Mills to Leicester 5 Million

[sandman]

I don't care if the Rofleading fans like Mills or not. Our manager rated him highly and his opinion is far better than all of yours.

Everyone on here is saying how happy they are that Mills has gone but the most important opinion is McD's and he is really annoyed and you can tell by the interview on BBCRB.

[wolsey]

A fool and his money etc etc....

Helped, no doubt, by a certain member of the RFC hierarchy who is sadly (stupidly) misunderstood by a number of posters.

If true, it's good work by NH.

Unfortunately it's the kind of trick that will only work once...........

No, it's the sort of thing that will work whenever you come across a fool stupid enough to want something at any price.

(I was going to say it might not work with the same fool twice, but the way Leicester are performing at the moment I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the case)

[Sarah Star]

I'm not convinced that anyone at the club really wanted to let Matt Mills go. McD might have to change his plans now.

No, but he was among a small group of players who they knew could attract attention from other clubs...and obviously they knew what he was worth.

As with all deals, players either have clauses or the club informs the player if they want to/are interested in talking to the buying club or not (if the price is right.)

Yes, but I think McD was pretty hopeful that Mills would sign a new deal and stay. He's always put a lot of faith in Mills, making him captain and all. He certainly seems pretty pissed off now that he's gone .

[under the tin]

our (obviously annoyed) manager confirmed that none of the money we received yesterday will be used to buy in players

In no way was he pissed off at being asked that question a million times?

He would have been aware of his budgets months ago and agreed who he could let go

I'm not convinced that anyone at the club really wanted to let Matt Mills go. McD might have to change his plans now.

The actions of the club in offering him a new improved contract bear that thinking out, Sarah.

[Royal Rother]

As I see it the current business model works up to a point but it is asking a lot for it to be maintained.
I'm not sure what the alternative is....

I don't think there is one that would enable the club to stay consistently on the cusp of the PL without spending money we don't have.

There will always be a certain amount of luck involved as to the quality of players coming through the ranks but we are doing everything possible to make it work long-term.

Shit can happen and if it doesn't work one year and we get relegated sobeit. Because of good policies now we would still be financially secure and that would enable us to compete with whatever League 1 were to throw at us and pop back up pretty quickly.

[Bacon Double Cheese]

Shirley Brian is more pished off with Mills choosing to go rather than that the club accepted the offer?

[Avon Royal]

As I see it the current business model works up to a point but it is asking a lot for it to be maintained.
I'm not sure what the alternative is....

I don't think there is one that would enable the club to stay consistently on the cusp of the PL without spending money we don't have.

There will always be a certain amount of luck involved as to the quality of players coming through the ranks but we are doing everything possible to make it work long-term.

Shit can happen and if it doesn't work one year and we get relegated sobeit. Because of good policies now we would still be financially secure and that would enable us to compete with whatever League 1 were to throw at us and pop back up pretty quickly.

I seem to remember people saying that once we got relegated from the Prem.

[ZacNaloen]

Shirley Brian is more pished off with Mills choosing to go rather than that the club accepted the offer?

^ Making Mills captain when he's a hot headed arrogant prick showed that Mcdermott put a lot of faith in him. He's gone to Leicester for money and I imagine Mcdermott would feel a little let down by that.

[Uke]

I'm not convinced that anyone at the club really wanted to let Matt Mills go. McD might have to change his plans now.

No, but he was among a small group of players who they knew could attract attention from other clubs...and obviously they knew what he was worth.

As with all deals, players either have clauses or the club informs the player if they want to/are interested in talking to the buying club or not (if the price is right.)

Yes, but I think McD was pretty hopeful that Mills would sign a new deal and stay. He's always put a lot of faith in Mills, making him captain and all. He certainly seems pretty pissed off now that he's gone .

So is Mc D pissed off at the club for not being able to re-invest the cash or pissed off at mercenary Mills?

[Sarah Star]

So is Mc D pissed off at the club for not being able to re-invest the cash or pissed off at mercenary Mills?

Both, I would imagine

...but mostly at Mills for leaving him with this headache.

[BR2]

As I see it the current business model works up to a point but it is asking a lot for it to be maintained.
I'm not sure what the alternative is....

I don't think there is one that would enable the club to stay consistently on the cusp of the PL without spending money we don't have.

There will always be a certain amount of luck involved as to the quality of players coming through the ranks but we are doing everything possible to make it work long-term.

Shit can happen and if it doesn't work one year and we get relegated sobeit. Because of good policies now we would still be financially secure and that would enable us to compete with whatever League 1 were to throw at us and pop back up pretty quickly.

Continuing to use Southampton as an example they eventually had to spend heavily to get back up to The Championship so as prevention is better than cure why not spend in the first place and have the courage of one's convictions.
BTW nothing personal in my earlier post but you know as well as I do that 99% of accountants are cold and heartless and seldom offer positive adviceto companies and are content just to present info and detail it.
That is why most accountants (other than the likes of Barry Hearn)are accountants rather than entrepeneurs.
It strikes me that our chairman with age has lost his entrepeneurial approach and settled for what the accountants tell him,ie, worst case scenario rather than best case scenario.

[Agent Balti]

So is Mc D pissed off at the club for not being able to re-invest the cash or pissed off at mercenary Mills?

Probably the former. He will know what his 'budget' is and the sale of Mills won't have changed that anyway.

If Mills' character is anything like what has been mentioned on this fair portal, then he'll chase the money all day long as professional footballers generally do, if they're wanted.

[sandman]

He's gone to Leicester because they are showing their ambition. I'm sure money is a factor but nobody wants to lose every week whatever money they're on.

[Avon Royal]

As I see it the current business model works up to a point but it is asking a lot for it to be maintained.
I'm not sure what the alternative is....

I don't think there is one that would enable the club to stay consistently on the cusp of the PL without spending money we don't have.

There will always be a certain amount of luck involved as to the quality of players coming through the ranks but we are doing everything possible to make it work long-term.

Shit can happen and if it doesn't work one year and we get relegated sobeit. Because of good policies now we would still be financially secure and that would enable us to compete with whatever League 1 were to throw at us and pop back up pretty quickly.

Continuing to use Southampton as an example they eventually had to spend heavily to get back up to The Championship so as prevention is better than cure why not spend in the first place and have the courage of one's convictions.
BTW nothing personal in my earlier post but you know as well as I do that 99% of accountants are cold and heartless and seldom offer positive adviceto companies and are content just to present info and detail it.
That is why most accountants (other than the likes of Barry Hearn)are accountants rather than entrepeneurs.
It strikes me that our chairman with age has lost his entrepeneurial approach and settled for what the accountants tell him,ie, worst case scenario rather than best case scenario.

Indeed.

Back in the day a car trading mag would have looked like a crazy idea until someone took a risk and did it.

[under the tin]

As I see it the current business model works up to a point but it is asking a lot for it to be maintained.
I'm not sure what the alternative is....

I don't think there is one that would enable the club to stay consistently on the cusp of the PL without spending money we don't have.

There will always be a certain amount of luck involved as to the quality of players coming through the ranks but we are doing everything possible to make it work long-term.

.

Shit can happen and if it doesn't work one year and we get relegated sobeit. Because of good policies now we would still be financially secure and that would enable us to compete with whatever League 1 were to throw at us and pop back up pretty quickly
Oh dear. That last premise is entirely founded on the unlikely scenario that the better quality players won't jump ship "for the sake of their careers".
It also assumes that Madstad attendances, and commercial revenue hold up at current levels post relegation.
I beg to differ.
We currently operate at an annual £2M loss at this level.
Even with the inevitable cloth cutting that would ensue, the club's ability to attract the rough diamonds would be diminished, owing to being at a lower level.
Ever decreasing circles.

[Gordons Cumming]

Leicester are a bigger club than Reading.

Leicester have a better chance of promotion this season than Reading.

Leicester are more high profile then Reading

Leicester have a better history than Reading

Leicester will pay more than Reading

Not rocket science.

[Man Friday]

I don't care if the Rofleading fans like Mills or not. Our manager rated him highly and his opinion is far better than all of yours.

Everyone on here is saying how happy they are that Mills has gone but the most important opinion is McD's and he is really annoyed and you can tell by the interview on BBCRB.

I wasn't.

[Woodcote Royal]

He's getting 25-30K a week according to the express ?

I thought he'd have gone for more than that. He couldn't have been on much less at our place.

he was on more like half that tops

+1

That remark says everything how deluded some of our fans are

There's no point saying do the maths as they clearly haven't got a clue.

[TFF]

It strikes me that our chairman with age has lost his entrepeneurial approach and settled for what the accountants tell him,ie, worst case scenario rather than best case scenario.

So what is the best case scenario?

[fester_royal]

Leicester are a bigger club than Reading.

Leicester have a better chance of promotion this season than Reading.

Leicester are more high profile then Reading

Leicester have a better history than Reading

Leicester will pay more than Reading

Not rocket science.

If players signed for history they'd all join notts county... The only one you got right was fester have more money.. But when the backers up sticks they'll be back down like a rock in water