Ritch fee? (From This Is Swindon Town FC)

dreamofacleansheet2 wrote:
You've always got to worry speculation might unsettle him. But Bournemouth seems unlikely, Southampton might be different! Anyway let's hope he takes the long view and realises he will learn from Paolo.

Ps OTR if you agree that the lessons were learnt about Drinkgate surely then the Emperor managed the situation correctly?! (puts tin hat on, leaves stage right.......)

Wilesy wrote:
Good work in rebuffing that offer. I guess it wouldn't be Bournemouth this time as it was made clear before (several times) we valued him at £2m, and now he's League 2's player of the year it's £2.5-3m. In money terms that means he is Swindon's best ever player. 2 points, sort of linked - 1) He is only under contract to the end of this season, would be good to follow suit with Caddis and extend that. 2) His goal will certainly be to play in Championship, so like last year if we are not in contention for playoffs or auto promotion, would an offer be more tempting? £900k in Jan with 6 months left on contract...

London Red wrote:
A favourite for Promotion - is that not Swindon? We have been 2nd or 3rd all summer! . We are clearly geared up for a challenge so why would Ritchie want to move to another L1 side? . All the board need to do is ask the following: . Is the team Championship or above . Is the initial fee £2m or above . Is there a sell-on for 20% or above . If one or more is no then the response is no . If all are yes then talk to Matt if he is interested or not . For me same applies to Caddis, Ferry and Flint - only the initial fees would be £1.5m, £1m and £1m . The real one we need to hold on to is Wes as GKs are specialist and decent ones are rare . Butland is not as good as Wes but valued at £6m! . So Wes should have a fee of £5m attached to him and then more add ons such as International caps as well as a sell on . With Ritchie we could strengthen the team with the money even if an individual coming in is not as good as there are 10 outfield spots . Wes however - will only weaken us if he goes and there is no one available to us at his level

LeGod wrote:
Agree with all the people saying its Bournemouth with the offer as they are constantly on about getting Ritchie now all of a sudden they have Russian oil money but they will never be a big club they get small crowds, hardly any away following and i feel with their chairman Mitchell who is proud of the fact 6 of his previous building companies have gone bust which is why his current company name is seven builders i feel his relationship with the Russian will be a short term relationship plus he has only loaned the money to the club. Mitchell is a very firey character and as dodgy as hell but for Ritchie himself Bournemouth would definetly be a step back in career terms.
Lets face it what chairman would in his right mind pay 600k for Matt Tubbs only Mitchell with foreign money and if Tubbs is worth 600k Ritchie would be worth 2 million based on that.

Oi Den! wrote:
Unless they are no longer wanted here, I can't see why any of our players would want to leave and join a club at the same level.
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I like PDC's style in making it clear that we don't need to sell, but I think the suggestion that any of our players is worth £2m-£3m is pretty fanciful. Having said that, I would not want to lose Foderingham, even for that sort of money, as his immediate value to us is enormous. Also his potential market value may be even higher than £3m.
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The top of League 1 or the lower reaches of the Championship are probably the limit for most of the players remaining from last season, so - Foderingham apart - I believe we should think very carefully before rejecting offers in excess of £1m for any of our players.

London Red wrote:
Mallorca - no one has ever said clubs won't be interested in ritchie and others - especially as Bournmouth have made 3 bids already!
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What we have been moaning at is your daily posts saying he WILL BE SOLD to finance the club / moves for Kewell etc
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That is two totally different posts
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However - as myslef and quite a few others have been saying the club have rejected this and he is going NOWHERE

I ALMOST WENT TO HISTON wrote:
The club have released details for the town end redevelopment and what i would like to see is the board looking into the possibilty of bundesliga safe standing for the new town end. Is there any passion for this idea? if so how can we show the club. If you have not heard of this just type safe standing german football into google. My one experience of a real packed terrace was the manor ground when steve robinson scored 2 and we beat the scum,I would love to see that spirit in the town end every week and i think this would be a great way to build are fanbase,create a better atmosphere and I think PDC would love the idea. Also why dont we sign Dave kitson from pompy i no they are on mega wages but if we get him i think we would win the title again ;-)

LeGod wrote:
Agree with all the people saying its Bournemouth with the offer as they are constantly on about getting Ritchie now all of a sudden they have Russian oil money but they will never be a big club they get small crowds, hardly any away following and i feel with their chairman Mitchell who is proud of the fact 6 of his previous building companies have gone bust which is why his current company name is seven builders i feel his relationship with the Russian will be a short term relationship plus he has only loaned the money to the club. Mitchell is a very firey character and as dodgy as hell but for Ritchie himself Bournemouth would definetly be a step back in career terms.
Lets face it what chairman would in his right mind pay 600k for Matt Tubbs only Mitchell with foreign money and if Tubbs is worth 600k Ritchie would be worth 2 million based on that.

LeGod wrote:
Bournemouth would not be a step up for Ritchie and he is ambitious and only a team from a higher league would make him think about it and the right fee for the club.

We need him to stay as he is key to our success this season and no way will Paolo let him go especially to a rival club. I will expect the club who made the bid which is highly likely Bournemouth to up their bid they keep trying but im sure Ritchie sees us and i think most fans do as a better option than Bournemouth to progress.

London Red wrote:
Even then if you are in the lower leagues you are not allowed to remove seats
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So as we are currently an all-seater we have to remain that way
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I have always thought a small amount of standing should be re-introduced - for example at the CG the bottom section of the DR stand should be terracing with the seats in the area above
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If this was repicated in all 4 stands it would give a realy good atmosphere with standing next to the pitch - but also only a small manageable number

Oi Den! wrote:
GOOD SHOUT STEVE!

London Red wrote:
Even then if you are in the lower leagues you are not allowed to remove seats
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So as we are currently an all-seater we have to remain that way
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I have always thought a small amount of standing should be re-introduced - for example at the CG the bottom section of the DR stand should be terracing with the seats in the area above
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If this was repicated in all 4 stands it would give a realy good atmosphere with standing next to the pitch - but also only a small manageable number

Dover Red wrote:

London Red wrote: Even then if you are in the lower leagues you are not allowed to remove seats . So as we are currently an all-seater we have to remain that way . I have always thought a small amount of standing should be re-introduced - for example at the CG the bottom section of the DR stand should be terracing with the seats in the area above . If this was repicated in all 4 stands it would give a realy good atmosphere with standing next to the pitch - but also only a small manageable number

Hi LR, as an aside from the main points of this thread how are Peterborough getting away with terracing at their ground ? the seating rule has been inforce for a long time now, so how come peterborough seem to still be hanging on!

London Red wrote:
Austin was sold as HE DEMANDED TO MOVE! . Should Ritchie do the same - then the above stance would change . Yes the day of accepting a bag of balls have gone and we will hold out for a decent fee now . But player power still rules and rules all the way to the top - Modic for example is forcing a move!

London Red wrote:
Stratton you are right Ritchie is now into his final year of his initial 2.5 year deal . Whether he has a clause like Caddis where the club can extended it???? . Thompson, Macca, Flint, Devera, Cibo, RDV, Ferry, Risser, Miller and Benson are also in their final years . Storey and Bedwell also only got one year deals . C.Smith only has 6 months left as Samsung deal runs Jan to Jan . Wes, Caddis, Troy, Jay Mac, Navarro, Rooney, Roberts, Williams and Collins are all contracted until end of next season . Then we have PdC until 2015

Malkym wrote:
Putting on my totally speculative LR Crystal Ball Hat (joke LR!!) - south coast - how about Soton? just back in the Prem!! Matty boy would surely be tempted by that carrot would he not?

Steve. Brentford wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:
GOOD SHOUT STEVE!

I HEARD THAT, PARDON :O)

Steve. Brentford wrote:

London Red wrote: Mallorca - no one has ever said clubs won't be interested in ritchie and others - especially as Bournmouth have made 3 bids already! . What we have been moaning at is your daily posts saying he WILL BE SOLD to finance the club / moves for Kewell etc . That is two totally different posts . However - as myslef and quite a few others have been saying the club have rejected this and he is going NOWHERE

Stop moaning then James, if Mallorca wants to repeat posts (others are just as guilty) then that's his prerogative. I hope he stays,it looks likely but never say never in football, as you mentioned earlier its the players who decide,and STOP SHOUTING.

LeGod wrote:
Bournemouth would not be a step up for Ritchie and he is ambitious and only a team from a higher league would make him think about it and the right fee for the club.

We need him to stay as he is key to our success this season and no way will Paolo let him go especially to a rival club. I will expect the club who made the bid which is highly likely Bournemouth to up their bid they keep trying but im sure Ritchie sees us and i think most fans do as a better option than Bournemouth to progress.

LeGod wrote:
Bournemouth would not be a step up for Ritchie and he is ambitious and only a team from a higher league would make him think about it and the right fee for the club.

We need him to stay as he is key to our success this season and no way will Paolo let him go especially to a rival club. I will expect the club who made the bid which is highly likely Bournemouth to up their bid they keep trying but im sure Ritchie sees us and i think most fans do as a better option than Bournemouth to progress.

Football banning order yob wrote:

LeGod wrote: Bournemouth would not be a step up for Ritchie and he is ambitious and only a team from a higher league would make him think about it and the right fee for the club. We need him to stay as he is key to our success this season and no way will Paolo let him go especially to a rival club. I will expect the club who made the bid which is highly likely Bournemouth to up their bid they keep trying but im sure Ritchie sees us and i think most fans do as a better option than Bournemouth to progress.

whats your obsession with B'mouth legod?? more like leprat

Swindon1984 wrote:

Football banning order yob wrote:

LeGod wrote: Bournemouth would not be a step up for Ritchie and he is ambitious and only a team from a higher league would make him think about it and the right fee for the club. We need him to stay as he is key to our success this season and no way will Paolo let him go especially to a rival club. I will expect the club who made the bid which is highly likely Bournemouth to up their bid they keep trying but im sure Ritchie sees us and i think most fans do as a better option than Bournemouth to progress.

whats your obsession with B'mouth legod?? more like leprat

They've bidded several times before and been rejected, as they've expressed interest in him before it's likely they will again.

Top name by the way, you're a credit to your club!