Ipswich after Billy again

[donnyguy61]

http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=19442



Town Linked With New Move for Doncaster Striker
Thu 27th Oct 2011 23:20

Town are set to make a renewed move for Doncaster Rovers striker Billy Sharp, according to a tabloid report. In May, the Blues had a £2.3 million offer for Sharp turned down by the South Yorkshiremen, along with a £300,000 bid for midfielder James Coppinger.







Manager Paul Jewell is now reported to be ready to pay £1.5 million for the 25-year-old frontman, with the ex-Sheffield United man initially joining on loan with a permanent deal subsequently completed in January when the transfer window reopens.


Second-from-bottom Doncaster, who recently appointed Dean Saunders as manager after Sean O’Driscoll’s departure, reportedly may be willing to sell Sharp, whose contract is up in the summer of 2013, in order to bring in cash to rebuild their squad as they try to avoid relegation.


Sharp has scored two goals in five starts and two sub appearances this season, having picked up an ankle ligament injury on the opening day of the campaign.

[The Red Baron]

£1.5M? They're having a laugh. We may want to cut the wage bill, but I didn't think we were having a fire sale.

The biggest stumbling block to any deal would be Billy himself. He didn't want to uproot his family to go to Southampton. I can't see him wanting to go to Ipswich for similar reasons.

[mushRTID]

He is going to go, you can't half a wage bill and keep a 10k player.

But if it's going to be Ipswich then the fat Porn star is going to have to do better than that!

That 300k for copps is not looking as laughable at the moment either. I'd imagine copps terrible performances pre and post SOD have put an end to any interest in him been revived.

[The Red Baron]

He is going to go, you can't half a wage bill and keep a 10k player.

But if it's going to be Ipswich then the fat Porn star is going to have to do better than that!

That 300k for copps is not looking as laughable at the moment either. I'd imagine copps terrible performances pre and post SOD have put an end to any interest in him been revived.

I agree he'll go- if not in the January window then in the close season. However, I doubt we'll let him go for peanuts- which is what the figure in the article represents.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

I believe he'll go if we don't start performing and I wouldn't blame him.  I was all for selling him at 3M in the summer and still believe that's a good fee for him if it means we can invest in a few others....

[mushRTID]

Can't see us getting much more than 2m now we've announced our situation to the world.

Will be gutted seeing him go mental after scoring for someone else but I wouldn't blame him for going either.

Here's a question. Had he gone for 3m, would recent events have happened?

[Filo]

Don`t worry about Ipswich, he`s going to Southampton

[DearneValleyRover]

Don`t worry about Ipswich, he`s going to Southampton

I've heard that too also both Billys' and his parents have put their houses up for sale (again only something I heard not fact) £3m+ apparently.

[roverssam1879]

Would hate to see billy go anywhere, but if taht is to be the case we should be demanding 3 million or more.

[MrFrost]

I wonder if the money will be put back into the squad. Somehow I doubt it. And who will replace him?

[RUPRECHT]

£2.5m minimum, if we get that and he wants out - let him go.

[prince]

Yeah, if he goes we may as well give it up and get ready for League 1. We don't score without him.

[not on facebook]

for sale a billy sharp signed rovers shirt any offers?

[jonnydog]

If he wants to go then let him. No one is worth keeping if they don't want to be kept.

If he wants to stay, then great. If he wants to go then there will plenty other strikers to buy with the money im sure.

Positive Positive Positive... No matter what happens!!!

[Muttley]

I wonder if the money will be put back into the squad. Somehow I doubt it.

Agreed, I expect Jon, Dick and Terry would offset the £3m against this year's \"shortfall\" and replace Billy with one of Willy McKay's All Stars.

[grayx]

I fear you may be right.

[ditch_drfc]

Yeah, if he goes we may as well give it up and get ready for League 1. We don't score without him.

To be fair at the moment we don't score with him. Granted he scored against blackpool, but he's been off his game since being back from injury.

Maybe it's because there is no one to feed the ball to him, i don't know. But i would miss him if he went.

But in all honesty, i don't think he will just yet. We need to agree the sale, why would we get rid of him when we're in a bad position?

[Rovers Return]

I wonder if the money will be put back into the squad. Somehow I doubt it.

Agreed, I expect Jon, Dick and Terry would offset the £3m against this year's \"shortfall\" and replace Billy with one of Willy McKay's All Stars.

Good business sense:(

[prince]

Yeah, if he goes we may as well give it up and get ready for League 1. We don't score without him.

To be fair at the moment we don't score with him. Granted he scored against blackpool, but he's been off his game since being back from injury.

Maybe it's because there is no one to feed the ball to him, i don't know. But i would miss him if he went.

But in all honesty, i don't think he will just yet. We need to agree the sale, why would we get rid of him when we're in a bad position?

Goal:Game ration in the league this season;

With Sharp: 7 in 7

Without: 1 in 6.

[steve@dcfd]

Where is Billy and will he play tomorrow?

[dumbroofer]

the keepmoat 3 stumped up to get billy ,so if sold, that outlay would be imo recouped, then any profit made, be used to offset the shortfall,can't see any problem with that.
needs must and all that.

[smitiai]

F@ck a brick

Doncaster are loosing the plot. I love the club but wrong decisions IMO are being made at the moment.

[Filo]

F@ck a brick

Doncaster are loosing the plot. I love the club but wrong decisions IMO are being made at the moment.

By that, I take it it is true that a sale to Southampton has been agreed?

[smitiai]

Filo I will be 100% honest, I don't know the full extent but things are afoot so I'm told.

[Mr1Croft]

This will really be the test of Dean Saunders imo, at Wrexham he was used to offers like 20k being a huge amount of money.

The rest of the squad probably aren't worth anything over a million and in truth £1.5 million for Billy is a very fair amount; in all fairness for what he has done for the £1.15 million we spent I'm still waiting for it to pay off, his wages included any offer above £1.5 Million will have the Board of Director's wondering whether to cut their losses and let him leave, because with all the publicity of Mckay shouting that we are cutting the wage bill I doubt we'll see an offer higher than £2.5 million.

[Norfolk N Chance]

the keepmoat 3 stumped up to get billy ,so if sold, that outlay would be imo recouped, then any profit made, be used to offset the shortfall,can't see any problem with that.
needs must and all that.

agreed ....again if you want to get your anger out take out on the apathy of the surrounding public

[mushRTID]

I will be gutted. Nevermind all the kids who idolise him.

[MrFrost]

That apathy will never change. Begs the question why we signed him in the first place. The directors must have seen and predicted the loss of money year in year out.
Without Billy we will not score enough goals to keep us up. I don't see any strikers of his quality coming in to fill his position, even with McKays contacts.

[Filo]

Filo I will be 100% honest, I don't know the full extent but things are afoot so I'm told.

A taxi driver gets told all sorts of things, we`re like agony aunts, but the word I got last night whilst working was that we had agreed to sell him to Southampton, at his request, and that his house in Dore has gone on the market this week!

[MrFrost]

Anyone else feel that the heart is being ripped out of DRFC?