gurujuan Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Wasn't it Ipswich and Southampton who were after Sharp? Ipswich have signed a similar player in Chopra and Southampton are well stocked with forwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheff Owl Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 DONCASTER Rovers striker Billy Sharp has rejected a £3.25m move to Southampton because he wants to play in the Premier League. Sharp, who was sold by Sheffield United for £1.1m last summer, was offered the opportunity to move to the Saints by Rovers chairman John Ryan. It is the first time that Sharp has been allowed to talk to another club – including Ipswich Town who lodged a bid of £2.3m for his services last month. However, his decision to snub the Saints – and a reunion with his former Sflaphorpe United manager Nigel Adkins – underlines his desire to move to the top-flight this summer. With one of the best goalscoring records in the country, the 25-year-old feels now is the time to join the game’s elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Don't get me wrong 20 goals last season is an excellent achievement but I don't think he is so good that we should be hanging on and pinning our season on him signing, Other players are available if he doesn't want to commit, move on. After all Mellor has been around for a while and only had a couple of good goal scoring seasons so nothing to guarantee 20+ next season anyway. Peterborough showed last season through Mackail Smith that sheer pace and work rate that you can bang them in for fun in this league and this is the route I would like to go down. Rumours about Clinton being wanted by Charlton, would a swap for Wright Philips be a bad deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhollywood Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I'd still like Mellor here. The posts where people suddenly say "sod him, dint want him anyway" always make me laugh. It's 2011 lads, there is no such thing as loyalty in football anymore, just business. Lets find his twitter and show him some love, it worked for Milan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 If Mellor ends up at a Championship club then it is irritating and frustrating that player and agent have used us in this way. But it's all part of the normal business of football. There isn't too much we can do about it and we shouldn't be too critical of those involved as they've done what they needed to do to give themselves the best situation. It's sad to see that the predictable process of Mellor's overnight transformation from hero/saviour to mercenary/useless is already showing signs of being underway. I must say I was convinced that Megson didn't want Mellor back as we seemingly made no effort to secure his future before the end of last season. Maybe we are now paying the price for that lack of decisiveness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Don't get me wrong 20 goals last season is an excellent achievement but I don't think he is so good that we should be hanging on and pinning our season on him signing, Other players are available if he doesn't want to commit, move on. After all Mellor has been around for a while and only had a couple of good goal scoring seasons so nothing to guarantee 20+ next season anyway. Peterborough showed last season through Mackail Smith that sheer pace and work rate that you can bang them in for fun in this league and this is the route I would like to go down. Rumours about Clinton being wanted by Charlton, would a swap for Wright Philips be a bad deal? It would be an amazing deal. But why would charlton do that? BWP is worth a lot more than Morrison. Are you sure it isnt just somebody getting the Morrisons mixed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BirdonaMaguire Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) If Mellor ends up at a Championship club then it is irritating and frustrating that player and agent have used us in this way. But it's all part of the normal business of football. There isn't too much we can do about it and we shouldn't be too critical of those involved as they've done what they needed to do to give themselves the best situation. It's sad to see that the predictable process of Mellor's overnight transformation from hero/saviour to mercenary/useless is already showing signs of being underway. I must say I was convinced that Megson didn't want Mellor back as we seemingly made no effort to secure his future before the end of last season. Maybe we are now paying the price for that lack of decisiveness? ^^^^ that Edited July 5, 2011 by BirdonaMaguire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 It would be an amazing deal. But why would charlton do that? BWP is worth a lot more than Morrison. Are you sure it isnt just somebody getting the Morrisons mixed up? Good point forgot about that and maybe getting carried away from reading the optimism thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web_owls Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Agent's story hoping that we panic and offer him the terms he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheff Owl Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 If we could add Semedo, Dyer and Mellor to the signings already - that would be a cracking bit of business and then not to mention hopefully Batth will come back along with i would expect a few more through the door. I just hope it's just not the pay check that Mellor is looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I'm not writing off Mellor yet, I'd like him to come and I think he will However if he doesn't, should we turn to Jason Scotland? He's a totally different type of player to Mellor of course but do people think he would be an option? I only picked him because he's already been linked by Milan himself and I didn't want to start another stampede of about 100 strikers who may or may not be able to do a job for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) I think he's a good player available for a reasonable price (I think). But I think he's been hedging his bets long enough. Megson wants players who want to be here, not because they are doing us a favour. Time to make your mind up Neil and live with it. Same goes for Koumas. If we're his safety net then I'd question whether he'd be the right man. Edited July 5, 2011 by Bluesteel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Owl Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) This story has come straight from his agent and is designed to alert Championship teams to his availability. Mellor himself has said he has a lot of respect for us and would love to play for us again one day but would like to play Championship next season if possible (which is why the deal with us is stalling as opposed to the wages thing the media are reporting). As yet no one else has put an offer in for him, and if it stays this way he will be an SWFC player soon. If not, we move on. Top Post. Agents doing what they do making everybody aware of his availability and trying to create a market for his services. As stated if this ploy does'nt work he will sign for us. We can't hang around waiting lets move on and get somebody else in. Edited July 5, 2011 by Soul Power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 We'll get him, Doncaster wont get him and nor will Watford with them being skint. Only Southampton could stand in our way at the moment. Watford skint?! £3.5m for Danny Graham +15% sell-on fee for Ashley Young... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrbluesky Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 My feeling is we would have signed him by now if GM wanted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCE LEE Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Derby are/were interested. I have a feeling that Sky story is the last resort from the agent regergitating (sp) old enquiries. Edited July 5, 2011 by BRUCE LEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juror8 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I wasn't that bothered about Mellor at the end of the season. Admittedly, felt indebted to him for, basically, keeping us from getting precariously close to relegation, and his goals should count double considering the standard of his service last season. However, he's had an attitude problem his whole career; at least, that's what it's seemed viewing him from distance. For me, his lack of commitment has been shown by his inability to keep a consistent weight. Well, more aptly, he's kept a consistent weight, that being over(weight). Megson's talked about their being an endemic attitude problem at the club, and i'm not sure he'd improve that. However, my view's been, slightly, changed by the news that he's come back a stone lighter; particularly, when you'd expect him to come back even more out of shape. Suggests he might have realised his time's running out and it's time to put the hard yards in. If that is the case, might play his first ever consistent full season, and be a real asset to someone, whether at this level or one rung above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I'm happy to wait a little longer for him if that's what it takes We can still get all the other pieces in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Watford skint?! £3.5m for Danny Graham +15% sell-on fee for Ashley Young... And £1m for Will Buckley - plus Cowie has left so another largish (for them) wage gone Really don't see Mellor as a Watford type signing but they have a new head of player recruitment who may have a big difference of opinion to his predecessor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Plus some compo for Malky who left for cardiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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