Ex Player Mark Sykes goes to Bristol City.

[unification]

Especially since we were very interested in selling him in the summers of both 2020 and 2021. Fair is fair.

Incidentally, what sort of offer were we wanting for him/what would we have accepted?

All water under the bridge of course. Sykes has had a curious career here, going from droppable to undroppable to forgettable. It'll be interesting how he goes at Bristol City.

 

[oufc1991]

Fair play to the lad and good luck to him in the championship I will admit I liked Sykes I used to enjoy watching him play it didn't really bother me he didn't clap the fans as long as he put a shift in on the pitch and 9 times out of 10 he did

 

[Shosho]

Interested to see how it goes. I know others who don't believe he is Championship level, but could be winners all round even if it doesn't work out.

- Sykes gets his signing on fee and increased wages.
- Bristol City get a *relatively* cheap (I would imagine) squad option that can cover a few positions
- If it doesn't work out, Sykes gets a loan back to League One on Championship money...or Bristol City get some ££ from a top end League One club

A decent move for him despite only really producing for 4/5months of a 3.5 year stint with us.

Good luck!

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Could we get O'Dowda back? Only made 20 appearances last season.

Callum O'Dowda - Player profile 23/24

Callum O'Dowda, 28, from Ireland ➤ Cardiff City, since 2022 ➤ Left Midfield ➤ Market value: €1.80m ➤ * Apr 23, 1995 in Oxford, England

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

 

[ECYellow]

Could we get O'Dowda back? Only made 20 appearances last season.

Callum O'Dowda - Player profile 23/24

Callum O'Dowda, 28, from Ireland ➤ Cardiff City, since 2022 ➤ Left Midfield ➤ Market value: €1.80m ➤ * Apr 23, 1995 in Oxford, England

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

No thanks.

 

[oufc1991]

Could we get O'Dowda back? Only made 20 appearances last season.

Callum O'Dowda - Player profile 23/24

Callum O'Dowda, 28, from Ireland ➤ Cardiff City, since 2022 ➤ Left Midfield ➤ Market value: €1.80m ➤ * Apr 23, 1995 in Oxford, England

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

People question Sykes attitude well at least he didn't catch a cold like C.OD did lol

 

[unification]

Could we get O'Dowda back? Only made 20 appearances last season.

Callum O'Dowda - Player profile 23/24

Callum O'Dowda, 28, from Ireland ➤ Cardiff City, since 2022 ➤ Left Midfield ➤ Market value: €1.80m ➤ * Apr 23, 1995 in Oxford, England

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

No, ta. Injury prone and better not to go back for him.

 

[holdsteady]

What’s Sykes done that’s any difference to Gorrin who isn’t getting any stick?

 

[Osleroad]

I think that people think the club took a chance on him and backed/pushed him when he seemed to be going nowhere. Therefore it rankles that we lost out on a fee when he was supported financially thru all this. Still let's see what the next step brings.

 

[BrockBuster]

What’s Sykes done that’s any difference to Gorrin who isn’t getting any stick?

Not sure Gorrin was offered a deal which he turned down at any point? Don't think either really deserve any stick, but moaners gonna moan.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Incidentally, what sort of offer were we wanting for him/what would he have accepted?

We wanted half a million. Ipswich offered circa 350k last summer and we tried and failed to squeeze more out of them. The previous summer post-Wembley we tried to drum up interest with the number 10 shirt and the ROI ‘switch’ being announced in the space of a few days, but nobody came forward. We were even trying to loan him out to a League Two club in January of 2020.

 

[mooro]

People question Sykes attitude well at least he didn't catch a cold like C.OD did lol

Here we go again

 

[Foley]

Interested to see how it goes. I know others who don't believe he is Championship level, but could be winners all round even if it doesn't work out.

- Sykes gets his signing on fee and increased wages.
- Bristol City get a *relatively* cheap (I would imagine) squad option that can cover a few positions
- If it doesn't work out, Sykes gets a loan back to League One on Championship money...or Bristol City get some ££ from a top end League One club

A decent move for him despite only really producing for 4/5months of a 3.5 year stint with us.

Good luck!

I would be surprised if he is more than a squad player in the Championship, but stranger things have happened.
Was it v Newcastle, where he was excellent and gave them all kinds of problems?
He has the talent, and if he could be a bit more consistent he could do pretty well

Good luck to him.

 

[Oxford1996]

Bristol City are rubbish. He will start for them.

 

[holdsteady]

Not sure Gorrin was offered a deal which he turned down at any point? Don't think either really deserve any stick, but moaners gonna moan.

I thought he was offered a deal?

 

[bazzer9461]

I thought he was offered a deal?

He seemed ok and happy to chat with the last over 50’s club and was full of praise for our medical team

 

[werthersoriginal]

I thought he was offered a deal?

The Twitter rumour was that he'd turned down a new contract and would leave, just like Sykes

 

[Marked Ox]

Good luck to him. He and we move on.

 

[Foley]

The club appear to have offered him a 1 year deal.
I can understand him wanting a longer deal after his injury but can understand the club being reluctant to offer more than that.

 

[dickwalton1964]

The club appear to have offered him a 1 year deal.
I can understand him wanting a longer deal after his injury but can understand the club being reluctant to offer more than that.

It's probably the clubs way of saying we think we can do better than you but at the same time not wanting to p*ss the fans off by losing another OOC player.