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[scousegull]

Sorry if fixtures.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13688443.stm

Can't believe he's being valued at only c.£1m. Surely this is the kind of player we should be going in for at that amount. Bags of experience at this level and higher, and still only 27!

Get in on the act Gus!

 

[Gritt23]

He he, I still can't quite get my head around the fact that if someone is "ONLY" valued at £1m then we should be going and getting them.

You're right though, he would be a cracking signing.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I believe Cardiff are completely screwed financially so need to entertain this sort of price. At 27 he could be a very good shout

 

[Seagull Steve]

Bloody hell, only 27? he seems to have been around forever. Would certainly be a quality signing.

 

[Simster]

Go get him, GUS.

 

[Marshy]

I said it weeks back, Admin bound along with Coventry for me....

 

[seagulls4ever]

He may be available for 'only' 1M, but I would imagine he's on wages that we would not be prepared to match.

Say he's on 20k a week, that's over 3M over a three-year contract.

 

[Seasidesage]

Valued at £1m because he earns around £16k a week apparently. Going to be very hard to attract him with that sort of existing contract...

 

[scousegull]

He may be available for 'only' 1M, but I would imagine he's on wages that we would not be prepared to match.

Say he's on 20k a week, that's over 3M over a three-year contract.

Yes admittedly £1m is still a big outlay on one player, but with Gus saying he expects to pay more than that for another player, then this is surely the kind of target we must be looking at. Good point about wages though, but surely our financial position isn't that inferior to Ipswich's?

 

[seagulls4ever]

Yes admittedly £1m is still a big outlay on one player, but with Gus saying he expects to pay more than that for another player, then this is surely the kind of target we must be looking at. Good point about wages though, but surely our financial position isn't that inferior to Ipswich's?

Whilst we may be in a better financial position, that does not necessarily mean we would be prepared to offer the same as Ipswich in terms of wages. Some clubs gamble on success - I personally don't want us to be one of those clubs, and the impression I get is that the club wants to spent sensibly and wisely as well, since reckless spending is a recipe for disaster - see Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Leeds, etc.

 

[folkestonesgull]

Ipswich have been a far bigger club in recent years and their wage structure will reflect that, even if its not sustainable in the longer term.

 

[crodonilson]

Not for Crodo, another player past his best with his best years behind him. At 15k per week thats outrageous for a club of our standing.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Not for Crodo, another player past his best with his best years behind him. At 15k per week thats outrageous for a club of our standing.

But Marcus Bent would be a good signing

 

[B.W.]

Wow! Another good potential signing, but we must stick to our self-imposed wage cap, so I guess this is unlikely... Ernie?

 

[Jimbo.GRFC]

He may be available for 'only' 1M, but I would imagine he's on wages that we would not be prepared to match.

Say he's on 20k a week, that's over 3M over a three-year contract.

Or he could consider not getting paid, his call. Once the administrators are called in the players are way down the line for their wages.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

To get round a wage structure. Instead of 20k a week we'll call 3M over 3 years you say, give him 7k but a 1M up front signing fee. Mental example I know but shows things could be done to 'get around' this.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Or he could consider not getting paid, his call. Once the administrators are called in the players are way down the line for their wages.

Football creditors are the first to be paid. Players are first in line.

 

[Shooting Star]

Would be pretty good, although I'd never be able to see him and not think of Bristol City's chant against him...