No i don't know for a fact, that doesn't make it a non starter given the years of transfer dealings its evident he won't get the lot. Do you seriously think he will?
Why does wilder obviously think so? Maybe he just wanted a bigger budget so sacrificed brooks. I doubt he did the negotiating.
I think he was a very good player now, not just potential but that's just my opinion.
Why stop a player leaving? To set a precedent. We must be seen as the countries bargin bin. cLubs Can and do hold on to players. At least to drive the price up. Yes its the nature of the game that players move up the food chain , but it's down to us to get good value so we may reinvest a significant amount and progress ourselves. Think Southampton.
Yes I'm very serious about the point about serious risk. The worst case scenario you can name didn't fold and are already on there return. We spent 6 years in league one due to our balancing the books philosophy. Difference being Portsmouth had years in the premier league and won a trophy, which are the mugs? Most of the teams (just about all of them) spending more then they should never even get these repercussions. They just spend there money year in year out on players from the likes of good ol play by the rules Sheffield United.
