Yates again and West Brom 😪😪😪

It doesn't actually say anything about Yates at all in that article. It's more about us getting Simms back, which with Keith Southern at Everton, has to be a good bet.

It will be interesting to see what happens with Yates, but any over of 5 million or above is going to be hard to refuse, but these are very different times so don't be surprised to see Yates in Tangerine this season at least.
 
hertfordseasider said:
It doesn't actually say anything about Yates at all in that article. It's more about us getting Simms back, which with Keith Southern at Everton, has to be a good bet.

It will be interesting to see what happens with Yates, but any over of 5 million or above is going to be hard to refuse, but these are very different times so don't be surprised to see Yates in Tangerine this season at least.
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Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Am I missing something, no mention of Yates in the story linked?
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West Bromwich Albion are said to be targeting a move for Blackpool talisman Jerry Yates, and could potentially land the lethal goal threat for around £5m. He netted 23 goals in the Tangerines' promotion-winning campaign last season.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Agreed - they haven't got a manager yet have they? I think another season with us due to the feel good factor and then see where all parties are at the end of it.
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That's what I'd hope. But he might never get another chance to multiply his wages by 7 or 8. It could happen, sadly.

It'd be a bad look to lose your main goalscorer after a promotion. Goalscorers don't grow on trees and we still need to replace/re-sign Madine and Simms. We'll be okay though. The Lavery signing gives us some wiggle room and if Yates does go we'll at least get a good fee, some of which will go towards replacing him.
 
West Brom haven't appointed a manager yet, I'd be highly surprised, they would be spending decent money on a player the new manager may not want.
 
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My concern is that, just like the Prem, the Championship is being segregated into groups of clubs with similar prospects... such as those trying to avoid relegation, those happy with a mid-table finish as long as they do not spend too much, those trying to buy promotion and, lastly, those with parachute payments who are becoming the yo-yo elite.

This latter category includes clubs like Norwich, Watford and West Brom. So the attraction for a player like Yates in joining WBA is not only the increase in wages but, if he does well, the possible chance of playing in the Prem in a season’s time. While it’s unlikely that an established Prem club would directly buy him now, getting promoted with a club like WBA increases the chances of that happening sooner, and he is young enough to factor that into his most optimistic career plan.

Of course, the way to prevent that is for the Pool to dominate the division straight away and be promoted to the Prem as champions.
 
Money talks and clubs have to pay signing fees , agents fees ect ect plus wages and a fee

hopefully Simon will renew his contract and he stays , giving him a bigger wage , making him not leave
surly Simon can pay wages to match any championship club
only the premier clubs who got relegated can pay bigger wages

remember we are better run club now , does Simon need to sell
like everyone else , put a price on jerry , like 15 million
other strikers in our league going for that
if anyone bids that amount of money and Jerry wants to go then sell him
 
With the parachute clubs like West Brom getting involved, it obviously drives the starting price for bids up to around the £8m mark. 👍
 
NewburyOne said:
West Brom haven't appointed a manager yet, I'd be highly surprised, they would be spending decent money on a player the new manager may not want.
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Not only that, the Baggies are in a complete mess on and off the field. I had them down to bounce straight back to the Prem, but rather think that they may struggle to stay in the Championship.
Disagreements in the boardroom have seen the back of Big Sam, the appointment of Chris Wilder vetoed by the Chinese owners, David Wagner took flight after his interview and now it's a toss up between Ismael and Appleton. The club looks riven and rudderless. If Yates is at all tempted, he should think again, it'll be a bad move. 'Pool have the momentum, the Baggies don't.
 
I can personally see Sadler selling if they offered 5 or he could wait a year if he scores 20 in championship he’s worth treble that but I wouldn’t blame sir Simon if he did sell at 5
 
Sounds like if West Brom are willing to pay 5 million (peanuts to them, really) and Jerry wants to go then it could happen.

Apparently forest and rovers are put off by the asking price.
 
He would be worth a lot more than £5m if he had a good season in the championship with us. Why sell on the cheap now, when we don't need to, especially to another championship club.? And if he helps us consolidate our place in the championship that will be worth a lot more than £5m.
 
PdxTangerine said:
He would be worth a lot more than £5m if he had a good season in the championship with us. Why sell on the cheap now, when we don't need to, especially to another championship club.? And if he helps us consolidate our place in the championship that will be worth a lot more than £5m.
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I agree. Even a good start to the season could double his price by January but then I would definitely not sell him if we are in a half decent position in January.
it will be interesting to see how we deal with bids coming in for are top players, will Sadler tell them he isn’t for sale or will he see it as we can improve the team by selling and investing in 2-3 first team players.
personally I think I’d try and keep him a good striker is hard to find especially one who works as hard as Yates and fans can relate to him, he like one of the lads.
 
If he didn't have a good season in the championship he'd be worth a lot less than 5m. Critch has to decide whether he thinks his value will rise or fall. He may feel Yates is indispensable. Or he may feel 5m would enable him to replace Yates and strengthen other areas. I have no idea what he and Sadler will decide. But money talks, and Yates could well get offered a huge pay rise to leave.
 
10 million minimum price tag before any consideration to selling
Really hope we keep him would love to see him play for BFC a in Bloomfield rd
 
Jerry has become a real cult figure, and not just because of his goalscoring. He appears to be well loved apparently by his teammates and of course us supporters. I would love him to stay for at least one more season. And I think there is every chance of that happening given that he still has 2+1 years left on his contract. He will know that if he performs well again next season, he will almost certainly become an EPL player. Maybe even with us? If we do sell, I think a fee of 7.5M is achievable, given that a bidding war is likely with the number of teams that appear to be chasing him...
 
There’s a lot of talk around this £5 million. Two things - there will be a breaking point for the club and player but also the fact they are in the same league means that Yates won’t really be benefiting. Give it 12 months and Prem clubs could be knocking.
 
Critchley Deserved said:
There’s a lot of talk around this £5 million. Two things - there will be a breaking point for the club and player but also the fact they are in the same league means that Yates won’t really be benefiting. Give it 12 months and Prem clubs could be knocking.
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He will benefit if he gets a significant pay rise, and that will be on offer. He'd also arguably benefit from going to a yoyo club like West Brom, who have parachute payments and could provide Prem football in a year or two. There's a chance we could, but teams bouncing around between the two divisions will be viewed as a step up.
 
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