Outgoing? Arblaster

[Blade58]

You may well be right, but they are sniffing

Just to rephrase the above as it is inaccurate. I don’t know whether they are sniffing presently. But they have been sniffing

 

[Weasel]

Just to rephrase the above as it is inaccurate. I don’t know whether they are sniffing presently. But they have been sniffing

Wilder should tell them to fuck off and go take a Lemsip then.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I saw on Instagram he's got to stoke...

Well Alton Towers which is not far.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Just to rephrase the above as it is inaccurate. I don’t know whether they are sniffing presently. But they have been sniffing

If they were going to sign him they should have before he agreed a new deal.

They would have got him for free, presumably his agent will have been smart and stuck a release clause in there.

Wilder making him captain makes me think he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Just to rephrase the above as it is inaccurate. I don’t know whether they are sniffing presently. But they have been sniffing

What does “sniffing” mean?

 

[Bladezz]

If they were going to sign him they should have before he agreed a new deal.

They would have got him for free, presumably his agent will have been smart and stuck a release clause in there.

Wilder making him captain makes me think he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

That’s why he wasn’t able to play as we needed him to sign a new contract.

Most clubs loan out their players and make them sign a new deal before the go on loan. We didn’t with OB so had to tie him down to a new deal before he could play.

Not sure why this wasn’t done previously but at least it got sorted otherwise OB would be walking to Villa for free.

 

[Blade58]

What does “sniffing” mean?

I believe they made an enquiry through his agent. That was a while back though

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

I believe they made an enquiry through his agent. That was a while back though

Prior to him signing his new contract by any chance?

 

[finlaytheblade]

Wh

Prior to him signing his new contract by any chance?

What a load of rubbish is spouted on here! I might be an old fart ! Just wouldn't talk a load of shit !! which is put on here.

 

[Blade58]

It was certainly a while back but not sure on timeline between hearing it and OA signing? But may change things Bob

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

It was certainly a while back but not sure on timeline between hearing it and OA signing? But may change things Bob

I’d agree. Just assuming the info you were told were true, and shared with honest intent, it would alter its relevance significantly.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

That’s why he wasn’t able to play as we needed him to sign a new contract.

Most clubs loan out their players and make them sign a new deal before the go on loan. We didn’t with OB so had to tie him down to a new deal before he could play.

Not sure why this wasn’t done previously but at least it got sorted otherwise OB would be walking to Villa for free.

Surely for an infrastructure like Villa their scouting network would have seen this in youth team games/ port vale games prior to him signing a new deal with us though.

Completely agree with the club for not playing him though, you're just putting him in the shop window to leave for free.

He is not ready to play for Villa week in week out, they have much better options in their starting 11. I really like Arblaster but he's still go a lot to learn, Villa in a strange way is a backward move when he's playing regularly. It would just be another loan move somewhere or sitting on the bench.

 

[Blade58]

I’d agree. Just assuming the info you were told were true, and shared with honest intent, it would alter its relevance significantly.

it was Bob and as you say depending on the timeline may now well have changed the relevance

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Daily mail seem to think sides are sniffing around him for 12 million (scroll down)

Newcastle United are in talks with Sheffield United over William Osula

Newcastle see potential in the Denmark U21 international and have proposed £10million with a further £5m in add ons. Negotiations are continuing with Osula keen to make the switch.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[nopigfansintown]

They'll all think they can lift our leg now.

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

They'll all think they can lift our leg now.

Since the Prince has been here, can you think of any players we have undersold?

If you can tell me one, I'll accept your point about having our legs lifted.

 

[Rodley]

Daily mail seem to think sides are sniffing around him for 12 million (scroll down)

Newcastle United are in talks with Sheffield United over William Osula

Newcastle see potential in the Denmark U21 international and have proposed £10million with a further £5m in add ons. Negotiations are continuing with Osula keen to make the switch.

www.dailymail.co.uk

TBF when a big club comes calling there’s nothing you can do, we could use that £12m to rebuild the squad and you get better value at the end of the window.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Since the Prince has been here, can you think of any players we have undersold?

If you can tell me one, I'll accept your point about having our legs lifted.

I can think of two last summer and a few who walked out the door for nothing this one

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

I can think of two last summer

They were both in the last year of their contracts, and were running them down (it's the modern way). I think we got the market price + on those two.

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

I can think of two last summer and a few who walked out the door for nothing this one

Walking out of the door, is the modern way.

Didn't Mbappe do that??

 

[Berkshire Blade]

They were both in the last year of their contracts, and were running them down (it's the modern way). I think we got the market price + on those two.

Like with my edit added on the contract situation is part of the leg lifting here. We aren't getting much less for Osula than we got for Berge because we had him on a longer contract

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Walking out of the door, is the modern way.

Didn't Mbappe do that??

Well only because psg were willing to take the hit/gamble they had a deal lined up for 130 million but decided to keep him and that was a mistake!

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Well only because psg were willing to take the hit/gamble they had a deal lined up for 130 million but decided to keep him and that was a mistake!

But even clubs with the spending power of PSG are getting players running down their contracts.

We have just signed Burrows on a 4 year contract. This might be smart business, but if he's terrible then we're stuck with him for 4 years. Grbic is the same.

Even good solid pros like Baldock run their contracts down.

I think we got good/decent money for Berge and Ndiaye in the circumstances.

 

[Blade56]

TBF when a big club comes calling there’s nothing you can do, we could use that £12m to rebuild the squad and you get better value at the end of the window.

There’s sarcasm then there’s daggers to the heart. You’re a very naughty boy!

 

[Rodley]

There’s sarcasm then there’s daggers to the heart. You’re a very naughty boy!

The trick is not taking it all too seriously.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Since the Prince has been here, can you think of any players we have undersold?

If you can tell me one, I'll accept your point about having our legs lifted.

Dominic Calvert Lewin, Harry Maguire, Aaron Ramsdale (1st time), Will Lankshear, Che Adams.

 

[Carlton Blade]

If an offer were to come in with £14m up front, cash (plus add ons to get it to £20m), I think that’d do it.

 

[Weasel]

Arblaster isn't going anywhere this summer and certainly not to the likes of Everton, Leicester or Ipswich. They can't afford him and he's on a nice long contract. The bit on the wrag is just utter nonsense and made up. I bet there are loads of clubs interested in him, the vast majority would be able to get close to the money we would want (it would be more than twice the figure they've just made up anyway).

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Dominic Calvert Lewin, Harry Maguire, Aaron Ramsdale (1st time), Will Lankshear, Che Adams.

Weren't these all before the Prince was solely running the club though?

I take the point on Lankshear but didn't we get £2m for a player who hadn't played 1st team football?

My original point was that the Prince is like John Lewis "Never knowingly undersold" and I think he's a very good salesman. Not like McCabe who used to give players away.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Weren't these all before the Prince was solely running the club though?

I take the point on Lankshear but didn't we get £2m for a player who hadn't played 1st team football?

My original point was that the Prince is like John Lewis "Never knowingly undersold" and I think he's a very good salesman. Not like McCabe who used to give players away.

That wasn't your question.