end of last season with Chris Wood playing every week. We can cope just fine if the deals don't come off. We might have to lose some battles to win the war. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 If we are going back in I'm pretty confident this gets done. If we get the total fee up into the £27-28m range it's going to be really hard for Watford to reject now Pedro has made it clear he wants to leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 We'll get this done. Watford have gone from "not for sale" to breifing the media he's available for £30 million all in. We'll up it to £25 million plus add ons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Nobody said: Brighton were shite at signing attacking players to be honest Aye, we could do with a Brighton fan telling us this is how he does things. We're pretty in the dark here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 We are trying to keep as much of a budget back to lay onto a loan deal, probably for a Chelsea player. If we can leave ourselves 8m or whatever to put down on a Pulisic or Gallagher for a loan with an obligation, we are in a great place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Do Watford not want any of our premier league veterans for their promotion push Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Tell any agent and club, if they give a running commentary on bids, we walk away at 1st instance. I've never seen this before, its ridiculous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, STM said: We are trying to keep as much of a budget back to lay onto a loan deal, probably for a Chelsea player. If we can leave ourselves 8m or whatever to put down on a Pulisic or Gallagher for a loan with an obligation, we are in a great place. Let’s not forget the Paqueta “set aside” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 PIF paid a billion to settle the pirate tv dispute to clear the way for a 300m takeover. Money can’t be the issue with transfers. It’s got to be ffp, not being seen as a soft touch and only making transfers that will improve us. It isn’t going to be easy doing business but it is important that we got at least 2 deals done. We’re selling a vision and we’re going to miss out on quite a few targets early on. Sooner we get some proper sponsorship in the better. In the meantime we are vulnerable to stalling and also to other clubs sniffing around Bruno/ Botman (assuming he comes good). Big couple of weeks imo, if only to show that we are here and that we can get things done. It would be easy to look at us at the moment and think we are missing out on targets to other clubs (no disrespect to other clubs) that shouldn’t be competing with us and that we are also difficult to deal with (understandably it could argued). It’s quite clear that fans of other clubs simply think we should be rinsed and that money is no object. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 It's via this exact method we got Bruno for £39 million and Botman for £32 million. It's frustrating, particularly when it's played out in public, but not only do we want to be seen as tough negotiators, we want to be tough negotiators. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Tsunami said: PIF paid a billion to settle the pirate tv dispute to clear the way for a 300m takeover. Money can’t be the issue with transfers. It’s got to be ffp, not being seen as a soft touch and only making transfers that will improve us. It isn’t going to be easy doing business but it is important that we got at least 2 deals done. We’re selling a vision and we’re going to miss out on quite a few targets early on. Sooner we get some proper sponsorship in the better. In the meantime we are vulnerable to stalling and also to other clubs sniffing around Bruno/ Botman (assuming he comes good). Big couple of weeks imo, if only to show that we are here and that we can get things done. It would be easy to look at us at the moment and think we are missing out on targets to other clubs (no disrespect to other clubs) that shouldn’t be competing with us and that we are also difficult to deal with (understandably it could argued). It’s quite clear that fans of other clubs simply think we should be rinsed and that money is no object. They also just paid £93 million to stage a boxing match, if Howe wants a player really bad that won't upset the others and break the wage structure he'll get him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: It's via this exact method we got Bruno for £39 million and Botman for £32 million. It's frustrating, particularly when it's played out in public, but not only do we want to be seen as tough negotiators, we want to be tough negotiators. It’s also the reason we failed to land top targets like Maddison and Ekitike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Can’t we just sell some cunts to boost the transfer coffers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, Miggys First Goal said: Can’t we just sell some cunts to boost the transfer coffers. Speaking of which, don't we still need to lose quite a few bodies from the squad in order to get the last couple of signings into the 25 man squad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: It’s also the reason we failed to land top targets like Maddison and Ekitike. I thought we offered more for Ekitike than PSG did ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, madras said: I thought we offered more for Ekitike than PSG did ? In January we spent the whole window squabbling over a few million in add-ons which left Ekitike with a decision to make on deadline day that he didn’t want to have to make so quickly. If we had just paid it a week or two earlier, we more than likely would've signed him seven months ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: It’s also the reason we failed to land top targets like Maddison and Ekitike. We agreed a fee for Ekitike. Maddison, I'd agree with but that breif saga was just bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Minhosa said: There's also the big issue of sending a message. It might even be part of their strategy to have numerous bids rejected and/or considered 'derisory'. They're clearly not going to throw the cash about in the way Forest just have on that kid from Wolves and, tbh, I'm absolutely fine with that. It's easy to forget, we ended up with top four form at the end of last season with Chris Wood playing every week. We can cope just fine if the deals don't come off. We might have to lose some battles to win the war. I get where you’re coming from but if we have a couple injuries which results in Wood starting alongside the likes of Murphy and Fraser, we’re in for a long season I think. The dearth of attacking quality in the squad must be addressed, at least partially in this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Fantail Breeze said: In January we spent the whole window squabbling over a few million in add-ons which left Ekitike with a decision to make on deadline day that he didn’t want to have to make so quickly. If we had just paid it a week or two earlier, we more than likely would've signed him seven months ago. And if we'd rolled over then we could have paid 40mill for Botman and all the other prices we get quoted would go up, Watford could be wanting 35mill for Pedro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: In January we spent the whole window squabbling over a few million in add-ons which left Ekitike with a decision to make on deadline day that he didn’t want to have to make so quickly. If we had just paid it a week or two earlier, we more than likely would've signed him seven months ago. Pure speculation on your part. The kid was always hanging on for PSG, once he got wind of their interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, The Prophet said: We agreed a fee for Ekitike. Maddison, I'd agree with but that breif saga was just bizarre. I’ve answered that in the post above yours. Just now, madras said: And if we'd rolled over then we could have paid 40mill for Botman and all the other prices we get quoted would go up, Watford could be wanting 35mill for Pedro. I’m not saying we should roll over and pay prices that are astronomical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, UncleBingo said: Pure speculation on your part. The kid was always hanging on for PSG, once he got wind of their interest. It was widely reported as that by most journalists covering the deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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