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Di Matteo delight at swoop for Swindon Town ace Cox
3:20pm Wednesday 8th July 2009
WEST Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has spoken of his delight after completing the £1.9 million transfer Swindon Town striker Simon Cox.
Town's 32-goal top scorer was confirmed as a Baggies player this lunchtime, joining on a two-year contract, plus a further two years' option after passing his medical at the Hawthorns.
Di Matteo told West Brom's official website: "Simon is an exciting, young talent with bags of ambition, hunger and determination.
"He has a very good goalscoring record and I think he will be a great asset for our team next season.
"I've seen him many times and he has the ability to do well in the Championship.
"He had a lot of interest from other clubs, including one or two Premier League clubs, and we are very happy that he has signed for us.''
Town will receive a guaranteed £1.5million straight up, with a further £400,000 due in performance-related add-ons. That will equal - and could surpass -Town's record transfer fee received from Manchester City for Kevin Horlock in 1997.
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shaner,bournemouth, bournemouth says...
3:30pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Lazaat, High Peak says...
3:42pm Wed 8 Jul 09
umpcah, Chippenham says...
3:52pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Lazaat wrote:I think Danny probably sells Swindon Town to the players he wants and then waits patiently while they mull over any other options. Persistent badgering could suggest desperation and drive prices up.He`s doing OK - so far !
And 2 full backs. What has happened to Rose from Stockport, any news on him?
Redmoonraker, oxon says...
3:52pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Swindon Till I Die, Swindon says...
3:55pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Lazaat wrote:Rose was all set to join Hartlepool, but instead has chosen to remain at Stockport. Something to do with him being excited about the new owners coming in, think it was on the BBC site fella.
And 2 full backs. What has happened to Rose from Stockport, any news on him?
devizesred, devizes says...
4:15pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Lazaat, High Peak says...
4:20pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Swindon Till I Die wrote:Cheers M8.
Lazaat wrote: And 2 full backs. What has happened to Rose from Stockport, any news on him?Rose was all set to join Hartlepool, but instead has chosen to remain at Stockport. Something to do with him being excited about the new owners coming in, think it was on the BBC site fella.
Tosh Man, in a bush says...
4:41pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Even Angrier Monkey, Swindon says...
4:47pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Tosh Man wrote:There is no way we'll manage to get another striker in before the end of the month, despite wilson saying that hes actively trying to sign at least 1 before saturday.
Wow that's great, Im really looking forward to the Paynter-Peacock combo
We're doomed! DOOMED I TELL THEE!
Tite_Fitt, on holiday says...
4:54pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Tosh Man wrote:Would be a nightmare come true and if Maurice the Muppet was still in charge likely to happen. But with DW at the helm I'm prepared to bet £1million it won't.
Wow that's great, Im really looking forward to the Paynter-Peacock combo
Mind you, I'm not so sure we'll have signed anymore players by the weekend. Which means P&P will be the only 2 strikers we'll be taking to Austria. Oooops think I'd better cancel that bet!!!
townend1969, devizes says...
5:12pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Redmoonraker wrote:what is the big deal with akinfenwa paynter is twice as quick twice as much a team player prob had twice as many assists. parkin situation is boring now get over it. gotta agree with reid though think he will be a good signing. but your are entitled to your opinion. think we need 2 ST 1CM (pref douglas) and a LB
we need 3 new strikers!! Reuben reid, akinfenwa and parkin please, peacock is a 5th choice striker for me!
Burger Me, Kent says...
5:14pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Burger Me, Kent says...
5:24pm Wed 8 Jul 09
townend1969 wrote:I think Akinfenwa would be good. Better target man than Paynter. Paynter 3rd choice striker and Peacock would be NO choice striker for me!
Redmoonraker wrote: we need 3 new strikers!! Reuben reid, akinfenwa and parkin please, peacock is a 5th choice striker for me!what is the big deal with akinfenwa paynter is twice as quick twice as much a team player prob had twice as many assists. parkin situation is boring now get over it. gotta agree with reid though think he will be a good signing. but your are entitled to your opinion. think we need 2 ST 1CM (pref douglas) and a LB
Is that you Lovesey, Swindon says...
5:25pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Put in a bit for Big Rick from the Gass !!!
BasingstokeRed, Basingsoke says...
5:51pm Wed 8 Jul 09
devizesred wrote:Are you serious Leroy Lite ex **** and ex Reading complete loose cannon and never a team player.
leroy lita?
If Lita signs I will eat my Season ticket in 1 go and post the results to the club in protest.
Tite_Fitt, on holiday says...
5:54pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Is that you Lovesey wrote:There's no way we could afford Lambert. We could buy Akinfenwa AND Reid and still have change left from the money we'd need to spend to buy Lambert!!
Not akinfenwa !!!!! Put in a bit for Big Rick from the Gass !!!
Since 1950, Stroud says...
6:12pm Wed 8 Jul 09
mallorca, Port De Soller Mallorca says...
6:13pm Wed 8 Jul 09
As to Lambert who knows why not, but agree with posts it would be silly.
DW knows what he has to do EXCELLENT TOWN
Tosh Man, in a bush says...
6:25pm Wed 8 Jul 09
BasingstokeRed wrote:Are you serious? Lita would bag a hatload at this level and if he felt loved he'd probably score 2 hatloads. He's done it at prem level so yes I'd have him along.
devizesred wrote:Are you serious Leroy Lite ex **** and ex Reading complete loose cannon and never a team player.
leroy lita?
If Lita signs I will eat my Season ticket in 1 go and post the results to the club in protest.
devizesred, devizes says...
7:10pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Tosh Man wrote:lita would score more than akinfenwa.his scoring record is good and would bang them in.he would be a great signing.scored goals in prem and championship and i believe he is avaliable.
BasingstokeRed wrote:Are you serious? Lita would bag a hatload at this level and if he felt loved he'd probably score 2 hatloads. He's done it at prem level so yes I'd have him along.devizesred wrote: leroy lita?Are you serious Leroy Lite ex **** and ex Reading complete loose cannon and never a team player. If Lita signs I will eat my Season ticket in 1 go and post the results to the club in protest.
mgstfc43, Don Rogers Stand says...
7:13pm Wed 8 Jul 09
He has now had 3 operations on his back in the last few months, was playing in agony for months and I suspect he will not travel to Austria on account he's still in hospital.
Before you go slating players, check your facts...!!
madterrier, says...
7:43pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Seems like only a few weeks ago we were turning down bids of £2m in search of £2.5m, and now we accept £1.5m. Reading get 40% of this leaving us with £900k. Some of this will go to meeting the costs of running STFC and so we'll be shopping for bargains again.
Agree with above poster. We need THREE strikers not one, and Paynter isn't good enough to be a guaranteed starter. While we could replace Sturrock with a cat in a bag, Corr and Cox are what we have to improve upon.
Sad fact is that we are a mediocre first division club, and until we somehow break out of this cycle, we'll remain a selling club, and crowds won't be high enough to pay wages to attract better players.
Just have to hope DW can pull the cat out of the bag.
tommyg, Swindon says...
8:31pm Wed 8 Jul 09
IMO, we need 1 full back (who could possibly play both lB and RB), a centre mid, douglas or someone else of that sort of ability ie. a leader who will be a key player and 2 strikers ideally one young striker and possibly one more experienced front man (Michael Bridges or someone along those lines)
Ideally (for me, one should be in the cox mould and we should have one who is good in the air as we now have 2 good wingers.
tommyg, Swindon says...
8:33pm Wed 8 Jul 09
tommyg, Swindon says...
8:34pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Davidsyrett, Swindon says...
9:26pm Wed 8 Jul 09
sw wife-wind, do they know something?
Ollie Reed's Parky dance!, Pewsham says...
9:38pm Wed 8 Jul 09
1- 40% sell on clause to Reading (Total cack)
2- Bring back Sammy Parkin (now not good enough)
Better now got that off my chest!
Unityred, Misterton says...
10:23pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Davidsyrett, Swindon says...
11:26pm Wed 8 Jul 09
Unityred wrote:Eh, No!
Does anyone not think we won't have our own sell on clasue with WBA that would equal Readings?? IF he's sold to prem team in 18 months for £5m, we would get a further £2m!!!
red and white dynamite, Cirencester says...
11:47pm Wed 8 Jul 09
adrock, swindon says...
9:26am Thu 9 Jul 09
shaner,bournemouth wrote:12 Goals and 7 assists as well as being involved in countless moves and probably over half of Simon Cox's goals not good enough for you?
at least 2 forwards please.we need billy 2 earn a place in the side.
Is that you Lovesey, Swindon says...
9:31am Thu 9 Jul 09
mgstfc43 wrote:Well said mate, you wont find a player in the current squad who wants to player for this club more or will try harder !!!
All this Peacock baiting is a bit out of order. He has now had 3 operations on his back in the last few months, was playing in agony for months and I suspect he will not travel to Austria on account he's still in hospital. Before you go slating players, check your facts...!!
Hampshire_ReD, says...
10:49am Thu 9 Jul 09
Were you actually there last season, when Maurice's muppets lost game after game ?
Let's get 1 thing straight - we only stayed up last season due to Coxy's goals.
Without a Cox quality replacement, we're going down - fast.
Paynter is a great bench player, and did ok last season, (can't fault his effort), but he becomes useless, when there's no-one there of any quality to smash in the goals.
As things stand, I think we'd be expected to go down with the bookies, (pending more new faces).
Is that you Lovesey, Swindon says...
2:19pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Hampshire_ReD wrote:I do believe that a lot of last years squad underperformed !! That doesn't mean they aren't good enough now with DW !! They were under pressure due to our performances with MM and it was very difficult to get the belief into them when DW came, but you are right that without Cox we would have been relegated, so we need a replacement...
Definitely not good enough. Were you actually there last season, when Maurice's muppets lost game after game ? Let's get 1 thing straight - we only stayed up last season due to Coxy's goals. Without a Cox quality replacement, we're going down - fast. Paynter is a great bench player, and did ok last season, (can't fault his effort), but he becomes useless, when there's no-one there of any quality to smash in the goals. As things stand, I think we'd be expected to go down with the bookies, (pending more new faces).
Unityred, Misterton says...
5:24pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Davidsyrett wrote:I'll refer you to todays interview with AF "a sell on clause with WBA will be dicussed but he refused to disclose a percentage figure"! How much do you think WBA would sell Coxy for if he proved he could hack it in the championship/ premiership?????????
Unityred wrote: Does anyone not think we won't have our own sell on clasue with WBA that would equal Readings?? IF he's sold to prem team in 18 months for £5m, we would get a further £2m!!!Eh, No!
madterrier, says...
6:09pm Thu 9 Jul 09
These sell-on clauses are all about negotiating strength and how desperate/reluctant one party is to buy/sell that player.
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Robinonfire, Denia Spain says...
3:27pm Wed 8 Jul 09
1 new forward and 2 more midfielders.
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