Alfie returns

[Barmby Rover]

When we play Huddersfield, they have just signed him from Birmingham. Good luck to the lad. 1.2 million,

[rover-n-out]

Another stitched on goal against us for Alfie, as he's done in the past! Good luck Alfie (except against us).

[GazLaz]

£1.2m for a 32yo! Crazy.

[Barmby Rover]

£1.2m for a 32yo! Crazy.

27 goals in the last three seasons in League 1, crazy? Maybe not, but I hope that form doesn't apply when we meet Huddersfield.

[IDM]

£1.2m for a 32yo! Crazy.

Not if his goals help then get promoted.  A bit of a gamble maybe..

[ncRover]

£1.2m for a 32yo! Crazy.

£1.2m at League One level for anyone is crazy. And they can afford to splash it on someone with no resale value. Yikes!

[Chris Black come back]

Their last accounts had them as a basket case. Wage bill of £23m and operating loss of £13.3m. Wages 127pc of revenue. That was season they get relegated from Championship in 23/24.

[Draytonian III]

He’ll be moving back to live full time in Bircotes, nice

[vaya]

He’ll be moving back to live full time in Bircotes, nice

Two places not often heard in the same sentence.

[Usher wide.]

£1.2m for a 32yo! Crazy.

Not if his goals help then get promoted.  A bit of a gamble maybe..

I agree IDM.

Huddersfield are signing him on his stats, 16 goals & 8 assists for Birmingham last season with 25 starts.

They want his goals not his resale value.

They’re desperate to sign Birmingham’s 23 year old midfielder Marc Leonard too. I would think there’d be a few Championship clubs looking to get Leonard on their books so if Huddersfield pull that one off too, then along with Alfie’s signing they would certainly be one of the favourites for automatic promotion.

[graingrover]

What a wonderful football journey Alfie is having from the time DF brought him to us from non league to a 1.200,000 transfer to a big league One club.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Can't believe after all we've done for him, he's gone and signed for Huddersfield!!! We should stop emptying his bins!

[MachoMadness]

Remember seeing their chairman complaining recently that they'd already racked up half of their 3 year loss allowance in just one season. Believe it was around £15-20m.

Its a big roll of the dice for them. Anything less than promotion and they're in trouble.

[Chris Black come back]

We get some small sum from the deal.

[ncRover]

We get some small sum from the deal.

How when he’s played for 3 clubs between us and Huddersfield?

[rich1471]

I maybe wrong but I'm sure we had some sort of sell on fee written into Alfie May contact when he left us so whenever he was sold for a fee we got a percentage

[donnyguy]

Ricky Charlesworth says a small fee will be received

[rich1471]

Ricky Charlesworth says a small fee will be received

Even 5% is better than nothing,wonder how much his transfer sells ons has actually made the club

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Ricky Charlesworth says a small fee will be received

Even 5% is better than nothing,wonder how much his transfer sells ons has actually made the club

More than what we sold him for.

[NickDRFC]

I think it will be absolutely tiny. My figures could be wrong but I imagine our sell on clause was for 20%; if we’re gaining now then we must have had 20% of any future profit on further sales. Assuming that Cheltenham & Charlton had the same in place then we would get 20% of 20% of 20% of about £450k (the profit that Brum have made on the sale if they bought him for £750k). So about £3.6k.

Will be interesting to see him again. I keep thinking the purple patch has got to end but he keeps doing the business. I’m shocked by the size of the fee, though.

[steve@dcfd]

Why shocked at the fee he’s scored 82 goals in the last 4 seasons at League 1 Cheltenham, Charlton and Birmingham. Yes 32 but his transfer fee as risen each time he’s moved. Well done to Alfie who has proven hardwork and the ability to put the ball in the net will pay off in football. He has been no flash in the pan.

[steve@dcfd]

£1.2m for a 32yo! Crazy.

27 goals in the last three seasons in League 1, crazy? Maybe not, but I hope that form doesn't apply when we meet Huddersfield.

20,23,16 is 59 goals at League 1

[DonnyOsmond]

I think it will be absolutely tiny. My figures could be wrong but I imagine our sell on clause was for 20%; if we’re gaining now then we must have had 20% of any future profit on further sales. Assuming that Cheltenham & Charlton had the same in place then we would get 20% of 20% of 20% of about £450k (the profit that Brum have made on the sale if they bought him for £750k). So about £3.6k.

Will be interesting to see him again. I keep thinking the purple patch has got to end but he keeps doing the business. I’m shocked by the size of the fee, though.

Might be on the full fee, not just the profit but otherwise looks right.

[Chris Black come back]

Scored today on his debut for Huddersfield Town.

[BobG]

Penalty though.

[drfchound]

Penalties aren’t gimmes though Bob.

[Barmby Rover]

Penalties are important, and always need scoring. If you need proof ask Mols and GM tonight!

[DRFC_AjA]

Oh yay this again, every time May fing scores were going to get an update and a chat about how we let him go. Yippee

[DonnyOsmond]

Put it in the Ex player thread. He doesn't need his own thread.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Can’t wait for the 4 page thread on him when we play Huddersfield. Maybe we can have another go at if it was right we let him go