London Irish
Well-known member
How come Troy Deeney was persuaded to stay by Watford? Lots of fatalism on here about Ulloa, nothing is ever that set in stone
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
£8 Million was a snip...
- Thread starter seagulls99
- Start date
How come Troy Deeney was persuaded to stay by Watford? Lots of fatalism on here about Ulloa, nothing is ever that set in stone
Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,876
As said before, you train all week with your squad of mates and don't get a sniff come match day and that doesn't impact on you in some way? You'd have to be pretty much an empty shell of a person as a footballer to be happy in that situation, money or not. Inigo Calderon is possibly the ONLY exception to this rule.
By all accounts, Watford broke their wage structure to keep him and Deeney has stated he doesn't think it would be a good move to jump into the Premiership as it could be a step too far, but opted to progress with Watford.
The Camel
Well-known member
Who discovered and scouted Ulloa?
I'd never heard of him before he came to the Amex, sure that is true of 99% of British football fans.
Give that man a bonus.
I'd never heard of him before he came to the Amex, sure that is true of 99% of British football fans.
Give that man a bonus.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
The price was right for us ( feckin FFP ), also he has proved his worth to the foxes and probably his value as well
L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull
New member
Hate FFP with a passion. Really don't see how It helps clubs. More like puts restraints.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Heavens knows what we do next season as all the family jewels have been sold and can't see the present lot impressing at the moment. Maybe when Solly comes back it might change
L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull
New member
Doubt It. Sorry If I'm coming off pessimistic.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Think it is just the result of our poor start which on paper before the start of the season was against the weaker teams.
The Large One
Who's Next?
I'm not so sure FFP is the main culprit here. One of them, maybe, but not the main one.
The club was making noises when the last set of accounts came out (and publicly scrutinised and put into plain English by El Presidente on here), that they were confident of meeting FFP targets, and that was before Bridcutt and Barnes were sold.
Throw into the mix that we didn't make it to the Premier League, plus the money received for Buckley and Ulloa won't feature in the next set of accounts. I'm confident we didn't sell Ulloa out of necessity - unless all of the top people at the club are telling bare-faced lies - but £8m for any of our players (rising to £10m? - Jeeesus) is not something the club could ever turn down, whether FFP existed or not.
sir albion
New member
The FFP is actually very good and would work...The problem is parachute payments that bring a huge unfairness to many clubs.
nwgull
Well-known member
I agree. 10m to a club like BHA is worth more than one player can bring. Let's not forget that he played in plenty of games where we failed to score over he past 2 seasons, so it's not as if he can do it all on his own.