2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

[weeyin]

59 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

He was playing along side Chris Wood who has moved for 15M 25M and 15M. Just looked way better than Wood. 

Wood has a much better track record than Just and played at a consistently higher level.

When we signed him, Just had been on a season long loan to a 2nd division Austrian team.

Which goes to show what great scouting combined with great coaching can do.

[texanwellfan]

20 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Wood has a much better track record than Just and played at a consistently higher level.

When we signed him, Just had been on a season long loan to a 2nd division Austrian team.

Which goes to show what great scouting combined with great coaching can do.

I’m not saying we should expect 15m but I think 4M is on the low side. 

[David]

Transfer fees aren’t really based on how highly supporters rate a player. They’re based on what the market is willing to pay, and historically clubs in Scotland outside Celtic and Rangers rarely command £6m fees unless you’re talking truly exceptional circumstances.

Like a Lennon Miller.

The World Cup definitely helps exposure, no doubt about it, but one tournament doesn’t automatically double a player’s value overnight.

I think there’s a difference between saying he’s played at a £6m level and saying a club will actually pay £6m.

Those aren’t always the same thing.

[weeyin]

It's like Bargain Hunt. Need two or more interested buyers to start a bidding war.

Ultimately, as David says, it's about what the market will pay. Many factors are in play there from the cost of comparable players to resale value. The World Cup helps raise profiles and interest which is why, if we are selling, we should take advantage of the uptick in publicity. Plus it's another success story we can point to when trying to sign new players.

While 3 or 4 million might feel low, it's a pretty good return on investment financially and for what has done for us on the pitch. I'm sure the Board will have run the numbers and figured out what is reasonable. I remember Caldwell quoting all the stats for Miller comparing him to similar players in his age group, and I'm sure they will be doing the same for all or potential transfers out.

 

[Orinoco]

What you say is very true, but valuations are increasing at a stupid rate, stupidly quickly across europe. Scottish football should not be excluded from these rises just because what happened in the past. Our guys are under contract and extremely important part of the team cog.

 

 

[weeyin]

11 minutes ago, Orinoco said:

What you say is very true, but valuations are increasing at a stupid rate, stupidly quickly across europe. Scottish football should not be excluded from these rises just because what happened in the past. Our guys are under contract and extremely important part of the team cog.

They are in some leagues. The markets where we picked up Priestman, Watt and Just, not so much.

I'm sure if we can get more, we will do that. The fact they still have long-ish contracts increases their value too. 

 

[Richie]

Perhaps going over old ground, but I'm not sure bidding wars in the context of transfer fees are much of a thing, at our level anyway.

There will come a point where bid(s) are tabled which the Club finds acceptable.

Any bidding war between clubs will be in terms of contract and wages.

FWIW I think around £6m could just about be achievable, but it would also be the ceiling of what we could reasonably expect.