Midlands Yellow 3,825 Posted June 14, 2017 Leaving for 5 million Euros. Didn''t work out here obviously but guess we never added any sell on clause ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCCANARY 263 Posted June 14, 2017 In case you wondered this is about RVW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clint 221 Posted June 14, 2017 Very poor business on our part all round, from start to finish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 261 Posted June 14, 2017 and like Vadis this season is headed towards playing in the champions league.Good luck to him; we have our own challenges to face Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted June 14, 2017 Back to the "we sell too cheap" mantra then.Having said that RVW @ £5m Euros? Who would have thunk it?I blame Snoddy .......... always have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted June 14, 2017 I blame Whittaker, if he hadn''t put the ball on RVW''s head for that goal against Everton then we wouldn''t have the supporters still hanging on to "he might have made it with a different manager / different style". All your fault Steven Whittaker...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted June 14, 2017 [quote user="BroadstairsR"]Back to the "we sell too cheap" mantra then.Having said that RVW @ £5m Euros? Who would have thunk it?I blame Snoddy .......... always have.[/quote]We badly wanted him and his wages off our books and potential buyers knew that. Added to which he had flopped not just with us but in France and more so in Spain. We were always going to have to accept he would not go to a club in one of the top European leagues, which automatically meant the price would be low. I doubt 5m euros is the basic fee. Almost certainly there are clauses in there that might or might not get triggered. And we may have included a sell-on clause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,825 Posted June 14, 2017 Not the first to flop coming to the Premiere league from abroad . Forlan at Man Utd was dire but got it together at Madrid again .I think Ricky has some interesting times ahead now the confidence has returned .We will see if he can cut it in the Champions league next season and personally I hope he does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,398 Posted June 14, 2017 That''s football, some players you sign, they perform for you and you sell at a profit, some flop, and you make a loss.Swings and roundabouts, and all that.No bitterness towards Arnhem, they signed him, he done a job and they''ve accepted a bid, and made a profit. Happens all the time, as we would have done likewise with the same player if it worked out here, as we have for others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,520 Posted June 14, 2017 A bit surprised at this tbh. Having had only one good season after three not so good ones, you would have thought he might try and enjoy himself at Arnhem, where he is something of a cult hero after his cup final exploits. I suppose money talks.....and the lure of the Champion''s League.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chip20 68 Posted June 14, 2017 [quote user="Greavsy"]That''s football, some players you sign, they perform for you and you sell at a profit, some flop, and you make a loss.Swings and roundabouts, and all that.No bitterness towards Arnhem, they signed him, he done a job and they''ve accepted a bid, and made a profit. Happens all the time, as we would have done likewise with the same player if it worked out here, as we have for others.[/quote]Aye. We did the same recently with Grabban and Johnson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,070 Posted June 14, 2017 he will score a lot of goals for Basel in the Swiss league might struggle in champions league though ! good luck to him i still think he is a good finisher ! ( i know i know ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,790 Posted June 14, 2017 [quote user="Chip20"][quote user="Greavsy"]That''s football, some players you sign, they perform for you and you sell at a profit, some flop, and you make a loss.Swings and roundabouts, and all that.No bitterness towards Arnhem, they signed him, he done a job and they''ve accepted a bid, and made a profit. Happens all the time, as we would have done likewise with the same player if it worked out here, as we have for others.[/quote]Aye. We did the same recently with Grabban and Johnson.[/quote]And Redmond, and Fer. But some people conveniently forget those when they''re bashing all the failures... [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,070 Posted June 14, 2017 we could do with a few cheap players turning into 5 million euro players right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted June 14, 2017 [quote user="Clint"]Very poor business on our part all round, from start to finish.[/quote]Perhaps you could furnish us all with exactly details of what was paid by each clubPorto, City, Arnhem etcSo we can all decide as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STFU 0 Posted June 14, 2017 oh dearhe never played for Porto.oh dear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted June 15, 2017 I don''t think any figures are needed to decide if RVW was bad business for the club! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted June 15, 2017 Oh christ is City 1st back with his weird transfer fee obsession? Are you seriously questioning whether we sold Ricky for a lot less than we bought him for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Canary 628 Posted June 15, 2017 City 1st with a pedantic request for exact figures in order to derail the main thrust of the thread. Again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STFU 0 Posted June 15, 2017 City 1st does like to belittle people with his pompous remarks, but has failed to address my comment about getting Porto mixed up with Sporting Lisbon.oh dearoh dearoh dear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites