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Peter Odemwingie Wigan bid blasted
Monday 15th August 2011, 11:59AM BST.
Albion boss Roy Hodgson today blasted Wigan’s “ludicrous” bid for Peter Odemwingie – as the striker began a race to be fit for the Baggies’ trip to Chelsea.
The head coach again insisted Odemwingie is not for sale and labelled the Latics’ shock bid for the Nigeria international on Friday night as laughable.
Wigan are thought to have offered less than £4million for Odemwingie, who sat out yesterday’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United with an ankle injury.
And Hodgson said: “Peter’s not for sale and, if you had have seen the size of the bid you would probably have been laughing all the way out of here.
“I don’t understand what provokes teams to put in bids which are obviously so ludicrously far away from what the player’s value is.
“I suppose I could put a bid in for Wayne Rooney today. I’m sure Sir Alex Ferguson would laugh it out of existence, just as we laughed at Wigan’s bid.”
Odemwingie is set for fresh talks on a new contract this week, amid reports today of interest from Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp.
But Albion are determined not to sell the 30-year-old, who is effectively contracted to the club for another two years and culd return to action in Saturday’s game at Chelsea.
Another Baggies striker, Ishmael Miller, was due to complete his £1.2million move to Nottingham Forest today, while Albion are planning more talks with former England and United midfielder Owen Hargreaves.
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Go for Messi Roy, Messi, told you I will chip in 49 quid!
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Apparently Saint Peter wants £70,000 a week whereas we are only offering £50,000!
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I wouldnt have sold Miller…………. Odemwinge is great now but a big enough fee from Spurs maybe sensible to take?? He’ll be 31 soon!
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Yes if we offered a stupid amount for Rooney it would be laughed at as not serious – but what if Barca or Man City put a small bid in ?? Because the clubs are of a similar size the bid but be seen as trouble making and Fergie would have FIFA involved…..
Can’t wait to see PO and either Long or Tchoi ripping the prem up this season !!!
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If Spurs are interested and are offering him 70k it’s gonna be hard to keep him – but Dafoe plus cash would be worth a look…. still think he will sign though.
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i think a few wolves fans would be happy if we sold him, if a bid of 10 million came in then yes but only if a replacment striker was bought in straight away and we could bid for javis too :)
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I think that if a deal was negotiated correctly then we may possibly get £5-£6m for a player that may hit ten goals.
We could then go and sign a younger version who would get double figures. Wolves did this with Fletcher.
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What a pathetic bid by Wigan. Hope they get relegated this year: poor team, poor stadium & a poor fanbase.Odemwingie is probably worth 5-6 million but that’s only because he’s 30. If he was 25 he’d be worth at least 10 mill easy. Great player. Good luck this year baggies. Hope we can both push for a top half finish!!
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7.baggie boy, wouldn`t want fletcher, not bad in the air but thats it. Odemwingie is 2 footed, quick as anything and gets loads of assists as well as goals. I`d only sell if the bid was 25m, and if thats not going to happen then let him see out his 2 years and then he can go for nothing with our blessing.
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I think I have sussed this one, according to Sky Ish has just gone to Forest for an “INITIAL” 1.2 mill, perhaps this is who they thought they were going for with this 1.5 mill bid? bit like the Yank who thought he was buying Tower Bridge, rather than London Bridge!
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I’m sorry I thought this was an Albion story??
This probably highlights how much of a threat the Wolves fan see him as that they feel so compelled to comment and even more comically compare him with Fletcher!!
It’s important to separate the fact from fiction:
PO is under contract and will remain an Albion player until we say otherwise; and
Nowhere has he said he’s unhappy, that he wants to leave and financially we don’t need to sell.
To some extent he’d be difficult to replace, so personally I don’t think a bid of less than silly money would persuade us to let him go.
PO’s agent will be the one conducting negotiations, trying to get the best deal for his client. During which time, bits of speculation are par for the course.
In truth, only DA, PO, PO’s agent and HillBilly (post no.2) know what’s happening.
I’m sure we’ll get this tied up soon.
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9. £25m – We wish or is it April 1st and I have forgotten?
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8 WVW.
I think there are two points here.
He might be worth £6 mill to Spurs but he’s worth a lot more to us because of what a replacement would cost. And as he’s got two years left on his contract we have the whip hand.
As a follow on to this because of his age it’s not like Nasri who can threaten to sit tight and go on a Bosman. He can sit tight on the wages he’s on and there’s nothing we can do about it but in two years he’ll be a 32 year old striker.
JP is not known for kow towing to other chairmen or players. He may go but it will be for a price of our choosing, not Spurs or Newcastle’s and certainly not Wigan’s (are they getting confused with the fees Rugby League players go for?)
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Thats bad news about our strips being so pricey, would explain why we will never go for Kaka though, no one could afford to have Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite printed on a shirt!
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9.dekker. I’d take Fletcher off the Wulfies, no problem. When you buy a goalscorer, look for one who gets the 1-1 equaliser when you play badly, not the guy who gets numbers 4 and 5 in a 5-0 win. Fletcher may well score more than Doyle this year.
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Personally I feel that a decent size bid we will let him go to maximise the sale value. 6-10 Million would be good. Scoring even without odemwingie is not a problem. Long & Cox are both better finishers than wingie. I’d like to keep him but if we get the right price then sell, especially if we use part of the money to fund a move gor defenders
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13) Cow towing? is this a new West Country sport? Ive only got a moped so I cant play, ESPN will be trying to buy the rights! ;-)
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Nice to know lots of clubs are after our players. Wouldn’t like it any other way. How many are after Micks tribe, who can only just beat Blackburn reserves.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Warren,
Put the crack pipe down mate. Re-read the comments and you’ll notice that no Wolves fan has mentioned Fletcher.
In fact, the only comments from Wolves fans support the Baggies view that the offer is way under the player’s value.
But why let the facts get in the way of a bit of an anti-Wolves rant?
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9) Fletcher getting a run now so we will see.
Your other point is a good one.
Worth more to Albion just keeping him to his contract and keeping you up.Not like you paid a fortune for him.
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Cyril,
Olsson will score more than Doyle this season.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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70,000 a week,greedy greedy,sell him now
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We are not bothered what Mick does with their transfers, WHEN he goes in for them. E.G. Doyle, how many goals again. “Our new striker has a 100% record, one match, one goal”. Whoa, I’m sounding like Odd Fellow.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Manowarrior
See post 7 ‘Baggie’ boy aka Laughing Wolf
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Wish I knew what was being said in the boardroom. But then I suppose that if I did I wouldn’t be posting on here would I?
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Wolves £237 for a cheapo Burka kit!. Well done “Bob the Builder”, you’ll soon have some more cash towards the new NETTO-GHETTO. At least ALBION have a good brand name, and a good football squad. Thanks to Jeremy Peace.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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14 WONOH.
I thought Wolves had bought kaka. (Only joking Manowarrior.)
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From where did you get that 70,000 a week. I dont believe you, sorry.
I think its a lot less. Please try not to invent more rubbish like newspapers and other media do. Its bad enough to be kept on the edge for him to sign that damn contract. Yeah its painful, lets face it no one wants him to leave we all know what a finisher he is and to say Cox and Long are better finishers than him isnt fair either. He s the best Albion finisher since the Regis days.
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2 HILLBILLY
If you are Dan Ashworth or Jez Peace then blog away , if not put a sock in it.
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29. WHB – JEZ Peace – I hope he reads this. I wonder if he’s ever referred to as JEZ or even still Jezza.
To be fair to the Albion if 50k is on the table that should be our final offer. He can’t hold the club to randsom. But you can’t blame him or his agent – they are just playing the game like everyone else in Fantasy football land. It may seem unethical to the ‘fan’ but if you or I was in their shoes you’d wait and see if anything worthwhile develops. Once the transfer window slams shut he’ll sign that deal if nothing is doing. He’d be foolish not to – but it won’t happen until then.
After yesterday I was glad Mulumbu is tied down. Terrific performance.
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18)……well seen as arsenal have been linked with doyle and jarvis and many other clubs have been linked with jarvo. Fell on your own sword there mate hahaha
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Roy Hodgson: “I’m led to believe there’s not much difference between what we’re offering and what Peter (Odemwingie) is asking”
I’m happy to take Roy’s word over any Chinese whispers…..
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AMS
I will have you know Jez is a very good friend of mine . LOL.
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good luck to Miller at Forest, did well for us in our championship years, unfortunately his injuries put him down the pecking order. so all the best Ishmail.
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Either way you look at it PO is under contract for 2 years. I honestly believe though the club will get this sorted unless he has asked for a ridiculous ammount which wouldn’t be in line with our budget. I believe that he should be on par with the top earners at our club but we shouldn’t break the bank for him. I think this is where his character will come to the surface, is it all about the money or will he show a little loyalty to a club that plucked him from a personal hell in Russia and is adored by the fans and given him the platform to suceed. Yes he has played his part and is a top player imo but where do we draw the line? We arn’t a club that can compete with the bigger clubs with a bigger budget we are a well run club who won’t go into financial meltdown and do a Portsmouth or a Leeds. PO has got to work out what is important, i should imagine he is a wealthy guy already, is he purely motivated by money or does he want to move to a club where he could potentially be warming the bench on more money? I honestly believe a compromise can be reached and think it will in the coming weeks. Come on Peter we love you, don’t let the greed kill that.
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If what I heard is true after talking to two shareholders yesterday and I mean a big IF and that is that Oddy is on around £20,000 a week and his agent is asking for £45,000 then he will probably leave.Spurs have sold Keane and Crouch looks likely to go and Spurs will pay Oddy what he wants.
We have Long,Tchoyi,Cox & Fortune vying for the striker/stikers role.
Two weeks of the transfer season left,lets judge our squad on September 1st and not now.
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Let’s not forget every week Peter doesn’t sign a £35K a week contract because he wants £50K a week (pulling numbers from my fundament) is another week he gets paid at his current rate – maybe £15K? And we can quite happily continue to pay him the old rate for the entire season if needs be, and he and his agent are quite aware of that.
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36 STREETLEY
I was not aware Ashworth and Peace discussed player contracts with Share holders willy nilly . I would suggest that they are talking out of their derriers . If he goes then so be it , if he stays then fine but i would suggest Mr Peace will not be held to ransom .
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Right Wolves Fan in peace here.
Perspective time, Odemwingie is worth what the board of West Bromwich Albion deem acceptable as a transfer fee for him.
Wages wise he is worth a week exactly what the board of West Bromwich Albion believe is fair increase in his wages.
Your problem is going to be if another club offers a crazy amount in wages for him. Like Chelsea have offered Modric.
But at the end of the day he is under contract for another two seasons so do what Tottenham have done with Modric.
Personally though a striker that can score 15 goals in the Premier League is priceless.
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I see wolves have included Maierhofer in their 25 man squad.
I gotta say thats a brilliant decision – those floodlights won’t clean themselves…..
Nice to see Doyle is carrying on where he left off last season – and already behind Shane Long !!!
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So long Ish, will always remember your nine goal run, alongside Super Kev. All the best.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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It really does like PO has glanced around the prem, and seen some of the silly money valued marksmen are on–and he has been ‘blinded’ by the figures his agent is making him aware of.
Well now, i know gone are the dasys when !st division players used to take A BUS, yes you heard right, a bus to training sessions (Alan hansen mention ed this!).
Nowdays its a fleet of luxury cars to choose from, it all goes with what we know as the PREM these days.
If PO goes ,then I hope he has his thermals, when english winter kicks in, and he is a fringe player sub at Spurs or the like. At least he has a rock steady fanbase and guaranteed first team football with us.
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Hahaha had to giggle at that happy baggie.
Will be interesting now is on the 16th October if learch comes off the bench to clean the flood lights and the ball hits his head and scores the winner !
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being a friend of a certain long blond haired dutch player from my adoppted home,p.o wants to stay with us,and its agent pressure thats causing all the speculation about the new,er contract,apprentley p.o is happy with what he has been offered for THIS season,and its only mr.% who is stalling,i suppose agents are a nessecery evil,but it tkes two to tango,thank you j.hill
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he is worth 3mill max to old and to injury prone he will be injured again saturday IF he playes.
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His current contract ties him to the club for at least the next 2 years, and he’s worth more to us here than any fee we’ve been offered or had realistically mentioned. We’ll keep him and he’ll eventually be realistic and sign again as he’s happy playing his football here and, he enjoys hero status, the support of the team and fans!
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39 Fordhouses.
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head that a lot of our fans seem to have missed. If he doesn’t sign a new contract it doesn’t mean we have to sell him.
If he doesn’t sign and we keep him another two years, on the drawn from thin air figures of £20 grand he’s on and £40 grand a week on offer and he will lose £2 million. He’ll then be 32 and I doubt anyone will be offering enough wages for him to retrieve his £2 mill.
He could go on strike but A) I don’t think he’s the type. B) JP is a tough cookie and may just call his bluff. The other scenario is that Spurs could make us an offer we can’t refuse, in which case we take it from there.
As I see it we hold all the cards.
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Seems too many in the know here to me.
Thought all this started because the club wanted to reward him with an extended contract.
Has he said he wants to leave.
Maybe because they’re negotiating, his agent is thinking of himself.
Where’as the player gets weekly/monthly wages,
the agent only gets a one off payment from a deal.
Really do hate these agents, they should be rid from the game.
Or am I being jealous,because there’s a binding contract running for two years.
And to get another pay-day before the due date, can’t be that bad can it.
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28. Odemwingie scored a lot for us last season but to say he’s best finisher since regis is going a bit far. Cox especially has a better strike record than any of our forwards. I’m happy either way if he stays fantastic, If he leaves for our valuation then thats also fair.
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PEOPLE FOR ME OUTS CHECK 1.5M IBANEZ 3M BEDNAR 1M AND MILLER 1.5 AND IF PO GOES TO TH THEN NOTHING LESS THAN 10MILL INS 2MILL ON RIDGEWELL 8MILL ON D STURRIDGE AND 8 MILL BID FOR HANGALAND .PS WHATS UR THOUGHTS
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Hall Green makes a very good point, why keep delaying things indefinitely. The problem Peter has if he tries to engineer a move is that he has another 2 years on his contract.
While it can be counter productive to keep unhappy players at a club, it can put teams off to see a player causing trouble at another club, so Peter – and particularly his agent should remember that.
Boing Boing!!
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I said it awhile ago that we should sell him if we could get around 8 mil and people thought I was taking the piss. We’ve got enough attacking options without him now, and we all know Mr Peace will be wanting to sell soon to cover actually spending some money. So why not get him for the maximum price. At the end of the day he is soon to be 31 and who knows if last year was a one off, defenders are going to be wise to him now. What he did for us last season won’t be forgotten, but 8 mil is good business.
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He’ll see sense and sign, regardless of his agent. Let’s face it, even after a player signs a new contract, if say Spurs came in and offered £10million for him, then he’d probably go even though the ink was still wet. If, like us, he saw that Shane Long has come to play, Tchoyi gets that ‘old black magic’ feeling, Cox gets a run and scores a few, he’ll see the need to be part of that.
Has anyone done what I did with Man.U.’s first goal? You may think, as I did, that the winger was offside when the ball was played to him. He then gets the ball and steps back onside as our defenders also play him ‘on’. I know the linesman has to make a quick decision, but they did get a few wrong.
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52 mesoshadragthorny.
We don’t think you’re taking the p**s saying that but you are taking it by thinking we’re stupid enough to not see through you.
All the signs are there. How can he be almost 31 when he’s only just turnrd 30? Having a go at JP’s spending when even our own doubters have stopped doing that. And your real calling card saying he will be a one season wonder, yawn.
So predictable.
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15 Cyril: He did last season and hardly played.
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