Luke Freeman rumours

[Buffalo]

The discontent on this site at the moment is incredible. Has everyone failed to notice that we are having a great pre-season and we're playing some really nice football?

Yep. And most of it seems to be based on pure speculation.

[1973 ranger]

Tarbie. We have done well pre season and it is a shame that fans are pissed off with things but it is understandable. If the rumour of the board rating Freeman at 3 million then we need to worry as that is Fire sale mentality because in todays market and how players are rated he is a 6 to 8 million pound player.

[Tarbie]

The discontent on this site at the moment is incredible. Has everyone failed to notice that we are having a great pre-season and we're playing some really nice football?

[1973 ranger]

Why is he tweeting anything when he is no longer in charge? He stands by Smithies sale. Shows what he knows when we are going into a season with 2 keepers who have never played a full season in the championship.

[SheepRanger]

Tony Fernandes tweeted this.......... Austin has 6 months left on his contract. I stand by smithes. And we have got two good goalkeepers to replace him. Freeman not for sale.

He's making the right noises to push the price up. In the scenario as Smithies we are overloaded with midfieldets now. Mass or Freeman could go, but not both. We do need to sell due to ongoing operating losses which need to be cut yo prepare for the drop in sky money next season. A bid of £5m plus add on for promotion will see him off.

[West Acton]

It already happened with Smithies, he was sold for £3.5m. That was a low release clause. They are usually inflated values as a deterrent to those clubs looking for a player on the cheap.

not rowing but would you prefer he had left on a free in the summer??? What if the only reason he extended contract last year was if clause was that low and if we said no he said cool not renewing and I walk for nothing. What’s view to that?

[qprjeff1882]

Tony Fernandes tweeted this.......... Austin has 6 months left on his contract. I stand by smithes. And we have got two good goalkeepers to replace him. Freeman not for sale.

[qprjeff1882]

TF tweeted to a fan the Freeman wasn't for sale.

[acricketer]

The Club aren't exactly rubbishing the rumour.

[stanistheman]

This. Let’s met things happen before going to town on club

It already happened with Smithies, he was sold for £3.5m. That was a low release clause. They are usually inflated values as a deterrent to those clubs looking for a player on the cheap.

[stanistheman]

I am.questioning the board and their valuation and stratergy not bumming Freeman to being the next big thing. He is greedy and can be a bit of a show pony with rhe step overs but he did assist a lot of goals last season so based on that is worth a bit more than 3 to 4 million.

He also scored 5 goals.

I just find it incredibly unbelievable how dumb the club is to be valuing such a player at £3m. Where the ##### do they think they will find another player who can be involved in 15-25 goals a season for a fee between £500k - 2m? It's not like they are easy to find.

Surely if they need to raise funds they need to raise the value of players .

[Rangers77]

Very funny Davie, isn’t it?

Just waiting to see 77 in full meltdown mode when Cousins attracts interest from Millwall.

LOL. I'd swap him for Robin Cousins, tbh.....

[qprjeff1882]

Why is everyone reacting like this is cast iron happening. Slagging the club off before anything’s even happened? It could just be paper talk or people trying to put 2 and 2 together. Any excuse to #### the club off. It’s actually getting a bit ridiculous

My thoughts exactly as per my post a little earlier. How the hell does a journalist know how much we value our players. Did he actually meet the club and get a quote. No. UNLESS Freeman had a release clause for the price quoted its all hearsay. Personally if i was Les or anyone on the board and any club offered £3m for Freeman I'd laugh in their faces and tell em to come back when they were serious. Easy worth £8m+ in todays market with all the other players going for similar or more.

[West Acton]

Why is everyone reacting like this is cast iron happening. Slagging the club off before anything’s even happened? It could just be paper talk or people trying to put 2 and 2 together. Any excuse to #### the club off. It’s actually getting a bit ridiculous

This. Let’s met things happen before going to town on club

[brightonr]

Funny how he goes from 'the greedy basket who won't pass the ball' to Gerry Francis Mark 2 after just a couple of lines dreamt up by a journalist trying to fill newspaper space.

Very funny Davie, isn’t it?

Just waiting to see 77 in full meltdown mode when Cousins attracts interest from Millwall.