But he's City through and through :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
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But he's City through and through :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
With Roy we could win the league this season. Without him & no replacement it would seem unlikely.
If he is sold now we could add at least a 10% sell on clause which is where the real money is. We may have sold Kevin Doyle for pitance but at least we got a 10% sell on clause inserted in order to to quick deal. By conservative estimates that would be worth at least 1m euro in todays market.
I think negotiations would start above Alan Bennets fee earlier this season. Would a Premiership side (not Reading) bid <500k for such a young player?
Staunton picks his side based on the club players at paid by, If you are a Premiership sub you are automatically better than say Championship starter.
In Leon we trust ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
I wouldn't count previous deals as they were all cráp, paid far below the value, chronic history of this with City.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Benno is a defender, strikers imo should always get more return. Roy has scored 20 goals and its only half way through the season. Anything less that <€700 up front is not a good deal for us, end of.Quote:
I think negotiations would start above Alan Bennets fee earlier this season. Would a Premiership side (not Reading) bid <500k for such a young player?
Stan is a plankQuote:
Staunton picks his side based on the club players at paid by, If you are a Premiership sub you are automatically better than say Championship starter.
Latest development is that if/when Fulham buy Roy they will loan him to City until the end of the season or until city are out of the running for the league.
IMO this is a win win situation.
Some russian club tried to get roy on loan until november for 200k but City turned it down.
Roy Will Join Fulham for €450,000 and be loaned back for the rest of the season. Deal said to be worth up to €800,000 after 10 apps and an international cap.
20% sell on clause also included.
Amazing bit of business by the Club.
Confirmed just now by RED FM
Excellent business by City.
Im thrilled.
This is the best possible scenario as we all know Roy was gonna go anyway.
Well done Rico, Lennox & Co
fair play ,thats a great bit of business for an eL club
Excellent deal, especially that ye still get to keep him for this season too.
Yeah and Roy could have just signed a pre-contract with them and Fulham would have only had to pay 240k in compo.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Best of luck to him. Very good deal for Cork.
If it was that easy dont you think Fulham would have done that? It was Watfords interested that sparked this happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamcarr
He's gone, €450K initially rising to €800K with add ons.
He'll then be loaned back for the rest of the season.
Also i'm hearing a 20% sell on clause.
He'll travel there in the next 24 hours for a medical.
Surely he can wait til Saturday :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
You mean after the Pats game surely?
I'd be surprised if its 20%. That's huge.
Great deal.
Possibly the best part of this deal could be a happy Roy O'Donovan working hard for the rest of the season with a spring in his step.
Definitely. Roy will want to impress his new manager. Best way to do it is score as many as possibleQuote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
Pablo, where have you gotten 20% from?
Was just listening to RedFM sports news and thats what they said as part of their City EXCLUSIVE.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Even though i had heard about the loan back middle of last week.
Great deal for Cork, well done.
That's good business. Someone is getting their act together in Cork.
so is the hamstring all better now ??
Rico still saying he is doubtful for tomorrow night, not sure if its a doubtful doubtful or an Osam is doubtful doubtful.Quote:
Originally Posted by green-blood
Maybe it's a "don't want to botch the transfer" doubtful.Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
Indeed, could very well be a "gotta pass that medical" doubtful.Quote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
Fantastic deal for Cork, hopefully a sign of things to come for all of our clubs.....
Great windfall for city...hope they will spend some of it now to strengthen the team.....
We'll give you Aaron McEniff for 250k :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rams-07
Excellent deal for everyone, nice money for cork and im sure roy will be getting a tasty pay rise too soon.
Good deal. I'm happy with it especially with the add ons
Just one question though...for the remainder of the season, Will city pay Roy his current weekly wage or will they pay him the wage Fulham are giving him or do Fulham pay all/some of his wages?
Great deal to be honest. Add that to the Bennet deal and cork have nearly payed off all those tax debts at this stage :p. Any chance of a lend guys?? But seriously, super negotiating skills shown by the Cork board there. Having him for the remainder of the season is a master stroke because if you remover Roy from the equation Cork are a mid table side with no goalscorer. He could single handedly win you the league
Chance's of European golden boot? :p :D
Well if Tony Bird can win it then anything is possible :D
fantastic for roy. he's wanted a chance to prove himself at that level since he was a kid, im glad that its worked out for him and for the club, amicable and mutually beneficial.
i have to say, he's changed a fair bit since coming to city, he is stronger, more confident at winning the ball be it in the air or in a challenge, and most of all, he's managed to start finding the net the way he did in schoolboy soccer.
congrats to roy and here's hoping he's back here in the green sometime soon - mind you, he's got a few more months of banging them in before he goes anywhere! :D
Tony Bird didn't win it. He was scored like a billion goals but due t the "weighting" of leagues some good striker won it
Good luck to O'****ovan
Ah, you're right Dodge. apologies. that good striker was Ronaldo. The fat one that is
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Originally Posted by Dodge
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Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
season player club (country) goals
1996/97 Ronaldo FC Barcelona (Spain) 34 (68 pts)
Tony Bird Barry Town FC (Wales) 42
I don't think the weighting system is fair - there's so few goals in our league it should be O'Donovan and Quigley that get double points. He will surely score a hatful in the Premiership when he doesn't have to contend with the negative tactics here. :eek:
Tony Bird deserved it just for being Tony Bird. Is he still playing in Wales?
Returned for a brief spell with Carmarthen back in '05 when they played Longford, but didn't figure in the line-up in either game if I remember right.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
Not sure where he is now, I think I heard he moved to Merthyr Tydfil after that but I assume he's retired by now.
He always was well-liked by the fans when he played at the Vetch.
Seems to be a very good deal considering the alternatives of losing him at the end of the season with basic compensation & no add-ons. If a deal was not done not would just be constant speculation surrounding his future for the remainder of the season which would not be good. €450k will now be the new starting figure for the next player to be sold.
City have really learnt from the Doyle situation & have performed very well in recent negotiations.
Very good deal by City & showing the lessons of the Doyle saga & the advantages of professional Management staff at the club.
Will be interesting to see how long it takes Roy O'Donovan to make it into the Ireland squad... Will he be eligible for August friendly as he will officially be a Fulham player?
Staunton will be waiting for him at Heathrow the second he sets foot on the tarmac. Kevin Doyle all over again......Quote:
Originally Posted by pete