Transfer Window 26/27 Summer Embargo Window

[SteMerritt]

 

[Billyox]

There is still the small matter of how good they are in the current moment and what their ceiling might look like and I don’t think Lankshear is a multiple of 6x (plus) on Mills at all.

I accept all those things you mention attract a premium and I’m not suggesting we get a similar fee, but if we part with Mills for £3m while other clubs sell players that haven’t kicked a ball outside L1 for £4-5m then we are, frankly, mugs.

But again know one actually knows the real figure its just pure speculation

Plus factor in the current situation £3m up front is better than a staggered deal for more

 

[Bicester Yellow]

There is still the small matter of how good they are in the current moment and what their ceiling might look like and I don’t think Lankshear is a multiple of 6x (plus) on Mills at all.

I accept all those things you mention attract a premium and I’m not suggesting we get a similar fee, but if we part with Mills for £3m while other clubs sell players that haven’t kicked a ball outside L1 for £4-6m then we are, frankly, mugs.

£4-5m paid for Ballard (that’s who I presume you mean) is different to Mills entirely.

He’s come from the youth set up at Southampton & scored a hatful of goals at Leyton Orient.

Goalscorers come at a premium, so naturally I think he would always go for more than Mills will, especially because we are where we are in the pyramid and our financial situation.

The club can say they don’t want to lose anyone, but sometimes cold hard cash is too much to turn down.

 

[m]

There is an easy way to find out what’s going on with Stan
Was he training with the squad yesterday and more importantly today ?

Has anybody got the number of that dude from Southampton so we can get him to go and have a look?

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

But again know one actually knows the real figure its just pure speculation

Plus factor in the current situation £3m up front is better than a staggered deal for more

Here’s a thought, it seems Mills has been linked with PNE since early July.
Maybe they have made an enquiry ,maybe we’ve said we value him at x million, and until you reach that figure no deal or Stans agent is looking out for him and is encouraging him to make a move, who knows.
As I say the only way we will find out is to get that scout from Southampton back at the training ground to tell us who’s there

 

[Manorlounger]

Contrasting murmourings on the PNE forum now. One side has Mills as 'imminent', and the other as no deal, moved onto alternatives.(less exciting and cheaper, if you believe them)

 

[Jason N]

Contrasting murmourings on the PNE forum now. One side has Mills as 'imminent', and the other as no deal, moved onto alternatives.(less exciting and cheaper, if you believe them)

... and PNE have signed another forward from Middlesbrough for £2 Million.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Contrasting murmourings on the PNE forum now. One side has Mills as 'imminent', and the other as no deal, moved onto alternatives.(less exciting and cheaper, if you believe them)

Why can’t the PNE site be as accurate as ours when it comes to aTransfer thread

 

[Billyox]

Contrasting murmourings on the PNE forum now. One side has Mills as 'imminent', and the other as no deal, moved onto alternatives.(less exciting and cheaper, if you believe them)

Shock horror

 

[Swaby39]

£4-5m paid for Ballard (that’s who I presume you mean) is different to Mills entirely.

He’s come from the youth set up at Southampton & scored a hatful of goals at Leyton Orient.

Goalscorers come at a premium, so naturally I think he would always go for more than Mills will, especially because we are where we are in the pyramid and our financial situation.

The club can say they don’t want to lose anyone, but sometimes cold hard cash is too much to turn down.

There are tonnes of examples you can use to gauge that the rumoured figure is too low. I’d agree we have often over estimated our players but in this case and particularly the money flying around this summer, I think we’re doing the opposite.

Christ, there is a kid at Boreham Wood that’s never played EFL football with an asking price of £1.5m-£2m (rejected bids over £1m) a year older than Stan.

I am really hopeful this is just flimsy rumour and the number is just a lazy detail to make it look more convincing.

 

[SCYellowArmy]

Contrasting murmourings on the PNE forum now. One side has Mills as 'imminent', and the other as no deal, moved onto alternatives.(less exciting and cheaper, if you believe them)

Funny how it goes from medical done and dusted to potentially moving onto alternatives. Time will tell, as always, but I find it weird that no reporters have leapt at the chance to post the exclusive if there was any footing. You'd imagine that if they knew something, it would've been posted asap for interactions

 

[werthersoriginal]

I find it weird that no other clubs have apparently come in, we need a proper bidding war to get his true value.

 

[ECYellow]

What like
1 being a striker
2 ones had a very serious injury
3 ones represented England
4 being sold from a Premier league club while on a long contract

Yep I can see why one is worth a lot more than the other

He literally said...£3m would suggest he’s 15% of the player Will Lankshear is in today’s market. Lots of reasons why Lankshear would go for more… we must be the softest touch around.

It isn't quite the gotcha moment you thought it was.

FWIW, i am not convinced a transfer is imminent to PNE. It wouldn't make much sense to do that deal now, and it would entirely contradict the comments made by the chairman on Friday. Albeit i'd take everything he has said with a large pinch of salt!

I agree with those suggesting that such a transfer could cause a ripple through the squad, whereby other assets agitate for moves, having seen it is possible to get out in this window. Selling Mills will cause more harm than good to the squad. Especially when you consider the comments that state the embargo is a timing issue and not a cashflow issue. If t hat is the case, there shouldn't be a burning desire to raise a quick buck or two.

 

[SCYellowArmy]

I thought there was interest from several clubs, but they felt the price was too high.. guess we'll see

 

[Osleroad]

I think because people with pretty close links to the club believed that we wouldn't be selling outside those that we had no control over.

Selling Mills in itself would be fine and expected if this was a normal relegation situation. Or even if we'd stayed up, as you say. Selling Mills in a situation where we've been led to believe we want to hold onto our best players where possible (and have no means of replacing them). That's a bit different.

I don't think that's a ridiculous view personally.

Wise words LY

 

[Scotchegg]

Loving all of the "End of the World in Nigh" stuff but could we perhaps wait for Stan Mills to actually leave before we get carried away?

I said yesterday that I'll be amazed if Stan leaves and nothing I've heard since changes that.

 

[Osleroad]

Personally feel the best advice wd be for him to up his stats and £ by having at least a great first half of the season and then we can be in an actual trading window. IMHO.

 

[Last_man]

Interesting how everyone except credited journalists thinks this deal is done. Pete O'Rourke (or someone else) would be all over this if it was done. Interesting how the player who's heavily linked with a move isn't one with a release clause. Thought we were trying to retain a competitive squad..

 

[Jason N]

Loving all of the "End of the World in Nigh" stuff but could we perhaps wait for Stan Mills to actually leave before we get carried away?

I said yesterday that I'll be amazed if Stan leaves and nothing I've heard since changes that.

I think that is the nature of football forums; the PNE forum is the same. There are one or two posters saying it is still a done deal, and the rest crying that they've made a crap signing instead.

 

[Osleroad]

Interesting how everyone except credited journalists thinks this deal is done. Pete O'Rourke (or someone else) would be all over this if it was done. Interesting how the player who's heavily linked with a move isn't one with a release clause. Thought we were trying to retain a competitive squad..

Yes we are where humanly possible.

 

[Sheik Djibouti]

IF Mills stays, this will be as important as Branners doing a U-ey on the M6 a few years back.

Mills was without doubt a standout player (along with Lankshear) in a season with very few highlights last year. He is our most sought after asset.

 

[MarkG]

We've had a couple of triallists in from Gibraltar

GFA highlight work being done by Elite Youth Player Development programme

With this summer seeing a migration of home-grown young talent abroad, with the likes of De Barr, Pozo, Jessop, Mauro, El Hmidi and Bartolo among those now playing outside Gibraltar, the Gibraltar FA has highlighted what it describes as its

www.chronicle.gi

Al Greene and Stefan Ferro

 

[werthersoriginal]

We've had a couple of triallists in from Gibraltar

GFA highlight work being done by Elite Youth Player Development programme

With this summer seeing a migration of home-grown young talent abroad, with the likes of De Barr, Pozo, Jessop, Mauro, El Hmidi and Bartolo among those now playing outside Gibraltar, the Gibraltar FA has highlighted what it describes as its

www.chronicle.gi

Al Greene and Stefan Ferro

Hope they're as good as our other foreign signings!!

 

[dickwalton1964]

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£4-5m paid for Ballard (that’s who I presume you mean) is different to Mills entirely.

He’s come from the youth set up at Southampton & scored a hatful of goals at Leyton Orient.

Goalscorers come at a premium, so naturally I think he would always go for more than Mills will, especially because we are where we are in the pyramid and our financial situation.

The club can say they don’t want to lose anyone, but sometimes cold hard cash is too much to turn down.

Ballard hasn’t done anything in the Championship - yet. Mills has. As we, as a club, know the leap from L1 to Championship is massive. A very good season, as an attacker, for a relegated club who weren’t exactly attack minded has to be worth something over being totally unproven at the level.

 

[JC_Yellow]

Contrasting murmourings on the PNE forum now. One side has Mills as 'imminent', and the other as no deal, moved onto alternatives.(less exciting and cheaper, if you believe them)

They seem more worried about the deal for Campbell from Charlton from what I've read.

 

[Scotchegg]

I think that is the nature of football forums; the PNE forum is the same. There are one or two posters saying it is still a done deal, and the rest crying that they've made a crap signing instead.

I agree, and that's kind of the reason we're all here!!! Everyone loves a rumour and you only need one or two to jump on it to then validate that rumour and before you know it, it's being presented as the absolute truth.

I fully accept that the trust in the club and SLT is at an all time low (for this current regime), and this was why I wasn't gushing over the OxVox meeting at the weekend. But if we are to take these people on their word, we at least need to give them the time to prove it with actions.

If Stan is still here at teh weekend and involved against Orient then we can maybe start to believe that we are looking to keep the best players here and move forward once the stadium is finally approved.

If he's gone by then, and below market value, then we know that the chairmans assurances were meaningless.

But both remain big IF's at the moment and just from a stress management position, I think a few would benefit from taking a breath and seeing what plays out.

 

[chuckbert]

If Mills stays:

 

[Jason N]

I'm procrastinating at work so have been monitoring x.com and the PNE fans forum for any signs... None of the ITK'ers mentioned the signing of Delano Burgzorg, so maybe they are not so ITK?

 

[Steve Gilbert]

At least from all of this, so far, we have learnt that Tranmere have the most reliable ITK's.

 

[Digby]

Of course it is all speculation, but all the optimism built up by Ramsey and co throughout pre season is truly gone should we sell Stan for 3 million. We were all led to believe he would not be going anywhere, and Ramsey was too based on his interviews. I am sure more of us would be understanding if it was a large fee, I'm talking 5 million plus, however, for 3, what is the point?

Yes and more season tickets being sold on the manager wanting to keep the team together so it was said! Not a chance in hell of keeping the team together after a relegation it is as plain as day , believe what you want to me it’s a pull the wool over the Eyes job open yours and the facts speak for themselves!

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Yes and more season tickets being sold on the manager wanting to keep the team together so it was said! Not a chance in hell of keeping the team together after a relegation it is as plain as day , believe what you want to me it’s a pull the wool over the Eyes job open yours and the facts speak for themselves!

The facts currently are only Prelec and Placheta have left...