Rumours Rumours - Summer 2021 edition (Deadline Day from p814)

J BLOCK said:

Nearly a player a day needed now ..

Or seven in one day?

I'm imagining that top class journalist Jim White, with his stupid f*cking yellow tie, constantly saying "we're going back to The Valley for some more breaking news" over and over again! 

chev said:

https://twitter.com/footyinsider247/status/1430545773146644481?s=19

Could be bollocks of course, but gotta just stump up 500k surely? If he’s actually a player we want lets go all out to get him. We’re desperate for a CM

cabbles said:

Out of interest, does anyone know if the budget available to Adkins is more or less than what Bowyer had the season we went up?

Depends how you look at it. We had no money for fees when Bowyer was here but he inherited a much higher wage bill to play with, as well as a more talented crop of u23’s

I’m surprised Gillingham view Dempsey as the same value as Kirk. Personally think Kirk is worth more in a transfer market. 

ElliotCAFC said:

Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k

Those people are the type of moron who goes to a house viewing and offers the asking price

ElliotCAFC said:

Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k

It the same lot who were moaning we weren't bidding for anyone! If we've put in a cheeky offer of £200k, my guess is that we knew they would reject it but it's an opening negotiation bid! Now that's business sense in my opinion, but there are some people you'll never please 
It wouldn't surprise me if the same lot would've moaned if we had bid £750k straight away, and they would say we paid too much!!

DessieValley said:

stoneroses19 said:

I’m surprised Gillingham view Dempsey as the same value as Kirk. Personally think Kirk is worth more in a transfer market. 

Trouble with leaving business late is clubs will know we are desperate for signings and will up the price (unless they need the cash). They also have to find a replacement 

Gills can't afford to replace him, and even if they could I thought they were under a transfer embargo.

Redmidland said:

ElliotCAFC said:

Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k

It the same lot who were moaning we weren't bidding for anyone! If we've put in a cheeky offer of £200k, my guess is that we knew they would reject it but it's an opening negotiation bid! Now that's business sense in my opinion, but there are some people you'll never please 
It wouldn't surprise me if the same lot would've moaned if we had bid £750k straight away, and they would say we paid too much!!

Exactly this. Some out there have no clue how these processes nor negotiations work 🤦🏻‍♂️. I am only too pleased to see a) a bid for a player is out in the public domain b) the player that has been bid upon looks pretty decent at L1 level.

Unless a bidding war starts and if we are serious about him and not using him as a pawn to secure another target (ie express serious interest elsewhere to try to close out a deal for an already preferred target), we will probably secure him undisclosed but between our opening and their bottom end estimate. Whatever happens, like others, I really hope Nigel has a few new quality options to use come this weekend in order to kick start our season.

BR7_addick said:

Not one for Wikipedia, but Dempsey has won 3 POTY awards in his career thus far, can’t be bad that.

Been told he's best player at club by a mile by someone very close to the club.

I'm never in the know but £500k gets him

DessieValley said:

stoneroses19 said:

I’m surprised Gillingham view Dempsey as the same value as Kirk. Personally think Kirk is worth more in a transfer market. 

Trouble with leaving business late is clubs will know we are desperate for signings and will up the price (unless they need the cash). They also have to find a replacement 

But Gillingham need the money for their own business (and are ALSO running out of time.) It's more bluff and brinkmanship than anything.

ElliotCAFC said:

Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k

Well, they're not wrong in a way. What's wrong with bunging down £500k & say take it or leave it. No haggling, just do the deal. Its not like we can be choosy now is it.

The Prince-e-Paul said:

If we sign Dempsey that's our purchasing done. Only loans after that is my guess. 

Yeah I think you’re prob right, but the way things are going, I’d be happy with Dempsey & some decent loans. Loan players that are going to play every week not just turn up & train (Smith etc). 

golfaddick said:

ElliotCAFC said:

Usual suspects on Twitter complaining the clubs skint and TS has given us no budget because our opening offer for Dempsey was only £200k

Well, they're not wrong in a way. What's wrong with bunging down £500k & say take it or leave it. No haggling, just do the deal. Its not like we can be choosy now is it.

£500k is a lot of someone else's money. What's the average value of the pension pots you advise on? Someone on average earnings will take 20 years to earn that!

We may well have to eventually spend £500k, but based on Gillingham's financial dire straits it seems a reasonable strategy. I'm not aware of clubs queueing up for him.  

CharltontillidieCOYR said:

Backup gk - 
lb -

Cm lowery
Cm/am dempsey

Lw/rw.   sims

get rid of schwartz 
replace with Jephcott

Aneke replacement - size and goals

job done

how good would that be 😂

Winning a £100 million Euromillions jackpot would be good also - but that isn't happening either!