I see Reading are after Alan Bennett. Cork Supposedly want 450k.
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I see Reading are after Alan Bennett. Cork Supposedly want 450k.
A mate who is residing in cork at the moment, said that they are saying down there that they are getting €300 grand for him.
Absolutely brilliant player. Would make it anywhere. Will be a huge loss.
Thats 300 sterling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
I think they offered 100k so far, can't remember if euro or sterling.
Reading are a Premiership club now so should be realistic.
100k for league's top scorer.
300k for slightly above average centre half.
And reading should be realistic?
Jason Byrne only went fot that because of Shels financial situation. Sure in the summer he was worth 3 times that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Reading are a Premiership side so stands that they should pay more especially considering how we were exploited previously.
They being a Premiership club may indicate they CAN afford to pay more.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
The players value depends on how good he is. In Bennetts case, if they offered 200k (sterling or euro) I'd bite their hand off.
200k euro would not be enough to replace him as he has developed very good partnership with Dan Murray. Winning the Setanta Cup could bring in almost 200k.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
I doubt the difference between Cork winning the Setanta this year or not is Alan Bennett !Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
I don't think it's unreasonable for Cork to look for £450k. He is a decent player who Reading obviously feel can maybe offer them something.
You are always the ones going on about EL clubs putting an end to stupid transfer fees by putting realistic price tags on their players.
Do you think Reading would get a centre half who they felt might offer them something from the Championship or League 1 for £450k? Not a chance. If they're not prepared to pay it then they can go and get someone from the lower leagues for £1-2m.
Come on Dodge, give a little more, a most excellent centre half, you're being Cork negative again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Apart from the boys ability I think Reading owe us a few bob anyway, don't you?
Its about 8 weeks wages.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Are your new investors on-board yet?
a) he's youngerQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
b) he's not "decent", he's one of the best in the league
c) our club is not falling apart at the seams.
500,000 plus 20% sell on claus + a friendly with garaunteed appearances for doyle, benno and long.
yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
our reasonable success over the last few years was built on the devine-horgan-murray-bennett-murphy axis giving us one of the most watertight (and goal-scoring!) defences in the country. losing 2, or potentially 3 of the back four would be a disaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
I don't think he's that good.
I hope you get a fortune from it but English couples don't pay over theodds for our players
it comes down to finding a meeting point between reading's valuation of the player, and our own valuation of the player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
if reading were willing to pay 1million for leroy lita, and susequently find doyle to be worth more than five times that, what makes you think they would not be willing to up a bid to HALF the cost of lita when the reward could potentially be just as good as doyler
our own valuation takes into account
his vital importance to keeping the back line together
the potential for financial security which means we dont have to sell him
the potential for a good season
the potential of other star players getting sick of losing our best players
and the potential that giving in cheap again could harm future transfer fees
the keyword if you havent guessed yet is "potential", and reading must now realise the potential gain they could make from this transfer.
Amazed that people dont rate Benno.
We've had the best defence in the league for the last two season. There is a reason for that like.
On all our European travels opposition fans and Irish people living in the cities who come along to the games usualy ask about Benno before any other player
What would Cork accept for him? I reckon 450K stg is over the top but clearly 100 is fairly low. What middle ground would Cork be prepared to accept?Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
**edit**
comparisons with Doyle are way off the mark here btw, strikers almost invariably go for more than defenders, so it's a bit much saying that Bennett could have the same impact as Doyle.
i think a friendly would sway the deal a fair bit - with the new stand up, an 8000 capacity crowd at on average €20 a ticket plus merchandising etc could rake in the club €200,000. who knows, RTE could show some interest and throw some money at it, which would make getting sponsors for it easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmac
RTE better ****ing not show any interest ina friendly with Reading.
don't blame RTE, blame their target audience. at that point doyle, long and benno would probably be internationals at that point anyway with Reading's fan-****ing-tastic 3 month training scheme :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
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Originally Posted by bigmac
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.
be happy with what you get for gods sake, better than getting nothing. :rolleyes:
Besides clicking on it from the list to the right of the message pane, you can type rolleyes enclosed in a pair of these :Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Nonsense. How does a friendly with an English club help building sustainable growth in Irish domestic football?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
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...
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Its the Herald .... it probably deliberate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmac
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.
I'd say you'd be doing well to find any examples of League One players going to the Premiership these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliesboots
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.