Outgoing? Jack O'Connell

[Notts Blade 123]

BBC SPORT REPORTING

Meanwhile Brighton & Hove Albion are turning their attention away from Sheffield United’s Jack O’Connell according to the Argus.

Manager Chris Hughton had been hoping to land a fourth central defender for his Premier League squad and had identified the 24-year-old as a target.

However Jiri Skalak is set to leave the Seagulls for Millwall, with the 26-year-old Czech winger’s move to the Championship club likely to be completed today or tomorrow.

WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY FRUSTRATED ABOUT, PUTTING IN A SHIT OFFER?

 

[grafikhaus]

The only crumb of comfort is that Reading and Brighton have been have been in talks already and recently over the other Baldock (Reading must have had a look at mcnulty and realised they needed better) so hopefully it's brinkmanship with Moore and they can leave oconnell alone. (they can take our Moore to play centre back if they leave oconnell lalone)

McNulty went to Reading on 6th July for a fee 'around £1m'. And that's the key, what looks like decent money now will look pitiful if the player progresses. £2m for Maguire, anyone? But I think the agents realise we're at a fin de siècle ('end of an era' to save you Googling it ) moment re. crazy sums for slightly-above-average players. English football is chock full of highly talented young players all seeking game time. Our loaning of Woodburn is not a risk, unlike similar, yet-to-make it youngsters like Grealish. Or David Brooks.

 

[essyoueffsee]

JOC is worth no less than £18.75M

 

[Edinblade]

Brooks plus 10million should cover it

 

[Addison]

Going nowhere says the oracle.

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Contrast the difference between two ex blades Southern born ex Wimbeldon. One loves the Club and has settled in the area very knowledgeable about SUFC. The other is a useless waste of space whose greatest claim to fame is showing off his bollocks in the changing room whilst trying to pretend he knows something about football.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Brooks plus 10million should cover it

I don't think Bournemouth are interested in JOC though...

 

[The Crab]

This thread as grown since I last looked, soooo...

Is this actually a thing or have people been sitting naked on the beach glued to twatter again?

Yes, until the tide came in and shorted my Laptop out anyway

 

[Dutch Blade]

BBC SPORT REPORTING

Meanwhile Brighton & Hove Albion are turning their attention away from Sheffield United’s Jack O’Connell according to the Argus.

Manager Chris Hughton had been hoping to land a fourth central defender for his Premier League squad and had identified the 24-year-old as a target.

However Jiri Skalak is set to leave the Seagulls for Millwall, with the 26-year-old Czech winger’s move to the Championship club likely to be completed today or tomorrow.

WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY FRUSTRATED ABOUT, PUTTING IN A SHIT OFFER?

OOHHH Jack O'Connell's magic…

 

[bibbity bobbity boo]

JOC is worth no less than £18.75M

36k a week?

 

[super_pig]

SKY SPORTS TRANSFER CENTRE
BRIGHTON WANT O'CONNELL

Brighton are interested in Sheffield United defender Jack O’Connell, Sky Sports News has learned, and are prepared to pay £6m for him, as the Premier League club’s pursuit of Liam Moore has stalled.

We told you earlier this week that Moore had handed in a transfer request to try to force through his move to Brighton, but Reading are at this stage holding firm.

Chris Hughton wants a centre-back to add to his defensive options, and has now turned to O’Connell, who was a key player for Sheffield Utd last season, appearing in all 46 Championship matches.

FUCK SAKE - if we sell O'connell and sign that unproven defender from City I'll be a little worried

6 million?? fuck that
they’re playing a poker game with Reading using us as the cards

 

[Roygbiv]

Has nobody told Sky that Wit says it's not happening?

 

[RedandWhite]

And what do we do with that £8mil? Try and find a replacement who might flop and ruin the balance in our team we've worked so hard to build. What's the point?

I'm not saying I want to sell JOC why would I hes a massive part of this team. But I'm saying if we did indeed sell him, we could easily buy a replacement for £8million.

 

[bertieblade]

People keep saying that we could sign a replacement for him but fail to name any players.
Left sided
Of his age
With his experience
Hardly misses a match

You could buy potential but not the finished product. That what we are doing with the guy that we are possibly bringing in from Man City.

 

[Groucho Blade]

We turned down £5m ages ago...so now they’re thinking of offering £6m???
No need to panic. By the time they manage to get round to offering something approaching his actual worth, JOC will have retired.

 

[Eric Cartman]

I'm not saying I want to sell JOC why would I hes a massive part of this team. But I'm saying if we did indeed sell him, we could easily buy a replacement for £8million.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, name me a replacement for JOC, who is in the top 5 defenders in the championship, gives us perfect balance on that left hand side, for 8mil.

 

[Th!stledo]

I'm not saying I want to sell JOC why would I hes a massive part of this team. But I'm saying if we did indeed sell him, we could easily buy a replacement for £8million.

Seems you're privileged to information Chris Houghton & BHA aren't aware of?

 

[Smirth]

Fuck off Brighton.

 

['Doc' Pace my hero]

The time to worry is if Jack asks to leave,we always say that we only want players who want to be here,if that happens then it really is all about getting the best deal you can !!

 

[Brian Deane]

Brighton have upped there offer to £8m according to Yorkshire post ....

 

[SUFC Guy]

Just chuck Jack an extra £5k per week (yes he is worth that) and say wait until we see where we are in January.

 

[Rodley]

Bid rejected at £8m. Confirmed by Alan Biggs, Danny Hall and a couple of national papers.

********MELTDOWN AVERTED********

Where’s the next one coming from?!

 

[hazzasufc_]

Brighton have let O’Connell know that that there’ll be hookers and coke on his signing day and already sent a few grams to try and persuade him, according to my sources....

 

[DazBlade88]

Bid rejected at £8m. Confirmed by Alan Biggs, Danny Hall and a couple of national papers.

********MELTDOWN AVERTED********

We've rejected it so we can go back and accept the first offer of £5.5m.

 

[hazzasufc_]

Bid rejected at £8m. Confirmed by Alan Biggs, Danny Hall and a couple of national papers.

********MELTDOWN AVERTED********

That can’t be right, some basement dwelling nonce on Twitter told me he handed in a transfer request yesterday.

 

[Rodley]

We've rejected it so we can go back and accept the first offer of £5.5m.

It’s our meltdown and we’ll cry if we want to!

 

[Stretch]

I can see Brighton going to 10-12 million, they have the money. Hopefully we have the resolve.

For what it's worth I think Chris sees JOC and Fleck as out key players. I would also chuck Coutts and now Egan into that, possibly Bash just down to sheer consistency.

In each case I think [hope anyway] it will take something special to prise them away.

 

[Boxer Blade]

I am sure I have read on here many,many times that our board cash in at the earliest opportunity, mccabe filling his pockets, it's the blades way, we have been doing this since Mick Jones was sold , we never change first (or second) offer and we cave in, the trolls will be out mind if we sell for the fifth offer of 15 million,fuckin mccabe will never learn.

 

[FTPE]

I'm banging this in here too because the last part is just as exciting as the first bit.

 

[robbiez666]

I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact he commutes daily from Liverpool. That's a horrible commute.

 

[SUFC Guy]

But but but he must be going as we are a selling club!