David Brooks - Sky Sports Article

[Sothall_Blade]

https://www.skysports.com/football/...ty-reject-to-bournemouths-premier-league-star

“"We played Leicester away in the FA Cup in February," says Knill. "Me and Chris were sat there watching Riyad Mahrez on one side and Brooksy on the other, and we both thought he wouldn't look out of place in that Leicester team. No fear, again, he just went out and played. There were loads of scouts there that night so we kind of knew he would be going." etc


Good luck to the lad...

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

I thought it was all McCabe's doing

 

[nopigfansintown]

Nobody can force you to sell a player with a four year contract.It's a choice no matter which way you square it. The club were only too happy to trumpet the fact he had no release clause in his contract.

 

[coaxingstar71]

Good article - enjoyed reading that.

 

[8lade]

We can all guess about the reasons he was sold but 'board room squabble' (and the need for immediate cash injection) is my favourite otherwise I feel we may have got another season from him.

 

[COME BACK CHED]

Brooks ,Calvert-lewin Adams ,Maguire all for the price of half a parachute payment , makes the WHU fine look very cheap .

 

[SwissBlade]

Good business for the club to sell him at the time and really like to read things like this when former players have done or are doing well.

Interesting that it was Brooks that plucked for Bournemouth, although it doesn't say that there were other offers from richer clubs, he wanted to play football, not just take the biggest deal he could get.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

There's no doubt he has ability and has provided us, and now Bournemouth, with some 'magic' moments.
In my opinion, he's still too much of a flair player for us and not a huge miss.
I've noticed recently he's been benched a couple of times, or subbed with the SKY reporter saying something like, "Didn't seem up for it today"
Maybe it's a bit of jealousy that is clouding my vision here, but as things stand, I still think 10 mill + for a quality nutmeg and a couple of important goals wasn't a bad deal at the time.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

We'll sell again, don't know where, don't know when,
But I know we'll sell again some sunny day.

We always do.

We cannot hold onto to good players for long.

That's o.k. with me btw. I've no problem with us selling any player - as long as it is the best commercial deal for the club and the funds raised from the sale are used to strengthen the playing squad.

But that's the issue with the Brooks deal. It arguably wasn't the best commercial deal because his value was rising and not anywhere near it's peak. If we'd kept him another 12-18 months we'd have double that price easily. And the other point is that we haven't used the funds raised from the sale to strengthen the playing squad. However, we understood earlier in the season, from Wilder, that we hadn't touched those funds and that they would be available in January. Yet in the past week Wilder has been bemoaning the lack of funds.

So what is going on? Does anyone know?

Is the Brooks money still there and available to spend on players in Jan? If so, why is Wilder chelping on about having no money then? Or is he saying it just isn't enough? Or is he "posturing" publicly so that other clubs don't get the wrong idea that we've got loadsa dosh to spend?

 

[BLADES1988]

Yachi da Dai Brooks! Think that's Welsh for GLTTL

 

[LondonBlade89]

Really enjoyed reading that.

Interesting that Knill said he and Wilder had no idea where to play him initially. That did show a bit. They tried to get him in at No. 10, which to me at least seemed like the natural choice. But he was probably a bit too mercurial and not wanting to get on the ball enough to play in that Duffy role. They eventually found his best role in our system though which was to play off the striker.

In all this talk of growth spurts and getting bigger, in the back of my mind is a wonder whether Brooks will 'do a Ronaldo'. I remember when he first came to Man Utd he was quick but lacking physicality. Then he came back one Summer and had transformed. I feel like Brooks has the potential to do the same. I'm sure he'll have a decent career even if he doesn't, but if he does, who knows where he could go.

 

[Ricky]

We'll always be small time.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

We'll always be small time.

I don't always agree with Pinchy , but when he comes to comment on this, I agree with him in advance.

 

[madeinsheffield]

Really enjoyed reading that.

In all this talk of growth spurts and getting bigger, in the back of my mind is a wonder whether Brooks will 'do a Ronaldo'. I remember when he first came to Man Utd he was quick but lacking physicality. Then he came back one Summer and had transformed. I feel like Brooks has the potential to do the same. I'm sure he'll have a decent career even if he doesn't, but if he does, who knows where he could go.

I agree although Ronaldo is over 6 foot tall isn't he, so it was just a case of him bulking up, having said that Brooks does look stronger

 

[Dalelane01]

Sometimes a mans got to do what a mans got to do !

 

[PaulHalfway]

If we have any money to spend on the Brooks sale, we will all find out by the end of January
Don’t raise your hopes I would suggest

 

[snootyfenooty]

When Bournemouth offload him in 12 months time for £60m that's when we'll look really stupid. £11m for a player of his quality is an absolute joke these days, I don't know why anyone's attempting to justify it.

 

[I should coco]

If we have any money to spend on the Brooks sale, we will all find out by the end of January
Don’t raise your hopes I would suggest

Does anyone bother to read stuff that is posted on here?

The money went to prop up this year's wage budget (as acknowledged by a High Court judge in the row between the owners). We have taken a loan as an advance of the balance of the fee that is due to be paid later. When that money comes in from Bournemouth it will be used to repay the loan. Obviously this will escape the attention of the 'weers muneh gone' brigade.

There is no 'pot' with £11.5m sat in it waiting to be spent, nor sadly, any magic beans.

It's not that difficult to understand.

 

[I should coco]

When Bournemouth offload him in 12 months time for £60m that's when we'll look really stupid. £11m for a player of his quality is an absolute joke these days, I don't know why anyone's attempting to justify it.

Norwood
Egan
McGoldrick

 

[snootyfenooty]

Norwood
Egan
McGoldrick

They were within Wilder's budget without the condition he had to sell Brooks first.

Edit: P.S. don't forget a couple of million for Evans and Leonard

 

[Sheffsteel]

Liverpool couldn’t keep hold of Suarez, Spurs couldn’t keep hold of Bale and Man Utd couldn’t keep hold of Ronaldo
But some how our fans expect us to refuse money that improves our team when a much richer, more attractive club comes callling.

Let’s not forget at the time Brooks couldn’t even get in our 1st team, he was a substitute.
And if he was here now he still wouldn’t be a regular. He’s a winner at Bournmouth but we don’t use wingers.

Brooks was a player for the future but unfortunately all the pressure is based on the here and now.
Would love for us to have kept Brooks but objectively it was a good deal for all 3 parties at the time.

Some of our fans seem paranoid that everyitme we sell a player with potential, then he’s a future international.
Wonder what happened to that massive talent Jacob Mellis, what about the best striker since Edwards Jordan Slew.
How about the best goalie since Alan Kelly Aaron Ramsdale. Then there’s that striker who was going to be an England regular Che Adams.

 

[madeinsheffield]

When Bournemouth offload him in 12 months time for £60m that's when we'll look really stupid. £11m for a player of his quality is an absolute joke these days, I don't know why anyone's attempting to justify it.

We've inserted a strong sell on clause

 

[Killamarshblades]

We'll sell again, don't know where, don't know when,
But I know we'll sell again some sunny day.

We always do.

We cannot hold onto to good players for long.

That's o.k. with me btw. I've no problem with us selling any player - as long as it is the best commercial deal for the club and the funds raised from the sale are used to strengthen the playing squad.

But that's the issue with the Brooks deal. It arguably wasn't the best commercial deal because his value was rising and not anywhere near it's peak. If we'd kept him another 12-18 months we'd have double that price easily. And the other point is that we haven't used the funds raised from the sale to strengthen the playing squad. However, we understood earlier in the season, from Wilder, that we hadn't touched those funds and that they would be available in January. Yet in the past week Wilder has been bemoaning the lack of funds.

So what is going on? Does anyone know?

Is the Brooks money still there and available to spend on players in Jan? If so, why is Wilder chelping on about having no money then? Or is he saying it just isn't enough? Or is he "posturing" publicly so that other clubs don't get the wrong idea that we've got loadsa dosh to spend?

I dont reckon they'll be much happening in Jan at all...at best a couple of loans. Not based on anything, but just cant see us doing much. We're not really linked to anybody are we!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Does anyone bother to read stuff that is posted on here?

The money went to prop up this year's wage budget (as acknowledged by a High Court judge in the row between the owners). We have taken a loan as an advance of the balance of the fee that is due to be paid later. When that money comes in from Bournemouth it will be used to repay the loan. Obviously this will escape the attention of the 'weers muneh gone' brigade.

There is no 'pot' with £11.5m sat in it waiting to be spent, nor sadly, any magic beans.

It's not that difficult to understand.

It's only been discussed twenty or thirty tims in detail on here but if you accept that you can't ramble on about it like you're the only one to have realised what COULD happen IF.

Any advance on sixty million btw?

 

[vorpal blade]

Good business for the club to sell him at the time

come off it Swiss, what we need in the side right now is ....... a bit of imagination and tons of speed/finishing/passing skill ........Brooks.

Interesting that it was Brooks that plucked for Bournemouth, although it doesn't say that there were other offers from richer clubs, he wanted to play football, not just take the biggest deal he could get.

Selling Brooks once to a small-time club and then once to a big club over the course of a couple of years gives the agent a percentage of 2 transfer deals ..... that is the only reason he went to Bournemouth. I would be surprised if the agent didn't already give a bigger club an option for him in 2019/20 - subject to an even bigger club coming in.

Brooks was very obviously the best player we've had a Sheffield United in my lifetime ...... I would include Currie in that.

That said, he was obviously disloyal inasmuch as he flitted between English and Welsh nationality with no compunction.

 

[I should coco]

They were within Wilder's budget without the condition he had to sell Brooks first.

What budget? Do you have any evidence of this other than the fact you've repeated it to yourself many times.

He had no budget. Our owners are at loggerheads and nobody was putting money in until the ownership is resolved.

The Brooks money covers the loss that will be caused by the level of wages and gives a little to spend. We've spent that.

Edit: P.S. don't forget a couple of million for Evans and Leonard

You might be right about that. It is possible their fees were a 'bonus' so there may be a small amount available for the JTW from that.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Brooks better than Currie was already.

Someone set fire to this thread please.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Some of our fans seem paranoid that everyitme we sell a player with potential, then he’s a future international.
Wonder what happened to that massive talent Jacob Mellis, what about the best striker since Edwards Jordan Slew.
How about the best goalie since Alan Kelly Aaron Ramsdale. Then there’s that striker who was going to be an England regular Che Adams.

Anyone with an eye for talent could see Brooks was a mile ahead of any of these. The Sky article in the OP and the comments from the people in the know only confirms what we all thought.

 

[SUFC Guy]

When Bournemouth offload him in 12 months time for £60m that's when we'll look really stupid. £11m for a player of his quality is an absolute joke these days, I don't know why anyone's attempting to justify it.

Hopefully a 25% sell on is attached to the deal ?

 

[I should coco]

It's only been discussed twenty or thirty tims in detail on here but if you accept that you can't ramble on about it like you're the only one to have realised what COULD happen IF.

Rearrange thes words to make a comprehensible point?

Any advance on sixty million btw?

Sorry mate, but you've lost me there.