Cal Sold to Aberdeen

[Magpie_Stu]

Ian Burchnall do you know what they're worth.....
I guess so. Well, one of them anyway!
Cal..150k
Reuben...?

We lose Cal AND a song

Good bit of business and from the comments I've read everyone understands and appreciates why its been done.
Aberdeen are on TV this Sunday - away at Celtic. Might have to have a watch with two ex Notts players there now.

[Elite_Pie]

Good bit of business and from the comments I've read everyone understands and appreciates why its been done.

Not sure on that. I understand why it's been done, the model is obviously to spot talent, utilise it, and sell on at a profit. Great for the coffers, but it only works for me if we use the profit to move us up the leagues.

I see the sale of Cal Roberts as less likely to move us up than more likely.

[Notts78]

Not sure on that. I understand why it's been done, the model is obviously to spot talent, utilise it, and sell on at a profit. Great for the coffers, but it only works for me if we use the profit to move us up the leagues.

I see the sale of Cal Roberts as less likely to move us up than more likely.

I suppose that’s dependent on who comes in. It’s reassuring that the club statement suggests the money will be put back in to the squad and that we have a contingency that we are working on with LW.
Although I’m disappointed that we won’t see Cal in a Notts shirt again, we knew that this is the model that the owners have implemented, and as such our best players were at some point going to move on.

[Elite_Pie]

I suppose that’s dependent on who comes in.

It's entirely dependent on who comes in. If the fee we received means we recruit better than Cal Roberts then all is good.

A big ask, and I don't have the faith in the radar that some have.

[countygump]

Not sure on that. I understand why it's been done, the model is obviously to spot talent, utilise it, and sell on at a profit. Great for the coffers, but it only works for me if we use the profit to move us up the leagues.

I see the sale of Cal Roberts as less likely to move us up than more likely.

While I agree with what you say, not much a club can do if the lad wants a move though. With possibly double or triple wages on offer, who can blame him? Reading between the lines it does seem that we held out till they matched our valuation of him.

[Elite_Pie]

While I agree with what you say, not much a club can do if the lad wants a move though. With possibly double or triple wages on offer, who can blame him?

I wouldn't blame him at all, it's a fairly short career so he needs to get what he can.

Reading between the lines it does seem that we held out till they matched our valuation of him.

That's where I'm not so sure. If the fee means we get better then our model is clearly working.

After some of the garbage I've witnessed at a higher level, I still think Cal will be a hard act to replace.

[nay123]

I don't think it helped fans giving Carl that stupid nick name.

[SwalePie]

Where's the £75k up front figure come from?

[GranthamPie]

Where's the £75k up front figure come from?

My thoughts exactly!

[Notts78]

I don't think it helped fans giving Carl that stupid nick name.

What? Carl