Britt Assombalonga

LawsCanalJump · Post by **LawsCanalJump** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:37 pm

We move on! Chicarito is rated at 12 million

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:45 pm

Pearcey wrote:I'm aware of that AG. Just a few people on this thread calling him greedy.

Its completely possible that the reason we didn't bother trying to meet asking price is because we knew we weren't going to meet his demands on wages (he might not have demanded we meet Boro's offer but he'd want to get close enough). But it is all speculation either way.

COBBLE · Post by **COBBLE** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:04 pm

BA is probably not as good as AG, at least yet and has a big question mark against his fitness. It would be a lot cheaper to pay AG the increase he expects, for a year or two than speculate fifteen million. It goes against the grain but logically makes sense. Yes there is a wage structure but its a short career and I guess the others in the squad would understand why.

hoskinsgoalatswansea · Post by **hoskinsgoalatswansea** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:07 am

Hendrickxz wrote:Should have got JRod for £12 mil and 40K a week when we had the chance. Buggered that one up, didn't we! He wanted to come back as well.

I've no idea whether J Rod wanted to come, or if SD was even interested, but I have to agree that for the money, this now looks like a great piece of business for WBA. It would have been a great signing, and not because it's a returning player, I don't care about that 'one of our own' crap, but because I believe it would've been a progressive signing, with a tangible improvement from last year. As yet, and I know there's plenty of time to go, but overall, mainly due to the loss of Keane, we're weaker than last season.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:14 am

I'd go for Giovanni Simeone of Genoa (yes, Diego's son)

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:07 am

We have signed 3 top players and still have Ben Mee
So we are not weaker by any means and signing players with injury records is always a gamble

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:26 am

Hendrickxz wrote:Should have got JRod for £12 mil and 40K a week when we had the chance. Buggered that one up, didn't we! He wanted to come back as well.

He was on more than £40k a week at Southampton, think it was nearer to £60k a week.

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:35 am

What an absolute farce this has been, I'm not convinced that we had any intention of signing him, or in fact he had any intention of coming, but in order to be stronger than last season we sure still need another striker.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:39 am

No farce at all. We probably decided he wasn't worth it. He's not proven in the PL either. Best get the toys back in the pram.

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:43 am

Why is it a farce. We made a very fair bid, apparently upped it slightly but were unsuccessful due to a desperate Champ sides 'sugar daddy' bank rolling them beyond their means, over paying for a player with a dubious injury record. There's plenty of strikers out there, I for one trust that we will do our best to land one, or two if Gray leaves (which I hope he doesn't).

They only signed Cry baby Bamford in January, he'll be back in the car park again as he finds himself behind Britt, Gestede and Braithwaite.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:48 am

Farce?

We wanted a player, but 'Boro wanted him more than we did, and he wanted to go there more than he wanted to come here.

It happens, we move on.

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:50 am

we absolutely need to be signing wilfried bony.

the club's style rating will go stratospheric.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:53 am

The one at the bottom is what I'd wear if I wanted to be a really cool ghost.

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:56 am

4th and 5th pics look like an epic fail in a "pin the tail on the donkey" contest.

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:07 am

It was just another stunt to drive up the price imo, and yes I fully agree too much for an unproven premier league striker but a risk worth taking again imo mind, but it just concerns me slightly that it's yet another target we've miseed out on, but even more concerning, "who now" fact is their hard to come by.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:13 am

When you say "yet another" thats a bit unfair, as we've got the three main targets we've aimed for so far.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:17 am

If he does an Andre Gray, and fires them to Automatic Promotion, then it's money well spent.
If not, it's a potential millstone around their necks.

RandomBoroBloke · Post by **RandomBoroBloke** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:54 am

I know this wont be of much interest (maybe it will) and I absolutely am not posting to be antagonistic, but the club have released a statement regarding the figures being bandied about in the press during Assombalonga's signing;

http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/mfc-clarifying-transfer-facts" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MFC would like to clarify that contrary to reports in Tuesday’s Teesside Gazette, the club’s new record signing Britt Assombalonga was a £15m transfer and not £14m as reported.

We can also further state that the wage figures suggested in reports by the Gazette are wide of the mark. We can confirm that the club works within the strict parameters of our wage structure and all our playing staff are inside a bracket that falls way below the figures reported.

Furthermore, the same report states the club paid Atalanta £10.8m for the services of Marten de Roon last summer when, in reality, the club paid a transfer fee of £8.8m with a further £900,000 on the player making 30 appearances.

As a club, we are keen to ensure our fans receive the correct information and facts rather than read misinformation from outside sources.

This is very much a dig towards our local rag who repeatedly fall short in their sport journalism.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:59 am

Why is it a dig Boro's local paper when media across the country will all show different figures?

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:59 am

its a dig at boro's local rag.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:59 am

'I know this won't be of much interest'

Should have stopped there. Good luck though.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:00 pm

quoonbeatz wrote:its a dig at boro's local rag.

I hadn't seen the username.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:03 pm

Imagine a club having transparency in their transfer dealings

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:19 pm

LawsCanalJump wrote:We move on! Chicarito is rated at 12 million

Difference is chicarito has a clause in his contract for £12m which west ham look to be activating. He will be looking for a good payday so not a chance of him coming here.

As for the sugar daddy chairman backing the boro he has just sold Rhodes for about £10m so to get a younger faster player which the manager wanted is not them spending big when it's only another £5m more is it. They also have parachute payments so will be ok in that sense. Reports of deRoon, Gibson, Downing all going for up to £20m, up to £30m and free respectively so should free up plenty of funds in wages and transfer kitty. They also want up to £20m for Traore if anyone wants to pay it and have no desire or need to sell any so will wait for best prices if anyone wants to or they stay.

Bamford wont be going down the pecking order either, he scored 17 championship goals last time he was at the boro and he played on the right for a good chunk of that season. Front line of:
Assambongola/Gestede/Bamford
Braithwaite/Ojo(if they get him) Ramires/Bamford. Bamford/Traore

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:22 pm

dyching with success wrote:Difference is chicarito has a clause in his contract for £12m which west ham look to be activating. He will be looking for a good payday so not a chance of him coming here.

As for the sugar daddy chairman backing the boro he has just sold Rhodes for about £10m so to get a younger faster player which the manager wanted is not them spending big when it's only another £5m more is it. They also have parachute payments so will be ok in that sense. Reports of deRoon, Gibson, Downing all going for up to £20m, up to £30m and free respectively so should free up plenty of funds in wages and transfer kitty. They also want up to £20m for Traore if anyone wants to pay it and have no desire or need to sell any so will wait for best prices if anyone wants to or they stay.

Bamford wont be going down the pecking order either, he scored 17 championship goals last time he was at the boro and he played on the right for a good chunk of that season. Front line of:
Assambongola/Gestede/Bamford
Braithwaite/Ojo(if they get him) Ramires/Bamford. Bamford/Traore

They sold Rhodes in January, not just sold him.

Either way it's the wages they pay that has been racking up their debts for years.

RandomBoroBloke · Post by **RandomBoroBloke** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:24 pm

Sidney1st wrote:They sold Rhodes in January, not just sold him.

Either way it's the wages they pay that has been racking up their debts for years.

Was a loan until the end of the season, the deal was just recently completed.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:25 pm

RandomBoroBloke wrote:Was a loan until the end of the season, the deal was just recently completed.

I stand corrected then, I wasn't aware of that.

keith1879 · Post by **keith1879** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:27 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:We have signed 3 top players and still have Ben Mee
So we are not weaker by any means and signing players with injury records is always a gamble

Good answer - our playing staff at present looks much stronger than it did 12 months ago especially in midfield. Yes we need to replace Keane but that's the only real issue.

RandomBoroBloke · Post by **RandomBoroBloke** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:27 pm

Sidney1st wrote:I stand corrected then, I wasn't aware of that.

Its a bit of an irrelevance to be truthful though, I mean we paid roughly the same amount of money for Rhodes as we sold him for so its not as if its "profit" in the real sense of the world. Just a different financial year.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:32 pm

keith1879 wrote:Good answer - our playing staff at present looks much stronger than it did 12 months ago especially in midfield. Yes we need to replace Keane but that's the only real issue.

Definitely need another centre half. Wound still like to see a bit more flair in terms of a winger and another striker.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:38 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Definitely need another centre half. Wound still like to see a bit more flair in terms of a winger and another striker.

I'd add to that with right back cover and a midfielder that's more of an attacking option.

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:39 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Definitely need another centre half. Wound still like to see a bit more flair in terms of a winger and another striker.

And gray when he leaves which is probably why dyche wanted Britt

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:45 pm

dyching with success wrote:And gray when he leaves which is probably why dyche wanted Britt

Next summer unless the club decide to sell.

The only rumours of him leaving are from people on here who bizarrely seem eager for it to happen.

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:51 pm

is his contract not up next summer? If so why would the club allow him to go for free if they can get £10m-£15m for him now

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:57 pm

Yes it is up, but none of us know if there are talks about a new one and in all fairness if he stayed and kept us up, we aren't going to miss a fee for him.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:29 pm

Right this Britt thing is done and dusted. Can all the Middlesbrough fans now please go and play with their Championship pals, I'm sure Preston Brentford and Burton are interested in what you have too say. Perhaps some of the smaller clubs like Derby might be interested as well.

davemanu2000 · Post by **davemanu2000** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:34 pm

Dilly dallying is a sin . The player has joined Middlesbrough

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:39 pm

You're loved on this board Dave, but you have also commited a sin.
Do not ever question the manager or board, they get everything 100% correct, 100% of the time.

Consider this your first, and last warning!

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:41 pm

Sidney1st wrote:Yes it is up, but none of us know if there are talks about a new one and in all fairness if he stayed and kept us up, we aren't going to miss a fee for him.

I agree if he keeps us up his free transfer would be irrelevant but this is Burnley we are talking about. We spend a few million here and there and take profits when we can. Also as many have pointed out he didn't do that great for us last season.

Have you been living under a rock regarding new deals? He wants mega star wages and we either can't afford it or aren't willing to break the wage structure to give him what he's demanding. BTW it's reported he wants £100k a week.

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:42 pm

RocketLawnChair wrote:Right this Britt thing is done and dusted. Can all the Middlesbrough fans now please go and play with their Championship pals, I'm sure Preston Brentford and Burton are interested in what you have too say. Perhaps some of the smaller clubs like Derby might be interested as well.

Someone's forgot to put their tampon in today.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:47 pm

dyching with success wrote:I agree if he keeps us up his free transfer would be irrelevant but this is Burnley we are talking about. We spend a few million here and there and take profits when we can. Also as many have pointed out he didn't do that great for us last season.

Have you been living under a rock regarding new deals? He wants mega star wages and we either can't afford it or aren't willing to break the wage structure to give him what he's demanding. BTW it's reported he wants £100k a week.

Andre himself has rubbished that figure, I think.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:50 pm

dyching with success wrote:I agree if he keeps us up his free transfer would be irrelevant but this is Burnley we are talking about. We spend a few million here and there and take profits when we can. Also as many have pointed out he didn't do that great for us last season.

Have you been living under a rock regarding new deals? He wants mega star wages and we either can't afford it or aren't willing to break the wage structure to give him what he's demanding. BTW it's reported he wants £100k a week.

He got 9 league goals with iffy service, a playing ban and the aggro before it.
He gets grief for scoring 9, yet Vokes is lauded for scoring 10, how does that work?

As for the wages, he dismissed it on twitter.

Have I missed anything ?

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:52 pm

DCWat wrote:Andre himself has rubbished that figure, I think.

So has he or hasn't he? Pointless making a statement and then saying I think.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:57 pm

Yes he did rubbish it or words to that effect on Twitter

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:57 pm

This from someone who a few posts earlier stated that "Someone's forgot to put their tampon in today".

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:00 pm

to all those citing our 4 strikers don't discount Daniel Agyei. He might not be too far from ready.

dyching with success · Post by **dyching with success** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:05 pm

Sidney1st wrote:He got 9 league goals with iffy service, a playing ban and the aggro before it.
He gets grief for scoring 9, yet Vokes is lauded for scoring 10, how does that work?

As for the wages, he dismissed it on twitter.

Have I missed anything ?

Funny that, look through his twitter and he doesn't say anything about a contract or wages specifically. He says "People do make up some nonsense

bizarre" with no reference to anything so not exactly proof is it.

Reading the papers he's requesting anything from £75k to £100k a week with no official quotes from him or his agent denying anything.

I hope it is a load of rubbish but he's got 12 months left and still not signed a new contract which is "bizarre" for someone who wants to stay at the club.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:05 pm

dyching with success wrote:I agree if he keeps us up his free transfer would be irrelevant but this is Burnley we are talking about. We spend a few million here and there and take profits when we can. Also as many have pointed out he didn't do that great for us last season.

Have you been living under a rock regarding new deals? He wants mega star wages and we either can't afford it or aren't willing to break the wage structure to give him what he's demanding. BTW it's reported he wants £100k a week.

I'm confused. Why are you saying "we", aren't you a Boro fan?

BigAlClaret · Post by **BigAlClaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:11 pm

The lack of anything other than speculation since the first bid would suggest we reached the limit of what we would pay for this player and quickly lost interest.I would like to think for the last few weeks the club has been chasing other targets instead and moved on long before he signed for Borough.Who knows,an alternative striker could be just around the corner....?
Or is this just wishful thinking?

Foshiznik · Post by **Foshiznik** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:11 pm

dyching with success - You seem a little tense. You need a little 'me time' to release your stress... I think.