Academy & U21s

[bluebruce]

14 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

Adverse weather...4 degrees with a bit of rain and snow?

[because of boxing day]

Has there been a finalisation or progress report recently upon the action vs Newcastle regarding Rory Finneran?

Edited 22 hours ago by because of boxing day
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[KentExile]

On 13/10/2025 at 18:52, bluebruce said:

Speaking of compo, did the compensation for Finneran ever get sorted?

 

On 13/10/2025 at 18:59, KentExile said:

Finneran compo will very likely never be fully revealed, although is probably sorted at this point and will almost certainly  be in the initial 10s (possibly low 100s) of £K, with the vast majority based on future achievements and sell on fees

 

On 02/11/2025 at 10:46, Comfortably numb said:

A couple of articles from Nixon this morning....

 

 

On 02/11/2025 at 11:47, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Mm, interesting. Maybe Newcastle are getting cold feet ?

 

On 02/11/2025 at 11:54, KentExile said:

Newcastle's actions/use of Finneran do not suggest that is the case.  When fit, he has been a regular in their U21s since just before he turned 17 in February, and he has played more minutes for their U21s this season than any other player currently under the age of 18.  All of which would suggest they rate him rather highly.

Even if they did have cold feet, it wouldn't matter one jot, he signed a contract with them and compensation is payable, they are merely hoping that by stalling for as long as possible, Rovers will get desperate and accept a lower amount/sell on fee etc.  Unfortunately they are probably not wrong

 

 

1 hour ago, because of boxing day said:

Has there been a finalisation or progress report recently upon the action vs Newcastle regarding Rory Finneran?

Short answer is "no"

Everything we know (I think) is attached above

Edited 21 hours ago by KentExile

[wilsdenrover]

11 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

 

 

 

 

Everything we know (I think) is attached above

Probably still waiting for Pasha to sign off the tribunal admin fee (£300).

 

[because of boxing day]

In the absence of the Club providing confirmation of the position it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that there has been no settlement?

[KentExile]

14 minutes ago, because of boxing day said:

In the absence of the Club providing confirmation of the position it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that there has been no settlement?

as per the previous post, no settlement had been agreed as of early November (according to Nixon).  

[KentExile]

25 minutes ago, because of boxing day said:

In the absence of the Club providing confirmation of the position it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that there has been no settlement?

 

9 minutes ago, KentExile said:

as per the previous post, no settlement had been agreed as of early November (according to Nixon).  

What I will add is that even once an arrangement is made

- the initial fee will likely be a few £100K at most, with the lions share being based on future appearances, his part (if any) in Newcastle's successes, International appearances, sell on % etc

- Rovers will probably never announce it anyway

 

Edited 20 hours ago by KentExile

[bluebruce]

Allegedly Arsenal are going to wait until the summer for Tyjon now, to get him cheaper.

[Torgeir]

11 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Allegedly Arsenal are going to wait until the summer for Tyjon now, to get him cheaper.

Think we tried to sell him to the highest bidder but there weren't any this window. 

[TheKitGuy]

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

Think we tried to sell him to the highest bidder but there weren't any this window. 

Was never going to happen, it's not like we are a CAT 3 academy - any club who wants him might as well keep him in our academy until the summer and just get him for free.

[KentExile]

1 hour ago, TheKitGuy said:

Was never going to happen, it's not like we are a CAT 3 academy - any club who wants him might as well keep him in our academy until the summer and just get him for free. a compensation fee 

fixed it for you 😉 

Edited 16 minutes ago by KentExile

[bluebruce]

1 hour ago, TheKitGuy said:

Was never going to happen, it's not like we are a CAT 3 academy - any club who wants him might as well keep him in our academy until the summer and just get him for free.

What's different about a cat 3 academy? Do you mean because they can be poached even easier because they have less protections, so it would just have been done on the cheap?