Summer transfer targets/rumours, retained list etc

[PV1973]

3 minutes ago, Alsager Whites said:

no chance forrester was or is on a few grand week. 

Absolutely he would have been on a few grand a week. I know parents of lads who’ve been there. Some of them on more than our wage ceiling from last year. That’s life in the championship for you as a new pro. 

[Alsager Whites]

1 minute ago, PV1973 said:

Absolutely he would have been on a few grand a week. I know parents of lads who’ve been there. 

so weve broken our wage structure for a 21yo with 10 games? no chance. there is no one at vale on a few grand a week as it is, let alone a young lad. he signed his stoke contract at 19 with no appearances.

[PV1973]

Just now, Alsager Whites said:

so weve broken our wage structure for a 21yo with 10 games? no chance. there is no one at vale on a few grand a week as it is, let alone a young lad.

I never said we’ve broken our wage structure for him. 

[Alsager Whites]

1 minute ago, PV1973 said:

I never said we’ve broken our wage structure for him. 

if he's on a few grand a week wed have to as no one at port vale was on a few grand a week last season. not a chance he comes in on similar or more wages than conlon smithy woz. he's a young lad who will be on ok money no doubt but nowhere near a top earner. his contract at stoke was signed when he was 19 with no games. crackers if you think he was on 3-4 grand.

[bar1]

1 minute ago, Alsager Whites said:

so weve broken our wage structure for a 21yo with 10 games? no chance. there is no one at vale on a few grand a week as it is, let alone a young lad.

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[JSValiant]

24 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

Shouldn’t have let out sub keeper go if we didn’t have on lined up and in place for the first game. Praise everyone as much as you like but that isn’t very good. I do think they wanted Blackman and Exeter beat us to his signature - makes me think Stone will be number 1 this season and I’m not sure based off last year if he will be good enough week in week out at this level. Fingers crossed we have someone join, but two days before the first game and we have 1 fit goalkeeper and 1 fit striker is poor planning IMO. Hopefully some join today / tomorrow but even then they probably won’t be ready for Saturday. 

Totally agree to loan out Covolan, not get money for him, without a Replacement isn’t miss management it’s stupid.

Any other manager had done that they would have been really slated.

I think the current management are doing a great job but that is not their finest hour.

[Alsager Whites]

Just now, bar1 said:

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im making the point that we won't have broken the wage structure! someone said forrester is on a few grand a week and im saying no chance, we have an excellent wage structure in place and aren't gonna blow through it for a young lad.

i'm praising the club ffs!

[tisdeano]

which player out of forrester agyakwa and small do you think we will be paying a lot of money for? they have 10 professional games between them.
for me it's a credit to the club three exciting players signed for not much outlay. i'd be worried if we were forking out big wages for them.
not sure why any objective comment, three young players will be quite cheap for us, is seen as criticism if its not pie in the sky praise. we've made some shrewd buys but we still lack a goalkeeper and 2-3 forwards and the season is 48 hours away. was exciting on tuesday to get the signings in but i doubt any will start on saturday but heaven forbid proctor gets injured again.

Forrester and Small , then we have added players like Massey and Ojo who will be on league 1 wages , not league 2

[tisdeano]

no chance forrester was or is on a few grand week. 

There is every chance he is

[Alsager Whites]

Just now, tisdeano said:

Forrester and Small , then we have added players like Massey and Ojo who will be on league 1 wages , not league 2

yes massey and ojo good wages.

i said the signings on tuesday. small most of his wages covered by southampton i imagine. forrester i think will be on ok money but nowhere near the figures quoted by some. middle of the pack i would guess.

[Alsager Whites]

9 minutes ago, tisdeano said:

There is every chance he is

so weve made him our highest paid player absolutely no chance, we know there is a strict cap at the club and it wasnt few grand a week. 

im praising the club for being shrewd and getting 3 good players for good deals. instead i have to pretend were man city giving out 3k a week contracts to young lads, otherwise im a negative nancy. people looking for stuff which isn't there.

[valiant_593]

1 minute ago, tisdeano said:

Forrester and Small , then we have added players like Massey and Ojo who will be on league 1 wages , not league 2

I don’t think we will be paying much for Small, if anything. A 17 year old on loan from a Prem side. I would have thought they would cover his wages. 

[Alsager Whites]

Just now, valiant_593 said:

I don’t think we will be paying much for Small, if anything. A 17 year old on loan from a Prem side. I would have thought they would cover his wages. 

no matey were paying him 20k a week don't be negative. forrester is on 50k a week plus bonuses. stop criticising. 

[Alsager Whites]

only on this forum can praising the club for making cheap shrewd signings be criticised. challenge now is to get those 1-2 premium players in goal and up top.

[robf]

6 minutes ago, Alsager Whites said:

only on this forum can praising the club for making cheap shrewd signings be criticised. challenge now is to get those 1-2 premium players in goal and up top.

I'm pretty sure you'll find it all across Vale related social media, there's no need to single OVF out...