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Post by martincounty4life on Apr 16, 2021 19:03:07 GMT
Anyone any idea how much the Madden transfer fee was? In co-commentary on Tuesday, Sean Connor called him our 'record signing', Surely he didn't cost more than Ian Moore (£800,000)?
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Post by gazz on Apr 16, 2021 19:43:32 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Martin, thanks for joining!
I was thinking exactly the same when I heard it, mate. He won't have cost anywhere that much, so it was obviously Sean Connor being OTT. Well, I'm hoping he wasn't that much!
I wonder if he meant that it's the record fee we've paid since we've been Non-League? I doubt it, but it's just a thought.
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Apr 16, 2021 22:58:12 GMT
Hi Martin - and welcome to Heaven!
The fee for Madden was, I think in the region of £250,000 - so some way short of the Ian Moore record deal.
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Post by gazz on Jun 13, 2021 16:58:59 GMT
The chance he was brought in to take, he fluffed.
Whatever he cost it was a waste of money - but, ya know, the project.....
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jun 13, 2021 17:19:48 GMT
Easy to be wise after the event, I guess - but Madden was clearly short of fitness today, and would have been better suited to the bench with Reid starting in his stead.
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Post by hermannsays on Jun 13, 2021 17:47:25 GMT
I reckon Madden did well just to be available at all today after his injury but, as said, he wasn't up-to-speed. There was a bit of a desperate feel to him starting, I thought... "he'll be the difference" etc.
Can't help an ankle turn but I think it highlighted some of the other decisions which were in our control. I had really thought it important to see Bennett get more minutes than he did after returning from his loan. People will have their opinion on him, I know, but the seeming determination to exclude him from meaningful time on the pitch was short-sighted. While he was on loan, Cardwell was starting to look tired in games (had to play full 90s away at Aldershot and a few days later in the 0-0 at EP Bromley) and then he was basically blunt over May.
With Reid really benefitting alongside a battling frontman, when he did play he never really seemed to be alongside someone at the top of their game.
When your 4 frontmen are a mix of injured or not in the best form... well, yeah.
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jun 13, 2021 18:19:42 GMT
I wouldn't be fussed about trying to sign Cardwell for next season. He's looked tired, as you say, H - and been pretty anonymous - for a good while now. Believe that Chorley are seeking a tidy sum of money for him, too. We should look elsewhere..
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Post by ceefer on Jun 13, 2021 18:20:08 GMT
I think Madden should have been played in the last match. That way he would have been more match fit today.
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