I'm not even blaming Allsop for being bang average, I'm blaming LR for knowing this and still bringing him in.
I'm not even blaming Allsop for being bang average, I'm blaming LR for knowing this and still bringing him in.
Not if he was about 5th choice on our list and a stopgap, no.
Reckon they lost out on a couple of others so went with a low cost option with the idea to revisit this window.
He certainly didn't cost a lot. Reckon Ingram will probably go this window or next to fund Pandur.
£250k for a few month 'stop gap'? OK, that's not a lot of money, but add in a 2 year contract, all for a few month 'stop gap'? Surely you'd just go for someone on a half season or season long loan wouldn't you?
This sports journo didn't see it as a stop gap or 5th choice..
It seems some go to lengths to defend poor decisions when the reality is blindingly obvious.
- Hull City have completed a £250,000 move for Cardiff City goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, who was identified as their top choice by manager Liam Rosenior.
Stop gap as No1. Yes. We still need a no2, and Ingram probably has a higher market value so makes sense to cash in on him and retain Allsop as backup.
In championship terms this isn't a significant outlay on Allsop.
You don't go from targeting Darlow on 30k pw as No1 to Alsopp for 250k unless it's to bridge a gap. They're at completely different ends of the budget.
Think you're making assumptions that aren't there tbh.
£250k for a few month 'stop gap'? OK, that's not a lot of money, but add in a 2 year contract, all for a few month 'stop gap'? Surely you'd just go for someone on a half season or season long loan wouldn't you?
This sports journo didn't see it as a stop gap or 5th choice..
It seems some go to lengths to defend poor decisions when the reality is blindingly obvious.
- Hull City have completed a £250,000 move for Cardiff City goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, who was identified as their top choice by manager Liam Rosenior.
Add Furlong who I would suspect no one had heard of to that list..I'm not even blaming Allsop for being bang average, I'm blaming LR for knowing this and still bringing him in.
Would that be legal? Certainly seems dodgy from an ffp point of view
That's from Football League World isn't it? A bit of a stretch to call them journalists, they just rehash bits from local rags.
I doubt he was first choice and Rosie was aware that many weren't impressed when he arrived...
"Neither did Regan Slater, neither did I when I signed. I was a free. I was signed for a bag of chips - hopefully large - not that I don't care about what the fans think, I really do care about what supporters think, I want them to enjoy watching us play, I want them to love what we do. If I were to go on Twitter, Instagram or whatever to gauge who we should sign, I don't think I'd be in a job very long. There are reasons we make signings," the Tigers head coach tells Hull Live.
"We all want to make signings for £10m or £15m. I would actually prefer to sign players cheaper and they become £10m and £15m players, that's my job.
"I don't know what the reaction is because I don't read it, and if I did read it, I'd probably look even older than I do at the moment. I'm really pleased he's come here. He trained and I think it was good that the players saw exactly why I signed him, let me put it that way.
"He gives us an element that I really like in the way we want to play. he's confident, he's a good character, he speaks really well. he's a popular player in the dressing room and he's someone we identified a long time ago to help us get to where we want to get to.
"Ryan is someone we've got on a really good deal, by the way, he's played 43 games in the Championship last season. He's not a terrible goalkeeper, I was at Derby with him, and there were, I would say six, seven or eight Championship clubs trying to sign Ryan when I was at Derby for a reason and he chose Cardiff."
How many of those £10m and £15m have we sold so far?That's from Football League World isn't it? A bit of a stretch to call them journalists, they just rehash bits from local rags.
I doubt he was first choice and Rosie was aware that many weren't impressed when he arrived...
"Neither did Regan Slater, neither did I when I signed. I was a free. I was signed for a bag of chips - hopefully large - not that I don't care about what the fans think, I really do care about what supporters think, I want them to enjoy watching us play, I want them to love what we do. If I were to go on Twitter, Instagram or whatever to gauge who we should sign, I don't think I'd be in a job very long. There are reasons we make signings," the Tigers head coach tells Hull Live.
"We all want to make signings for £10m or £15m. I would actually prefer to sign players cheaper and they become £10m and £15m players, that's my job.
"I don't know what the reaction is because I don't read it, and if I did read it, I'd probably look even older than I do at the moment. I'm really pleased he's come here. He trained and I think it was good that the players saw exactly why I signed him, let me put it that way.
"He gives us an element that I really like in the way we want to play. he's confident, he's a good character, he speaks really well. he's a popular player in the dressing room and he's someone we identified a long time ago to help us get to where we want to get to.
"Ryan is someone we've got on a really good deal, by the way, he's played 43 games in the Championship last season. He's not a terrible goalkeeper, I was at Derby with him, and there were, I would say six, seven or eight Championship clubs trying to sign Ryan when I was at Derby for a reason and he chose Cardiff."
How many of those £10m and £15m have we sold so far?
Looking forward to us selling Allsop for £10m plus
And Furlong, Lokilo, Connolly, Sharp, Simons, Celi, .....
I expect there'll be a fair old profit on Greaves, Jones and Slater when they eventually leave also.
Dream on - we only paid £5 million for Philogene - we'd be lucky to get that much for all three of them - the day of anyone doing a Boro and wanting to buy Greaves for £5 million are long gone
Looking forward to us selling Allsop for £10m plus
And Furlong, Lokilo, Connolly, Sharp, Simons, Celi, .....
Yes, Philo was one hell of a signing. Fair play.
@Howdentiger2 do Villa have a sell-on clause for Philogene separate from the buy-back clause? Remember reading about that. If so, do you know what percent?