Jiri Skalak, 23yo Czech attacker, confirmed signing.

[El Presidente]

Talking of bust the reason Austin was only £4 mill is because that's what he is, a broken player lucky to "pass" a medical. And QPR would never have sold him to a Championship rival even if he'd wanted to go.

I think the reason he was only £4 million was a combination of

(a) He is out of contract in June, and as he is 26, QPR would have not received a fee for him in the summer., and
(b) He was on £70k a week, and Hasselbank has been tasked with reducing the wage bill.

 

[severnside gull]

Skalak fee was £1.2m apparently

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Skalak fee was £1.2m apparently

was hoping he was a £3m - £4m kinda player

 

[Megazone]

was hoping he was a £3m - £4m kinda player

The cost of a player is becoming more and more meaningless. Especially when you look at Jamie Vardy and Andy Carroll. I'm actually more than delighted that Bloom didn't get sucked into thinking the more expensive, the better. I like a bargain, and by the looks of things, so does Bloom.

 

[Hugo Rune]

£1.2m? Knockers looked a £5m player against Huddersfield, doubt he was more than half of that. Skalak will be another wonderful bargain if he repeats his 'Czech Republic' form for us.

 

[pishhead]

was hoping he was a £3m - £4m kinda player

Out of interest why?

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Out of interest why?

just be nice to have a marque signing after all the chat of £7m south americans

 

[Mellotron]

just be nice to have a marque signing after all the chat of £7m south americans

So, do you wish he was the exact same player that he is, but that we would have £2-3million less now?

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

The cost of a player is becoming more and more meaningless. Especially when you look at Jamie Vardy and Andy Carroll. I'm actually more than delighted that Bloom didn't get sucked into thinking the more expensive, the better. I like a bargain, and by the looks of things, so does Bloom.

This. Mahrez cost £300k, Memphis cost £25m. I know which I'd rather have in my team.

 

[Grombleton]

just be nice to have a marque signing after all the chat of £7m south americans

The marquee signing is more the name and reputation than the cost.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

So, do you wish he was the exact same player that he is, but that we would have £2-3million less now?

seems reasonable

 

[MattBackHome]

Is it right that Tarkowski was £6m? That seems INSANE to me.

 

[atomised]

Is it right that Tarkowski was £6m? That seems INSANE to me.

Thats the figure bbc reported. With their 15m odd in from Burnley I reckon Brentford must be doing ok. Cant recall them spending loads

 

[KZNSeagull]

was hoping he was a £3m - £4m kinda player

We will have to wait and see, but he appears to be a 3 - 4m kinda player, hopefully a lot more after a while. He has not got any worse just because we only paid a third of that. A potential bargain at 1.2m. If we had 3-4m to spend, we can now go and find another one.

 

[highflyer]

We will have to wait and see, but he appears to be a 3 - 4m kinda player, hopefully a lot more after a while. He has not got any worse just because we only paid a third of that. A potential bargain at 1.2m. If we had 3-4m to spend, we can now go and find another one.

Ulloa was an £8m player. But luckily we only paid £2.5m

I think the remark about wishing he cost more was tongue in cheek, surely?

 

[Megazone]

Ulloa was an £8m player. But luckily we only paid £2.5m

I don't think he's worth £8m now?

 

[wallyback]

So can we do our own version of this now?

 

[Dorset Seagull]

I asked one of my Czech suppliers, an Arsenal supporter and frequent visitor to the Emirates, what he thought of Jiri and this was his response. Note the spelling in the last line which did make me laugh

"I have no idea, I never heard his name as frankly I do not watch Czech football, it is too boring when you get used to watch Premier League I was just checking on internet, there is an article about him that you signed him, but I cannot say if he is good or not..

Hope it will be good singing for you"

 

[Lush]

I'm trying to find a way of shouting encouragement from the stands without sounding like Margo Leadbetter from The Good Life.

 

[Betfair Bozo]

I'm trying to find a way of shouting encouragement from the stands without sounding like Margo Leadbetter from The Good Life.

Pronounce it Yeer-Zhi? Maybe one of our Czech residing brethren can assist.