Speculation The hysterically annoying, and totally unfounded, but traditional, January 2024 rumours thread.

[homer]

No. 17 months.

FFS….

 

[TommyK]

Yeah but he's in the final 6 months of his contract now so there won't be much of a transfer fee left on the books to amortised.

Thats on top of 60-80% of the original transfer being amortised over his original contract - we wouldn't have expected him to be here for 10 years to begin with so those first 3-4 years would have written off at least 60% of the original transfer.

We could definitely offloaded some players with a bit of creativity but I believe we have been looking to make a profit on our transfers, rather than just covering costs.

Ward is not out of contract in the summer

 

[SimonW]

Yeah but he's in the final 6 months of his contract now so there won't be much of a transfer fee left on the books to amortised.

Thats on top of 60-80% of the original transfer being amortised over his original contract - we wouldn't have expected him to be here for 10 years to begin with so those first 3-4 years would have written off at least 60% of the original transfer.

We could definitely offloaded some players with a bit of creativity but I believe we have been looking to make a profit on our transfers, rather than just covering cost

I agree, the only reason I can think of for not following this strategy would be to set an example to others. To try and show that the club will not entertain 'paying off' players to leave in the hope that they will bite the bullet and leave for game time elsewhere. If this is the strategy it isn't woking very well is ii!

 

[M17TT C]

No. 17 months.

Ruined my weekend already.

How the **** have we let that happen.

I bet we extended it expecting we could get a decent fee for him - what a bunch of ****wits we have!

 

[Miles Away]

Danny Ward making 30 grand a week for another 18 months is enough to make any man despair.

We've ****ed it, give the earth back to the dinosaurs.

 

[FOX Franks]

Danny Ward making 30 grand a week for another 18 months is enough to make any man despair.

We've ****ed it, give the earth back to the dinosaurs.

Very stark when you put it like that isn't it. Makes your own work feel like a complete waste of effort if you measure it in monetary terms.

He literally - literally - does not have any pressure on him for that.

 

[camberwell fox]

Very stark when you put it like that isn't it. Makes your own work feel like a complete waste of effort if you measure it in monetary terms.

He literally - literally - does not have any pressure on him for that.

£2.3 million for dropping his guts

 

[homer]

£2.3 million for dropping his guts

Sooner that than dropping the ball - which is what he used to do, the hopeless twat

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

What makes you think they left it to the last second?
There are a lot of things that can delay a visa.

I was being rash and assumptive. Leave me be.

 

[camberwell fox]

Although I don’t disagree that the lack of Sensi joining us for a disappointing and that Enzo has s probably disappointed, there are two points to consider:

1) Enzo knew all along what the situation was in relation to inbound transfers. I have heard him on numerous occasions say that something like ‘it is with the club but I understand that we can’t buy until we sell.’

2) Casadei is no loss at all. The only loss is in terms of numbers and cover. He barely had a decent 15 minutes for us in any of his games.

 

[Brown Nose]

Danny Ward making 30 grand a week for another 18 months is enough to make any man despair.

We've ****ed it, give the earth back to the dinosaurs.

Most reports say he's on £40k a week.

 

[londonfox]

Danny Ward making 30 grand a week for another 18 months is enough to make any man despair.

Nah, there’s at least one man who is not in despair

 

[camberwell fox]

Most reports say he's on £40k a week.

Well, I feel much better now.

 

[bocadillo]

There are a lot of things that can delay a visa.

It seems now that it was nothing to do with a visa.

 

[Jeff]

It seems now that it was nothing to do with a visa.

It's as though people on the internet just make stuff up.

 

[pork pie fox]

It's as though people on the internet just make stuff up.

You’ve made that up haven’t you?

 

[camberwell fox]

You’ve made that up haven’t you?

You’ve made that up haven’t you?

 

[Blaarev]

You’ve made that up haven’t you?

You’ve….NO! Must resist!

 

[Blue Maniac]

 

[Graz]

So, financially, is our best play that we get promoted, sign no one/spend very little while clearing the big out of contract earners off the list, and just accept that we will get relegated again as a result, to then hopefully bounce straight back again in a better position to give it a go?

If we stay up without recruiting, even better but incredibly unlikely.

Sounds fun....