Say goodbye to Brooks

[I should coco]

She doth protest too much, me thinks". New member from high green, backing up Pig scum? I smell yet more Pig shit.

Cracking logic there Norderner.

Chuck him in the water and if he sinks he's innocent of all Piggery. If he floats, burn him at the stake for being a Pig infiltrator.

Burn the witch and all that!

Last night sure flushed the fuckers out en mass!

You sure did. The bottom of the Don is full of them.

 

[Pierre's PC]

"She doth protest too much, me thinks". New member from high green, backing up Pig scum? I smell yet more Pig shit. Last night sure flushed the fuckers out en mass! Having said that, they've not had a chance to infiltrate properly since CW came in, have they?

The edge on this guy.

 

[Norderner]

I agree, can't see any club making a big bid this month.
Think we'll have him for at least this season.

The truth is that Brooks has done nothing at all, in fact he's never started 1 game in league football.
He's a novice but is clearly talented and has massive potential.
So you can bet some PL clubs will be keeping tabs on him.

The fact is even stevie wonder can see the talent. It is god given, not taught. It doesn't matter if he's played one game or ten games, like walker/maguire. You only needed 1/2 a brain cell & a half decent eyesight to know that they were top drawer. Brooks, due to his position, and being left footed, is way above these two. If he's going, start at £20m, or headhunt soton's transfer negotiators, cos they'll get us a minimum of £30m.

 

[thehet]

We should start a poll to see what people think McCabe will actually sell him for?

I reckon 500k split over the next 3 years with Ian Bennett coming in on loan.

 

[Pinchy]

Offering him 20k+ p/w is far from a ludicrous suggestion.

In fact it could be a no brainer to do so.

If he's got less than 2 years on his contract, it could be the difference between getting £5m or £15m for him. And being able to see him in our shirt for another 2 years rather than another 6 months.

It is an absolutely ludicrous suggestion. It might be feasible on a computer game, but not for those running a real world football club.

What on earth has he done to merit smashing our wage structure and provoking massive discontent amongst seasoned players who have actually achieved something in their careers?

Bonkers.

 

[Pinchy]

We should start a poll to see what people think McCabe will actually sell him for?

I reckon 500k split over the next 3 years with Ian Bennett coming in on loan.

More hilarity. Pass me my anti-side-split medical appliance to stop my ribs bursting through my flesh. It's over there behind the sofa, next to the fax machine.

 

[Ricky]

It is an absolutely ludicrous suggestion. It might be feasible on a computer game, but not for those running a real world football club.

What on earth has he done to merit smashing our wage structure and provoking massive discontent amongst seasoned players who have actually achieved something in their careers?

Bonkers.

He's proving to be a top prospect who a lot of clubs will pay a lot of money for.

But they'll only pay a lot of money if he's under contract.

And we can't afford to be throwing away large sums of money.

 

[Maidenhead]

No excuses for not getting a huge fee for him when he eventually does go, every prem side is absolutely loaded now.

If a huge bid comes in at the end of the season and we let him go then fair enough that's life, but if we let him go this transfer window when he would be worth double by the end of the season I'll be livid.

Why would you be "livid" if in your opinion he was sold too cheaply?

What difference does the money make to you?

You got a financial stake in this business or nothing else in your life to upset you?

 

[snootyfenooty]

or headhunt soton's transfer negotiators, cos they'll get us a minimum of £30m.

Myth. They got about £7m each for Walcott and Bale. About the same as we'll get in total for Walker.

 

[Pinchy]

He's proving to be a top prospect who a lot of clubs will pay a lot of money for.

But they'll only pay a lot of money if he's under contract.

And we can't afford to be throwing away large sums of money.

I'm sure Fleck, Coutts, Sharp, Basham and any new signings arriving in the near future will entirely understand. So will their greedy agents. No doubt Whiteman should be offered something similar? He's actually scored a goal in grown-up football. Maybe more for him?

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Myth. They got about £7m each for Walcott and Bale. About the same as we'll get in total for Walker.

And Oxlade Chamberlain? Think he was about 13m.

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Myth. They got about £7m each for Walcott and Bale. About the same as we'll get in total for Walker.

And I don't believe we will have factored in a future 50m sale into Walkers valuation.

 

[Pinchy]

Myth. They got about £7m each for Walcott and Bale. About the same as we'll get in total for Walker.

It doesn't matter. The agenda is being pursued with all-consuming vigour.

The better Brooks plays; the more we must vilify our own club for something that hasn't happened. With every clever flick or burst of pace, I just hate McCabe more and more.

 

[Ricky]

I'm sure Fleck, Coutts, Sharp, Basham and any new signings arriving in the near future will entirely understand. So will their greedy agents. No doubt Whiteman should be offered something similar? He's actually scored a goal in grown-up football. Maybe more for him?

We'll have to put our wage ceiling up to at least 15k p/w before too long anyway.

And if Brooks was proving to be our best player and justifying such a salary on the pitch, could they really complain?

 

[BushBlade]

Myth. They got about £7m each for Walcott and Bale. About the same as we'll get in total for Walker.

And, at the time, Bale was being pursued by the richest and most successful club of that era, Man U and Walcott went to their closest rivals. We haven't sold any players to clubs who were in the champions league, or players who were being seriously chased by champions league clubs. Our players went to second or third tier PL clubs. Obviously we won't get as much for them.
Even now, if a top four club comes in for one of our kids we'll get more for him than if Stoke or fucking West Brom are after them.

 

[Maidenhead]

We'll have to put our wage ceiling up to at least 15k p/w before too long anyway.

And if Brooks was proving to be our best player and justifying such a salary on the pitch, could they really complain?

But he isn't, not by a long chalk.

Did you see what happened when Coutts came on last night?

 

[Pinchy]

I would be gutted if we sold him. And not, "oh I wish we could have had him a little longer" gutted, as in he already looks one of the very best we have produced: along the lines of Walker, Jags and Maguire - such is his potential. We should be accepting nothing at all ideally, and where absolutely necessary only accepting absolutely silly amounts of money. We simply HAVE to keep hold of him. He’s in the right place here to learn, with a side playing the right way, at a club where there’s a buzz about the place, with the right manager and chance to grow and play regular football.

McCabe - DON'T YOU F*CKING DARE.

Okay Kozzy. David says he wants £20k a week or he's off at the first opportunity to a club that will beat that easily. He says it's a short career and he has the chance to be financially secure for life. He's a bit starry-eyed and wants to buy a Lamborghini to replace his pimped Corsa.

As you've expressed such enthusiasm, I've put you down for a grand a week, if you don't mind. Ricky and a few others will be chipping in as well. It's all good.

Oh, excuse me a moment, I've got a call waiting from Ben Whiteman's agent and Billy Sharp's knocking on my door...

Kev
x

 

[snootyfenooty]

And Oxlade Chamberlain? Think he was about 13m.

So what, We got £8m for Naughton if you're going to digress. Turned out to be a decent bit of business that.

 

[BushBlade]

And Oxlade Chamberlain? Think he was about 13m.

That must still be a record for a player that's never played higher than L1. Even in the current market.

 

[Pinchy]

Doubt he'll sulk, doesn't seem to be that type, also it's not in his interest.

We could let his contract run down and then I assume we'd get compensation at a tribunal as he's so young and come through our Academy.

We don't owe it to him to let him join a good club.

The club will do what's right for the club and will only let him go for a fee so big that will benefit the club. If he's potentially worth multiple millions then doubt he'd sign a contract unless we make him the best paid player at the club and I really doubt we'd offer him anything in the £20K a week bracket.

It's a big problem in football, the financial gap between the PL and Championship is too big meaning unless a Championship club has a rich benefactor willing to gamble paying out massive wages then PL can cherry pick all the best players. All a Championship club can do is demand a massive transfer but then that means the player demands a massive salary.

Stop it. There's an agenda getting up steam and you're obstructing the tracks with common sense. Out of the way.

 

[I should coco]

We'll have to put our wage ceiling up to at least 15k p/w before too long anyway.

Uddersfield's maximum wage was £10k per week last season.

Just sayin'......

 

[Pinchy]

We'll have to put our wage ceiling up to at least 15k p/w before too long anyway.

And if Brooks was proving to be our best player and justifying such a salary on the pitch, could they really complain?

Well yes they could and would! It might not be a legitimate complaint but oh boy would they complain.

I'm not sure they'd agree with your analysis of the young novice Brooks right now, either.

We need a large injection of perspective at the moment, I think.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Uddersfield's maximum wage was £10k per week last season.

Just sayin'......

Ah but they're not in our league any more and everyone knows you can't get promoted now unless you pay £15m for a Moroccan and pay him at least £50k pw.

 

[Ricky]

But he isn't, not by a long chalk.

Did you see what happened when Coutts came on last night?

But he's very likely to be. And sooner than you think. You underestimate him.

Coutts is a different type of player. Probably the most influential to our play, but it doesn't necessarily mean he's the 'best'.

Did you notice that Brooks was behind just about all our best attacking moments? Have you noticed how much more likely he looks to make things happen than anyone else in our squad?

 

[Sean Thornton]

Shhh McCabe never said those words, he was obviously misquoted by Radio Sheffield.

It's only on here he's misquoted, as the article shows he says "game changing" . The RS audioboom the same day confirms this.

He never said game changing investment, think Liverpool or he killed Diana.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

But he's very likely to be. And sooner than you think. You underestimate him.

Coutts is a different type of player. Probably the most influential to our play, but it doesn't necessarily mean he's the 'best'.

Did you notice that Brooks was behind just about all our best attacking moments? Have you noticed how much more likely he looks to make things happen than anyone else in our squad?

Spot on.

 

[Sean Thornton]

We'll have to put our wage ceiling up to at least 15k p/w before too long anyway.

And if Brooks was proving to be our best player and justifying such a salary on the pitch, could they really complain?

I thought you meant he should be put on £20k a week now, not when he becomes our best player, which he isn't yet.
He is under contract by the way.





If this club was run by fans, we'd be bust in a month.

 

[Pinchy]

But he's very likely to be. And sooner than you think. You underestimate him.

Coutts is a different type of player. Probably the most influential to our play, but it doesn't necessarily mean he's the 'best'.

Did you notice that Brooks was behind just about all our best attacking moments? Have you noticed how much more likely he looks to make things happen than anyone else in our squad?

I don't think anyone doubts his talent Ricky. I certainly don't. It's just that the current 'keep him at all costs - turn down anything short of £X billion pounds' strategy has more practical limitations and problematic consequences than some are prepared to acknowledge.

There is no more romantic dreamer about the beautiful game than me. I'd love the lad to stay and am unaware of any McCabiavellian plot to the contrary, despite the vivid imaginings of those who are too busy bewailing a future of doom and gloom to enjoy watching him play now. We're analysing the disaster before anyone's lit the match.

 

[Pinchy]

If this club was run by fans, we'd be bust in a month.

Yeah, yeah, okay, but at least McCabe would have fucked off so the penury would be worthwhile.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

So we shouldn't play him in case any one spots him. Anyone calling for him to play must be a third columnist ?

29 scouts at the Walsall game says he was already in the shop window.

Not in the slightest ST, im saying maybe seen by a wider audience now & viewed against better opposition Leics vs Walsall ? And we'll probably see now what owners intentions in respect of our return to this level & direction of the club with respect to keeping our players !!
I can't remember posting about not playing him or anyone not calling for this has a hidden agenda ??
Then again my memory isn't all should be nowadays ?