CONFIRMED Sander Berge

[McGrath]

Weaknesses none

Actually I think he could be a bit taller and bulk up a bit muscle wise

 

[Brian Deane]

Shame we haven't got Higdon anymore if they want a hefty lump upfront.

Hefty lump upfront they want is it. Well we got a fat lad from Sheffield who keeps gerrin splinters in his arse and is robbin the club of a wage......according to some UTB

 

[Brian Deane]

Do I get something for passing?

A bog roll from our very own Prince

 

[Keef Chedwyn]

Cap doffers. Only in S2

 

[Blade56]

And putting 2d in Muffin the Mule!

Slight correction WB

 

[Blade56]

Don’t want to piss on people’s parade but just seen this 11 hrs ago.

Report: 21-year-old will cost West Ham United £20m+

West Ham United reportedly want Sander Berge. According to The Sunday People (print edition, page 49, January 26, 2020), Genk midfielder Sander Berge will cost...

www.hitc.com

Crap source but?

and this....

Genk Set Price Tag for Sander Berge Amid West Ham Interest

West Ham would have to spend £20m or more on Genk midfielder and January transfer target Sander Berge if they want to bring the Norwegian to London. The...

www.90min.com

 

[sheffielder]

If I am Sandrr Berge I am not going to West Ham and would use us as a stepping stone instead

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Unfortunately for us if it was a straight shoot out between us Spurs and Chelsea we wont get a look in, they'll pay him what, 80 grand a week? More? And for foreign players London is a lure too.

Edit - by the way 'poor downtrodden Sheffield mentality'? Tha wot?

We can’t/won’t/shouldn’t compete on wages at that level. And Sheffield isn’t London I agree. (It’s Berra!)..

As for the Sheffield mentality...you know what? it’s what makes us who we are. The self-effacing, modest, expect nowt/expect summat bad to ‘appen/Arr much? mentality. But it does get in the way sometimes. We have to stop thinking that way (but we won’t). It’s going to take a few years of European domination before some Blades come to terms with our greatness and what is possible. And even then there’ll be some still lamenting the fact we let George Long and Matty Done leave and didn’t put a bid in for Stuart Beavon!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

At the end of the day you don't have a clue about the player in question. Which is only to be expected.

True! But I do think we should be aiming to improve on what we have. Whether it’s this player or someone else. We are a team at the top end of the Prem with European ambitions. We need to think and act like it.

 

[Weneverscorefromcorners]

We can’t/won’t/shouldn’t compete on wages at that level. And Sheffield isn’t London I agree. (It’s Berra!)..

As for the Sheffield mentality...you know what? it’s what makes us who we are. The self-effacing, modest, expect nowt/expect summat bad to ‘appen/Arr much? mentality. But it does get in the way sometimes. We have to stop thinking that way (but we won’t). It’s going to take a few years of European domination before some Blades come to terms with our greatness and what is possible. And even then there’ll be some still lamenting the fact we let George Long and Matty Done leave and didn’t put a bid in for Stuart Beavon!

The only danger with that is alienating the rest of the squad if someone suddenly arrives on 3 times the wages of everybody else haha. Of course that's the going rate now at the level we hope to remain at, but we need to be careful as to how and when we go about gradually improving the team I think. That said if we can get this geezer let's get him in

 

[blademark]

The problem won't be someone coming in on 3 x the wage, it's when they don't turn out to be 3 x the player.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

The only danger with that is alienating the rest of the squad if someone suddenly arrives on 3 times the wages of everybody else haha. Of course that's the going rate now at the level we hope to remain at, but we need to be careful as to how and when we go about gradually improving the team I think. That said if we can get this geezer let's get him in

Mate... don’t worry about that. It’s going to happen. It has to happen. That’s life. And Wilder will manage it.

When Dixon’s Mint Rock of Sheffield brought me in as Senior Sweetmaker, I was on treble the wages of anyone else in that company. Did it create tension? Yes! But they understood that I was bringing something to the company that they just didn’t have at the time.

How I ended up sticking little coloured balls on liquorice allsorts at Bassetts a few weeks later I’ll never know!

 

[sitwell]

Mate... don’t worry about that. It’s going to happen. It has to happen. That’s life. And Wilder will manage it.

When Dixon’s Mint Rock of Sheffield brought me in as Senior Sweetmaker, I was on treble the wages of anyone else in that company. Did it create tension? Yes! But they understood that I was bringing something to the company that they just didn’t have at the time.

How I ended up sticking little coloured balls on liquorice allsorts at Bassetts a few weeks later I’ll never know!

When I was little my Grandad told me mint rock was made from the teeth of people who swear ,and I believed him ,the twat.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

Sander Berge

Post #85 12 May 2019 in the 'Player Suggestion' thread. Suck my sausage.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

When I was little my Grandad told me mint rock was made from the teeth of people who swear ,and I believed him ,the twat.

Shit, you mean that isn't true? People will be questioning the tooth fairy next and we all know she's a Blade.

 

[OrderOfStGeorge]

I get the sentiment but thinking a player wouldn’t join us over Chelsea or Spurs isn’t a downtrodden inferior Sheffield mentality. It’s realism.

Sure many people could have said that about Manchester City at one point.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

When I was little my Grandad told me mint rock was made from the teeth of people who swear ,and I believed him ,the twat.

Go check your teeth in the mirror Sitters!

 

[Joshp]

Would love to have him but by the sheer amount of teams he's been linked with it's almost assuredly agent talk to get a new contract offer (probably with a release clause) or just an agent offering him around to the biggest bidder (wages).

 

[sitwell]

Go check your teeth in the mirror Sitters!

They are fine ,but my tongue has gone black.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Sure many people could have said that about Manchester City at one point.

That’s a good response!

It’s not so long ago (we’ll maybe it is) that Man City were slugging it out in the old 3rd division. They were the joke of Manchester. A big club trapped in the wrong body of the 3rd division. Crowds of less than 20,000.

How times have changed!

I went to City a few weeks ago for the Blades game. 54,000 in there.

What’s changed? Did any of those City fans back in the old 3rd division anticipate this?

In life, anything is possible. But if you think it isn’t then it definitely won’t be!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Can't see this happening, we all know Bannan is the best midfielder in Europe and will walk into our team. Surely Wilder is listening to Pitsmoor pig?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

They are fine ,but my tongue has gone black.

I bet you’ve been licking all sorts!

 

[JackSUFC]

Sure many people could have said that about Manchester City at one point.

Yeah, about 15 years ago, before they struck ridiculous oil money investment and began to build the empire they have now.

I’m talking about the here and now, this January transfer window, or next pre-season. Thinking a player would pick us over Chelsea and Spurs right now is being either wildly optimistic or just delusional.

 

[JackSUFC]

Sure many people could have said that about Manchester City at one point.

Yeah, about 15 years ago, before they struck ridiculous oil money investment and began to build the empire they have now.

I’m talking about the here and now, this January transfer window, or next pre-season. Thinking a player would pick us over Chelsea and Spurs right now is being either wildly optimistic or just delusional.

 

[Niceguyeddie]

That’s a good response!

It’s not so long ago (we’ll maybe it is) that Man City were slugging it out in the old 3rd division. They were the joke of Manchester. A big club trapped in the wrong body of the 3rd division. Crowds of less than 20,000.

How times have changed!

I went to City a few weeks ago for the Blades game. 54,000 in there.

What’s changed? Did any of those City fans back in the old 3rd division anticipate this?

In life, anything is possible. But if you think it isn’t then it definitely won’t be!

Man city averaged 28000 in lg 1

 

[blademark]

That’s a good response!

It’s not so long ago (we’ll maybe it is) that Man City were slugging it out in the old 3rd division. They were the joke of Manchester. A big club trapped in the wrong body of the 3rd division. Crowds of less than 20,000.

How times have changed!

I went to City a few weeks ago for the Blades game. 54,000 in there.

What’s changed? Did any of those City fans back in the old 3rd division anticipate this?

In life, anything is possible. But if you think it isn’t then it definitely won’t be!

What's changed ?
Sheik Mansour, that's what's changed. All their current success is bought, nothing more, nothing less.
Unless we are acquired by somebody as rich, I don't see us emulating them, and whether we change our attitude as fans won't won't affect that one jot.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Man city averaged 28000 in lg 1

Ok Eddie !! But it's about growing the club.
That's Cerberus was saying.

 

[ATL Recs]

Sure many people could have said that about Manchester City at one point.

Manchester’s a great City and has the big city feel of London
Our Sheffield is a bit shit like

 

[YES Blade]

Manchester’s a great City and has the big city feel of London
Our Sheffield is a bit shit like

We can sell it to new players that Sheffield is a short drive away from Manchester, there is also a case for our new training ground being built in a location which is an easier commute from the North West.

 

[Le Cynique]

Yeah, about 15 years ago, before they struck ridiculous oil money investment and began to build the empire they have now.

I’m talking about the here and now, this January transfer window, or next pre-season. Thinking a player would pick us over Chelsea and Spurs right now is being either wildly optimistic or just delusional.

There's also the fact that Manchester City are based in Manchester, not Sheffield. To anyone other than Sheffielders, Manchester is a more attractive location, like it or not.