January Transfer Window

[Damo70]

I remember Mcinally always being injured and yes Cascarino signing tale please.

Bracketed stuff is mine, everything else is Sir Graham's own words.

"Doug suddenly tells me I've got £1 million to spend (which would otherwise have gone in corporation tax). This is what annoyed me; it was three weeks before the transfer deadline and now I've got this money. I'd got this settled group of lads and one or two were starting to show a bit of nerves and I had no forward cover so I went for Teddy Sheringham. I spoke to John Doherty (Millwall manager) and he didn't want to sell Sheringham but he said he might sell Cascarino. I wasn't sure about Tony but we needed forward so I told Doug what the situation was. He spoke to Reg Burr (Millwall chairman), and told me that there was now £1.4 million to spend. There's twelve days left to the deadline, we've got an FA Cup quarter final coming up and now we've got this money to spend.

"Doug goes to Reg Burr, fails to get Sheringham, and asked me what I valued Cascarino at. I said about £750,000 and Doug promptly pays Millwall £1.4 million.... Since then it's always been me who signed Cascarino for that amount. But of course it's him who signed Dwight Yorke."

A bit of the SGT autobiography that stood out for me was Doug always asking SGT for the Villa line up prior to each game then, pleased with this knowledge telling other people what it was. So SGT started giving him false information. Eventually Doug sussed what was going on and stopped asking.

[dave.woodhall]

He also told me that when he fancied signing a player he'd ask Doug what sort of (say) left-backs he thought were any good, then gradually steer the conversation round to the one he wanted. Doug would come up with the name, Sir Graham would reply "Good shout Mr Chairman" and the money would magically materialise for a player Doug would then say he'd suggested. 

[tomd2103]

I was a betting man my money would go on us signing Nahki Wells,  he´s a far more mobile and versatile ( than Ulloa) attacking option, IMHO.....Godzvilla!

Would be ideal for our current situation. 

[Percy McCarthy]

I wouldn’t worry about selling unwanted players to a promotion rival. We’re nailed on for the play-offs at least, and if we got Leeds in them we’d hopefully insert a clause that they couldn’t play against us. They’re well behind us as well and Fat Ross and Mad Tom might help them get results against Derby etc.

[Damo70]

I wouldn’t worry about selling unwanted players to a promotion rival. We’re nailed on for the play-offs at least, and if we got Leeds in them we’d hopefully insert a clause that they couldn’t play against us. They’re well behind us as well and Fat Riss and Mad Tom might help them get results against Derby etc.

I'm not sure you can enforce a no play clause. Even in loan deals I think it tends to be a gentleman's agreement. I don't think i've ever heard of one after a permanent transfer.

[Percy McCarthy]

I wouldn’t worry about selling unwanted players to a promotion rival. We’re nailed on for the play-offs at least, and if we got Leeds in them we’d hopefully insert a clause that they couldn’t play against us. They’re well behind us as well and Fat Riss and Mad Tom might help them get results against Derby etc.

I'm not sure you can enforce a no play clause. Even in loan deals I think it tends to be a gentleman's agreement. I don't think i've ever heard of one after a permanent transfer.

I thought it might be negotiable. Maybe knock a couple of million off. £7m would be the biggest robbery since we bought the useless fuckers anyway.

Ta for quoting and enshrining my typo. I know me and Risso disagree on Brexit but I’d never call him that.

[auntiesledd]

According to the Mirror, the Jar-deez are looking to splash the cash on Leicester's Islam Slimani. If so, it could well be that Ulloa doesn't go anywhere for the rest of the season (since they were quoted as saying that they weren't going to lose the services of both players during this transfer window).

[footyskillz]

I remember Mcinally always being injured and yes Cascarino signing tale please.

Bracketed stuff is mine, everything else is Sir Graham's own words.

"Doug suddenly tells me I've got £1 million to spend (which would otherwise have gone in corporation tax). This is what annoyed me; it was three weeks before the transfer deadline and now I've got this money. I'd got this settled group of lads and one or two were starting to show a bit of nerves and I had no forward cover so I went for Teddy Sheringham. I spoke to John Doherty (Millwall manager) and he didn't want to sell Sheringham but he said he might sell Cascarino. I wasn't sure about Tony but we needed forward so I told Doug what the situation was. He spoke to Reg Burr (Millwall chairman), and told me that there was now £1.4 million to spend. There's twelve days left to the deadline, we've got an FA Cup quarter final coming up and now we've got this money to spend.

"Doug goes to Reg Burr, fails to get Sheringham, and asked me what I valued Cascarino at. I said about £750,000 and Doug promptly pays Millwall £1.4 million.... Since then it's always been me who signed Cascarino for that amount. But of course it's him who signed Dwight Yorke."

A bit of the SGT autobiography that stood out for me was Doug always asking SGT for the Villa line up prior to each game then, pleased with this knowledge telling other people what it was. So SGT started giving him false information. Eventually Doug sussed what was going on and stopped asking.

Gold thanks for insight!

[footyskillz]

He also told me that when he fancied signing a player he'd ask Doug what sort of (say) left-backs he thought were any good, then gradually steer the conversation round to the one he wanted. Doug would come up with the name, Sir Graham would reply "Good shout Mr Chairman" and the money would magically materialise for a player Doug would then say he'd suggested.

More Gold!!
Thanks again.
Do you have anything on other managers and transfer stories. O'Neil, Sherwood or even lambert and his Coutinho bids?

[Toronto Villa]

Unfortunately many executives are like that. So you position your conversations so that you make your idea into their idea or make them suggest what you actually want. I’ve no doubt Doug was just like that and that all of the great ideas came from him.

[john e]

Unfortunately many executives are like that. So you position your conversations so that you make your idea into their idea or make them suggest what you actually want. I’ve no doubt Doug was just like that and that all of the great ideas came from him.

Excecutives !   i do that with my Wife

[Toronto Villa]

Unfortunately many executives are like that. So you position your conversations so that you make your idea into their idea or make them suggest what you actually want. I’ve no doubt Doug was just like that and that all of the great ideas came from him.

Excecutives !   i do that with my Wife

She’s a Life Executive John. A senior Marital Leader. And LOL yes it’s exactly the same thing!!

[ChicagoLion]

I remember Mcinally always being injured and yes Cascarino signing tale please.

Bracketed stuff is mine, everything else is Sir Graham's own words.

"Doug suddenly tells me I've got £1 million to spend (which would otherwise have gone in corporation tax). This is what annoyed me; it was three weeks before the transfer deadline and now I've got this money. I'd got this settled group of lads and one or two were starting to show a bit of nerves and I had no forward cover so I went for Teddy Sheringham. I spoke to John Doherty (Millwall manager) and he didn't want to sell Sheringham but he said he might sell Cascarino. I wasn't sure about Tony but we needed forward so I told Doug what the situation was. He spoke to Reg Burr (Millwall chairman), and told me that there was now £1.4 million to spend. There's twelve days left to the deadline, we've got an FA Cup quarter final coming up and now we've got this money to spend.

"Doug goes to Reg Burr, fails to get Sheringham, and asked me what I valued Cascarino at. I said about £750,000 and Doug promptly pays Millwall £1.4 million.... Since then it's always been me who signed Cascarino for that amount. But of course it's him who signed Dwight Yorke."

Cheers Dave, there were rumours at that time about Linekar, any truth in that?

[dave.woodhall]

I remember Mcinally always being injured and yes Cascarino signing tale please.

Bracketed stuff is mine, everything else is Sir Graham's own words.

"Doug suddenly tells me I've got £1 million to spend (which would otherwise have gone in corporation tax). This is what annoyed me; it was three weeks before the transfer deadline and now I've got this money. I'd got this settled group of lads and one or two were starting to show a bit of nerves and I had no forward cover so I went for Teddy Sheringham. I spoke to John Doherty (Millwall manager) and he didn't want to sell Sheringham but he said he might sell Cascarino. I wasn't sure about Tony but we needed forward so I told Doug what the situation was. He spoke to Reg Burr (Millwall chairman), and told me that there was now £1.4 million to spend. There's twelve days left to the deadline, we've got an FA Cup quarter final coming up and now we've got this money to spend.

"Doug goes to Reg Burr, fails to get Sheringham, and asked me what I valued Cascarino at. I said about £750,000 and Doug promptly pays Millwall £1.4 million.... Since then it's always been me who signed Cascarino for that amount. But of course it's him who signed Dwight Yorke."

Cheers Dave, there were rumours at that time about Linekar, any truth in that?

I didn't get anything about that one, but from what was said at the time (end of 1988-89 from memory) he would have accounted for about two years' transfer budget. So no McGrath, Nielsen or Adrian Heath.

[olaftab]

Has Ritchie de Laet gone to Antwerp?

What? For the weekend? Brugge is better.