Mark Waddington

[Thunder Bolt]

Bournemouth going in for 5million transfers and we're offering peanuts for kids, which team is Premier League ready ?

Two or three years ago Bournemouth came in for two of our kids, probably not offering much, who are now their team captain and fellow CB.

 

[brakespear]

If we sign Waddington he should get games.

so good I didn't even get it until [MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION]' post further on

 

[GingerBeerMan]

People moaning about this are a joke, it's not exactly a big risk and Blackpool fans seem genuinely gutted about the possibility of him leaving. What's the issue with signing highly rated youngsters for our development squad? It's exactly what we should be doing.

Because most people live for the moment. They can't see the value of investments or future gains.

They play highlights of the youth squads in the concourse before each game and every one looks amazing. Apart from our dev squad we must have some of the best youth squads in the country. We are going to be getting lots of talent through our ranks in the near future to add to Ince, March, JFC, Walton and Dunk. Tony Bloom is a rich man because he knows about investment and assets maturing. The investment in the training ground is a classic example of that, he knows it'll pay for itself within 10 - 15 years - not a long time in footballing terms.

 

[Icy Gull]

Two or three years ago Bournemouth came in for two of our kids, probably not offering much, who are now their team captain and fellow CB.

Rumour has it they were on better wages than our central defenders last season.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Rumour has it they were on better wages than our central defenders last season.

I'd be surprised if they were on more than Upson.

 

[Munkfish]

Rumour has it they were on better wages than our central defenders last season.

Elphick is on £18,000 a week.

 

[OvingdeanSeagull]

You are almost certainly right but the fact that we actually sign so few first team players probably leads to cynicism from some of us. Most of our signings seem to be development players these days. Having had so much ambition when the Amex opened and getting so close, it's pretty disappointing that we have lowered our sights so much. Completely understandable but non the less very disappointing.

I agree that our lack of signings has been disappointing, which is why I don't understand people moaning when we might make one! I don't think this is a sign of lowering our sights at all, rather the opposite. I do hope we make at least one first team signing before the end of the day too though.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Elphick is on £18,000 a week.

He must be the exception, because that's almost a £million outlay per season just for him.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Elphick is on £18,000 a week.

Yikes.

 

[Rookie]

Poor kid, not signed and already some are having a go.

 

[Munkfish]

He must be the exception, because that's almost a £million outlay per season just for him.

Quite, I couldnt really believe it, but I couldnt really argue with the source.

 

[Hamilton]

Poor kid, not signed and already some are having a go.

I wonder how NSC would have greeted the arrival of Peter Ward in 1975 had it existed?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Two or three years ago Bournemouth came in for two of our kids, probably not offering much, who are now their team captain and fellow CB.

You are correct, but there was a bigger picture.

Elphick was not featuring / coming back from injury and people felt he did not fit into the Poyet style.

Cook hardly ever played and the fact he was arrested (not guilty I know) days after we sold him, suggests the club did not see him having a future at the Albion.

 

[Diego Napier]

Poor kid, not signed and already some are having a go.

Cynics will be cynics!

 

[GT49er]

Development squad I guess. Fair enough. £100K a bit generous, as his (youth) contract will soon expire anyway?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You are correct, but there was a bigger picture.

Elphick was not featuring / coming back from injury and people felt he did not fit into the Poyet style.

Cook hardly ever played and the fact he was arrested (not guilty I know) days after we sold him, suggests the club did not see him having a future at the Albion.

My post was more about the potential of kids rather than why we let Elphick & Cook go. Waddington may turn out to be a gem.

 

[pornomagboy]

Development squad I guess. Fair enough. £100K a bit generous, as his (youth) contract will soon expire anyway?

It's properly compensation as he is a product of their youth system

 

[Albumen]

Bournemouth going in for 5million transfers and we're offering peanuts for kids, which team is Premier League ready ?

Good question - I'd say it's top spot Bournemouth. I can't guarantee us getting promotion from 21st.

 

[JBizzle]

I don't think it's a difference in ambition, just a different approach.

It's more a difference in approach to FFP so far as I can see...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

No problem with it myself.

Are the negative sorts suggesting we shouldn't go after talented youngsters simply because they're not going to improve the first team at this time?

I'm pretty sure the Albion don't see (potential) signings like this as an alternative to experienced, "name" players. It's just an investment for the future. People need to separate these sort of deals in their mind. They're not mutually exclusive.

(Not that I can honestly say I'm expecting any "proper" transfer action today really).