£2.5m for Yates

Chrismalkin said:
Dangerous amount of misinformed fans spreading utter nonsense. Nobody knows the fee apart from those who need to. Stop making yourself look ridiculously stupid.
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He’s passing on what someone has reported in fairness to him, so isn’t making himself look stupid.

I can’t believe we’d accept less than £2.5m though
 
Athers said:
If that’s true that’s disgusting and we’ve let him go cheap. Sick of being such a push over
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As I said in the other thread, funny how this price is coming from welsh journalists, definitely seems like theyre trying to say its lower to make it sound better for them, we reportedly rejected 2.5mil earlier in the window? Maybe its 2.5 rising to £4mil or something but definitely find it hard to believe its just 2.5mil and if it is yet again the club have questions to answer
 
It won't be £2.5m, we've already rejected that amount. Many on this forum have been very clear that they think Sadler's policies have been designed to extract as much money from fans as possible via ticketing, season ticket cards, among other things. So with that in mind, what makes anyone think he'll sell a player for way below market value?
 
Whatever the price, the true amount probably won't come out for multiple reasons, as it often doesn't in many transfers:
  1. The player wants the declared price as low as possible, to lessen the pressure on them
  2. The buying club want the declared price high to show intent and keep fans happy.
  3. The selling club want the declared price low, so that when buying a replacement, they don't get fleeced for having money burning hole in pocket.
Either way, I wouldn't trust the night editor of The S*n for factual accuracy!!
 
If it's 2.5m we've been ripped off, but want to hear what the club have to say first before believing any journalist.

2.5m was the fee Leicester had rejected in June when they first bid so I find it very hard to believe that we'd wait a month just to accept the number that we'd already rejected.

2.5m might make sense if add-ons and Kyle Joseph are included, but let's wait and see.

Everyone needs to take a deep breath.
 
The fee is totally irrelevant, what’s important is the quality of players we bring in and the impact they have on the new season.

We could get £15m for Yates and either not spend it or invest it on absolute flops so becomes immaterial.

No idea why some fans feel the need to demand so much information and how the club is and must be run. I’ve much more confidence and trust in Simon running the club than Mickey the window cleaner than once played Sunday league!!!
 
BFC_53 said:
It won't be £2.5m, we've already rejected that amount. Many on this forum have been very clear that they think Sadler's policies have been designed to extract as much money from fans as possible via ticketing, season ticket cards, among other things. So with that in mind, what makes anyone think he'll sell a player for way below market value?
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Because he’s a money man and selling a commodity for 10 times what you paid he would consider good business.
 
Albert Ross said:
Because he’s a money man and selling a commodity for 10 times what you paid he would consider good business.
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But selling it for less than it's worth isn't good business. It's terrible business actually because you get a reputation for not understanding the value of a commodity, and consequently you'll constantly get offered less than the value of future commodities.
 
When I go to the club to get my cut of the fee, which were all entitled to, I’ll be asking for my share of the full £4m.

Sadler will just have to use his own money to buy any new players.
 
Tangerine_Dream said:
He’s passing on what someone has reported in fairness to him, so isn’t making himself look stupid.

I can’t believe we’d accept less than £2.5m though
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Yeah it’s pretty stupid to be honest.

The internet is awash with this kind of shite.
 
BFC_53 said:
But selling it for less than it's worth isn't good business. It's terrible business actually because you get a reputation for not understanding the value of a commodity, and consequently you'll constantly get offered less than the value of future commodities.
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I understand and agree, I was just putting forward a suggestion as to why we would give him away. Apart from the obvious, we always sell cheap.
 
Every now and again someone drops an alka seltzer into the AVFTT glass….and don’t we like to fizz and froth. I don’t care how much the transfers in or out are. I don’t care who’s on the board (apart from the obvious) or who the sporting director or assistant coach is.
 
Jerry wanted to go to Swansea. There were higher bids but he didn’t want to go there so the club acquiesced to his wishes to ensure the sale happened and the player got his wish.

Some may say player power is ridiculous others may call it rewarding his loyalty but either way, it’s a much lower fee than it should have been.
 
Gary said:
Jerry wanted to go to Swansea. There were higher bids but he didn’t want to go there so the club acquiesced to his wishes to ensure the sale happened and the player got his wish.

Some may say player power is ridiculous others may call it rewarding his loyalty but either way, it’s a much lower fee than it should have been.
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A bit sad, especially as you have to wonder why he would want to go to Swansea. Why didn't we play hardball? once he's sold he's the new club's problem, have we been too weak?
 
Athers said:
£2.5m and Kyle Joseph the latest rumours doing the rounds.

Whatever we get will be undisclosed anyway
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The thing is, every single one of these rumours is various media outlets spinning stuff that originated on here, and as such, is completely worthless.
 
Don't really think Mr Sadler could fund next season with only £2.5 million.

He'll need a lot more than that if he wants us to be competitive seeing how he's let £8 million + slip away so easily from last season.

If there IS any truth in this unfortunately we've all been here before, giving away our best assets for next to nothing, it is the lickel old Blackpool way, as we know.

Let's just get thing straight here though, Mr Sadler is interested in money money money and making more money this is what this man is all about.

Let's just look at his portfolio, and we will see that Blackpool FC are way way down on his priority list, and probably rightly so.

But if Jerry does go for so little money (unless a sell on clause has been instigated) I myself could maybe think Mr Sadler maybe well be in pocket in the long term , if you know what I mean 🤬
 
hertfordseasider said:
A bit sad, especially as you have to wonder why he would want to go to Swansea. Why didn't we play hardball? once he's sold he's the new club's problem, have we been too weak?
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I hoped he'd stay, but he is a Championship goal scorer at his peak. As such, he goes with my best wishes. Why would we keep anyone who didn't want to be here? All you'd do is devalue him for when he actually goes, and don't get the best out of him while he's here.
 
Gary said:
Jerry wanted to go to Swansea. There were higher bids but he didn’t want to go there so the club acquiesced to his wishes to ensure the sale happened and the player got his wish.

Some may say player power is ridiculous others may call it rewarding his loyalty but either way, it’s a much lower fee than it should have been.
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But what is Lytham kevs, take on it?
 
Wizaard said:
I hoped he'd stay, but he is a Championship goal scorer at his peak. As such, he goes with my best wishes. Why would we keep anyone who didn't want to be here? All you'd do is devalue him for when he actually goes, and don't get the best out of him while he's here.
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Because there were other clubs in for him who offered more and would he turn them down if Blackpool told him they will sell him but not to the lowest bidder.
 
Wizaard said:
I hoped he'd stay, but he is a Championship goal scorer at his peak. As such, he goes with my best wishes. Why would we keep anyone who didn't want to be here? All you'd do is devalue him for when he actually goes, and don't get the best out of him while he's here.
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There's absolutely no point in putting all this effort and resource into identifying players as well as securing them and taking the risk of long term contracts, only to capitulate on the outgoing negotiations.... It's absolutely vital that we maximise the value of every outgoing player.
 
Wizaard said:
I hoped he'd stay, but he is a Championship goal scorer at his peak. As such, he goes with my best wishes. Why would we keep anyone who didn't want to be here? All you'd do is devalue him for when he actually goes, and don't get the best out of him while he's here.
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I certainly don’t begrudge him a move for more money and a higher grade of football. The hissy fits are all about the price, if the figures of around £2.5 million are accurate, then the twitterati are right, it’s a steal. Once you get a reputation for giving players away, all other clubs will play tge same game. Unfortunately we already have this reputation and appear to be living down to it.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
There's absolutely no point in putting all this effort and resource into identifying players as well as securing them and taking the risk of long term contracts, only to capitulate on the outgoing negotiations.... It's absolutely vital that we maximise the value of every outgoing player.
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And who's to say we haven't. Not a shred of evidence for this £2.5 million quoted, other than speculation on here.
 
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