Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by From Despair To Where? » 25 Jun 2025 19:44

At £⅐m, there's better value out there.

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by Royal_jimmy » 26 Jun 2025 10:53

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+1. No surprise Jimmy hasn't learnt a goddamn thing


LOL. We might sell someone yet! anyway £1m for a player is hardly breaking the bank even in L1.

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by rabidbee » 26 Jun 2025 11:33

It is if it's 10-12% of the total budget you hoped to set for the whole year.

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by Snowflake Royal » 26 Jun 2025 12:03

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+1. No surprise Jimmy hasn't learnt a goddamn thing


LOL. We might sell someone yet! anyway £1m for a player is hardly breaking the bank even in L1.

Put down the spade before you dig through the Earth.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by leon » 27 Jun 2025 09:58

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LOL. We might sell someone yet! anyway £1m for a player is hardly breaking the bank even in L1.

Put down the spade before you dig through the Earth.


ROFLeform levels of economic management from jimmy here.


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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by From Despair To Where? » 28 Jun 2025 21:16

Last season in League 1, 6 clubs exceeded £1m in player purchases.

Wycombe spent £1.5m

Peterborough spent £3m but recouped £7m

Charlton spent £1.2m but recouped £900k

Huddersfield spent £5m but recouped £6m.

The other 2 were Wrexham and Birmingham.


The league as a whole had a nett spend of £16m. Birmingham accounted for £30m of that.

Make of that what you will but I don't think spending £500k on a striker who realistically hasn't played above this level is particularly wise.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by Hound » 29 Jun 2025 10:25

I’d be amazed if we spent more than 100k on anyone

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by From Despair To Where? » 29 Jun 2025 10:58

I don't think we'll pay any fees.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by Snowflake Royal » 29 Jun 2025 11:01

In the last 10 years in L1, there have been 22 signings of €1m+

7 of those were Birmingham in one season (with two more just below!). Excluding those financial dopers buying success, that's one and a half €1m signings a season, across 8 different teams. But another 4 came in the same season from other clubs. So it's then 11 in 9 seasons, with last season being a total anomaly.

Transfermarkt was only showing euros for some reason.


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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by South Coast Royal » 29 Jun 2025 14:28

From Despair To Where? Last season in League 1, 6 clubs exceeded £1m in player purchases.

Wycombe spent £1.5m

Peterborough spent £3m but recouped £7m

Charlton spent £1.2m but recouped £900k

Huddersfield spent £5m but recouped £6m.

The other 2 were Wrexham and Birmingham.


The league as a whole had a nett spend of £16m. Birmingham accounted for £30m of that.

Make of that what you will but I don't think spending £500k on a striker who realistically hasn't played above this level is particularly wise.


Martin Butler?

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by From Despair To Where? » 29 Jun 2025 15:12

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From Despair To Where? Last season in League 1, 6 clubs exceeded £1m in player purchases.

Wycombe spent £1.5m

Peterborough spent £3m but recouped £7m

Charlton spent £1.2m but recouped £900k

Huddersfield spent £5m but recouped £6m.

The other 2 were Wrexham and Birmingham.


The league as a whole had a nett spend of £16m. Birmingham accounted for £30m of that.

Make of that what you will but I don't think spending £500k on a striker who realistically hasn't played above this level is particularly wise.


Martin Butler?


He cost more than Jamie Cureton, Dave Kitson, Kevin Doyle and Shane Long put together.

I'm talking about now. That's not the sort of sums we should be spending on a player at this present time unless it's an absolute no brainer.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by Sutekh » 30 Jul 2025 17:22

Believe this one is still rumbling on, might things come to a head once Reading get £2m for Knibbs?

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by tidus_mi2 » 30 Jul 2025 20:11

I do hope we sign this guy up, he seems really exciting and could turn out to be a bit of a hidden gem.


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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by WestYorksRoyal » 30 Jul 2025 21:47

I'd take the £1m quote with a pinch of salt. Didn't SJM once say Long was worth £20m after we lost at Wembley?

Players relegated out of the SPL are not worth £1m.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by leon » 31 Jul 2025 10:08

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From Despair To Where? Last season in League 1, 6 clubs exceeded £1m in player purchases.

Wycombe spent £1.5m

Peterborough spent £3m but recouped £7m

Charlton spent £1.2m but recouped £900k

Huddersfield spent £5m but recouped £6m.

The other 2 were Wrexham and Birmingham.


The league as a whole had a nett spend of £16m. Birmingham accounted for £30m of that.

Make of that what you will but I don't think spending £500k on a striker who realistically hasn't played above this level is particularly wise.


Martin Butler?


He cost more than Jamie Cureton, Dave Kitson, Kevin Doyle and Shane Long put together.

I'm talking about now. That's not the sort of sums we should be spending on a player at this present time unless it's an absolute no brainer.


yeah but Buttocks Butler was immense for us. And a handsome devil as well.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by morganb » 02 Aug 2025 21:46

Reading are weighing up a bid for Northern Ireland striker Ronan Hale to test the resolve of Ross County.

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/ ... 41148.html

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by Pepe the Horseman » 02 Aug 2025 22:37

This is resurfacing. Doesn't exactly fit the type of striker we need, but if it's as well as Cole could be decent.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by Royal_jimmy » 03 Aug 2025 00:34

Pepe the Horseman This is resurfacing. Doesn't exactly fit the type of striker we need, but if it's as well as Cole could be decent.


What kind of striker do we need?

In my opinion we need one who knows where the net is, like Le Fondre. Wifi and O'Mahony are link up players.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by Pepe the Horseman » 03 Aug 2025 05:08

Royal_jimmy
Pepe the Horseman This is resurfacing. Doesn't exactly fit the type of striker we need, but if it's as well as Cole could be decent.


What kind of striker do we need?

In my opinion we need one who knows where the net is, like Le Fondre. Wifi and O'Mahony are link up players.

A physical presence who can hold the ball up and cause some problems for defenders. No point having a Le Fondre if we're not getting anywhere near the goal.

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Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

by SouthDownsRoyal » 03 Aug 2025 16:25

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Pepe the Horseman This is resurfacing. Doesn't exactly fit the type of striker we need, but if it's as well as Cole could be decent.


What kind of striker do we need?

In my opinion we need one who knows where the net is, like Le Fondre. Wifi and O'Mahony are link up players.


One who scores goals

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