Caddis & Ritchie......

[Arriba]

3.5 million ridiculously low. Don't be so stupid.
Their value to the team is not in question and you can't put a price on it. But that figure as a fee for the pair is well ott and would not even get close to that for them.

[DV]

3.5 million ridiculously low.

For two of the best players in this division who are both in their early 20's, as a promotion chasing team in a decent financial position.

Yes, now - wouldnt accept that, shouldnt accept that.

# not to mention both having 18 months to run on their contracts.

[B91]

Our owner gives managers time and from his comments in the programme yesterday, it looks like he's going to back Jewell rather than sack him.

[LionelHutz]

Ipswich are a club that we should really look to emulate, it amazes me that a town with a small population of 128,000 get the following they do. They have such a great history for a little place

They are a well-supported club but then they do have the whole of Suffolk and a part of Essex as their catchment area.  They've also had sustained spells in the top flight and have won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup which would have made a big difference to the fanbase even to this day.

Whether we like it or not, a move from Swindon to Ipswich would be seen by all footballers as progression.  So it boils down to whether the board accepts any offers that are made for Ritchie and Caddis.  If we're going for automatic promotion (which we are) we can't afford to lose two of our best players.

One thing in our favour is the very real prospect of a trip to Wembley this season and that's something Ipswich won't have.

[ronnie21]

It's that time of year again isn't it?  Yes, we all know we were going to sell Austin last January, think he had to go, just wished we had hung on a bit a got a better deal for him.  If Ipswich come up with the cash we could be in a bit of a awkward place I think although I very much doubt they will come up with the readies, probably want to pay it off over the next four seasons (have we received all the Parkin cash yet?) - and I definitely would not be happyt if they are dangling Murray in front of us as a sweetener, he is not good enough in my eyes, technically sound but not man enough for this league (or the one above!).

[Benzel]

I wouldnt take 10million. We'll never replace them at this level. They absolutely cannot go, no matter the offer.

[RedRag]

I wouldnt take 10million. We'll never replace them at this level. They absolutely cannot go, no matter the offer.

£20m + Messi as a makeweight?

[Benzel]

Maybe in the summer.

[RedRag]

You're right about not selling now at any price
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The serious point, already made, is that even if we could replace them with players of similar quality, we are mid season and those two have really gelled and we need that to continue as we desperately need to go for auto and we need every point going. 

Really hope they're here next season too and it's in league one.

Most teams start the season tinkering and not clicking so if PDC could refashion the squad by re-investing a decent part of the fees received that might have to be acceptable in the real world

[Batch]

Well seeing as our best 6/7 players cost well under £1m you could get 4 or 5 top class players at this level for £1.5m.

You could and in the summer if the players wanted to move on I'd be gutted but accepting.

But right now we don't need that many players. It would destabilise us. Selling these two would destabilise everything we have built to get us where we are. Plus who the heck would we get? To quote Wenger:

'You find players who have not been playing at their clubs, so decide they will leave in January,' he said. 'They are already less committed to the cause. We have gone from a period when even if you didn't play, you had to be committed to your club and had no other option than to fight

I realise you may agree with all this, not trying to argue!

[Ralphy]

I think Jeremy Wray knows the club made a big mistake selling Greer and won't piss the fans off again.

If Wray is serious about building this club up, we need to hold onto all our players and Paolo.

[Batch]

As long as the players don't force the matter Ralphy...
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Oh and a couple of other points

Fitton did fuck up selling Greer, but he did sacrifice any sort of fee for Paynter by not selling him in the January before his contract was up.

Unfortunately to a player, playing for Ipswich in league 1 is probably more attractive than playing  for Swindon, financially and potential to go up the leagues with the resources they have (more fans = more cash).

I am quite worried by this, but it was inevitable.

[ron dodgers]

they'll quadruple their salaries by moving to Ipswich (just my opinion) - can we not bribe them by sticking lots of coins onto badgers and throwing them over their garden fences?

[Peter Venkman]

they'll quadruple their salaries by moving to Ipswich (just my opinion) - can we not bribe them by sticking lots of coins onto badgers and throwing them over their garden fences?

Thats random, it could just work! where can we get that many badgers at such short notice?

[The Frog]

give them both new contracts that will sort it