CONFIRMED Nathan Thomas

[Seymour]

 

[Kabba Kabba Doo]

https://twitter.com/SkySports_Keith

Apparently bid £300k for a Hartlepool winger Nathan Thomas, any ideas anyone?

 

[Ricky]

 

[Treeton Blade]

https://twitter.com/SkySports_Keith

Apparently bid £300k for a Hartlepool winger Nathan Thomas, any ideas anyone?

Started the season like a train then disappeared.

Lots of clubs watched him before Christmas, no one thought he was worth a gamble.

 

[Kabba Kabba Doo]

If it means anything at all he captained my Hartlepool side to the Premier League on FIFA???

 

[Torrix1889]

Can't say I had ever heard of him but looks useful from those clips....Murphy-esque with a bit more pace!

Interesting targets, him, Stevens, the MK lad......you could say we are still shopping in the bargain basement but they all appear to be young, hungry lads with a point to prove at a higher level....no doubt down to Mr Mitchells renowned scouting..

 

[Ben_1982]

Would love to be linked with some established championship quality

 

[LJBlade]

Can't say I had ever heard of him but looks useful from those clips....Murphy-esque with a bit more pace!

Interesting targets, him, Stevens, the MK lad......you could say we are still shopping in the bargain basement but they all appear to be young, hungry lads with a point to prove at a higher level....no doubt down to Mr Mitchells renowned scouting..

I was just going to say that on the video he reminds me of Murphy but with more pace

 

[blade too long]

Would love to be linked with some established championship quality

well in August all our squad will be championship quality
just wait

 

[WalkelyFan]

Apparently we are being linked with this guy at around £300,000.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ls-nathan-thomas-attracting-transfer-interest

 

[Ben_1982]

So annoying

 

[Ricky]

If we're going straight in with 300k for someone like him I'd say we're certainly not thinking twice about spending, and it represents a clear change in approach - previously there's no way we'd open with a bid that high.

It seems that we're adapting quickly to being a Championship club, as you'd expect really given the time we've had to prepare.

Looks like they trust Wilder enough to allow him to take a punt on players and won't obsess over spending an extra 10 grand to make sure we get a deal done.

 

[Booker4]

https://twitter.com/SkySports_Keith

Apparently bid £300k for a Hartlepool winger Nathan Thomas, any ideas anyone?

Never heard of him to be honest! I do love the up and coming players and signings from Leagues One and Two. Ok, we'd all love established Championship players but there are some real gems in the lower leagues as we know.

 

[Booker4]

If we're going straight in with 300k for someone like him I'd say we're certainly not thinking twice about spending, and it represents a clear change in approach - previously there's no way we'd open with a bid that high.

It seems that we're adapting quickly to being a Championship club, as you'd expect really given the time we've had to prepare.

Looks like they trust Wilder enough to allow him to take a punt on players and won't obsess over spending an extra 10 grand to make sure we get a deal done.

I get your post Ricky but its £300,000! Its still peanuts wouldn't you say?

 

[RMBlade]

"BLADES SWOOP FOR THOMAS

Sheffield United have made a bid in the region of £300,000 for Hartlepool United winger Nathan Thomas, according to Sky sources.

One source has told Sky Sports News HQ a fee for the 22-year-old has been agreed between the two clubs.

Thomas has also attracted attention from Fulham among other Sky Bet Championship clubs, after impressing for the relegated League Two outfit this season."

Sky Sports News Transfer Center

 

[FTPE]

Never heard of him to be honest! I do love the up and coming players and signings from Leagues One and Two. Ok, we'd all love established Championship players but there are some real gems in the lower leagues as we know.

Who's the last gem we bought from league 1 or two?
I suppose Duffy in a way be he was already heading to the championship.

 

[Booker4]

I was just going to say that on the video he reminds me of Murphy but with more pace

That'll do for me! 9 goals for a team that's got relegated is pretty impressive!

 

[Sean Thornton]

It's in the wrong section mate. Best get you and your family into a safe house before the mob comes and burns you out.

 

[Slim Man]

Sounds good, and I do like a few lower league gems in the side. IT's important to get them in early and see them in training so we know if they're good enough or if we need to improve before the season starts.

We do need some Championship quality already established though, even if it's only 1 or 2.

 

[Treeton Blade]

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Haven't we gone down the route of 'proven championship quality' before and been burned?

 

[Linz]

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Cheers.

 

[Slim Man]

Haven't we gone down the route of 'proven championship quality' before and been burned?

You need a blend. If we go up and just sign league 1 and 2 players that'll be where we end up.

Not asking us to sign a team full of 28-32 year olds whove been playing for Ipswich, Preston and Reading for years.

 

[Broomhall Blade]

 

[Harrisblade]

Haven't we gone down the route of 'proven championship quality' before and been burned?

Only every time we do it!

 

[Ricky]

I get your post Ricky but its £300,000! Its still peanuts wouldn't you say?

It's not a massive amount, but it's plenty for a player who's just been relegated from L2 and it's not the sort of fee we would've previously paid without any hesitation. It's a decisive bid, the sort of bid to make if you want to make sure you sign the player. That's what it looks like we're doing here, and with the wages we've apparently offered Stevens.

It also looks like Thomas might be out of contract, meaning we might have bid 300k despite possibly being able to get him for less in compensation, which would reinforce the point even more. Pay a bit more now, don't risk missing out later?

Everything points to a very purposeful and pro active summer of recruitment.

 

[The Crab]

It's in the wrong section mate. Best get you and your family into a safe house before the mob comes and burns you out.

 

[Booker4]

Who's the last gem we bought from league 1 or two?
I suppose Duffy in a way be he was already heading to the championship.

Not so much us signing gems (we've often got our policy wrong in the past and signed overpaid players who seem to be on the way downwards) but in general they're some great players at this level. Players like Maddison, Otzumer, Ricky Holmes spring to mind as decent players to look at currently and I really like the signing of Stephens. There's just too many examples to mention and obviously some are beyond are price structure like Deli Ali when he was at MK but players like John Egan from Gillingham who has gone onto do really well for Brentford, Romaine Sawers now also at Brentford didn't cost much, Kemar Roofe when he was at Oxford - Ok, he cost over a million but what I'm trying to say is that there are some great gems in the lower leagues, non league, Scotland and Irish leagues. Jamie Murphy was the best we've signed, its not just Leagues One and Two I'm talking about to be honest.

Reading signed the two Irish lads for a pittance in Shane Long and Kevin Doyle back in 2006 and we on the other hand spent over £2m on Geoff Horsfield and Adi Akinbiyi! Its unlikely we are going to be able to spend millions so buying players who can develop from small fees who are hungry to succeed seems a great ploy to me don't you think?

 

[broomhillblade]

I was just going to say that on the video he reminds me of Murphy but with more pace

Or Alf Ringstead.

(Ask your dad!).

 

[Booker4]

It's not a massive amount, but it's plenty for a player who's just been relegated from L2 and it's not the sort of fee we would've previously paid without any hesitation. It's a decisive bid, the sort of bid to make if you want to make sure you sign the player. That's what it looks like we're doing here, and with the wages we've apparently offered Stevens.

Everything points to a very purposeful and pro active summer of recruitment.

Its great mate isn't it! Far too often in the past we've been waiting right till the end of the window to sign some guy on loan to patch up the squad whereas now we're going for it early and signing players with a point to prove. Players who can't quite get in a team above like O'Connel was who are desperate to succeed or the lads from Leagues One and Two who have done so well for other teams like Stephens, Duffy ,Fleck etc.