Lee Wallace

[El-Hadji Spit RFC 733]

On 22 June, Hearts rejected a bid of £300,000 from Rangers, deeming it as derisory.[5] A week later Rangers made an improved offer of £1m, which was also rejected.[6] Hearts then placed a £3m price tag on Wallace.[7] Premier Leagueside Wolverhampton Wanderers had also expressed an interest in Wallace, but did not make any offers.[8][9] On 21 July 2011, a bid of £1.5m from Rangers was accepted by Hearts. Wallace signed a five-year deal with the club, becoming Ally McCoist's second signing of the summer.[10]

Was just thinking how our squad is made up of free signings, loanees and couple hundred k signings. Then looked up what we paid for Lee, being our most expensive player! I wonder when we'll next see a signing of this value/level. No doubting he's worth £1.5m but with the financial restraints we've done some great business on reflection. Similar low initial bid back then too!?

[BridgeIsBlue 66,614]

17 minutes ago, El-Hadji Spit RFC said:

Similar low initial bid back then too!?

Aye who was running the club back then

[wully 47,774]

We upped our bid for Goodwillie by £20 after each rejected offer.

[BridgeIsBlue 66,614]

1 hour ago, wully said:

We upped our bid for Goodwillie by £20 after each rejected offer.

Thank fuck he never signed for us imo.

A not too distant cousin of Adam Johnson

[TheMotor 2,208]

5 hours ago, El-Hadji Spit RFC said:

On 22 June, Hearts rejected a bid of £300,000 from Rangers, deeming it as derisory.[5] A week later Rangers made an improved offer of £1m, which was also rejected.[6] Hearts then placed a £3m price tag on Wallace.[7] Premier Leagueside Wolverhampton Wanderers had also expressed an interest in Wallace, but did not make any offers.[8][9] On 21 July 2011, a bid of £1.5m from Rangers was accepted by Hearts. Wallace signed a five-year deal with the club, becoming Ally McCoist's second signing of the summer.[10]

Was just thinking how our squad is made up of free signings, loanees and couple hundred k signings. Then looked up what we paid for Lee, being our most expensive player! I wonder when we'll next see a signing of this value/level. No doubting he's worth £1.5m but with the financial restraints we've done some great business on reflection. Similar low initial bid back then too!?

Totally agree with the bit in bold. I reckon we've got every penny's worth out of that deal, even with his drop-off last season.

Once we are back in the top league, I expect we'll probably see one or two signings a season at that price level.

[RFC55 109,363]

Aye Craig whyte may have alledgedlly shagged us silly but he didn't half find us some value

[wully 47,774]

40 minutes ago, Rfc52 said:

Aye Craig whyte may have alledgedlly shagged us silly but he didn't half find us some value

You trying to tell me Whittaker didn't deserve that lucrative contract?

[RFC55 109,363]

7 minutes ago, wully said:

You trying to tell me Whittaker didn't deserve that lucrative contract?

He deserved 33k PW mate