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Adam Le Fondre - again !!



The Wookiee

The Wookiee

Back From The Dead
Nov 10, 2003
14,857
Worthing
I know he has been discussed many times on here, but being realistic how much do you think it would take to get him?

Cant see a prem club taking a punt on him, maybe a championship club.

Could we be in with a chance ?
 




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blockhseagull

Well-known member
Jan 30, 2006
7,349
Southampton
No, I think that Rotherham will want more than he is worth or we are willing to play.

Granted he has scored a lot of goals at L2 level but Robinson and Holroyd are also scoring at that level.

Obviously he is a better player than both of those two but not worth anywhere near the £1m that has been mentioned for him and the supposed £3m that Rotherham say they want
 


The Wizard

The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,383
I just really dont see the fixation about him some of our fans seem to have, Craig Davies has scored goals for fun in L2 this season to, I'm probably alone and no doubting he has a good record but I think he's slightly over-rated and would cost big bucks. We need somebody proven at this level if we are going to SPLASH out.
 


Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
33,552
East Wales
The Wookiee said:
I know he has been discussed many times on here, but being realistic how much do you think it would take to get him?

Cant see a prem club taking a punt on him, maybe a championship club.

Could we be in with a chance ?
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Probably £750000 to sign him, I'd expect him to go to a northern championship team....Leeds or Middlesboro are possible.

I think he'd do well for us, but I honestly couldn't see it happening at the moment. Ask again in 3 or 4 seasons :)
 


deletebeepbeepbeep

deletebeepbeepbeep

Well-known member
May 12, 2009
20,961
He is not worth what Rotherham want for him. No where near. He's probably worth about 300k (at a stretch), not the 2m+ Rotherham want.
 


















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cuthbert

Active member
Oct 24, 2009
752
I've only seen him play once and he looked OK, but I do think a lot of people like his name and might not be so keen if he was called Alf Longbottom.
 


Simster

Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,211
Surrey
I reckon Le Fondre is quite gettable if we're prepared to spend in the region of £800k.

No chance he'd go to a big Championship or Premiership club IMO, as he's too much of a risk, and I doubt anyone else outside those two groups could afford him, except maybe Southampton or Hudderfield.
 


Biscuit

Biscuit

Native Creative
Jul 8, 2003
22,220
Brighton
I think it's the same problem we'd have signing Austin.

It's not the transfer fee, we could probably stretch to a one off fee for a player of that quality, but it's the wages.

They would demand much more than we could pay, making them by far the highest earner at the club and smashing the wage structure. We can't afford them in that respect.

Our only real option is someone 'OK' which most on here would moan about, someone 'good' coming towards the end of their contract, or someone 'unproven' and take a gamble like we did with Zamora.
 




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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
When will people grasp the idea that he will not move down south. To make him change his mind would take an unrealistic offer of wages etc. Apparently he still occassionally plays in a 5 a side league up north with his old mates under a different name of Alf ????????.
 


Biscuit

Biscuit

Native Creative
Jul 8, 2003
22,220
Brighton
BensGrandad said:
When will people grasp the idea that he will not move down south. To make him change his mind would take an unrealistic offer of wages etc. Apparently he still occassionally plays in a 5 a side league up north with his old mates under a different name of Alf ????????.
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Why would anyone NOT want to move down South? :jester:
 


edna krabappel

edna krabappel

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Jul 7, 2003
47,222
Austin would have far greater transfer value than Le Fondre. Austin has pace and is proven at a higher level.

Most clubs looking at Le Fondre will conclude that he's a big lad and thus likely to be pretty slow on his feet. That's why he can send fourth division defenders into meltdown but probably won't work out for him much higher.
 






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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Biscuit said:
Why would anyone NOT want to move down South? :jester:
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He is a born and bred northener who dislikes southerners and everything about them according to people who know him well and play in the said 5 a side team. So I would put our chances of signing him at below zero but again money talks.
 




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