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Alex Pritchard



Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
They are already calling it a sideways move in another thread.

Great isn't it, this to me is a bit of schadenfreude. Steve Coppell, Ingmarsson, Sidwell.

**** you Reading

Hopefully we can do the same to Norwich soon too
 










Springal

Well-known member
Feb 12, 2005
24,712
GOSBTS
Vydra another CMS? Thrived in a very quick attacking team at Watford but not much since then ?
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
I'm on the fence re Vydra...his career seems to have stalled..maybe moving elsewhere and playing with better players could give it a kickstart

Looked pretty good against us at the Amex last season. If we'd gambled on the 2 million loan payment we might be playing in the Premier League...just another maybe :smile:
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,950
Crawley
I'm on the fence re Vydra...his career seems to have stalled..maybe moving elsewhere and playing with better players could give it a kickstart

Same nationality as Skalak. We have pace and creativity in this side which would suit Vydra's style. Only 24. Worth a gamble surely for 1.5 million ?
 


saafend_seagull

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
14,008
BN1
Looked pretty good against us at the Amex last season. If we'd gambled on the 2 million loan payment we might be playing in the Premier League...just another maybe :smile:

He cost us our place in the premier league. 1-1, 90th min misses one on one away to boro. They go up other end and score to win 2-1.


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LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
48,229
SHOREHAM BY SEA
Looked pretty good against us at the Amex last season. If we'd gambled on the 2 million loan payment we might be playing in the Premier League...just another maybe :smile:

Has potential for sure...seemed to lose confidence after his spell at WBA...scored 9 last season and by the players own admission things didn't go well

http://thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/2016/4/14/11429752/matej-vydra-return-watford-reading-fc

He's still young and has plenty of time to turn it around
 


mike79

Active member
Sep 28, 2005
840
Bournemouth
Gutted to lose out on the Pritchard deal - another example of how the premier league parachute payments are destroying the level playing fields below.

Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.
 


bhanutz

Well-known member
Aug 23, 2005
5,999
Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.

Why don't you just **** off?
 




Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.

Who threw you a biscuit.
Cough.


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Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
33,952
East Wales
Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.
Success? You got relegated :lolol:
 






portslade seagull

Well-known member
Jul 19, 2003
17,920
portslade
Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.

And you weren't backed by a rich benefactor. I find that hard to believe
 


Driver8

On the road...
NSC Patron
Jul 31, 2005
16,177
North Wales
Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.

It's not all of a sudden it's been a big problem for us ever since we rejoined the Championship. We cannot compete despite having one of the biggest average home attendances and non parachute income.

You have been rewarded for failure not success.
 








BBassic

I changed this.
Jul 28, 2011
12,966
Why are you lot so obsessed with parachute payments all of a sudden? They're not a new phenomenon. We've just sold Redmond for £11m. Are we not allowed to spend it?

And it could be argued that it's better to finance a club via success (promotions and tv money) than relying on a mega rich benefactor.

For what it's worth I've always been against parachute payments. They reward utter, miserable, embarrassing, dismal, woeful, awful, dire, disastrous, shocking, laughable failure.

Which is just bullshit. Frankly.
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,950
Crawley
Not my money :)
..but 1.5 to buy is better than a 2 million loan

After the poor season he had last year there's no way Watford could get away charging that much again. He is now classed as a risky signing.
 


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