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Fred Scouted
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To raise 1.5 million we would probably need to sell our best 7 or 8 players, not just one. Iām not sure if Freddieās on a one-year contract or two. If itās one-year, like pretty much the entire squad, weād be lucky to get more than Ā£250k for him. Having seen the likes of Sunderland, Luton, Portsmouth and Peterborough rip us apart, Iād struggle to argue that Freddie was one of the best ten strikers in the division.
Edit ... actually, Iāve just looked it up, heā on a two-year contract, so Iāll revise my valuation to Ā£450k
Edit ... actually, Iāve just looked it up, heā on a two-year contract, so Iāll revise my valuation to Ā£450k
r4h4al":1xpxbtmb said:
He actually said it before he started scoring and a lot of people me included thought he was way off.
r4h4al":2xn5ba0a said:
It's not luck when there is one player DA has played up front all season, and over twenty players he hasn't. Even Taylor has been in and out. Adams clearly believes in Ladapo.
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r4h4al":12eaiptt said:
You are madly deluded if you think todayās Ladapo is worth Ā£3million.
Today heās probably worth Ā£150-200k market value. Weād probably value him higher obviously, maybe Ā£350-450k with bids of between Ā£400-600k attraction serious attention by the club.
Ā£3 million is laughable.
If he finishes this season with 20-25 goals then his stock would naturally increase but still no where near Ā£3 million. For that figure to be reality he would need at least 2 seasons of 20+ goals in L1 or a decent run of games in the championship with 12+ goals.
Ladapo is worth as much as any other club is prepared to pay for him, and as much as we are prepared to turn down.
How many of Freddie's rivals for the division top scorer are affordable for Championship clubs? Will they transfer for Ā£150,000 in January? Of course they won't! Jack Marriott cost about Ā£6,000,000.
How many of Freddie's rivals for the division top scorer are affordable for Championship clubs? Will they transfer for Ā£150,000 in January? Of course they won't! Jack Marriott cost about Ā£6,000,000.
I've just explained that League One top scorer contenders don't move for Ā£150,000. Jack Marriott left Peterbrough for about Ā£6m. What is your Ā£150,000 value based on? We got Ā£400,000 for Purrington as a replacement LB in League Two, not a top scorer contender in League One. The value of Ladapo will also be based on how desperate bigger clubs with money are and how badly they are struggling to score goals. If they need to roll the dice and get goals, Ladapo's name beams out as affordable.
Ollie Watkins valuation to Brentford was what I was thinking when suggesting Ā£1.5M- which was around Ā£1.8M when he had only played in L2, but was younger and had had fewer clubs, maybe better āpedigreeā.
Of course you then have to deduct the Argyle tax which is around 15%, our threadbare finances which cause our Manager to operate on a budget where he can sign wee gem cast offs (like Fred), and Southern League hoofcloppers (like the majority of the Class of 2018) and which other teams will exploit, and Fredās interesting rejection filled career path (is it a ālucky streakā?)
But Iām enjoying the debate.
Of course you then have to deduct the Argyle tax which is around 15%, our threadbare finances which cause our Manager to operate on a budget where he can sign wee gem cast offs (like Fred), and Southern League hoofcloppers (like the majority of the Class of 2018) and which other teams will exploit, and Fredās interesting rejection filled career path (is it a ālucky streakā?)
But Iām enjoying the debate.
Justin":1vhojdbs said:
3 good months in League 1 when previously you have never scored double figures in a season and you're now with 4 million by Christmas.
I'll have whatever your smoking please.