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Of course we have, Boro had a bid for 9 million accepted and then pulled out so TB rushed in with a bid of 10.5 million. What do you think the chances of that are?

Good point

No it is a gamble you could only take if you could afford to lose. As an aside would we be likely to fail FFP if we signed him and didn't go up?

It's going to be intriguing to see how much difference Rhodes makes to whoever signs him. I would suggest he is worth the gamble when you consider the rewards on offer if it gets promotion. Not my call or my money fortunately but I hope that we are not going to suffer a loss or blow out on...

Maybe it's a reverse of the Clayton saga? Rhodes on his way to Lancing as we speak??.

Are you sure you didn't just change the names and amounts and copy and paste what Bournemouth fans were saying on here last year? :wink:

Agreed and why should he? However he could have stumped up another 20 million to gamble on promotion and then he might stop having to fund us to the tune of 10 million a season. He chooses not to, which is again his decision and either way we are lucky to have him.

It is clear that FFP will not be enforced sufficiently so it really is a judgement call by club owners as to whether they are willing to gamble 20-30 million to reach the Premier League. Bloom is not, who are we to question it? We should just be grateful that he has taken us from Withdean and...

That is interesting.

He has scored just 4 goals this season in a team that is full of goals. I have no idea how good he is but I know the only goal he has scored since August was against us. I'd be pretty underwhelmed if he joined us tbh.

I think the clubs that have run into trouble have probably been reckless. I don't see TB being like that although I accept that suggesting he blows 12 million plus the wages on Rhodes could be viewed as reckless although it could also been seen as a small gamble when compared to the rewards if...

Not sure that I follow you. Are you suggesting that it's not worth the push to get there or that losing 10 million a year but having the 6th/7th/8th/9th best team in the division is the way forward? From my perspective if the club choose to just mark time in this division and hope to get lucky...

If we don't sign a proven goalscorer this window we will have little chance of getting promoted via the playoffs and pretty well nil via automatic. Just IMO like. As Mellotron said a few days ago it really is quite bizarre that we have the best and most expensive facilities in the...

Who is the top scorer in League One?

If he gets whoever signs him the goals to get to the Premier League then the 12 million plus wages will be peanuts. If he doesn't cut it at the top level the next wave of Championship teams determined to get to the Premier League will sign him up next January. Signing him is a bit of a no...

If I had to lay my hard earned, it would certainly be on one of those. Boro and Derby have a two year record of going large on the best available strikers and Wednesday have joined them this season.

It won't be us bidding for him, we have set our sights much higher apparently. Personally rather have Murray on loan than any of other players muted, including the South Americans.