Yeah but...

...all the leverage would be with the buying club. We have to pay his contract up anyway (or we do usually). Does he want to be playing or does he want to be gracing our development squad? If he moves and excels he could move again in a year or two and bump his wedge back up again.

Posted By: Old Man on September 1st 2014 at 20:23:26

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Im pretty amazed nobody has been really linked with Bassong (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:19:24
- ?50k a week probably puts clubs off... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Sep 1, 20:38:01
  - I doubt any of our players are earning 50K in the champs.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:39:53
- Probably comes down to wages (n/m) (NCFC) - RochdaleCanary, Sep 1, 20:35:37
  - so instaed of paying 6M-8M for a player, you pay 2M with higher wages.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:37:04
    - But are either Bassong or Becchio worth ?6-8m? (n/m) (NCFC) - RochdaleCanary, Sep 1, 20:38:46
      - Becchio ......absolutely no......a Bassong type CB......yep.... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 21:03:25
- Surprised him and Becchio have not been offered (NCFC) - Old Splat, Sep 1, 20:24:40
  - Cant see a PL club being interested so might be better to keep as back up. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:26:05
    - But Becchio has a proven Champs record (NCFC) - Old Splat, Sep 1, 20:28:41
      - never seen one club linked to him..........that says it all.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:35:41
- Probably more worries about his apparently disruptive (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Sep 1, 20:24:11
  - That could be the problem......... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:38:49
  - Did one "thing" involve (NCFC) - Old Splat, Sep 1, 20:25:49
- I agree - clearly not going to feature here, we wouldn't want that much (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 1, 20:20:45
  - ***WAGES (n/m) (NCFC) - Hendrikos, Sep 1, 20:21:54
    - he is at Norwich........cant be on a huge wedge plus......... (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:23:32
      - He is our highest earner by quite some way (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 1, 20:25:35
        
        cant be earning that much with relegation and no playing time. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 1, 20:33:56
        
        Word was that he was on ?40k a week at Spuds (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Sep 1, 20:38:19
        
        More... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 1, 20:40:26
    - Yeah but... (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 1, 20:23:26

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