| Permanent free transfer XI 17:25 - Apr 14 with 3196 views | mojo |
Given this is likely to be the main pool where we search for players in the summer, it got me thinking what our best permanent free transfer signings have been. No loans, no home grown players. This is the best I could come up with
Bart
Chambers De Vos Berra O'Connor
Skuse Legwinski Miller
McGoldrick Murphy Kuqi |  | | |  |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:34 - Apr 14 with 2646 views | Garv |
Surely we can think of someone better than Skuse?
Mings was only 10k, can we include him? |  |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:38 - Apr 14 with 2632 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:34 - Apr 14 by Garv |
Surely we can think of someone better than Skuse?
Mings was only 10k, can we include him? |
Surprisingly few good free transfers when you think about it. I was really struggling with a left back. | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:40 - Apr 14 with 2618 views | SouperJim |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:38 - Apr 14 by mojo |
Surprisingly few good free transfers when you think about it. I was really struggling with a left back. |
Ben Thatcher? |  |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:42 - Apr 14 with 2609 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:34 - Apr 14 by Garv |
Surely we can think of someone better than Skuse?
Mings was only 10k, can we include him? |
Would you have Alex Bruce is for Skuse? | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:42 - Apr 14 with 2606 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:40 - Apr 14 by SouperJim |
Ben Thatcher? |
Not a bad shout | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:50 - Apr 14 with 2590 views | J2BLUE |
Campo? Bowyer? Tabb?
If you just let us spend £1m you could add some real quality to that side! |  |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:52 - Apr 14 with 2581 views | Horsham |
Bobby Petta |  | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:58 - Apr 14 with 2557 views | 66notout |
You’re way out with Tommy Miller. He cost 750 grand but he was still better value for money than many free transfer signings! | | | |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:00 - Apr 14 with 2545 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:34 - Apr 14 by Garv |
Surely we can think of someone better than Skuse?
Mings was only 10k, can we include him? |
What? As a free he was excellent value for a number of years. Wrongly maligned imo. It's a bit like Dozzell these days. Skuse used to do a lot of the hard work that goes unnoticed. Someone has to do it. |  |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:04 - Apr 14 with 2529 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:52 - Apr 14 by Horsham |
Bobby Petta |
Worth it for those goals against Norwich alone | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:15 - Apr 14 with 2493 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:58 - Apr 14 by 66notout |
You’re way out with Tommy Miller. He cost 750 grand but he was still better value for money than many free transfer signings! |
Apologies you are right. Think he was actually a bit more than that from Hartlepool. Left on a free to Sunderland didn't he. Swop him for Bowyer then maybe | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:25 - Apr 14 with 2451 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:58 - Apr 14 by 66notout |
You’re way out with Tommy Miller. He cost 750 grand but he was still better value for money than many free transfer signings! |
Having given him to Sunderland we resigned him in 07/08 on a free from Sunderland but agreed that wasn't his best spell | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:30 - Apr 14 with 2421 views | MattinLondon |
Pablo.
Ten times the player of Kuqi. |  | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:02 - Apr 14 with 2356 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:30 - Apr 14 by MattinLondon |
Pablo.
Ten times the player of Kuqi. |
Jewell or Keane though? | |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:13 - Apr 14 with 2308 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:30 - Apr 14 by MattinLondon |
Pablo.
Ten times the player of Kuqi. |
I though this thread might start that debate. Technical ability for sure but what we would give for 11 Kuqi's at the moment chasing waste paper around the pitch | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:17 - Apr 14 with 2291 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 18:30 - Apr 14 by MattinLondon |
Pablo.
Ten times the player of Kuqi. |
Which Pablo would you put in though?
Technically he was only a 'free transfer' second time around wasn't he? |  |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:25 - Apr 14 with 2258 views | MattinLondon |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:17 - Apr 14 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Which Pablo would you put in though?
Technically he was only a 'free transfer' second time around wasn't he? |
I always thought we got him on a free as his contract was expiring.
Actually, thinking about if as I’m writing maybe we had to pay his club compensation. | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:27 - Apr 14 with 2255 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:25 - Apr 14 by MattinLondon |
I always thought we got him on a free as his contract was expiring.
Actually, thinking about if as I’m writing maybe we had to pay his club compensation. |
Yeah, it was a 'bosman free', but I think at the time you had to pay compensation for players under the age of 24 (including international transfers).
He was v highly rated, so not sure what compensation was agreed. Think it mayve got messy. [Post edited 14 Apr 2021 19:28]
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:34 - Apr 14 with 2201 views | monty_radio |
Warky was a free transfer in one of his incarnations. I guess it depends how far back we're allowed to go. I think about half of Alf's side were technically frees. | |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:38 - Apr 14 with 2183 views | MattinLondon |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:27 - Apr 14 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Yeah, it was a 'bosman free', but I think at the time you had to pay compensation for players under the age of 24 (including international transfers).
He was v highly rated, so not sure what compensation was agreed. Think it mayve got messy. [Post edited 14 Apr 2021 19:28]
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He was extremely highly rated wasn’t he - I really did think the club was going places during that summer.
Unfortunately that somewhere was administration. | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:40 - Apr 14 with 2170 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:34 - Apr 14 by monty_radio |
Warky was a free transfer in one of his incarnations. I guess it depends how far back we're allowed to go. I think about half of Alf's side were technically frees. |
Indeed, I was thinking post Bosman ruling to be honest. We haven't had as many good free transfers as I first thought. | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:43 - Apr 14 with 2155 views | vapour_trail |
The two Dutchmen spring to mind.
More recently, Mark Venus.
Edit, ignore this didn’t notice the word ‘free’. [Post edited 14 Apr 2021 22:16]
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:53 - Apr 14 with 2125 views | mojo |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:43 - Apr 14 by vapour_trail |
The two Dutchmen spring to mind.
More recently, Mark Venus.
Edit, ignore this didn’t notice the word ‘free’. [Post edited 14 Apr 2021 22:16]
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I think Venus was valued at about £200k as part of the swop deal with Sedgely | | | |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:58 - Apr 14 with 2100 views | vapour_trail |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 19:53 - Apr 14 by mojo |
I think Venus was valued at about £200k as part of the swop deal with Sedgely |
Yes we actually got cash out of that deal didn’t we. | |
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| Permanent free transfer XI on 20:07 - Apr 14 with 2083 views | BiGDonnie |
| Permanent free transfer XI on 17:38 - Apr 14 by mojo |
Surprisingly few good free transfers when you think about it. I was really struggling with a left back. |
Cresswell from Tranmere? |  |
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