Blades bid for Lita

[RoyalBlue]

Hopefully Sheff Utd trying to pacify their supporters by going public before all is done and dusted will really upset RFC and all bets will be called off.

[Tilehurst End]

Hmm they will have to come up with a better deal then. Remember when he signed that his agent did literally all the work so they must be offering much less than he's on here.

MAybe Lita would prefer to just stay here though? Or am I believing too much what i read from footballers?!!

Could be the club/agent alerting other suitors.

[gazzer, loyal royal]

Personally, an in-form Lita for the last lot of games can only be good for Reading aswell, as he is the most natural goalscorer of the forwards we have and does offfer something different to what we have...

hopefully now he has scored one this season, he'll continue scoring, as he has run of scoring goals in a row, like the first year in the prem starting with Chelsea away

[The Prisoner]

The fact that the Blades have made this public is quite political.

If you look at the context of the overall article it is a defensive club statement trying to justify the sale of Beattie to less than amused fans, much in the same way that we would have to do if/when we sell Doyle or Shunt in the current window, or Wolves would have to do if Kightly/Ebanks-Blake were sold etc etc.

Reading between the lines (no pun intended) they had no choice but to sell because of parachute payments ending and the greater economic picture. I also suspect Beattie wanted to go otherwise the £6m or so they have saved/made in fees and wages looks small change in comparison to the rewards for promotion.

The fact that they have made the Lita bid public suggests that it is dead in that they can't afford him and/or he doesn't want to go to another Championship club permanently. If there was still a chance the Blades would not have alerted to the fact that a deal is there for the doing. They are just trying to convince their fans that they aren't going to pocket (all) of the Beattie cash and there is still ambition.

I'm not sure Coppell and Hammond will be quite so amused that this has been made public given the moves over the last week to try and get Lita to buckle down for the promo push?

[Stranded]

Hopefully Sheff Utd trying to pacify their supporters by going public before all is done and dusted will really upset RFC and all bets will be called off.

Yeah, I can't see the club being happy about this at all - does smack of Sheff U trying to pacify their support by announcing the bid.

Lita's agent was also very adamant that he was going nowhere this Jan - so as said this has clearly come out of the blue & if it goes through you have to hope we have someone coming in.

[Irvinchangeyaname]

he is the most natural goalscorer of the forwards we have

Genuine question this! What does natural goalscorer mean? How is Lita a more 'natural' goalscorer than Doyle?

[readingbedding]

I guess he's going down the line of the 'fox in the box, predator, cold, deadly finisher'.

[The Prisoner]

Hopefully Sheff Utd trying to pacify their supporters by going public before all is done and dusted will really upset RFC and all bets will be called off.

Yeah, I can't see the club being happy about this at all - does smack of Sheff U trying to pacify their support by announcing the bid.

Lita's agent was also very adamant that he was going nowhere this Jan - so as said this has clearly come out of the blue & if it goes through you have to hope we have someone coming in.

Dave Kitson loan anyone?!?!?!??!!

[papereyes]

Hopefully Sheff Utd trying to pacify their supporters by going public before all is done and dusted will really upset RFC and all bets will be called off.

Yeah, I can't see the club being happy about this at all - does smack of Sheff U trying to pacify their support by announcing the bid.

Lita's agent was also very adamant that he was going nowhere this Jan - so as said this has clearly come out of the blue & if it goes through you have to hope we have someone coming in.

Sheffield United sell Beattie
Sheffield United think that they can placate fans by signing a player on lower wages than Beattie but with enough of a reputation to keep their fans happy
Sheffield United bid a decent proportion of the Beattie money on Lita
Sheffield United offer too low a deal and are rejected
Sheffield United tell everyone so that it looks like they've many irons in the fire.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Personally if Lita goes I'd like us to go and tempt Birmingham with a 7 figure offer for Cameron Jerome.

Jason Scotland.....

[loyalroyal4life]

why cant they go for long instead

[readingbedding]

Won't get as much money.

[CMRoyal]

he is the most natural goalscorer of the forwards we have

Genuine question this! What does natural goalscorer mean? How is Lita a more 'natural' goalscorer than Doyle?

This is usually doublespeak for "that's all they can do". Doyler is an old-fashioned inside-forward - he can score, run the channels, hold the ball up, link up play, cross the ball reasonably well...

Lita can score...

[Elm Park Old Boy]

Warnock was saying this last night that they were about to sign him.

Are Palace after him too?

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

SELL SELL SELL!

Ker-ching.

The chest thumping nonsense was, as predicted, total nonsense.

[Alan Partridge]

Warnock was saying this last night that they were about to sign him.

Are Palace after him too?

He was saying that Sheffield Utd were about to sign him.....

[Alan Partridge]

SELL SELL SELL!

Ker-ching.

The chest thumping nonsense was, as predicted, total nonsense.

How dare he celebrate a goal in a similar style to how he's always done it. I personally think the cartwheels and bunny hops was all nonsense and they should shake hands and let us get on with dancing to Tom Hark and worry about playing the game.

[loyalroyal4life]

SELL SELL SELL!

Ker-ching.

The chest thumping nonsense was, as predicted, total nonsense.

Thats a great reason to sell a player who could turn out to help the cause for promotion this season!!

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

SELL SELL SELL!

Ker-ching.

The chest thumping nonsense was, as predicted, total nonsense.

Thats a great reason to sell a player who could turn out to help the cause for promotion this season!!

Yes, that's the only reason I'd like to see him gone

He's an idiot, regardless of whether he's really kissed and made up with SC. A million plus for someone who's shortly out of contract is a no brainer.

[readingbedding]

Oh the old 'I don't know him, but I don't like him and he's an idiot' line.
I understand now.
As you were...