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Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:10 pm
by Woodleyclaret
Apparently off to Luton for £4m
He looks a real prospect a look of Ollie Watkins at Villa and one who we could have gone after.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:23 pm
by Goliath
That seems like an insanely low fee in todays market
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:28 pm
by RVclaret
Goliath wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:23 pm
That seems like an insanely low fee in todays market
Because it’s a made up story posted by a fake Twitter account. Amazing how many people get fooled by this stuff still.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:41 pm
by Tricky Trevor
I mentioned him very early in the January window thread and he has played better since.
Not one for this season but if we are buying cheap to improve and make a profit this guy is a cert. Already proven at Championship level and we need an improving striker, even if only to cover Foster, as this has to be JRods last hurrah.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:55 pm
by kentonclaret
Having already lost a key attacking player in Finn Azaz (7 goals plus 5 assists) who has been recalled from loan by parent company Aston Villa, it is highly unlikely that Plymouth would entertain bids for Morgan Whittaker. Another player recalled from a loan spell last season resulting in Plymouth having to fork out £1 million to get the player back.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:06 pm
by sjb
Azaz is going to Middlesbrough
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:40 pm
by boatshed bill
I hope that every player we don't sign won't be met by the old "one we could have got" thing
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:33 pm
by TheFamilyCat
I didn't realise we were in the market for new solicitors.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:50 pm
by beddie
Boro wanting to sign Ayling.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:00 pm
by Ibahjanner
Good Evening, just thought I would put an argyle fans perspective on things. Firstly we will eventually sell Morgan Whittaker but not at the sums being mentioned. Since last January the club has rejected two offers of 8 million. The clubs being Lazio and Rangers. Whilst we are a small club, we are also a club that has no debt and hard cash in the bank. They like to say that they are in on a sustainable way and whilst there is cash in the bank it is earmarked for things like the 26 million collaboration with the council of upgrading local sports facilities etc. It will get Argyle level 2 academy status but cost them 11 million. I diverge back to Morgan, he currently has three years of a four year contract left. Last season he scored 20 goals and was in the championship team of the season. That is more than Jack Clarke and Pillogene who have just been sold for 15 and 18 million respectively. Obviously argyle have a price they will sell him for but cannot see it happening this window.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:30 pm
by Steve1956
Ibahjanner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:00 pm
Good Evening, just thought I would put an argyle fans perspective on things. Firstly we will eventually sell Morgan Whittaker but not at the sums being mentioned. Since last January the club has rejected two offers of 8 million. The clubs being Lazio and Rangers. Whilst we are a small club, we are also a club that has no debt and hard cash in the bank. They like to say that they are in on a sustainable way and whilst there is cash in the bank it is earmarked for things like the 26 million collaboration with the council of upgrading local sports facilities etc. It will get Argyle level 2 academy status but cost them 11 million. I diverge back to Morgan, he currently has three years of a four year contract left. Last season he scored 20 goals and was in the championship team of the season. That is more than Jack Clarke and Pillogene who have just been sold for 15 and 18 million respectively. Obviously argyle have a price they will sell him for but cannot see it happening this window.
How long has Rooney left?
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:31 pm
by BleedingClaret
Ibahjanner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:00 pm
Good Evening, just thought I would put an argyle fans perspective on things. Firstly we will eventually sell Morgan Whittaker but not at the sums being mentioned. Since last January the club has rejected two offers of 8 million. The clubs being Lazio and Rangers. Whilst we are a small club, we are also a club that has no debt and hard cash in the bank. They like to say that they are in on a sustainable way and whilst there is cash in the bank it is earmarked for things like the 26 million collaboration with the council of upgrading local sports facilities etc. It will get Argyle level 2 academy status but cost them 11 million. I diverge back to Morgan, he currently has three years of a four year contract left. Last season he scored 20 goals and was in the championship team of the season. That is more than Jack Clarke and Pillogene who have just been sold for 15 and 18 million respectively. Obviously argyle have a price they will sell him for but cannot see it happening this window.
Thank you for the info.
It's hard to know if we are actually genuinely trying to sign Whittaker, or putting in offers that we know that you'll refuse both the amount and the format.
Or just making it look like we are trying to get quality players in to take some of the attention off the selling of our own players, many of whom we seem to have either purposely or carelessly unsettled ourselves
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:02 pm
by FCBurnley
Whittaker would tick all the boxes for us. Shows a great lack of ambition on our part if we get the deal over the line !
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:06 pm
by fatboy47
Ibahjanner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:00 pm
Whilst we are a small club, we are also a club that has no debt and hard cash in the bank. They like to say that they are in on a sustainable way and whilst there is cash in the bank it is earmarked for things like the 26 million collaboration with the council of upgrading local sports facilities etc. It will get Argyle level 2 academy status but cost them 11 million.
Bully for the Janners.
We at Burnley are proud to say that our prime purpose is to fatten the wallets of a handful of American speculators and merchant bankers.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:09 pm
by Stonehouse
Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:10 pm
Apparently off to Luton for £4m
He looks a real prospect a look of Ollie Watkins at Villa and one who we could have gone after.
Why would they sell him for £4 M when we’re offering double that?
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:10 pm
by andyh
That is the problem with resurrecting old threads
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:10 pm
by fatboy47
Stonehouse wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:09 pm
Why would they sell him for £4 M when we’re offering double that?
Sigh....checks date of OP
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:11 pm
by BurnleyFC
Stonehouse wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:09 pm
Why would they sell him for £4 M when we’re offering double that?
Old thread that’s been bumped.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:13 pm
by Jakubclaret
fatboy47 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:10 pm
Sigh....checks date of OP
You might have got him at a better price back then.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:06 pm
by boatshed bill
FCBurnley wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:02 pm
Whittaker would tick all the boxes for us. Shows a great lack of ambition on our part if we get the deal over the line !
Plymouth would be absolutely crazy to sell him now.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:22 pm
by Spike
We shouldn’t be bungling about the day before the deadline!
Shockingly misuse of a multi million pound company
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:39 pm
by Elizabeth
Spike wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:22 pm
We shouldn’t be bungling about the day before the deadline!
Shockingly misuse of a multi million pound company
I don't think anything is going to placate you Spike.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:42 pm
by claret wizard
Elizabeth wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:39 pm
I don't think anything is going to placate you Spike.
Spike needs to lie down in a dark room all day Friday. Big day Sat and they are close to meltdown already without another 5 outgoings tomorrow.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:43 pm
by Spike
Elizabeth wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:39 pm
I don't think anything is going to placate you Spike.
A balanced squad would be a start
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:47 pm
by Spike
claret wizard wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:42 pm
Spike needs to lie down in a dark room all day Friday. Big day Sat and they are close to meltdown already without another 5 outgoings tomorrow.
20 players leaving isn’t normal
Who is going to get the goals
I am normally very optimistic but if you knew anything about me you would know how much Saturday means to me
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:07 pm
by claret wizard
Spike wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:47 pm
20 players leaving isn’t normal
Who is going to get the goals
I am normally very optimistic but if you knew anything about me you would know how much Saturday means to me
I can tell how much you care with your posts tonight, hence my comment.
Selling 20 players isn’t normal, you’re correct. Carrying 40 players on the books isn’t either. So with 10? 9 already, players coming in we need to offload 20 players to get a squad size that is manageable. With injuries and U21 players taken into account we might end up with a right amount. Last summers acquisitions proved to be not good enough on the pitch, but do seem to be good for the balance book.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:25 am
by beeholeclaret
fatboy47 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:06 pm
Bully for the Janners.
We at Burnley are proud to say that our prime purpose is to fatten the wallets of a handful of American speculators and merchant bankers.
We would've been better allowing control to go to the billionaire who wanted to pump loads of his money into Burnley FC 3 years ago. Oh no there wasnt anybody prepared to put money in to BFC.
Sorry to be sarcastic but were there any alternatives to ALK and their leveraged deal?
More to the point is there a billionaire prepared to invest and buy Burnley nowadays?
I look forward to that day. Until then I'll try to bear with and support the current board and hope they can get things back on an even keel after the last 18 months of crap.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:07 am
by mybloodisclaret
beeholeclaret wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:25 am
We would've been better allowing control to go to the billionaire who wanted to pump loads of his money into Burnley FC 3 years ago. Oh no there wasnt anybody prepared to put money in to BFC.
Sorry to be sarcastic but were there any alternatives to ALK and their leveraged deal?
More to the point is there a billionaire prepared to invest and buy Burnley nowadays?
I look forward to that day. Until then I'll try to bear with and support the current board and hope they can get things back on an even keel after the last 18 months of crap.
Got to say Bee Hole, that is pretty much exactly where I am.
Scott's press conference today clearly inferred it was players who wanted out. The ones who have gone, bar Viti haven't had the 50% pay cut relegation clauses. Not sure on Weggy and Berge either but they were on big cash.
If the club have scooped profit fantastic. Getting sick of hearing AP is trousering the money. Not one person has a strand of evidence of this.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:12 am
by Commy
It is a worry though that we are trying to sign everyone on a buy now pay later if we get promoted deal. We are going to be fleeced for players this late in the window but if they want Whittaker they are going to have to pay for him.
Re: Morgan Whittaker Plymouth
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:57 am
by mybloodisclaret
Commy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:12 am
It is a worry though that we are trying to sign everyone on a buy now pay later if we get promoted deal. We are going to be fleeced for players this late in the window but if they want Whittaker they are going to have to pay for him.
FFP and PSR it appears. Many clubs are doing it.