Tibbermoresaint Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Illgresi said: It's not about incentivising. As I said, we're liabile for the rest of his current contract, which at a guess is between £300k and £400k ish. Assuming the scenario I suggested earlier, we'd have to pay £4k. If we didn't receive a fee at all, it would be £104k. That equates to an extra £1000 p/w for a contract for someone else. So of course we're going to try to get a fee. Logically speaking, we have nothing more to lose by keeping May, and only a little to gain by selling him. We have even less to gain by releasing him for free. Sir Stevie could sit in the stand for the next two years and cost you £600k+ in wages. Do you want that? No, of course you don't, you'd rather that money went to another striker or two. Or to a field. But you can't just rip up his contract so you need him to move. The clubs who could afford his current wages don't want him so it will have to be clubs who can't afford his current wages. How then can they afford him? That's right, you need to incentivise them. Saints won't be greedy. £150k or £1k per week over a 3 year contract, should do it. Ok, you have to shell out £150k (plus whatever you need to pay SS himself) but that's far better than shelling out £600k. Everyone wins. Edited July 5, 2019 by Tibbermoresaint More info 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 23 minutes ago, Tibbermoresaint said: Sir Stevie could sit in the stand for the next two years and cost you £600k+ in wages. Do you want that? No, of course you don't, you'd rather that money went to another striker or two. Or to a field. But you can't just rip up his contract so you need him to move. The clubs who could afford his current wages don't want him so it will have to be clubs who can't afford his current wages. How then can they afford him? That's right, you need to incentivise them. Saints won't be greedy. £150k or £1k per week over a 3 year contract, should do it. Ok, you have to shell out £150k (plus whatever you need to pay SS himself) but that's far better than shelling out £600k. Everyone wins. £600k would imply that May is on around £5.5k p/w. I highly doubt that given (the last official figures I know of) suggest a 1st team average of £2.6k p/w As I've tried to explain, if May moves on for lesser pay, we will likely be liable for the difference in salary. A transfer fee will mitigate that difference. So it's clearly in our best interests to try to get one, however nominal. That said, our budget is already in place assuming May stays for the next two years, so we don't lose either way, we only gain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I think we’ll pay a fee for May. We won’t be able to match what Aberdeen paid but surely we’ll be able to fork out £100k or so to help facilitate a move. It benefits all 3 parties to get this done quickly and hopefully it will be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviemay17 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 4 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: Because one of our own is trapped in Aberdeen and needing saved. If enough of us get involved, then just £5 a month each will help save May from his suffering, please, support the cause now by getting in touch with either @steviemay17 or @ali_91 to donate. I will sell a kidney to finance this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 30 minutes ago, steviemay17 said: I will sell a kidney to finance this My Mrs is due next Saturday, so I can't give away any organs. I have lots of plastic baby related shite I would be willing to give away along with Stevie May? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Preach brother. Any Aberdeen fans who want to donate some of their oil money Sorry, no oil money left. It's all been spunked on Audis with personalised numberplates and pishy new-build houses with no fkin storage space. And cocaine, obvz. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, resk said: Sorry, no oil money left. It's all been spunked on Audis with personalised numberplates and pishy new-build houses with no fkin storage space. And cocaine, obvz. Anti-Kingsford scum imo... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldie1980 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Dundee utd in for him 2 its gonna be a bidding war [emoji2][emoji2][emoji108] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Just now, Baldie1980 said: Dundee utd in for him 2 its gonna be a bidding war They're, like the other three teams mentioned, nothing more than agent bait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I'm not so sure Saints will pay anywhere near 100k, if Stevie May wants to come back to Saints he will, he has the power in this situation. Saints will offer him a very very decent wage, we've made space in the budget for it, they'll also expect him to waive a fair amount of his current contract, then, by adding another year or two on his next contract and guaranteeing first team football he'll hopefully sign on. Aberdeen have taken a hit, Stevie May will have taken a hit and Perth St Johnstone are about to take a hit (on an injury ravaged fife mink). Everyones a winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logie skid boys Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, Baldie1980 said: Dundee utd in for him 2 its gonna be a bidding war aye we will get a reasonable fee for him . and if united serious that’s delightful . bye stevie thanks for giving your all in every game and thanks for the cracking goal against dundee . can’t think of another might take me a while . any potential bidders looking in he’s never looked better and has never lost that yard of quickness to his injury . . please ignore his last five years of not scoring . he will give you a shift . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 My personal option would be for Stevie May to go to one of the Dundee clubs. It would mean that he wouldn’t be back to bother us for a wee while, and, oh my, it would have the Saintees fans going ballistic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, kingjoey said: My personal option would be for Stevie May to go to one of the Dundee clubs. It would mean that he wouldn’t be back to bother us for a wee while, and, oh my, it would have the Saintees fans going ballistic. Enjoy watching a front line of Cosgrove and Main next season "Liquid football" forthcoming IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Enjoy watching a front line of Cosgrove and Main next season [emoji23] "Liquid football" forthcoming IMOHiya pal [emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logie skid boys Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, kingjoey said: My personal option would be for Stevie May to go to one of the Dundee clubs. It would mean that he wouldn’t be back to bother us for a wee while, and, oh my, it would have the Saintees fans going ballistic. i just think that bit zip has left him for good. ii don’t think it’s a confidence thing . the injury has taken that away from him. can see when he runs it s like he can’t put full pressure down to sprint . he might get boost going elsewhere but i can’t see him being the striker he once was . best days are gone . but he will be an asset to the likes saints or united if he puts in a shift like he did with us . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logie skid boys Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Enjoy watching a front line of Cosgrove and Main next season "Liquid football" forthcoming IMO brush your teeth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, ali_91 said: Well spent imo This x10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 45 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Enjoy watching a front line of Cosgrove and Main next season "Liquid football" forthcoming IMO St Johnstone are shite m8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I would accept Stevie May - Dundee. I semi regularly attend their matches with my pals so I’d be able to check up on him that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: St Johnstone are shite m8. He's right though. Ash Taylor launching the ball upto Cosgrove and Main.... Hud me back!!! Can see why Aberdeen fans are excited for the season ahead... bringing in Curtis Main with 3 goals in 31 Premiership games last season, and getting rid of Stevie May with only 2 goals in 32. And probably taking a big financial hit along the way. I'd find it quite funny if May ended up at Dundee to be honest. Can't see it happening. Edited July 6, 2019 by PauloPerth Typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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