rezner Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Never say never guys,it could just happen. remember Dave Mackay B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 15k a week! If we got Scott Dann on 15k a week i don't think people would say the board have been unambitious this summer thats for sure. I thought Tyson/Sammon/Keogh were our highest earners on like 9/10k I'm sure someone on here worked out that Sammon was on 13K. Can't remember how though. Could quite easily make that up as well with all the outgoings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Sammon is the highest earner at the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Sammon is the highest earner at the club #ITK ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'd hardly say ITK, just what I was told by someone at the club. Around the 11k mark.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smyth_18 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Did somebody suggest Ian Evatt not so long ago? He is now a Chesterfield player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Blackburn fans aren't rating Dann all that highly tbh. Maybe he just needs a fresh start and a genuine chance of promotion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrowram Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Today's Daily Mail states that Wigan have bid £500,000 for Leon Barnett. I don't know much about him but I do think we need to sign a commanding Centre Half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Today's Daily Mail states that Wigan have bid £500,000 for Leon Barnett. I don't know much about him but I do think we need to sign a commanding Centre Half. No link to Derby so merged into here the suggestion thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrowram Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Fair enough. I thought a decent Centre Half was a Summer target. Clough has spurned the opportunity to sign Kilgallon and Dunne which leaves Barnett, Dann and Kelvin Wilson available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrowram Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 It sounds like Theo is on his way, Doyle is already on loan and they shouldn't have a problem loaning Bailey and Legzdins. Time to show some ambition! The lack of a new centre half and a decent winger concerns me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thing is when you are signing a player there is more to consider than can he defend, a players personality and ability to gel with the squad is probably just as important. We've got a bunch of players that actually look like they are mates, the one thing you never hear is a bad word said about the team spirit. Throw in a Dann, Barnett, Wilson that turn out to be bad eggs can destroy that team spirit in days. I'm not saying they would but I don't know what either of these 3 players are like behind the scenes. You've also got to consider obviously wages, we know that under Nigel and GSE we're not going to go out and splash huge amounts on fees and wages, Barnett is currently a Premiership player who knows what his wage demands would be, Dann not long ago went for £6.5m, you would expect when you sign a player for that kind of fee he won't be on peanuts and Wilson, Lennon has reportedly slapped a £3m price tag on him and on top of that...yes wages. Say Barnett, Dann and Wilson all have cracking personalities and will fit right in with the squad, we can afford the fee, they would be in our wage budget, does the player fancy a move to Derby? it's not just football but you're moving away from friends and relocating your family. We could lose out to say Millwall on a player simply because they want to live in London. To say we have "spurned the opportunity" is harsh, and whilst I would also like to have seen another centre back brought in I honestly haven't got a clue which defenders are out there that fit our criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrowram Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Getting promoted when the Fairplay system kicks in at the end of the year should be a priority. It certainly seems to be for Bolton ,Blackburn, Forest, QPR, Wigan ,Watford and Leicester given the players they have acquired or are seeking to acquire.An experienced centre half could make a significant difference for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 QPR, Wigan and Bolton will be getting parachute payments Forest, Leicester and Blackburn have crazy foreign owners, how did £8m Rhodes work out for Blackburn last season and how much have Leicester spent and failed on getting promotion now, spending money only guarentees one thing and that's less money in the bank. Leicester have only bought in 1 player this summer haven't they? The Thai's patience must be wearing thin and I'm not surprised. Watford have been signing freebies due to the links with Udiense. I totally agree 100% that a experienced centre half now for me would make a massive difference, the thing is the club have said they are in no rush maybe the right player isn't out there or they have fed us BS on reinvesting Brayford money who knows. I think we will see one come in but possibly on loan as I just don't see Buxton lasting a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thing is when you are signing a player there is more to consider than can he defend, a players personality and ability to gel with the squad is probably just as important. We've got a bunch of players that actually look like they are mates, the one thing you never hear is a bad word said about the team spirit. Throw in a Dann, Barnett, Wilson that turn out to be bad eggs can destroy that team spirit in days. I'm not saying they would but I don't know what either of these 3 players are like behind the scenes. You've also got to consider obviously wages, we know that under Nigel and GSE we're not going to go out and splash huge amounts on fees and wages, Barnett is currently a Premiership player who knows what his wage demands would be, Dann not long ago went for £6.5m, you would expect when you sign a player for that kind of fee he won't be on peanuts and Wilson, Lennon has reportedly slapped a £3m price tag on him and on top of that...yes wages. Say Barnett, Dann and Wilson all have cracking personalities and will fit right in with the squad, we can afford the fee, they would be in our wage budget, does the player fancy a move to Derby? it's not just football but you're moving away from friends and relocating your family. We could lose out to say Millwall on a player simply because they want to live in London. To say we have "spurned the opportunity" is harsh, and whilst I would also like to have seen another centre back brought in I honestly haven't got a clue which defenders are out there that fit our criteria. This forum has gone downhill recently. Almost everyday I have to read these sensible and well-balanced posts. Can't wait for Sunday to get things back to normal again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrowram Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I'm depressed already. So what you are saying is because we don't have parachute payments or crazy foreign owners we shouldn't be ambitious! Norwich and Swansea managed to find decent players and look what happened to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I'm depressed already. So what you are saying is because we don't have parachute payments or crazy foreign owners we shouldn't be ambitious! Norwich and Swansea managed to find decent players and look what happened to them. But at THE TIME no-one noticed they were decent players - Grant Holt was one of the worst players I had seen in professional football when I watched him for Forest, but at Norwich he became a decent premier league striker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrowram Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I don't understand why spending £500,000 on Leon Barnett would in any way bankrupt the club given we have just sold Brayford for considerably more. Scott Dann might be too expensive, Richard Dunne possibly too risky from a cost and potential injury viewpoint but Barnett has been in promotion winning sides and the fee isn't excessive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Maybe he wouldn't, maybe it's not financial at all just Nigel doesn't share the opinion that Barnett is right for this team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_J_DCFC Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Barnett is terrible. Look at his Wikipedia. All it talks about is his red cards he has had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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