We've had a bid turned down for Dempsey..

According to twitter.

 

Better go for Makepeace then...

 

You beat me to it.

 

I wonder what the bid was. We seem to have a lot of bids rejected.

 

Dunno, but it took us a few attempts to get Hourihane last summer.

 

http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/new...n-written-offer-for-kyle-dempsey-2528854.aspx

 

Apparently 400k. Seen some people think they're mad for rejecting it, some Carlisle fans saying 400k is an embarrassing offer...

 

400k is a lot of money for a L2 lad who's played just one season of football. It's a lot of money for Carlisle too. I can't imagine it was that much, otherwise he'd be here, signed and sealed.

We got Hourihane and Winnall for that.

 

True. It makes you wonder if we take the pi55 with our opening bid.

 

I would hope so. No point paying over the odds. Folk take piss out of us too remember?

 

Aye but we accept the pi55 take bids. I get the point of starting low but if we're offering £50k for a player valued at £200k we're just wasting everyone's time, including our own.

All speculation of course, I have no idea if we're actually doing this.

 

probably have been 100k and we'll probably get him for 300k with add ons

 

I'm just a tad surprised that in amongst all these young players we've got (or are trying to get) that we're not adding one or two more experienced lads. I don't mean old, just well worn, been there done it types. Maybe we'll see a few added, I dunno, but as it stands we look like we're trying to assemble the most inexperienced football squad of all time. And as Alan Hansen once said.......

 

I thought 400k was a bit steep as well. It's only on twitter where I've read it so probably toss. He does look a great prospect though!

 

£1,000,000 is also a lot

for an 18 year old kid who has just 22 appearances with a L1 club, scoring 1 goal.... but Villa seem interested in Holgate it seems. The world of transfers is a crazy world my friend.

 

is this make peace any good?? i can't find him on football stats website??

 

We seem to be the only ones parting with money in League 1. Was the same last summer as well.

 

I have a friend who does haircuts.


Glyn is barber.

 

That tweet and article is basically - we want to sell him but offer us more money and hopefully start a bidding war. If clubs are in for Mason Holgate thats exactly what we should do.