Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

[Blyclaret]

Pathetic offer … Im not surprised Plymouth turned that bid down

[bfcjg]

In fairness you always go in low first.

[kentonclaret]

A loan with an option to buy? 0 chance that was getting accepted. Sounds like we are skint.

How many player sales before you drew that conclusion?

[Goalposts]

We’ve bid for Whittaker at Plymouth in the region of 7-8m I’m told. No response from argyle yet

[Hedontplayforyou]

Imagine Matt Williams sending that offer over or explaining that on the phone. I bet he was dreading it, knowing full well how ridiculous it sounds .

[123EasyasBFC]

We’ve bid for Whittaker at Plymouth in the region of 7-8m I’m told. No response from argyle yet

Yet the athletic and sky sports news are saying it’s a loan with an option that’s been rejected

[Commy]

Probably done enough to unsettle the player.

[Sapperclaret73]

IF we have any money, now is not the time for messing around.

[RVclaret]

We’ve bid for Whittaker at Plymouth in the region of 7-8m I’m told. No response from argyle yet

Sky and Athletic already reporting we’ve had a bid rejected

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Pretty much every opening offer gets rejected (unless there is a release clause). I'll worry if the counter-offer is crap.

[1989_claret]

Time running out to get players in so send a low ball offer in that's some way off their valuation. Standard Burnley behaviour tbf.

[ClaretAL]

Trouble is every club will now be looking at him.

[kentonclaret]

Presumably the conclusion that many posters came to yesterday over the cancellation of Monday’s medical for Sarmiento, that he wouldn’t be signing for us after all, looks like it might have some validity to it.

[gawthorpe_view]

200 pages!! 🪅 🪅

[123EasyasBFC]

There has to be an error in the reports with Whittaker, I know our ownership don’t understand football but even they can’t think any club would accept a loan deal for their best player without an obligation

[Walt]

If our opening offer was bugger all until next summer, IF we go up then I'm not holding out much hope for us meeting their 10m valuation.

[ervi34]

In fairness you always go in low first.

Maybe not if there's only two days left.

[claretburns]

"Alan, you can see that the fans are really restless and are on to our scheme and selling anything that moves, I suggest putting in a few offers for young, potentially good players."

"Are you crazy Matt, we don't wanting to be spending the millions we have made!"

"No, don't worry Alan, we'll bid massively under the selling price so the offers are rejected but we can show to the fans we "care" by making these offers".

[GetIntoEm]

Mike Garlick has joined the game

What's that? You want 10m? Well we're offering £500k or we are out. Take it or leave it

[RVclaret]

There’s 2 days to go. You either meet their valuation or not. They will want to replace so best meet it tonight. I can’t see this one happening tbh. Nice PR move for the club though showing they tried.

[UpTheClaretsFCBK]

Pace - "How much do you want for Morgan Whittaker?"
Plymouth - "10 million"
Pace - "How about zero, and if by some miracle we get promoted, then 10 million, if not you can have him back with a year less on his contract and probably in the league below because you'll have no money for a replacement"
**dial tone**

[willsclarets]

The option to buy upon promotion is not going to be something Plymouth go for. Why would they, chances are at the moment they lose a player for a year and don't get paid.

[ClaretAL]

LOL roll out the old "walks in to a shop to buy a £1 bag a crisps but offers the shop owner 20p" analogy from the dark days

[Dark Cloud]

So is the Sarmiento deal off?

[Vegas Claret]

no doubt a loan and some bibs if we get promoted

[Steddyman]

In fairness you always go in low first.

Not when Rangers already bid £8m and was rejected you don't.

[alwaysaclaret]

The poster suggested we couldn't field a team on Saturday, that's all, I didn't comment on quality of squad, who could leave, or anything.

Bit strange then that it took you till 11-45 this morning to tell the original poster that we have a big squad.

[Row x]

no doubt a loan and some bibs if we get promoted

Will be a low fee, probably about 1mil...we should be ok

[Steddyman]

lol: https://x.com/argylelife1886/status/182 ... 6QKwfgixkA

[Vegas Claret]

Will be a low fee, probably about 1mil...we should be ok

last year of his deal so agree

Not gonna lie, I've never heard of him

[Row x]

Bit strange then that it took you till 11-45 this morning to tell the original poster that we have a big squad.

What are you on about? The post I replied to was 11.41am
there's transfer news happening, try concentrating on that.

[jedi_master]

Time to bell Lansbury.

[Row x]

last year of his deal so agree

Not gonna lie, I've never heard of him

Me neither

[Rick_Muller]

we've gone back in time to bid for Stoke players again I see

[willsclarets]

no doubt a loan and some bibs if we get promoted

You can almost smell the desperation. "Who's good? Someone check some stats for last season in the championship and see what pops up, and I'll get cold calling!"

[123EasyasBFC]

Laurent struggles for a game at stoke

[burnley007]

no doubt a loan and some bibs if we get promoted

A 29yo midfielder?
Exciting times

[Vegas Claret]

Stoke fans are laughing
https://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/th ... ent?page=5

Absolutely smacks of a panic signing

[equinox]

Not when Rangers already bid £8m and was rejected you don't.

There is absolutely no chance that Rangers have bid 8m already.

[Conroy92]

Smells of Brownhill out this

[brazilianclaret]

Laurent struggles for a game at stoke

Well, that's not true - he's club captain and started every game he was available for last season

Not the age / profile / quality I'd want but he'd be cheap so ok as a backup for less than £1m - but underwhelming

[alwaysaclaret]

What are you on about? The post I replied to was 11.41am
there's transfer news happening, try concentrating on that.

Really !!

[xxmunkyennuixx]

Know nothing about him. Apparently Stoke's captain.

[willsclarets]

This is a player Birmingham City were after last month. From Billing to Laurent in an hour. Christ.

[jedi_master]

Let’s not bother with signings if this is the extent of what can be expected. I’d rather flog the rest of the Crown Jewels, pay off the debt with the £150m and just try and stay up. At least then we’d be on the straight and narrow and who knows, we may well go up again some day by hook or by crook like we did in 08/09 and 13/14. Rather that than fritter what pennies we have away on clear barrel scrapes.

[Culmclaret]

That’s the level we are at now. Avoiding relegation is the target for this season

[claretonthecoast1882]

Stoke fans are laughing
https://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/th ... ent?page=5

Absolutely smacks of a panic signing

They would be laughing even more if they read this forum and the state of some posts

[Sapperclaret73]

Not the kind of player you’d expect us to be after.

[Swizzlestick]

Josh Laurent...really? Not a pot to **** in by the sounds of it.

[Vegas Claret]

when you consider some of the fee's we've got this is unreal business from Liverpool
Liverpool reach full agreement for proposed signing of Federico Chiesa from Juventus. Fee #LFC to pay #Juve £10m + £2.5m add-ons based primarily on team performance. 26yo travelling for medical ahead of completing transfer on 4yr contract
@TheAthleticFC