davey_wells Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, SwintonLad99 said: But they were a key part to our play offs. If we sold them during that period we would be moaning We wouldn't be in the mess we are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwintonLad99 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just now, davey_wells said: We wouldn't be in the mess we are now. Hindsight we should of cashed in, but winning promotion that year would of been better of keeping those players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I don’t blame the club for selling him . He didn’t show his quality anywhere near enough to warrant us rejecting bids of that kind of money. But its typical of our sort of luck isn’t it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthAmericanOwl Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hindsight is a wonderful thing sometimes people just fit at other clubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage owl Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I honestly can't recall 1 single poster saying we shouldn't sell him at the time. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Something has clearly clicked for him there - last season he hit 6 in 19 for them, a similar rate to his 10 in 32 for us the season before. Of course, Reading have changed their manager since then (and while it might be a bit galling to see a former player of ours banging them in for another team, at least we got a bit of money for him, and if we do have a sell-on clause, so much the better, and personally I find it no less galling to see a team who were really average last season suddenly flying high at the top of the table after employing a bloke whose only club job to date was a 4-year stint at Chicago Fire with a 32% win record and whose sole major achievement as a manager was Serbia's 2015 U20 World Cup win.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Showed flashes of brilliance but £7m + alleged 20% sell on clause was decent business based on his time here... the kind of business we should’ve been doing when bids came in for Reach, Forestieri, etc Edited October 30, 2020 by beswetherick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Tibbs Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, SwintonLad99 said: But they were a key part to our play offs. If we sold them during that period we would be moaning Would be moaning... Where’ve you been since he left ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinowl Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Can assure you I did. Top player and I think will move for big money. Suited to their style and looks a real handful. Reading are cocky two hats and I’m glad Coventry turned them over but they will walk that league from what I’ve seen. Good to see Lucas doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jack Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 No surprise he is doing well, the boy showed he had talent, but he was inconsistent, but with given game time he is showing his potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Owl Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Circumstances dictated a sale which we needed to make at the time. But, I and all my mates rated him and thought he was unlucky here given the amount of strikers at the club. His mental application let him down but he has all the attributes to play in the premier league, without question. Now we’ve got Paterson, Rhodes, Marriott, Kachunga and Windass. Enjoy folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexpistol Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Ideally he hits 25+ goals This seasonand Reading miss out on promotion, who then sell him for £25 million to someone like Southampton and we get another £5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Down South Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 How we can slate the club for not selling players and then moan when a player we managed to get a decent fee for scores the odd goal is beyond me. It was a good deal at the time based on his performances for us. Surely that’s end of story? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, tomo2001 said: 9 in 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Big Jack said: No surprise he is doing well, the boy showed he had talent, but he was inconsistent, but with given game time he is showing his potential. I remember Jos playing him on the left wing. I'm glad those days are over.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapSmurf Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, Sticky Micky said: Not good enough they cry Inconsistant I think you will see often said and often injured. Whether that be down to our training ground or methods, or tactics and supply, who knows. However - and this is easy for me to state now - I personally always thought he was a decent talent. Well done to him so far. Can't and won't knock him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttimeowls Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, steelcityowlsfan said: Got over £7 million for him and have a 20% sell on clause. Kerching! Yes may be so but it’s no good if we go down is it !!! like Antonio we let talent go it’s because we have stubborn managers that think they are above it all and can’t man manage the best players same old story with Wednesday over last few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richowl Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, beswetherick said: Showed flashes of brilliance but £7m + alleged 20% sell on clause was decent business based on his time here... the kind of business we should’ve been doing when bids came in for Reach, Forestieri, etc 7m over 4 years. sold on the cheap (In today’s market) & not replaced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinowl Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Steve Down South said: How we can slate the club for not selling players and then moan when a player we managed to get a decent fee for scores the odd goal is beyond me. It was a good deal at the time based on his performances for us. Surely that’s end of story? Won’t be the end of his story. Think he’ll go a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, 109Waddle said: Good player, but we got decent money for him Issue for me isnt that we sold him but how we replaced him, or not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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