Mark Sykes

Seems premature for Glenavon to announce anything before terms are agreed - also interesting that they put that it was better than Vale's offer.

It's either a bit of PR naïvety or they're hoping Vale will up their offer. Either way, I'm sure KR won't be happy this one has been brought into the public domain before it's been done.
 
If he is a pacey, hardworking athlete like his compatriot Whyte then I will welcome him with open arms, we need those qualities alongside hunger for the relegation battle.

Hopefully this goes ahead and it’s a sign that we are going to be doing a good amount of business this January, it’s definitely needed but with players in and out already there are at least some promising signs.
 
https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/...-united-set-to-sign-mark-sykes-from-glenavon/
 
Foley said:
Whyte has been an excellent signing. I am sure that the plan was to gradually introduce him.into league football but injuries and his form have meant that he has played most games.
Sykes will be a risk like Whyte was and if he turns out to be anywhere near as good he could be another gem.
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Agreed.....I hope that if he does sign that the weight of expectation won't be unrealistic given how well Whyte has developed.
 
Actually a centre midfielder not a winger/10 as i was initially told 4 goals 4 assists this season. Looks very similar to Brannagan in the way he moves the ball and likes to drive forward. Hopefully Brannagan will be able to help him develop into a quality league 1 centre mid
 
captainox said:
Just have to hope that Glenavon going public on the fee agreement doesn't bring another club in to the mix with their own offer.
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We were linked with him back at the start of November. But then it seemed Vale had got him.

I suppose regular play in league 1 is better than league 2?

Also read today that Newcastle are interested in Roofe ? Would he move to a struggling side or stick with the job he’s doing well at Leeds , and could well be in EPL next year.
 
One little word of caution on this and the way Glenavon are handling it. We’ve already gazumped Port Vale with a ‘last minute’ bid which I can’t imagine has done much for our future relationship with them. Alls fair in love and war and all that I guess.. But now Glenavon have announced that we’ve agreed a deal a bit prematurely, ‘subject to us agreeing personal terms etc. Could it be that they’re dangling him out there to see if they can get anymore ‘last minute’ takers?

Not a fantastic way to be dealing with the whole situation in my view, maybe they’re just being a bit more candid about the normal process of selling a prize asset than most?
 
yellowbow said:
One little word of caution on this and the way Glenavon are handling it. We’ve already gazumped Port Vale with a ‘last minute’ bid which I can’t imagine has done much for our future relationship with them. Alls fair in love and war and all that I guess.. But now Glenavon have announced that we’ve agreed a deal a bit prematurely, ‘subject to us agreeing personal terms etc. Could it be that they’re dangling him out there to see if they can get anymore ‘last minute’ takers?

Not a fantastic way to be dealing with the whole situation in my view, maybe they’re just being a bit more candid about the normal process of selling a prize asset than most?
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Is he that good that clubs are lining up to sign him?
 
MarkG said:
We were linked with him back at the start of November. But then it seemed Vale had got him.

I suppose regular play in league 1 is better than league 2?

Also read today that Newcastle are interested in Roofe ? Would he move to a struggling side or stick with the job he’s doing well at Leeds , and could well be in EPL next year.
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A move to Newcastle would be very lucrative for Roofe financially, but they do look in danger of returning to the championship. Leeds fans have been calling for his contract to be extended and for him to be made the best paid player. Not a bad move for him to drop down to the then League 2 Oxford, to progress his career.
 
Sounds like he could be our missing guy in the centre if what is said about him is true. We desperately need creativity against physical sides
 
Can't help thinking Glenavon are trying to pull a fast one here. They have announced it before the player and agent have agreed terms. It's an invite to other interested clubs to better our offer. If he is as good as has been said let's hope Gavin can persuade him to sign for us.
 
Without being patronising, I'd imagine that even a few grand is a lot of money for Glenavon, so you can't blame them if they are touting for more interest.
 
DenisSmithsWig said:
I make this the 5th player Tiger has paid a fee for. Not bad for a club with no money.

Also good to see players are still joining us even though they will get paid late, if at all.
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Not quite sure on your point.

This makes the refusal to answer Oxvox questions and two run-ins with HMRC absolutely ok?

You’re also assuming that we’ve not agreed to flog off some big player assets like Eastwood, Brannagan and Nelson to subsidize this.
 
Robinson has said publicly that this a a player for the future, so we cannot expect miracles from such a young player. We are desperate for a striker and looking at today’s stats the amount of shots should have returned at least one goal if not more.
 
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