Stoke fans want Semi

[Brin]

To stay at this level we don’t want to be selling anyone. We shouldn’t have to be a selling club and certainly not mid season. .

Well said but, just to balance things out if someone was willing to stump up 5 million + then I'm sure TS wouldn't hesitate to sell and recoup some of his expenses. It was recently posted on here that he puts in 3-4 million a year out of his own pocket.

[rolymiller]

i'm sure you are right Brin but it would almost inevitably send us down this year. It would depend on how much TS would want us to stay up.

[Brin]

i'm sure you are right Brin but it would almost inevitably send us down this year. It would depend on how much TS would want us to stay up.

Roly, hasn't the club gained a further 4 million by getting into the championship? If so, why sell him?

[rolymiller]

Yes very true. I'm hoping we don't. I accept we will always have to be a selling club but we need replacements first. If we are gonna do it do it in the summer but make sure we have his replacement in place first. Other clubs do this and so should we.

This is what will happen in all likelihood in Jan. A championship club will come in with an insulting offer which we will accept. We will be promised a replacement with the dosh we have. it will come to the last hours of transfer deadline day and we will get a young centre half in on loan from another championship club. You are a betting man, put ya money on it.

[Nardendee]

Well we’d better hurry up and get to the Prem, just like our Chairman says.

On that basis to sell him for £5 million would make a mockery of that claim, however far fetched it may seem.

10 years ago you will recall that, like us Bournemouth were battling a 17 points deduction, and look at where they are. Similar fan base to us. Ok they’ve had major investment since, but it just shows that, with ambition anything is possible.

Ambition, even at this level does not mean selling your best players.

We stopped being little old Rotherham when we moved into our New Stadium, in spite of the media’s attempts to put us down.

We can be very close to becoming an established Championship side and that will make us a more attractive proposition and also to further increasing our fan base. Selling our best players is not a sign of ambition and we could end up being a yo yo club.

[Timbertop]

Bet Tony Stewart is salivating already at the prospects of a sale in January ! £2 million up front from Stoke or anybody and he'll snatch their hands off. Yet carefully managed Ajayi could be a £15 million player by the summer. It's a certainty if he goes in Jan our season will be quickly over. He is so so critical to our survival prospects.

[rolymiller]

Exactement mon flls!.(TO quote FroG)

[Brin]

Bet Tony Stewart is salivating already at the prospects of a sale in January ! £2 million up front from Stoke or anybody and he'll snatch their hands off. Yet carefully managed Ajayi could be a £15 million player by the summer. It's a certainty if he goes in Jan our season will be quickly over. He is so so critical to our survival prospects.

All that rings true to most of us fans. However, does TS have the balls to say no to any low figure offered, which there will be some clubs, or will he support Warne and look to keep us in the Championship?

[flourbasher]

£15m?
Come on chaps this is getting a bit daft
We've just beaten Derby and given Stoke a good game over 45 mins.
It's great stuff but let's not get too giddy about RUFC and our players

[Silly-miller]

£15m?
Come on chaps this is getting a bit daft
We've just beaten Derby and given Stoke a good game over 45 mins.
It's great stuff but let's not get too giddy about RUFC and our players

God heaven forbid we bring a little optimism to the site lol