Callum O'Dowda - Leeds interest

Below is what I posted in the "Former Players" thread, regarding COD.

"Interesting.

Interesting because we have a 30% sell on clause. Interesting because it was widely known that his dad, who was (maybe still is?) his agent was the one angling for a transfer, and might fancy another one and the riches it brings. Interesting as Bristol City have a further one year option on the three year deal he signed, so could trigger it and demand a fee. Interesting as it appears the talks regarding a new contract for COD are becoming very drawn out and protracted (sound familiar?).

But mostly interesting because 30% of the sell on profit could be between £2million and £2.5million to OUFC."

Bristol City are valuing COD at £8m to £10m. We don't, though, have a sell on with Kemar Roofe.
 
I’m assuming we have some sort of promotion bonus for Roofe at least, even if it’s fairly modest?

Considering what a player like Alfie Mawson, a centre half at our level, was sold for, the fee for Roofe if there’s not even a sell on is looking a bit criminal.

Yes, Ryan, we've got a decent bonus on Kemar if Dirty Leeds get promoted.
 
Eales sometimes took the extra money up front in return of a no future fee upon a sale. I know he did this on at least once occasion whilst I charge. Bonkers but that’s Eales.
 
Eales sometimes took the extra money up front in return of a no future fee upon a sale. I know he did this on at least once occasion whilst I charge. Bonkers but that’s Eales.

Snake in the grass. He's fucked us well and truly considering the high probability that the money is being used at Solihull as we speak...
 
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No sell on fee for Roofe? No way!? That has to be one of the worst business decisions we've made and my word have we made a lot of those...
Didn't we get £3.5m for Roofe? A very good deal at the time.
As others have said we took a lot more up front instead of a sell on fee
Very easy to criticise but I am not sure that at the time anybody complained and DE seemed overall pretty good to me in getting the best deals for the club.
 
Since you’re all such experts it’s a shame you’re not in charge, isn’t it?

Granted, we got a very decent fee for him when we first sold him but you don't have to be an expert to know that is a poor business decision. He was a valuable asset with huge potential and that potential is now being realised. So, why would you not include a sell on fee? Even a 10% sell on clause would be worth half of what we initially sold him for, given his current market value.
 
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let's not get carried away here, he has hardly pulled up trees there prior to his current decent form and many Leeds fans thought he was shite.

i doubt anyone on here was even thinking of such clauses before the last month or 2
 
Eales sometimes took the extra money up front in return of a no future fee upon a sale. I know he did this on at least once occasion whilst I charge. Bonkers but that’s Eales.
Presumably a combination of getting cash in up front to meet the bills, and also when looking to sell the club then you maximise the assets you've got.
Sell on-clauses and potential valuable players in the future are difficult to value.

Remember he sold Johnson for £3million I think (no idea if a sell on clause too). Now was that a good deal, or did he shaft the club by not taking a lower fee and a sell-on clause?
Or should he have kept him at the club and not sold him at all?
 
let's not get carried away here, he has hardly pulled up trees there prior to his current decent form and many Leeds fans thought he was shite.

i doubt anyone on here was even thinking of such clauses before the last month or 2

Of course? The potential was clear and these clauses should be almost mandatory when selling such a valued asset. If it doesn't work, nothing lost - If it does work and they sell him for a much bigger fee then you can't help but look at that figure and think about how useful a % of that would have been for us or, Solihull Motors...
 
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