Hawkeye Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 It's not him holding us to ransom its reading slag them off not the man who without we would still be in league one now... who is slagging him off? and who has said he is holding us to ransom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Owl Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Can't believe your all turning on Antonio We saw enough last season with our own eyes flip your stats he's way above league 1 level Wots the next level championship and he will easy be good enough.. Nobodys turning on Antonio. We would all love to see him here. As others have pointed out he could be going for free in January and if they want a million for him there are other players out there worth considering. That's all. Milan is a business man. He's certainly no mug. Edited July 31, 2012 by H2Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Guns Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Saying he's unproven at championshio level is slagging him off He's way too good for league 1 there's nowt in-between flippingstatos.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCE LEE Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 £400-500k would be a fair deal for someone with 11 months left on their contract. All about the level of interest and just how much Dave Jones wants him. Reading are getting increasingly vocal in the process so i'm presuming they've had a number of enquiries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WoodhouseOwl77 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Saying he's unproven at championshio level is slagging him off He's way too good for league 1 there's nowt in-between flippingstatos.... That is not slagging him off, more an argument to show Reading why he is not worth what they want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Saying he's unproven at championshio level is slagging him off He's way too good for league 1 there's nowt in-between flippingstatos.... Being too good for League 1 doesn't instantly mean top level championship player worth a million quid though. He was brilliant for the most part there's no denying that, but lets not pretend he didnt have bad games in league 1 aswell, because he certainly did, he was turd away at Huddersfield. Nobody on here is suggesting he can't play in the championship, but the money Reading are asking for, for a player who never has done it at this level, is a gamble, it's a gamble I would personally like to see us take, but one I can understand the club being reluctant to do. Edited July 31, 2012 by leea8331 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Guns Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 You will all be crying when he runs us ragged for burnley next season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 When the time comes to play Burnley, I'll be more p!ssed off that we haven't gone after Keith Treacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'd tell reading they can have 800 grand and that's our final offer take it or leave it. Its starting to drag on far too long now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigash_swfc Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We're a victim of our own success with Antonio. The more we talk about him, the more Reading take a closer look....and nudge his price up We did it with Adam Le Fondre & Ben Marshall. Mandaric has shown, he goe's in LOW BIDS, so other chairman's know to reject & wait.......in our case, it'll be until Blackburn come in with a 1m bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 500 K. Free at the end of next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan_Pepper Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'd pay £1m for him, if we paid £750k for Madine and £700k for f*cking Jeffers!!!? surely he's worth £1m in the grand scheme of things! Just because we made a mistake with Jeffers doesn't mean we should make a mistake again and pay over the odds for a player. No evidence for this at all but is there a chance that fans over 30 are the ones that want us to be cautious with money having seen us throw cash away before and fans under 30 are the ones wanting us to gamble on players? Of all the teams in world we should be one of those whose fan base knows the risk of paying over the odds for players and wages. Careless, over ambitious chairmen nearly cost us our club. I for one am delighted that Milan Mandaric is refusing to go down that same route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bedders Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 £750k tops he's got a dodgy shoulder!!! (tongue in cheek) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan_Pepper Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We're a victim of our own success with Antonio. The more we talk about him, the more Reading take a closer look....and nudge his price up We did it with Adam Le Fondre & Ben Marshall. Mandaric has shown, he goe's in LOW BIDS, so other chairman's know to reject & wait.......in our case, it'll be until Blackburn come in with a 1m bid. Blackburn spent their budget on Best and he's crocked for half the season. More proof that spending money does not guarantee success. Organisation, form and team spirit got Reading promoted, splashing the cash got Leicester nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bensonowl Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 400k-600k no more no less, although Antonio is good, there is no point paying over, when he might flop at this level, don't get me wrong I'd like to see him here again, but we can get players who have proven themselves at this level and maybe the next for a little bit more. If we don't get him, Jones will bring in somebody as good or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go-wednesday Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 The thing is the asking price has been met. 700k. Its the selling on Claus that reading are after and Thats Whats holding the deal up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OxtonOwl Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'm with BG the thing is everyone is saying that £1m is too much but at the end of the day, if another club are also bidding it's gonna turn into a Marshall situation and if we don't get Antonio I'm pretty sure everybody saying that he's overvalued will be fuming along with most fans at the club why can't we just pay the money and move on its been going on for long enough or just leave it and look elsewhere..forget his stats £1m isnt too much for a player that may be unproven but I'm pretty sure everyone realistically thinks he can cut it at championship level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsGoggins Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Talent like Antonio is worth a million with add ons. He's raw but well worth the gamble, if we don't have pace in the side next season we will struggle just like we did when BM left last season. You can sign mediocre all day long but if we are looking for a top 10 finish this is the type of player we will need. Edited July 31, 2012 by MrsGoggins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Young English player in the last year of his contract, unproven at this level I would say £600k max using my head. Based on his contribution last year and our lack of options I would say £800k max based on my heart and frankly at that I think we would have paid over the odds. Bottom line is if MM thinks he is a good deal he will be here for the start of the season, if not I am sure he will fund a replacement of suitable quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Guns Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Sense at last... [quote name=Big Guns' timestamp='1343751663' post='3858662] Sense at last... Edited July 31, 2012 by Big Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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