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Just in McCabe and the prince have announced Wilders cut from the Brooks deal:

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“Are we in for players that have played at the top end of the Championship? Yes we are”
 
Personally I'm not too fussed about us blowing a load of money in this transfer window. If CW can't find the right players at the right price then it is only right that he should hold back, and save his pennies for another day (or transfer window in this case).

My point was that whatever transfer fees have been brought in since the Board promised CW a budget amount, should all be in addition to the original agreed pot of money. If it not then the Board are shifting the financial goal posts.
 
So Kev gives Wilder a new shiny increased budget to play with. I assume all parties were happy to proceed with that budget.

Then Wilder generates another pretty hefty windfall and yet McCabe still won’t let him have it. When will it end?
Why has Wilder generated it? You’ve absolutely no idea how much Wilder will get and living in cloud cuckoo land if you think he would get it all and straight away. Maybe he has to negotiate how much for now and how much for January.
 
You’ve absolutely no idea how much Wilder will get and living in cloud cuckoo land if you think he would get it all and straight away

I agree that no one knows what CWs revised budget is post Brook sale, but we can only go on his comment about seeing the Board to see how much of the Brooks fee he will get. I can understand the Board telling him that he has to make some.of it last for January (and I think he would do that anyway) but why shouldn't CW see all of the Brooks fee on top of the original budget promised him? Cos in my mind he should get it all.

Example. If I went to work for the week and got my weekly wage, and then thought on Friday afternoon that I would go in on Saturday for a bit of overtime, I would expect to see the overtime money in my pay packet in addition to my basic weekly pay. I wouldn't expect my employer to reduce my basic weekly pay just because I did overtime, and ended up coming out with more money in total that week than I originally envisaged.
 
How I think it will work is:

1) United's board agree a transfer budget for CW to work with, let's say £10m for example.

2) Brooks and his agent kick off and we sell for a £12m up front fee. So that's the original £10m budget and a £12m fee so £22m should now be in CWs working pot of money.

3) Utd's board tell CW that he can have half of the Brooks fee and that he can also spend the original £10m. Wilder now has £16m transfer and wages budget. They tell Chris he is a very lucky lad.

4) Utd's board laugh themselves silly after CW leaves the boardroom as they have now really only given him £4m to spend rather than the £10m they previously promised him in the original war chest (with Brooks £12m transfer fee making up 3 quarters of the revised post brooks sale £16m budget). The £4m contribution from the board probably not being so different to last pre seasons bargain basement budget given to Wilder.

Of course all the above is hypothetical, but really, ALL of the Brooks money should be in addition to the original amount promised to CW back in May. Otherwise they simply aren't backing him with what they previously promised him.
I knock the board as well but the decision to provide the initial transfer budget is completely independent to anything agreed after the Brooks sale.

For all we know they'll use that capital to pay off loans that free up funds for weekly wages. I'm not so worried about how the figure is reached, more that we don't end up wasting our chance to sign players because nothing is set in stone. Set the budget quickly and work with it
 
So Kev gives Wilder a new shiny increased budget to play with. I assume all parties were happy to proceed with that budget.

Then Wilder generates another pretty hefty windfall and yet McCabe still won’t let him have it. When will it end?

Might it not be Princey who won't give it him on the basis that he never expected to bankroll losses for so long and wants some back? Joint owners still isn't it?
 
So having been repeatedly told by various people on this board that Brooks would be going nowhere if Wilder didn't want him to go, it turns out that Wilder didn't want him to go and he went anyway...

We were also told that Wilder didn't think he had big potential. He not only contradicted that, he put a big sell on clause in the deal.
 
So having been repeatedly told by various people on this board that Brooks would be going nowhere if Wilder didn't want him to go, it turns out that Wilder didn't want him to go and he went anyway...

Don’t think anyone has claimed that Wilder was actively looking to let Brooks go. As Wilder has said though, once Brooks changed agents the writing was on the wall so Wilder resigned himself to Brooks leaving. There’s a difference. Some of us can see it.
 
So having been repeatedly told by various people on this board that Brooks would be going nowhere if Wilder didn't want him to go, it turns out that Wilder didn't want him to go and he went anyway...

True enough, but this was an example of player and agent causing the transfer to happen and CW thinking the money offered was better than an unhappy player (which I absolutely agree with in this instance). The board were not involved with this one and no blame can be attached to them on this. The initial thought that 'He will only go if CW wants to sell him' was only applicable while the player himself wanted to be here. Once HE wanted out the club has very option but to get the best price for him. Utd have done well on this one all things considered.
 



Why is he STILL having to negotiate what he can spend from the Brooks sale? That shod have taken no more than 20 seconds.

At a guess, I'd say he probably isn't. He knows what he's got but doesn't think it wise to announce that whilst in the middle of negotiations for players
 
True enough, but this was an example of player and agent causing the transfer to happen and CW thinking the money offered was better than an unhappy player (which I absolutely agree with in this instance). The board were not involved with this one and no blame can be attached to them on this. The initial thought that 'He will only go if CW wants to sell him' was only applicable while the player himself wanted to be here. Once HE wanted out the club has very option but to get the best price for him. Utd have done well on this one all things considered.

Oh I see, these views about what will happen coming from people who don't know what's going to happen come with invisible caveats so they can never be wrong. Thanks for clearing that up.
 
Don’t think anyone has claimed that Wilder was actively looking to let Brooks go. As Wilder has said though, once Brooks changed agents the writing was on the wall so Wilder resigned himself to Brooks leaving. There’s a difference. Some of us can see it.

Some of you are back-pedalling .

I know though: pesky agents. Nothing United can do when pesky agents are in the room.
 
Here we go.. fucks sake...

Indeed...being decent chaps you would think the owners would have reassured Wilder and stated how much he would receive to aquire an adequate replacement before the lad left....not leave him out the door with the begging bowl ‘negotiating’ once he’d gone.

Amature stuff really.
 
Oh I see, these views about what will happen coming from people who don't know what's going to happen come with invisible caveats so they can never be wrong. Thanks for clearing that up.

On the contrary, people who stated that the lad would only be sold if CW sanctions it have proven to be right. Wilder did sanction the sale, not the board.
 
Some of you are back-pedalling .

I know though: pesky agents. Nothing United can do when pesky agents are in the room.

I don’t see anyone back pedalling.

Can you show me one post on here that says Wilder wanted Brooks to leave?
 
Our board - sly old vipers.

Maybe not these days so much, but Utd's previous boards in the past have definately been a nest of snakes and on the take. Read Alan Hodgkinsons biography and it mentions about how his testimonial money disappeared somewhere in the club and he never saw it. After all those games and service he gave to the club. Shameful. Some of our past board members have been nothing short of crooks.
 
One thing I noticed from last night was that Wilder confirmed we are seeking a replacement for Brooks. That means another incomer and presumably he's looking for someone better than what we've got so it will have to be someone decent to be better than Duffy and Holmes to be fair, unless its a younger guy to develop like Gwion Edwards from Peterborough.

Marcus Maddison maybe!?!?!?
 
What are you going on about? I never mentioned that scenario.

Post #42.

Nobody has said on this board that Brooks wouldn’t be leaving unless Wilder wanted to sell him.

What some people said was that Wilder had the last say in the transfer, as Wilder said himself, and that Brooks wouldn’t leave unless Wilder had OK’d it.
 
Sounds very positive on tansfers.

And with players like Holmes looking good today looking very promising.
How did Holmes play??
Was just about to ask on the other thread???
 
How did Holmes play??
Was just about to ask on the other thread???
Yeah I was interested in that given CW comments about him, but then says he wants another player in there as well? Out of curiosity as well, what number did Holmes have? 11 is available and I know it doesn't mean that much, but it might be a indication he might feature more.
 
Hope so, he looks like a good player, little bit rough, but Knilly has the sandpaper in hand!
 



Why has Wilder generated it? You’ve absolutely no idea how much Wilder will get and living in cloud cuckoo land if you think he would get it all and straight away. Maybe he has to negotiate how much for now and how much for January.
How dare you speculate? Don't you realise this is a serious meltdown thread full of facts and only facts. :confused:
 

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