Reading sniffing around Alan Bennett now.

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Originally Posted by bigmac

I reckon 450K stg is over the top

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I find that interesting. Why do you think it's over the top? Ask yourself this..do you think Bennnett is good enough to get a game foe i.e. a Championship team or League 1 team? If the answer is yes then ask yourself would a Championship or League 1 team sell their possibly their best defender for £450k?

I think Cork are being reasonable.

People forget that the standard in Irelands top league is on a par with a lot of these teams now so we should stop selling our best players for a song.

If a Premiership team want Bennet then 500k is reasonable value. Reading would not be signing for the youth team.

Its been a long time since a Premiership team have been interested in an eL player in his 20s.

Players from the leagues in Sweden and Denmark go to england for around the £1m mark and we have proven that we are on a par with them on the pitch anyway.

The english clubs can well afford it but there's always the scenario of "standing in the players way". IMO no player should be allowed to leave for less than 6 figures anyway.

KOH

I agree with NY Hoop and the Cork lads. And to touch on something Ny Hoop mentioned about the Swedish leagues - Luton Shelton (Who? - Jamaican International apparently) signed for Sheffield Utd from Helsingborgs for 2 million sterling. I'm not saying we should be looking at 7 figure sums at the moment but 300k - 450k is far from unrealistic IMO for players that would be of a similar standard to whats playing in Scandinavian leagues.

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RTE better ****ing not show any interest ina friendly with Reading.

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be happy with what you get for gods sake, better than getting nothing. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

how do you do that eyes to heaven smiley?

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Besides clicking on it from the list to the right of the message pane, you can type rolleyes enclosed in a pair of these :

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

be happy with what you get for gods sake, better than getting nothing. how do you do that eyes to heaven smiley?

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Nonsense. How does a friendly with an English club help building sustainable growth in Irish domestic football?

Our national broadcaster collects (ridiculously high) license fees from us to help it produce programmes in the national interest.

Showing foreign football isn't in the national interest.

No problem if TV3 or any other privately funded station do it.

Double post

http://corkcityfc.ie/forums/index.ph...c=14629&st=360

Article bout Roy a few posts down.

I know its the sun but apparently HUll bid E375k for Roy but BL said no. Hes standing firm on this and hopefully will do the same for benno

375k euros or stg?

Sorry euros

It is good to see Lennox holding out.Shame Shels had to make a semi mockery of the league by selling Byrne on the cheap.

If he's good enough for the Premiership (and he's a fine defender, the most improved player in the league over the past two years) he's worth 500k.

Tonight's Herald quotes Rico thus: "Our chairman is a selling chairman and this should not be a selling club." I assume a "not" has been omitted...

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Originally Posted by Dodge

RTE better ****ing not show any interest ina friendly with Reading.

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Completely agreed on this one. RTÉ have a lot to do to justify the licence fee and them abusing the position they are in. Showing this friendly would be a push too far over the edge. Where is Paul Stokes when you need him !! :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Sheridan

If he's good enough for the Premiership (and he's a fine defender, the most improved player in the league over the past two years) he's worth 500k.

Tonight's Herald quotes Rico thus: "Our chairman is a selling chairman and this should not be a selling club." I assume a "not" has been omitted...

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Its the Herald .... it probably deliberate.

just heard about bennett he will be a huge loss great player and real footballer gives it his all
what is happening with the league it is like the british are like women in a roches sale grabbing anybody thats available

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Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

I find that interesting. Why do you think it's over the top? Ask yourself this..do you think Bennnett is good enough to get a game foe i.e. a Championship team or League 1 team? If the answer is yes then ask yourself would a Championship or League 1 team sell their possibly their best defender for £450k?

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There's a big difference between getting a game and being the best defender. From Reading's point of view it's a gamble and so the question is how much they are willing to risk and what return will they get? Wherever you put the EL in comparison with the league structure in England (I would suggest around League 1), the fact is that Reading view Bennett as untested at this level.

As far as prices go, if you look around the League 1 transfers, there are plenty of deals less than 100K.

I hope Cork hold out for a good deal, but I would be extremely surprised if Reading came anywhere near £450K. Incidentally, Irish Times today suggests that he would be allowed go for €350K - imo that would be a good deal for Cork.

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Originally Posted by bigmac

As far as prices go, if you look around the League 1 transfers, there are plenty of deals less than 100K.

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Maybe between League 1 clubs but how many players go from a League 1 club to a Premiership club for less than a 100k, I'd say you'll be doing well to find any examples.

The best thing that could happen from Citys perspective is I guess if a few other clubs express some interest.
You can't beat a good bidding war.
I know Allardyce & Harry Redknapp were very impressed with what they saw against Red Star.

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Originally Posted by charliesboots

Maybe between League 1 clubs but how many players go from a League 1 club to a Premiership club for less than a 100k, I'd say you'll be doing well to find any examples.

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I'd say you'd be doing well to find any examples of League One players going to the Premiership these days.

I think Reading have already bid 1m sterling for a Colchester defender so only bidding 10% of that for Bennet is an insult. He is old enough that won't be bought for the under age sides so he would be competing for 4th central defender to start with. 350k is a reasonable fee to expect from a Premiership side as he'd be worth 3 times that after playing 1 game.