Leandro Bacuna - Sold

[eamonn]

Bruce's main issue with him has been Bacunas bad time-keeping when it comes to training.

[four fornicholl]

Bruce's main issue with him has been Bacunas bad time-keeping when it comes to training.

That really doesn't surprise me, he just gives out that impression. Wouldn't lose any sleep if he were to leave.

[brian green]

Should move him in with McCormack.  When he hears Ross kicking the gates it's time to go to Bodymoor Heath.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Part of the reason why we conceded so many late goals during Di Matteo's tenure (in my opinion) is that as well as the mental fragility easily enough associated with a recently relegated side we also looked unfit.

Didn't seem to affect Newcastle. I would say a big difference between us and Newscastle last season was, from the very start, they went into every game knowing they would win. For whatever reason we seemed to go in thinking that maybe we could win. It's been our problem since MON left. Under him, no matter who we played against, the players went in expecting to win (even I did). Can Bruce change this? I thought he had in that really good run of games he had, but then it fell apart.

[kippaxvilla2]

Have we seriously been offered money for Bacuna and turned it down?!

[CT]

Have we seriously been offered money for Bacuna and turned it down?!

Stunningly, yes.

[manic-road]

Have we seriously been offered money for Bacuna and turned it down?!

Stunningly, yes.

Apparently Reading offered £1.5 but we are holding out for two quid.

[cdbearsfan]

Is this going to be like last year with Sinclair when everyone moans that we don't take the first offer then disappears when we sell the player for more money later on during the window?

£1.5 million will be their starting offer, they'll probably offer more. What's the rush?

[in exile]

Is this going to be like last year with Sinclair when everyone moans that we don't take the first offer then disappears when we sell the player for more money later on during the window?

£1.5 million will be their starting offer, they'll probably offer more. What's the rush?

No, they wont be back

[cdbearsfan]

If they're not, someone else will be. We could get way more than £1.5 million. I'm not necessarily keen to sell, mind.

[Steve67]

I would have snatched their hands off. Bacuna is a waste of space, offers so very little and would weaken Reading. One of my all time hated players, even more so than Savage and Hodge, at least they put a shift in.

[cdbearsfan]

If you'd have snatched their hands off after an offer of £1.5 million, I'm glad you're not in charge of the club's finances.

[PeterWithesShin]

No one is saying he's a great player, but I think he's worth more to us than £1.5m plus £1m or so saved in wages. With him on the bench you have someone you can call on to do a job in 5 or 6 different positions. I kind of think of him as mainly 3rd choice in those positions, but you're only paying 1 player to be 3rd choice in so many. Sell him and you need 3 or 4 players to be the third choices for those positions. Which costs more than you save by selling Bacuna. When you have that spell of injuries/suspensions taking it's toll I always think it's more than useful to have a player that can cover that many positions, especially from the bench, even if he is only an average player.

[passitsideways]

Is this going to be like last year with Sinclair when everyone moans that we don't take the first offer then disappears when we sell the player for more money later on during the window?

£1.5 million will be their starting offer, they'll probably offer more. What's the rush?

No, they wont be back

Yeah, like Burnley never turned up ever again with Westwood or Celtic with Sinclair.

[mr underhill]

I'd take 500k for him to be honest.