RUMOUR - Thomas Ince

[mikey0406]

Think either up and coming England players would be great signings, good investments for the future

[royaldownunder]

This would be very unlike us to allow anything public being allowed to be aired especially with so much money on the cards. What ever happens, with Since or likewise, money will be spent this week with 3 players in, 3 players out!

Even if that did make sense, you are talking bølløcks… most our transfers have been common knowlege.

[Millsy]

I have been going on a bit that we should spend significantly now (and make no apologies for doing
So, either we aspire to be in the pl in which case we must compete in the transfer windows or want to behave like a championship club). However, even I would be concerned
If we spent £8M on a promising young talent but untested at PL level.

I would like to see us sign someone with proven class in the pl whom we know will deliver.

Ince would be a good signing but for me £8m is ridiculous. £3 TO £4m maybe.
Someone will beat us to his signature anyway. HARRY is on the prowl.

So you STILL think that spending big guarantees success and / or is the only route to PL survival.

How quaint.

Yep

What's just as quaint is the belief that we can definitely survive in the prem with a brick by brick approach only and we should press ahead only with that mentality regardless.

No one approach will guarantee success but its bleedingly obvious that one has to be open to getting the man we need with a £8 or so transfer fee every now and then. The option has to be on the table and I for one believe if it's necessary we will.

[Divvy]

So Reading scoff at Palace for upping the price of Zaha to £6m last summer but you all buy into us bidding £8m for an unproven winger?

You lot never fcuking learn.

Brum fans are saying that we are looking at two of Birmingham's players. Davies and ? Burke? Redmond? (too expensive), Butland? (too expensive)..

[Divvy]

Probably Doyle anyway.

SSN all over it now.

Ince was at Oldham today so probably closing in on a move to Liverpool. Hope we leave Doyle alone. Not the same player he was when he was here.

[akranes]

Probably Doyle anyway.

SSN all over it now.

Ince was at Oldham today so probably closing in on a move to Liverpool. Hope we leave Doyle alone. Not the same player he was when he was here.

Thomas Ince ‏@RealThomasInce
Congrats goes to my pal @dbouzanis43 was great to go watch him zing a few balls again

Maybe just a coincidence...

[Reading4eva]

Brum fans are saying that we are looking at two of Birmingham's players. Davies and ? Burke? Redmond? (too expensive), Butland? (too expensive)..

Not a bad shout... the Brum players are only worth as much as the team whose looking wants to put forward. If they are sinking towards administration, no team is going to go "so sorry about your predicament, we'll take Davies and Redmond, here take £5 million... we dont have to give you it, but we thought we'd be nice"

[total_biscuit]

Saw Ince at Huddersfield on Boxing day and he was certainly a better class of player than his teammates but far from the finished article. Have to agree that 7m+ is way too high a valuation at this stage of his career. He's good but not that good - yet ...

TB

[ChampionRoyal]

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMiniAven ... ature=mhee
tom ince would be a great signing

[jellytot]

Great signing for about £4m for £8m very expensive. In reality he will probably go else where. If anyone costs more than 10 bob we run a mile.

Nice to dream though. Maybe one day..

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

Saw Ince at Huddersfield on Boxing day and he was certainly a better class of player than his teammates but far from the finished article. Have to agree that 7m+ is way too high a valuation at this stage of his career. He's good but not that good - yet ...

TB

60 odd appearances and 20 goals in the championship for a winger...thats ridiculous!

[akranes]

I reckon he'd step up, and I'd also be happy if the club felt that £8m was worth it. A lot of money for an unproven player, especially for us. 20 goals in 60 games as a winger is a very nice record though. If we feel he's good enough to play in our first team in the premier league and can only get better then I'd love to see him here.

Can't see Liverpool letting him get away though, you'd think they'd have bought him already though if they really are interested.

[Royal Rother]

So you STILL think that spending big guarantees success and / or is the only route to PL survival.

How quaint.

Yep

What's just as quaint is the belief that we can definitely survive in the prem with a brick by brick approach only and we should press ahead only with that mentality regardless.

No one approach will guarantee success but its bleedingly obvious that one has to be open to getting the man we need with a £8 or so transfer fee every now and then. The option has to be on the table and I for one believe if it's necessary we will.

Are you expecting me to disagree with all that?

[pea]

If Zaha is worth £15million then this is an absolute steal

*Zaha is not worth £15million

[leon]

I reckon he'd step up, and I'd also be happy if the club felt that £8m was worth it. A lot of money for an unproven player, especially for us. 20 goals in 60 games as a winger is a very nice record though. If we feel he's good enough to play in our first team in the premier league and can only get better then I'd love to see him here.

Can't see Liverpool letting him get away though, you'd think they'd have bought him already though if they really are interested.

unless they're in for gylfi sigurdsson as a cheaper option?

[Drew_3]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... arget.html

Its the daily mail, so likely to be a load of crap, but interesting none the less. How do people read this, is it they want 7m from Liverpool because of the sell on clause or is it that if we upped our bid by 500,000 we would have it accepted?

[HoneyRoastHoax]

If Zaha is worth £15million then this is an absolute steal

*Zaha is not worth £15million

This.

£8m is only expensive depending on what he creates. If he settles and bangs in loads of goals and keeps us up he's a bargain. For a player that is of good pedigree he is an investment, the price doesn't just crash. His resell value will still be high

[Barry the bird boggler]

Seems silly to quibble over an extra 500k when you're rumoured to have offered 6.5m+addons

[melonhead]

almost as silly as just offering the full valuation in any negotiation

What's just as quaint is the belief that we can definitely survive in the prem with a brick by brick approach only and we should press ahead only with that mentality regardless.

dont think ive seen anyone saying it will definitely keep us up at all.

[BR2]

I would love if it if we made this signing just for the lol @ melonhead and his mates who think the club will do a Portsmouth if we spend more than £300,000 on a player.