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Post by Captain Jayho on Jan 5, 2016 9:19:28 GMT
Quick poll...
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Post by haddock_n_chips on Jan 5, 2016 9:25:36 GMT
Depends on what the "Fee" is I don't think we ought to be held to ransom for him However if it is a sensible fee then i think we should get him If we miss out then I still think we'll have a decent season, to be fair how many of us realistically thought we'd be pushing a top 5 finish this season?!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 5, 2016 9:29:08 GMT
Bit of a vague poll. Like poster above says it depends what the fee is. Players have their prices. There are certain things I would love to have in life but even if I can afford them, if I think they are more expensive than they are worth then I wouldn't buy it.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Jan 5, 2016 9:40:57 GMT
Bit of a vague poll. Like poster above says it depends what the fee is. Players have their prices. There are certain things I would love to have in life but even if I can afford them, if I think they are more expensive than they are worth then I wouldn't buy it. Really? He's hardly likely to go for a million squid is he? More like somewhere between $0k and $50k I would have thought. At that value I'm not sure it matters what the fee is, more whether there is actually a fee or not. Why don't you start a poll asking what people would be prepared to pay for him (broken down into acceptable value segments). If you can't find the poll button I can point you in the right direction...
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Post by peterpirate on Jan 5, 2016 10:01:18 GMT
50k and a bedsit down glos rd
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 5, 2016 10:07:02 GMT
Bit of a vague poll. Like poster above says it depends what the fee is. Players have their prices. There are certain things I would love to have in life but even if I can afford them, if I think they are more expensive than they are worth then I wouldn't buy it. Really? He's hardly likely to go for a million squid is he? More like somewhere between $0k and $50k I would have thought. At that value I'm not sure it matters what the fee is, more whether there is actually a fee or not. Why don't you start a poll asking what people would be prepared to pay for him (broken down into acceptable value segments). If you can't find the poll button I can point you in the right direction... Really. £15k and I would be dead happy. £50k and I wouldn't blame the club for thinking twice.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Jan 5, 2016 10:24:19 GMT
Really? He's hardly likely to go for a million squid is he? More like somewhere between $0k and $50k I would have thought. At that value I'm not sure it matters what the fee is, more whether there is actually a fee or not. Why don't you start a poll asking what people would be prepared to pay for him (broken down into acceptable value segments). If you can't find the poll button I can point you in the right direction... Really. £15k and I would be dead happy. £50k and I wouldn't blame the club for thinking twice. Better start your poll then mate.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 5, 2016 10:25:04 GMT
So far it seems to reflect how people have had enough of us spunking our money away on sh**e for the last X yrs.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 5, 2016 10:29:00 GMT
Really. £15k and I would be dead happy. £50k and I wouldn't blame the club for thinking twice. Better start your poll then mate. No, it's ok mate.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 5, 2016 10:30:11 GMT
Just thinking wasn't Blisset pretty good for Kidderminster this time last year when we paid a transfer fee for him?
Gaffney maybe worth say £25K but then DC would also have to offer him at least an 18 months contract or risk losing him for nothing in the summer, so that £25K could become £75K plus Inc wages etc?
Perhaps there's better value elsewhere than really an untried Irish League player, who knows?
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 5, 2016 10:39:54 GMT
Just thinking wasn't Blisset pretty good for Kidderminster this time last year when we paid a transfer fee for him? Gaffney maybe worth say £25K but then DC would also have to offer him at least an 18 months contract or risk losing him for nothing in the summer, so that £25K could become £75K plus Inc wages etc? Perhaps there's better value elsewhere than really an untried Irish League player, who knows? But isn't that the same with any player? You don't sign a player for £25k and expect to pay them nothing. As for your last sentence, I think Gaffney is what you would call an unexposed player. He is a late comer a bit like Rickie Lambert. His record in Ireland looks very impressive (19 in 17 for Limerick) and I can imagine it is hard to get a break playing over there unless you really stand out. Cambridge were his first English club but it seems injuries have disrupted him there. He's come to us and looked impressive in nearly every game even when he hasn't scored. I actually think he is worth more than £25k on ability. However, let's not forget this is a player Cambridge weren't bothered about losing not so long ago and only has 6 months left on his contract so that's why I don't want us to get dragged into paying too much for him. I really think this is one that Cambridge will regret letting go. In the right team, I think Gaffney can keep progressing.
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Post by readinggas on Jan 5, 2016 10:49:39 GMT
Not just a transfer fee though is it? Wages, signing-on fee, bonuses etc. A whole package.
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Post by Gashead73 on Jan 5, 2016 10:53:25 GMT
No more than 40-50'000 in my opinion. I mean' lets be honest he has really not had a tremendous amount of league experience over here but I think he is definitley worth a gamble.
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Post by Gashead73 on Jan 5, 2016 10:53:42 GMT
No more than 40-50'000 in my opinion. I mean' lets be honest he has really not had a tremendous amount of league experience over here but I think he is definitley worth a gamble.
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Post by fanboy on Jan 5, 2016 10:54:42 GMT
Even 50k is pushing it and I imagine Cambridge know that.
They were gonna give him to us for free, he scored a few, naturally they'll try get a few quid now. But I would be surprised if it wasn't something we could afford and justify.
If they get anywhere near a £100k valuation we should move on immediately.
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Post by slam on Jan 5, 2016 11:11:17 GMT
I agree with a lot of what GGMI says. Gaffney came to us completely untried and untested and, to a certain extent, looking for games of football to restart his career after injury and being sidelined at Cambridge. Watching him play since his arrival, we have all thought how good a player he is and the results since he joined have been nothing short of spectacular.
However, whilst we all believe he is a good player, I think that his biggest asset over the last month has been the way he has fitted into our squad and our style of play. At times it has felt like the missing piece of a jigsaw. We have benefitted from his arrival but I would also say that he has benefitted from our work ethics and our style of play.
I would love to see him stay longer term but I am concerned that all of the hype surrounding his possible transfer could distract us from the important games coming up. I am disappointed with Cambridge's seeming volte face on his move but I guess that is life - we seem to have unearthed a gem but Gaffney's emergent performances and our results over the past few weeks are conspiring against us. My hope would be that the situation is clarified quickly so that we can move on one way or another.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 11:45:14 GMT
No more than 40-50'000 in my opinion. I mean' lets be honest he has really not had a tremendous amount of league experience over here but I think he is definitley worth a gamble.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Jan 5, 2016 11:52:05 GMT
Just thinking wasn't Blisset pretty good for Kidderminster this time last year when we paid a transfer fee for him? Gaffney maybe worth say £25K but then DC would also have to offer him at least an 18 months contract or risk losing him for nothing in the summer, so that £25K could become £75K plus Inc wages etc? Perhaps there's better value elsewhere than really an untried Irish League player, who knows? You could say the Money we pay Easter (£3-4k ? ) is poor value for his return so far
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Post by simon1883 on Jan 5, 2016 12:00:57 GMT
He has no transfer value. His contract is up at the end of the season and he can do what he likes from now on - eg sign pre contract agreement with another club for next season. The only real value that Cambridge can extract is that of freeing up some wages..... May offer them a small fee based on us getting promotion but small and token like.
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Post by stapletongas on Jan 5, 2016 12:12:44 GMT
We should have pre agreed term options before taking him on loan
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