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Can we afford a player for 8 million quid ?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Jayzhinho67, Aug 30, 2011.

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  1. shoogo67

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    Broony.
     
    shoogo67, Aug 30, 2011
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  2. Bunk Moreland

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    Afford it? Yes we could. Pay it? No we wouldn't.
     
    Bunk Moreland, Aug 30, 2011
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  3. Soul Rebel

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    Does it not mean fee and wages? As in 4mil fee and then he's going to earn 4 mil over 3 years or something like that. There's no way there is any truth in that article otherwise.
     
    Soul Rebel, Aug 30, 2011
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  4. hihat

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    Think something has just been lost in translation or something. Could you honestly see us shell out 8 million ?
     
    hihat, Aug 30, 2011
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  5. The The Hand

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    I think it's pretty much irrelevant whether we could afford it or not - an £8million pound player wouldn't want to come to the SPL.
     
    The The Hand, Aug 31, 2011
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  6. Jayzhinho67

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    not necessarily as player value's are so screwed up nowadays , no player really has a set value as there is always a bigger fish ready to pay that bit more , andy carrol is a prime example:50:
     
    Jayzhinho67, Aug 31, 2011
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  7. The Prof Administrator Administrator

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    They would if big wages were on the table, do you think McGeady went to Russia for the love of their league, money talks .............
     
    The Prof, Aug 31, 2011
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    I am so confident that his wont happen that if it does I will chop my balls off and mail them to The Prof so he can put them with the rest of his collection
     
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  9. Bunk Moreland

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    It would be £7m actually, the reported 8m will be referring to Euros as it's an Italian article it came from, not that it makes it any more believable or anything :icon_mrgreen:

    We would shell out that sort of money if there was an almost certain chance that we would recoup that money in a future transfer of the player or gain guaranteed Champions League group stage football for winning the league. Since the player is 31 it's a highly unlikely situation that we would get anything close to what we paid for him and we all know the Champions League situation for Scottish clubs. I think the article is nonsense to be honest but even if there was a shred of truth to it I don't think it's a deal that our board would even consider.
     
    Bunk Moreland, Aug 31, 2011
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    rafeal shidgt......the thing is nobody knows what the squad as a whole are valued at ..if 8 mill was offered for ki ...whats keyal worth or ledly ..if we were buying for 8 mill somebody would definatley be going...and just for what its worth i think id of taken 8 for ki...
     
    leicceltmurph67, Aug 31, 2011
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    foxy67, Aug 31, 2011
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  13. celtic croatia

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    not a chance... it's too much money for us at the moment...
     
    celtic croatia, Aug 31, 2011
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  14. jcwelsh

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    <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> If we can sell a play for £10Mil.( McGeady) then we should be able to buy a player for £8 Mil.

    Beside the above point, if the day comes that our board felt that £8 Million is beyond their capabilities, then it is also the day they have outstayed their welcome.
     
    jcwelsh, Aug 31, 2011
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    I wouldnt like to see us spend £8m on one player when our team is as poor as it is. It makes no sense to have half a team made up of free transfers and one £8m player. I think we should be spending more but I would rather see say 3 players of £3m, £3m, £2m than one big signing
     
    Sween, Aug 31, 2011
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  16. Renfrew_Bhoy

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    ..8 million, more like 800,000. we cannae afford players over 3mill, coz they would want 50k plus pr week to play in our Mickey Mouse league..sorry,but thats the simple facts
     
    Renfrew_Bhoy, Aug 31, 2011
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    limit has to be about 5 mill and 30k a week i reckon
     
    Rosscelticfan, Aug 31, 2011
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    No way, we wouldn't spend that all on one player unless he was a Messi.
     
    Efe, Aug 31, 2011
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