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As much as i would like to believe all this, i have the feeling of deja vu,in the last transfer window we apparently also made several mega million pound bids, all of which came to the square roo of FA.

 

Yet we got Jack Cork for £750k, a bargain and one of the signings of the summer. Not all good players cost millions - and I think we'd struggle to find someone of his quality for that money again.

 

Someone else said it - if we only sign Jos, Falque and Lee, I'll be happy with that, but I don't think we've seen the end of business yet.

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A business colleague of mine and an ex Celtic player told me that Saints had offered £6.5m and a weekly salary of £25k for Hooper yesterday.

 

Will it happen - he did not know and neither do I!!!

 

Not doubting your info there fella, cheers for sharing in fact, but why would we be talking salaries before a bid is accepted? It's of no relevance to Celtic certainly & it's public knowledge can only be there to unsettle a player known to be looking for an improved deal. Could be perceived as a bit naughty that!

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Why would Jordan Rhodes come to us, when Spurs, Newcastle, Everton and Fulham want him? We have no chance of getting him and i think it's hilarious that so many people think we do.

 

We won't get Rhodes or Hooper. No chance.

 

First team football, possibly in the Premier League? Not sure he'd walk into Spurs right now. Everton can't afford him and Newcastle have just spent £10m on a Senegalise forward - yes, that leaves Fulham, but I'm just saying, like. I concede it may well be more of a smokescreen to get the Hooper deal moving however.

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Why would Jordan Rhodes come to us, when Spurs, Newcastle, Everton and Fulham want him? We have no chance of getting him and i think it's hilarious that so many people think we do.

 

We won't get Rhodes or Hooper. No chance.

 

Oh right. Thanks for letting us know.

 

If you could quickly run along and inform Mr Adkins and Mr Cortese of this. As Adkins has stated an interest. You're clearly ITK and it's best he doesn't waste his time.

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Why would Jordan Rhodes come to us, when Spurs, Newcastle, Everton and Fulham want him? We have no chance of getting him and i think it's hilarious that so many people think we do.

 

We won't get Rhodes or Hooper. No chance.

 

As far as I know none of those clubs have tabled a bid, Everton don't even have the cash to do so.

 

If we bid enough and it's accepted we have a chance.

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As far as I know none of those clubs have tabled a bid, Everton don't even have the cash to do so.

 

If we bid enough and it's accepted we have a chance.

 

Indeed. Think West Ham enquired, but were told he wasn't for sale. Saw Lee Clark on Soccer Saturday last week saying that he'd be staying til the summer and then they'd see what happens (Sold like Peltier & Pilkington).

 

They'd be crazy to sell him now.

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Worth pointing out that a supremo at the Daily Star sports desk is a big Saints fan...

 

 

He needs to do his homework a bit more.We turned a "final improved" £4.5m offer down last week from West Ham and Alladyce has said he will not be pursuing Rhodes anymore.Rhodes is going nowhere this window but even if we can eventually get promoted this season I think he will be off.Southampton would be a good move for him and certainly better than West Ham and the hoofball that they now play.He will make it at a higher level but most Town fans think it would be a disaster going to a Prem club to warm a bench.Rhodes has been very carefully nurtured for 2 seasons(only playing 90 mins on 9 occasions last season!!!) and is now showing what he can do.He will never beat 4 men and crash a ball into the net but his instinct for goals,his movement and his quality with both feet and his head mark him out as someone who will score at a higher level.I reckon you might get him in a swap deal for Llana and Guly;) Finally,our Chairman is a fan and at a recent Q&A session said his worst moment following Town was when we were top of Div 1 (now Championship) and Sold our best player Marcus Stewart to Ipswich who were 6th.We missed out and Ipswich went up.As a Chairman his worst decision was refusing to pay,on principal another £200k for Ricky Lambert.Good Luck for the 2nd half of the season.

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He needs to do his homework a bit more.We turned a "final improved" £4.5m offer down last week from West Ham and Alladyce has said he will not be pursuing Rhodes anymore.Rhodes is going nowhere this window but even if we can eventually get promoted this season I think he will be off.Southampton would be a good move for him and certainly better than West Ham and the hoofball that they now play.He will make it at a higher level but most Town fans think it would be a disaster going to a Prem club to warm a bench.Rhodes has been very carefully nurtured for 2 seasons(only playing 90 mins on 9 occasions last season!!!) and is now showing what he can do.He will never beat 4 men and crash a ball into the net but his instinct for goals,his movement and his quality with both feet and his head mark him out as someone who will score at a higher level.I reckon you might get him in a swap deal for Llana and Guly;) Finally,our Chairman is a fan and at a recent Q&A session said his worst moment following Town was when we were top of Div 1 (now Championship) and Sold our best player Marcus Stewart to Ipswich who were 6th.We missed out and Ipswich went up.As a Chairman his worst decision was refusing to pay,on principal another £200k for Ricky Lambert.Good Luck for the 2nd half of the season.

 

That is probably a view shared by most of our fans tbh (apart from the Guly and Lallana swap bit!), Hudds are financially stable and Rhodes seems happy to bide his time. Personally, I think we might get another loan forward in - Trotta from Fulham possibly - so Lambert has some competition/partners and Guly can move back to midfield. Good luck with your promotion quest this year, I thought you were very unlucky in being knocked out by Peterborough. Charlton surely must have a dip in form at some stage - hats off to Chris Powell is doing superbly there - and the Sheffield clubs won't want you on their tail. I think that unbeaten run became a distraction and maybe I'm wrong but it appears you've been scoring more goals since it ended.

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How would an increased wage offer for Hooper in any way affect Celtic's stance on selling the player? By indirectly unsettling the player or how are the inner workings of that one?

 

"But Saints are hoping the transfer fee and a mouth-watering salary will persuade the club and the player to change heart."

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How would an increased wage offer for Hooper in any way affect Celtic's stance on selling the player? By indirectly unsettling the player or how are the inner workings of that one?

 

"But Saints are hoping the transfer fee and a mouth-watering salary will persuade the club and the player to change heart."

 

I imagine they mean the improved fee would tempt Celtic to sell and the big salary would tempt Hooper to sign.

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He needs to do his homework a bit more.We turned a "final improved" £4.5m offer down last week from West Ham and Alladyce has said he will not be pursuing Rhodes anymore.Rhodes is going nowhere this window but even if we can eventually get promoted this season I think he will be off.Southampton would be a good move for him and certainly better than West Ham and the hoofball that they now play.He will make it at a higher level but most Town fans think it would be a disaster going to a Prem club to warm a bench.Rhodes has been very carefully nurtured for 2 seasons(only playing 90 mins on 9 occasions last season!!!) and is now showing what he can do.He will never beat 4 men and crash a ball into the net but his instinct for goals,his movement and his quality with both feet and his head mark him out as someone who will score at a higher level.I reckon you might get him in a swap deal for Llana and Guly;) Finally,our Chairman is a fan and at a recent Q&A session said his worst moment following Town was when we were top of Div 1 (now Championship) and Sold our best player Marcus Stewart to Ipswich who were 6th.We missed out and Ipswich went up.As a Chairman his worst decision was refusing to pay,on principal another £200k for Ricky Lambert.Good Luck for the 2nd half of the season.

Its always good to have sensible comments from other teams supporters, unlike our celtic friend!, and have to say i think there is more than a touch of truth in it. He's too good to be a bench warmer so yes a move to us would be sensible, but cant see it so hope he stays and gets them promoted as i like Lee Clark hes a hard working and honest manager.

But the most shocking thing was having a chairman that learns from his mistakes, shocker!!!

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The Hooper thing comes across as attempt to get him a better contract at Celtic as it looks like his agent is spreading gossip about a bid from us.

 

I personally think we will bring in someone else not mentioned anywhere.

I agree with this. Not long before Christmas there was an article in a Scottish paper (no doubt arranged by agent) quoting Hopper as being really happy at Celtic and wanting to extend his contract. No contract offer turned up though and what do you know three weeks later Saints make a big, most likely based on advice from the agent saying the player was happy to join Saints and Celtic would be happy to do a deal. Celtic obviously are not happy to do a deal at the money we were told by the agent and here we are.

 

This deal isn't going to happen. Well at least I don't think it will happen.

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That time is running out to sell a player they don't want to sell? I imagine they're quite relieved to hear the Rhodes rumour.

 

The manager may not want to sell but it seems that the board has it's price. We know from Lennon that he has about five targets and we know the board believe in self financing, If these targets are to be brought in, it may well be that the Hooper fee would be needed.

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Indeed. Think West Ham enquired, but were told he wasn't for sale. Saw Lee Clark on Soccer Saturday last week saying that he'd be staying til the summer and then they'd see what happens (Sold like Peltier & Pilkington).

 

They'd be crazy to sell him now.

and they won't as they know they can get promotion with him and then sell or keep if he fancies it come the summer. Sell now they won't get a bigger fee so what is the point? Not a chance of him leaving unless manure come in with a massive bid. it won't.
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The manager may not want to sell but it seems that the board has it's price. We know from Lennon that he has about five targets and we know the board believe in self financing, If these targets are to be brought in, it may well be that the Hooper fee would be needed.

 

Imagine their board will be happy either way on this one. If he stays, he stays, if they receive a nice transfer fee, then so be it. If they want the money to finance other deals, then the responsibility is on them to get a move on...

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Imagine their board will be happy either way on this one. If he stays, he stays, if they receive a nice transfer fee, then so be it. If they want the money to finance other deals, then the responsibility is on them to get a move on...

 

This was my reasoning regarding the alleged move for JR. It could be a hurry up because if we bid £6m for Rhodes I suspect we would get him. Pilkington went for a lot less.

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Just spoke to my Hudders supporting mate, he reckons if Rhodes signs for us, he's going to run naked from Hudders to St Mary's.He said it is not going to happen. Pretty sure he'll stay till end of season, but if not, there are clubs higher in the food chain he'll sign for.

 

As a footnote the thought of a 60 year old bloke running naked has put me off this signing once and for all.

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We never learn as football fans. All this talk is conjecture until its announced officially by the club. Atkins has always said this. Until its on the website I'm not bothered. Although it is great to read all the rumours :-)

 

Yes but Adkins has already confirmed interest in Hooper so it's not strictly true that nothing is announced by the club. Also, we've got no control over other clubs, players or agenst leaking things from their end so it's always worth discussing the things we hear or see elsewhere.

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A top player in the top team in Scotland is on £12k per week....? If nothing else highlights the gulf between Scottish and English football then there's your shining beacon....

 

Thats because he signed from S****horpe where he was on £2k a week, hence a massive rise for him. They did not need to pay him more when he was low profile and a gamble. Now that he has "done the business" for them, he has changed agents and is pushing for a better deal / a move - take your pick

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Am I the only one that thinks it is a massive gamble paying £4m for Rhodes? yes he has been banging them in at L1 level but there is no guarantee he will bang them in at Championship level and we have no idea whatsoever what he could do at prem level as it is a totally different kettle of fish to the championship,Hooper for me is the one we should pursue for now as he has always played at this level and above and I am pretty sure he could do a job to get us into the premiership.

 

It is a catch 22 situation I think with Rhodes,yes he is a very promising prospect we all agree but at this stage in the season it is a massive gamble for us to bring in players that we have no idea on what they are capable of,what if we do get Rhodes and pay over the odds for him say £4m + and he is out of his depth? if we go up to the prem we may as well write him off as we will never get that money back for him from a lower level club and he will not get anywhere near our starting 11.

But if he does start banging in goals then we are laughing,of course I am just a armchair manager and I know nothing but I think that we should try and go for someone that is proven at this level and above

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Am I the only one that thinks it is a massive gamble paying £4m for Rhodes? yes he has been banging them in at L1 level but there is no guarantee he will bang them in at Championship level and we have no idea whatsoever what he could do at prem level as it is a totally different kettle of fish to the championship,Hooper for me is the one we should pursue for now as he has always played at this level and above and I am pretty sure he could do a job to get us into the premiership.

 

It is a catch 22 situation I think with Rhodes,yes he is a very promising prospect we all agree but at this stage in the season it is a massive gamble for us to bring in players that we have no idea on what they are capable of,what if we do get Rhodes and pay over the odds for him say £4m + and he is out of his depth? if we go up to the prem we may as well write him off as we will never get that money back for him from a lower level club and he will not get anywhere near our starting 11.

But if he does start banging in goals then we are laughing,of course I am just a armchair manager and I know nothing but I think that we should try and go for someone that is proven at this level and above

 

If we have the money available and it isn't going to break the club in any way, then £4m is a gamble well worth taking. The guy looks like a natural goalscorer.

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Am I the only one that thinks it is a massive gamble paying £4m for Rhodes? yes he has been banging them in at L1 level but there is no guarantee he will bang them in at Championship level and we have no idea whatsoever what he could do at prem level as it is a totally different kettle of fish to the championship,Hooper for me is the one we should pursue for now as he has always played at this level and above and I am pretty sure he could do a job to get us into the premiership.

 

It is a catch 22 situation I think with Rhodes,yes he is a very promising prospect we all agree but at this stage in the season it is a massive gamble for us to bring in players that we have no idea on what they are capable of,what if we do get Rhodes and pay over the odds for him say £4m + and he is out of his depth? if we go up to the prem we may as well write him off as we will never get that money back for him from a lower level club and he will not get anywhere near our starting 11.

But if he does start banging in goals then we are laughing,of course I am just a armchair manager and I know nothing but I think that we should try and go for someone that is proven at this level and above

 

You ask the Norwich fans what they think about ANthony Pilkington, superb player and made the step up brilliantly. Well worth the money, as was Holt and Jackson, both lower league players in recent years. If a player has class, they can play in any league - and Rhodes is proving he's too good for League One. Will be a top level player, with whoever he signs for, I have no doubt.

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Am I the only one that thinks it is a massive gamble paying £4m for Rhodes? yes he has been banging them in at L1 level but there is no guarantee he will bang them in at Championship level and we have no idea whatsoever what he could do at prem level as it is a totally different kettle of fish to the championship,Hooper for me is the one we should pursue for now as he has always played at this level and above and I am pretty sure he could do a job to get us into the premiership.

 

It is a catch 22 situation I think with Rhodes,yes he is a very promising prospect we all agree but at this stage in the season it is a massive gamble for us to bring in players that we have no idea on what they are capable of,what if we do get Rhodes and pay over the odds for him say £4m + and he is out of his depth? if we go up to the prem we may as well write him off as we will never get that money back for him from a lower level club and he will not get anywhere near our starting 11.

But if he does start banging in goals then we are laughing,of course I am just a armchair manager and I know nothing but I think that we should try and go for someone that is proven at this level and above

 

If that someone you are wishing for, was scoring at the rate Rhodes is, in the PL, then he would be going for 50 million. Also, how else is he going to prove his worth, unless he plays at a higher level, a bit like SRL.

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Am I the only one that thinks it is a massive gamble paying £4m for Rhodes? yes he has been banging them in at L1 level but there is no guarantee he will bang them in at Championship level and we have no idea whatsoever what he could do at prem level as it is a totally different kettle of fish to the championship,Hooper for me is the one we should pursue for now as he has always played at this level and above and I am pretty sure he could do a job to get us into the premiership.

 

It is a catch 22 situation I think with Rhodes,yes he is a very promising prospect we all agree but at this stage in the season it is a massive gamble for us to bring in players that we have no idea on what they are capable of,what if we do get Rhodes and pay over the odds for him say £4m + and he is out of his depth? if we go up to the prem we may as well write him off as we will never get that money back for him from a lower level club and he will not get anywhere near our starting 11.

But if he does start banging in goals then we are laughing,of course I am just a armchair manager and I know nothing but I think that we should try and go for someone that is proven at this level and above

 

If you think we are going for Rhodes and likely to get him for £4m when they have turned down WHam £4.5m then am sorry its nuts - this is clearly his agent touting for a pay rise. Hudders have already send no he is not for sale why do people believe

all this rubbish.

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Mate at work is a Huddersfield Supporter, said to me at the beginning of the week. That he's heard that the chairman has agreed with him to stay until the end of the season, probably agreed a sale price if they don't go up (probably as much truth in that as the reports today). I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. I would think it would take a Man Utd/Chelsea or really silly money to prise him away this window.

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If that someone you are wishing for, was scoring at the rate Rhodes is, in the PL, then he would be going for 50 million. Also, how else is he going to prove his worth, unless he plays at a higher level, a bit like SRL.

 

 

That is why I said it was a catch 22 for me,not everyone makes that leap up from L1 to Championship,how well has CMS done at Brighton,6 goals from 27 apps? and Murray at Palace 5 goals from 18 apps,and they scored nearly 50 goals between them last season.

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Our Ricky had never played at this level before but you wouldn't sell him now for a similar price to that supposedly offered for Hooper or Rhodes.Rhodes has youth on his side and I would even be prepared to pay for him and loan him back to the Terriers. With a special clause in case of an injury crisis.

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