CONFIRMED John Egan

[Les]

"Ey up pal, is that Brentford?"

"Yes Gavna"

"Sell us Egan will tha?"

"Dunno mayte, it'w cost ya"

"Ah much?"

"Weeellll he's a proper fackin goer innee, know what a mean? Gonna be your club record fee plus a fuckload of undisclosed"

"Oreyt cock, we'll write thi a reyt big cheque nah"

"Noice one sparra, mind how you go yeah"

*Puts phone down*

"Hehehe, fackin norvern mugs!"

Our Director of Football is a Geordie.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Our Director of Football is a Geordie.

That’s why he’s speaking such pidgin cockney

 

[Stretch]

Bloody daft video.....

Bloody great signing though!

Well done United and all involved.

Now onto the forward line please.

 

[Roygbiv]

It does seem a lot up front but we won't be stuck with him on huge wages or anything if he's not a success. What is killing clubs at the moment is having players on big wages who are surplus to requirements but they can't shift them.


We may be going down the route of paying over the odds fee wise on players but going for ones who won't put a strain on our finances for years.

 

[YES Blade]

Really happy with this signing, hopefully the club record will be broken again this summer on a quality striker!

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Not overwhelmed by this signing. Not underwhelmed either.

So I guess I’m just whelmed.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Good signing but £4.1m has surprised the shit out of me.

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

We've improved the position which we needed to do. We may have paid over the odds or it may be a bargain, time will tell on that one.

 

[Barney]

Not sure I would've broken our transfer record to sign him but he seems a very decent player.

 

[Davalon]

At the risk of attracting some stick, it makes a mockery of the undisclosed fee business being to keep quiet about how money we've got to spend.

Then again it could be that Esablade has done the write up and it's actually just our record outlay for a 25 year-old defender

All in all fairly happy with the signing and I'm not going to knock the club for spending some top dollar on a decent player at the right age, and with a good attitude apoarently.

 

[Robboblade1889]

If it isn't guaranteed to exceed £4m, then labelling it 'club record' is just a stupid way to pile unnecessary pressure on him.

You know what Herbert I think I will trust our manager if he thinks he is worth it that’s good enough for me. I’m sorry he didn’t consult you though.

 

[Rusty view]

We've confirmed the fee so other clubs think we've spent up and can then get that striker cheaper

 

[Ricky]

You know what Herbert I think I will trust our manager if he thinks he is worth it that’s good enough for me. I’m sorry he didn’t consult you though.

Shouldn't you be busy on Owlstalk?

 

[BushBlade]

At the risk of attracting some stick, it makes a mockery of the undisclosed fee business being to keep quiet about how money we've got to spend.

Then again it could be that Esablade has done the write up and it's actually just our record outlay for a 25 year-old defender

All in all fairly happy with the signing and I'm not going to knock the club for spending some top dollar on a decent player at the right age, and with a good attitude apoarently.

Since the court case, ‘undisclosed’ is irrelevant. Everyone knows what we’ve got now, they didn’t beforehand.

 

[JohnDenver]

'kin 'ell Roy, what are we paying you for?

Oh yeah, we aren't are we?

Good job Crab HR and Payroll dealt with Roygbiv ’s contract. He says he’s going to Tramlines, but I think he values his kneecaps more highly than he’s letting on...

 

[dazzlingblade]

Good signing but £4.1m has surprised the shit out of me.

I don't see 4m plus as too bad, he is highly rated just like JOC, and if we sold him tomorrow for 4m we would be slagging the club off

 

[Davalon]

Since the court case, ‘undisclosed’ is irrelevant. Everyone knows what we’ve got now, they didn’t beforehand.

I'll look forward to non record signings being effectively disclosed then

 

[JohnDenver]

Not sure I would've broken our transfer record to sign him but he seems a very decent player.

Given our record is ten years old, this doesn’t concern me as much as it might.

 

[BushBlade]

I'll look forward to non record signings being effectively disclosed then

They may as well really. Unless the selling club specifically asks them not to.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

£4m - that’s one third of a Brooks
Don’t really know where I’m going with this one. ...

 

[Rodley]

Club record signing? So does that make it over 4m-sure we payed that for Beattie?

Either way, good signing and typical Wilder - sign the quality players in our league to get out of it.

It’s £4.1m

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Happiest I think I’ve seen him in quite a while! He knows it’s a good un.

 

[Bladesman]

Happiest I think I’ve seen him in quite a while! He knows it’s a good un.



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Wilder been at the Peroni today?

 

[YES Blade]

Since the court case, ‘undisclosed’ is irrelevant. Everyone knows what we’ve got now, they didn’t beforehand.

I’m sure it becomes common knowledge in football what transfer fees are paid. I’m sure agents will have off the record chats with chairman, managers, media and other agents etc.

 

[mattbianco1]

Consider my cap doffed sir.
To be honest you called early doors as well.

Back in March/April time in the "we've reached our ceiling" thread

 

[Russ]

Omg I was expecting one of these;

https://egansign.com/

 

[bromtom]

Wilder been at the Peroni today?

 

[dazzlingblade]

£4m - that’s one third of a Brooks
Don’t really know where I’m going with this one. ...

Or 2/3 of a Madine

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Funny that the same people complaining about the fee are the same people slagging the lack of ambition all summer.

Yeah - it’s a good chunk of money but that’s what good players cost these days. Right age, Brentford’s captain. We’d not be impressed selling our better players cheap.

And we need to see how he does before judging - if he performs on a similar level to JOC. It’s gonna look like a bargain isn’t it?

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Looks like he’s also appearing this evening on Amateur Hour with Alan. Might be worth a watch...