McDeeBop Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Anything less than a million with a decent sell on clause and I'd be happier keeping him even if that means he goes for nothing next year. We can't expect to keep progressing if we want to sell our best players. I know we've got to balance the books but keeping someone like JJ could be worth more than the 500k some people are talking about by getting more bums on seats and keeping us higher up the table. I understand this, and we all want to keep our good players, but this is now twice in, what, 2 years? that we've signed a player for nothing and now could realise close to £1.5-2m for them. That is superb business and is the way Kilmarnock keep trucking along. Ambition is good, but it cannot come at the financial expense of relying on a director to fund wages or betting the farm on NOT taking a substantial payday when it's offered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhigh Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Would selling JJ pay to keep Mulumbu for at least a season and allow us to improve our terms for Findlay? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 I understand this, and we all want to keep our good players, but this is now twice in, what, 2 years? that we've signed a player for nothing and now could realise close to £1.5-2m for them. That is superb business and is the way Kilmarnock keep trucking along. Ambition is good, but it cannot come at the financial expense of relying on a director to fund wages or betting the farm on NOT taking a substantial payday when it's offered. Spot on. It is quite worrying how much some fans would happily gamble with our financial well being. It's almost as if the last 10+ years never happened! Bonkers. Nothing wrong with ambition but we'll never be in the position to take a hit on £1m on a player with 12 months left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cumbrian Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Has any offer actually been made for UK as yet? The only one I know if is the 350K from Sevco that was knocked back. I am sure any club who are interested will be well aware of the sort of figure the club are looking for. If they want him that much they will come in with an offer somewhere in the region. Until such times he will be plying his trade at the theatre of pies next season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) You’re clearly some daft office worker, whereas I’m king negotiator. I’d get three million if I was working on it, you’d get ten bob and a boozy lunch. You aren't a negotiator, far from it! Edited June 15, 2018 by Squirrelhumper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanerba'Tam Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) Someone will step in to pinch him in the last day of the transfer window probably..... Edited June 15, 2018 by tanerba'Tam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Would selling JJ pay to keep Mulumbu for at least a season and allow us to improve our terms for Findlay? Maybe, but offsetting the operating loss would be a more practical use of the money. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Maybe, but offsetting the operating loss would be a more practical use of the money. We made a profit last year that that mainly due to selling players. Now folk want us to just let them run their contracts down! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedsy Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Maybe, but offsetting the operating loss would be a more practical use of the money. You’re a boring old fart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Somebody has to teach the children about financial prudence! -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelesboots Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 We made a profit last year that that mainly due to selling players. Now folk want us to just let them run their contracts down! They'd be the first to moan if we got into financial difficulty as well. We are not affluent enough to knock back a good offer from any club for any of our players and anyone who things otherwise is deluded. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casual observer Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Who Profit source Kilmarnock for winger sign? -9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahakillie Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Profit diznae run doon the wing and whip a ball in. The kids don’t get profit and number 9 on the back of their shirt. As an Arsenal fan I thought you would understand the concept of selling for a profit and your players moving onto bigger things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanerba'Tam Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 A couple of RFC fans have indicated JJ still on their radar and Holt/Halliday are being offered as makeweights. I groan loudly if there is even a smidgen of truth in this!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahakillie Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) A couple of RFC fans have indicated JJ still on their radar and Holt/Halliday are being offered as makeweights. I groan loudly if there is even a smidgen of truth in this!! In that case £3m or f**k off seems a fair enough response. Edited June 15, 2018 by Prahakillie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammy_boy Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Profit diznae run doon the wing and whip a ball in. The kids don’t get profit and number 9 on the back of their shirt. Profit has a sensible haircut and nae bum chin. #3mil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boab1869 Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 I understand this, and we all want to keep our good players, but this is now twice in, what, 2 years? that we've signed a player for nothing and now could realise close to £1.5-2m for them. That is superb business and is the way Kilmarnock keep trucking along. Ambition is good, but it cannot come at the financial expense of relying on a director to fund wages or betting the farm on NOT taking a substantial payday when it's offered. I agree completely as long as the amount of money is right. If we got near 2million then I'd drive him myself. I just think we shouldn't accept a poor sum just so we feel we have made something on a player if he can still be worth a lot to us to keep. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 A couple of RFC fans have indicated JJ still on their radar and Holt/Halliday are being offered as makeweights. I groan loudly if there is even a smidgen of truth in this!! Huns are more or less all equally delusional. I wouldn't put too much weight in anything any of them tell you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1el Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 A couple of RFC fans have indicated JJ still on their radar and Holt/Halliday are being offered as makeweights. I groan loudly if there is even a smidgen of truth in this!! Holt/Halliday wouldn't make good paperweights! Remember all we now have a manager in charge now who is not a complete dumpling, if McCullloch/Locke etc. in charge then aye get worried but no chance Clarke looks at that, aye 2 bog standard midfielders as part of a deal for our star player, lets make a deal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiekosmos Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Profit diznae run doon the wing and whip a ball in. The kids don’t get profit and number 9 on the back of their shirt. Similarly, "Loss" is not too popular either 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 A couple of RFC fans have indicated JJ still on their radar and Holt/Halliday are being offered as makeweights. I groan loudly if there is even a smidgen of truth in this!! If they do come back in for him, cash up front from them f**ks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 In that case £3m or f**k off seems a fair enough response. If we have to take both of them as well then it will have to be £4m 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Nottingham forest just spent 13m on a portugese youngster with a couple of dozen appearances, England is swimming in money and people still think we should send our players down there for peanuts -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Exactly even Wouk a year on his contract we should tell them £3million or gtf. He is a full international ffs -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDeeBop Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Nottingham forest just spent 13m on a portugese youngster with a couple of dozen appearances, England is swimming in money and people still think we should send our players down there for peanuts Well that isn't how it works at all. I think you know that. He's worth what clubs will offer for him and we'll accept. He's not worth some figure based on what money we think a club has. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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