Latics_Fanatic Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Definitely. Who will pay an extortionate fee when there are others available for free? He's got a 2 year contract. We're not short of money. I'd be holding out for as much as i could get. Let's start the bidding at say £1million - worst case scenario - no-one wants him at that price and we keep him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 250k or less One million plus :laught30: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microcuts Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 He's got a 2 year contract. We're not short of money. I'd be holding out for as much as i could get. Let's start the bidding at say £1million - worst case scenario - no-one wants him at that price and we keep him... Of course you and I would, but the track record of our chairman and recent assets (Stephens) gives me little confidence in the transfer fee we could realistically obtain. Besides, I don't think clubs with the financial backing would necessarily make Baxter the top priority - more likely Premier League and Championship fall out. Could perhaps see the likes of Wolves or Sheff Utd making a bid, but any sign of resistance at our end would probably send them on to other targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Definitely. Who will pay an extortionate fee when there are others available for free? Other Jose Baxter's? Have you told the club about this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 This reminds me of the Eardley being worth £2M comments. Baxter is not worth much more than £250K, not many League 1 players are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Value = what someone is willing to pay/what we are willing to accept. Not a penny more. Any minute now someone will point out how much Fabian Delph went for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microcuts Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Other Jose Baxter's? Have you told the club about this ? 15 goals - How many of them penalties? I'm certainly not knocking him, but there are players with better records about. I am not denying the boy has a lot of talent, but to get the best use out of him requires building a team around him. I don't really see any top league one, or championship side (presuming they're the calibre of teams that would attract him) willing to take a chance on that with a large transfer fee involved. If the chairman wants to cash in, then I believe he will. Nevertheless, I expect to see Baxter in a Latics shirt come August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Matt Ritchie went from Swindon to Bournemouth for £500,000. He'd scored 9 goals this season and 23 over 18 months for Swindon. Ritchie was probably Swindon's best player and their creative midfielder, so as close to Baxter as possible. Baxter's under contract to us, but if a decent offer comes in Corney would be stupid not to consider. Based on Matt Ritchie's transfer though, he'd be stupid to consider anything under £500,000. Fair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microcuts Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Matt Ritchie went from Swindon to Bournemouth for £500,000. He'd scored 9 goals this season and 23 over 18 months for Swindon. Ritchie was probably Swindon's best player and their creative midfielder, so as close to Baxter as possible. Baxter's under contract to us, but if a decent offer comes in Corney would be stupid not to consider. Based on Matt Ritchie's transfer though, he'd be stupid to consider anything under £500,000. Fair? I did think about the Ritchie transfer, but I think it was something of an anomaly at a time where Bournemouth were spending silly money. I think Baxter as a player is perfectly comparable with Ritchie. But will any clubs be spending like Bournemouth were this summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Matt Ritchie went from Swindon to Bournemouth for £500,000. He'd scored 9 goals this season and 23 over 18 months for Swindon. Ritchie was probably Swindon's best player and their creative midfielder, so as close to Baxter as possible. Baxter's under contract to us, but if a decent offer comes in Corney would be stupid not to consider. Based on Matt Ritchie's transfer though, he'd be stupid to consider anything under £500,000. Fair? He'll have to consider - and accept - any offer that matches any release figure in Jose's contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 According to the MEN, there is no minimum fee release clause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microcuts Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 He'll have to consider - and accept - any offer that matches any release figure in Jose's contract No release clause according to Mike Keegan on twitter earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 According to the MEN, there is no minimum fee release clause. If so that's good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Matt Ritchie went from Swindon to Bournemouth for £500,000. He'd scored 9 goals this season and 23 over 18 months for Swindon. Ritchie was probably Swindon's best player and their creative midfielder, so as close to Baxter as possible. Baxter's under contract to us, but if a decent offer comes in Corney would be stupid not to consider. Based on Matt Ritchie's transfer though, he'd be stupid to consider anything under £500,000. Fair? I think £500K is about the most we could expect, and to be honest I think I'd take that if I were Mr. Corney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAT Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 A lot depends on JB'S ambition. Does he seriously think that he can make it to the top if so then stay at Latics and prove how good he is,if he is just after the best wage he can get then go to donny & be back in league 1 in 12 months time & be an also ran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Just watched Dickovs interview on sky sports... at least a couple of "ever so well's".... Donny fans better get used to that dickov classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_R Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 A lot depends on JB'S ambition. Does he seriously think that he can make it to the top if so then stay at Latics and prove how good he is,if he is just after the best wage he can get then go to donny & be back in league 1 in 12 months time & be an also ran So if he's really ambitious he should stay at Latics, but if he's no ambition he should move up a division? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 So if he's really ambitious he should stay at Latics, but if he's no ambition he should move up a division? But if he moves up a division he'll fail and be an also ran, so he should stay here and prove that he's ready to move up a division and fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Good luck PD. Top bloke, very tactically inept at times but gave us the best result in my long lifetime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) 15 goals - How many of them penalties? 3? Carlisle away, Scunny away, Carlisle at home. Any others? Edited May 20, 2013 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 3? Carlisle away, Scunny away, Carlisle at home. Any others? There seems to be this view from some fans on here that all his goals were penalties... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown23 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 But if he moves up a division he'll fail and be an also ran, so he should stay here and prove that he's ready to move up a division and fail. Why will he fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) 3? Carlisle away, Scunny away, Carlisle at home. Any others? Edited May 20, 2013 by oafc-latics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microcuts Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 3? Carlisle away, Scunny away, Carlisle at home. Any others? Perhaps fewer than I thought - doesn't really alter my point. Which club will spend £££ on him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Why will he fail? I'm not saying he would. I'm paraphrasing the sentiment in BRAT's post. I think Baxter would make the step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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