Post by northwesthoop on Jun 25, 2018 20:48:47 GMT
I'll be very disappointed to see him go. He is worthy of a place in the top flight though, especially when you consider some of the poor keepers who play in the premier league. It is just a shame he won't play there with us.
Hope we get a very good fee and Ingram/Lumley can step up.
Not ideal though since last season to have last our captain first and now our reliable goalkeeper. A bit concerning as things stand.
I wonder if this is the real reason that they got rid of Ollie. Fernandes wants to cash in on all of our assets but Ollie would have been reluctant to sell the better players especially for paltry sums once he knew that we had lost Onuhoa and Robinson. Any decent owner who has any ambition would be building a team around the better players not selling them cheaply. Sends a message to the likes of Luongo and Freeman that this club lacks any desire to progress. I now expect to see Fernandes sell all our best players.
... Sends a message to the likes of Luongo and Freeman that this club lacks any desire to progress. I now expect to see Fernandes sell all our best players.
This is a real concern that it does not send a good message to the players left behind.
Luongo probably already feels he needs to move on to get a better chance with Australia. If other clubs in for Freeman, Smith, even Eze, are they really going to want to stay?
Sinking ship as it stands.
And only 6 weeks to sort it out in the transfer market as the window closes 3 weeks earlier now. Concerning.
seems like a bit of a over reaction to me, certainly a player worthy of prem football. I did read somewhere else about this move and they where saying 4 mil and qpr are in financial trouble but we where one of the better performing clubs financially last season where we not? given that, i would of thought we are in a strong position and we should be raising the price as we know Cardiff have just come into a large amount of money.
We have good replacement already inside and we can use the money to strengthen else where.
Can't remember if Smithies had a clean sheet last season A big loss but we have young keepers like lumley and Ingram who once start playing regular will improve We need the money and new blood and I say take the offer and be done with it
£4 million, if true, is a joke. Even with 1 year left on his contract it would be worry; but Smithies signed an extension last year to take him through to 2020, which makes the price a nonsense. If he had a £4 million trigger release clause in his contract QPR would have leaked it by now to mollify the obvious sh*tstorm that this news would bring - unless of course our Media & Comms are as 'savvy' as our business decisions.
If you are going to sell a player for business reasons, make it sound business surely.
Or does Warnock have some dodgy polaroids of Tony stashed away somewhere?
Last Edit: Jun 26, 2018 11:49:02 GMT by Rosco Bosco
Now he's gone Will he enjoy just sitting on the bench and playing in carling cup games now He is a good solid keeper and done well for us and wish him well at Cardiff
I wish him all the best but another poor business and football decision by the club. Smithies has been very consistent behind one the dodgiest defences I can remember and has been arguably our best player for the last few seasons. We are now left with 2 unproven goalkeepers who haven't looked that great when given their first team chance. Financially to let him go for just £3m when he still has 2 years left on his contract is plain crazy.
It does seem on the cheap side but we dont *Know* the actual details. Good luck to him, good thing is we dont need to buy a replacement so the money can be spent on a centre back or striker.
McClaren got no chance with what we're gonna have left I think we're just selling anything that we get an offer on and try to cope with what we have left Kitchen sink going for a fiver by the way
McClaren got no chance with what we're gonna have left I think we're just selling anything that we get an offer on and try to cope with what we have left Kitchen sink going for a fiver by the way
Dont stand around for too long then outside the main entrance @singlespeed, otherwise McClaren will either sell you on or put you on the team sheet!
McClaren got no chance with what we're gonna have left I think we're just selling anything that we get an offer on and try to cope with what we have left Kitchen sink going for a fiver by the way
Dont stand around for too long then outside the main entrance @singlespeed , otherwise McClaren will either sell you on or put you on the team sheet!
Maybe TF has decided to do a boot sale before he sells the club. Whatever the reason it's totally embarrassing and there will be no transparency on why our biggest asset has been sold on the cheap!
