underboyleheating Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Motherwell times reporting Erwin to be revealed as Leeds player in the morning. Good luck to the boy. On the plus side this will have provide us with some extra cash to spend on playing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazs66 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Marvin being mentioned with a move http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2015/06/09/celtic-rangers-and-leeds-eye-motherwells-johnson/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 We supposedly have 50 - 60 targets on the radar as part of our new scouting system. Hopefully, that covers this market, but it will be interesting to see what where our signings com from (and more interesting to see if any of them involve transfer fees). I think we need to budget for paying transfer fees every season. It doesn't have to be huge amounts of money maybe £50,000 - £100,000 per season. That would enable us to bring in a player with potential every season like we have with Johnson. There is just too much competition for end of contracts as we've seen with Durnan with lots of clubs circling around players who have been identified as being able to step up a level. Of course it's easier said than done to put aside the money but at the end of the day we are primarily a football club and we need to focus on being success on the field and selling players on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassin Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Johnson to Celtic is probably the most mental chat we'll hear all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 That article says Johnson has one year left whereas I thought he had two. They also seem to think Rangers are about to pay transfer fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezz Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 That article says Johnson has one year left whereas I thought he had two. They also seem to think Rangers are about to pay transfer fees. I'm sure he signed an 18 month contract initially with the club having the option of triggering a further year. If clubs are in for Marvin we should be in a reasonably strong negotiating position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'll be surprised if Marvin Johnson is still with us by the end of 2015 - didn't think it would be long before the vultures began circling overhead. The key question is can we secure a decent fee for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Made Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Motherwell times reporting Erwin to be revealed as Leeds player in the morning. http://weareleedsunited.co.uk/leeds-to-announce-signing-no-2-tomorrow/? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Marvin signed an 18 month deal. It was Nathan Thomas we had year option with (initial deal of 6 months). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Superward, that's not right. Both Marvin & Nathan Thomas had 1 year options, making Marvins contract a 2 1/2 year deal and potentially Thomas' a 18 month deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 After Erwin's involvement in the post match shenanigans I think the timing of this move will work out for him. Not sure it is the best move, but hopefully he doesn't disappear. As for Marvin, if any club wants to come in and settle the loan from les a few years early then they are very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 The half million from Big Lee will be a nice down payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigeeze Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 .They also seem to think Rangers are about to pay transfer fees. According to various newspapers King talking about making £12 million available for transfers Meltdown 2 on the offing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_mfc Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 According to various newspapers King talking about making £12 million available for transfers Meltdown 2 on the offing lol What happened to the £30m he was going on about pre takeover. This could get even more funnier! I have to admit I enjoy these threads every transfer window. The whole stories like I know a taxi driver who had him in a taxi/my wife works with his dog walkers mum/I heard from a guy at fir park who makes the coffee for the guy that makes the tea and such like. There's no football on so it keeps me entertained. There's no harm IMO in us speculating on players coming and going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 The half million from Big Lee will be a nice down payment. Sadly any fee will be somewhat less. Even if the gross fee was £500k, £100k would be siphoned by the Treasury in the form of VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 That's an interesting point. Does the development fee include VAT or would someone like Leeds have to pay VAT over and above the formula so we don't get penalised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Even though we signed him purely to sell him on for a profit down the line, just reading about other clubs interested in big Marv is depressing. He's some player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The African Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 If he goes, he goes. Don't sell him cheap to an SPL rival though. A championship side in England will hopefully come up with an acceptable offer. Half a million would probably do. Sorry to see him go, but that is the way things are going in football at the moment and for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Superward, that's not right. Both Marvin & Nathan Thomas had 1 year options, making Marvins contract a 2 1/2 year deal and potentially Thomas' a 18 month deal. Source for the Marvin info? Pretty sure Flow confirmed at the time on Twitter it was 18 month as it was never mentioned in the original article on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Came from Alan Burrows himself: Alan Burrows Alan Burrows @Alan_Burrows Few folk have asked about Marvin's contract situation. He has signed until May 2016 but the club have option to extend to May 2017... 2:12 pm - 3 Feb 2015 2 RETWEETS8 FAVOURITES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Dissapointed to lose big Erwin as i think he's a talent and i think he's come on a tonne under Baraclough, however £500k is not to be sniffed at, on the bonus side for us, he does have Barry Hughes as his agent, therefore we would have been shafted at some point anyway!! Cue him movin to a few clubs over the next 5 years or so lining the pockets of Mr Hughes!! Also with what looks like Jamie Murphy moving to either Bristol or Brighton that'll be another £150k coming to us, we might have a bit of dosh to play with during the close season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 That's an interesting point. Does the development fee include VAT or would someone like Leeds have to pay VAT over and above the formula so we don't get penalised? I'm sure I heard it mentioned a few years ago at a club AGM. A seemingly huge transfer fee didn't seem quite so big once VAT and a player's cut were deducted. These are the kind of issues fans don't always appreciate when they question where all a club's income has gone. That said I hope we get at least £300,000 for Erwin. Its annoying to think that if he played with a club like Walsall or Tranmere he'd be worth double that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm sure I heard it mentioned a few years ago at a club AGM. A seemingly huge transfer fee didn't seem quite so big once VAT and a player's cut were deducted. All true, but we're not talking about a transfer fee here, and the player won't be getting a cut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swami Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 No chance of us asking for Lee Erwin back on loan next season? Even until January? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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