Dirty Debbie Harry Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 McGhee has played less than McLeod or MxGrandles did but he's playing in a position where it's much more difficult to establish yourself. He's literally just turned 19, has 2 years on his deal and there's no need to sell. We know Ipswich have money as they just got £8m for their own young centre half and turned down a multi million pound bid for Murphy. Why should we bend over and take a bid in the low 6 figures for the Scotland u21 captain? It's why Scottish clubs in general toil for fees as we take anything that's chucked at us from down south. We shouldn't accept anything less than 750k IMO. The problem is though, the vast majority of scottish players who do go down south end up back in scotland within a couple of years or so. Stevie May ran riot in the spl but has struggled, fraser fyvie, scott allan, danny wilson are recent others i can think of but there's loads more. Teams just don't spend any more than £1 million for anything other than an exceptional prospect just now from scotland other than probably celtic McGhee, as is pretty apparent, is not a fixture in our team and with the signings we've made over the summer, his opportunities will be pretty limited.. If he was indeed that good, he would be playing consistently. If we receive a bid of around £500k we should sell him. He's not going to progress playing in the u-20s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 The problem is though, the vast majority of scottish players who do go down south end up back in scotland within a couple of years or so. Stevie May ran riot in the spl but has struggled, fraser fyvie, scott allan, danny wilson are recent others i can think of but there's loads more. Teams just don't spend any more than £1 million for anything other than an exceptional prospect just now from scotland other than probably celtic McGhee, as is pretty apparent, is not a fixture in our team and with the signings we've made over the summer, his opportunities will be pretty limited.. If he was indeed that good, he would be playing consistently. If we receive a bid of around £500k we should sell him. He's not going to progress playing in the u-20s. But for those players there's a Ryan Fraser,Johnny Russell, Craig Bryson or Craig Forsyth who go down and make themselves fixtures so teams know there's bargains up here. And the only reason there's a certain level they spend is because clubs accept it. If we stay firm and ask for £750k, the extra £250k isn't going to burst the bank for them and if it was a league two player they were trying to sign they wouldn't even try and pull a fast one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I don't think we should settle for bids from McGhee for less than £2.75 million plus 33% sell-on fee tbqh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 f**k sake Paulo, turn off the moron act for one day. Is that aimed at me? Being accused of being Paulo because I think we should hold out for a half decent fee ???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Debbie Harry Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 But for those players there's a Ryan Fraser,Johnny Russell, Craig Bryson or Craig Forsyth who go down and make themselves fixtures so teams know there's bargains up here. And the only reason there's a certain level they spend is because clubs accept it. If we stay firm and ask for £750k, the extra £250k isn't going to burst the bank for them and if it was a league two player they were trying to sign they wouldn't even try and pull a fast one. Certainly others have moved, there are exceptions and obviously the more we get the better but considering his current status at the club, i think holding out for anything other than £400/500k is unjustified. Unfortunately the general financial situation of scottish clubs is weaker than league 2 in england and until we produce a higher level of players and have a stronger domestic league, we cant demand over the odds for players who in the main, don't succeed in england. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 EH, no. It's aimed at Paulo mate. Sorry, misunderstanding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thankfully, we don't have dafties running the club who will bend over and take it from a side in a league awash with cash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I'm getting quite excited about seeing this modern day Franco Baresi on Saturday. Don't. He wont be playing. Probably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 1 million for a 4th choice centre back Your posts give me a LOL Winston. You must be as big a Jambo as the likes of David Hardie, Charlie Nicholas and Willie Collum. #top bantz -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts_Man Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hearts fans are ridiculous. I know eh, ambitious and don't want our young talent pinched for next to f**k all. Ridiculous, we should be as unambitious and weak as every other club in Scotland eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I'm getting quite excited about seeing this modern day Franco Baresi on Saturday. Will start on the bench because the modern day Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique are our first choice CB pairing. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThePirate Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 See these folk who are happy to take almost any offer of 6 figures absolute diddies. Some people can't seem to understand the fact that there's been precedents set from other transfers, or the fact that he's currently the Scotland under 21s captain, not just first choice centre back. He's highly rated by the Scotland management set up. If Rangers and Falkirk can get £1m for a player who's played no games in the Scottish top flight then we're quite right to hold out for as much as we can get. We won't get £1m, I think everyone knows that, but we should be pushing it as close to that as possible. Some folk also don't seem to understand that we don't have to sell players at the moment, so why should we accept offers that we deem to be derisory? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThePirate Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ps, Dundee fans claiming Hearts fans are ridiculous while claiming they're going to finish 3rd in the league 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Amusing Pseudonym Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Cardiff paid seven figures for fucking Eoin Doyle last season. I don't think I'd feel bad about asking for £1m. I doubt we'll get that but then I don't really want to see us sell him anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Prince Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Amusing Pseudonym Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1438811811.080436.jpg Lol. Pretty sure McGhee is a Celtic fan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Cardiff paid seven figures for fucking Eoin Doyle last season. I don't think I'd feel bad about asking for £1m. I doubt we'll get that but then I don't really want to see us sell him anyway. The seven figures must include two for the 99p after the poundage dot. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've utilised my 20 Facebook mutual friends and can confirm that he's a Rangers fan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Amusing Pseudonym Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 The seven figures must include two for the 99p after the poundage dot.Million quid. That's the kind of utterly ridiculous cash floating about down there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Because Ipswich could tell his agent they'll multiply his wages by five times what Hearts will offer, and theres not a chance his head wouldnt be turned. £300k-£500k, an add on for promotion and then a sell on percentage seems a great deal, and certainly seems worth it for a youngster who wont play a major part and is also out of contract soon. They're only going to offer that kind of deal if he's broken into the first team and is delivering performances that fulfil his current potential. If we get that out of him instead of the money that's not such a bad eventuality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.