Gone Elsewhere Antonee Robinson

[Niceguyeddie]

Can't see it being true ,just be his agent who seems to be really enjoying himself this last few months
Maybe its his only client

 

[robbiez666]

I'd play hardball with him. Give him a deadline and start looking elsewhere. It's clear he's playing silly buggers (or at least his agent is)

Give him until the end of the week but start making other enquiries in the meantime. Let him go to Fulham's over loads of money relegation fodder.

 

[gaffablade]

I'd play hardball with him. Give him a deadline and start looking elsewhere. It's clear he's playing silly buggers (or at least his agent is)

Give him until the end of the week but start making other enquiries in the meantime. Let him go to Fulham's over loads of money relegation fodder.

The CW way or the highway

no player is or will be bigger that this club.

 

[JackSUFC]

50K a week Have they not learned their lesson their last PL season?

 

[Houso]

It's not that mental.

If he stayed for 3 seasons and it's under 10 million (all in, transfer fee and wages) for a very good prospect.

Quite cheap all told.

 

[brownblade]

It's not that mental.

If he stayed for 3 seasons and it's under 10 million (all in, transfer fee and wages) for a very good prospect.

Quite cheap all told.

But it's the principle of it and squad harmony/wage structure.

 

[JackSUFC]

It's not that mental.

If he stayed for 3 seasons and it's under 10 million (all in, transfer fee and wages) for a very good prospect.

Quite cheap all told.

But it's the principle of it and squad harmony/wage structure.

Exactly this.

With the low transfer fee Houso is probably right in fairness. I’ve no idea what Fulham’s wage bill is either but there’s no way we’re offering him close to that when he’d initially be joining as back-up to Enda.

 

[Houso]

But it's the principle of it and squad harmony/wage structure.

Indeed. I said the same a few posts back and it's why we won't match it. Regardless, the figure itself is not extortionate.

 

[Harrisblade]

50K a week Have they not learned their lesson their last PL season?

What are their accounts like after their last PL season?

 

[Balham]

Exactly this.

With the low transfer fee Houso is probably right in fairness. I’ve no idea what Fulham’s wage bill is either but there’s no way we’re offering him close to that when he’d initially be joining as back-up to Enda.

Fulham's wage bill for their relegation season in 2018/19 (the last available season) was £93m. Assuming that covered around 45 players (first team + reserves + youth) it's an average £40k per week. If the squad was 30, it's £60k per week on average.

The season before it was £56m including promotion bonuses. Ours, by comparison, was £41m in 2018/19.

 

[JackSUFC]

What are their accounts like after their last PL season?

No idea - was more the point that they chucked absolute fortunes away on loads of average players and it back-fired on them.

 

[FriethBlade]

As Balham says Fulhams wage bill will already be a lot higher than ours.

50k a week is madness for a first div left back but hes costing virtually nothing and the likes of Mitrovic, Anguissa and Seri were supposedly on over 60k a week, plus they have Crainey, Knockaert etc

We move on to our next target as if teue hes gonna earn twice as much at Fulham as we will pay him...if not more than twice

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Suspect this one is over then if they are offering 50k. We can’t be paying that for someone not guaranteed to start.

only alternative is to offer a major signing bonus to the lad to get him in.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Can't see it being true ,just be his agent who seems to be really enjoying himself this last few months
Maybe its his only client

I think someone mentioned he has the same agent as Duffy and Lundstram, which would add another layer of potential complications.

It doesn't seem like this one is going to get done at this stage.
The only alternatives I have seen at the level below are Rico Henry & Jay Dasilva but both would cost more in terms of transfer fee.

 

[8lade]

What are their accounts like after their last PL season?

6th richest owner in English football, in the last year completed 2 share issues (not sure how this works maybe one of the more knowledgeable guys can explain) putting over £800m into the club. I don't think they give a shit.

 

[LondonBlade89]

Stories like these are always a few days behind. Imagine that’s what’s slowed things down after it seemed like we might get him the other day. I wouldn’t write this off yet though

 

[FTPE]

I've got a feeling we will get him still.

If you're young, from the lower leagues and ambitious there's very few options better than Wilder and us.

I know, money talks but if that's his attitude he wouldn't suit us anyway.

 

[LondonBlade89]

6th richest owner in English football, in the last year completed 2 share issues (not sure how this works maybe one of the more knowledgeable guys can explain) putting over £800m into the club. I don't think they give a shit.

It’s not sustainable at all. Twitter is full of Fulham fans saying “it’s not that much we pay XX £100k a week”. They should be a bit embarrassed about that, not showing off. Screw ‘em.

 

[ucandomagic]

Something like this still makes sense:-

£2 million to the Wigan administrators, £5 million up front to Robinson, £20K a week salary - 3 year contract.

Total cost to us £7 million up front and £20K a week.

Robinson gets £5 million up front, £20K a week for 3 years - total £8.1 million - average £51K a week.

Matches Fulham wage, keeps our wage structure - because with his buyout he is effectively a free agent - which means that he effectively owns himself and should expect a chunk of what his club would have got without that clause.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Let the records show that this deal had looked nailed-on, up to the emergence of a song by Blade56

 

[Blade56]

Let the records show that this deal had looked nailed-on, up to the emergence of a song by Blade56

Just needs tweaking and he will come, oh yes he will come.

 

[Chabuddy G]

Fair play to him for chasing the money. He’s entitled to.

Shame we couldn’t get this done, he’s literally perfect for us. But if Fulham want to chuck 50k at a left back when they have a competent one already, more fool them.

 

[AdamSufc1997]

If someone offered us 50k a week over let's say 20k i think we all know who we would choose so fair play just move on

 

[BrisBlade]

While it would be lovely to get Tonee in, if we don't get him I wouldn't necessarily see us looking at any other LWBs. Enda owns the spot, but Osborn and Jack Robinson can both cover left back. It would also be interesting to see RND stay around the first team to give Enda some competition. Although I see the wisdom in giving him Championship experience on loan, I'd love to see us blood at least one Academy product this season.

 

[SufcBilly]

Daily Mail reporting Fulham set to announce Robinson.

 

[Chabuddy G]

It’s a shame but it is what it is.
None of us would turn down 50k when the other option is 20k

Fair play to Fulham not learning absolutely any lessons from last time though

 

[SufcBilly]

Wonder what the local journo's were working off when they reported he had his "heart set" on United despite Fulhams interest

 

[YES Blade]

It’s a shame but it is what it is.
None of us would turn down 50k when the other option is 20k

Fair play to Fulham not learning absolutely any lessons from last time though

They didn't go down because they paid big money, they went down because the players they signed weren't good enough.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

It’s a shame but it is what it is.
None of us would turn down 50k when the other option is 20k

Fair play to Fulham not learning absolutely any lessons from last time though

Fulham haven't been in any financial mess have they? Thought they were well run?

The only lessons they had to learn last time was to buy better players.

 

[Roygbiv]

Throwing £50,000 a week at a reserve left back is something I don't want us to do. Don't be Fulham.