Blackburn have turned down an improved £3 million bid for Marshall

[glasfryn]

A few on NSC will explode if you mention bringing back a former player

bit rusty to start with
but I though he was OK

 

[Baaaald]

Wouldn't Buckley cost about half of that?

Yes but for that we would only get half the number of games from the player. And that is being optimistic.

 

[El Turi]

They sold Gestede quickly enough.

Probably because that was to a Premier League team. Much like we'd sell Dunk if we receive an offer from the top flight as you can't really deny players the chance to play at the highest level.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

I don't think this deal will happen as our pockets aren't deep enough.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

To confuse the cards analogy, the trick is knowing when to twist or stick.

Absolutely this. Hold 'em or fold 'em, Tony.....

 

[spanish flair]

I hope the club have started negotiations for option number 3 as the window's end is getting closer. That's nearly two months now we have been negotiating with Ali Jakhanbash and Marshall for what appears two knock backs.

 

[chaileyjem]

I hope the club have started negotiations for option number 3 as the window's end is getting closer. That's nearly two months now we have been negotiating with Ali Jakhanbash and Marshall for what appears two knock backs.

Well Ali is definitely a knockback as he signed for AZ today.
http://www.tasnimnews.com/english/Home/Single/818901
http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/az/24335016/__Jahanbakhsh_van_NEC_naar_AZ__.html

 

[Machiavelli]

I will take that as reassurance over the Mail any day

So it's a straight fight between what's printed in the Mail, and Bozza's imagination? Where does Bozza's thoughts aided by contacts come then?

 

[Postman Pat]

I hope the club have started negotiations for option number 3 as the window's end is getting closer. That's nearly two months now we have been negotiating with Ali Jakhanbash and Marshall for what appears two knock backs.

Don't forget Jamie Murphy.....we are on option 4......that we know of!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I hope the club have started negotiations for option number 3 as the window's end is getting closer. That's nearly two months now we have been negotiating with Ali Jakhanbash and Marshall for what appears two knock backs.

As I recall it wasn't him that knocked us back, but we told him to do one, after he asked for another 4 weeks to consider our offer. Maybe I'm not remembering it rightly?

 

[Machiavelli]

Hughton. Hence the weeks of discussion on here.

Hughton has said that he wants us to be flexible. Much of the pre-season set-up has been 4-4-2, as was the start of yesterday's game, but it ended up as a 4-5-1.

 

[Bozza]

So it's a straight fight between what's printed in the Mail, and Bozza's imagination? Where does Bozza's thoughts aided by contacts come then?

I'm lost here. I was trying to say, clumsily it appears, that I believe the Mail to be there or thereabouts on the Marshall story.

 

[BrianWade4]

...........according to the Mail.

So not from us then

 

[Triggaaar]

Have we really gone £1.5m -> £2m -> £3m though?

You'd imagine the increments would get smaller, not bigger.

Where are these figures coming from - perhaps they're being leaked by Blackburn, and perhaps the last one includes bonus payments or something. That's too many perhapses isn't it?

 

[portslade seagull]

Kanchelkis can still do a job can't he ??

 

[perseus]

I hope he's good!

 

[jamie the seagull]

They sold Gestede quickly enough.

Because Villa paid a straight £6m fee upfront and not in instalments.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/13525163.Blackburn_Rovers_boss_Gary_Bowyer_targets_new_signings/?ref=mr&lp=2

 

[wellquickwoody]

Marshall and Bobby? I am just beginning to like the idea if this comes to fruition......

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

A Blackburn season-ticket holding friend of mine reckons he's good but isn't worth anything like £3m.

Ah, but that's because it's 1974 in Blackburn. £3m is actually £32.5m in today's money, so your man has a point...

 

[Sheebo]

Really hope we get this over the line sooner rather than later and we will be looking good to avoid another relegation battle...