Dickinson close to Brighton move - Agent!

[DEB (never forgotten) 0]

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Seagulls-close-striker-Dickinson/article-1153585-detail/article.html

[ACE 0]

Ah well, we go with what we''ve got.  No problem.

[Duffman 0]

Outbid by Brighton.   B E A Utiful

[xxxx 0]

Yes how pathetic is this a player we have bid for twice but cannot agree on a fee now close to a move to that massive club Brighton , RIP  Norwich City this club is dead , killed by Delia Smith 2010 .

[Time to go Delia 0]

[quote user="Gunns NO Legend"]Yes how pathetic is this a player we have bid for twice but cannot agree on a fee now close to a move to that massive club Brighton , RIP  Norwich City this club is dead , killed by Delia Smith 2010 .[/quote] Are we going to survive another year then ? or did you get the date wrong , agree with what you say though , never thought i would see they day when we couldnt compete with Brighton . Its beyond sad .

[First Wizard 0]

[quote user="Loan City Fc "][quote user="Gunns NO Legend"]Yes how pathetic is this a player we have bid for twice but cannot agree on a fee now close to a move to that massive club Brighton , RIP  Norwich City this club is dead , killed by Delia Smith 2010 .
[/quote] Are we going to survive another year then ? or did you get the date wrong , agree with what you say though , never thought i would see they day when we couldnt compete with Brighton . Its beyond sad .
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Its shameful, thats what it is.

[JuanVelasco 27]

Thoughts as in actually used my brain to consider the situation, instead of looking at the size of our attendances and the size of theirs.....

People have made reference to us being beaten to a player by Brighton, but why not hold judgement until a) Brighton actually sign him and b) We know the fee. If Brighton go and pay 750k for Dickinson, or even 600k for that matter, who are the real mugs? I would say quite possibly Brighton.

Here we have a player with a semi decent / pretty good record in League Two, who didnt do anything in ten games last year in League One (no goals whatsoever).

Is refusing to match Brightons price really a big club being outbid for a player? Or is it a big club not being held to ransom for a player that quite frankly would probably be no good for us next year if we got promoted?

I wouldnt pay a penny more than 350k for a player of Dickinsons calibre, bearing in mind that we could probably get Grant Holt for around 350k - 400k, a player that has scored goals regularly in three divisions.

If Brighton end up signing Dickinson for 200k, and we couldnt match that offer, then yes I will be worried. But if we are talking 500k+ for one half decent player, then I am afraid that I am firmly with Gunn and the club on this one....... Brighton can have him.

He is quite frankly, a player that didnt even score many goals in Sunday League football and had one good season in League Two. 

[S.Yorks Canary 0]

its a joke.....if we want him stump up and pay the money, if we dont then fair enough but they should let us know whats happening.

Being outbid by Brighton is a joke and thats no disrespect to Brighton, but in terms of resources the two clubs are miles apart.

 

[DEB (never forgotten) 0]

[quote user="S.Yorks Canary"]

its a joke.....if we want him stump up and pay the money, if we dont then fair enough but they should let us know whats happening.

Being outbid by Brighton is a joke and thats no disrespect to Brighton, but in terms of resources the two clubs are miles apart.

 

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Should be - but you have to realise that Smith & her Board have brought the club to it''s knees, including financially.

Debts of £22m. I would imagine that Brighton are in a much healthier position than us.

[TheCardinal 0]

May God have mercy on all those that have allowed this club to descend to the level in which we''re losing out on targets to bloody Brighton. For crying out loud.

[The Butler 0]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

[Trent Canary 0]

[quote user="The Butler"]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

[/quote]Maybe we didnt think he was value for money? I have no idea what the fee is, but im sure we would have the same outcry if we signed him for 500k and he turned out to be useless.

[CanaryOne 0]

[quote user="Trent Canary"][quote user="The Butler"]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

[/quote]Maybe we didnt think he was value for money? I have no idea what the fee is, but im sure we would have the same outcry if we signed him for 500k and he turned out to be useless.[/quote] Maybe so , but we put in two bids which rather gives the impression we wanted him , outbid by Brighton , clubs a laughing stock .

[7rew 0]

[quote user="Gunn Be Gone"][quote user="Trent Canary"][quote user="The Butler"]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

[/quote]Maybe we didnt think he was value for money? I have no idea what the fee is, but im sure we would have the same outcry if we signed him for 500k and he turned out to be useless.[/quote] Maybe so , but we put in two bids which rather gives the impression we wanted him , outbid by Brighton , clubs a laughing stock .[/quote]It also rather gives the impression that we had a good idea of what we think he is worth.If anyone thinks he is worth more than we do then they will outbid us.Simple.

[Time to go Delia 0]

[quote user="7rew"][quote user="Gunn Be Gone"][quote user="Trent Canary"][quote user="The Butler"]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

[/quote]Maybe we didnt think he was value for money? I have no idea what the fee is, but im sure we would have the same outcry if we signed him for 500k and he turned out to be useless.[/quote] Maybe so , but we put in two bids which rather gives the impression we wanted him , outbid by Brighton , clubs a laughing stock .[/quote]It also rather gives the impression that we had a good idea of what we think he is worth.If anyone thinks he is worth more than we do then they will outbid us.Simple.[/quote] And you really believe that , we bid low because we dont think hes worth anymore ? Oh and we dont think Lee is worth his fee either lol , maybe its best if we do just stick to freebies , they must be worth what they cost .

[Sideshow Tim 110]

[quote user="DEB (never forgotten)"][quote user="S.Yorks Canary"]

 I would imagine that Brighton are in a much healthier position than us.

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Codswallop, they haven''t even got their own ground

[7rew 0]

[quote user="Loan City Fc "] And you really believe that , we bid low because we dont think hes worth anymore ? Oh and we dont think Lee is worth his fee either lol , maybe its best if we do just stick to freebies , they must be worth what they cost .[/quote]I believe it to be a possibility.Would you like it if we bid more than we felt a player was worth?   Or would you cry that we were being held to ransom and that we were wasting our money.Exactly.

Also, do you seriously beileve a player is better just beacause he commands a higher fee?

[Trent Canary 0]

[quote user="Gunn Be Gone"][quote user="Trent Canary"][quote user="The Butler"]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

[/quote]Maybe we didnt think he was value for money? I have no idea what the fee is, but im sure we would have the same outcry if we signed him for 500k and he turned out to be useless.[/quote] Maybe so , but we put in two bids which rather gives the impression we wanted him , outbid by Brighton , clubs a laughing stock .[/quote]But again, by the same token if we kept upping our bid for him the club would be excused of poor negotiation, wasting money etc etc. Theres other strikers out there who may represent better value for money. Im all for pushing the boat out when it comes to a quality player such as Huckerby, or what we should have done with Martin Taylor. But on a player who doesnt strike me as anything special? Its interesting to note that Dickinson ''allegedly'' came out and said he was upset with the ''unrealistic evaluation'' Derby put on him.

[DEB (never forgotten) 0]

[quote user="Sideshow Tim"][quote user="DEB (never forgotten)"][quote user="S.Yorks Canary"]

 I would imagine that Brighton are in a much healthier position than us.

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Codswallop, they haven''t even got their own ground

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Soon will have:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Falmer_Stadium.jpg

Tony Bloom, Brighton & Hove Albion Chairman.

After 12 years in the seat, Dick Knight made way for Brighton fan and professional poker player Tony Bloom to take over the club, Bloom also invested £93m towards building of new stadium Falmer.

[Simon Lappin, King Of Spain 0]

[quote user="Trent Canary"][quote user="Gunn Be Gone"][quote user="Trent Canary"][quote user="The Butler"]

Check them out DEB been in administration once could have been again and have a faily large debt.

So how can they afford to out bid "liitle old Norwich"

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Maybe we didnt think he was value for money? I have no idea what the fee is, but im sure we would have the same outcry if we signed him for 500k and he turned out to be useless.
[/quote] Maybe so , but we put in two bids which rather gives the impression we wanted him , outbid by Brighton , clubs a laughing stock .
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But again, by the same token if we kept upping our bid for him the club would be excused of poor negotiation, wasting money etc etc. Theres other strikers out there who may represent better value for money. Im all for pushing the boat out when it comes to a quality player such as Huckerby, or what we should have done with Martin Taylor. But on a player who doesnt strike me as anything special? Its interesting to note that Dickinson ''allegedly'' came out and said he was upset with the ''unrealistic evaluation'' Derby put on him.
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At least some people are talking a litttle bit of sense! it''s disappointing yes, but ultimately he''s a player of dubious quality. I would rather we didn''t spend £500000 or whatever the price tag Derby have put him on a 24 year old who is yet to set the world alight and instead went after a striker of genuine talent. More fools Brighton for potentially spending a lot of money (by League one standards) on an  average player.

[Mr. Bump 0]

Didn''t Huddersfield get a 750,000 bid accepted for Rickie Lambert?Would rather pay 250k more for him.