Mills to Leicester 5 Million

[Hoop Blah]

He can only sell if someone wants to buy, and he won't sell to someone he knows won't benefit us. He already has made his strategy very clear, he can hardly just walk away without selling, and he's a man who takes his responsibilities seriously. And yes, I'm sure he does enjoy the higher profile being a chairman allows him.

How many more times! It's purely market forces. He could sell today if he was offering the club at a price and on the terms (name free etc.) that others were prepared to pay.

Did those who have bought all the other clubs that have sold in recent years have a real love for those particular clubs? In most, if not all, cases no. But those clubs were going for the right deal.

I don't see many, if any, good new owners buying clubs that would've seen us as better options than the clubs they bought.

If you want to list them I'd be interested.

[Royal Rother]

He can only sell if someone wants to buy, and he won't sell to someone he knows won't benefit us. He already has made his strategy very clear, he can hardly just walk away without selling, and he's a man who takes his responsibilities seriously. And yes, I'm sure he does enjoy the higher profile being a chairman allows him.

How many more times! It's purely market forces. He could sell today if he was offering the club at a price and on the terms (name free etc.) that others were prepared to pay.

Did those who have bought all the other clubs that have sold in recent years have a real love for those particular clubs? In most, if not all, cases no. But those clubs were going for the right deal.

How many more times? It is NOT just about whether the deal is right, it's whether the people are right.

[Ian Royal]

He can only sell if someone wants to buy, and he won't sell to someone he knows won't benefit us. He already has made his strategy very clear, he can hardly just walk away without selling, and he's a man who takes his responsibilities seriously. And yes, I'm sure he does enjoy the higher profile being a chairman allows him.

How many more times! It's purely market forces. He could sell today if he was offering the club at a price and on the terms (name free etc.) that others were prepared to pay.

Did those who have bought all the other clubs that have sold in recent years have a real love for those particular clubs? In most, if not all, cases no. But those clubs were going for the right deal.

Madejski isn't going to sell to someone who's laundering money, or after a play thing they'll easily be distracted from. He'll sell to someone who'll look after the club. Those people, with more money than SJM, are very very very rare. How many more times do you have to be told?

[Royal Rother]

Hey! That's what I just said!!

[Ian Royal]

Hey! That's what I just said!!

I said it first.

[Svlad Cjelli]

He can only sell if someone wants to buy, and he won't sell to someone he knows won't benefit us. He already has made his strategy very clear, he can hardly just walk away without selling, and he's a man who takes his responsibilities seriously. And yes, I'm sure he does enjoy the higher profile being a chairman allows him.

How many more times! It's purely market forces. He could sell today if he was offering the club at a price and on the terms (name free etc.) that others were prepared to pay.

Did those who have bought all the other clubs that have sold in recent years have a real love for those particular clubs? In most, if not all, cases no. But those clubs were going for the right deal.

Madejski isn't going to sell to someone who's laundering money, or after a play thing they'll easily be distracted from. He'll sell to someone who'll look after the club. Those people, with more money than SJM, are very very very rare. How many more times do you have to be told?

You're also missing that important fact that lots of club sales are people paying a relatively small sum and agreeing to take over the outstanding debt. You could pick up Plymouth for a quid last week....

We don't have significant debt - and what we do is all owed to the seller of the club. So to buy RFC requires a lump of cold, hard cash - not just a smallish sum and a promise to pay off the creditors.

[ZacNaloen]

Svlad you seem to be saying exactly the same things I said over the weekend

[Svlad Cjelli]

Svlad you seem to be saying exactly the same things I said over the weekend

Quite possibly - I was away all weekend so haven't read back through all the pages.

[brendywendy]

except hes been saying the same thing for years zachary

[andrew1957]

Just putting the Mills transfer into context but according to my maths the initial fee Leicester paid of 4.5M is more than the purchase cost of the entire remaining Reading FC squad of 42 players.

Not making a particular point but it does make you think.

The total cost of £4,340,000 is made up of the following transfer fees paid – Leigertwood £750K, Hunt £600K, McAnuff £500K, Howard £500K, Manset £300K, Cummings £300K, Tabb £300K, Morrison 300K, Kebe £250K, Griffin £100K, Andersen £100K, Gunnarsson £100K, Antonio £100K, Harte 70K, B.Williams 50K and Long £20K - (16)
Free transfers/Bosmans – C.Edwards, R.Edwards, Gage, M.Williams and Federici - (5)
Academy – McHugh, Murphy, MacDonald, Arnold, Goddard, Lossasso, Ugwu, Obita, D’Ath, Walcott, Hector, J.Mills, Locke, Taylor, Bignall, McCarthy, Karacan, Robson-Kanu, Pearce, Church and Hamer - (21)
Inward Loans – (0)

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Just putting the Mills transfer into context but according to my maths the initial fee Leicester paid of 4.5M is more than the purchase cost of the entire remaining Reading FC squad of 42 players.

Not making a particular point but it does make you think.

The total cost of £4,340,000 is made up of the following transfer fees paid – Leigertwood £750K, Hunt £600K, McAnuff £500K, Howard £500K, Manset £300K, Cummings £300K, Tabb £300K, Morrison 300K, Kebe £250K, Griffin £100K, Andersen £100K, Gunnarsson £100K, Antonio £100K, Harte 70K, B.Williams 50K and Long £20K - (16)
Free transfers/Bosmans – C.Edwards, R.Edwards, Gage, M.Williams and Federici - (5)
Academy – McHugh, Murphy, MacDonald, Arnold, Goddard, Lossasso, Ugwu, Obita, D’Ath, Walcott, Hector, J.Mills, Locke, Taylor, Bignall, McCarthy, Karacan, Robson-Kanu, Pearce, Church and Hamer - (21)
Inward Loans – (0)

Good business by RFC then really. Same as Liverpool had to sell Torres, sometimes a player has to move as the club is not big enough for him, you only need to see how successful Torres has been since he moved on.

[Ian Royal]

How many more times! It's purely market forces. He could sell today if he was offering the club at a price and on the terms (name free etc.) that others were prepared to pay.

Did those who have bought all the other clubs that have sold in recent years have a real love for those particular clubs? In most, if not all, cases no. But those clubs were going for the right deal.

Madejski isn't going to sell to someone who's laundering money, or after a play thing they'll easily be distracted from. He'll sell to someone who'll look after the club. Those people, with more money than SJM, are very very very rare. How many more times do you have to be told?

You're also missing that important fact that lots of club sales are people paying a relatively small sum and agreeing to take over the outstanding debt. You could pick up Plymouth for a quid last week....

We don't have significant debt - and what we do is all owed to the seller of the club. So to buy RFC requires a lump of cold, hard cash - not just a smallish sum and a promise to pay off the creditors.

Didn't want to steal your thunder too much Dirkers. I'm not a parrot sitting on your shoulder.

[DavidM62]

This just confirms my view that Sven is a complete nob head who achived nothing with England or any or club/country that he has managed subsequently.

Sacked by Xmas.

Just thought I would feel a little smug about this prediction.

[grey_squirrel]

Yes a good call, but oh somewhat predictable in the fairytale rich foreign owners environment we live in.

Still a 3-0 drubbing at home by Millwall when you have spent multi millions kinda says it all, despite their relative closeness (points wise) to auto/PO's.

Makes you feel grateful for our balanced managerial approach, if not the end product.

Doubt O'Neill will take it (even with mega bucks) and this now has Sparky's name stamped all over it.

Doubt too Mills will be remotely worried (even though he will be under close scrutiny now) with his multi year, multi thousands a week contract in his pocket.

[Handsome Man]

Mills should be a little worried now. Dropping the captain could be a popular move by the new boss. I loved his red card though - like somebody trying to make the most obvious red card tackle of the season. It is a pity that Hutton eclipsed him this weekend.

[loyalroyal4life]

Mills should be a little worried now. Dropping the captain could be a popular move by the new boss. I loved his red card though - like somebody trying to make the most obvious red card tackle of the season. It is a pity that Hutton eclipsed him this weekend.

Even more better was his brother claiming he did not think it was a red card and that he turned the game off after Matt was sent off!

[melonhead]

yeah, cos obviously he was going to come on a slag off his brother afterwards, and why would he wnt to watch a leicester game, if matt wasnt playing?

Makes you feel grateful for our balanced managerial approach, if not the end product.

whats fooking wrong with it?

[KEBEISTHEGREATEST]

Matt MIlls is going to return....If he does I will sell my season ticket for free.

[redscot]

You can not sell something for free!

[Winnershroyal]

You can not sell something for free!

I'll give you the gourd..