Right Back Rumours?

[Shadota]

Not true.
They wanted more than we were offering.

He walked on a free this Summer.

So they were unwilling to make a deal? At least on the terms we were willing to offer?

 

[CaptainMorgans]

So they were unwilling to make a deal? At least on the terms we were willing to offer?

That doesn't equate to "not for sale."

I'm not passionate enough about this to go back over the reporting, but I believe we were around £1m apart in valuation.

Player desperate to come.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Not true.
They wanted more than we were offering.

He walked on a free this Summer.

Ergo they were “unwilling to release / sell Kenny in January” .
His subsequent ‘walking’ is irrelevant to the point you made - tenuously linking our ‘failure’ to sign Kenny (& indeed Dunne) with the signing of (& expenditure on) Cannon.
According to all reports we made significant bids for both players in January, both of whom were reportedly keen to sign (including Kenny allegedly considering ‘withdrawing his labour’).
We have subsequently had a change of manager with absolutely no indication that new regime was interested in either Kenny or Dunne even when they were ‘available’ on a free.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Ergo they were “unwilling to release / sell Kenny in January” .
His subsequent ‘walking’ is irrelevant to the point you made - tenuously linking our ‘failure’ to sign Kenny (& indeed Dunne) with the signing of (& expenditure on) Cannon.
According to all reports we made significant bids for both players in January, both of whom were reportedly keen to sign (including Kenny allegedly considering ‘withdrawing his labour’).
We have subsequently had a change of manager with absolutely no indication that new regime was interested in either Kenny or Dunne even when they were ‘available’ on a free.

No, not "ergo they were unwilling to release Kenny.".
They were willing, under the right circumstances - particularly as the player had publicly said he wanted the move and they risked losing him on a free this Summer (which they subsequently did).

According to this report, Hertha advised that our offer was 250k up front and 250k if promoted. I wouldn't call that particularly "significant" and well short of their asking price.

As for Jimmy Dunne - on a free transfer that felt a real no brainer regardless of regime, but hopefully we have even better lined up and more resources to allocate to that position than I expect.

Sheffield United concrete offer ‘significantly lower’ than reported – Insistence it's less than half - Sport Witness

Hertha Berlin’s Jonjoe Kenny has less than six months left on his contract and is keen on joining Sheffield United in the winter market. On Wednesday, we covered claims from Germany that the right-back’s move to Sheffield United is about to collapse. Later that day, Sky Deutschland journalist...

sportwitness.co.uk

 

[EddieColquhoun]

Choudhury was our best RB last season, and Leicester must still need to get rid of their big earners..

Seriki for me.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

No, not "ergo they were unwilling to release Kenny.".
They were willing, under the right circumstances - particularly as the player had publicly said he wanted the move and they risked losing him on a free this Summer (which they subsequently did).

According to this report, Hertha advised that our offer was 250k up front and 250k if promoted. I wouldn't call that particularly "significant" and well short of their asking price.

As for Jimmy Dunne - on a free transfer that felt a real no brainer regardless of regime, but hopefully we have even better lined up and more resources to allocate to that position than I expect.

Sheffield United concrete offer ‘significantly lower’ than reported – Insistence it's less than half - Sport Witness

Hertha Berlin’s Jonjoe Kenny has less than six months left on his contract and is keen on joining Sheffield United in the winter market. On Wednesday, we covered claims from Germany that the right-back’s move to Sheffield United is about to collapse. Later that day, Sky Deutschland journalist...

sportwitness.co.uk

Aye
Semantic gymnastics (+ a caveat) of high order. We made an offer but didn’t sign Kenny, he was “keen” to join, he didn’t because…..
Interesting that you don’t view the described €250k + €250k as (my words) “significant” but make no comment on Hertha’s “asking price” of €2m !
I’d hazard a guess that IF we were especially keen on Dunne we could / would have ‘outbid’ QPR post season (or met their January’ asking price)?
I for one am chuffed that we weren’t ’held to ransom’ (for either player) in January & remain confident that ‘appropriate’ signings will be funded / made despite your (habitual) pessimism.

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Jimmy Dunne would have been a cracking signing for not a lot of wonga

 

[CirenBlade]

Jimmy Dunne would have been a cracking signing for not a lot of wonga

He would wan't a three or four year contract on top championship wages, a hefty signing on fee and he's 28 in October. If we were promoted would he be good enough for PL, if we don't get promoted could we afford his wages without parachute payments?

The owners have to make these decisions in the best interests of their business. It's easy for others to spend the owners money...