| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? 12:17 - Aug 27 with 2631 views | Matt_Netherlands |
Reckons Palace have had a bid rejected for Downes.
Looking at his timeline, he seems to be part of the “throw enough s*** at the wall and some will stick” brigade... |  | | |  |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:25 - Aug 27 with 2575 views | itfcjoe |
I doubt he's wrong though,there is definitely something going on with Downes and Palace but massive difference in valuations |  |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:29 - Aug 27 with 2528 views | hadleighboyblue |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:25 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
I doubt he's wrong though,there is definitely something going on with Downes and Palace but massive difference in valuations |
Downes must be attracting attention , but losing him or any of our better players would be disastrous as we wouldn't be able to sign anyone decent to replace them . |  | | |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:32 - Aug 27 with 2525 views | LankHenners |
He's an "ex deputy sports editor" (for who?) with 20 years experience as a journalist but has zero online presence other than this Twitter account.
That gives you an idea about whether what he's posting is genuine. |  |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:33 - Aug 27 with 2507 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:25 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
I doubt he's wrong though,there is definitely something going on with Downes and Palace but massive difference in valuations |
Hopefully if they land Eze it might cool their interest a bit. I do wonder what we’re holding out for for Downes - my guess is £3m plus clauses and he’d be off | | | |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:34 - Aug 27 with 2497 views | SitfcB |
Joined twitter in July 2020... |  |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:36 - Aug 27 with 2483 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:25 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
I doubt he's wrong though,there is definitely something going on with Downes and Palace but massive difference in valuations |
I'd rather he went to a Prem club than a championship club, as we would have more chance of loaning him back for this season. |  |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:51 - Aug 27 with 2390 views | itfcjoe |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:33 - Aug 27 by Matt_Netherlands |
Hopefully if they land Eze it might cool their interest a bit. I do wonder what we’re holding out for for Downes - my guess is £3m plus clauses and he’d be off |
They value him at £2m, we want £8m - sure a deal would be done at the lower end of the middle of those 2 figures | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:56 - Aug 27 with 2356 views | IpswichKnight |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:51 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
They value him at £2m, we want £8m - sure a deal would be done at the lower end of the middle of those 2 figures |
I’m resigned to him leaving in the 4m+ price band once Palace learn we are not having a fire sale they’ll stump up the cash and he’ll go. | | | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:58 - Aug 27 with 2345 views | hadleighboyblue |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:51 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
They value him at £2m, we want £8m - sure a deal would be done at the lower end of the middle of those 2 figures |
Doesn't it come down to a decision based on either financial or football reasons .
Even if we got £5m which we couldn't spend , doesn't keeping him to push for promotion make more sense long term as promotion would be worth more than any fee we received | | | |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:58 - Aug 27 with 2345 views | Plums |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:51 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
They value him at £2m, we want £8m - sure a deal would be done at the lower end of the middle of those 2 figures |
Isn’t Dele Alli the record L1 to Prem transfer at £5m. As good as Downes and he’s marginally more experienced in terms of appearances than Alli at that time, I don’t think he’s going to get close to those numbers. |  |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:14 - Aug 27 with 2258 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:58 - Aug 27 by Plums |
Isn’t Dele Alli the record L1 to Prem transfer at £5m. As good as Downes and he’s marginally more experienced in terms of appearances than Alli at that time, I don’t think he’s going to get close to those numbers. |
To be fair, that was nearly 6 years ago.
Championship defenders werent selling for £25m back then.
Im not saying that Downes is worth £5m or as good as Alli, but I am not sure thats the current valuation benchmark. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:15 - Aug 27 with 2252 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:58 - Aug 27 by hadleighboyblue |
Doesn't it come down to a decision based on either financial or football reasons .
Even if we got £5m which we couldn't spend , doesn't keeping him to push for promotion make more sense long term as promotion would be worth more than any fee we received |
If we got offered £5m, I would say sell him on the condition that he's loaned back for the season. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:16 - Aug 27 with 2246 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:58 - Aug 27 by hadleighboyblue |
Doesn't it come down to a decision based on either financial or football reasons .
Even if we got £5m which we couldn't spend , doesn't keeping him to push for promotion make more sense long term as promotion would be worth more than any fee we received |
I wonder what promotion is actually 'worth' financially?
We probably stand to lose less money if we remained a L1 club for the next five season rather than if we spent the next 5 seasons in the championship.
The championship is a financial sh1t show. [Post edited 27 Aug 2020 13:16]
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:20 - Aug 27 with 2207 views | itfcjoe |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 12:58 - Aug 27 by hadleighboyblue |
Doesn't it come down to a decision based on either financial or football reasons .
Even if we got £5m which we couldn't spend , doesn't keeping him to push for promotion make more sense long term as promotion would be worth more than any fee we received |
I guess it depends on how badly Evans has been personally by the pandemic, bearing in mind his main business is events. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:22 - Aug 27 with 2183 views | hadleighboyblue |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:16 - Aug 27 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I wonder what promotion is actually 'worth' financially?
We probably stand to lose less money if we remained a L1 club for the next five season rather than if we spent the next 5 seasons in the championship.
The championship is a financial sh1t show. [Post edited 27 Aug 2020 13:16]
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Sadly you are probably right .
We can't compete with all the money around in the Championship , so does that mean we are happy to be stranded in the 3rd tier .
Sad if true , but I can't disagree with what you say | | | |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:23 - Aug 27 with 2176 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:20 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
I guess it depends on how badly Evans has been personally by the pandemic, bearing in mind his main business is events. |
Good point, I must admit that thought had crossed my mind. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:25 - Aug 27 with 2162 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:22 - Aug 27 by hadleighboyblue |
Sadly you are probably right .
We can't compete with all the money around in the Championship , so does that mean we are happy to be stranded in the 3rd tier .
Sad if true , but I can't disagree with what you say |
As fans I don't think we are happy to stay in L1, its just that financially it may be the case now that the salary cap is in place.
It just shows that having the right infrastructure and playing philosophy is more important than ever. Thats the only way to bridge the gap.
The youth system seems to be paying dividends and lets hope that continues. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:26 - Aug 27 with 2155 views | Plums |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:20 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
I guess it depends on how badly Evans has been personally by the pandemic, bearing in mind his main business is events. |
He’ll be writing it off against tax so it will actually be making him money
 
Or something like that | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:27 - Aug 27 with 2024 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 13:16 - Aug 27 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I wonder what promotion is actually 'worth' financially?
We probably stand to lose less money if we remained a L1 club for the next five season rather than if we spent the next 5 seasons in the championship.
The championship is a financial sh1t show. [Post edited 27 Aug 2020 13:16]
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I wonder if going up would make us more attractive for a takeover? Been murmurings for some while that if the price (and potential owner) was right, Evans would step aside and perhaps being back in the Championship with more TV money and some increasingly valuable assets (assuming they stay), would make us an attractive target.
We live in hope... | | | |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:34 - Aug 27 with 1991 views | hype313 |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:27 - Aug 27 by Matt_Netherlands |
I wonder if going up would make us more attractive for a takeover? Been murmurings for some while that if the price (and potential owner) was right, Evans would step aside and perhaps being back in the Championship with more TV money and some increasingly valuable assets (assuming they stay), would make us an attractive target.
We live in hope... |
Can't see anyone wanting to buy a football club in this current climate, especially one like ours. |  |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:35 - Aug 27 with 1985 views | itfcjoe |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:34 - Aug 27 by hype313 |
Can't see anyone wanting to buy a football club in this current climate, especially one like ours. |
Well, no one you'd want to buy your football club would be looking at the moment - always some chancers out there willing to do so | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:39 - Aug 27 with 1976 views | hype313 |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:35 - Aug 27 by itfcjoe |
Well, no one you'd want to buy your football club would be looking at the moment - always some chancers out there willing to do so |
Yep, the unpalatable type that have been involved with Charlton, Wigan etc
Not for me thanks. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 16:31 - Aug 27 with 1814 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 14:27 - Aug 27 by Matt_Netherlands |
I wonder if going up would make us more attractive for a takeover? Been murmurings for some while that if the price (and potential owner) was right, Evans would step aside and perhaps being back in the Championship with more TV money and some increasingly valuable assets (assuming they stay), would make us an attractive target.
We live in hope... |
The only value of being in the championship is the 'hope' value of getting in the Prem.
There is more TV money in the Championship, but that is more than wiped out by wages.
I think the salary cap in L1 will mean that losses are lower in our current league.
The Championship is an absolute car crash. | |
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| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 18:27 - Aug 27 with 1652 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Is Andy Ridgewell another Alan Nixon? on 16:31 - Aug 27 by Marshalls_Mullet |
The only value of being in the championship is the 'hope' value of getting in the Prem.
There is more TV money in the Championship, but that is more than wiped out by wages.
I think the salary cap in L1 will mean that losses are lower in our current league.
The Championship is an absolute car crash. |
There’s possibly a strange devil’s advocate argument to say that we’re better off being in league one for a few years to get our higher earners down within the cap and to mitigate our losses more. Then hopefully go up and be in a better financial position to compete with more wiggle room in the budget. Albeit having lower earning players for those few years would arguably give us a worse chance of staying up once we get there, not to mention a lesser chance of going up!
Anyway, hopefully that thought hasn’t crossed Marcus’ mind!! | | | |
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