Graham Dorrans

[ZLF 274]

not according to Paddy D on the front page; derisory offer of less than £500k rejected and clubs miles apart.

Does not scream loss wages at any cost, no deal better than a poor...

[ron obvious 1,502]

Yes, we should of course say " we really want £3m for him, but actually we''ll take anything you care to offer ..."

[norfolkngood 1,086]

He will be at Rangers start of the season will be Undisclosed fee so nobody knows we sold him for around the 1.5 mil mark

he wants to join them and move to his boyhood club ,they want him , we need him off the wage bill and need funds to from the freed wages and the fee

Rangers hold 3 aces we hold one in this game of negotiating

[FenwayFrank 2,459]

If Dorrans really wants to leave then he will offer to go without loyalty bonuses etc which could be why the sale price won''t be high

[Jack Flash 13]

Seems as if Rangers alleged financial position probably requires a cash up front deal. This sale may not happen unless another Club comes in.

[If wed only kept Howie.. 3]

we hold 5 aces - we hold his contract, which isn''t about to expire...

worst case scenario - we keep him, and he''s not a bad player to keep anyway!

I wonder if we could get them to take Dorrans n Naismith as a package instead? how much would we want?

[norfolkngood 1,086]

Well you are right but heard of a busted flush

well we need to drop our wages but alot and when i mean a lot rumoured to be about 50 % by the end of the season if we do not go up

now we can keep all the high earners until next summer but say they do not wish to leave where does that leave us if we do not go up ???

players on wages we can not afford and losing money without kicking a ball in the 2018/19 season

if we do not shift these higher earners and do not go up we will go bust if we keep them all to the end of their contracts

we can not afford next season or this season to have these players on these wages !

[Woodman 92]

Players with contracts beyond the end of next season:

To 2019: Naismith, Klose, Howson, Pinto, Wildschut, Dorrans

Jarvis, Jerome, Maddison, McGovern

To 2020: Pritchard, Oliveira

To 2021: Murphy x 2

You can see why the club is looking to offload Naismith, Dorrans, Jarvis and McGovern in particular.

[Essjayess 307]

If the reports have any credence about City making a bid for Rangers highly rated young midfielder, 18 yr old Barjonas, maybe a  swap would be an idea?..Dorrans for Barjonas, maybe with a few hundred thou thrown in either way?

[Dr. Ink 0]

Anyone else really bored with the Dorrans story. He wants to leave, he''s not that good, he won''t be missed, he''s one of the dwindling "I''m too good for the Championship" under-performers of the last few seasons.If rumours are correct, a fee has finally been agreed.Just go!

[Dr Greenthumb 749]

[quote user="norfolkngood"]Well you are right but heard of a busted flush

well we need to drop our wages but alot and when i mean a lot rumoured to be about 50 % by the end of the season if we do not go up

now we can keep all the high earners until next summer but say they do not wish to leave where does that leave us if we do not go up ???

players on wages we can not afford and losing money without kicking a ball in the 2018/19 season

if we do not shift these higher earners and do not go up we will go bust if we keep them all to the end of their contracts

we can not afford next season or this season to have these players on these wages ![/quote]

The owners could always get off their high horse and get fresh investment into the club! It''s 2017, not 2003, times are changing and Norwich are in a situation where they will get left behind

[Indy_Bones 441]

[quote user="Dr Greenthumb"]The owners could always get off their high horse and get fresh investment into the club! It''s 2017, not 2003, times are changing and Norwich are in a situation where they will get left behind[/quote]You mean like how they have in arranging a brand new sponsor for the club, which has subsequently been receiving strong criticism from a number of fans as they don''t feel it fits the ''family club'' agenda?Outside investment comes with it''s own set of problems and related concerns, and for every Man City there''s 2-3 Ipswich/Leeds/Hull waiting to happen...

[ROBFLECK 132]

We''ve known for months that he would leave, so I''m bloody glad we''ve got it over and done with! let''s see some more signings now NCFC

[Jack Flash 13]

 Dr Greenthumb wrote:

"The owners could always get off their high horse and get fresh investment into the club! It''s 2017, not 2003, times are changing and Norwich are in a situation where they will get left behind"

Hang on a mo'', what about Huddersfield. Great example of doing it without investment.

[Just Dan 10]

[quote user="Indy_Bones"][quote user="Dr Greenthumb"]The owners could always get off their high horse and get fresh investment into the club! It''s 2017, not 2003, times are changing and Norwich are in a situation where they will get left behind[/quote]You mean like how they have in arranging a brand new sponsor for the club, which has subsequently been receiving strong criticism from a number of fans as they don''t feel it fits the ''family club'' agenda?Outside investment comes with it''s own set of problems and related concerns, and for every Man City there''s 2-3 Ipswich/Leeds/Hull waiting to happen...[/quote]

Quite right Indy - I think we''re doing just fine without any dodgy owner that sees us just as an investment, not a football club. Sunderland could quite easily become the next Portsmouth....

[Lessingham Canary 99]

Seen somewhere this morning that his wife is tweeting she want to move back home, and she is pushing for the move! to do with baby sitting support.

[Hairy Canary 700]

[quote user="ROBFLECK"]We''ve known for months that he would leave, so I''m bloody glad we''ve got it over and done with! let''s see some more signings now NCFC[/quote]

Have I missed something Rob, has he actually gone? Would be pleased if so as he wants to go and we need the fee and wages.

[norfolkngood 1,086]

be gone by end of the week

so hopefully we can start buying some more players that we need like a LB

[ROBFLECK 132]

Not officialy Hairy...but it''s a question of time now, reading the tweets and the news coming from Scotland...

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

Tweets from Scotland have been saying there is an agreement for weeks now. Only for Norwich to deny it.

Have a feeling this could run and run, right up to the end of the window.

[norfolkngood 1,086]

Bethnal i will be very surprised if he is a norwich player next week ;-)

[tricky974 61]

Hopefully we can use the money to bring in some new player(s)

[Lessingham Canary 99]

I believe the stumbling point is when we will receive the money as Rangers want longer terms than we do !

[Mr Apples 1,320]

"Seen somewhere this morning that his wife is tweeting she want to move back home, and she is pushing for the move"LC it was also in today''s Daily Record - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/rangers-target-graham-dorrans-wife-10726107Apples

[Lessingham Canary 99]

Thanks Apples, now up to Rangers to come up with payment terms that keeps everyone happy !

[Woodman 92]

if the delay is related to Rangers coming up a guarantee of making the payment(s), its good to see that due diligence is taking place.

[Yellowbeagle 0]

[quote user="Lessingham Canary"]Seen somewhere this morning that his wife is tweeting she want to move back home, and she is pushing for the move! to do with baby sitting support.[/quote]

He''s a professional footballer, how much do babysitters cost these days? I''m sure if she felt like it they could afford a full time bleedin nanny.

Anyway not to worri, while a classy footballer he''s way to light weight when defending and tracking his man.

[CDMullins 436]

According to her Twitter, shes also, a full time nurse.

Good on her, nice to see them living like most of us do, rather than spolit brats.

[Indy_Bones 441]

[quote user="Yellowbeagle"]

He''s a professional footballer, how much do babysitters cost these days? I''m sure if she felt like it they could afford a full time bleedin nanny.[/quote]Had to smile at this image, a footballer probably being paid 20-30k PER WEEK, yet standing there bitching about the cost of childminding [;)]

[Rock The Boat 1,330]

He wears the shorts and she wears the trousers!