09 Aug 2016 11:30:22
It's official, MC is nuts (that's why I love the guy) turned down £7 million for Taylor!
Kind of pleased he is sticking to his guns though when any sane person would snap their hands off :-)

1.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 11:50:17
think taylor will still go this window but think mc holding out for more think around 9 mill would do it. fair play to mc we do have to sell all clubs do but at least he is getting decent price, which makes me wonder why cook went bit cheap maybe big sell on clause which would be amazing.

2.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 12:00:10
@bermo I think you're probably right, he will let him go for stupid money like McBadgekisser.

3.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 13:03:42
First rule of negotiating, always turn down the first offer.
Prime example, think back to Ridsdale's days and the first offer of his wages. Player and agent silent, thinking, wow I can't believe they've offered so much. Ridsdale misinterpreting the silence then upping the offer by about 20%!

4.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 13:07:55
7-9m for Taylor you would take that, just hope that we are planning for who comes in (which you have to believe we are otherwise that would be really dumb) .

That money would pay for a quality replacement (kid from Walsall type) , Liam moore CH Leicester or similar, Bridcut or similar and money left over for a surprise quality forward/ forward midfielder type. Simple really as Taylor doesn't want to be here so won't play as well as last season.

Monk then would have 10 of his picks in squad and no excuses cause it would be his team more or less.

5.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 13:21:08
I agree sell and reinvest LB CB and a Striker!

6.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 13:58:34
Classic Ridsdale story. So far fetched it has to be true!

7.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 14:48:55
Ridsdale always denied it and said he knew what Seth Johnson was on beforehand but it makes you wonder! I agree, take £9m if offered provided it all gets spent on at least 3 quality additions.

{Ed001's Note - if he knew what Johnson was on beforehand, why did he not just double it? Why did he offer a wage that was many times more than his current one? Ridsdale is just embarrassed because he was a fool. Probably just upset that he wasn't able to skim that money into his bank account too, like the big chunk he paid himself before the administrators came in, and again at Bradford he did the same.}

8.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 16:16:47
Ridsdale is a bellend.

{Ed001's Note - bit harsh. On bellends....}

9.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 18:35:00
Bit harsh perhaps . O leary is the real bellend as any decent manager would have spent the money on half decent players, not Johnson, fowler etc.

10.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 20:16:29
Fowler WAS a decent signing for us, he got a goal every other game - don't stick him in the same bracket as Seth Johnson!

11.) 09 Aug 2016
09 Aug 2016 21:32:59
Good point Lancaster and nice to see you! Odreary did refuse Lampard for just 3m more than Seth Johnson. Huge error. We'd have won the league in 02 had we made that move. I thought Fowler was good for us and we sold Keane too early.

Publicity and Odreary were both bellends of highest order.

12.) 10 Aug 2016
10 Aug 2016 07:24:48
Ok George, sterland maybe a bit harsh on fowler. Yes I feel we'd have won it had we got lampard that year . Crazy not to sign him.