Caerphilly Ram Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 ariotofmyown, Andicis, strawhillram and 9 others 8 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Pleased to have gotten him, a little concerned about the fee, but it's an undeniably positive move. It's always good news to sign players who love the club and have genuine enthusiasm to play for us. DE56Ram, S8TY and YouRams 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inter politics Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 I think it will be more like £500k, going up to £900K or whatever dependent on the usual trigger types gccrowdpleaser, Carnero, Caerphilly Ram and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horizon Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Perhaps the combination of the Icelandic guy to PNE and Delap to Ipswich has given us a bit more wiggle room Plus we'll be wanting to head to Spain with some semblance of a midfield Eoghan1884 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan1884 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Has anyone ever seen @SECornerRAM and Warne in the same room ? I think it’s his burner account to get some laughs. Jokes aside it’s not going to be an up front fee there will be add ons etc. Ebou was the perfect player for our system and he still has 4/5 years in him at champ level at least. Great deal, also it’s very hard to find people who would genuinely run through brick walls for the badge Ebou does that. Papahet, jono, Carnero and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 4 minutes ago, inter politics said: I think it will be more like £500k, going up to £900K or whatever dependent on the usual trigger types Spot on. These journos always list the price with all add-ons included. Carnero and Eoghan1884 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstar Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Thrilled to hear this, what a player and character to have around the club! Pleased for him too 🐏 strawhillram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamFan13 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Worth just under 1 mill all day in my eyes, without him we wouldn't of got promotion. strawhillram, Crewton, Papahet and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Oh I so hope this happens. Some have commented on his technical ability but from what I saw last season he is fully at Champ level in terms of touch and the ability to look up. No he isn’t a genius pass spraying creator but he is a ball player who knows where he is on the field and makes every opponent know it too. Then add in his drive muscle, commitment and clear desire to play for us I’d be delighted. He’s a lynchpin. Get him and a keeper and we are nearly there strawhillram, gccrowdpleaser, norwichram and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) Cardiff fan in peace. I think the deal going through is tied to us getting Calum Chambers from Villa through the door as he could do the same job as Ebu. After a freak injury he never got a run in our side really and I wish him all the best with you guy's as he not only a decent player but a nice fella too. The fee being reported is around 900k and worth every penny too. Edited July 11 by Taffy Goldstar, jono, DE56Ram and 16 others 10 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 13 minutes ago, therealhantsram said: Spot on. These journos always list the price with all add-ons included. Yep. I do find it funny that people obsess over transfer fees when whether is £250k, £500k or £1m it's Clowes that ultimately funds it. As long as we sign him that's all I really care about. ariotofmyown and Caerphilly Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 5 minutes ago, Carnero said: Yep. I do find it funny that people obsess over transfer fees when whether is £250k, £500k or £1m it's Clowes that ultimately funds it. As long as we sign him that's all I really care about. Of course people care about it. Mel ultimately funded his deals, but he left us deep in the s***. People are keen to see us run sustainably (not commenting on this deal in general) BPV and Anon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 6 minutes ago, Carnero said: Yep. I do find it funny that people obsess over transfer fees when whether is £250k, £500k or £1m it's Clowes that ultimately funds it. As long as we sign him that's all I really care about. I am ok with that too … with Clowes in charge. I wasn’t with Mel. I kept thinking where is this money coming from it is seriously eye watering .. the Butterfield / Johnson thing .. I thought 10 million pounds nooo surely not ! Then I though oh well Mel has got 500 mil of Candy Crush dosh so maybe he’s just being generous .. turns out he wasn’t and it was just a monster gamble with the heart of the club taking the risk. ariotofmyown and FlyBritishMidland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamsFan10 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I love the bloke as much as the next Rams fan, but “just under £1m” for a 28-year-old who hasn’t played much at this level does seem steep. I hope others are right in that the fee is comprised of significant add-ons. BPV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 1 minute ago, Andicis said: Of course people care about it. Mel ultimately funded his deals, but he left us deep in the s***. People are keen to see us run sustainably (not commenting on this deal in general) A few hundred thousand either way for this deal makes very little difference in the grand scheme of things. I see people say they'd have paid no more than £500,000 yet to miss out on this player for the sake of a few hundred thousand just to try and demonstrate some some of sustainability in this loss making industry would be ridiculous when he was so instrumental to our team and fit us like a glove. If we've ended up paying a little more than I thought we would have to then I really don't care, I wasn't expecting us to rake in millions in sell on fees for Kellyman & Delap this summer either. Chester40, Nuwtfly, ariotofmyown and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) 5 minutes ago, RamsFan10 said: I love the bloke as much as the next Rams fan, but “just under £1m” for a 28-year-old who hasn’t played much at this level does seem steep. I hope others are right in that the fee is comprised of significant add-ons. What fee would you have been happy with? 600K? 700K? If he has a similar impact on the side this season, compared with the last, he will be worth every penny. You could even argue that signing him has become even more important after bringing in Kenzo. The two sound like they would compliment eachother perfectly in midfield. I can understand the resistance to the size of the fee, but just think about it like a slice of the Kellyman fee we're getting. Edited July 11 by Nuwtfly norwichram, Dean (hick) Saunders, ariotofmyown and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamInSweden Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Considering the amount of money we spent on players like Bradley Johnson and Jacob Butterfield, then around 900k for the player I saw in a Derby shirt last season is very good value. Could we sign better for that price? I doubt it. norwichram, WharfedaleRam, strawhillram and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) Worth noting that, while 28 isn't "young", he only made his breakthrough in the EFL at 23, after a season in the National League the year before. Very similar to Jamie Vardy. He's closer to a typical 25/26 year old in terms of professional experience, especially if you account for his injury. I wouldn't be surprised if he's about to step up to his best level yet. Edited July 11 by DarkFruitsRam7 Ram@Lincoln, Kinder, emjem and 8 others 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 For what it’s worth, I think that Ebou will add £1m of value to those around him. I can’t stop thinking that this guy is a catalyst to how a Warne team works. Could be our Willie Carlin. Comrade 86, jono, emjem and 14 others 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taribo Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 It’s easy to get obsessed with transfer fees but in reality add-ons, bonuses, and wages over the course of a contract can easily mean a free signing costs more overall than a supposed £1m fee. Let’s face it, he’s not going to be earning a fat Wayne type salary and he’s already done more than him in a Derby shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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