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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #420 on: June 22, 2018, 08:09:23 PM »
Didn't he die the other day?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #421 on: June 22, 2018, 08:11:25 PM »
Isn’t that a Bond film?

Offline Damo70

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #422 on: June 22, 2018, 09:17:07 PM »
The problem wasn't replacing Baker with Terry, it was signing Samba as the only backup meaning that, if we didn't go up we'd be left with Chester and Elphick (who Bruce clearly wanted out).

Samba didn't cost us anything though.  We are now in a situation whereby we need to replace a first choice CB.

Didn't cost anything apart from a signing on fee and wages...
There wouldn’t have been a signing-on fee: he was out of contract. I bet his wages were pretty insignificant relatively.


I would guess that with him being out of contract he was able to ask for and get a decent signing on fee. And decent wages.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #423 on: June 22, 2018, 09:31:52 PM »
Let's say he's earned about £2m (£30k p/w wages, £500k in signing fees, bonuses, etc - I reckon that's reasonable) and we gave a chunk to his agent as well we probably spent the best part of £200k per game on him.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #424 on: June 22, 2018, 10:06:11 PM »
Let's say he's earned about £2m (£30k p/w wages, £500k in signing fees, bonuses, etc - I reckon that's reasonable) and we gave a chunk to his agent as well we probably spent the best part of £200k per game on him.
Worth every penny!

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #425 on: June 23, 2018, 12:03:44 AM »
Let's say he's earned about £2m (£30k p/w wages, £500k in signing fees, bonuses, etc - I reckon that's reasonable) and we gave a chunk to his agent as well we probably spent the best part of £200k per game on him.

Knock a nought off every figure and you'd be closer.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #426 on: June 23, 2018, 12:29:51 AM »
A club paying Henri Lansbury and Ross McCormack £40k per week each was paying John Terry closer to £3k per week than £30k per week?

I'm sceptical.
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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #427 on: June 23, 2018, 12:34:34 AM »
A club paying Henri Lansbury and Ross McCormack £40k per week each was paying John Terry closer to £3k per week than £30k per week?

I'm sceptical.

The figures were referring to Samba.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #428 on: June 23, 2018, 12:35:19 AM »
A club paying Henri Lansbury and Ross McCormack £40k per week each was paying John Terry closer to £3k per week than £30k per week?

I'm sceptical.

They're talking about Samba.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #429 on: June 23, 2018, 09:01:31 AM »
Samba was on about 10k a week wasn't he? Considering he trained for 6 months on no wage, I don't think money was his motive. He got about 10 million a season in Russia.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #430 on: June 23, 2018, 09:22:09 AM »
I would imagine Samba was on a pay as you play bonus.  No doubts he got somewhere in the region of 30k a performance?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #431 on: June 23, 2018, 10:06:07 AM »
reports yesterday linking us with that Brazilian striker Wolves had on loan. Seems unlikely unless we are going to off load Kodjia or Hogan

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #432 on: June 23, 2018, 10:16:02 AM »
Stoke and Boro have £4m bids for Paddy McNair accepted.

This is the level of shite that we will be competing with. No fucking excuses this year.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #433 on: June 23, 2018, 10:52:09 AM »
Apologies if already posted but this made me laugh/cry/bit of both


Written by: Mike Field
With manager Steve Bruce and Aston Villa continuing preparations for the 2018/19 Championship campaign, looking purely from a squad strengthening position, the biggest gap we have in the squad is defence following the departure of John Terry.

With Chris Samba going and Tommy Elphick reportedly halfway out the door given a speculated permanent switch to Reading, fans also have concerns that we’ll have to cash in on James Chester as well.

I know Alan Hutton gives the proverbial 150% but I’m not sure we can rely on him to fill multiple positions in a single game!

Centre-halves have been a hot topic for silly season’s rumour mill, we’ve had Michael Hefele linked, Robert Huth and some French bloke along with many more the last few weeks – and that’s before I mention Axel Tuanzebe.

The latest is former West Bromwich Albion player Gareth McAuley and the more you think about it, the more it probably isn’t as stupid a link as you’d first think.

The 38-year-old Northern Ireland international is now a free agent following his release this summer and it’s believed he feels he has one more good year left in him at least.

He’s got over 500 games experience under his belt, many times as skipper I believe, and he made 19 appearances for the Baggies and his country in 2017/18. Despite the problems our near neighbours faced themselves last season on a quick scout I can’t find a single fan with a bad word to say about his performances, professionalism and his attitude.

In fact, plenty thought he’d be worth another 12 months as an option and reliable cover, let alone for the effect he’d have off the pitch.

He could fulfil that role for us on a short-term basis, as whatever happens off the pitch this summer, we have a hole of some kind to fill financially even if it’s not to the levels the press suggests.

If we have to more lean on our youth, McAuley could be a fantastic additional voice on and off the pitch as we let the next generation find their feet, whilst cutting our cloth in the process.

 
 

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #434 on: June 23, 2018, 10:56:06 AM »
Would have thought that if he has got a season left in him at Championship level, WBA would have given him a 1 year contract.

 


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