Norwich interested in CMS (merged)

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Heard from a friend that apparently a 3 mil bid has been rejected from Norwich for CMS. Personally I don't believe it as I think the club would snatch at that opportunity.

I think for the bid to be given any serious consideration it would have had to have been in excess of £4M as a replacement striker would cost the same. £3M wasn't good enough.

 

[Notters]

CMS on coach to Burnley

Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines | Determined Howe Still On Striker Trail

 

[El Sid]

Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines | Determined Howe Still On Striker Trail

I don't think TB will take Nectar points and Tesco vouchers

 

[bhawoddy]

I think for the bid to be given any serious consideration it would have had to have been in excess of £4M as a replacement striker would cost the same. £3M wasn't good enough.

I would have bitten their arm off for £3M!!! Tried and tested in this division and hasnt come up trumps. money back deal looks a great bit of business IMO

 

[Rich Suvner]

I would have bitten their arm off for £3M!!! Tried and tested in this division and hasnt come up trumps. money back deal looks a great bit of business IMO

dont agree he's tried and tested. played for weak pboro team and a bha team that didn't play to his strengths.

i think CMS would be more effective playing off a central target man from left or right - as David Villa plays. he naturally wants to run and chase, and watching him the other night drifting right and running at players, i couldn't help thinking he just needed that central link player to work off. so doesn't necessarily need to be a 2 upfront formation.

i'm glad he's on coach - but here's my question:

how possible is a deal to be struck without CMS being present for a medical? could such a thing have been done in advance, on the basis BHA wanted to arrange replacement first?

 

[BensGrandad]

When you consider Rhodes went for as reputed £8m to only offer £3m for CMS would never be high enough as he is not 1/3rd as good as Rhodes on that basis it would have to be about £6/7m at least.

 

[Triggaaar]

I would have bitten their arm off for £3M!!! Tried and tested in this division and hasnt come up trumps. money back deal looks a great bit of business IMO

Thank god you're not in charge. We've made a profit of >= £700k for Noone, and we've replaced him. You'd be happy with a profit of £500k for CMS, with no replacement, so we can spend the next few months without a first choice striker. Genius.

 

[brightn'ove]

When you consider Rhodes went for as reputed £8m to only offer £3m for CMS would never be high enough as he is not 1/3rd as good as Rhodes on that basis it would have to be about £6/7m at least.

You also have to consider that CMS is 28/29 and Rhodes is 22.

 

[bhawoddy]

Thank god you're not in charge. We've made a profit of >= £700k for Noone, and we've replaced him. You'd be happy with a profit of £500k for CMS, with no replacement, so we can spend the next few months without a first choice striker. Genius.

I didnt say that did i.

Are you delusional enought to think that we will sell CMs for a profit? We would have to have another striker lined up obviously.

 

[Surrey_Albion]

From the Mirror, not that tabloids like this should be beleived,sorry if fixtures but I couldnt see it anywhere on the thread

Watch the birdie: Seagulls reject Canaries £3m bid for Mackail-Smith

The Brighton striker only moved to the Soutch Coast from Peterborough last summer


Window shopping: Chris Hughton is looking to strengthen his strikeforce
Matthew Lewis
Norwich had a £3million bid for Seagulls striker Craig Mackail-Smith rejected yesterday.

Brighton told Canaries’ boss Chris Hughton they cannot afford to let Scotland international Mackail-Smith leave unless Seagulls’ chief Gus Poyet can recruit a replacement.

Mackail-Smith only moved to the South Coast from Peterborough for a club record £3.5m fee last summer.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Thank god you're not in charge. We've made a profit of >= £700k for Noone, and we've replaced him. You'd be happy with a profit of £500k for CMS, with no replacement, so we can spend the next few months without a first choice striker. Genius.

Fee for Noone nearer to £2m than £1m so we have made a lot more than £700k on Noone.

(That's from someone at Cardiff who seems to know what's going on down there.)

My guess is about £1.75m, but who really knows apart from a few people at both clubs.

It will certainly be more than the £1.5m that they offered last season - after all, he had just signed a new long term contract, we had no reason to sell, and he most certainly wasn't pushing for a move.

 

[Triggaaar]

I would have bitten their arm off for £3M!!! Tried and tested in this division and hasnt come up trumps. money back deal looks a great bit of business IMO

I didnt say that did i.

Are you delusional enought to think that we will sell CMs for a profit? We would have to have another striker lined up obviously.

You said you'd bite there arm off for £3m. You didn't say 'only if we have another striker lined up' which is kinda crucial.

 

[Pavilionaire]

It's interesting that Chris Hughton thinks CMS will succeed in the Premier League when many people think he won't succeed in the Championship.

 

[c0lz]

I would have bitten their arm off for £3M!!! Tried and tested in this division and hasnt come up trumps. money back deal looks a great bit of business IMO

But it wouldn't be a money back deal, we paid more and sure that Peterborough would have a sell on clause.

 

[Captain Sensible]

5-6mil for CMS, Brighton would be stupid to let him go for less.
I don't think CMS will go in this window or the next, but maybe next summer.

 

[LamieRobertson]

5-6mil for CMS, Brighton would be stupid to let him go for less.
I don't think CMS will go in this window or the next, but maybe next summer.

Next summer if he hasn't made the grade

 

[Dan The Man]

Not that it should influence anyone else, and I really don't know a great deal, but I'm largely chilled about things right now.

You see....look where your chilled approach got you...ahem...spot on...! ;-)