500k received for Howard - link

[Mojo]

See link. We recouped the money we paid for him. I reckon we must also be getting a loan fee for Billy. Add the fees for Bromby and Carney and I reckon we have made well over a million!

Hopefully Harper will settle in and sign a long term contract with us.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2056510_harper_and_rosenior_out_as_reading_fc_sign_three

 

[JJ Sefton]

500k for that showpony is daylight robbery.

I remember his daft 'invisible man' goal celebration. If he didnt want to get called a carthorse he shouldnt have played like one. Pity, as I was quite chuffed when we signed him but oh well.

 

[bricktop]

I still can't get my breath over how we have literally mugged Reading.

 

[Bladesman]

Yeah well we have been mugged enough ourselves.

Paying £2mil for Hendo must of had the Watford faithful pissing themselves.

 

[Mojo]

Harper is in the last year of his contract though and they have a 40% sell on clause with Arsenal on him. He was also not even getting in there squad so they were wasting money on his wages.

Howard for 500k is not too bad for them, the only reason we got him so cheap was because he was also in the last year of his contract. I would rate Howard at at least a million in the current market.

 

[JJ Sefton]

I would rate Howard at at least a million in the current market.

Is that rupees?

 

[Mojo]

Is that rupees?

lol

Hes not that bad, he just didnt fit in with us.

 

[Coily]

lol

Hes not that bad, he just didnt fit in with us.

He won't fit in anywhere if he isn't fit enough to get to the ball, it's no use being a playmaker if you never get hold of the ball to play with. Howard has been a major disappointment and it's a good move for us to move him on for a proven player with a point to prove and enthusiasm to match if his radio interview is any clue.

 

[LSF]

Watford fans thought Hendo was the business actually! And so do the more informed Blades fans too

 

[Revolution]

Watford fans thought Hendo was the business actually!

Probably because he was good for at least a dozen goals a season when they've been in the Championship. He seems to have lost the ability to score regularly since his transfer.

 

[NN6]

I suspect Howard will look a better player at Reading than BDTBL. However its a cracking deal getting Harper in, although we do need to pull out all the stops to get him to sign another contract at the end of the season...assuming he does well of course!!

 

[broomhillblade]

See link. We recouped the money we paid for him. I reckon we must also be getting a loan fee for Billy. Add the fees for Bromby and Carney and I reckon we have made well over a million!

Hopefully Harper will settle in and sign a long term contract with us.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2056510_harper_and_rosenior_out_as_reading_fc_sign_three

There's still nothing on either the Blades or the Reading FC official sites!

 

[Ollessendro]

Ha ha ha ha ha. This really is some move on our part. 500k for that Bobby Ford impersonator is brilliant.

This situation is almost as good as selling Andy Gray to Boro for £1.2 million and bringin in Danny Webber for 500k.

 

[BrixtonBlade]

Ndlovu + £1m for Woodhouse takes some beating though.

 

[Vistoma]

I suspect Howard will look a better player at Reading than BDTBL. However its a cracking deal getting Harper in, although we do need to pull out all the stops to get him to sign another contract at the end of the season...assuming he does well of course!!

I agree, I believe he will be a better player in a team that plays the ball along the floor more than we do currently.

 

[Ted Danson]

Im still abit confused about this, isnt it just a loan each way?

In which case how did we get 500K, or have we sold the Invisible man and loaned Harper?

either way its a brilliant bit of business.

 

[Mousey]

Im still abit confused about this, isnt it just a loan each way?

In which case how did we get 500K, or have we sold the Invisible man and loaned Harper?

either way its a brilliant bit of business.

Reading have bought Howard for £500k but we have taken over Harper's contract. No fee involved. So he is contracted to us and is not on loan from Reading. We own him now.

 

[uniblade]

Reading have bought Howard for £500k but we have taken over Harper's contract. No fee involved. So he is contracted to us and is not on loan from Reading. We own him now.

If harper turns out to be decent he could do a Lita and go to the highest bidder next year. If blackwell rates him he should give him a longer contract ASAP.

 

[Grecian2000]

"I suspect Howard will look a better player at Reading than BDTBL."

He'll certainly look better to me.

If we've managed to recoup £500k on that lard ball then I'm off down to Reading to sell Brendan Rodgers this nice piece of land on the Moon I've managed to lay my hands on.

 

[judge]

never looked fit to me
enjoyed his nightlife by all accounts as well
which reminds me i got told a funny story about lee hendrie yesterday

 

[madeinsheffield]

never looked fit to me
enjoyed his nightlife by all accounts as well
which reminds me i got told a funny story about lee hendrie yesterday

Are you gonna share it with us or not??