David Brooks Windfall £,£££,£££

[Ricky]

I should congratulate you for sticking your head above the parapet on this issue in the Star.

If he's done that then I'll add my 'fair play' as well.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Sadly nobody cares about FFP. Especially those who introduced the bloody thing.

I'm awaiting February's rullings with great interest.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Norwood was funded by Evans and Leonard. The Brooks money wasn’t touched.

We sold a player now being linked with the top teams to fund 3 January loans. I’d say that’s not the best business.

Wrong, the Brooks money was used to fund the losses of the club for this season and used as collateral against the loan we took out to do so. Our owners didn't want to put it in so they used the Brooks money, unless you have the £7m yourself to keep us running this year then it's not really possible to criticise this move. It's been said about a million times.

 

[BladeInIreland]

Wrong, the Brooks money was used to fund the losses of the club for this season and used as collateral against the loan we took out to do so. Our owners didn't want to put it in so they used the Brooks money, unless you have the £7m yourself to keep us running this year then it's not really possible to criticise this move. It's been said about a million times.

Wrong. Of course I can criticise it, and I should. Wilder said the Brooks money hadn’t been touched, if that’s not been made available we have every right to criticise.

The man deserves better.

Just to add plenty of fans have put in proportionately more money than either owner. To say they have they shouldn’t hold a view because there not millionaires is unfair.

 

[Captain]

Bet Citeh regret letting the lad go, he is pure class and I’m sure he’s on Peps radar.
He wanted to move on, Eddie Howe realises he was sommat special and now we get to see him ripping teams like Chelski apart and that twat David Luis.
We will get 20 million out of a player who cost nowt!!!!Now that’s good business in my opinion

 

[Chali 2na]

Bet Citeh regret letting the lad go,

Maybe, but probably not as much as they regret letting Sancho and Diaz go.

 

[Russ]

If we go up we can buy him back for 50 million and then we'll owe ourselves the sell on fee

But he’d only make our bench!

 

[Houston_Blade]

Wrong. Of course I can criticise it, and I should. Wilder said the Brooks money hadn’t been touched, if that’s not been made available we have every right to criticise.

The man deserves better.

Just to add plenty of fans have put in proportionately more money than either owner. To say they have they shouldn’t hold a view because there not millionaires is unfair.

You're assuming that the Brooks money is just available to buy another player with. Where do you think the money that goes to run the operating costs of the club comes from? Our costs are much higher than our revenue each year, therefore someone has to plug the gap. Our owners plug this gap, when they don't want to plug this gap they need money from elsewhere to plug the gap with. This year that will be the Brooks money. Next year, who knows? Wilder is right, he didn't use the Brooks money on transfer fees but that doesn't mean that it's sat there waiting to be spent either.

 

[alcoblade]

If he does go for 50 mill I don’t care about sell on clauses we should have held out for 50 million ourselves.

Because that’s what Championship players go for isn’t it?

 

[alcoblade]

Norwich got £22m plus add ons for Maddison, no doubt with a sell-on as well

Maddison had proved himself far more in the championship than Brooks had.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

If he does go for 50 mill I don’t care about sell on clauses we should have held out for 50 million ourselves.

Nobody would pay £50m for a Championship player. He’s gone on to prove himself at Premiership level making his value go up. I do feel we could have got more than what we did

 

[bladesmanluke]

I’m glad he didn’t leave Bournemouth in January as he’d have gone for as low as £40m. He could genuinely be worth £60m+ by the summer, particularly if Europe’s top clubs start sniffing around.

If Maddison can go for £22m, I don’t understand how anyone can think £11.5m was good value for selling Brooks. He had glandular fever and even then looked quality. Either way it is done and it’s allowed the owners a bit of freedom to squabble with each other without having to worry about funding loan deals so every cloud and all that.

 

[BladeInIreland]

You're assuming that the Brooks money is just available to buy another player with. Where do you think the money that goes to run the operating costs of the club comes from? Our costs are much higher than our revenue each year, therefore someone has to plug the gap. Our owners plug this gap, when they don't want to plug this gap they need money from elsewhere to plug the gap with. This year that will be the Brooks money. Next year, who knows? Wilder is right, he didn't use the Brooks money on transfer fees but that doesn't mean that it's sat there waiting to be spent either.

Well you will have to inform Wilder as he was seemingly hopeful it will be available. The Brooks money was available, as you said in your post it was chosen not to be available to cover other areas. That’s exactly the point I am criticising as this is the EXACT policy that got us to league one the last time.

 

[Ranmoorblade]

Well you will have to inform Wilder as he was seemingly hopeful it will be available. The Brooks money was available, as you said in your post it was chosen not to be available to cover other areas. That’s exactly the point I am criticising as this is the EXACT policy that got us to league one the last time.

No what got us to league 1 was selling very good players and replacing them with crap ones. I don’t think that’s happened here.

 

[BladeInIreland]

No what got us to league 1 was selling very good players and replacing them with crap ones. I don’t think that’s happened here.

Wilder is better than previous managers pulling rabbits out of hats, lets not kid ourselves that this can go on indefinitely.

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Houston_Blade]

Well you will have to inform Wilder as he was seemingly hopeful it will be available. The Brooks money was available, as you said in your post it was chosen not to be available to cover other areas. That’s exactly the point I am criticising as this is the EXACT policy that got us to league one the last time.

It doesn't matter whether it's the Brooks money or whatever you want to call it. We still need to find the money from somewhere. If we spent it on transfer fees then we'd have to borrow it from somewhere else or ask Kev and the Prince to cough up. I much prefer the option of existing (nearly) within our means. Although you seem more in the camp that you'd like to see us spending money that we haven't got.

 

[BushBlade]

Fucking pork on here.

 

[blademark]

Some seem to be getting carried away as usual. My memory tells me that Brooks, whilst clearly being a talent, had actually only started a handful of games, and probably only influenced 3 or 4 games in any meaningful way at all. Obviously the illness played a part, but prior to that he had what, 2 or 3 good games ? All I'm
saying is that £12m was a realistic price at a time when he was still recovering from illness, and nobody was certain that he would ever get back to previous fitness levels.

 

[YES Blade]

I’m glad he didn’t leave Bournemouth in January as he’d have gone for as low as £40m. He could genuinely be worth £60m+ by the summer, particularly if Europe’s top clubs start sniffing around.

If Maddison can go for £22m, I don’t understand how anyone can think £11.5m was good value for selling Brooks. He had glandular fever and even then looked quality. Either way it is done and it’s allowed the owners a bit of freedom to squabble with each other without having to worry about funding loan deals so every cloud and all that.

James Maddison was in the Championship team of the season and Norwich’s player of the year. He had a far better season than Brooks.

The glandular fever cost us the chance of a bigger fee.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Was talking on Friday to a very sensible Owls fan about Brooks - yes, they do exist !

His opinion ,and I believe it's valid is that the premiership teams haven't really given Brooks the respect he deserves, but they are now seeing what he can do in games as the season progresses. His undoubted talents mean he is now being talked about as "young player of the season" nomination which on the evidence we've seen is totally justified.

For sure some big clubs may target him in the summer, but if he stays at B'mouth next season, clubs will treat him as a threat and have plans to stop him playing. If he survives next season and continues to prosper at B'mouth with the extra attention he will get - THEN he may be in the £50+ million bracket.

He has for sure moved his game on with B'mouth.

UTB

 

[Tom Bott]

Just to add plenty of fans have put in proportionately more money than either owner

Love to see your working out on that.

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

Wilder is better than previous managers pulling rabbits out of hats, lets not kid ourselves that this can go on indefinitely.

Wilder is very good at identifying the right player to fit his system that he wants to play. Brooks didn’t really fit into that system at the time. Maybe the Bournemouth system fits him better, maybe he has just improved. No one can say for sure.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

The glandular fever cost us the chance of a bigger fee.

Indeed - a point missed by many and spoken openly as the reason Eddie Howe could even consider making an offer.

UTB

 

[BladeInIreland]

It doesn't matter whether it's the Brooks money or whatever you want to call it. We still need to find the money from somewhere. If we spent it on transfer fees then we'd have to borrow it from somewhere else or ask Kev and the Prince to cough up. I much prefer the option of existing (nearly) within our means. Although you seem more in the camp that you'd like to see us spending money that we haven't got.

Indeed, the living within our means policy got us into league one and losing even more money. Only place it can work is with that premiership money.

 

[Tom Bott]

I’m glad he didn’t leave Bournemouth in January as he’d have gone for as low as £40m. He could genuinely be worth £60m+ by the summer, particularly if Europe’s top clubs start sniffing around.

Though he is out injured for around the next 4 weeks.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Indeed, the living within our means policy got us into league one and losing even more money. Only place it can work is with that premiership money.

May as well just spend spend spend then, easy when it's not yours.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Wilder is very good at identifying the right player to fit his system that he wants to play. Brooks didn’t really fit into that system at the time. Maybe the Bournemouth system fits him better, maybe he has just improved. No one can say for sure.

agree totally with this - B'mouth play a style that releases their front three in all sorts of different ways - they only had 30% possession against Chelsea at home yet used the front 3 in a devastating way.

B'mouth are a bit like us - we both have a slightly unconventional way of playing that suits the clubs.

UTB

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

Indeed - a point missed by many and spoken openly as the reason Eddie Howe could even consider making an offer.

UTB

Tbh whenever I have seen him he is good 1st half and then disappears. A result of his illness and would this hold the top 6 away?

 

[BladeInIreland]

Love to see your working out on that.

People spend a lot of money going to see football and it’s other expenses. Tickets, travel, merch , over priced pints/food. For those without much that’s a huge commitment.