[Albion] Dale Stephens

[British Bulldog]

Wanted by Derby who are willing to pay £2.5m for him according to the sun newspaper.

 

[fleet]

For £2.5 m I would say hand, bite and off - and go get Tex or similar

 

[Hugo Rune]

No. No & No. We'll be linked with losing Kayal next!

 

[Boroseagull]

If it's in The Sun it must be true

 

[spence]

Good price for him but it's a no from me.

Kayal and Stephens are starting to work as a unit together and the partnership looks promising. We don't need to dismantle the squad further.

 

[crasher]

Good price for him but it's a no from me.

Kayal and Stephens are starting to work as a unit together and the partnership looks promising. We don't need to dismantle the squad further.

Exactly. Plus, we should not sell to division rivals .

 

[stss30]

The Sun so rarely get transfer rumours right you could pick a random player who is a first team regular and a random high Championship/low Premiership team and you have the same chance as being correct as them.

 

[Rogero]

How much was Dale?

 

[Hyperion]

Agreed, him and Kayal are a partnership worth keeping. Double the price and to the right club then we can consider it

 

[Machiavelli]

How much was Dale?

It's never easy to tell (how much have we spent on Goldson, for instance?), but it was widely reported in the range of £0.6m-£0.75m.

£2.5m sounds a lot in comparison (with the heaviest caveat that this has probably only been written to fill space, and generate comment, which I've fallen for). I'm now far more confident in our recruitment to be able to unearth a replacement for less. What's more, we've got a lot of quality cover in central midfield. That money might be more productively used in other parts of the squad.

Transfer prices (and, probably even more so, players wages) show no signs of veering off their upward spiral.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I'm not his hugest fan - there's bound to be some slightly more obese chaps than I - but I'd not want him to go this late in the window to a rival when only the crocked Crofts could step in and huff and puff around championship pitches. A handsome enough price for him though.

 

[Superphil]

Just fetching my car keys....

 

[Claude samdamme]

Stephens is class for parts of games but also goes missing at times as well. If we could bring in a decent replacement I'd cash in on him

 

[Codner pharmaceuticals]

It's a no from me. Have you clicked the miles he and Beram cover? A 442 could only work with these hard working, hard tackling athletes in the middle. Besides he has a cheeky face which I'd miss.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Would be a terrible move. Very good player, and if we lose him it would disturb the balance of the team.

As for Texeirra replacing him, not for me, as his defensive work is limited and he is just not likely to win many tackles.

However, if Stephens was sold for £4.5m - £5m, and we replaced with Lansbury or Clayton, that would be good business.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Proven championship midfielder means much more than £2.5m. Once you take agents fees, signing on bonuses, and a transfer fee, it'll cost a lot more to replace him

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Just getting back to the player we know he can be.

Was excellent v forest and first half against fulham. Second half not so much but its early days.

Will probably also score 10 goals this season. Every team also needs a water carrier and who is left ince or jfc or the ageing crofts.

Its a NO from me.

 

[crabface]

The same newspaper that called him a center back in the write up for the Huddesfield game.

 

[Justice]

Stephens is going no where one of the first names on the team sheet.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Serious LACK OF AMBITION if we start selling 1st team picks to rival teams.


So, no - get lost Derby, do your POACHING elsewhere.