How the eff would Preston know what we’d offered Small. I don’t doubt they’ve offered a decent wack but even that’s not a given they’ve offered anything.
How the eff would Preston know what we’d offered Small. I don’t doubt they’ve offered a decent wack but even that’s not a given they’ve offered anything.
Genuine question - isn’t that what agents are for?!
How the eff would Preston know what we’d offered Small. I don’t doubt they’ve offered a decent wack but even that’s not a given they’ve offered anything.
Genuine question - isn’t that what agents are for?!
But we are told by others on here transfer fees must be undisclosed’ because of the knowledge it gives other clubs 😉😆
I think we know that within football circles contracts and fees are effectively known but ‘media’ reports likely exaggerate / misrepresent.
How the eff would Preston know what we’d offered Small. I don’t doubt they’ve offered a decent wack but even that’s not a given they’ve offered anything.
Genuine question - isn’t that what agents are for?!
I would suggest that a decent agent doesn’t reveal anything about what’s on the table from another club. He wants the interested club to make an offer and why would you tell them this is what you need to beat. If it’s not acceptable you knock it back and say we’ve had better whether that’s true or not.
How the eff would Preston know what we’d offered Small. I don’t doubt they’ve offered a decent wack but even that’s not a given they’ve offered anything.
Genuine question - isn’t that what agents are for?!
But we are told by others on here transfer fees must be undisclosed’ because of the knowledge it gives other clubs 😉😆
I think we know that within football circles contracts and fees are effectively known but ‘media’ reports likely exaggerate / misrepresent.
If clubs are both battling over a player they would be well aware of the transfer fee and wages offered by another club through the agent. I think the whole undisclosed agreements are to stop other clubs outside of that from knowing so say if small was to leave and we got given X amount of compensation if we were to go to hull and try and sign one of their players it stops them going we know uve just made an extra 300k from small give us an extra 200k of that or you’re not signing him etc
Rumours going around from Preston’s end that they’ve offered Small 5k a week more than us to get him to sign
If they have that would be foolish IMO.
£250k a year MORE?
He would be mad not to take that if true.
Injuries can turn in to no future all too quickly.
On the other hand, you've got to be at the right club for you. Join a struggling team, with disgruntlement in the stands, and things can get pretty grim. The Charlton fans will be a lot more understanding if he has a bad game, or the team struggles. And Preston is a pretty underwhelming club at the moment.
And if he has a decent season for us in the Championship, then next summer he may then get a MUCH more attractive alternative than Preston.
Rumours going around from Preston’s end that they’ve offered Small 5k a week more than us to get him to sign
If they have that would be foolish IMO.
£250k a year MORE?
He would be mad not to take that if true.
Injuries can turn in to no future all too quickly.
On the other hand, you've got to be at the right club for you. Join a struggling team, with disgruntlement in the stands, and things can get pretty grim. The Charlton fans will be a lot more understanding if he has a bad game, or the team struggles. And Preston is a pretty underwhelming club at the moment.
And if he has a decent season for us in the Championship, then next summer he may then get a MUCH more attractive alternative than Preston.
In that scenario he still wins though. 250k plus a big salary anyway offsets a grim season knowing he would be sold on anyway.
If he goes to somewhere like Preston it would really piss me off as surely it would literally just be for money and the guy imo at this stage of his career should make a move based on development
If he goes to somewhere like Preston it would really piss me off as surely it would literally just be for money and the guy imo at this stage of his career should make a move based on development
At any stage of their career a footballer should take the money if it’s a significantly bigger offer. You’re one injury away from this being the last contract you ever get. It’s rubbish when it’s us getting outbid, but we don’t seem to mind when we’re doing the outbidding.
If he goes to somewhere like Preston it would really piss me off as surely it would literally just be for money and the guy imo at this stage of his career should make a move based on development
At any stage of their career a footballer should take the money if it’s a significantly bigger offer. You’re one injury away from this being the last contract you ever get. It’s rubbish when it’s us getting outbid, but we don’t seem to mind when we’re doing the outbidding.
I see your point mate however if a player has the ceiling that he seems to have at this point in n his career I think the development is more critical than extra money no championship footballer is on peanuts if I were him I would be thinking less about the highest paid contract and more about what can it do for my career and hopefully develop into the promised land
How the eff would Preston know what we’d offered Small. I don’t doubt they’ve offered a decent wack but even that’s not a given they’ve offered anything.
Genuine question - isn’t that what agents are for?!
I would suggest that a decent agent doesn’t reveal anything about what’s on the table from another club. He wants the interested club to make an offer and why would you tell them this is what you need to beat. If it’s not acceptable you knock it back and say we’ve had better whether that’s true or not.
They must know ball park figures though.
Perhaps Preston have said to the agent Small is a main target, and that they pay c£12-15k for a first teamer… so it is simply that their wage structure trumps ours (by £5k a week). No mucking around. As that is their wage structure. Ie Small wouldn’t accept a lower wage than his new team mates.
Isn’t the agent Jonathan Fortune? I’m sure he would play everything by the book. If Small does go, I believe the club will have done everything possible to keep him. Having been to Deepdale on numerous occasions, I feel there are better places and teams where Small could ply his trade.
Feels a bit like when Wycombe came in for Lloyd Jones in the January window that the long term better option was to stay with us, and compared to Preston I think we're still the long term better option.
For me Preston haven't really done anything in the Championship for a long time so no idea how they can afford to pay good wages with the crowds they get. Think there time could be up this year.
If he goes to somewhere like Preston it would really piss me off as surely it would literally just be for money and the guy imo at this stage of his career should make a move based on development
This is always such an insane view to me. In other job you’re applied for going somewhere else and getting more money, let him do the same. At the end of the day he’s not going to give a shite looking back having earned loads more and go I wish I’d stayed at Charlton
If he goes to somewhere like Preston it would really piss me off as surely it would literally just be for money and the guy imo at this stage of his career should make a move based on development
This is always such an insane view to me. In other job you’re applied for going somewhere else and getting more money, let him do the same. At the end of the day he’s not going to give a shite looking back having earned loads more and go I wish I’d stayed at Charlton
It’s understandable from a Charlton fans perspective because our devotion to our club is not sane. We want all of our best players to stay with us in perpetuity but have no qualms about the club releasing tons of players every year that don’t make the cut. I think, objectively, neutrals would see that for Small it makes more sense to move to a team that have been in the Championship for a decade and are willing to pay you significantly more money than stay with a club that are going to be favourites for relegation and will pay you significantly less. But I understand why Charlton fans would cling on to arguments to the contrary, because I do too.
If he goes to somewhere like Preston it would really piss me off as surely it would literally just be for money and the guy imo at this stage of his career should make a move based on development
This is always such an insane view to me. In other job you’re applied for going somewhere else and getting more money, let him do the same. At the end of the day he’s not going to give a shite looking back having earned loads more and go I wish I’d stayed at Charlton
But football isn’t a normal job mate I’m not saying the guy shouldn’t go but not to somewhere of a similar team as us. A championship footballer on average earns what ? £15k a week ? If the club is right that 15k is better than 20k at the wrong club in terms of career and future earnings. Take the tax out the difference isn’t that great
If Preston have quadrupled his wages, I hope he uses some of his new found income to take a trip to the national railway museum in York and make a day out of it
to have all that extra income sloshing around and not take advantage of that on your doorstep
So a random social media account said Thierry Small is going to Preston for a big wage increase and it's suddenly Gospel and many Cafc fans run with it.
A good chance that Thierry does leave as the days become weeks despite our promotion if we hear nothing of scarfy and the official site teasing us that there is good Small news on its way.
TS is an enthusiastic character who can beat 3 players in one go (Lincoln home match at the Valley attacking the Jimmy Seed end) or the mandatory running the ball out of play.
He is going to be more consistent as he learns his craft and it would give his Charlton team mates and especially the fans a boost for the popular player on and off the pitch if he signed a new contract with the escape clause that would be fair to both Cafc and Thierry.
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I think we know that within football circles contracts and fees are effectively known but ‘media’ reports likely exaggerate / misrepresent.
And if he has a decent season for us in the Championship, then next summer he may then get a MUCH more attractive alternative than Preston.
Having been to Deepdale on numerous occasions, I feel there are better places and teams where Small could ply his trade.
For me Preston haven't really done anything in the Championship for a long time so no idea how they can afford to pay good wages with the crowds they get. Think there time could be up this year.
Preston isn't a great place to live, let's be honest, and whilst it's more money, will they have more ambition than us? Doubtful
to have all that extra income sloshing around and not take advantage of that on your doorstep
A good chance that Thierry does leave as the days become weeks despite our promotion if we hear nothing of scarfy and the official site teasing us that there is good Small news on its way.
TS is an enthusiastic character who can beat 3 players in one go (Lincoln home match at the Valley attacking the Jimmy Seed end) or the mandatory running the ball out of play.
He is going to be more consistent as he learns his craft and it would give his Charlton team mates and especially the fans a boost for the popular player on and off the pitch if he signed a new contract with the escape clause that would be fair to both Cafc and Thierry.