Spurs after Bees pair

[Jolly Oli]

Hallo, Spurs fan passing through.

Supposedly our director of footy Mr Pleat has got his eye on a couple of your lads - Paul Smith and Kevin O'Connor?

Are they players you've got a lot of time for or ones you'd like to see the back of? Apparently Rangers are after them too.

Nice site you have here.

 

[abee]

Hallo, Spurs fan passing through.

Supposedly our director of footy Mr Pleat has got his eye on a couple of your lads - Paul Smith and Kevin O'Connor?

Are they players you've got a lot of time for or ones you'd like to see the back of? Apparently Rangers are after them too.

Nice site you have here.

They are both rubbish.

Tell Hoddle that it is not Glasgow Rangers who are interested but Berwick Rangers who are looking to strengthen their third eleven.

You can trust me on this Jolly Oli and I will tell you in confidence that if Pleat is looking for a defender we have a guy called Jay Lovett who we are keeping under wraps a bit in case the word gets out with the really big clubs like Spurs. You didn't hear it from me mate.

 

[Edmundo]

I reckon a deal like the Etherington/Davies one would be acceptable - a million for the pair and a decent sell-on clause.

Lovett, however, shouldn't be let go for anything less than a club record.

 

[abee]

Lovett, however, shouldn't be let go for anything less than a club record.

You mean the one by that Status Quo guy for our big Cup Final appearance. Done deal; I'll take it

 

[Burno]

I guess it was only a matter of time until one of the big clubs noticed Lovett. I'll be sad to see him go, but we can't stand in his way!

 

[Jolly Oli]

Barry Fry was very upset when we took Davies and Etherington for one mil. He specifically said he'd been skinned, or something.

So I've learnt:

*Jay Lovett is good
*I don't know Jay Lovett, but he's good
*I didn't hear it from abee
*I did hear from abee that Smith and O'Connor are rubbish

 

[Walshie]

Please don't let Lovett go, not while we have a chance of the play offs.

Oh, ok then, only if it makes sense financially.

 

[AJ]

How will we cope without Mr Lovett tho, bet none of you fools have thought about that!!!

 

[Sweepy]

Update then:

Spurs are interested in Smith, and it appears Rangers are also interested. Both teams are capable of assembling a debt-easing bid (and no £300,000 is not a debt-easing bid IMHO). So what's the betting a crappy £300,000 offer from a Division One club is accepted the minute the transfer window opens?

 

['Ayes B]

Update then:

Spurs are interested in Smith, and it appears Rangers are also interested. Both teams are capable of assembling a debt-easing bid (and no £300,000 is not a debt-easing bid IMHO). So what's the betting a crappy £300,000 offer from a Division One club is accepted the minute the transfer window opens?

The rumour in the Paddock on Saturday was that he was going to Stoke for £250,000

 

[Sweepy]

The rumour in the Paddock on Saturday was that he was going to Stoke for £250,000

An absolute disgrace if true.

 

[West Wilts Bee]

spurs after bees pair

These lads are under contract lets not give them away, £250,000 for Smith is a ****ing joke, bide your time and wait for the hightest bidder, it wont be only spurs that fancy Smith. SO use some bloody sense for once Brentford football club it should be you calling the shots.


Dont forget sell on clause 40% make these greedy premershit teams pay.

 

[mhead bee]

most worryingly is that on club call they are speculating on the transfers without either denying it or confirming it. Cclub call is rubbish as the bloke has less idea than me and I have to pay a fortune to listen to him!!

 

[North London Bee]

I hope we are all just worrying ourselves over nothing but I have to say that we do possess 2 real assets in Smith and Sonko who will both play at the top level.

It is all a matter of brinkmanship. I would suspect that both are attracting serious attention and it is as others have said a matter of how quickly the Board will bite the hands off any bidder.

Both are in contract (yes I know there is a club option for Sonko) until the end of next season so the ideal time to sell would be either at the end of this season or if someone needs them so badly now that we get a silly bid.

Can't see this happening although the West Ham story could well have some credence and he could start for them.

Smith is the best keeper I have seen at GP since McKellar and could well go all the way to the top but I really can't see him starting for any premiership team NOW with the exception of say Aston Villa.

Similarly no first division team seems to be on the lookout for a new starting keeper except Stoke (and maybe Watford or Palace who have no cash) and I do not see Stoke as a good move for Smith as we could well be playing them again next season.

Arsenal or Spurs would be interesting if rather fanciful and depend on whether we wants to learn by sitting on the bench or continue as a first choice.

Reading could still be a fair shout for Sonko as they have fallen away defensively since Upson went back to Arsenal.

God knows how much we would get offered and you know damn well that we haven't sold anyone well since Herman so whilst I realise that we need a short term cash injection I suspect that we will sell for less than we might have got later on particulalrly as there might be a feeling from Noades that Sonko might be a one season wonder.

 

[homerbees]

lol got to laugh at those comments lads, what would we do without jay lovett? PLEASE Noades dont let smithy go on the cheap he is a future england keeper without a doubt, and he always claps those of us fans after the game on the brook road lower tier.

WE GOT PAUL SMITHIO YOUVE GOT F**K ALLIO!!!!

 

[Bee H]

even if we got £2million for Smithy, that old **** Noades would still tell us that we're making losses and have to sell GP !

 

['Ayes B]

even if we got £2million for Smithy, that old **** Noades would still tell us that we're making losses and have to sell GP !

I think in mathmatics they call the principle 'Noades Law'

 

[Mr Cynical]

I think it's pretty unlikely that anyone from the lower divisions is going to be sold for large sums of money, the market just isn't there anymore. Most first division clubs haven't got that sort of money to splash out and Premier league clubs think it's beneath them to invest money in English players, preferring to load their teams with "cheap" foreign players, most of which appear to be on a similar level, if not worse, than the available English ones. (who now, ironically are a lot cheaper..)

 

[Watford Bee]

I think it's pretty unlikely that anyone from the lower divisions is going to be sold for large sums of money, the market just isn't there anymore. Most first division clubs haven't got that sort of money to splash out and Premier league clubs think it's beneath them to invest money in English players, preferring to load their teams with "cheap" foreign players, most of which appear to be on a similar level, if not worse, than the available English ones. (who now, ironically are a lot cheaper..)

Things might just change again as players bought from the League make an impact in the PL. Koumas is starting to play well at WBA (RN please note that even with £6m debts, Tranmere still held out for more for him). As our friend from Spurs mentioned, they have dipped into the Nationwide for players like Davies, King, Etherington etc. Lua Lua and Jenas at Newcastle look like bargains compared to some of the foreign rubbish (Rebrov and the Dutch guy at Chelsea who takes £40k a weeek playing in the stifffs for example).

Unfortunately, on an annual turnover of £2.8m and players wages of £780,000 - we are not in a position to turn down any offers that come our way.

 

[Gee Bee]

Koumas is starting to play well at WBA (RN please note that even with £6m debts

Not right I'm afraid. WBA paid considerably less for him than what was originally agreed last season, when for personl reasons Koumas decided not to move.

 

[Leonardo]

Also apparently players moving to another English club the money has to be paid in 1 lump sum. However when buying foreign muck payments can be spread over installments. Why doesn't Europe accept our intrenal transfer system and that was clubs will not overstreth themselves.

 

[Gee Bee]

Also apparently players moving to another English club the money has to be paid in 1 lump sum. However when buying foreign muck payments can be spread over installments. Why doesn't Europe accept our intrenal transfer system and that was clubs will not overstreth themselves.

Not right, 50% has to be paid up front then the remainder can be paid over 12 instalments. There are even ways around this, because Bradford purchased an insurance policy, whereby the insurance company pay the transfer fee as stated, but charge Braford on instalment basis over the period of the players contract, obviously with tasty interest added. When BRadford went in administration their biggest creditor was a german insurance company called Gerling for excess of £8m!!