North_Stand_Ram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Also to add. Clough isn't stupid. When he sold Shackell Keogh was lined up, he's been as good if not better then Shackell. I'm sure this situation would be similar. Freeman looks quality. Obviously, i'd rather sold no one. But i'd rather keep Hughes until the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Or,of course,there may not be a deficit. of course, but with all the negativity im sensing I'd hate to be called a board apologist again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Although whoever sanctioned Commons sale needs shooting Not really. Commons was offered exactly the contract he had asked for, but then decided that he wasn't going to accept it after all. We weren't going anywhere that season, and he was going on a Bosman at the end of it. Getting a fee for him was just common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Not really. Commons was offered exactly the contract he had asked for, but then decided that he wasn't going to accept it after all. We weren't going anywhere that season, and he was going on a Bosman at the end of it. Getting a fee for him was just common sense. Sorry was a little joke, one for older members who know I used to go to bed with a Commons poster on my ceiling to wake up to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramblur Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 of course, but with all the negativity im sensing I'd hate to be called a board apologist again Ah,davenport BSc,BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Sorry was a little joke, one for older members who know I used to go to bed with a Commons poster on my ceiling to wake up to Older members? I'm about the same age as Utch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Older members? I'm about the same age as Utch Impossible, we've got him pickled in a jar to try and preserve him he's that old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 You never like to see a key player being sold. I was incensed at the thought of selling Shackell. I am not exactly enthused at the thought of Brayford leaving either, but I can certainly sympathise with Clough and the club here. Shackell had been here for one year, was touted as being a key figure in the team for years to come and let's face it, at best, Burnley was a sideways move. That was the frustration. In this case, it's different. Brayford has been here for almost three years and his contract is running down so it does lend itself to the idea of him wanting a new challenge and us being in a position where we can still make a tidy profit. I don't imagine that's the case. I imagine Brayford is happy here and loyal to Clough and his vision for the club and that the Cardiff interest could possibly be used as leverage during contract negotiations and nothing more. But adversely if that's not the case, then I would completely understand the move. Cardiff regularly finish in the top six and are on course for promotion this season. Even if they were to somehow implode this season, they are in a position where they can pick themselves up, dust themselves down and go again next year. Can you say the same about us? In an ideal world, Shackell would still be here and we would be able to resist interest in the likes of Hughes and Brayford and we'd be seeing the team Clough has built in its entirety. But clearly when you have £30m debt and yearly deficits to service, as I understand it, something has to give. I certainly would favour selling someone like Brayford if it meant we could keep Hughes for another 6-12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Older members? I'm about the same age as Utch been on forum longer, silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
networker1884 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 According to twitter John Brayford is in fact a woman. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramblur Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 According to twitter John Brayford is in fact a woman. Discuss. Skirting the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg96ram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Now, I may have missed something on here, or on the DET, but I have read no where other than 'my mate told me...' that Brayford is going to go. So is this just speculation or is there any actual truth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 other than a twitter account and someone's reliable "source" there is no other evidence of this happening. therefore i am calling: http://www.redcarpetnewstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bullshit-man-signed-karl-pilkington-poster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
networker1884 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Now, I may have missed something on here, or on the DET, but I have read no where other than 'my mate told me...' that Brayford is going to go. So is this just speculation or is there any actual truth? Yes ofcourse there is truth. TWITTER SAYS SO. But honestly? No. It's just pure speculation. People talking as though it's actually going to happen when it's clearly just a rumour that will not be materialising. The more pages this thread gets, the more people that care about him. It's just passion in the form of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg96ram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good I was getting worried for a minute!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Seems to be a lot of speculation though, been doing the rounds in the press, and it's not as though it's just one or two people saying it, there are quite a few! No smoke without fire and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Older members? I'm about the same age as Utch But are you in Daveo's clique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Just had a look on his Twitter and by the looks of things he wasn't at training today (he was tweeting from 10:00 till 1:00). Hopefully just a paranoia exaggerated coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Do they train on a Thursday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Seems to be a lot of speculation though, been doing the rounds in the press, and it's not as though it's just one or two people saying it, there are quite a few! No smoke without fire and all that. except for smoke bombs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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