Brown off to Stoke

The 2m is of course the figure quoted in Stoke press. That could be 2m up front, or 2m guaranteed with add ons for all we know. Look at figures released by Wigan press vs Barnsley press last year when Moore moved.

If it is the total fee, or even the guaranteed sum, then it's poor, given fees paid for other strikers this window. Can't imagine missing out on a move would affect his workrate in games either.

On the other hand, if getting 2m for Brown means we keep Woodrow, then it becomes more understandable. Can't see that being the case though.

 

Completely agree. The kids very talented and he's still only 22. I'd hope the £2m is just a wild guess from the paper source, but I've said that numerous times in the past and its been sadly true (though in Stones' case, it was even less upfront)

 

£2m ffs - so Ivan Toney who has never played a Championship game is worth five times more than Brown?

Jeez - can we please get whoever negotiates sales for Peterborough and Brentford in to give us some tips quickly? Surely we learned from Brentford last time when they sold a bang average centre half to Bournemouth for £15m and then gang-raped us for the best centre half outside the Premier League for a bag of peanuts.

I thought our owners were supposed to be adept business leaders? Think I'm gonna put in a bid of a fiver for one of Chien's hotels.

We have no need to sell Brown and so bidding should start at "Ivan Toney levels" or suitors should be told to jog on.

 

I just said similar below re the figure and being a guess by the paper.

Suggestions last year were we paid over a £1m for Thomas, over £1m for Wilks and around £700-900k for Schmidt (i so hope all those figures are overstated).

£2m for Brown would be beyond insulting, however the deal was structured.

 

2 million would be a joke, but I think we rejected a bid of more than 2 million weeks ago apparently off to Birmingham now according to some.

 

I just hope we retain an interest in his future.

 

Stoke??
Hardly got previous for enhancing the careers of their acquisitions from Barnsley much have they. You'd think he'd give that some thought. But then I guess the likelihood of £30k+ a week probably has an impact.

 

2 million ?

wow

 

If it’s 2m this plan will never work. Wouldn’t even start negotiating until a base figure of 4m minimum was on offer. Other than that I wonder if he’s got a release clause. 2m at league one level would have been a decent return but not the championship.

Think Brown is going to be one of those players that people don’t realise what he gave us until he’s gone.

 

Starting to think this board cant count above 2

 

We got 1.5 for potts I think brown will be abit more than 3million loads of potential loads of assists last season and one before and still only 22/23

 

current market value of Toney with no experience of this league would indicate £2 million as an insult and should be dismissed as such by the board

I hope he stays as i think we will miss him more than some think and the measly sum received if we do sell for that will not get us an adequate replacement (provided we do get paid of course)

 

Hope we get a good amount, might be worth getting a few loan signings in with heavily subsidised wages then in current climate to replace. From teams that have a culture of pressing football. I know they won't be ours but bank the money. Covid isn't going anywhere and let the foolish spend daft amounts.

 

Everyone speculating, but at the end of the day he is only worth what a buying club will pay & hopefully we have a value that reflects todays market & unless the buying club meets that value then keep him here , he has 2 years left on his contract so unless we are strapped for cash we should be able to hold out for what the club wants or simply keep him

 

of course we would he’s the best home grown prospect since Stones and Holgate. Made a great contribution in his first season at a Championship level.

 

Why do we do these deals? So we sell for a small fee, (we have previous on this) In the hope the player pushes on and we can have another slice if the player improves and is sold on. Why should we do this, surely it`s the buying clubs risk to enhance their asset. Look at Brentford, they sell big, then what does it matter if that player is a total flop.I`m not saying Browny is worth anything near Ollie Watkins but come on Barnsley, stop the risk that we hope someone is sold in the future for big bucks, get paid properly and get paid now.

 

3 million plus add ons I reckon is about right. Can't compare him to Toney or Watkins. Different type of players, they are more just forwards who have been banging to goals in.

Brown is more of the assist type. Goal scorers are always going to attract far bigger money.

3 million plus 40% sell on doesn't seem bad to me. Somebody says in today's market.... Todays market is less than last year IMO with covid19 impacting clubs finances so can't see us holding out for silly money. Guess it depends on the mindset of the player and also does the manager see him as integral to the team.