David Brooks Windfall £,£££,£££

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

I'm sure our champion owners will need the windfall for legal fees.

 

[Chali 2na]

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.

That isn't what got us to league 1 - Failing to replace players and bad choices of manager got us to league 1.

Living within your means is certainly possible without inevitable relegation: United have proven that for the last 2 seasons.

Either way, it's a pointless discussion. Our current owners aren't willing to put in any extra money. Unless you're wealthy enough to put your own money in, living within our means is the only option for now.

 

[Houston_Blade]

I have the foundation and more. Nothing has changed from our failures other than Wilder. We still have the same men in charge that have run us badly for years.

I’m not saying they will leave, but you have to be able to plan long term. These are realistic outcomes. Point being we’re still on that knife edge.

Very negative approach to take. With the owners, we all know they are not perfect but there are a lot of clubs gone tits up with some bad owners, look at our porcine neighbours. I don’t want this for my club.

 

[Fanny magnet]

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

They were robbed

 

[Harry's Game]

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

We should also have picked all six winning lottery numbers

 

[stringer]

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

That wasn't the point though, was it?
Brooks was also a full international footballer.

 

[stringer]

They were robbed

As were United.

 

[Fanny magnet]

As were United.

He had three good games for us

 

[stringer]

He had three good games for us

Good point. Absolutely no extenuating circumstances at all to that. Is it a different Brooks tearing up the Premier League and being linked with £50m moves to Man United?

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Spurs should get him and Bowen. They can flog the Danish lad then to Madrid for 100m, gave change and be sorted for the next 5 years until Madrid cone again.

Exactly!

 

[Fanny magnet]

Good point. Absolutely no extenuating circumstances at all to that. Is it a different Brooks tearing up the Premier League and being linked with £50m moves to Man United?

Yes ,it's one that's played more than a handful a games

 

[nopigfansintown]

Good point. Absolutely no extenuating circumstances at all to that. Is it a different Brooks tearing up the Premier League and being linked with £50m moves to Man United?

Anybody would think that Bournemouth were buying potential and we should've priced that potential accordingly. Whatever next.

 

[Rusty view]

The windfall will be a drop in the oce asn compared to Premier League tv money.

#thinkbig

 

[stringer]

Yes ,it's one that's played more than a handful a games

I’m not sure I understand your point. So his value isn’t relative to how good a player he is, but how many games he played last season?

 

[stringer]

Anybody would think that Bournemouth were buying potential and we should've priced that potential accordingly. Whatever next.

Agree. And the original point was that £17m was the best a Championship club can hope for in a player. Maddison and Cairney disprove that theory somewhat and Brooks should have been up there in terms of fee

 

[Fanny magnet]

I’m not sure I understand your point. So his value isn’t relative to how good a player he is, but how many games he played last season?

How can you know how good a player he is before he has played games
In his appearances for us he showed glimpses of magic but was inconsistent and disappeared in games, Bournemouth took a gamble on his potential that's been fulfilled by him being fully fit after glandular fever and being played in his favoured position and now he is worth more

 

[stringer]

How can you know how good a player he is before he has played games
In his appearances for us he showed glimpses of magic but was inconsistent and disappeared in games, Bournemouth took a gamble on his potential that's been fulfilled by him being fully fit after glandular fever and being played in his favoured position and now he is worth more

I saw him play games, with respect players don’t just appear in the first team. He always had that something extra that set him apart.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Which teams do members think will make huge bids for him?

 

[Fanny magnet]

I saw him play games, with respect players don’t just appear in the first team. He always had that something extra that set him apart.

And i was one of the few on here campaigning for him to be involved for the first team after toulon and having to argue for days on end with the like a of Pinchy for days on end that he was good enough
I also wanted him to stay and was gutted when he went to Bournemouth but anyone who says they knew he would be a success is a liar
No one did ,he was a risk and no body would have paid more than Bournemouth paid based on that

 

[Fulwood Blade]

but anyone who says they knew he would be a success is a liar

The first time me and about 3k Blades saw him was the pre-season friendly v Chesterfield where he picked up a ball in his own half, ran at the Chesterfield defence and scored a peach of a goal from about 18 yards.

Seriously - are you accusing Blades that day of being liars who couldn't see his POTENTIAL. It really was quite obvious the kid was something special and the only question was how far he could go and when he would go.

You have a strange choice of words at times.........liars indeed.

UTB

 

[stringer]

And i was one of the few on here campaigning for him to be involved for the first team after toulon and having to argue for days on end with the like a of Pinchy for days on end that he was good enough
I also wanted him to stay and was gutted when he went to Bournemouth but anyone who says they knew he would be a success is a liar
No one did ,he was a risk and no body would have paid more than Bournemouth paid based on that

Then don't sell him. A bit like you valuing your house at £500k but selling to me 'cos I offered £100k and no-one else bid.
PS, I knew and I feel a lot of others did. Guess it's all moot now, though.

 

[Fanny magnet]

Then don't sell him. A bit like you valuing your house at £500k but selling to me 'cos I offered £100k and no-one else bid.
PS, I knew and I feel a lot of others did. Guess it's all moot now, though.

Thats not my decision its the managers and i think its turned out alright for all concerned

 

[stringer]

Thats not my decision its the managers and i think its turned out alright for all concerned

It's turned out far better for Brooks and Bournemouth than United

 

[Fanny magnet]

The first time me and about 3k Blades saw him was the pre-season friendly v Chesterfield where he picked up a ball in his own half, ran at the Chesterfield defence and scored a peach of a goal from about 18 yards.

Seriously - are you accusing Blades that day of being liars who couldn't see his POTENTIAL. It really was quite obvious the kid was something special and the only question was how far he could go and when he would go.

You have a strange choice of words at times.........liars indeed.

UTB

I too could see he had potential but after a mixed bag of a season for us his move up could have gone either way
If you are saying you knew 100 per cent that he would be ok even though he had not played since contacting a debilitating illness that some people never recover from then I'm calling you a liar ...or an idiot .there is no way you could have known

 

[Fanny magnet]

It's turned out far better for Brooks and Bournemouth than United

How so,? we are in the promotion chase with a stronger squad than when he was here

 

[stringer]

How so,? we are in the promotion chase with a stronger squad than when he was here

Which was largely assembled without touching the money for Brooks, according to the manager. Would you say the move has worked out equally well for United as it has for DB and Bournemouth, who now have a £50m asset they signed for £11.5m last year?

 

[Bert]

Which was largely assembled without touching the money for Brooks, according to the manager. Would you say the move has worked out equally well for United as it has for DB and Bournemouth, who now have a £50m asset they signed for £11.5m last year?

Seeing as you know everything, how much is our sell on clause?

 

[Fanny magnet]

Which was largely assembled without touching the money for Brooks, according to the manager. Would you say the move has worked out equally well for United as it has for DB and Bournemouth, who now have a £50m asset they signed for £11.5m last year?

If we get promoted it has yeah
What's the prize money ?
150 million minimum ?
And our spending suggests to me that the Brooks money has been used and that quote from.wilder was during the summer transfer window

 

[Grizzly blade]

When all is said and done..:another good signing by Clough I believe.

 

[Darthblade]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-aim-beat-man-utd-13944439

In the summer,£50m move to Spurs or Man U on the cards.

Surely we have a 20% sell on clause,should see us get £8m,pay for Hogan that wunt it.

And do you think for one moment that Tufty will see that "windfall" if Brooks does get sold …….

The same will happen as happened to the Brooks transfer fee and the windfalls from Maguire & Murphy ….

UTB & FTP