| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … 08:14 - Jul 5 with 6328 views | Gary_Knows |
… for Nick Pope. Absurd if true.
We’re also after FC Volendam goalkeeper - Kayne van Oevelen - to act as number 2. [Post edited 5 Jul 8:24]
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:19 - Jul 5 with 4782 views | Samuelowen88 |
Thought all the reports had said 5M was enough to get him? |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:35 - Jul 5 with 4589 views | FrimleyBlue |
Its not really that absurd. Hes a extremely experienced prem goal keeper. |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:44 - Jul 5 with 4466 views | Gary_Knows |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:35 - Jul 5 by FrimleyBlue |
Its not really that absurd. Hes a extremely experienced prem goal keeper. |
34, injury prone and has been that good that Newcastle have spent the last 2 seasons trying to replace him.
£5m and as a backup I could just about stomach, but £15m and 100k a week to be our first choice. Jesus wept. | |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:46 - Jul 5 with 4425 views | billlm |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:44 - Jul 5 by Gary_Knows |
34, injury prone and has been that good that Newcastle have spent the last 2 seasons trying to replace him.
£5m and as a backup I could just about stomach, but £15m and 100k a week to be our first choice. Jesus wept. |
Agree with this, 100k no way |  | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:49 - Jul 5 with 4374 views | FrimleyBlue |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:44 - Jul 5 by Gary_Knows |
34, injury prone and has been that good that Newcastle have spent the last 2 seasons trying to replace him.
£5m and as a backup I could just about stomach, but £15m and 100k a week to be our first choice. Jesus wept. |
Lets be honest tho we arent going to be signing any clubs number 1 keeper of prem level. Its gonna be a very well experieced one.
When weve spent £7 mill on akpom. It shows imo 15 mill isnt much of a fee as it sounds. Considering we also got 10 for broadhead. | |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:03 - Jul 5 with 4167 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
I do quite like the idea of having an experienced number 1 with a young keeper for the future coming in as well.
But 15 million is too much for a 34 year old. |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:22 - Jul 5 with 3957 views | chicoazul |
I sort of agree with you. But I think we all need to basically forget about the monies involved in our deals now, all the sensible normal thoughts we have had over the years about what people are worth what the fee should be the wages they get, all that is irrelevant nowadays. It’s a whole different world, and our owners seem sensible (by and large) and very well off. We should feel free to judge the players we bring in based on ability are they what we need etc but I think we should forget about the money side. |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:24 - Jul 5 with 3945 views | Mark |
I doubt those numbers are true.
We need to invest in younger players who can be sold on later, not spend on older players who can quickly become liabilities.
Fans paying more for tickets and shirts while any player is paid £100k a week does not sit comfortably with me. |  | | |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:26 - Jul 5 with 3881 views | Hackneyblueboy |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:24 - Jul 5 by Mark |
I doubt those numbers are true.
We need to invest in younger players who can be sold on later, not spend on older players who can quickly become liabilities.
Fans paying more for tickets and shirts while any player is paid £100k a week does not sit comfortably with me. |
Given he is reportedly on around 60k a week at Newcastle this sounds like nonsense. Somewhere between 5-8m and 40k a week sounds about right. |  | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:38 - Jul 5 with 3745 views | topguy |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:22 - Jul 5 by chicoazul |
I sort of agree with you. But I think we all need to basically forget about the monies involved in our deals now, all the sensible normal thoughts we have had over the years about what people are worth what the fee should be the wages they get, all that is irrelevant nowadays. It’s a whole different world, and our owners seem sensible (by and large) and very well off. We should feel free to judge the players we bring in based on ability are they what we need etc but I think we should forget about the money side. |
Totally agree, i dont know if the numbers are right but as im not paying all i care is if he does a job for us, the owners are the ones who are paying the money if he does as job ill be happy and so will the owners, think we worry far too much about how much someone costs if it was our money i think there would be a point but its not, lets focus on who can do a job not what they cost, like when sunderland bought GX for 17m didnt hear any complaints but he did a job now its a master stroke maybe we should see if he helps keep us in the league would be 15m well spent, again if that number is true. | | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:42 - Jul 5 with 3687 views | reusersfreekicks |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:46 - Jul 5 by billlm |
Agree with this, 100k no way |
No one should earn that much.
All that's wrong with our economic system |  | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:50 - Jul 5 with 3601 views | WeirdFishes |
Where are you getting these numbers from? |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:55 - Jul 5 with 3534 views | bsw72 |
Those pope figures are nonsense. His current contract is only around £60k per week and I don’t see him getting a 65% increase to come to us. |  | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:57 - Jul 5 with 3516 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:44 - Jul 5 by Gary_Knows |
34, injury prone and has been that good that Newcastle have spent the last 2 seasons trying to replace him.
£5m and as a backup I could just about stomach, but £15m and 100k a week to be our first choice. Jesus wept. |
Or spent 2 years find out how difficult he is to replace. Ended up as no 1 last season, might be harder than it seems to get that kind of quality |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:00 - Jul 5 with 3490 views | racingblue |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:24 - Jul 5 by Mark |
I doubt those numbers are true.
We need to invest in younger players who can be sold on later, not spend on older players who can quickly become liabilities.
Fans paying more for tickets and shirts while any player is paid £100k a week does not sit comfortably with me. |
How do you think the club raises the funds for wages etc other than tv money? | | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:01 - Jul 5 with 3482 views | itfcjoe |
I don't think the wages are particularly out the way, and probably what he is on at Newcastle in reality (despite reports cited here), but the fee seems mental - should be a third of that |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:09 - Jul 5 with 3347 views | Mullet |
Nixon has got that wrong we won’t be paying that. Assume he’s done it on purpose to see who reports his stuff as their own |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:17 - Jul 5 with 3212 views | topguy |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:01 - Jul 5 by itfcjoe |
I don't think the wages are particularly out the way, and probably what he is on at Newcastle in reality (despite reports cited here), but the fee seems mental - should be a third of that |
i believe alan nixon has put the same on his substack, again like i said im not fussed at cost im not paying and we know good footballers cost, but if they come and do a job im more than happy. | | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:20 - Jul 5 with 3189 views | cbower |
I really hope this isn't true but the world is crazy and it could well be. There is far better value out there IMHO across European markets. For what it's worth, Radek Vitek who was on loan at Bristol City would be a good purchase if you wanted something of a known quantity with plenty more potential. The need for a second, young keeper as understudy doesn't feel right. If Walton isn't judged good enough to start bt the club, he is 100% good enough back up with either Palmer, Slicker or one of the younger crew as not for me. |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:36 - Jul 5 with 2967 views | Bellevue_Blue |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 08:35 - Jul 5 by FrimleyBlue |
Its not really that absurd. Hes a extremely experienced prem goal keeper. |
15M is totally absurd. He's 34.
Chelsea just bid £8M for Granit Xhaka, a player who is not only younger but plays in a more influential position. | | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:49 - Jul 5 with 2837 views | TractorWood |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:36 - Jul 5 by Bellevue_Blue |
15M is totally absurd. He's 34.
Chelsea just bid £8M for Granit Xhaka, a player who is not only younger but plays in a more influential position. |
Is arguably a much better all round target as well.
I really struggle with this type of stuff. Pope for stupid money is exactly what we should not be doing. |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:50 - Jul 5 with 2789 views | darkhorse28 |
Suzuki linked with Leeds, similar cost, maybe slightly higher on the fee.
Looks world class, is 23, would have a huge resale value and has a season in Serie A, and unlike Muric, he uses his physicality and enjoys taking crosses.
He’s the best keeper I’ve seen at the World Cup, small sample, but looks a bargain and can only improve.
Leeds like Forest, Sunderland etc seem to ‘get it’ with recruitment, we needed someone like Dougie Freedman to sort out our talent ID, Mark clearly enjoys it, it’s just that his 6/7 out of 10 skill set isn’t nearly good enough, the worst teams at this level are doing it two levels above Mark.
Marks exit liquidity now for clubs. Pope would have been great two years ago, those injuries look to have seriously reduced his ability…, maybe it’s confidence, but he looks half the player he was.
I’m sorry. I just don’t think Mark knows how to build a squad at this level..and he’s had the time and resources, twice come August.
Spurs didn’t know what league they were in until the last kick of the season, they’ve signed five players. Sunderland were promoted through the play offs, and had half a dozen lined up at this stage.
We were favourites for promotion, we had the resources in place, Marks had five years to build a process and a full two season to learn and develop the networks at this level, it’s a lot more than the other clubs that sailed past us have had.
Leeds etc they lean on their owners networks. We don’t have that.
We have Mark. He’s ensured he’s the only football voice in the room.., and there no vision, no strategy, no planning, poor process and poor execution.
He just isn’t at this level. Doesn’t make him bad either. You can be very good and mikes off this level. But an ounce of self awareness and he’d have brought the right bums in to mitigate.
That’s where he’s failed. And he has failed.
Copy Sunderland and look to France. Probably a good idea, it’s just not a strategy is it. No vision, no skill.
That’s three strategic pivots all based on the what’s just happened…, that’s not elite. It’s panic. | | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:52 - Jul 5 with 2800 views | topguy |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:36 - Jul 5 by Bellevue_Blue |
15M is totally absurd. He's 34.
Chelsea just bid £8M for Granit Xhaka, a player who is not only younger but plays in a more influential position. |
yes chelsea bid 8m and it was rejected and GX has said hes not going to demand a move chelsea will have to pay over 20 and they wont that was offered to unsettle the player it didnt work they will move on. | | | |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:54 - Jul 5 with 2776 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 09:50 - Jul 5 by WeirdFishes |
Where are you getting these numbers from? |
X/Twitter would be my guess. |  |
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| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:55 - Jul 5 with 2771 views | topguy |
| We’re prepared to pay £15m and £100k a week … on 10:50 - Jul 5 by darkhorse28 |
Suzuki linked with Leeds, similar cost, maybe slightly higher on the fee.
Looks world class, is 23, would have a huge resale value and has a season in Serie A, and unlike Muric, he uses his physicality and enjoys taking crosses.
He’s the best keeper I’ve seen at the World Cup, small sample, but looks a bargain and can only improve.
Leeds like Forest, Sunderland etc seem to ‘get it’ with recruitment, we needed someone like Dougie Freedman to sort out our talent ID, Mark clearly enjoys it, it’s just that his 6/7 out of 10 skill set isn’t nearly good enough, the worst teams at this level are doing it two levels above Mark.
Marks exit liquidity now for clubs. Pope would have been great two years ago, those injuries look to have seriously reduced his ability…, maybe it’s confidence, but he looks half the player he was.
I’m sorry. I just don’t think Mark knows how to build a squad at this level..and he’s had the time and resources, twice come August.
Spurs didn’t know what league they were in until the last kick of the season, they’ve signed five players. Sunderland were promoted through the play offs, and had half a dozen lined up at this stage.
We were favourites for promotion, we had the resources in place, Marks had five years to build a process and a full two season to learn and develop the networks at this level, it’s a lot more than the other clubs that sailed past us have had.
Leeds etc they lean on their owners networks. We don’t have that.
We have Mark. He’s ensured he’s the only football voice in the room.., and there no vision, no strategy, no planning, poor process and poor execution.
He just isn’t at this level. Doesn’t make him bad either. You can be very good and mikes off this level. But an ounce of self awareness and he’d have brought the right bums in to mitigate.
That’s where he’s failed. And he has failed.
Copy Sunderland and look to France. Probably a good idea, it’s just not a strategy is it. No vision, no skill.
That’s three strategic pivots all based on the what’s just happened…, that’s not elite. It’s panic. |
weve literally bid for a striker from france and looking at a lot of french based players, but when we do they are awful and we can do better, sounds like the club is in a lose lose | | | |
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