Thoughts from Texas, not mad maybe disappointed. If they don’t get him it’s ok because they didn’t over pay. At some point this does need to be treated like a business. A team can’t continually overpay for players. What I will say is never deal with BHA again. They got Chelsea last summer and were trying to do it again. Chelsea is not bargaining from a position of strength. BHA knows how much they wanted him and priced him that way and stuck to that valuation. Will be interesting to watch the next 24 hours. Who knows by the time I finish this post something may have changed again!!
Honestly...that's just too much money for Caicedo. No way we need to be having a £200m + pivot.
Yes we dragged it on and should've sorted it earlier, but that's still an excessive fee. Man Utd nearly got Caicedo for £5m not long ago...
If this is 'derailing your season' then I reckon get off the internet for a bit and do something fun. It just isn't that deep. Caicedo is good but he's not £110m good.
If the club deem it worthwhile to spend that huge sum of money then fair enough, I'll back it. But right now I'm quite chilled about it tbh.
One of the reasons it doesn't look good for the club is because fans keep saying exactly that online.
Ultimately, like Rob said on X earlier, the club set a maximum valuation and (so far) they've stuck by it. And then they've not been complacent in other areas where there is need in the squad. We've got generational talents signed for relatively very little who will be coming through in the following seasons. Lots to look forward to.
Also, if this is what it takes to keep Colwill, then I'm cool with it.
Thank you Si for all your updates - I totally get why you need a break from it all!
My optimism for the coming season has collapsed like a flat-pack wardrobe.
Thank you Winstanley and Stewart – Caceido - an object lesson in how NOT to negotiate a key transfer:
1) Go in far too low - £60 and £70 million bids had absolutely no chance of success.
2) Drag out talks at a snail-like pace over months, miles off the asking price.
3) Failure to read selling club’s position – you would have thought we had learned all there is to learn about Brighton. Obviously not. Brighton do not cave in if their price is not met. Incidentally, to all those rubbishing Brighton over the last few months – they are the real winners here. Get over their asking price and manage to offload their 3rd choice GK for a decent £25 million.
4) P*ss off direct rivals for key player Caceido by putting a bid in for their own target – Lavia.
With Caceido I could see a top 6 finish. Without him, mid-table.
Talk now of Veratti – great player in his heyday but 30 years old, another small midfielder, very high wages and injury prone.
Don’t need to wait until the end of the transfer window to give my verdict – about 2/10 – if I am in a generous mood. And it could get worse……with Winstanley and Stewart operating it probably will.
We absolutely have to get Lavia AND Mohammed Kudus now – no ifs and buts. But I have absolutely no confidence that this will happen.
Well Said. Wtf was our elite sports academy staff playing at by waiting and waiting and then offering bids that were rejected by Brighton in January ffs . Let’s outbid Brighton on Kudos now that deals not done ✅
Thoughts from Texas, not mad maybe disappointed. If they don’t get him it’s ok because they didn’t over pay. At some point this does need to be treated like a business. A team can’t continually overpay for players. What I will say is never deal with BHA again. They got Chelsea last summer and were trying to do it again. Chelsea is not bargaining from a position of strength. BHA knows how much they wanted him and priced him that way and stuck to that valuation. Will be interesting to watch the next 24 hours. Who knows by the time I finish this post something may have changed again!!
Tbh I got a feeling we at least match the bid, I’d be shocked to chase for 3 months to not follow through!
Then it’s down to Caicedo, but let’s see what today brings
Tbh I got a feeling we at least match the bid, I’d be shocked to chase for 3 months to not follow through!
Then it’s down to Caicedo, but let’s see what today brings
Fair play we've missed out on Caicedo cause we spent the summer fingering our arse. Honestly I hope Winstanleys house burns down.
Honestly...that's just too much money for Caicedo. No way we need to be having a £200m + pivot.
Yes we dragged it on and should've sorted it earlier, but that's still an excessive fee. Man Utd nearly got Caicedo for £5m not long ago...
If this is 'derailing your season' then I reckon get off the internet for a bit and do something fun. It just isn't that deep. Caicedo is good but he's not £110m good.
Having said all that...
I'm happy we're back in for him 😂😂😂
You are absolutely right Ryan! He is not worth £110 million.
But guess who is feeling better about the transfer window this morning - Liverpool fans or Chelsea fans!
If the club deem it worthwhile to spend that huge sum of money then fair enough, I'll back it. But right now I'm quite chilled about it tbh.
One of the reasons it doesn't look good for the club is because fans keep saying exactly that online.
Ultimately, like Rob said on X earlier, the club set a maximum valuation and (so far) they've stuck by it. And then they've not been complacent in other areas where there is need in the squad. We've got generational talents signed for relatively very little who will be coming through in the following seasons. Lots to look forward to.
Also, if this is what it takes to keep Colwill, then I'm cool with it.
Thank you Si for all your updates - I totally get why you need a break from it all!
My optimism for the coming season has collapsed like a flat-pack wardrobe.
Thank you Winstanley and Stewart – Caceido - an object lesson in how NOT to negotiate a key transfer:
1) Go in far too low - £60 and £70 million bids had absolutely no chance of success.
2) Drag out talks at a snail-like pace over months, miles off the asking price.
3) Failure to read selling club’s position – you would have thought we had learned all there is to learn about Brighton. Obviously not. Brighton do not cave in if their price is not met. Incidentally, to all those rubbishing Brighton over the last few months – they are the real winners here. Get over their asking price and manage to offload their 3rd choice GK for a decent £25 million.
4) P*ss off direct rivals for key player Caceido by putting a bid in for their own target – Lavia.
With Caceido I could see a top 6 finish. Without him, mid-table.
Talk now of Veratti – great player in his heyday but 30 years old, another small midfielder, very high wages and injury prone.
Don’t need to wait until the end of the transfer window to give my verdict – about 2/10 – if I am in a generous mood. And it could get worse……with Winstanley and Stewart operating it probably will.
We absolutely have to get Lavia AND Mohammed Kudus now – no ifs and buts. But I have absolutely no confidence that this will happen.
Well Said. Wtf was our elite sports academy staff playing at by waiting and waiting and then offering bids that were rejected by Brighton in January ffs . Let’s outbid Brighton on Kudos now that deals not done ✅
Well said Jonathon much along the lines I was thinking.