McCormack to Palace for £1M

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

We have already held talks with McCormack.

I can see you getting him and challenging for promotion, Dougie is doing a great job.

 

[the wanderbus]

We have already held talks with McCormack.

Did he fall about laughing?

 

[the wanderbus]

I can see you getting him and challenging for promotion, Dougie is doing a great job.

Did I see you on live at the Apollo last night?

 

[BensGrandad]

I am not suggesting getting relegated deliberately but 'cut the cloth to the make the suit' and seta budget that they can afford and if relegation follows so be it.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Did I see you on live at the Apollo last night?

Palace have got a great team going IMO can easily see them getting promoted, up as champions. Zaha, Williams now McCormack would be an unbelievable attack.

 

[severnside gull]

Did I see you on live at the Apollo last night?

deletebeepbeepbeep is a Palace convert who came out as a one man Dougie Freeman fan club on another thread recently. As any Roman Catholic, Jew or Moslem will tell you, converts are the most fervent of the lot

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

The McCormack to Huddersfield idea doesn't have much substance as he was the first player to publicly criticise Grayson after he was sacked.

 

[OSRGull]

We have already held talks with McCormack.

 

[Glenn-Murray]

Bid accepted from Leeds. Holding talks with the player, personal terms could be an issue.

Info comes from Clapham Grand on the BBS. The only true "in the know" poster I can remember. 100% accuracy for the last 6 or 7 years.

Also going for Rangers' Sone Aluko.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Where have Palace conjoured this cash from? 1m would be a steal.

 

[Glenn-Murray]

Palace have got a great team going IMO can easily see them getting promoted, up as champions. Zaha, Williams now McCormack would be an unbelievable attack.

It WOULD be unbelievable, but we might have to settle for the playoffs

 

[5 Zero]

I am not suggesting getting relegated deliberately but 'cut the cloth to the make the suit' and seta budget that they can afford and if relegation follows so be it.

There's some real sh*t posted on here but this takes it to new levels. Get relegated on purpose? Yeah, great idea...

Listen, the crowds aren't good at the minute but that's:

1) due to the recession
2) the defensive football
3) the stadium

Point 1, we can't do much about for the short term.
Point 2, the owners and Dougie have said that this year should see a more attacking style of play. As you know under Gus, attractive football brings more fans into the ground.
Point 3, if you can be bothered, go have a look on the BBS under the thread titled 'New Stadium' This will tell you that either a new stadium or a complete refurbishment of Selhurst is not far off. A better, modern stadium, again as you know, brings in more fans. They might be plastic but it's still good revenue for the club.

Despite what you say, we did not loss £4 million last year, it was £3 million. This will be ofset by the sale of Clyne, who will go for around £3 million. We have spent 400k on Joel Ward this year already and now have had a bid of around £1 million accepted by Leeds for McCormack. It just goes to show that if the right player comes along then the owners are willing to dip into there pockets and back Dougie. The beauty of our academy means that it keeps churning out quality players that we can sell on for a lot of money and keeps the club alive. Clyne this year, more than likely Zaha in the next year if we don't get promoted but the fee will be for at least 8 million IMO, enough to keep the club running at profit for around 3 years. Then there's Williams, another player with the potential to go for a lot of money. We've been smart and signed them both up on 5 year deals.

Once the financial fair play rule comes in next year it will also help us. So no, no major reasons to be concerned.

 

[Glenn-Murray]

Where have Palace conjoured this cash from? 1m would be a steal.

From our chairmen, who have already said that there is a large transfer budget available for Dougie. Also, we've just received (apparently) £900k from Scannell and £2-£3m from Clyne.

There's a lot more to spend.

 

[5 Zero]

Palace have got a great team going IMO can easily see them getting promoted, up as champions. Zaha, Williams now McCormack would be an unbelievable attack.

If you're be sarcastic then I don't know why? The 3 players mentioned are all class acts at this level.

 

[peterward]

From our chairmen, who have already said that there is a large transfer budget available for Dougie. Also, we've just received (apparently) £900k from Scannell and £2-£3m from Clyne.

There's a lot more to spend.

just over 400k for scannel, but like most palace fans you try and talk up fees. Clyne wont be 3 million. As for McCormack, had a great half a season, was superb against us at the Amex, but a bit like Murray Leeds fans reckon he goes off the boil at times. Would be suprised if he had so little ambition and was willing to join a small club like palace

 

[El Presidente]

To a certain degree, this applies to most clubs, regardless of their infrastructure. At the moment, we're still floating on a cloud of relative success, everyone's still on a high from the last season, the fantastic stadium (a feelgood factor exaggerated far more than most clubs due to the sheer awfulness of where we were before), and the general feeling that things are moving forward. It's brilliant to be an Albion fan lately, and not before time. I feel like we've earned that more than most clubs.

However, it doesn't last forever, and we need to make sure the foundations are solid for once that wears off. Any club can only take so many seasons of mediocrity before the shine of a new stadium fades: look at Coventry, or Leicester, or Middlesbrough. They're not pulling in massive crowds any more, and Coventry are in fact up shit creek as I understand it. As you say, the gap is growing between the top and second tiers, and for every season a club at this level fails to evolve (in a sustainable way), it grows wider still.

We're in a far better position not to get left behind than, say, Palace, but that said, I don't think there's ever room for complacency. We all need to evolve, but not at the expense of a Pompey style gamble.

When did football get this complicated?

It's already started. Some (a minority, but a vocal one) fans are already saying that they are not sure that TB's ambition meets theirs.

 

[Glenn-Murray]

just over 400k for scannel, but like most palace fans you try and talk up fees. Clyne wont be 3 million. As for McCormack, had a great half a season, was superb against us at the Amex, but a bit like Murray Leeds fans reckon he goes off the boil at times. Would be suprised if he lacked so little ambition and was willing to join a small club like palace

Steve Parish has already said that the fee was not £400k. Like most, you're simply guessing. Why would we accept less than was offered in January? That'd be silly.

Do you have any press reports to back up that figure? The People reported the McCormack deal and valued Sean's transfer at £900k.

We're going to be a very upset bunch when all of these top class players decide that we're a "little club" half way through contract talks.

 

[5 Zero]

just over 400k for scannel, but like most palace fans you try and talk up fees. Clyne wont be 3 million. As for McCormack, had a great half a season, was superb against us at the Amex, but a bit like Murray Leeds fans reckon he goes off the boil at times. Would be suprised if he had so little ambition and was willing to join a small club like palace

Admit it (I can tell by your bitter post) you'd be GUTTED if this came off!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Steve Parish has already said that the fee was not £400k. Like most, you're simply guessing. Why would we accept less than was offered in January? That'd be silly.

Do you have any press reports to back up that figure? The People reported the McCormack deal and valued Sean's transfer at £900k.

We're going to be a very upset bunch when all of these top class players decide that we're a "little club" half way through contract talks.

Every media source I read was reporting 400k

 

[c0lz]

There's some real sh*t posted on here but this takes it to new levels. Get relegated on purpose? Yeah, great idea...

Listen, the crowds aren't good at the minute but that's:

1) due to the recession
2) the defensive football
3) the stadium

Point 1, we can't do much about for the short term.
Point 2, the owners and Dougie have said that this year should see a more attacking style of play. As you know under Gus, attractive football brings more fans into the ground.
Point 3, if you can be bothered, go have a look on the BBS under the thread titled 'New Stadium' This will tell you that either a new stadium or a complete refurbishment of Selhurst is not far off. A better, modern stadium, again as you know, brings in more fans. They might be plastic but it's still good revenue for the club.

Despite what you say, we did not loss £4 million last year, it was £3 million. This will be ofset by the sale of Clyne, who will go for around £3 million. We have spent 400k on Joel Ward this year already and now have had a bid of around £1 million accepted by Leeds for McCormack. It just goes to show that if the right player comes along then the owners are willing to dip into there pockets and back Dougie. The beauty of our academy means that it keeps churning out quality players that we can sell on for a lot of money and keeps the club alive. Clyne this year, more than likely Zaha in the next year if we don't get promoted but the fee will be for at least 8 million IMO, enough to keep the club running at profit for around 3 years. Then there's Williams, another player with the potential to go for a lot of money. We've been smart and signed them both up on 5 year deals.

Once the financial fair play rule comes in next year it will also help us. So no, no major reasons to be concerned.

There's some real sh*t posted on here but this takes it to new levels.

1) due to the recession.. lol is palace the only ones to suffer
2)the defensive football.. and sht team
3) the stadium ..lol wake up there is not going to be a new stadium or complete refurbishment, the best will be is a quick fix