Hourihane left for £1 million...

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  1. pon

    pontyender Well-Known Member

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    Take no notice of him .
    David Moyes brags about the amount he allegedly paid for Stones which is shamefully way off so who cares as long as we get what we asked whether it’s enough or not bugger him
     
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    It actually says "£1 million or whatever we paid for him". In other words, he's not got a clue.
     
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    He'll know to the nearest million. We clearly didn't get 2 or 3 million
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    Whatever they paid it wasn't anywhere near enough look at our results since he left for the proof
     
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    You clearly choose to believe him over our owner then. Very strange.
     
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    They paid about a third of what I would say he was worth because his contract was up in the summer.
    The bigger problem was - everyone else’s contact was also up in the summer.
    Hence the position we find ourselves in now.
     
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    How much did our owner say we got?
     
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    If I’m right it was widely reported at various meetings of 5m for Hourihane and Bree. Of which 3.5m was for Connor
     
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    Nothing strange here. Our owner didn't say how much we got for Hourihane, as far as I'm aware. Steve Bruce doesn't have to defend how much he paid for him. The guy is playing well and £1 million, £2 million or £3 million would still be considered a bargain.
     
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    But you said we clearly didn’t get 2 or 3 million.
     
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    pontyender Well-Known Member

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    In other words, Steve Bruce has no reason to lie. He's got a bargain no matter how much he spent.
     
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    But by that token, and you’ve chosen to believe him it makes BFC liers, it’s seems strange you’d believe someone unconnected with our club
     
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    I was always under the impression it was closer to £1m than £3m but I cant remember if that was quoted or if it was hearsay at the time. Either way it's been done to death that we clearly got way under the market value for Winnall and Hourihane. Let us hope if we manage to acquire similar talent in the future circumstances fall better for us and we are proactive.
     
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    pontyender Well-Known Member

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    It's news to me that BFC ever quoted a figure, therefore there isn't a lie as such. There were figures rumoured in the press, which let the club off the hook a bit with some of the fanbase.
     
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    Didn't even click the link once l saw it was hitc....
     
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    Whatever we got for him is irrelevant. He wouldn't have been here this season anyway which is sort of the crux of the problem. Maybe if the new owners had been in place back then it might have been different. We'll never know.
     
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    There's more than one quote from Bruce on the subject. There's this one in the Birmingham Mail for instance where he says ""We think he has more goals and assists than anyone else in the division, which for a £1million player from Barnsley is terrific. Well done to him."

    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sp...news/aston-villa-conor-hourihane-ten-14342949
     
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