See that a number of clubs contrary to Bowyers assertion seem to be loitering with intent. Forest bid £8m then apparently Middlesbrough have now offered £12m based upon a loan to the season end then permanent in the Summer. Raises the question of whether our interest was being 'driven' more by Agnew as a relative than by our own Brucey? Would you have him here at £12m? Not sure I would....
I agree, not only acclimatised to the English game, but also English & wouldn't have been flying round the World constantly! Now we'll have to hope Abrl H comes good!
Posted this yesterday under championship race thread, it would appear Blackburn hung on to him in hope of him firing them into the PL, now that look unlikely, trying to off load to reduce the wage bill also I believe although I may be wrong that he's on quite a long contract, noticed over the last few week's he's not been making the starting 11, was an unused sub against Liverpool at the weekend, always found it strange that a PL club has never take a punt on him, I know Blackburn wanted silly money, but that's never stopped PL club's before.
I seem to recall he signed a 4 year deal right before we went in for him in the summer. Lots of their fans saying, "he wants to help us to the PL, why do you think he's signed a 4 year deal!" Or words to that effect!
It clearly would have. Although so far (its early) N'Doye is looking a better value at £2.2 than Rhodes at £12m.
I know bc it is basic. Let's just say you can buy Rhodes for 11 not 12. N'doye has 3 in 5 that would mean that Rhodes would had to have had 15 in 5 to have been an equal value return for the cash spent in the same time frame. Or to think of it over the course of an entire season Rhodes has to score 5 times the amount of goals to be an equal value. Let's say that N'Doye can score 6 a season( he looks better than that) that means Rhodes has to score 30 to be an equal value as he has to score at a rate equal to the cost per goal of N'Doye. My point wasn't about who was better it was about value for cash spent.
I see what you're saying but if N'Doye scores 6 in a season and Rhodes scored 15 even if Rhodes cost 12 I'd rather him. I'd rather look at the points they win for us. Which in total fairness, N'Doye has won us 6 points already (3 v Villa with an assist and goal, 2 v QPR with the winner and 1 v Sunderland).
Without him on the pitch we would have had 10 men, probably wouldn't have scored 1 goal & lost, so no points, but he was on the pitch & we got 3 points!
