Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Following the rumours that Marseille might try and make a bid for Bougherra, Walter Smith has declared that no KEY players will be allowed to leave in January. Gers no to Boogie bid RANGERS will reject any moves from Marseille for Madjid Bougherra. He has excelled since arriving from Charlton in August for £2.5million and is an integral part of Walter Smith's plans. The French side have £3m set aside for a new centre-half, but Smith has said no key players will leave in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson 2 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I guess that means McCulloch is staying, as he is a don-key Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 505 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ....unless a suitable price is agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 I guess that means McCulloch is staying, as he is a don-key Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwellrfc 6 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 i wish i could believe that but if a half decent offer comes in for any of our players theyll be away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 ....unless a suitable price is agreed. Well he did refuse any advances from Mowbray for KT during the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 505 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ....unless a suitable price is agreed. Well he did refuse any advances from Mowbray for KT during the summer. True but we were still in the CL then... Now, the debt has again increased and we have a surplus of players. Any offer considered decent will be accepted IMO - no matter the player as Hutton/Cuellar has shown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edranger 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 He can't transfer any way having played for Charlton and Rangers in the same season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 ....unless a suitable price is agreed. Well he did refuse any advances from Mowbray for KT during the summer. True but we were still in the CL then... Now, the debt has again increased and we have a surplus of players. Any offer considered decent will be accepted IMO - no matter the player as Hutton/Cuellar has shown. Hutton was an exceptional offer though for someone who really own had a brilliant one season, and Cuellar invoked his own buy out clause and because of that we didn't have a choice, but to give Rangers their due they did use that money to buy other players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 He can't transfer any way having played for Charlton and Rangers in the same season. Sorry the thread has drifted towards KT not Bougherra, as KT is one of our key players! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briton 394 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ....unless a suitable price is agreed. Well he did refuse any advances from Mowbray for KT during the summer. True but we were still in the CL then... Now, the debt has again increased and we have a surplus of players. Any offer considered decent will be accepted IMO - no matter the player as Hutton/Cuellar has shown. Bit different though isn't it Frankie? We are unlikely to get a 'too good to refuse' offer for Bougherra like that which we got for Hutton. We had no choice with Cuellar of course but I wouldn't be surprised if we took an offer like that in any case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 ....unless a suitable price is agreed. Well he did refuse any advances from Mowbray for KT during the summer. True but we were still in the CL then... Now, the debt has again increased and we have a surplus of players. Any offer considered decent will be accepted IMO - no matter the player as Hutton/Cuellar has shown. Bit different though isn't it Frankie? We are unlikely to get a 'too good to refuse' offer for Bougherra like that which we got for Hutton. We had no choice with Cuellar of course but I wouldn't be surprised if we took an offer like that in any case. This little part of the thread is about KT not Boogey Woogie! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 505 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It won't take an exceptional offer this time chaps... We are £20million in debt without European football for this season so it will rise again markedly next summer. We will sell if a decent offer comes in - £6million for Thomson and £5million for Bougherra would buy both players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson 2 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 He can't transfer any way having played for Charlton and Rangers in the same season. Sorry the thread has drifted towards KT not Bougherra, as KT is one of our key players! Boogie did not play for Charlton this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briton 394 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It won't take an exceptional offer this time chaps... We are £20million in debt without European football for this season so it will rise again markedly next summer. We will sell if a decent offer comes in - £6million for Thomson and £5million for Bougherra would buy both players. Well I don't think we would get offered that much but you got to ask...wouldn't it be right to take the money in the circumstances? Sad situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 All of our players (excluding Ferguson and McCulloch) are 100% up for sale, IF the right bid comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 505 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It won't take an exceptional offer this time chaps... We are £20million in debt without European football for this season so it will rise again markedly next summer. We will sell if a decent offer comes in - £6million for Thomson and £5million for Bougherra would buy both players. Well I don't think we would get offered that much but you got to ask...wouldn't it be right to take the money in the circumstances? Sad situation. Someone told me WBA will offer £6million for Thomson. Doubt Marseille could afford the £5million for Bougherra but there are always English teams interested at the right price. Should we take the money? It's a paradox: we simply cannot afford to destroy continuity again but we simply cannot afford not to sell players when good offers come in. This is what happens when we waste over £7million on fringe players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briton 394 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It won't take an exceptional offer this time chaps... We are £20million in debt without European football for this season so it will rise again markedly next summer. We will sell if a decent offer comes in - £6million for Thomson and £5million for Bougherra would buy both players. Well I don't think we would get offered that much but you got to ask...wouldn't it be right to take the money in the circumstances? Sad situation. Someone told me WBA will offer £6million for Thomson. Doubt Marseille could afford the £5million for Bougherra but there are always English teams interested at the right price. Should we take the money? It's a paradox: we simply cannot afford to destroy continuity again but we simply cannot afford not to sell players when good offers come in. This is what happens when we waste over £7million on fringe players. That would be a good offer for Thomson, and although I've come around to thinking he's a long term asset and don't want him to go, (I know you always rated him), it is an area we have cover in. That is not the case for central defence though. Can't argue with your point about the fringe players...madness in the circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 9 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I wish managers didn't come out with this bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I'll believe it whan I see it. Any decent bids and the players will be for the off! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT 173 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Following the rumours that Marseille might try and make a bid for Bougherra, Walter Smith has declared that no KEY players will be allowed to leave in January. Gers no to Boogie bid RANGERS will reject any moves from Marseille for Madjid Bougherra. He has excelled since arriving from Charlton in August for £2.5million and is an integral part of Walter Smith's plans. The French side have £3m set aside for a new centre-half, but Smith has said no key players will leave in January. This is all fair enough walter saying this, BUT one thing he has not said is who the key players will be come January!!! Will KT etc be in his plans he bloody better be I think KT is our new younger BF and I think he can get better and better my god did we get the better of the 2 (scott brown I mean!!!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The fact is we're a selling club and any player is available for the right price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radlord 24 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The thing I don't understand, is if these guys are on good long term contracts when not just keep hold of them for a bit? Surely someone would come in with an offer of at least roughly the same in the next couple of years wouldn't they? Hutton had just signed a new 5 years contract, why we couldn't have knocked a million off his fee and said have him in June I can't understand Even if he got injured or something there's plenty of time for him to come back from it, and that's really unlikely anyway... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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