25 Aug 2023 09:32:00
Reports that Holgate is heading for a medical at Southampton today.

1.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 09:57:43
Only on loan though. Still it’s a start.

2.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 10:57:09
Option to buy and £70 odd grand a week apparently.

3.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 11:14:28
I don’t get why we aren’t pushing them to some obligation to buy at the end or a permanent transfer
And if we are really in for Adam’s then build into that agreement ??‍♂️.

4.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 11:37:01
How come Holgate is Southampton bound for a medical, but we still can't agree terms for Che Adams.

Obviously our offer of £10 up front then a pound a week was not acceptable.

5.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 11:40:34
We want his wages off the books, not sure we’re in a position to make demands.

6.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 11:51:20
Reckon we will end up paying part of his £72g a week.

7.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 12:46:43
Probably. Not many £70k a week defenders in the Championship.

8.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 12:46:43
Probably. Not many £70k a week defenders in the Championship.

9.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 13:15:17
And who replaces Holgate in the squad?

McGuire? I bloody hope not

At this rate Dyche will have 4 keepers and 3 outfield players on his bench.

10.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 13:36:09
I still think Adams is not who he really wants so waiting to see if there is a better option first.

11.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 14:16:17
Could be right bobslad.

12.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 14:50:11
From what’s being reported regarding Holgate - loan for the season, no option/ obligation to buy and wages being split between the two clubs.

Whilst he’s out of the club, hardly a deal to be celebrated.

13.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 14:55:41
I hope not bobslad.

14.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 16:05:12
Saving a couple of million quid in wages on a player who never plays still helps us. The fact that he’s on £75k at all is criminal.

15.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 18:14:24
Unless he is replaced by a u23/ u18 then we won't be saving anything as we will have to pay to replace him, it just false economy which I find strange if we are as skint as we are reported to be. Sell him or loan with an obligation should be the only options the club should consider in my opinion.

{Ed025's Note - i agree sa, or swap for Adams if we really want him..

16.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 18:32:01
Not a fan of agents but hats off to Holgate getting him that sort of wage. Speaks volumes about our negotiation skills or lack of them.

17.) 25 Aug 2023
25 Aug 2023 19:47:56
He had a good season full of promise and rumours were rife that everyone including City were sniffing about. We were hoping/ fearful he'd be on a similar trajectory to Stones. A big pay rise and a massive FM style 5 year contract to keep him out of the clutches. The rest is history.

18.) 26 Aug 2023
26 Aug 2023 01:52:32
When you hear that Mason Holgate is on 70k a Week the penny finally drops for every fan that the club is ran by absolute lunatics and buffoons. Just when you think things can't get any worse this mobb managed to pull yet another rabbit out of the hat. I'm just beyond disgusted with what's happened to my club. Years of abject failure but at least under moyes we had a team I could be proud of. I have no love for any of this current crop but its the board that sanctioned these halfwit players and gave them ludicrous salaries. I really am morphing into a mere avid football fan as kenwright and moshiri have drained the love out of me. I will never forget the 'summer of 2017' for me the catalyst for where we are now! Tit up after tit up ever since.