Worthy's better class of transfer thread

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Guidetti scored 20 goals in 23 games during his loan spell in Rotterdam last term....

Sign him up... whether he bleeps or not.

[thebish]

for Jardel, I think the bleep test involved a microwave...

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Guidetti scored 20 goals in 23 games during his loan spell in Rotterdam last term....

He scored about a million at youth levels, too. But then so did Paul Moulden. And the last formerly-loaned-to-Eredivisie Premier League player we borrowed, Miyaichi-san, didn't excel. BUT! If it's not merely a dangerously undercooked old chicken-leg of a story, I'd be quite excited to borrow John Alberto Fernando Andres Luigi Olof Guidetti (which would surely mean the end for one of our many strikers).

[CAPSLOCK]

To those who don't 'get' finances in this league and say our 'runofthemillers' like Knight and Ricketts aren't on big money, Barnsleys wage bill last season was 6.2 million - about 4k a week

But Barnsley are very much the poor relations, CAPS. I'd be intrigued to know how we measure up against the likes of Leicester and Cardiff ("terribly in the league" - A Wag).

Yeah, I know and I agree

Those were two i could put my paws on

We'll be spending way more than plenty, tho, and our wages are out of the range of the vast majority of teams in this league

And if you were going to push the boat out, you know as a bit of a gamble, a mid ranking/paying teams 'big signing' is not going to be Ricketts or Knight, is it

And this is our problem

We will struggle to shift the players Freedman doesn't want cos the clubs who would fancy them won't be able to pay them

[thebish]

Guidetti scored 20 goals in 23 games during his loan spell in Rotterdam last term....

He scored about a million at youth levels, too. But then so did Paul Moulden. And the last formerly-loaned-to-Eredivisie Premier League player we borrowed, Miyaichi-san, didn't excel. BUT! If it's not merely a dangerously undercooked old chicken-leg of a story, I'd be quite excited to borrow John Alberto Fernando Andres Luigi Olof Guidetti (which would surely mean the end for one of our many strikers).

nice work!

[boltonboris]

He's had a spell in the Championship. He's had a spell on the Continent.

His progression should see him playing for somebody in the Premier League next, I reckon.

Unfortunate really, as I believe he's a good 'un

[Prufrock]

To those who don't 'get' finances in this league and say our 'runofthemillers' like Knight and Ricketts aren't on big money, Barnsleys wage bill last season was 6.2 million

About 4k a week

... or about £120k pw in the World of Mathematics. If they have 25 men in the squad that'd average out at around £4,750 pw, pm.

So he's £750 per week out? Massive.

I took it, on first reading, as that £6.2m = £4,000pw for the squad.

Otherwise, cool. Almost 19% out is neither here nor there.

You have a career mapped out in the public sector I guess.

If you are happy to just assume 'wage bill' probably means just the playing squad which was probably 25 I reckon we could make quite a team . What's first, the railways?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Isn't that how The Sun sports works? Fling enough shit and some'll stick?

They're not the worst for it: see the Football Transfer League stats.

Wow they're higher than I thought they would be was certain they'd be nearer the bottom the amount of drivel they come out with.

They do actually have journalists, which drags up the hit-rate.
Last January, as this amusing infographic from the excellent Bootiful Game shows, TalkSport pumped out 37 stories without identifying a single successful move.

[Jez]

Eidur Gudjohnsen just went to club brugge on a free, we should of had him!

[TANGODANCER]

Eidur Gudjohnsen just went to club brugge on a free, we should of had him!

You're dreaming man. Great player..once upon a time. Past it now.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

He'd probably still be our best player, sadly, but I doubt he fits the "lower the age, lower the wage" zeitgeist...

[BWFC_Insane]

He'd probably still be our best player, sadly, but I doubt he fits the "lower the age, lower the wage" zeitgeist...

That may be, but we have a lot of players with talent on the ball like Eidur (and many with more pace than he will have now) who aren't helping us in this division.

You've got to first win the physical battle, then play...

The thing is we're not winning the physical battle a lot of the time, so the second part is of less importance.

[ChrisC]

He'd probably still be our best player, sadly, but I doubt he fits the "lower the age, lower the wage" zeitgeist...

He should come back for nowt we did him a favour getting his career back on track so he can come and get us back on track!

[Jez]

Rumours of Marvin Sordell being a Charlton target now, that was quick...

[ChrisC]

Rumours of Marvin Sordell being a Charlton target now, that was quick...

Been about for a few weeks that mate.

[ChrisC]

Decision day on Dawson according to Nixon.. Wigan trying to hijack the deal though.

[Tals-biggest-fan]

few rumblings on twitter saying that newcastle want ngog for £5mil.

[TKIZ!]

Decision day on Dawson according to Nixon.. Wigan trying to hijack the deal though.

Probably down to the fact they haven't got many injury free defenders at the moment

[Burnden Paddock]

few rumblings on twitter saying that newcastle want ngog for £5mil.

Start the car!

[TKIZ!]

I'll warm up the sat nav