I hear they are interested or his agents busy ,chatter about 10 million bid , I'd take that if I'm honest.
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I hear they are interested or his agents busy ,chatter about 10 million bid , I'd take that if I'm honest.
Not enough money even at £10m. That kid from Bristol City joined Bournemouth today for £13m and he's only had one season. Etheridge is proven at Championship and now Premier League level. I think he'll stay with us.
He would be a reserve at West Ham as they already have an excellent keeper.
I would think that he'd be backup at almost any prem club. Hope he stays with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vindec
Though if the price went up to say £15M...
Only worry when Neil Warnock starts to warm up his car!
I don't think he's going anywhere.
Maybe Watford will be interested ?Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Etheridge is too young for Watford.Quote:
Originally Posted by DubaiDai
I was thinking his value would be around the 6m mark, especially when keepers don't tend to go for loads (with the exception of a few)
Let's be real, he was in league 1 before we picked him up and has had one really good season in the top flight, 10m is a lot for him. I would hate to see him go, but with a good championship keeper like Smithies on the bench as well as 10m potentially being reinvested into the midfield or a striker, I'd take it all day
Build from the back. We should 100% keep Etheridge unless a stupid bid comes in.
He knows and values the club - and the squad, and the manager. He has had two very good seasons - Championship and Premier.
When he learns to kick he will be amazing! He is a top shot-stopper, and he controls his box (unlike some previous Cardiff heroes between the sticks).
Smithies has been a bit hit and miss with his infrequent appearances, but beofre that he was rightly seen as a top Championship keeper. So if Etheridge goes for silly money (I hope not) his replacement is already on the books.
How much would you value him at? 10m seems like a lot for him imoQuote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Think the hammers keeper is 34, so an investment for the future perhaps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vindec
Don't matter if it is £10m or £15m, it just goes to Tan anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
What a stupid replyQuote:
Originally Posted by Do me a Faerber
Why? There is no owner in the history of Cardiff City who has put so much into the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Do me a Faerber
At £15 we should sell.
Could get Westwood in on a free to compete with Smithies and invest it in 2-3 quality players.
At £10m I’m not so sure
If it’s a decent wedge, say 10m and it’s added to the somewhat paltry 15m available to Warnock then there’s more money for a quality central midfielder and striker.
Can't believe Fabianski is 34.
Leicester paid 13mill for a reserve keeper last year, I agree with another poster 10 mill would be good buisness and Smithies is well thought of, then perhaps look at Westwood or Day to come in.
Starting bid should be £10m and we should see if we can drive up the price from there.
I'd like Adam Davies as a replacement as he is out of contract at Barnsley although they have offered him a deal to stay.
100% agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
And taken out so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vindec
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Do me a Faerber
£10m plus IO would think. Bristol City sold someone to Bournemouth yesterday for £13m and I've never heard of him, and he's only go one full season in the Championship. By that standard Etheridge should eb £20m. We shouldn't sell him for less than market value, Welsh we shouldn't sell him anyway.
I'd be sorry to see him go, but 10M would buy another Bobby Reid or Josh Murphy. How much is that Daniel James kid supposed to be worth?
He's Filipino.Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Wurzels also sold us Tomlin for a hefty sum but his weaknesses have been well and truly exposed now and now club would go near the amount we paid for him, Zohore was reportedly set to go for £10 million plus when on a hot streak a couple of years ago but again his weaknesses have been exposed and no chance we'd be able to sell him for that much now. Etheridge's value will be based on what premier league clubs have seen last year, a fantastic shot-stopper who needs to work on distribution, the strength of our position as a selling club, we're supported by parachute payments and have an able back-up who will drive up the price, and the relative strength of the buying club also. I think it's likely that Etheridge's value goes down after this summer, only doing a lot of work on distribution prevents that, and therefore may be a candidate to be sold if we get an offer of £10million plus but also that his known weaknesses will stop him going for anything near £20million. However, if we're looking to go back up and stay up, then Etheridge having so much positive experience at that higher level is a really good reason to keep him.Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Adam Davies was quoted around time of Trinidad and Tobago game as recognising style of playing out from back at Barnsley was really valuable for stepping up to the international stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by PontBlue
We're talking of a quick return to the premier league. We won't do that by selling a top GK.
It amuses me when fans become financial experts. How about if an offer of €5m comes in for Morrison? Will we all be happy because it makes good financial sense?
Could we swap him for Fabianski??
Where did you get your information about only £15 million being available.?? Do you have a link?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cretin Hop
Didn't we get a £5m offer for Morrison in 2017?Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth
We have a good championship keeper on the bench. It's not as if we'd be left with a youth keeper as his replacement is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth
see below
He has read it on wales online, and lets be honest no media outlet knows how much we have to spend, do people think that City are going to divulge what we have to spend and have clubs put their prices up, I don't think so, I reckon we have quite a bit more than that, but as all the media that is just my guess :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
I see Liverpool have put a price of £15 on 31 year old keeper Mignolet. I know who I would rather have in goal.......and would wish to keep Etheridge (£20m at least in today's market).
Wouldn’t pay fifteen quid for Mingolet..Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
Thread done to death here:facepalm: