In July 2022 Keir Starmer visited Adams Park. Today Rishi Sunak took part in a Chesham United Youth session at The Meadow. Not gone down well with the fans, judging by the comments.
Apparently not. Although lots of claims from the Wolves end that it’s only 10 per cent (which obviously would still be £4m). However, the word amongst Maidenhead fans is it could be as much as double that.
Often those sort of deals have a top end cap. Hopefully not in this case, but it wouldn't be surprising if it was 20% up to a maximum of 2 million or something similar
True, but apparently not in this case. Maidenhead supporters saying that club owner Peter Griffin told a fans forum last year that there was no cap on the figure.
Brilliant. I managed Beaconsfield Utd in a B&B final at York Road some 40 years ago and the stands nearer to the road don’t seem to have changed at all to this day. Obviously the stand near the railway line is much improved.
I like Maidenhead and along with Beaconsfield Town, I do try to go to a few of their games if I am unable to attend our away games.
The stand near the railway line burnt down and was replaced a fair few years ago,i remember being on a train from Burnham where i lived going to Reading and was shocked by what i saw.
Amazing if its true but where would it go?! York road is one of those grounds where space is a real struggle. Apart from its history, I'm surprised they haven't move on to a bigger location
Wikipedia says the sell on was negotiated down to 10% to allow the sale to West Ham to go through and that Maidenhead will get £4m. Still, not bad business for a club of their size.
Is that Wolves putting the squeeze on Maidenhead for them to reduce? Sad if true They seem to have no issue paying tens of millions for Portuguese kids if they have the right agent.
Statement below from Maidenhead owner Peter Griffin. It does make it sound like they got crammed down a bit by Wolves and West Ham in the final reckoning but are ultimately still happy with the outcome, which at the end of the day is quite a remarkable windfall.
“I would like to congratulate former Maidenhead United player, Max Kilman, on completing his transfer from Wolves to West Ham and wish him every success for this exciting next stage of his career.
“It is no great secret that when we sold Max to Wolves in 2018 a sell on clause was included within the transfer agreement which the club will now benefit from over the coming few years.
“Over recent days there has been a lot of speculation regarding the sell on clause and the amount of money the club will receive. As you would expect commercial confidentially prohibits me from providing specific details about the sell on clause, however, we were engaged with various parties during the negotiation process for Max’s transfer. We reached a mutually agreeable position that all parties are satisfied with and importantly it is in the best interest of the club.
“Ultimately this is a fantastic outcome for club which will benefit from one of the largest, if not the largest, transfer payments an English non league club has ever received, which is something to celebrate. This is testament to the hard work of Alan Devonshire and his coaching team past and present, as well our Academy programme which every year is developing players which move into our first team squad.
“This is a momentous day for Maidenhead United FC, which gives us the opportunity to profoundly change the future of the club. A supporters meeting will be held in due course to give more details on how the cash injection will be used on and off the pitch.”
It's surprising that these sell-on clauses are still subject to 'negotiation', it's not a straightforward calculation. I remember Andrew Howard saying how difficult Liverpool were to deal with, when negotiating the sell-on fee for Jordan Ibe.
I wonder if it really is open to interpretation or just big clubs trying to screw over little ones.
They unfortunately know they could take a player in part exchange or agree a higher level of staggered or conditional payments and then it becomes much more of a guessing game on true value.
I think it must be fairly clear in the contract that Maidenhead agreed with Wolves when they sold him.
But ultimately in the negotiation with West Ham I guess the two PL clubs turn to Maidenhead and say this transfer isn’t happening unless you sharpen your pencil on that 20 per cent. Or they offer an alternative arrangement in terms of the schedule of payments etc.
I guess the danger for Maidenhead or smaller clubs generally in these circumstances is that the two bigger clubs do a player plus cash deal instead where the other players value is overstated, meaning their sell-on is much reduced.
So a game of commercial brinkmanship and it’s Maidenhead’s call ultimately.
Doesn’t sound like they’re too unhappy so looks like a deal that’s worked out for all parties.
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Not Pete Cawley’s son?
he is indeed
Pete Cawley ? Must have missed that one.
https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/547422.cawley-calls-on-board-to-appoint-a-manager-with-experience/
I won’t thank you for reminding me of those days at 6am!
Zaki was left with no option to leave after being left with a derisory offer for next season as a non contractual player.
In July 2022 Keir Starmer visited Adams Park. Today Rishi Sunak took part in a Chesham United Youth session at The Meadow. Not gone down well with the fans, judging by the comments.
https://x.com/cheshamutdfc/status/1795100415228285421?t=yfuEsk606DTt2M0Tx2b2fA&s=19
Sky Sports reporting that Wolves have accepted West Ham’s bid for Max Kilman.
If rumours are to be believed Maidenhead United have a 20 per cent sell-on fee on Kilman and could be about to receive north of £6m.
Remarkable.
BBC reporting a fee of £40m, so could be as much as £8m for Maidenhead.
Let hope they didn't sell out the sell on for £100k and a stick of rock.
Apparently not. Although lots of claims from the Wolves end that it’s only 10 per cent (which obviously would still be £4m). However, the word amongst Maidenhead fans is it could be as much as double that.
Often those sort of deals have a top end cap. Hopefully not in this case, but it wouldn't be surprising if it was 20% up to a maximum of 2 million or something similar
True, but apparently not in this case. Maidenhead supporters saying that club owner Peter Griffin told a fans forum last year that there was no cap on the figure.
Great news for Maidenhead, a massive boost for the club.
Good news!
Invest that wisely and they’ll be an established football league club in a few years.
Perhaps they’ll put a bid in for Reading’s training ground…
Great news for Maidenhead. Another endorsement for the protection of the football pyramid.
They are applying to build 2 new stands at York Road so this will be a massive help financially.
Brilliant. I managed Beaconsfield Utd in a B&B final at York Road some 40 years ago and the stands nearer to the road don’t seem to have changed at all to this day. Obviously the stand near the railway line is much improved.
I like Maidenhead and along with Beaconsfield Town, I do try to go to a few of their games if I am unable to attend our away games.
The stand near the railway line burnt down and was replaced a fair few years ago,i remember being on a train from Burnham where i lived going to Reading and was shocked by what i saw.
Amazing if its true but where would it go?! York road is one of those grounds where space is a real struggle. Apart from its history, I'm surprised they haven't move on to a bigger location
They were going to build a new stadium at Braywick Park but the Council stitched them up at the last minute.
Wikipedia says the sell on was negotiated down to 10% to allow the sale to West Ham to go through and that Maidenhead will get £4m. Still, not bad business for a club of their size.
528 seats to he added on the north and south sides. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngj22lpx0o.amp?
Is that Wolves putting the squeeze on Maidenhead for them to reduce? Sad if true They seem to have no issue paying tens of millions for Portuguese kids if they have the right agent.
Statement below from Maidenhead owner Peter Griffin. It does make it sound like they got crammed down a bit by Wolves and West Ham in the final reckoning but are ultimately still happy with the outcome, which at the end of the day is quite a remarkable windfall.
“I would like to congratulate former Maidenhead United player, Max Kilman, on completing his transfer from Wolves to West Ham and wish him every success for this exciting next stage of his career.
“It is no great secret that when we sold Max to Wolves in 2018 a sell on clause was included within the transfer agreement which the club will now benefit from over the coming few years.
“Over recent days there has been a lot of speculation regarding the sell on clause and the amount of money the club will receive. As you would expect commercial confidentially prohibits me from providing specific details about the sell on clause, however, we were engaged with various parties during the negotiation process for Max’s transfer. We reached a mutually agreeable position that all parties are satisfied with and importantly it is in the best interest of the club.
“Ultimately this is a fantastic outcome for club which will benefit from one of the largest, if not the largest, transfer payments an English non league club has ever received, which is something to celebrate. This is testament to the hard work of Alan Devonshire and his coaching team past and present, as well our Academy programme which every year is developing players which move into our first team squad.
“This is a momentous day for Maidenhead United FC, which gives us the opportunity to profoundly change the future of the club. A supporters meeting will be held in due course to give more details on how the cash injection will be used on and off the pitch.”
It's surprising that these sell-on clauses are still subject to 'negotiation', it's not a straightforward calculation. I remember Andrew Howard saying how difficult Liverpool were to deal with, when negotiating the sell-on fee for Jordan Ibe.
I wonder if it really is open to interpretation or just big clubs trying to screw over little ones.
They unfortunately know they could take a player in part exchange or agree a higher level of staggered or conditional payments and then it becomes much more of a guessing game on true value.
I think it must be fairly clear in the contract that Maidenhead agreed with Wolves when they sold him.
But ultimately in the negotiation with West Ham I guess the two PL clubs turn to Maidenhead and say this transfer isn’t happening unless you sharpen your pencil on that 20 per cent. Or they offer an alternative arrangement in terms of the schedule of payments etc.
I guess the danger for Maidenhead or smaller clubs generally in these circumstances is that the two bigger clubs do a player plus cash deal instead where the other players value is overstated, meaning their sell-on is much reduced.
So a game of commercial brinkmanship and it’s Maidenhead’s call ultimately.
Doesn’t sound like they’re too unhappy so looks like a deal that’s worked out for all parties.