Chris Mepham
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Chris Mepham
Good luck to him.
Nice little sell on too hopefully, because his value will double come the end of the season.
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The right time. A very good prospect. Hopefully he proves himself and is sold for mega money and Brentford make even more from him! 
Good luck to Meps.
Good luck to Meps.
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12m is a lot for a rookie who has hardly played a full season but after the numbers being banged around it spookily seems a little light and disappointing. However I doubt Sky are doing any more than guessing as it wlll be undisclosed so how they know before the ink is dry I don't know,.
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I thought they offered 10 in the summer. Imagine how the deal is structured has a lot to do with how appealing it is. Might be similar upfront funds - but could get more money for PL and International appearances, goals, higher sell on etc.
Chris Mepham
Well it could be £12m up front, with further payments down the line, based on appearances, international caps etc...obviously with a decent sell on fee as well.
Sky aren't overly clear on the exact terms of the deal, but I doubt it's £9m raising to £12m with add ons for instance...that's likely just the initial fee.
Sky aren't overly clear on the exact terms of the deal, but I doubt it's £9m raising to £12m with add ons for instance...that's likely just the initial fee.
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In some respects does the fee matter. We know how PG &RA operate so they will struck the best possible deal won't they?
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It does, but imo the £20m being touted around on here was a pipe dream for a division 2 defender with little experience. I thought we might get to £15m plus hefty add ons, but even that was probably a bit ambitious. The key will be in the add ons, as if he reaches the potential many on here think he has, there will be some more substantial dough rolling in in a couple of years.
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A couple of rough diamonds and maybe some pre contracts for the summer. In my opinion
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Chris Mepham
Was a pleasure seeing him play for us. Has a great future in the game and can't wait for Bournemouth to sell him for £75M in a couple of years time.
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Would rather Bournemouth than many others, a team with a similar footballing philosophy, stable in the pl and a good coach in Eddie Howe. This is actually a good move for Mepham I feel unlike many others who leave(money aside)
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Chris Mepham
Hope we have a few GPG folks spying this afternoon at BSqaud game today to see if there are any new faces around the team
Chris Mepham
As far as I remember they offered £8m last January and then £10m last summer.
Reports at the time were that we weren't willing to accept less than £15m, but being out of the play-off race maybe we've come to a compromise with add-ons.
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News paper/TV news guesswork, all deals are confidential and therefore not public knowledge, the true amount might be found somewhere in the BFC accounts next year, but I very much doubt it, does it really matter how much we receive?, I trust that the club has struck the best possible deal, whatever we get will be all profit and not bad for a young 21 year old who cost us nothing, remember we don't get shafted anymore, our DoF's are shrewd in transfer dealings, and no doubt good add ons were included in the deal, good luck to Chris, he's going to a good club with one of the best managers in the country who will bring out the best in him.
We move on now with a little bit more money in the war chest
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An amazing turnaround for a player discarded or turned down by several clubs and in particular how QPR let him go and how disheartening that must have been for a young lad. He ( and BFC) has a lot to thank his mother for for persuading him to have one more go at being a professional footballer with us.
From the scrap heap to a Premiership player and who knows where next.
From the scrap heap to a Premiership player and who knows where next.
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I believe we turned down more from another club. Anyway, we'll never know the amount or structure but, as has been said, our sales team can be trusted to do a good job again. The upside potential with Chris should be real, though, if he develops on his potential.
Most players we've sold have been to richer Championship clubs at peak value, with a few exceptions, so it shows how far we've come that we can sell to a PL club with big sell-on possibility.
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Good luck to him. Bournemouth is exactly the right club for him in terms of profile, style of play and excellant head coach. He's someone who's career everyone will keep an eye on.
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We don’t compromise on the fee demanded.
We will have received the deal we wanted.
This will be a club record fee.
There is nothing owed to another club.
This is the first time we have ever sold a player directly to a Premier League team.
A massive day for the club.
We will have received the deal we wanted.
This will be a club record fee.
There is nothing owed to another club.
This is the first time we have ever sold a player directly to a Premier League team.
A massive day for the club.
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I do feel that this season is going to drift into obscurity which by the way is fine by me at this stage, so I agree that there probably won't be some huge influx of players. We have a strong 14 and a few back ups beyond that which will see us through, if we were in the top 6 I would see it diffirently.
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Chris Mepham
The right time. A very good prospect. Hopefully he proves himself and is sold for mega money and Brentford make even more from him!
Good luck to Meps.
I think your point “ very good prospect “ to me sums up Mepham, he’s got a lot more to learn, not to sure he will start in Bournemouth’s first team yet
Chris Mepham
I'm sure if he can play international football he's good enough to start in the premiership.
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Chris Mepham
In the Benham era- we’ve sold directly before (eg DJ Campbell), obviously.
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Simon Moore to Cardiff in 2013 if I recall but obviously he was signed as 3rd/4th goalkeeper
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Well pleased with this. Smaller club than us but at least Premier for time being. Well done all concerned and good luck to the lad.
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BBC seem to think the fee is £12m, but probably just repeating what has been said elsewhere: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46958630
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I think the next 4 mths will be hugely important to the club, I don't think a tilt for the play-offs is off the table by any means. 12pts off six with 48pts to play for, plenty of 6 pointers in Feb & March, anything could happen. Hull put together 6 wins in 7 and look where it took them. I do know the pressure will be on the clubs who have sat in the play-off positions for most of the season, BFC can go into these clashes free of this.
Guessing 71>74 pts total will be needed, so its 37>40 pts the Bees will need. 12/13 with 3/4 draws, given the idiosyncracies of this lge its possible.
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I hink it was £50,000 (in 1973) of which Chelsea got £11,000 as a result of the terms of the original transfer.
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I like an optimist and agree it could happen depending on injuries and suspensions. We've definitely got our mojo back.
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I reckon we need to be within 6 points of 6th with 10 games to go. 6 wins from the next 8 is probably required. Long shot but certainly possible.
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Chris Mepham
My initial feeling is disappointment that Chris Mepham is leaving.
Then it turns to jealousy that AFC Bournemouth (who I still think of as a middle of the road/decent league 2 side from 10 years ago.) have signed our youth product from us. I know the reality, but we can't compete with Bournemouth.
12 million. It's a decent amount. They are PL cash loaded, example of this - they've just signed Liverpool's 7th choice attacker for 19 million. 12 million on a full international with 18 months first team football to his name looks a great deal for them!
Record sale & keeps the wheels in motion finances wise. He may have wanted the move. We're too familiar with risk of an Alan Judge esq injury.
I wish we were a bit more Daniel Levy in how much we sell for! 12 million is fair, pull their pants down!!!
Then it turns to jealousy that AFC Bournemouth (who I still think of as a middle of the road/decent league 2 side from 10 years ago.) have signed our youth product from us. I know the reality, but we can't compete with Bournemouth.
12 million. It's a decent amount. They are PL cash loaded, example of this - they've just signed Liverpool's 7th choice attacker for 19 million. 12 million on a full international with 18 months first team football to his name looks a great deal for them!
Record sale & keeps the wheels in motion finances wise. He may have wanted the move. We're too familiar with risk of an Alan Judge esq injury.
I wish we were a bit more Daniel Levy in how much we sell for! 12 million is fair, pull their pants down!!!
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