VillaChris Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Dale said: Think we booked a small profit vs purchase price. But when we bought him he was unproven in the Premier League. When we sold him he'd been player of the season and was coming into his prime. And of course, Mings lacked a body of work at Premier League level. Marv, theoretically we should break even on (we won't). On basis that he is a known quantity in the league (more challenging than Belgian Pro League). We won't though. Bournemouth knew how desperate we were to get Mings given our other CB signings that summer were Kons, Hause and Engels (and Chester on one leg at that point) so they could afford to keep upping the price knowing we'd eventually pay it. Marvellous is about 9th choice CM now so someone we need to get off the books and it's an obvious signing for Luton given his success there and previous prem experience so assume it will go through soon. We overprice him and he just stays a drain on the wagebill and probably not even making the bench. Edited June 24, 2023 by VillaChris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said: Luton got promoted and hes been vital to them. Anything less than £10m and we've been mugged off Luton record signing was 2 million and will be shopping in that market this summer like Blackpool did They apparently have only ever bought 2 players for over a million. Edited June 24, 2023 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Zatman said: Luton record signing was 2 million and will be shopping in that market this summer like Blackpool did They apparently have only ever bought 2 players for over a million. They’ll obviously have more money to spend than that now they’re in the premier league but I don’t think they will go mad like Forest did last season. £5m + a couple of mil add one in the miraculous event they stay up, would be a decent deal for all parties. Edited June 24, 2023 by david-avfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 They also have mega stadium work to do. 3.or 4 mil is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Even though I want us to sell Marv I'll feel a bit sad seeing him in the Other Football section of the forum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Kingman said: **** all to do with FFP, Luton could afford Nakamba/Steer Forest/Watford could afford Davis Watford could afford Hause Strasbourg could afford Guilbert/Sanson Everton could afford AEG Sheffield Utd could afford Hourihane Spilt could of afford Kalinic Board now... This is just a nonsense post. You have expressed to me you can't even construct a sentence let alone an argument. I'll bid you good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 2 hours ago, CVByrne said: This is just a nonsense post. You have expressed to me you can't even construct a sentence let alone an argument. I'll bid you good day. Oh dear... Someone's been balls deep in the Ascot Favourites!.. Never mind princess, it's Not all about you!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 15 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said: Luton got promoted and hes been vital to them. Anything less than £10m and we've been mugged off Would you rather keep him and turn down £5m+? What's the cheapest you'd sell Marv for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 13 hours ago, leemond2008 said: Even though I want us to sell Marv I'll feel a bit sad seeing him in the Other Football section of the forum. Don't worry. He'll be on page 11 before you know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Luton if you want to be a PL club it's time to start paying PL wages. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) The Zimbabwean media reported he was earning £55k pw, so you could imagine why it might be an issue, if that was indeed correct or close to the wage. Edited June 28, 2023 by The_Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Luton if you want to be a PL club it's time to start paying PL wages. Having a low-wage structure hasn't hurt them so far. They have FFP to worry about and millions to be spent on Kenilworth Road to be able to use it next season. They are basically a upper league one outfit now having to gear themselves up to play in the world's richest league, and have about 2 months to prepare for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted June 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2023 Loan him out to another club, there's no sentiment in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, The_Steve said: The Zimbabwean media reported he was earning £55k pw, so you could imagine why it might be an issue, if that was indeed correct or close to the wage. i dont want to believe we paid Nakamba 55k p/w, but at the same time it wouldnt surprise me in the slightest. Hopefully he will be willing to take a pay drop for 1st team football, obviously, i wouldnt be surprised if he didnt. I wonder if a loan fee plus wages covered, would be as beneficial, or almost as beneficial, as a low fee anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) I'll be livid if he goes on the cheap or another loan. Conor Coady is apparently going to Leicester for 8m.... yet were having to haggle with another premier league club because they come to us cap in hand crying because they can't afford his wages. Were not a charity ffs, hopefully Monchi comes in and tells them to do one and offers him to other clubs because he had a great season last year and i'm sure there will be interest. Edited June 28, 2023 by AshVilla 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 minute ago, AshVilla said: I'll be livid if he goes on the cheap or another loan. Conor Coady is apparently going to Leicester for 8m.... yet were having to haggle with another premier league club because they come to us cap in hand crying because they can't afford his wages. Were not a charity ffs, hopefully Monchi comes in and tells them to do one and offers him to other clubs because he had a great season last year and i'm sure there will be interest. With respect to Luton, Leicester in the Championship would still be able to offer probably 3x the wages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Frustrating that we can't seem to get fees for our squad players or even teams covering their full wages. Maybe not surprising that Luton won't be paying PL wages though but we should look to sell him elsewhere then if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, MaVilla said: i dont want to believe we paid Nakamba 55k p/w, but at the same time it wouldnt surprise me in the slightest. Hopefully he will be willing to take a pay drop for 1st team football, obviously, i wouldnt be surprised if he didnt. I wonder if a loan fee plus wages covered, would be as beneficial, or almost as beneficial, as a low fee anyway? Thankfully, we’ve moved on from that era. Another Suso failure. Not to knock Marv, but we shouldn’t have been giving out a 5 year deal. Makes it near impossible to shift later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Just now, StefanAVFC said: With respect to Luton, Leicester in the Championship would still be able to offer probably 3x the wages. Maybe we should offer him to them then. Ndidi is likely going to Celtic so they will need a DM. I'm sure we could squeeze 5 - 10m out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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