NIKI1234 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hes just about to sign for Forest for 5.5 million. Is this a league one record? Hypothetical question, how much do you think we would have got had we have sold the same player? Certainly not 5.5 million! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 peterboroughs owner is a multi millionaire, he can afford to say no simon corney isn't, he can't afford to say no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefflatic Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Just waiting for them to come and buy JCH back............... Edited August 6, 2014 by shefflatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKI1234 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 peterboroughs owner is a multi millionaire, he can afford to say no simon corney isn't, he can't afford to say no Yeah I know, that wasn't the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Didn't they buy him for about £2.5mill last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hes just about to sign for Forest for 5.5 million. Is this a league one record? Hypothetical question, how much do you think we would have got had we have sold the same player? Certainly not 5.5 million! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one Huge money for a League One player, but in what I saw as an underwhelming Posh team he stood out like a sore thumb. Great athlete and goalscorer. I certainly don't remember a league one team selling a player for that money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I think Delph went for more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKI1234 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I think Delph went for more Forgot about him, wasn't it quoted as about 8 million at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) They spectate to accumulate at Peterborough. They must have accumulated at least £20m from strikers sales alone over the past 5 years with the likes of Mackail-Smith, Gayle, Taylor, McLean and now Assombalonga going for large fees. They now have Conor Washington, who will probably follow the same path. 5 of the 6 strikers mentioned there started, or at least have spent part of their careers in non league football, so there's evidently a strategy at that club, and it's working brilliantly. Although we don't have the same resources as Peterborough, it's pleasing to see us try to replicate that system with buys like Rhys Turner. Edited August 6, 2014 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sky sports news said earlier that the fee was 5.5mil upfront with a further 3mil in add-on/installments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sky sports news said earlier that the fee was 5.5mil upfront with a further 3mil in add-on/installments Nah, £5.5m fee, with P'boro only getting about £3m due to Watford's sell-on clause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Didn't they buy him for about £2.5mill last year? £1.2m rings a bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Most opposition players in League 1 tend to blend into the background. I think when a player sticks out by ability you know they're going onto better things, Assombalonga is one of those players. Peterborough's first goal against us in the 5-4 win is the sort of goal that not many strikers at our level could score, the combination of pace and timing scored that goal. Another player who I beleive stuck out at this level was Jose Baxter, but like has been mentioned Peterborough can afford to say no which will add to the value, we were luck that Baxter signed another contract, but ultimatly we didn't get the fee that perhaps a player like him was worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 £1.2m rings a bell. I'm abit out then. Just read a quote by their chairman last year who said they smashed the previous club record of £1.1mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm abit out then. Just read a quote by their chairman last year who said they smashed the previous club record of £1.1mill. To be fair, it was a number I'd heard rather than one I have decent knowledge of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I think 1.5 million was mentioned on the BBC website, but I always thought it was 1.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 They spectate to accumulate at Peterborough. They must have accumulated at least £20m from strikers sales alone over the past 5 years with the likes of Mackail-Smith, Gayle, Taylor, McLean and now Assombalonga going for large fees. They now have Conor Washington, who will probably follow the same path. 5 of the 6 strikers mentioned there started, or at least have spent part of their careers in non league football, so there's evidently a strategy at that club, and it's working brilliantly. Although we don't have the same resources as Peterborough, it's pleasing to see us try to replicate that system with buys like Rhys Turner. The money spent on strikers in those 5 years would keep us operating for about 10 years. Mind you, its only got them about 10 places above us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 And a few million quid!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 ...which hasn't got them out of the same division... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 ...which hasn't got them out of the same division... Not true......they've been up to the Championship twice in the last few seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) That's a fair point (& poor memory on my part!), but they've not exploited that wealth to consolidate at a higher level. Not that I wouldn't want to swap places with them, of course... Edited August 6, 2014 by Crusoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Here's some facts for you all @OwenSkinnerPUFC: McLean Mackail smith Gayle Bennett Assombalonga Coutts Taylor Tomlin =£2,600,000 Sold for £27,000,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Great model for a club. No reason why we shouldn't aim to do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyPimp Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Here's some facts for you all @OwenSkinnerPUFC: McLean Mackail smith Gayle Bennett Assombalonga Coutts Taylor Tomlin =£2,600,000 Sold for £27,000,000 It's extraordinary luck / judgement but probably only equates to 4 years budget in League One for them. That kind of transfer profit would keep us solvent for the best part of 2 decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoncorneyisgod Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Didn't Nick Powell got to Utd for a similar fee? Crewe were technically a L1 club as he scored the goal to win the L2 playoff if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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