Transfer rumours !

Bwfc1958 wrote:So if we were bought out with big money could we spend more than we currently are doing?

It depends, I don't know how far short of balancing the books we are. 

But in theory we could spend more, FFP allows owners to make a cash injection (I think it's 8 million?) to help balance the books. The massive clubs can get round it by doing things like selling sponsorships to their own companies for over inflated prices - City and Etihad, Qatar and PSG.

Wouldn't work as well for us obviously, we could spend a bit more but not a lot without an increase in revenue.

Surely it would be up to the new owners to decide what their budget is. The more they spend on acquiring the club, the less remaining for the player budget I'd have thought.
There is history of new owners hardly spending anything on the team in their effort to balance the books although I'd hope that in our case, the austerity will finally pay off but ATM we're still losing money to the tune of £5 million.

Bolton Wanderers stopper Adam Bogdan is believed to be on the radar of Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman, according to the Nottingham Post.

The 27-year-old Hungrian international could be tempted to make the switch Trentside and form another working relationship with former boss Freedman, if he decides not to sign the contract offered by Trotters boss Neil Lennon.

Bogdan has been retained by Bolton and is therefore expected to sign a new deal, unless a better offer is put in front of him.

The Reds look to have signed former Derby County player Jamie Ward on a free transfer after the tricky winger has believed to agreed terms and passed a medical at the club, and Freedman will be hoping he can lure Bogdan to the City Ground despite the Reds’ limit on wages of £10,000 a week, due to the FFP transfer embargo they find themselves in.

Freedman is expected to face a difficult task in signing the goalkeeper with Forest understood to have enquired about his availability.

Bogdan has a number of options regarding his future along with the offer from his current club Bolton and will certainly be harder to sign due to financial limits Forest have to abide by.

Another ‘keeper, Andy Lonergan, recently released by Bolton Wanderers could also be a goalkeeper Freedman may ponder on with wages realistically achievable despite the wage restrictions.

Lonergan was first choice at the Macron Stadium, in front of Bogdan, before picking up a red card and concussion at the City Ground in February.

With former Forest number one, Karl Darlow, heading to Newcastle United, either goalkeeper could fill the void for Dougie Freedman’s side.

The incentive of the guaranteed number 1 shirt and regular football may be enough to lure Bogdan or Lonergan to the City Ground.

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Surely we are offering him more than 10k a week

Didn't Dougie say that he didn't like obtaining players from previous clubs that he's managed?

That was my thoughts too...

y2johnny wrote:Surely we are offering him more than 10k a week

They're probably doing what a lot of RL clubs do to get round the salary cap and offering to employ his wife as a "consultant" on ten grand a week too.

Clever bastards

If Freedman poaches my favourite player I will stab him in the face.

surely Bogdan wants more than 10K a week?

Norpig wrote:surely Bogdan wants more than 10K a week?

That's what I thought until I read Breadmans comment.

Boggersbelief wrote:If Freedman poaches my favourite player I will stab him in the face.

I'll hold him for you mate.

Boggersbelief wrote:

Norpig wrote:surely Bogdan wants more than 10K a week?

That's what I thought until I read Breadmans comment.

They'll also be offering a free house, a top range car each and they'll pay all their bills.

There's a way round everything.

The world is full of loopholes. Ask a banker. They need closing.

So what I'm realising now is that FFP is pointless

Great defender, if we can get him Lennon's early work has got off to a great start.

Played well for the Millers last season.

FullofSprite wrote:

finlaymcdanger wrote:Gary Madine eh? He comes with quite the reputation this lad. Maybe we could have Ched Evans and Nile Ranger playing off him? I really hate knob end footballers - especially of the lower leagues variety.

I'd much prefer we signed someone with half a brain.

Do you trust the manager or don't you?

That's what it comes down to. Are you starting a petition which ultimately may get rid of the player and probably Neil Lennon or are you going to accept that we've put Neil Lennon in charge and he feels he can handle the lad.

Madines last incident was 2013. We hope he's learned his lessons. I'm sure that if he does something like that again, he knows that his career is over. 

For now I'm prepared to trust Lennon and give the player a second chance. This player is obviously bought to hold the ball up. To come on for Heskey, who can't do it for 90mins, week in week out.

He isn't the goalscorer that Lennon wants, but, I think we may need to wait for that.

No. I won't be starting a petition. I just don't like my club signing tools like him, regardless of who the manager is or what he thinks he can handle.

I understand where you're coming from finlay but I feel if the lad's straightened himself out and Neil is confident he'll stay that way it's worth giving him a chance. But I'd also say that we should have a clause in his contract that lets us sack him off for nothing if he steps out of line again.

In fairness I didn't hear many complaints when Alonso was storming it for us a couple of years ago.