That's my worry, that there is still plenty of time left in the window, meaning plenty of time for those bids to keep rising. The optimist in me says that if Kone is still here by the middle of next week, then we surely wouldn't sell with such a short timeframe to replace him? The optimist doesn't usually win out though...
In the long term Grimmer would be out of his depth in The Championship. It's difficult but I feel like we need to start looking at Wycombe in a different light from now on. As a Championship club. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I don't think I am.
Her Indoors who works with several Hatters has just texted me to say a colleague assures her Luton have put £13M on the table. I’m assuming her colleague had a liquid lunch.
I don’t know ****, but in my mind, there is no way in hell we are selling Kone.
There is every chance Luton and Wycombe are swapping leagues next season.
He’s recently extended his contract.
We don’t need the money (I assume).
His value is only going to go up IF we get promoted
As @Vincey has said, if there is bad blood between Rice and Bloomfield, Rice is going to want to screw him over, and that means a wild valuation.
I’m hoping Kone is all good and they’ve had the chat. If we go up, we good to go, if we stay in L1, you can go and take to some clubs. Will be interesting to see Kone’s body language tomorrow. He may well be unsettled after the latest bit, but by the look of him last Saturday, he looked part of the family.
Or we have a target placement already in our sights, and as above, Rice is just squeezing Luton for every last penny.
I think the only way we are letting Kone go is if he requests to move on. I think the same for Low. Until we see news of that transfer request we can be comfortable.
Or Rice et al. could be looking through their data sheets looking for a suitable replacement and making sure they have signed before letting him go?
Every player has a price, and I’m sure the ownership team will know Kone’s.
When you consider the data modelling involved, they will be looking at how to maximise value and how to reinvest that elsewhere in other players who are undervalued to gradually improve the playing squad. It’s an approach that Brentford carried out a number of times when they went through the leagues. Often selling their best player at a high value and then reinvesting.
It may also make sense to hold off any sale until next season if we are in the Championship. Banking the profit then may be more beneficial from a FFP (or whatever is now called) perspective because we do not need the football fortune this season.
Every player does indeed have their price. If Luton (or anyone else) was to come in with an offer of £8 million plus then I cannot see a reality where we turn that down, even with our newfound riches. Any less than that kind of fee, and I think we'll hold on till Summer.
Just wondering, when do the Championship rules come into force? If we get promoted, will it happen in that first season? Will they still be looking at our finances from our seasons in League 1? Or will we get a few seasons to spend, compete before having to worry about that?
I like the last paragraph here. I am using it to reassure myself that the King is going nowhere until we sell him to a top end Premier League side this time next year for an unbelievable sum as he has carved open championship defences as if they were rotting fruit.
I'm no fan of Sam Smith. Think he's fairly overrated, and spends most of the game diving. Knibbs has been strongly linked with Championship clubs this month, he'd be a great buy.
He'll hopefully be sharp enough to realise 6months as the main man in a promotion chasing outfit will aid his development a lot more than having to find his feet quickly in a struggling team, even in a division above.
But his agent will very obviously be saying you can't be turning down 3m + for a player and thinking 2k a week(or whatever) is enough.
You'd hope so. I hope that Rice et al. has written down a figure in pencil to shown both Kone and Low & their agents what they will be earning if we get promoted which is why they might hold out for us! Or with the contract "extension" he was given a £10K goal bonus
I don't think we will sell Kone, but if we do I still think we'd be okay. We create a lot, and Luabala and Udoh have often been stranded out wide rather than showing what they can do in the middle.
No way we would get the same goals per 90 as Kone, but it would be better than some think.
I think this is a very shrewd assessment. For what it’s worth, Robbie Savage (yes, that Robbie Savage!) thinks our latest signing James Berry, who played for him at Macclesfield, will ‘be a PL player one day.’
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I’m not angry. I’m disappointed.
We still don’t need to sell though.
Keep rebuffing those offers then cash in this summer. Why would he join a club on their way to League One anyway?
What do you mean? We do need a right back option with Pattenden presumably out mid term and Grimmer nursing the odd knock?
It's whether it needs to be a 750k signing is the debate.
Presumably when bids are getting past 3m they're not going to just add 0.1m on? So this is moving to huge levels.
With 10 days or so left this is going to the wire isn't it?
That's my worry, that there is still plenty of time left in the window, meaning plenty of time for those bids to keep rising. The optimist in me says that if Kone is still here by the middle of next week, then we surely wouldn't sell with such a short timeframe to replace him? The optimist doesn't usually win out though...
In the long term Grimmer would be out of his depth in The Championship. It's difficult but I feel like we need to start looking at Wycombe in a different light from now on. As a Championship club. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I don't think I am.
A few have expressed similar over on fb. The club definitely look to be operating recruitment on a level we've never seen.
Big money players replacing the 2 superb departing loanees.
A left wing option signed, Lowry potentially being a Hunphreys replacement for next season. And the right back 750k rumoured signing too.
They must be doing some really serious recruitment for our Academy at the same time. I use the word 'our' advisedly.
Although I am sitting ona dining room chair - in my head I have just put a seatbelt on.
Just checking the insurance - the Trust owns Adams Park and 10% of the organisation that owns the club?
Any news on the second bid for Kone @kipper ?
Her Indoors who works with several Hatters has just texted me to say a colleague assures her Luton have put £13M on the table. I’m assuming her colleague had a liquid lunch.
Someone on the fb page reckons their mate who is Luton says they're reserving 15m for him.
Has inflation gone insane overnight or something?
Given their apparent differences I can’t believe that Dan Rice would want Bloomfield to have our star man
I don’t know ****, but in my mind, there is no way in hell we are selling Kone.
There is every chance Luton and Wycombe are swapping leagues next season.
He’s recently extended his contract.
We don’t need the money (I assume).
His value is only going to go up IF we get promoted
As @Vincey has said, if there is bad blood between Rice and Bloomfield, Rice is going to want to screw him over, and that means a wild valuation.
I’m hoping Kone is all good and they’ve had the chat. If we go up, we good to go, if we stay in L1, you can go and take to some clubs. Will be interesting to see Kone’s body language tomorrow. He may well be unsettled after the latest bit, but by the look of him last Saturday, he looked part of the family.
Or we have a target placement already in our sights, and as above, Rice is just squeezing Luton for every last penny.
There's not needing money, but a data guy of all people will be aware there's a fee that makes sense to sell at.
I'm not sure how much money the championship banks you, but something like 8-10m would surely be absolutely impossible to turn down!?
I think the only way we are letting Kone go is if he requests to move on. I think the same for Low. Until we see news of that transfer request we can be comfortable.
Or Rice et al. could be looking through their data sheets looking for a suitable replacement and making sure they have signed before letting him go?
Every player has a price, and I’m sure the ownership team will know Kone’s.
When you consider the data modelling involved, they will be looking at how to maximise value and how to reinvest that elsewhere in other players who are undervalued to gradually improve the playing squad. It’s an approach that Brentford carried out a number of times when they went through the leagues. Often selling their best player at a high value and then reinvesting.
It may also make sense to hold off any sale until next season if we are in the Championship. Banking the profit then may be more beneficial from a FFP (or whatever is now called) perspective because we do not need the football fortune this season.
Every player does indeed have their price. If Luton (or anyone else) was to come in with an offer of £8 million plus then I cannot see a reality where we turn that down, even with our newfound riches. Any less than that kind of fee, and I think we'll hold on till Summer.
Just wondering, when do the Championship rules come into force? If we get promoted, will it happen in that first season? Will they still be looking at our finances from our seasons in League 1? Or will we get a few seasons to spend, compete before having to worry about that?
Imagine the jump from just over £3million on the first bid to £13 million next... that's some negotiation!
I like the last paragraph here. I am using it to reassure myself that the King is going nowhere until we sell him to a top end Premier League side this time next year for an unbelievable sum as he has carved open championship defences as if they were rotting fruit.
If Richard does go and I really pray he doesn’t, we should sign Smith and Knibbs from Reading.
I'm no fan of Sam Smith. Think he's fairly overrated, and spends most of the game diving. Knibbs has been strongly linked with Championship clubs this month, he'd be a great buy.
He'll hopefully be sharp enough to realise 6months as the main man in a promotion chasing outfit will aid his development a lot more than having to find his feet quickly in a struggling team, even in a division above.
But his agent will very obviously be saying you can't be turning down 3m + for a player and thinking 2k a week(or whatever) is enough.
You'd hope so. I hope that Rice et al. has written down a figure in pencil to shown both Kone and Low & their agents what they will be earning if we get promoted which is why they might hold out for us! Or with the contract "extension" he was given a £10K goal bonus
Yep - everyone hold tight, and the riches will come to us all.
Go up and if Kone scores a few championship goals his value will sky rocket.
Low would become more established with Wales and also command a higher fee etc
Let's erm, beat Northampton first though.
I don't think we will sell Kone, but if we do I still think we'd be okay. We create a lot, and Luabala and Udoh have often been stranded out wide rather than showing what they can do in the middle.
No way we would get the same goals per 90 as Kone, but it would be better than some think.
Feasible if we knocked the first bid back by telling them our asking price is 15m.
I think this is a very shrewd assessment. For what it’s worth, Robbie Savage (yes, that Robbie Savage!) thinks our latest signing James Berry, who played for him at Macclesfield, will ‘be a PL player one day.’
There's probably enough goals in the building.
I think a bigger challenge is getting all these new signings effectively into the style of play ASAP.
Especially in this middle position post Bloomfield pre new manager .
Staying as we are until the summer is an intriguing idea, could be genius could be a monumental risk.