Green and Yellow fellow 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Any update on this case? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mervmeister 18 Posted July 15, 2013 But concerned that Ashley Barnes is meant to be the alternative! Shocking player!Please let''s just get Hooper damnit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted July 15, 2013 There is no way that a club like celtic are going to be publically held to ransom for a £4m player. I sense if this has come from Norwich it is a public way of binning the interest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted July 15, 2013 I was sceptical about our chances of getting Hooper until I heard that we''d offered £4m AND a player.Why do people think we''re going to hear, either way at bang on 5pm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sussexyellow 55 Posted July 15, 2013 [quote user="Yorkshire Canary"]There is no way that a club like celtic are going to be publically held to ransom for a £4m player. I sense if this has come from Norwich it is a public way of binning the interest[/quote]If there is a deadline it is more likely to be for Norwich''s benefit, i.e. do the deal or we will move on to another target. As you say Celtic will not be held to ransom and I would expect to now see more activity from Norwich on other targets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted July 15, 2013 That''s correct. Hooper needs us, more than we need him. (Although we obviously want him, but there are other fish to fry if not, and Celtic could be left with an unhappy player on their hands) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Sky Sports reporting QPR have made an improved bid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoddys Jockstrap 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Just after our ''deadline''. Good night nurse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted July 15, 2013 Cant see him going to qpr to play in the championship, think he would reject it and run his contract down to leave on a free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoddys Jockstrap 0 Posted July 15, 2013 this ''deadline'' idea is so moronic. Cant believe we''re doing that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morisons Prozac 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Forces Celtic''s hand so we can push through the sale or if not we can move on to our other targets. What''s so stupid about that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted July 15, 2013 What''s to say we are? Not seen that idea actually confirmed anywhere, still just media speculation. That being said you have to draw a line somewhere, if there is a deadline it''s more likely that it''s a "if we haven''t got him by close of play on Monday then we''ll have to move on", rather than any sort of threat to Celtic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted July 15, 2013 I dont think the deadline is that stupid. If the club have got wind via hoopers agent that he has no intention of dropping down to the championship then it leaves celtic in limbo. They either accept our bid thats lower than qpr''s and get a decent amount for their player or they reject it and accept qpr''s then hooper rejects that and walks away for free in 12 months time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted July 15, 2013 [quote user="Snoddys Jockstrap"]this ''deadline'' idea is so moronic. Cant believe we''re doing that.[/quote]Not moronic at all. If it''s a definite no, then it lets us focus time and money elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kingston Yellow 220 Posted July 15, 2013 [quote user="JF"]I dont think the deadline is that stupid. If the club have got wind via hoopers agent that he has no intention of dropping down to the championship then it leaves celtic in limbo. They either accept our bid thats lower than qpr''s and get a decent amount for their player or they reject it and accept qpr''s then hooper rejects that and walks away for free in 12 months time.[/quote]Spot on. Added to which, we''ve drawn a clear line in the sand and can get on and pursuit Plan B if Celtic ar$e about. We cannot leave ourselves in the same position as we did in January where we didn''t have enough time to explore other avenues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lunarcrash 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Have we bid? Haven''t we bid? Who knows. McNally likes to do his business in private and I''d say if we are close to getting him then we won''t know until a few days before. This one could rumble on for a week or so yet. I''d like to think he''d chose us over QPR but as everyone knows, money talks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 0 Posted July 15, 2013 You hear it all the time. If rumours are to be believed deadlines are almost commonplace.Hooper has one season left on his contract, they''ll be lucky to get £2million for him in January and be able to replace him.If the offer of £4million plus a player is true, I wonder who it was? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted July 15, 2013 Maybe 4 million plus Becchio? He clearly isnt wanted here and must be the strangest transfer i can remember. Better not be Hoolahan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CJ 0 Posted July 15, 2013 You sometimes have to wonder where these stories about transfers come from . One can not see it being good practice for a club to do it certainly not regularly, so I assume its those agents who are trying to get counter bids in .If Hooper chooses QPR then clearly only cares for the money not quality of challenge. I will be surprised if we do not ge t Hooper in the end but I suspect they will wait and hope for another bid from Villa etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfc2012 0 Posted July 15, 2013 would be a good signing, great finisher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oswald Cobblepot 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Not sure if anyone else has seen it, apparently QPR are going in with an improved offer for Hooper according to SSN on twitter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twitchy 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Six million folks are saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yelloow Since 72 54 Posted July 15, 2013 All of this is being filtered through a media maze, much of which is simply made up. City have been caught up in last minute bargaining over strikers and missed out, including the Hooper saga last January. It doesn''t look like they''re prepared to let that happen again. Deal now or move on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jp1967 0 Posted July 16, 2013 A lot of people up here saying that we have accepted a 6 million bid from QPR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted July 16, 2013 He isn''t keen on QPR though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,735 Posted July 16, 2013 it would be pretty ludicrous to lose out to a Championship club for the sake of 500k. We clealy want the player, both back in January and still now. Get the deal done, get him over to the USA asap and integrate him with the squad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABC (A Basingstoke Canary) 26 Posted July 16, 2013 [quote user="GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary"]it would be pretty ludicrous to lose out to a Championship club for the sake of 500k. We clealy want the player, both back in January and still now. Get the deal done, get him over to the USA asap and integrate him with the squad.[/quote] In that case, I think we should graciously bow out! We clearly do NOT want the player or we would have had him on board already - we clearly DID want RvW hence the reason he is already on board. We may have wanted the player in January (probably as a short term "stop-gap") but we have moved so much further on from this kind of signing - who would probably only be 4th choice striker. Maybe there is a clue in the fact that there is not one other PL team in for him - even new boys Hull have pulled out! Now he may not like Championship level football and have sufficient faith in himself to be a PL player. In that case, he needs to keep his head down, put the extra shift in and walk out on a free in a years time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hog 0 Posted July 16, 2013 I am sure Becchio would look World Class in the SPL, Hooper may or may not be a hit in the EPL, I would rather we went elsewhere now as the whole thing is boring now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mervmeister 18 Posted July 16, 2013 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/harry-redknapp-ups-ante-celtic-2056330Deadline extended by 24hours apparently lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfc2012 0 Posted July 16, 2013 [quote user="Mervmeister"]http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/harry-redknapp-ups-ante-celtic-2056330Deadline extended by 24hours apparently lol[/quote]how this is going could be extended till end of transfer window Share this post Link to post Share on other sites