| Hirst signing 18:53 - May 28 with 5804 views | Tommy_ITFC |
With Leicester relegated , does that see a potential permanent singing of George Hirst a big doubt? Or do people reckon he will still join? I certainly hope he comes. [Post edited 17 Jun 2023 12:43]
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| Hirst signing on 18:55 - May 28 with 4235 views | gainsboroughblue |
Leicester players haven't hit the shower yet and there's been three Hirst threads already. I'm going six before the end of the night. |  |
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| Hirst signing on 18:58 - May 28 with 4210 views | cbower |
Won't make it any easier. Probably have to wait until Leicester do their own business bringing players in more than letting them go. |  |
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| Hirst signing on 19:08 - May 28 with 4110 views | PhilTWTD |
| Hirst signing on 18:58 - May 28 by cbower |
Won't make it any easier. Probably have to wait until Leicester do their own business bringing players in more than letting them go. |
Think Leicester will probably be after selling anything they can, seems a bit of a mess behind the scenes. Was told as much last summer when we were trying to sign Hirst then.
There's going to be a significant shortfall wages-wise.
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| Hirst signing on 19:12 - May 28 with 4025 views | Wickets |
Huge loss in income for them so gives us a better chance I would say . |  | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:14 - May 28 with 3992 views | Wickets |
| Hirst signing on 18:55 - May 28 by gainsboroughblue |
Leicester players haven't hit the shower yet and there's been three Hirst threads already. I'm going six before the end of the night. |
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| Hirst signing on 19:23 - May 28 with 3938 views | gtsb1966 |
| Hirst signing on 19:08 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
Think Leicester will probably be after selling anything they can, seems a bit of a mess behind the scenes. Was told as much last summer when we were trying to sign Hirst then.
There's going to be a significant shortfall wages-wise.
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Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is worth nearly 3 billion though. Its entirely up to him the way the club goes. Has he lost interest? |  | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:29 - May 28 with 3846 views | ArchiRob |
Should make any negotiations easier - his wage has just halved.
As far as any over championship clubs are concerned their going to look at a player who has not scored a Championship goal yet and will be considered a risk together with the previous injury record unlikely to be fighting for his services |  |
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| Hirst signing on 19:29 - May 28 with 3829 views | Guthrum |
| Hirst signing on 19:23 - May 28 by gtsb1966 |
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is worth nearly 3 billion though. Its entirely up to him the way the club goes. Has he lost interest? |
Tho the question then is always how much of that is cash which can be spent on a football club? Often (as we found latterly with Evans) people with business ownership-based wealth don't have the liquid funds to splash out. Especially if they've already put a lot in. |  |
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| Hirst signing on 19:30 - May 28 with 3827 views | cbower |
| Hirst signing on 19:08 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
Think Leicester will probably be after selling anything they can, seems a bit of a mess behind the scenes. Was told as much last summer when we were trying to sign Hirst then.
There's going to be a significant shortfall wages-wise.
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I see that Phil but suspect they will try to sell the big names and big earners first to see where the land lies and will hold on to Hirst for far longer than we would want. After all, his wage is relative peanuts and the fee he would command (estimate 3-5 million?) a drop in the ocean to them. I, like most, want him here but I don’t want to be waiting until late in the window and end up with an Ahadme-esque signing on deadline day. Neither will McKenna or Ashton. I suspect if he isn't here by the 2nd week in July, we will look elsewhere. | |
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| Hirst signing on 19:33 - May 28 with 3781 views | PioneerBlue |
| Hirst signing on 19:08 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
Think Leicester will probably be after selling anything they can, seems a bit of a mess behind the scenes. Was told as much last summer when we were trying to sign Hirst then.
There's going to be a significant shortfall wages-wise.
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I know there is a significant guess required here but I can’t work out given contract drop clauses, parachute payments and some high profile fire sales whether they will be fine or in a complete mess ! I do think they will need to sell everything that has a buyer and quick otherwise next season will be a write off too. There is no point waiting with the wages they are carrying if it doesn’t let you move forwards quickly. I don’t see how Hirst is part of their immediate future either, he needs a home and he needs to settle at his age, not be part of a re-emerging team that is being broken up then rebuilt. [Post edited 28 May 2023 19:42]
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| Hirst signing on 19:33 - May 28 with 3776 views | PhilTWTD |
| Hirst signing on 19:30 - May 28 by cbower |
I see that Phil but suspect they will try to sell the big names and big earners first to see where the land lies and will hold on to Hirst for far longer than we would want. After all, his wage is relative peanuts and the fee he would command (estimate 3-5 million?) a drop in the ocean to them. I, like most, want him here but I don’t want to be waiting until late in the window and end up with an Ahadme-esque signing on deadline day. Neither will McKenna or Ashton. I suspect if he isn't here by the 2nd week in July, we will look elsewhere. |
I'm not sure they really want him. I think the new contract last summer was just to make sure they didn't miss out on a fee for him, indeed they agreed a potential fee with Blackburn. And I suspect they're in a situation where they'll sell pretty much anything that isn't nailed down. | | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:34 - May 28 with 3757 views | Kievthegreat |
| Hirst signing on 19:29 - May 28 by Guthrum |
Tho the question then is always how much of that is cash which can be spent on a football club? Often (as we found latterly with Evans) people with business ownership-based wealth don't have the liquid funds to splash out. Especially if they've already put a lot in. |
I was reading that while the family is worth billions, because the King Power group is a travel company, they took enormous losses during Covid which means they don't have as much free cash lying around as they used to. |  | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:34 - May 28 with 3771 views | PhilTWTD |
| Hirst signing on 19:33 - May 28 by PioneerBlue |
I know there is a significant guess required here but I can’t work out given contract drop clauses, parachute payments and some high profile fire sales whether they will be fine or in a complete mess ! I do think they will need to sell everything that has a buyer and quick otherwise next season will be a write off too. There is no point waiting with the wages they are carrying if it doesn’t let you move forwards quickly. I don’t see how Hirst is part of their immediate future either, he needs a home and he needs to settle at his age, not be part of a re-emerging team that is being broken up then rebuilt. [Post edited 28 May 2023 19:42]
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Agree, I don't see that he'll be in their immediate plans and they'll be in a position where they need to sell. | | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:37 - May 28 with 3731 views | SheffordBlue |
| Hirst signing on 19:34 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
Agree, I don't see that he'll be in their immediate plans and they'll be in a position where they need to sell. |
And you would imagine that if he knows that his agent will be pushing for a sale as well | |
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| Hirst signing on 19:39 - May 28 with 3696 views | cbower |
| Hirst signing on 19:33 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
I'm not sure they really want him. I think the new contract last summer was just to make sure they didn't miss out on a fee for him, indeed they agreed a potential fee with Blackburn. And I suspect they're in a situation where they'll sell pretty much anything that isn't nailed down. |
I hope so. Sign him quick as I think he is very important to how we play. It's clear McKenna really rates him. | |
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| Hirst signing on 19:40 - May 28 with 3698 views | ITFC_Josh |
| Hirst signing on 19:34 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
Agree, I don't see that he'll be in their immediate plans and they'll be in a position where they need to sell. |
The way I look at it though, surely if they’re loosing Vardy, Daka, Ineinacho etc etc they’re going to need 2/3 strikers in their squad, so surely they’ll just keep him as a cheap 2/3 option instead of bringing someone else in? |  | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:46 - May 28 with 3622 views | azuremerlangus |
| Hirst signing on 19:23 - May 28 by gtsb1966 |
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is worth nearly 3 billion though. Its entirely up to him the way the club goes. Has he lost interest? |
If I had a pound for every time someone misspelt his name,,, |  |
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| Hirst signing on 19:51 - May 28 with 3565 views | Mercian |
They're quite low on strikers with Vardy, Iheanacho and Daka their only real first team options. Vardy is on a steep decline and Daka will have suitors. I think they will want to keep Hirst. |  | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:53 - May 28 with 3537 views | PhilTWTD |
| Hirst signing on 19:40 - May 28 by ITFC_Josh |
The way I look at it though, surely if they’re loosing Vardy, Daka, Ineinacho etc etc they’re going to need 2/3 strikers in their squad, so surely they’ll just keep him as a cheap 2/3 option instead of bringing someone else in? |
Possible, but I think it's more likely they'd be looking to cash in. | | | |
| Hirst signing on 19:57 - May 28 with 3499 views | NthQldITFC |
| Hirst signing on 19:23 - May 28 by gtsb1966 |
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is worth nearly 3 billion though. Its entirely up to him the way the club goes. Has he lost interest? |
I'd hate to have to sign his cheques. |  |
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| Hirst signing on 20:04 - May 28 with 3459 views | Simonds92 |
No. If anything it makes it a lot more likely. We can now afford to match his wages and they need money. | | | |
| Hirst signing on 20:06 - May 28 with 3434 views | cbower |
| Hirst signing on 19:33 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
I'm not sure they really want him. I think the new contract last summer was just to make sure they didn't miss out on a fee for him, indeed they agreed a potential fee with Blackburn. And I suspect they're in a situation where they'll sell pretty much anything that isn't nailed down. |
I hope so. Sign him quick as I think he is very important to how we play. It's clear McKenna really rates him. | |
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| Hirst signing on 20:08 - May 28 with 3413 views | BigCommon |
This one is gonna drag on, ain't it?....
Have a feeling, that the window might be a slow one to begin with. Given the larger sums of money that will be involved, potentially.
I'd like Hirst here. But I hope we've got other irons in the fire..
There's a lot to be done with both ins and outs, and any in house contracts to sort. So I'm preparing myself to be patient, and trust MA, KM and whoever else, to be on top of everything. Thought we made good progress, in KM's first two proper windows. Hopefully more of the same in this one... |  | | |
| Hirst signing on 20:11 - May 28 with 3367 views | PhilTWTD |
| Hirst signing on 20:06 - May 28 by cbower |
I hope so. Sign him quick as I think he is very important to how we play. It's clear McKenna really rates him. |
Indeed, thought we looked a better side virtually from his first game even if his goals took a few games to come. Think he'll only get better. | | | |
| Hirst signing on 20:37 - May 28 with 3185 views | SmithersJones |
| Hirst signing on 19:53 - May 28 by PhilTWTD |
Possible, but I think it's more likely they'd be looking to cash in. |
I suspect, given his patchy record elsewhere, we’d be prepared to pay more for him than anyone else. So if Leicester hold on to him for a bit to see what happens to their other strikers, and we buy someone else, his value immediately drops. | | | |
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