CONFIRMED Andre Brooks sold to Norwich

[Vinny Kept Us Up]

Thought he was very hot and cold so not that bothered he’s gone, I just think it makes us look a bit tinpot selling to a potential rival

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Very disappointing. Not just the fee. But we've let one of our brighter young players join a potential rival.

And without being disrespectful, I saw Norwich as a bit of a nothing, middling club. Their PPs are long gone, they aren't a side I first think of to be challenging, etc. Which is why it makes me worry, about the level we're set to be at. Are we saying that we can't compete with that?!

Given you some extra clarity there.

One would hope that our recruitment department are looking at how Norwich have managed to have £8m to spend on one of the Championship's better prospects despite being a year down the road to despair that we're currently travelling.

Josh Sargent (now 26): bought for £8.25m in 2021, sold for £16.25m rising to £20m
Borja Sainz (25): signed on a free in 2023, sold for £14.25m
Marcelino Núñez (26): signed in 2023 for £3.3m, sold for £7.5m rising to £10m
Jonathan Rowe (23): youth prospect, sold for £14.25m including loan fee

The pattern is that the three players signed by Norwich came from abroad and were 21/22/23 when they signed. We, on the other hand, sign players at the other end of their career from British clubs and then release them on frees.

...on the other hand, that it some very good recruitment. I can understand a Chris Mepham at Sunderland if it helps to get you over the line. The trouble is we've dabbled in Holding, Mee, Ings and the like.

 

[FINUK]

Selling someone for, to paraphrase what you say, half way short of decent money, because of perceived "financial necessity", is how poor clubs stay poor. Both on the pitch and on the balance sheets.

Newcastle and villa are loaded , the rules dictate even they have to sell

 

[jt64]

Newcastle and villa are loaded , the rules dictate even they have to sell

That is for completely different reasons

 

[FINUK]

That is for completely different reasons

Why? If I’m wrong I’m wrong just thought it was to stay within the rules?

 

[Frank the tank]

I was assured we'd be selling him to a Premier League club for £30m.

What, the experts in Shoutbox got it wrong again?

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You weren't though were you ?

 

[Houston_Blade]

You joke, but I once had to evidence gather, intervene and tweak results back "right" due to a players family members and friends voting them 10/10 en-masse every week to boost their ratings

Give us some initials at least

 

[Balham]

You joke, but I once had to evidence gather, intervene and tweak results back "right" due to a players family members and friends voting them 10/10 en-masse every week to boost their ratings

Ballers, eh?

 

[jt64]

Why? If I’m wrong I’m wrong just thought it was to stay within the rules?

They are doing it (if they are) to stay within rules, not because they are skint. We are doing it not because we are breaking any rules (at least I'm not aware we are close to breaking any), more because we have piss poor adaptation to relegation (i.e. are relatively skint)