Whitechapel Owl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Just now, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: 'What's that, you want to offer £15m? I'm sorry, we simply will not accept more than £10m.' Exactly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Whitechapel Owl said: not a penny less, not a penny more. Jeffrey Archer? Is he dealing with transfers now? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Didn't they rate Grealish at 40m this summer? 50m it us then for Bannan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshowl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Far and away our best player, the heartbeat of the team and drags the rest of our squad through games at times and people saying he can go? Our midfield options without him don't bear thinking about. Can we really trust the powers that be at Hillsborough to find a suitable replacement given the track record for central midfield signings bar Bannan himself? We need to do everything we can to keep hold of him. He's a shining light in a sea of sh!t at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Cosby Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I'd be extremely sad to see Bannan leave. He's been one of the few players to shine in the gloom of the last 15 months; at his best he's a rolls royce of a footballer, and even off form he always gives 100%, never leaves anything out on the field and has a genuine affiliation with club and fans. Under anything like normal circumstances, he'd be the last player we should let go. But our perilous financial situation and stale, over paid squad, are as much a consequence of our inability to move players on at the right time, as they are of our shocking recruitment. What could we have got for Westwood a couple of years ago now he rots? Tom Lees doesn't look like a £10 million pound defender anymore does he? If we are going to ever get out of this perpetual cycle of paying sky high prices for mediocre football, then we are going to have to sell some of our better players. If we could get north of £10 million, then with a heavy heart I'd agree it was the right decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedanator Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Maybe Villa plan on selling Grealish in January, which would free up money for a Bannan move. I'd be surprised if we get more than 10m for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, WelshOwl74 said: Bannan to villa,reach to wolves ,get £20 million in January for both ,would be good business And the scary part is that would probably just allow us to break even on the FFP deficit. There wouldn't be much cash for replacements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Sell the lot, accept relegation early and prepare for L1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Wasnt it the daily mirror though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 50 minutes ago, Weshallovercome said: After looking into it Villa are still sailing close to the FFP wind, the takeover doesn't actually change anything. So if the rumour of their interest in Bannan is true it can only mean they're selling Grealish. Sort of makes sense that, to me anyway. Well they’re levelling up then, from what I’ve seen Bannan is twice the player Grealish is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcjack27 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Buy low sell high. All the most successful teams in this league do it, get rid when there’s a demand, sell for top whack and reinvest in someone younger at a much lower price with potential. Bannan is in his prime and worth 10-12 million. He won’t be worth that in a season or two. Sad to see him go but holding on to players too long and flat out refusing to let people go has put us in our current mess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 18 minutes ago, BRADDO said: And the scary part is that would probably just allow us to break even on the FFP deficit. There wouldn't be much cash for replacements. Not this season. But over a three year rolling period, breaking even would make a big difference in the summer (I think) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Owl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Just emphasises the completely amateurish transfer and player management this club chose to operate after the first year of Chansiris tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shezzas left peg Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) The reality of our financial situation is the one pretty transparent thing around the murky waters that is our club at the moment. I'm not saying I wouldn't trust jos, more the fact I wouldn't trust our chairman, but if we had a big mick, Megson, allardyce, pullis type of manager in charge at the moment, who knows this league and British football inside out, I'd say if you can get £10/12 million for bannan, similar for Reach & get Nando fit and firing before Christmas, I'd let them cash in on all three, get a couple of Prem loans in and steady the ship allowing for a rebuild in the summer.... Problem is would you trust DC & Jos to be able to do that??? Edited October 29, 2018 by shezzas left peg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 27 minutes ago, BRADDO said: And the scary part is that would probably just allow us to break even on the FFP deficit. There wouldn't be much cash for replacements. It's finally sinking in then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: It's finally sinking in then? Keep banging the drum They'll get the rhythm soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, shezzas left peg said: but if we had a big mick, Megson, allardyce, pullis type of manager in charge at the moment, who knows this league and British football inside out I don’t think any of the managers you mention would come? Do you? I don’t think they would put up with some of the “non performers” either. And, that is the context that you have to gauge the current managers predicament. At least he’s trying to make a fist of it. He certainly doesn’t court popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieB Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, swfcjack27 said: Buy low sell high. All the most successful teams in this league do it, get rid when there’s a demand, sell for top whack and reinvest in someone younger at a much lower price with potential. Bannan is in his prime and worth 10-12 million. He won’t be worth that in a season or two. Sad to see him go but holding on to players too long and flat out refusing to let people go has put us in our current mess. Spot on mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: It's finally sinking in then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 36 minutes ago, BRADDO said: And the scary part is that would probably just allow us to break even on the FFP deficit. There wouldn't be much cash for replacements. It will at least enable us to keep Westwood, Hutch and Abdi, in exile until their contracts run out Whoopee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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