by From Despair To Where? » 11 Jun 2021 05:03
by Stranded » 11 Jun 2021 07:45
From Despair To Where? Hmm, I'd draw a very definite line between a free transfer and a Bosman type transfer. A lot of those players rejected terms with their club and chose to run down their contracts knowing there was a better offer elsewhere.
by Snowflake Royal » 11 Jun 2021 08:38
StrandedFrom Despair To Where? Hmm, I'd draw a very definite line between a free transfer and a Bosman type transfer. A lot of those players rejected terms with their club and chose to run down their contracts knowing there was a better offer elsewhere.
Free transfer to me are players who remain under contract but it makes sense for the club to get them off the wage bill quickly, so they make it clear that Player X is available for nothing but that the new club need to take on his current wages etc.
Players hitting the end of their contract are no longer free transfers for me, they are free agents as we aren't dealing with a club at all.
by Snowball » 11 Jun 2021 09:05
From Despair To Where? Hmm, I'd draw a very definite line between a free transfer and a Bosman type transfer. A lot of those players rejected terms with their club and chose to run down their contracts knowing there was a better offer elsewhere.
Funny you mention the 2005/06 team as when you consider Ivar, Sidwell, Harper, Lita, Kitson, Murty and Convey, you're looking at one of the most expensively assembled squads in the club's history at that time, (along with the 2001 squad that lost the playoff to Walsall), even if our spend was peanuts relative to our rivals
Also, its ridiculous to include players we quite literally paid a transfer fee for in a list of free transfers. It was widely reported that Gunnarsson cost in excess of £100,000, which, at the time, was hardly "nominal" for us.
by Snowflake Royal » 11 Jun 2021 09:17
SnowballFrom Despair To Where? Hmm, I'd draw a very definite line between a free transfer and a Bosman type transfer. A lot of those players rejected terms with their club and chose to run down their contracts knowing there was a better offer elsewhere.
Funny you mention the 2005/06 team as when you consider Ivar, Sidwell, Harper, Lita, Kitson, Murty and Convey, you're looking at one of the most expensively assembled squads in the club's history at that time, (along with the 2001 squad that lost the playoff to Walsall), even if our spend was peanuts relative to our rivals
Also, its ridiculous to include players we quite literally paid a transfer fee for in a list of free transfers. It was widely reported that Gunnarsson cost in excess of £100,000, which, at the time, was hardly "nominal" for us.
You should read more carefully
I said Gunnar’s FREE was from Forest to Watford
(where he had an excellent season)
(Which led to his transfer to RDG)
The point is, players being let go on a free, or contract-not-renewef, or sold for a pittance, doesn’t mean they aren’t good or soon to be good
How much did we get for these players?
Antonio?
Fosu?
Stacey?
Dickie?
Cooper?
How much are they worth now? Two are at Premier League clubs
by From Despair To Where? » 11 Jun 2021 10:53
SnowballFrom Despair To Where? Hmm, I'd draw a very definite line between a free transfer and a Bosman type transfer. A lot of those players rejected terms with their club and chose to run down their contracts knowing there was a better offer elsewhere.
Funny you mention the 2005/06 team as when you consider Ivar, Sidwell, Harper, Lita, Kitson, Murty and Convey, you're looking at one of the most expensively assembled squads in the club's history at that time, (along with the 2001 squad that lost the playoff to Walsall), even if our spend was peanuts relative to our rivals
Also, its ridiculous to include players we quite literally paid a transfer fee for in a list of free transfers. It was widely reported that Gunnarsson cost in excess of £100,000, which, at the time, was hardly "nominal" for us.
You should read more carefully
I said Gunnar’s FREE was from Forest to Watford
(where he had an excellent season)
(Which led to his transfer to RDG)
The point is, players being let go on a free, or contract-not-renewef, or sold for a pittance, doesn’t mean they aren’t good or soon to be good
How much did we get for these players?
Antonio?
Fosu?
Stacey?
Dickie?
Cooper?
How much are they worth now? Two are at Premier League clubs
by SCIAG » 11 Jun 2021 12:18
by morganb » 11 Jun 2021 12:29
SCIAG Yea think Snowball has read too much into Nameless’s question (perhaps a joke) about Morgan’s varying use of “released” and “out of contract”.
I don’t think anyone thinks players out of contract are automatically rubbish, though it’s fair to say that most would be unsuitable for our needs.
by Snowball » 11 Jun 2021 13:55
From Despair To Where?
I find it odd that you try to illustrate your argument with 4 academy products and one player signed from non league for a fee all of whom were sold for decent fees and/or with sell on clauses. None were free agent/transfer signing, none were sold on frees. I would never regard an academy player as a free signing, not when we spend millions each year on the academy and years developing players, many of whom never make it at the club.
Unfortunately, we are not in a strong negotiating position this summer so I suspect any signings we do make will either be on loan or out of left field,this Columbian player we're allegedly linked to being a case in point.
by Sutekh » 11 Jun 2021 14:00
morganbSCIAG Yea think Snowball has read too much into Nameless’s question (perhaps a joke) about Morgan’s varying use of “released” and “out of contract”.
I don’t think anyone thinks players out of contract are automatically rubbish, though it’s fair to say that most would be unsuitable for our needs.
To be honest I'm just cutting and pasting from various places on Twitter so whatever is posted there simply gets dumped on here! Perhaps sometimes I take the info from an official club site (for example the Brentford details), sometimes from a news outlet or even just a regular poster.
Though once it was commented on I did wonder if there was anything to the released/out of contract somehow indicating the quality of the player it is applied to.
by SCIAG » 11 Jun 2021 16:24
morganbSCIAG Yea think Snowball has read too much into Nameless’s question (perhaps a joke) about Morgan’s varying use of “released” and “out of contract”.
I don’t think anyone thinks players out of contract are automatically rubbish, though it’s fair to say that most would be unsuitable for our needs.
To be honest I'm just cutting and pasting from various places on Twitter so whatever is posted there simply gets dumped on here! Perhaps sometimes I take the info from an official club site (for example the Brentford details), sometimes from a news outlet or even just a regular poster.
Though once it was commented on I did wonder if there was anything to the released/out of contract somehow indicating the quality of the player it is applied to.
by From Despair To Where? » 12 Jun 2021 08:34
SnowballFrom Despair To Where?
I find it odd that you try to illustrate your argument with 4 academy products and one player signed from non league for a fee all of whom were sold for decent fees and/or with sell on clauses. None were free agent/transfer signing, none were sold on frees. I would never regard an academy player as a free signing, not when we spend millions each year on the academy and years developing players, many of whom never make it at the club.
Unfortunately, we are not in a strong negotiating position this summer so I suspect any signings we do make will either be on loan or out of left field,this Columbian player we're allegedly linked to being a case in point.
This is what I said:
Where does it say I said they went for free?
How much did we get for these players?
Antonio?
Fosu?
Stacey?
Dickie?
Cooper?
How much are they worth now? Two are at Premier League clubs
Fosu, BTW, refused a contract and did go for free. Maybe we got comp
My point was "Out of contract", "Bosman", "Can leave for free", "Let go for comp-only" "Mutually agreed cancelled contract" or any similar phrase, doesn't have to mean the player might be rubbish.
by Nameless » 12 Jun 2021 13:47
SutekhmorganbSCIAG Yea think Snowball has read too much into Nameless’s question (perhaps a joke) about Morgan’s varying use of “released” and “out of contract”.
I don’t think anyone thinks players out of contract are automatically rubbish, though it’s fair to say that most would be unsuitable for our needs.
To be honest I'm just cutting and pasting from various places on Twitter so whatever is posted there simply gets dumped on here! Perhaps sometimes I take the info from an official club site (for example the Brentford details), sometimes from a news outlet or even just a regular poster.
Though once it was commented on I did wonder if there was anything to the released/out of contract somehow indicating the quality of the player it is applied to.
Released would usually mean a player not considered:
A) better that what a club already has
B) affordable as club looks to cut costs
C) good enough for the level at which the club is playing
Whereas out of contract implies something more along the lines of good enough but club and player can’t reach agreement for whatever reason.
None of the above mean that the player concerned moving to another club is not going to be a success.
by morganb » 01 Feb 2022 12:42
by andrew1957 » 01 Feb 2022 12:48
morganb So now the January transfer window has slammed shut we're back to fishing in the pool of free agents.
What players are currently available for free who would be worth Reading looking at?
We did have a trialist in January (Brandon Mason) but guess he wasn't good enough and has disappeared without a trace.
Robert Snodgrass is now available and have seen Andre Wisdom's name mentioned on Twitter (and Sam Baldock).
What fitness levels do we expect free agents to have - will they need 3-4 weeks to get fit or will the hit the ground running?
by NathStPaul » 01 Feb 2022 13:15
by Sutekh » 01 Feb 2022 15:29
andrew1957morganb So now the January transfer window has slammed shut we're back to fishing in the pool of free agents.
What players are currently available for free who would be worth Reading looking at?
We did have a trialist in January (Brandon Mason) but guess he wasn't good enough and has disappeared without a trace.
Robert Snodgrass is now available and have seen Andre Wisdom's name mentioned on Twitter (and Sam Baldock).
What fitness levels do we expect free agents to have - will they need 3-4 weeks to get fit or will the hit the ground running?
I am inclined to think that we should just use our Academy players to fill any gaps. If we go down we go down. Perhaps that outcome would turn out to be a blessing over the long term because if we survive, next season could look like an even greater struggle as we will have so few players left under contract and it will be very hard to build a credible squad next summer whoever is in charge.
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 01 Feb 2022 16:39
by Fezza » 01 Feb 2022 16:57
YorkshireRoyal99 Snodgrass I would have been in favour of if we didn't sign Ince, but I wouldn't want our precious squad spaces to be used on another winger as we are well stocked in that area now.
Brandon Mason may be decent as LB cover, but again, I think the priorities have to lie at CB and CF really.
Rodrigo Ely has left Forest, as a Football Manager guru, I'd had him before and he's been decent for me, for all that is worth. Winston Reid would be my choice though personally if we can get him fit. Andre Wisdom similar to Mason but he can play CB as well so he would be a good option for versatility. Joost van Aken is out of contract from Sheff Wednesday, plenty of Championship experience under his belt.
DeAndre Yedlin is still a free agent if we want a more attack-minded RB, there were rumours linking him with Hull which may end up happening but if we could hijack a deal, I wouldn't be against it. Ahmed El-Mohamady would be similar.
One Hal Robson-Kanu is a free agent, wouldn't be against this given his history and would do a job for us for 6 months I think. Pauno will know him from his managing career in America but, Goivanni dos Santos is another forward who is a free agent, his wages may prove too much. Referring back to linking with Pauno, Robert Beric, recently released by Chicago and formally of St. Etienne (with International experience) would represent a good bit of business, wages may be a stumbling block however.
Basically, plenty of options.
by PistolPete » 01 Feb 2022 17:59
Users browsing this forum: Biscuit goalie, tidus_mi2 and 264 guests