Undisclosed

When Carlton Morris goes to Luton Town how much are we betting it will say undisclosed fee?

 

All bets are off.
It's the eleventh commandment or 1st amendment if you're from the other side of the pond.

 

Why would you want to disclose a fee. And let other clubs know how much you have at your possible disposal. To inflate their valuations.
Why is everyone fixated.
People are interested. I understand that. But clubs don't put it out there for a reason.
To annoy folk isn't a reason.
It's extremely common in football.

Interesting reports but pretty obvious.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/46453-revealed-why-clubs-leave-transfer-fees-undisclosed

https://soofootball.com/undisclosed-fee-in-football-the-in-depth-explanation/

 

I bet the new home kit is red.

 

Can you stop talking sense please

 

Destroys the Myth. Why is it only us though.

 

Because the perception is we sell cheap and don't want to admit it.. whether true or not may I add

 

It is pretty common practice for clubs not to announce it, been this way for ages.

We should have some indication with this one though as so far the reporters are saying 2 million for the fee. If that is true, it will smash the Luton transfer record so they would announce him as a club record signing. If they don't, we can assume we have been shafted and he has cost less than Sluga cost them (around 1.5 million). If they do announce him as a record signing, then at least we know we got more than the 1.5 they paid for Sluga.

 

But that's the perception of most, if not all fans, not just we.
Eg . Woodrow comparible fee, according to some re Toney, was way off the mark when they were both at the top of their game. And Toney was being quoted as £10m by Barry Fry at the time.

 

Be interesting to see how Jones describes Morris.
If Woodrow was the Marquee signing what does that make Morris?

 

Many forget its a business first and foremost...Quick question..if it was your company would you want to tell everybody your business dealings ?
Wait until the accounts go in to be checked approved and then released
You can then see if I'm not mistaken incoming revenue and the like
Yes I get the vibe the buzz it creates but at the end of the day the deals being done are between the two clubs and the incoming or out going players and their agents not the supporters
Sorry to pxxs on anybodies parade

 

An exhibition.

 

Us fans will be pretty much the only people who don't know the fee as it will get leaked somewhere by a board member, agent or player. That passes to their friends, family etc who tell the media. It will be widely known in Football circles how much Woodrow went for and how much Morris is going for today.

 

I think in this modern world of shady owners and clubs being outside of FFP and going to the wall etc, full disclosure would be a good thing. As investors in the club, fans also deserve to know where their money is going when their club buys a player and how much the club receives for specific outgoings. It would need to be the same rule for all however. The undiscolsed fee just tells me there's something to hide. I understand why our club does it, because it's an option and many clubs do, so why would we want to reveal amounts when our competitors also hide behind 'undisclosed'? But a full disclosure rule may just make a potential owner think twice before taking on their next business venture and ruining another traditional football club for their own CV and ego.

 

I know that and it says that in the reports. But the way some present it. You'd think it was only us. Hence why I posted the reports. For those to read and gior whinging.
Fascination is fine. Fixation is ott. That becomes tedious and boring.

 

They have to declare everything to the FA, including copies of the contracts, so nothing is really hidden in that regard.

 

When was the last time we actually disclosed a fee for a player?

 

Wow, you're prescient! Any idea what the lottery numbers will be on Saturday?