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All I was suggesting was that, with so much money behind him, the businessman in Bramall could surely see a worthwhile investment in Billy Sharp.
barnsley are a bigger club than us! they get at least 2-3k more fans weekly.they have also played at a higher level than us for much, much longer.this is not the board or managers fault, if it came to a choice between shackell andward, it should be ward every time for us, no transfer fee and can cover just about every position in a team(sounds like a SOD signing all over).all that said, shackell is one of the best centre backs i've seen at drfc.
QuoteAll I was suggesting was that, with so much money behind him, the businessman in Bramall could surely see a worthwhile investment in Billy Sharp.Who knows. Maybe they just don't want to set a precedent?
We should be grateful we have a club, it will always be in the black come the end of the season, we are competing well in the championship and have one of the best managers in the football league.But for how long?. I really can't see SOD being content living on a shoestring budget when a bigger club comes along. Can you?.
Quotetopnotch_Donny wrote:No doubt the board will be plugging the gap again, so we should be grateful for that.Infact, we cant really moan if they sold one or two players a season to make ends meet, can we?Well you have to put it in context, in the 30+ years i've supported the club we have always been a selling club and if nothing had been said about signings etc then no we can't moan.The fact of the matter is JR publically said we would have \"mouthwatering signings\" and \"have a squad to be pushing for promotion\". The facts are that not only have we so far failed to tie up any players that are coming out of contract like Oster etc but we have been outmuscled financially by Barnsley!!!! if it was a club like Derby or Forest then fair enough but the fact that a club that finished below us the last 2 seasons, have a large debt & have a similar income to us can do this really has me worried.
topnotch_Donny wrote:No doubt the board will be plugging the gap again, so we should be grateful for that.Infact, we cant really moan if they sold one or two players a season to make ends meet, can we?
SkellowRover wrote:QuoteQuotetopnotch_Donny wrote:No doubt the board will be plugging the gap again, so we should be grateful for that.Infact, we cant really moan if they sold one or two players a season to make ends meet, can we?Well you have to put it in context, in the 30+ years i've supported the club we have always been a selling club and if nothing had been said about signings etc then no we can't moan.The fact of the matter is JR publically said we would have \"mouthwatering signings\" and \"have a squad to be pushing for promotion\". The facts are that not only have we so far failed to tie up any players that are coming out of contract like Oster etc but we have been outmuscled financially by Barnsley!!!! if it was a club like Derby or Forest then fair enough but the fact that a club that finished below us the last 2 seasons, have a large debt & have a similar income to us can do this really has me worried.And your point is? I take it you are not happy with the board - would you like them all to resign or just John Ryan?Unless I have missed something that you can direct me to the 'mouthwatering signings' quote comes from the last pre-season, after which we signed Billy Sharp, Jason Shackel, John Oster and JET. OK you may not think they were 'mouthwatering' but they are among the best players I have seen in nearly 40 years watching Rovers. It is May 13th, they haven't even played the FA Cup final never mind the play-offs - what are you going to be like in August. All those players I have listed above came either towards the end of the last close season, or after the season started, loads of time to go, give a little trust to Sean, JR and the rest please people.
River Don wrote:QuoteQuoteAll I was suggesting was that, with so much money behind him, the businessman in Bramall could surely see a worthwhile investment in Billy Sharp.Who knows. Maybe they just don't want to set a precedent?Which then reinforces the post Mr Frost put up the other day. Ambition...what is theirs ?
I think the one thing that has been overlooked here is potential investment in a player. £500k for Shackell now (plus wages) could easily turn into a much bigger sum if we decided to sell him in 3 years.How much did Mills go to Reading for? £2m allegedly?Shackell is a better player IMO, and could easily be worth much more than Mills ever was in the coming years. Get himself a regular place in a Championship team, stay free of injury, and put himself in the shop window for Premiership clubs in a couple of years time.I reckon the Dingles have got a bargain here. A cracking player and a cracking investment.If you look at it this way, could we afford not to buy him?
BLIR wrote:QuoteI think the one thing that has been overlooked here is potential investment in a player. £500k for Shackell now (plus wages) could easily turn into a much bigger sum if we decided to sell him in 3 years.How much did Mills go to Reading for? £2m allegedly?Shackell is a better player IMO, and could easily be worth much more than Mills ever was in the coming years. Get himself a regular place in a Championship team, stay free of injury, and put himself in the shop window for Premiership clubs in a couple of years time.I reckon the Dingles have got a bargain here. A cracking player and a cracking investment.If you look at it this way, could we afford not to buy him?Erm...I think that's what I said about Sharp a few posts up...isn't it ?RD..I wouldn't say investing a couple of million in Sharp is a 'short term splurge on a gamble for for glory' for the reasons stated above. You'd have to say that if he bagged 25 goals next season and propelled Rovers into the play offs, what would that £1m fee be worth then ?