Fleck

[FriethBlade]

Mempham Brentford to Bournemouth for 12m Fleck us to cheats for 4m...I don't think so...bit as many have pointed out a release clause or cashflow problem may be behind it IF true

 

[KoppedOff]

If he did go there, he’d be guaranteed a Scotland call up every single time, no matter how bad form he was in. Premiership innit.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Kevin macdonald for free

Past his best.

 

[knowsnowt]

I'm calling bullshit on this. You were out with your mate Big Gaz wasn't you?

Nah washing machine wasn't out. Me, our lass, John, Simon and his missus.
Best birthday ever.

 

[Maidenhead]

Imo, either:

Fleck has a release clause
CW has a replacement lined up
The board have made the decision regardless

I can only see it being one of the first 2.

In my opinion most likely a release clause but I have no problems if CW want to move him on to facilitate something else.

 

[nopigfansintown]

And surely a fee should be based on current form not past performance?

Hence we got Ollie Norwood for half of the rumoured Fleck fee.

Swings and roundabouts

You don't give someone else a bargain because you once got one. Buy low, sell high.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Kevin Mcdonald was the worst one in my view. Jags was obviously a better player but we had money to spend then, having just got relegated from the PL. £4m wasn't a bad fee at the time, although it sounds low now. But McDonald going for an initial £350,000 was a joke and is why he always get booed since. Saying that if Fleck leaves I'd take McDonald back in a heart beat!

The club was financially crippled at the time we signed him and couldn't offer him a proper contract with a competitive wage. By the time he left we unfortunately upgraded his contract and remove that release clause.

 

[Maidenhead]

You don't give someone else a bargain because you once got one. Buy low, sell high.

These footballers are human beings not stocks and shares.

There's a fair few more considerations to take into account.

 

[Mouth of the South]

If he did have a £4m release clause, I'd have thought others inc. Burnley would have triggered it before now.

Let's hope it is just mischief making

 

[Beans]

Given that he signed his new contract in Sept 2017, does anyone really think he'd still be here if he'd had a £4m release clause last summer? About ten Championship teams would've snapped him up for starters.

Or that we'd have a clause for that little in Sept 2017 when he'd just been at the heart of one of the most sustained periods of success we've had in recent memory?

I've got to say, this all seems a little silly to me...

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Norwood has achieved more than Fleck at this level and is younger yet we paid £2M for him from a Prem club, on that basis how do we evaluate £4M for Fleck ?

 

[DronnieBlade]

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

John Fleck is class. Certainly at Championship level.

Shove you immoral earnings up your feckin cockney arses and jog on

UTB

 

[nopigfansintown]

These footballers are human beings not stocks and shares.

There's a fair few more considerations to take into account.

Such as? I still think you buy footballers for the lowest price possible and sell them, at the opportune moment, for the best price possible. Without sentiment, and as often as possible at a time convenient to your football club.

 

[Akinbiyi]

Norwood has achieved more than Fleck at this level and is younger yet we paid £2M for him from a Prem club, on that basis how do we evaluate £4M for Fleck ?

He’s been a bit part player at most of his clubs. Fleck has been our key midfielder for 3 years.

4mil is not even half his worth

 

[knowsnowt]

Well last night he said he loves being a Blade so if owt is happening I cant see it being down to the player himself. Absolutely no hint of him being off anywhere.

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

HAHHAHAHHAAH 4 Million. Nice one!

£1m upfront probably. Never knowingly undersold.

He hasn’t gone yet, I know that, but unless it’s for £8m it’s criminal

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

He’s been a bit part player at most of his clubs. Fleck has been our key midfielder for 3 years.

4mil is not even half his worth

He wasn't a bit part player in Brighton and Fulham's promotions.

 

[Akinbiyi]

Norwood has achieved more than Fleck and is younger yet we paid £2M for him from a Prem club, on that basis how do we evaluate £4M for Fleck ?

He wasn't a bit part player in Brighton and Fulham's promotions.

He wasn’t part of their strongest first 11’s.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Shammers should be on a black list of clubs we aren’t prepared to do business with, given that they cheated us out of a place in the Premier League.

Surely McCabe remembers suing the twats?

 

[nopigfansintown]

If we’re discussing his market value then I’d say around £5-6m sounds about right for him.

£8-10m and you’re talking the best central midfielders in the division - the Fulham lads last year, Will Hughes a couple of years ago etc.

He’s very good and a rare commodity given his left foot. However, he’s never dominated games at the top of the division whether on form, or not and I feel would struggle in a 4-4-2 as he lacks the required qualities at both ends of the field; defending, goal scoring, physicality etc.

His value to us, in what we’re trying to achieve this season far outweighs the £4m on the table and outweighs the £7-8m we could possibly hope to achieve for him. It’s January, replacements aren’t readily available. This would set us back considerably. I’d be hugely disappointed if we choose to sell right now and I’m sure Wilder would be too if his hand was forced.

Fulham were turning down 20 million for Cairney and 30 million for Sessegnon. Watford were turning down 10 million plus for Hughes before he broke his leg. Wednesday have turned down fees in the region of 10 million for Bannan.

 

[SB_90]

for me i can see the rumours but 4m is ludicrous in this transfer market your looking at least 10m/12m before anything

 

[ThatJa]

Can we break the fax machine?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Ready made replacements already in the club...........Coutts ...........and .......Here's Johnny Ludstram.

 

[JackSUFC]

Norwood has achieved more than Fleck at this level and is younger yet we paid £2M for him from a Prem club, on that basis how do we evaluate £4M for Fleck ?

Norwood was deemed surplus to requirements at Brighton. Fleck is an integral member of our squad.

If you think £4m is justifiable then you’re living in 2009 and need to give your head a wobble.

 

[Gimli]

There’s a lot of talk on here about how much we should get for Fleck.

Forget it, he’s going nowhere. If this move gets sanctioned then it would be up there with the most ridiculous sale of a player we’ve had. And we’ve had some stupid ones in the past, this would rival them all.

 

[Blade56]

Was it Fleck who danced the Lambeth walk when we did West Ham at their ground on penalties?

 

[S64 Blade]

Some guy on Twitter posted yesterday about him being in a pub with his agent, in Bawtry.

 

[S64 Blade]

Was it Fleck who danced the Lambeth walk when we did West Ham at their ground on penalties?

Doyle

 

[Blade for Sale]

There’s a lot of talk on here about how much we should get for Fleck.

Forget it, he’s going nowhere. If this move gets sanctioned then it would be up there with the most ridiculous sale of a player we’ve had. And we’ve had some stupid ones in the past, this would rival them all.

Nothing, nothing at all, would rival Deane/Fjortoft day.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Norwood was deemed surplus to requirements at Brighton. Fleck is an integral member of our squad.

If you think £4m is justifiable then you’re living in 2009 and need to give your head a wobble.

Just because Fleck is integral to us doesn't mean he's worth more money to a potential suitor. As I keep saying, name any other player of his age and experience who has gone for the kind of money people are saying he's worth ?