Seems Grimes who I really rate is off to Coventry.
1st of the rats to leave.
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Seems Grimes who I really rate is off to Coventry.
1st of the rats to leave.
Their ship is still higher in the water than ours.Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Grimes and Punishment
it's not really a sinking ship, it's just their business model, they've fairly regularly sold players for decent money at this level (less so recently).
it's an area we are also now looking do do more in, like selling McGuiness at the start of the season
Chambers and Ralls didn't give him a touch, the dirty little rat.Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Talking of rats did Darling sign or is he still free at the end of the season?
Just checked, and no he refused to sign, so another one leaving at the end of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
I think he's had enough there. Gets a lot of stick.
Their deluded fans describe Cooper and Martin as failures. Stupid tw@ts.
I don't think selling the club captain who's been there almost a decade is part of the business modelQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Rodon, James etc very much part of that model, but I think they may have expected for Grimes to be staying around
But their ship is going down the table = sinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
And our ship is rising.
let's not get too carried away eh lads
Couldn't think of a ship or boat analogy, Eh Delm.... :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
You scuppered his post then. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
He’s been subject to an offer from Watford, which would substantially increase his salary, so surprised if Coventry top that.
Amusingly they are home to Coventry this weekend…..:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Watford get no parachute payments this season, so I doubt their budget is much bigger than Coventry’s. Just a guess, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
It needs to be much bigger. They've still got 46 managers to pay off from the last 18 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Not exactly a big move is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Grimes is a decent 29 year-old Championship midfielder. Who else would you expect to be interested in him at this stage of his career?Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Elon musk?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Does he play on the right wing :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
They did love him, that's quite a big problem for them to be losing two of their better players.Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Linked with a move to Sheffield United this monthQuote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
almost exclusivelyQuote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Great lose him and Grimes, not won in five, lost four of them, battered in the last two, they could get dragged into a relegation battle only three points above us now, in terrible form.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Last six games form
https://footystats.org/england/championship/form-table
it's still a very close division, they could easily string a few wins together and get themselves safeQuote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Yes for sure, it's all to play for, but the momentum currently is downwards for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Hes 30 this year, not sure they will get stupid money for him. Their business model in the past, not sure so much under this regime, was to cash in on their young star players, or players who had justhad a great season ie Michu, Bony.etc and get top dollar for them. Huw Jenkins was very good in that respect. Think Grimes is past the point of being sold for his optimum value.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Cov will be paying close to £3.5m for Grimes , just the structure of the deal to finalise, hardly a steel IMHOQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
yeah they're definitely not doing it as well as they have in the past, I don't think they sold anyone of note last season, so that's probably forcing their hand a bit too.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
I refuse to get drawn in to you lot's pun shenanigans, I am a serious football fan/expertQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Not really that arsed about what Swansea are doing, but that's surely a massive blow for them, even if he is nearly 30. Especially if he's asked to leave.
He's absolutely integral to the way they play and obviously a massive character in their dressing room - didn't Luke Williams say earlier this season that he lets him do the team talks?
They are presumably still ironing out the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
I trust they cleaned it first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
3.5m is not stupid money though is it. Its chicken feed in todays football market. To replace Grimes with a younger version they would need to spend easily 2m to get a league 1 player with potential, so hardly any profit to be made from the deal and they are losing arguably their best player. Certainly top 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Not like the days when they were regualrly selling players for north of 15 million. Gylfi went for a reported 40 million. Bony 30m. Ayew 25m,etc,etc,etc.
Jenkins was the Welsh Daniel Levy. He drove a hard bargain.
I’m really hoping that they’re unable to pay over the odds salaries to get mercenaries down there anymore.
True , Sheffield United looking at Darling, who has refused to sign a new deal as of writing , looks like the club is looking downward and in decline for the first time in decade or moreQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Lovely :hehe:
Swansea were always pretty good at bringing in replacement players after selling, they would get them up and running quickly, then sell them on at a profit. That's stalled over the past few seasons and it's something they have relied on hugely. They could start to really struggle unless this new lot invest.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Too far right. Won't move into centre field, fires too many shots from a right position.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Swansea City officials have received 'death threats'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/ce8y6ek2386o
Oh Bless death threats because we battered them.
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