BREAKING NEWS : May to Charlton

[Malabus]

250k with a large portion of that heading to Doncaster.

[Ihearye]

if so, no comment

[Si Robin]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

[Fuller]

250k with a large portion of that heading to Doncaster.

Portion is 20% so £50k.

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/s ... am-8581140

Anyway Bloxham needs to make a statement.

[Benny Profane]

The moaning about 'big portion going to Doncaster' miss the point a little; we got Alfie for £5k! That is INSANELY cheap, more like Conference North/South level than the striker he became. We have comfortably had our moneysworth out of him, he's been a magnificent player for us, & now he goes with best wishes on all sides. We have got a fee for him as he had a year left, so lets move on.....

[Malabus]

250k with a large portion of that heading to Doncaster.

Portion is 20% so £50k.

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/s ... am-8581140

Anyway Bloxham needs to make a statement.

Yes, a fifth.

[Malabus]

The moaning about 'big portion going to Doncaster' miss the point a little; we got Alfie for £5k! That is INSANELY cheap, more like Conference North/South level than the striker he became. We have comfortably had our moneysworth out of him, he's been a magnificent player for us, & now he goes with best wishes on all sides. We have got a fee for him as he had a year left, so lets move on.....

250k is incredibly disappointing, however you dress it up. But I do take your valid point

[Uppy]

Where are people seeing the fee?

[Si Robin]

The local journo for Charlton (Rich Cawley) has posted it on Twitter.

[Ihearye]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

In the JP article (I think), about the Bristol bid, he said the board had let it be known 250 was the figure they valued him at. Unless I misread it

[Ihearye]

The moaning about 'big portion going to Doncaster' miss the point a little; we got Alfie for £5k! That is INSANELY cheap, more like Conference North/South level than the striker he became. We have comfortably had our moneysworth out of him, he's been a magnificent player for us, & now he goes with best wishes on all sides. We have got a fee for him as he had a year left, so lets move on.....

20% is 20% and is still a large chunk of any sale no matter what we got for him, be it 25k or 250k. The fact we got him 'cheap' as you say, has nothing to do with it.

[Si Robin]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

In the JP article (I think), about the Bristol bid, he said the board had let it be known 250 was the figure they valued him at. Unless I misread it

Which could be the reduced figure agreed with Alfie last summer.

[kags]

Wish we would step out of the non league culture, absolute charity at that price.

[Benny Profane]

The point I tried to make is that the 20% clause was how we managed to get him so cheap. And he's been wonderful for us. And we don't have any clue what was agreed with Alfie, we're just speculating. Good luck to him next season, apart from the games against us, obviously . Let's just move on & see if there are any unpolished Mo style gems out there.....

[CTFCfan99]

If 250k is true, the entire board need sacking. Absolute f#!$ joke.

[slinky_dog]

The point I tried to make is that the 20% clause was how we managed to get him so cheap. And he's been wonderful for us. And we don't have any clue what was agreed with Alfie, we're just speculating. Good luck to him next season, apart from the games against us, obviously . Let's just move on & see if there are any unpolished Mo style gems out there.....

Agreed
And on a similar note, Rob Street has joined us for no upfront fee but a sell on clause. So is that signing cheap? Only time will tell

[asl]

Maybe, perhaps, just supposing...all the armchair Football Managers who wouldn't have sold Alfie for less than £xxx, are actually completely unaware of any constraints there may have been during the negotiations? Does anyone *really* believe that our board haven't done their level best to get the best return possible for the club?

[asl]

Also, much is being made of us having to pay 20% to Donny - why does that matter? If Alfie ends up having costed us £25k for his years of service, that has to go down as the League 2 bargain of the decade!

[1985CTFC]

Well I only hope there are some add ons to that figure. Number of goals, appearances. Charlton promotion, etc etc. If not, then not very good business. Even Tozer went for the same.
Yes still non league culture with the board.
You read other forums where we are called little Cheltenham and other belittling terms.
Hope the team are galvanised for the coming season and stuff these so called bigger teams.

[Anteros]

Does seem strange a player of that calibre goes for roughly what Tozer went for?

Glad it's over and we can move on but still feel deflated

[HamTown]

Maybe, perhaps, just supposing...all the armchair Football Managers who wouldn't have sold Alfie for less than £xxx, are actually completely unaware of any constraints there may have been during the negotiations? Does anyone *really* believe that our board haven't done their level best to get the best return possible for the club?

Definitely, everyone should remind themselves of this, myself included

[1985CTFC]

This bloke seemed well informed from Charlton Forum.

just come off the phone. Was told to keep it to myself for the time being but logged on here and seen that Rich has already called it and it's spot on, Alfie May will either be announced tonight or tomorrow morning.

Hand has been forced unfortunately due to Mile's injury and also Gillingham have made an improved offer this afternoon so we have taken no chances so to speak and made our move to him to get him signed.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Maybe, perhaps, just supposing...all the armchair Football Managers who wouldn't have sold Alfie for less than £xxx, are actually completely unaware of any constraints there may have been during the negotiations? Does anyone *really* believe that our board haven't done their level best to get the best return possible for the club?

Could have just not sold.

[Ihearye]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

In the JP article (I think), about the Bristol bid, he said the board had let it be known 250 was the figure they valued him at. Unless I misread it

Which could be the reduced figure agreed with Alfie last summer.

Apols I was unaware that discussions around a reduced get had been agreed with Alfie last summer. Have to admit to not reading every article published.

[Ihearye]

Maybe, perhaps, just supposing...all the armchair Football Managers who wouldn't have sold Alfie for less than £xxx, are actually completely unaware of any constraints there may have been during the negotiations? Does anyone *really* believe that our board haven't done their level best to get the best return possible for the club?

Could have just not sold.

Indeed

[Ihearye]

Also, much is being made of us having to pay 20% to Donny - why does that matter? If Alfie ends up having costed us £25k for his years of service, that has to go down as the League 2 bargain of the decade!

Buy for a bargain, sell for a bargain. I suppose that's one way to look at it

[Robin]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

That happened in January, I told several people on this forum about it at the time. Alfie was unhappy we turned down the bid from Birmingham but accepted it was last minute so it was agreed we'd sell him this summer.

As for the fee, I'm not convinced it would have been that low had Micky Moore still been here.

[ctfc-fan]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

That happened in January, I told several people on this forum about it at the time. Alfie was unhappy we turned down the bid from Birmingham but accepted it was last minute so it was agreed we'd sell him this summer.

As for the fee, I'm not convinced it would have been that low had Micky Moore still been here.

What’s the big wetty with MM?

[Si Robin]

In the JP article (I think), about the Bristol bid, he said the board had let it be known 250 was the figure they valued him at. Unless I misread it

Which could be the reduced figure agreed with Alfie last summer.

Apols I was unaware that discussions around a reduced get had been agreed with Alfie last summer. Have to admit to not reading every article published.

I don't know that it was - it may well be misplaced optimism on my part that the board are not a bunch of idiots.

It's the same as my theory for signing a backup reserve keeper on a 12 month deal only to loan him straight out again - which will be on this week's Robins Report

[Horteng]

Never worth selling for £200k

Anyone know realistically what relegation from L1 to L2 costs on average?

[Robin]

About £500k I believe Horteng.

[Robin]

I firmly believe that a handshake agreement was made last summer - give us another year to find a replacement and we won't make it difficult for you this year.

I could be completely wrong - but I refuse to believe the board would see £250k as a good deal.

That happened in January, I told several people on this forum about it at the time. Alfie was unhappy we turned down the bid from Birmingham but accepted it was last minute so it was agreed we'd sell him this summer.

As for the fee, I'm not convinced it would have been that low had Micky Moore still been here.

What’s the big wetty with MM?

Under his stewardship how many times did we sell on the cheap?

[ctfc-fan]

How many players did we sell while he was here, who were they, what fees?

[Ihearye]

Robin, if we are to believe all the hearsay and fact/opinion posted on here. This was the figure agreed on MM watch surely?
But let's be honest, a very large chunk of what we all post on here is opinion. If it is fact, some evidence to back it up would be nice, other than I told you so x months/weeks later.
I have it from a reliable source on the board that I am being lined up as May' s replacement.

[asl]

Could have just not sold.

Well that's one of the constraints we DO know about he wanted to leave. Retaining an unhappy player who was on a promise that he could go would not get us very far.