When was the last time we won a bidding war?

[Mellotron]

This isn't a moany, ranty post. Or isn't intended to be. But I can't remember the last time we were neck and neck with another club in the race to sign a player, and won the player by offering more money. Were we not led to believe that CMS was offered a potentially better deal elsewhere when he chose us?

 

[blockhseagull]

Kayal ?

Weren't Bolton in for him

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Impossible to say, surely?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Might be worth winning the bidding war for Lewis Dunk. Defence is f*cked otherwise.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Danny Holla had plenty of other options.

 

[Mowgli37]

Kayal ?

Weren't Bolton in for him

No idea but Kayal may just turn out to be the bargain of the decade. He's was never at full fitness last season and still played like an absolute magician, namely Leeds and Bournemouth at home. The King of Israel indeed. I am positively salivating at a fully fit midfield of Ince, Kayal and Stephens.

 

[sir albion]

CMS was a big war

 

[Insel affe]

CMS was a big war

Just actually goes to show, it's not all about winning a bidding war but getting the right player....

 

[JBizzle]

We could enter a public bidding war for someone like Billy Paynter? We'd probably win that war, we'd sign a player and we'd all be happy right?

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

ok not the last,but must be the best

Nobby Horton

were'nt palace after him

 

[El Sid]

We could enter a public bidding war for someone like Billy Paynter? We'd probably win that war, we'd sign a player and we'd all be happy right?

That would be a dutch auction, would it not?

 

[El Turi]

We beat a few league one clubs to our signings last summer.

 

[Dougie]

CMS was a big war

You should have surrended .

 

[Megazone]

Didn't someone else try signing Zamora from Bristol Rovers when we put in an offer?

Same for Murray I thought?

 

[Megazone]

You should have surrended .

How much did you spend on Gayle?

 

[nwgull]

Didn't someone else try signing Zamora from Bristol Rovers when we put in an offer?

Same for Murray I thought?

Don't think so for Zamora. Although, it makes me chuckle that we only ended up with him because we'd been outbid by Brentford for Lorenzo Pinamonte.

 

[Megazone]

Don't think so for Zamora. Although, it makes me chuckle that we only ended up with him because we'd been outbid by Brentford for Lorenzo Pinamonte.

Even the Zamora chant was actually invented originally for Lorenzo.

Amazing how things can work out.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Kayal ?

Weren't Bolton in for him

Nope, we were the only team to make an offer, others were interested but were put off by his injury.

 

[blockhseagull]

O'Grady

 

[LamieRobertson]

ok not the last,but must be the best

Nobby Horton

were'nt palace after him

Happy days