Yates to Rovers ?

BFC_53 said:
They're thinking they can sell Armstrong for £15m and get Yates for £1-2m and make a nice profit. We need to think of the long term too, and shake off this reputation we seem to have of selling players on the cheap - mainly caused by us offering poor contracts. He has three years left with us, is an integral player, and Rovers is a sideways step. Let's stop thinking of ourselves as the poor neighbours!
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That’s the Oyston cash grab hangover.

These clubs’ will soon learn that we are not pushovers any more. 😁
 
He’s an ambitious player playing at the right club for him, well run and very well structured with a fanbase ready to roar him on. Why would he want to make a sidewise move to a financial clusterfcuk club like T'Rovers with Oystonesque type owners? If it’s for more personal money it could quite easily end in tears for him. No, he knows he’s better off here for at least another season under the tuition of the best coach in the EFL who hopefully can even get more out of him.
 
AngelBFC said:
Deal should be 5 million with add ons to 10 million as a bare minimum

Same as Ivan Toney — Peterborough to Brentford

Yates arguably worth more as he is a Championship player whereas Toney was League 1
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Toney was 3 or 4 years younger and scored 26 goals for Peterborough that season, and wasn't the penalty taker. If you take Yates' 7 penalties away he wasn't a free scoring striker. I'm playing devil's advocate, Yates is a fine player who offers more than just goals of course. And he got off to a very slow start. Improved massively through the season. Is he worth as much as Toney? No, I don't think so. Age and goal scoring record.

It sounds like Rovers are hoping for a cheap replacement for Armstrong though, and we won't be letting that happen. Why sell for less than 5m?
 
You have to be extremely naive to think we wouldn't sell him for a massive profit

Simon Sadler has stated numerous times that the model now is to develop young players and sell on at a profit as he can't personally fund the club for ever

5 million or so would be snapped up imo
 
If Yates was made available for sale there would be a lot more clubs interested than Rovers and that would drive the price up considerably. That is another reason why £10m is the minimum we should be seeking (compared to other similar sales) and especially when we don't need to sell him and we need him for the championship
 
bfcpete said:
If Yates was made available for sale there would be a lot more clubs interested than Rovers and that would drive the price up considerably. That is another reason why £10m is the minimum we should be seeking (compared to other similar sales) and especially when we don't need to sell him and we need him for the championship
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We would take less than 10m.
 
Grayth said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1404907067572428801

Reliable source. Doesn't mean we'll let him go of course.

My prediction is he stays. As others have said his value could increase hugely with a good season, or even half a season in the Championship.

Don't get too attached though.
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Eyeing a move for Jezza doesn't mean much. I daresay we are eyeing a move for several players right now. The difference between now and the scum era is that if and when an offer is accepted for one of our contracted players we will already have a similar or better replacement lined up. That's how proper clubs work. What they don't do is bite the hand off the first offer so they can spend the proceeds on tarts and cars.
 
He cost us next to nothing and has had just 2 decent seasons in his career so i would say the maximum we would get would be about 5 million

If someone comes in with that we would snap their hands off imo

The signing of the Lavery makes me think this could happen 🤔
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
He cost us next to nothing and has had just 2 decent seasons in his career so i would say the maximum we would get would be about 5 million

If someone comes in with that we would snap their hands off imo

The signing of the Lavery makes me think this could happen 🤔
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Agree. I wouldn't take 3. I would take 5. Would I take 4.....?
 
If it does which I doubt I 100 per cent trust the management team to get it right with a replacement
 
I’d take 5M and nothing less. If Blackburn feel that’s too high then they can jog on.
The only thing that would fuck us over is if Yates handed in a transfer request. That gives power to the buyer knowing full well we have a player who wants out. It’s best we keep upfront with Yates what offer we will accept to stop that happening.
 
voyeur said:

What is Yates’ reported wages at Blackpool?​

According to Salary Sport, Yates earns £2,100-a-week whilst the same source claims that Armstrong is the joint-highest earner at Blackburn Rovers, taking home a supposed £17,000-a-week.

the72.co.uk

Blackburn Rovers line up Blackpool's Yates - Price tag? Reported wages? How will he fit into the side?

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Oh dear 🙁 don't let Jerry see those wages. If they hint via his agent that he'll get over £10k a week that will be a strong pull - footballers follow the money, and there's no shame in that.

Blackpool will be re-examining their wage structure for the Championship, and may be prepared to make Jerry the top earner, but how that will compare to Blackburn's I have no idea.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
If Rovers want him they we must insist they pay the going rate for a championship striker.

£10m would be my price, so if their considering a bid of 2-3m then we need to fuck them right off.
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I would hope BFC under Sadler now think and act like a Championship club. Piddling about with petty cash deals should be a thing of the past. If Jerry shows he can score regularly in this league then we can forget the two or four million nonsense. A Championship goalscorer in his prime commands £10m to £15m like Armstrong at Blackburn. Keeping him here this season will determine his worth.
 
I guess people will take a punt on him being able to step up to Championship level, like we did from league 2, but this would reflect in any fees. Whereas if we keep him & he does well in our Championship campaign, then his stock will only rise. We should keep him if at all possible.
 
Alan Nixon says Rovers want £25M for Armstrong, that is with him only having 1yr left on this deal. I appreciate he has had a couple of good seasons but if they get that, they can jog on if they want Jerry for £2M!
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
They will probably get about 10m for him and then buy Yates for about 4m

Be a win win for both clubs

That's how things work, as much as we don't want to lose Yates that's football and Blackburn will pay better wages than us
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Yes, and a sell on clause no doubt.
 
Every player has a price, but we don’t have to sell. I can see Blackburn offering in the region of the reported £2 million, we will inform them its way short, and that will be the end of Blackburn’s interest and should put other clubs off when they see he isn’t being sold on the cheap😃 A good season in the championship and then maybe cash in for big bucks.
 
NewburyOne said:
Alan Nixon says Rovers want £25M for Armstrong, that is with him only having 1yr left on this deal. I appreciate he has had a couple of good seasons but if they get that, they can jog on if they want Jerry for £2M!
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So T’Rovers are totally over inflating Armstrong real value in trying to cash him in for £25m.

Yet they want Yates for £2m.

You couldn’t make it up. 😂
 
Wizaard said:
And neither was Toney but they still paid £10 million for him.
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True, Though Toney had 26 goals in a season, without penalties. Double Yates' tally from open play.

Jaffa_The_Hut said:
So T’Rovers are totally over inflating Armstrong real value in trying to cash him in for £25m.

Yet they want Yates for £2m.

You couldn’t make it up. 😂
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Nobody knows what Rovers expect to pay for Yates. Somebody made it up!
 
TangerineBayern said:
He’s an ambitious player playing at the right club for him, well run and very well structured with a fanbase ready to roar him on. Why would he want to make a sidewise move to a financial clusterfcuk club like T'Rovers with Oystonesque type owners? If it’s for more personal money it could quite easily end in tears for him. No, he knows he’s better off here for at least another season under the tuition of the best coach in the EFL who hopefully can even get more out of him.
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Unfortunately a football career is a short one and its a job they are doing for money and if they can earn more money at a different club, so be it...I would guess thats the main reason Turton upped sticks and moved to Huddersfield the only difference now is if Yates moved on the club will be rewarded financially.
There is nothing new here, we have seen it all before..Walsh..Stewart..Ormerod.
 
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Grass isn't often greener!
Our grass is very Green at the moment & getting greener!
Hes loved here & I'm confident we will finish above them, & keep him unless a ridiculous offer is made!
 
Some of the comments on here are ridiculous. Is there really a view on here that Pool would sell Yates for a fee that wouldn't benefit the club? All this stuff about £X million is pure guesswork. What Pool are likely to be thinking about is 1. The fee offered, taking into account Yates's desire to move on to a rival Championship club (if any), but against that 2. the amount of time left on Yates's contract, and also against that 3. The potential for Yates's valuation to increase whilst he is still under contract, and also against that 4. the potential damage that Yates's move would have on the Club's fortunes over the next season. Looking at those criteria it doesn't look likely to me that he will move on, but just have some faith in the Club - we're not owned by the Oystons any more.
 
Murciaseasider said:
Some of the comments on here are ridiculous. Is there really a view on here that Pool would sell Yates for a fee that wouldn't benefit the club? All this stuff about £X million is pure guesswork. What Pool are likely to be thinking about is 1. The fee offered, taking into account Yates's desire to move on to a rival Championship club (if any), but against that 2. the amount of time left on Yates's contract, and also against that 3. The potential for Yates's valuation to increase whilst he is still under contract, and also against that 4. the potential damage that Yates's move would have on the Club's fortunes over the next season. Looking at those criteria it doesn't look likely to me that he will move on, but just have some faith in the Club - we're not owned by the Oystons any more.
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I don't think a single person has suggested that Pool would sell Yates for a fee that wouldn't benefit the club.
 
Money talks both for the player and for us. If he had the chance to at least double his money for a twenty mile trip down the road then he'd take it and wouldn't look back. For me, he's worth nothing like 10 mill and we won't get any offer even remotely close to that. I also doubt we'd get an offer for even half that too. Anything upwards of 3 mill would be a consideration. And once that offer comes in and his head is turned by doubling his wage then it becomes so much harder to stop him going. All that said, I want him to stay and hope this is all just transfer gossip with little evidence to back it up.
 
If T'Rovers are asking £15M for Armstrong and want Yates to replace him, surely any fee for Yates should be more than £15M?
 
AndrewDuncanSmith said:
Forest, Bristol City & Rovers are all supposed to be wanting Jerry Yates they may have a problem Simon might not want him to leave.
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None of those would be great moves for Jerry, career wise. Forest possibly, with Hughton there, but he's better off here, it's just the money issue. We could pay him Madine's wages though. Would make a lot of sense.
 
voyeur said:
None of those would be great moves for Jerry, career wise. Forest possibly, with Hughton there, but he's better off here, it's just the money issue. We could pay him Madine's wages though. Would make a lot of sense
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Wouldn't want to play for that miserable arse for a manager personally but money talks. Venkeys will want some money back after pissing millions down the drain. So take no less than 6 million.
 
Why would he want to go!! He'd be missing out being promoted to the prem and staying a mid/ bottom half championship club with B/rover's
 
This is a good example of why so many Championship clubs are in financial mess. If Blackburn Rovers are struggling then any fee received for one of their players should be used to pay off creditors not try and grab one of their competitors players by offering an inflated salary which they can't afford.
 
Davepick said:
If T'Rovers are asking £15M for Armstrong and want Yates to replace him, surely any fee for Yates should be more than £15M?
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Not quite sure of the logic here. Generally clubs at most levels will often cash in on a prized player moving up a level, then buy a replacement + get in some cash. Never heard of a club selling a player to a higher Division club then paying more for a player proven, but in a division below…
 
Seainsea said:
This is a good example of why so many Championship clubs are in financial mess. If Blackburn Rovers are struggling then any fee received for one of their players should be used to pay off creditors not try and grab one of their competitors players by offering an inflated salary which they can't afford.
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This is exactly what I was thinking. In Blackburn Rovers you have a club that next season will get similar gates as us, maybe marginally higher, but are apparently paying their players many times what we are while already being heavily in debt. How is that fair? It's why I find it really difficult to have sympathy with some clubs when they end up in a mess.
 
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