OFFICIAL - Gary Madine gone.

Why didn't Ken demand such wishful figures when he had a genuine talent in Rob Holding? The lad's 22 and already won an Fa Cup and Charity Shield with Arsenal.
Did naive Ken not realise how good Holding was and how much top clubs should be charged for quality players?

Growler wrote:Why didn't Ken demand such wishful figures when he had a genuine talent in Rob Holding? The lad's 22 and already won an Fa Cup and Charity Shield with Arsenal.
Did naive Ken not realise how good Holding was and how much top clubs should be charged for quality players?

To be fair we only have Nixon saying the price is £6 million - who knows if that is the truth or not really - I certainly don't.

I've been reading almost every day the usual suspects on social media bleat on, in the run up to the transfer window, on how Anderson will sell Vela (and when Madine suddenly hit a bit of form) and Madine at the first chance he has.

He has to do it we are told because he has a £4 million loan to pay back imminently, we are going to be in court before the end of the month because we have not paid HMRC, that 'a well known local bakery' has apparently not been paid and that we owe the Macron £2 million - there's probably more shit out there as well from those who claim to be in the know.

They can't all be true stories - otherwise why haven't we financially collapsed yet - and if we really are so desperately in need why have we just taken on a new loanee?

I find it funny that so many so called intelligent men seem to work themselves into a lather over how a bloke who is many times richer and successful than probably all of them put together, chooses to run - which in case people have forgot - is his own business, in a manner to make himself wealthier.

How can he make himself wealthier by deliberately making his own asset worthless?

It doesn't make any sense does it?

And before any moonman comes on to tell me he only bought the club for 50p, not put any of his own money in and is asset stripping - then where is your proof?

The wages are being paid, there are no new charges against assets (or asset sales) the last accounts showed no payment to directors - and we are doing this whilst trading at a budgeted for £6 million loss.

Where has the money come from to fund this multi-millon pound short fall - the money tree or Anderson's back pocket.

Yet they still see Ken as the villain in all this!

Sluffy wrote:

Growler wrote:Why didn't Ken demand such wishful figures when he had a genuine talent in Rob Holding? The lad's 22 and already won an Fa Cup and Charity Shield with Arsenal.
Did naive Ken not realise how good Holding was and how much top clubs should be charged for quality players?

To be fair we only have Nixon saying the price is £6 million - who knows if that is the truth or not really - I certainly don't.

I've been reading almost every day the usual suspects on social media bleat on, in the run up to the transfer window, on how Anderson will sell Vela (and when Madine suddenly hit a bit of form) and Madine at the first chance he has.

He has to do it we are told because he has a £4 million loan to pay back imminently, we are going to be in court before the end of the month because we have not paid HMRC, that 'a well known local bakery' has apparently not been paid and that we owe the Macron £2 million - there's probably more shit out there as well from those who claim to be in the know.

They can't all be true stories - otherwise why haven't we financially collapsed yet - and if we really are so desperately in need why have we just taken on a new loanee?

I find it funny that so many so called intelligent men seem to work themselves into a lather over how a bloke who is many times richer and successful than probably all of them put together, chooses to run - which in case people have forgot - is his own business, in a manner to make himself wealthier.

How can he make himself wealthier by deliberately making his own asset worthless?

It doesn't make any sense does it?

And before any moonman comes on to tell me he only bought the club for 50p, not put any of his own money in and is asset stripping - then where is your proof?

The wages are being paid, there are no new charges against assets (or asset sales) the last accounts showed no payment to directors - and we are doing this whilst trading at a budgeted for £6 million loss.

Where has the money come from to fund this multi-millon pound short fall - the money tree or Anderson's back pocket.

Yet they still see Ken as the villain in all this!

Well said Sluffy

Thanks Leeds.


I'm not saying players won't be sold, or that Anderson doesn't have any money issues at the club but what I am saying is that he will have control of the circumstances and not that the circumstances are controlling him.

A big difference between the two and one the anti-Anderson camp can't seem to grasp.

Growler wrote:Why didn't Ken demand such wishful figures when he had a genuine talent in Rob Holding? The lad's 22 and already won an Fa Cup and Charity Shield with Arsenal.
Did naive Ken not realise how good Holding was and how much top clubs should be charged for quality players?

Just watched Holding in the Notts Forest game vs Arsenal.....gave away a penalty and looked like rubbish...even the commentators said he is having a bad game.
Also in the same game Zach Clough pulled off after 50 minutes.....not good enough.
I'm just the messenger.

Leeds_Trotter wrote:Well said Sluffy

Do you need help climbing out of sluffy's arse?

I said from day one that Holding was rubbish, £2m was a bloody good deal for Bolton.

When he played for Bolton he had the odd good game, but no more than any other defender.

When Wenger finally gets the push the new man will send Holding to Coventry.

Natasha Whittam wrote:I said from day one that Holding was rubbish, £2m was a bloody good deal for Bolton.

I said all along that Holding was a quality player like Cahill, Alonso and Al Habsi who would  win major honours in the game.If these players are allowed to move on and win the FA Cup and Premier League at other clubs then we should be demanding appropriate fees.

Growler wrote:I said all along that Holding was a quality player

Bad news I'm afraid, you were wrong.

Have you seen him play for Arsenal? Dives in at every opportunity. Zat Knight taught him all he knows.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Leeds_Trotter wrote:Well said Sluffy

Do you need help climbing out of sluffy's arse?

I've said all along that Ken has done well and doesn' get enough credit for what he as actually done.

Leeds_Trotter wrote:I've said all along that Ken has done well and doesn' get enough credit for what he as actually done.

You are clearly a sluffy fake character.

Only one other poster on here uses "as" instead of "has".

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Leeds_Trotter wrote:I've said all along that Ken has done well and doesn' get enough credit for what he as actually done.

You are clearly a sluffy fake character.

Only one other poster on here uses "as" instead of "has".

Us Yorkshire folk don't believe in putting H's at the beginning of words.    Nah it was a typo.

Leeds_Trotter wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Leeds_Trotter wrote:I've said all along that Ken has done well and doesn' get enough credit for what he as actually done.

You are clearly a sluffy fake character.

Only one other poster on here uses "as" instead of "has".

Us Yorkshire folk don't believe in putting H's at the beginning of words.    Nah it was a typo.

I believe the first part.

So far Ken (h)as done a good job.

You can't knock him!

Tweet just now from Iles -

Reports in South Wales suggest a third bid has been made by Cardiff City for Gary Madine. Tin hats on folks...

Another tweet from Iles -

Madine update: A third and FOURTH bid has been made by Cardiff City for the #bwfc striker. Watch this space.

interesting...

It really isn't.

It really is... Will we/won't we sell. How much have they bid?

I just don't believe anyone wants Madine that badly, especially a team near the top.

He's had a purple patch of late, but before that he was pretty average.