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Still adamant £10,000,000 was 'the' valuation at the start of the season.
It's been a while, I finally thought he'd calmed down and decided to be a little bit normal, but no.
One more time folks...
...#NeverWrong.
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[Albion] Lets be realistic - The Official Dunk and/or Duffy transfer thread
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Still adamant £10,000,000 was 'the' valuation at the start of the season.
It's been a while, I finally thought he'd calmed down and decided to be a little bit normal, but no.
One more time folks...
...#NeverWrong.
John Byrnes Mullet
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Sure it'll take a big cheque, or two, but we'd be naive in the extreme to think no other club will be calling Mr Barber this summer.
So who'll be making that call?
How much money will it take to stop the phone being instantly hung up?
and, I think, most intriguingly
Will any club come in for both?
Some how I think Dunk's valuation of £10m, (by one illustrious poster) back in August might be a little off.
We don't need to sell.
We have over £200 million coming in from TV rights.
Dunk and Duffy will only go if they decide to leave.
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Dunk has signed new contracts for the Albion (ie: pay rises) in :
Jul 14, Aug 15, Sep 16, Aug 17, and Oct 18.
I think the club are well rehearsed now in fending off bids for their players, which of course is what they intend to do.
Jul 14, Aug 15, Sep 16, Aug 17, and Oct 18.
I think the club are well rehearsed now in fending off bids for their players, which of course is what they intend to do.
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What makes you think that? Dunk got called up when injuries opened a space in the squad. He missed out on the next squad due to Tarkowski being fit again but nothing has happened to suggest he's no longer in Southgate's thinking.
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Us not needing to sell doesn't automatically stop other teams offering to buy.
Which is kind of the point of this nonsense speculation thread.
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Agreed. Even Van Dijk isn’t as good a “defender” as Dunk, but I know which one I’d prefer.
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Because he has always hated Dunk and has never rated him, he can't help himself even on this thread.
Dunks age. Realistically Euros 2020 is his last real chance at a tournament
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All but suggested on 5Live after our match against them.
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There is a real shortage of decent centre halves which is why the back four of many of the top 6 look so shocking. This will naturally inflate any transfers for dunk, Duffy or any other centre halves if they move this summer. I think we will be north of £40m for either of them with McGuire being used as the benchmark for valuation.
Bold Seagull
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Quite right BG, it was pretty clear that his 2 x top of the table championship seasons, and his first Premier League season, still only had him in the £10m bracket, and I reckon you're being generous.
Not sure what Southgate was looking at in October, as this season was barely underway, and he's basically called up a sub £10m footballer into the England setup.
Luckily we've all seen the massive improvement in form that has jumped him up from £10m to £40m this year. Shame it's taken him this long to develop into a top player.
He's 27.
One radio discussion yesterday suggested D&D as a pair would instantly and significantly improve Man U or Arsenal and solve their CB issues.
Can see us having to fend off some hefty bids for one/both, particularly as they seem to have returned to form recently.
Can see us having to fend off some hefty bids for one/both, particularly as they seem to have returned to form recently.
Have you been watching what Southgate has been doing with the squad?
World Cup 2018 the average age of our squad was 26. The only players 30 or over were Cahill, Young & Vardy.
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Speculating on which club might be interested misses the point
The question I’d be asking is “what is Bloom’s record when offered bids for key players?” He’s consistently snuffed out interest and fended bids off.
Now, of course with player power what it is, one of both could submit a transfer request or effectively go on strike to engineer a bid. Unlikely I think. First, neither seem to the type, secondly, they are both on long term deals so can’t threaten to run down their contract and thirdly, I’m going to posit a guess that Tony Bloom would be quite good at that sort of game.
I think both will be offered new deals and both will sign. My guess to that Tony has realised recently that we’re going to have to change ourselves from a £40-45k p/w club to a £50 - 60k per week club to get to the level where we want to be, ie in amongst, Newcastle, Palace and Bournemouth. Our centre backs will be the first beneficiaries.
The question I’d be asking is “what is Bloom’s record when offered bids for key players?” He’s consistently snuffed out interest and fended bids off.
Now, of course with player power what it is, one of both could submit a transfer request or effectively go on strike to engineer a bid. Unlikely I think. First, neither seem to the type, secondly, they are both on long term deals so can’t threaten to run down their contract and thirdly, I’m going to posit a guess that Tony Bloom would be quite good at that sort of game.
I think both will be offered new deals and both will sign. My guess to that Tony has realised recently that we’re going to have to change ourselves from a £40-45k p/w club to a £50 - 60k per week club to get to the level where we want to be, ie in amongst, Newcastle, Palace and Bournemouth. Our centre backs will be the first beneficiaries.
Dunk's international ambitions will not be met outside of a top six club, he'll be off to Arsenal for £25m
lawros left foot
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Wow, if D&D are worth £60 million plus, how much for Tomkins and Dann?
I don't see how this equates to Dunk being 'discarded.' Especially, as Southgate called him to tell him he was still in his plans.
Dunk added: “He (Southgate) told me I was still in his plans, he told me to keep fighting and that I could be in the next one so just keep going. Not everyone makes that call, that’s what I appreciated most about the phone call.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lewis-dunk-talks-wembley-nerves-14244033
I just think he is a bit too old to be part of the long term plans and I don't see how he will suddenly move up the pecking order. Especially with some of the younger defenders coming through such as Joe Gomez etc