Current Player #8 Cameron Brannagan

[Dilla]

That's football for you. Players come and go. The club and fans stay. Just got to make sure we get a good replacement.

 

[Northstandboy]

That's football for you. Players come and go. The club and fans stay. Just got to make sure we get a good replacement.

We deffo need to use a fair chunk of the funds from his transfer to replace.

 

[Tenbury Yellow]

Wife has called up the stairs...."you okay, what's the matter". b****r. Hey ho, onwards and upwards. Just pants timing.

 

[Left Wing Cross]

shouldve increased the amount of his trigger clause fee in the close season

Who says we didn't try?

 

[Sarge]

Who says we didn't try?

fair point

 

[MarkG]

Perhaps a bidding war might start? Just because Blackpool have met the release clause, doesn't mean someone else might outbid them.
CamBran could always turn down the move, but Championship level wages must be a lot more than he is on here, even if he is a top earner?
Also our club is in a position where we have to let players move onwards and upwards, if we are to attract players in at the bottom in the first place.

 

[Yellow and Blue Army]

Perhaps a bidding war might start? Just because Blackpool have met the release clause, doesn't mean someone else might outbid them.
CamBran could always turn down the move, but Championship level wages must be a lot more than he is on here, even if he is a top earner?
Also our club is in a position where we have to let players move onwards and upwards, if we are to attract players in at the bottom in the first place.

They would also pay the release clause, & then offer Brannagan more

 

[WuTang]

Perhaps a bidding war might start? Just because Blackpool have met the release clause, doesn't mean someone else might outbid them.
CamBran could always turn down the move, but Championship level wages must be a lot more than he is on here, even if he is a top earner?
Also our club is in a position where we have to let players move onwards and upwards, if we are to attract players in at the bottom in the first place.

An unlimited amount of clubs can bid for him, all of them just need to meet his release clause, we will not get more than £1.4m before the clause expires. There's no such thing as a bidding war when there's a release clause.

The only "bidding war" would be his wages to convince him to join x club, but that doesn't benefit OUFC at all.

 

[Wallop]

They would also pay the release clause, & then offer Brannagan more

Exactly - there is no incentive at all for any club to offer a penny more than the release clause, it's the player you're trying to entice once you've met the trigger point.

 

[Peterdev]

Desperately disappointing if he does go. Two excellent players gone from our team will make a big dent in promotion prospects

 

[Northstandboy]

I hope the new owner has been informed and is scrambling around to offer him an improved contract!

You can't help but think his Agent is behind all this, forcing him to move.

Cam seemed quite happy here. Especially with the support the club gave him after his illness.

 

[MarkG]

Exactly - there is no incentive at all for any club to offer a penny more than the release clause, it's the player you're trying to entice once you've met the trigger point.

Oh I see now. I suppose he could still turn down a move though? And go for a free when his contract runs out?

 

[OUFCwaffle]

Not good news, there's selling players to be financially sustainable, and then there's leaving a gaping hole in your squad. It's a cruel world.

Is there not a clause that says it has to be X number of weeks before the start of the season or something?

 

[frenchconnection]

oh B*****s

 

[Wallop]

Oh I see now. I suppose he could still turn down a move though? And go for a free when his contract runs out?

In theory but that would be player loyalty on a whole new level

 

[RyanioBirdio]

I hope the new owner has been informed and is scrambling around to offer him an improved contract!

He already turned down a deal that would’ve made him our highest paid player.

 

[Northstandboy]

He already turned down a deal that would’ve made him our highest paid player.

He should have been the highest paid playe already.

 

[Northernyellow]

In theory but that would be player loyalty on a whole new level

It's a risk for CB. But not impossible. As a free agent next summer, he could ask for a £1.0M+ signing on fee. The agent will definitely have pointed this out as a possible option

 

[QR]

One step forward two steps back.

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Brilliant player who gave it all he had every time in Yellow. Proud that he served us so loyally.
Good luck in all you do Cam!