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Chris Mepham

Sad to see him go. Great to see such a talent come through our club. I think he's worth more than £12m but it's not possible to get more if you're in the Champ. When Bournemouth sell him in a couple of years they will get a lot more having done a lot less work but that is where we are in the food chain at the moment (and to be fair Exeter could make the same complaint about Watkins, Charlton about Konsa etc.)

The club deserves enormous credit for how they have brought Chris through and hopefully now they can repeat the trick with some of our current B team.
 

Chris Mepham

I would doubt they'd pay 15 mill up front. Probably 12 mill with add-ons, which is what I'd say he's worth
 

Chris Mepham

cliffbee said:
I would doubt they'd pay 15 mill up front. Probably 12 mill with add-ons, which is what I'd say he's worth
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I reckon MB would trade £3m up front for a decent sell on. Say 20%. When he goes for £40m to Spurs that's £8 for us...
 

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North London Bee said:
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.
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Paul Smith Southampton ;)
 

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grutter said:
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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Yep and we don't owe anyone any sell on fees.
 

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Hullbee said:
Also when we sold Herman were they not top flight
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Wimbledon were a Premier League team and went on to be relegated the season HH joined them.
 

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FlyBee said:
I reckon MB would trade £3m up front for a decent sell on. Say 20%. When he goes for £40m to Spurs that's £8 for us...
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Was Diane Abbott your maths teacher?:D
 

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Houghton Bee said:
Wimbledon were a Premier League team and went on to be relegated the season HH joined them.
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Extra fact iirc he then transferred to Ipswich in the Prem and was relegated the following season with them as well :cool: (checked, I was wrong, relegated two seasons after the Dons)
 

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TheHairdresser said:
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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We'd need to hit automatic promotion form to even hit 70 points (i.e. 2ppg). While it isn't impossible, it's highly unlikely that we'd make up enough points to end up in one of the slots. We'd have to go on an extremely good run to be able to pull up there.

Therefore it makes sense to sell Mepham now and to bridge in someone new. It's not impossible we'd make it, but statically speaking it makes more sense to plan otherwise, and for next season.
 

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TheHairdresser said:
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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Invipai said:
We'd need to hit automatic promotion form to even hit 70 points (i.e. 2ppg). While it isn't impossible, it's highly unlikely that we'd make up enough points to end up in one of the slots. We'd have to go on an extremely good run to be able to pull up there.

Therefore it makes sense to sell Mepham now and to bridge in someone new. It's not impossible we'd make it, but statically speaking it makes more sense to plan otherwise, and for next season.
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Perhaps history will repeat itself............

In 2013, Frank was handed his first managerial role in senior football when he was named as manager of Danish side Brondby but he failed to win any of his first eight games in a run that included a 5-2 defeat to FC Midtjylland (who Brentford owner Matthew Benham would eventually become majority shareholder of a year later), picking up just three points in the process.

However, over the course of the next 25 games Brondby lost just three times and went on a nine-game unbeaten run immediately after their eight game winless streak, finishing the season in 4th which gained them qualification to the Third qualifying round of the Europa League.

The similarities to his start at Brentford are stark - after his first ten games in charge the Bees have now gone on a seven-game unbeaten run, picking up 12 points from six games that included impressive victories over Stoke City and Rotherham United.
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Chris Mepham

Top professional. Hope he goes on to great things in the game. Financial security for the club. Good deal all round.
 

Chris Mepham

Sky reckon this is done:

14:28 BREAKING NEWS

Bournemouth have completed the signing of Brentford defender Chris Mepham for £12m on a long-term contract, according to Sky sources.
 

Chris Mepham

As a matter of interest will the transfer fees received this financial year cover our operating losses for this financial year. Maybe MB`s bank balance could take a year off rather than being hit and hit hard.

A good deal for everybody. Not sure what if any part Rob Rowan took in the development of this player, but I feel he is going to be a hell of a job to replace.
 

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Maz said:
Sky reckon this is done:

14:28 BREAKING NEWS

Bournemouth have completed the signing of Brentford defender Chris Mepham for £12m on a long-term contract, according to Sky sources.
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I reckon Banana reckoned it was done a few hours ago lol
 

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Bees transfers to the top flight? The great Peter Broadbent to then all conquering Wolves.

And I seem to remember (but could be wrong) that Leslie Smith went from GP to Aston Villa.
 

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IDontBeeLieveIt said:


DS going to come after one of our other CBs now if they're throwing money around?
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I am calling absolute bulls*t here. I've generally found him reliable in the past, but there is no way that Villa are in a position to suddenly offer that money at this point in time.
 

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larrysigny said:
Bees transfers to the top flight? The great Peter Broadbent to then all conquering Wolves.

And I seem to remember (but could be wrong) that Leslie Smith went from GP to Aston Villa.
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Jimmy Bloomfield to Arsenal
 

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Invipai said:
I am calling absolute bulls*t here. I've generally found him reliable in the past, but there is no way that Villa are in a position to suddenly offer that money at this point in time.
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They may have offered more than the £12m he thinks AFCB are paying, though. I agree, it's BS in an attempt to get something in first that's a bit different. Now all the clickbait sites will repeat it lol.
 

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Maz said:
Sky reckon this is done:

14:28 BREAKING NEWS

Bournemouth have completed the signing of Brentford defender Chris Mepham for £12m on a long-term contract, according to Sky sources.
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I appreciate that the devil is in the detail with clauses and add-ons etcetera etcetera, but I was hoping that it would be close to £15m than £12m....
 

Chris Mepham

Glad he's joined them, much better fit than someone like Huddersfield.

What great business, once again!!
 

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swr22 said:
I appreciate that the devil is in the detail with clauses and add-ons etcetera etcetera, but I was hoping that it would be close to £15m than £12m....
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Why don't you post "Sources close to the bar of my local believe it to be closer to £15m than the £12m reported on SSN" and then watch it get picked up!!!
 

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jlove said:
Why don't you post "Sources close to the bar of my local believe it to be closer to £15m than the £12m reported on SSN" and then watch it get picked up!!!
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Yup. I think that it is also a factor of who is talking in terms of what gets reported. Bournemouth likely to be pushing out that it was cheaper whereas Brentford tend to hold things very close to our chests, which probably systematically pushes down the values reported in the press.
 

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swr22 said:
Yup. I think that it is also a factor of who is talking in terms of what gets reported. Bournemouth likely to be pushing out that it was cheaper whereas Brentford tend to hold things very close to our chests, which probably systematically pushes down the values reported in the press.
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I'd believe neither club is saying anything. That £12m figure has been bouncing around most of the day, so it's easy to repeat. Actually, a hack can say "... for £20m" and neither club would come out and deny it as they'd have to say what it really was, though they may drop something to their usual mouthpiece to make it clear it's not true. This is how most modern journalists work, they know that it can't be refuted without publishing the true number so they just pick something makes a headline... fearless investigative journalism.
 

Chris Mepham

Villa putting a bid in for Mepham is 100% accurate

He opted for Howe as opposed to going back to work with Dean Smith

Villa offered more ? upfront but looks like Bees will benefit in the long-term with the Mepham deal from Bournemouth

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#afcb #avfc
 

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On this one I can claim ITK and the previous summer offer was 15m. However I don't know if this was up front or incl of add ons.
 

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12m seems to be a little on the low side to me given previous rejected offers in the summer - if it is that figure I hope we have a lot of add-ons included.
 

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Invipai said:
I am calling absolute bulls*t here. I've generally found him reliable in the past, but there is no way that Villa are in a position to suddenly offer that money at this point in time.
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Think again!
 

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Bit worrying that villa seem to have the financial clout to put in an offer like that especially with their reported interest in henry and sayers. Thought they were struggling with ffp?
 
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