Transfer News, Gossip & Speculation Transfer Rumours Etc part 2.....2024/25

[Supershrimper]

Has Hopper got greedy or is he waiting to see if a club can come in for him in the EFL. If we was an EFL club I'd imagine he would have signed.

Sometimes it's about stigma. Drop down to National League and you won't come back to the EFL possibly goes through peoples heads.

 

[Pak Power]

 

[Holy Joe]

The situation with Hopper, if correct, e.g. deal agreed and then goes back and asks for more cash, is very common outside football. I've known people to use offers to get pay rise at their existing companies, accept jobs and not turn up on first day as they got a subsequent offer and accepted that as well, ask for more money after agreeing etc.

Imho it's only shady if he hasn't actually got a better offer elsewhere. If he's genuinely got a better offer elsewhere then I see no issues with him coming back to us to see if we can improve our offer. It happens.

 

[Grayson]

In your opinion

Every post on here is an opinion. It'd be tiring* if everybody posted that reply to anyone who ever disagreed with them.

*In my opinion.

 

[Napster]

Every post on here is an opinion. It'd be tiring* if everybody posted that reply to anyone who ever disagreed with them.

*In my opinion.

I agree

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Blimey, what's happening on Shrimperzone? I thought today's win would bring a bit of peace. And then it would all kick off again after the next loss.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Rutherford for Dagenham was brilliant today but weren’t we in for him in the summer?

The first bit - agreed, Daggers’ left back Rutherford was excellent today. The second bit is wrong though as far as I know, that was Alfie Rutherford of Dorking a couple of years back (?)

 

[BriggBlue]

Regarding Hopper, I'm not sure why people are so upset, it's a job negotiation.

He's obviously going to try and get as much as he can, we've all done it, for my current role it went on over about a week and I ended up with more money and better all round benefits.

This is someone's Job, don't expect them to act like fans

 

[londonblue]

Regarding Hopper, I'm not sure why people are so upset, it's a job negotiation.

He's obviously going to try and get as much as he can, we've all done it, for my current role it went on over about a week and I ended up with more money and better all round benefits.

This is someone's Job, don't expect them to act like fans

Exactly.

As a contractor I've had the same. In fact there was one occasion where it took until 3 months into a 6 month contract for me to finally sign it.

 

[AustScullyPriorPowell]

Things happen for a reason, he won't be the same player that left us 5 years ago, his record hasn't been great since leaving and he'll be 32 this year so it's a downward slope.

I'm hoping Bonne will fit that type of forward and we recruit someone with pace, high press and something to prove

 

[meerkat54]

I’m starting to think if Tom Hopper signs that’s great. If not let’s move onto the next target.
Really liked Tom last time around, but we mustn’t look through the rose tinted glasses . Often second time around just ain’t the same, and we end up disappointed.

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Regarding Hopper, I'm not sure why people are so upset, it's a job negotiation.

He's obviously going to try and get as much as he can, we've all done it, for my current role it went on over about a week and I ended up with more money and better all round benefits.

This is someone's Job, don't expect them to act like fans

Exactly. We forget these are human beings and not merely commodities.

 

[danbowen]

Really happy with the Goodliffe signing albeit on loan. Did he actually say this or is it a wind up?

 

[Ricey]

Really happy with the Goodliffe signing albeit on loan. Did he actually say this or is it a wind up?

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100% wind up.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

I am going to put this on the transfer thread, you'll see why.

Post match from a Daggers itk.

Apparently their new Sporting Director, sacked a data analyst, to recruit staff from AFC Totton for them, which is near to where he lives.

Jack Wilson is the Data Analyst let go, who joined us last week. A helping hand in why we ripped them a new one yesterday perhaps?

 

[sufc4life21]

So hopper wants more money..... your not worth it mate, your goal record and your age doesn't warrant it. I think we should move onto another target even a youngster on loan from championship club wouldn't be to sad.

 

[kentblues]

We have no idea what he’s been offered - none. Hence, no-one knows why the delay or if it’s justified (on either side)…

But of course the facts have no currency so we will just make stuff up to suit our point of view. Alternative facts.

 

[bazzashrimper]

So hopper wants more money..... your not worth it mate, your goal record and your age doesn't warrant it. I think we should move onto another target even a youngster on loan from championship club wouldn't be to sad.

How do you know? I’d presume as a starting point you know how much he was offered and the average wage for 31 year old forwards who have spent their careers in the league?

 

[sufc4life21]

How do you know? I’d presume as a starting point you know how much he was offered and the average wage for 31 year old forwards who have spent their careers in the league?

I don't know how much he was offered but going by the rumours on here he originally accepted a deal then got greedy. As I previously said his goal scoring record isn't great and doesn't warrant us bowing down to his demands. Not like we are signing will grigg who similar age and has proven goal scoring record in the efl. Also not keen on going back to players who we had previously from 5 years ago, never tends to work out.

 

[Suffering shrimper]

If hopper wants more money than the club are willing to give the club rightly so are sticking to there guns I’d like us to bring in faal from Worthing