Alex Scott - £25m to Bournemouth- Confirmed

[TheReds]

Cannot see him playing for us again myself. Could be our biggest ever payday for him, and cannot see anyone from the club putting that in jeopardy.

[Lew-T]

Christ alive, I hope James and Naismith are fully fit. 

I hope that isn’t the last we see of Alex Scott. It’s a real shame because with a fit squad, we can easily finish in the top 10.

Injuries of late all point towards a damp squib ending to our season. 

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

47 minutes ago, TheReds said:

and cannot see anyone from the club putting that in jeopardy.

I hope they don’t, whilst it’s a real shame that Alex is unlikely to be with us next season I imagine we really need the money from his sale to strengthen the squad.

[Port Said Red]

2 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Not good news. How long is a minor knee ligament injury usually??

We don't have much to play for I supoose and we don't want to exacerbate the damage either.

If they use the same techniques as they did with Kalas, who it seems had a more severe injury, then not too long.

1 hour ago, TheReds said:

Cannot see him playing for us again myself. Could be our biggest ever payday for him, and cannot see anyone from the club putting that in jeopardy.

I thought the same about Kalas when told about the severity of his injury, but he seems to be recovering quickly. Fingers crossed he will only be out for a couple of games.

[Fammyfan]

The positive is that there’s no mention of surgery as of yet. Hope it’s nothing too serious.

Wishing AS a speedy recovery

[TheReds]

22 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

If they use the same techniques as they did with Kalas, who it seems had a more severe injury, then not too long.

I thought the same about Kalas when told about the severity of his injury, but he seems to be recovering quickly. Fingers crossed he will only be out for a couple of games.

I am not doubting the recovery time may be quick, but this is a player that could get us 25 million, and there is just 5 weeks left of the season.

I can see the club and manager (maybe Scott and his agent too) thinking why risk anything at all now, as there is pretty much nothing to play for (within reason). They may also see it as a great opportunity to get the likes of Taylor-Clarke in to get some more minutes and experience in the first team.

I would like/hope him to have a proper sign off though as he has been unbelievable.

[One Team]

Anyone think him leaving could now be at risk in terms of medical etc? Guess it depends how bad this is. Either way I hope he gets back soon. 

[BS3City]

I understand the need to protect his value to us, however I'd love to see him one last time time just to give him the send off he deserves...

[Lew-T]

2 hours ago, Percy Pig said:

I think it's quite positive actually, there's very little difference finishing 9th or 20th, it all adds up to the same thing.

The injuries are however giving others chances to impress or show themselves to be not good enough going forwards, it will allow us to find out if we have any answers in the building and if not, which areas we need to strengthen. 

Knowing we are going to be without Scott next season (unless there's a miracle and he loves it here that much he wants to sign for another season in the hope of taking us up) we have already seen we need someone to deputise for James as his absence has really hurt us. 

We've seen that we need a back up left back, we need at least one more centre back. 

I'm not bothered about the results between now and the end of the season but I am intrigued by how we can perform and how we can adapt our style post Semenyo and Scott. 

Yes, that is true. 

I’m quite looking forward to seeing OTC to get a run of games in the side so we can get a proper view of him. Early days but he looks a promising young player.

I haven’t seen an update on Benarous for a while. Chance we might see him before the end of the season?

[Davefevs]

34 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

Yes, that is true. 

I’m quite looking forward to seeing OTC to get a run of games in the side so we can get a proper view of him. Early days but he looks a promising young player.

I haven’t seen an update on Benarous for a while. Chance we might see him before the end of the season?

No, Ayman will miss the rest of the season.

[alexukhc]

Just signed a sponsorship with adidas 

all.day.i.dream.about.starboy

[GrahamC]

For Saturday it is two back (James & Conway) & 2 more out (Scott & Sykes).

Looks like Naismith & possibly Kalas might be back next week, but still running on small numbers.

[Davefevs]

32 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

Just signed a sponsorship with adidas 

all.day.i.dream.about.starboy

These….

 

[Merrick's Marvels]

Alex Scott - the new Joe Joyce?

Let's hope not. 

[Son of Fred]

Quite likely he's played his last game for us - we'd be mad to risk flushing 25 million quid down the pan.

[Ska Junkie]

I reckon Anis could play the AS role. Could we then play JD in front of Pring? 

[GrahamC]

14 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

I reckon Anis could play the AS role. Could we then play JD in front of Pring? 

Who is playing centre half then?

[Davefevs]

13 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

I reckon Anis could play the AS role. Could we then play JD in front of Pring? 

Worth listening to his pre-match interview today.  Talks a lot about playing as the 10.

 

2 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Who is playing centre half then?

We are gonna play Andy King as a “false-no5”

[Ska Junkie]

17 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Who is playing centre half then?

You offering Graham?

[Major Isewater]

11 hours ago, One Team said:

Anyone think him leaving could now be at risk in terms of medical etc? Guess it depends how bad this is. Either way I hope he gets back soon. 

As I previously posted, if his injury is not cleared up before  summer transfer window then maybe clubs will hold off until January to bid for him after he’s proved his fitness. 
Either way that’s football today , top players need to be machines to cope with the demands on them. 

[GrahamC]

8 hours ago, Ska Junkie said:

You offering Graham?

If you ever saw me play you definitely wouldn’t be asking..

[Port Said Red]

17 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

If you ever saw me play you definitely wouldn’t be asking..

Actual footage of Graham joining Scott and Mehmeti in a training session......

https://youtu.be/RgaIw829Yxk

[GrahamC]

41 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Actual footage of Graham joining Scott and Mehmeti in a training session......

https://youtu.be/RgaIw829Yxk

Actually for those who know him, that could easily be my brother..

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

I'm still not convinced he's gone this summer. All this talk of £25M+ is just that at the moment, talk. He's under contract to 2025 so I want to see the colour of the money before we enter into any negotiation. 

[Davefevs]

12 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I'm still not convinced he's gone this summer. All this talk of £25M+ is just that at the moment, talk. He's under contract to 2025 so I want to see the colour of the money before we enter into any negotiation. 

The other thing is that SL said we’d offered him a new contract too.

[Red-Robbo]

2 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I'm still not convinced he's gone this summer. All this talk of £25M+ is just that at the moment, talk. He's under contract to 2025 so I want to see the colour of the money before we enter into any negotiation. 

 

Seem to be enough PL sides interested. Even if some of this interest is just agents talk, we could have a bidding war.

His Man City display on national TV will likely have interested a lot of potential purchasers. 

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

42 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Seem to be enough PL sides interested. Even if some of this interest is just agents talk, we could have a bidding war.

His Man City display on national TV will likely have interested a lot of potential purchasers. 

I don't deny there's interest but will there be tangible bids of the magnitude we want. I'm not so sure. I expect any clubs that bid will try to get him on the cheap with staged payments and add ons and I'm yet to be convinced there'll be a bidding war. If I'm wrong, which is quite conceivable, then the minimum requirement has to be £25M and a 20% sell on clause. 

[Robbored]

50 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Seem to be enough PL sides interested. Even if some of this interest is just agents talk, we could have a bidding war.

His Man City display on national TV will likely have interested a lot of potential purchasers. 

Thanks for that Captain Obvious…………

[Red-Robbo]

11 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I don't deny there's interest but will there be tangible bids of the magnitude we want. I'm not so sure. I expect any clubs that bid will try to get him on the cheap with staged payments and add ons and I'm yet to be convinced there'll be a bidding war. If I'm wrong, which is quite conceivable, then the minimum requirement has to be £25M and a 20% sell on clause. 

 

If anything like the number of potential interested clubs mentioned is true, then I think £25m+ is possible. That is an 'if' however.

11 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Thanks for that Captain Obvious…………

Mentioned to add context to the rest of the post. 

[Davefevs]

10 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I don't deny there's interest but will there be tangible bids of the magnitude we want. I'm not so sure. I expect any clubs that bid will try to get him on the cheap with staged payments and add ons and I'm yet to be convinced there'll be a bidding war. If I'm wrong, which is quite conceivable, then the minimum requirement has to be £25M and a 20% sell on clause. 

I’m never quite convinced that bidding wars happen (that often). We will have a price, if a club hits it then great, if more than one club hits it, then it’s not like an auction…and likely the winning club is decided by who the player wants to go to (all things being equal).

Issues tend to arise when the club the player favours doesn’t meet the asking price.

Speculation: Semenyo with Palace not reaching the desired amount 

[Leveller]

22 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

If anything like the number of potential interested clubs mentioned is true, then I think £25m+ is possible. That is an 'if' however.

Mentioned to add context to the rest of the post. 

Have the two of you ever been seen in the same place together?? Red-Robbo-Red.

[Red-Robbo]

1 minute ago, Leveller said:

Have the two of you ever been seen in the same place together?? Red-Robbo-Red.

 

We're not allowed to.

I'd 'Gary Johnson' him. 

[Robbored]

2 minutes ago, Leveller said:

Have the two of you ever been seen in the same place together?? Red-Robbo-Red.

Not as far as I’m aware………..

[Nuno Gomes]

9 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

Actual footage of Graham joining Scott and Mehmeti in a training session......

https://youtu.be/RgaIw829Yxk

Looks like he has lost weight.

[GrahamC]

12 minutes ago, Nuno Gomes said:

Looks like he has lost weight.

I have, actually..

[Porto Red]

10 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I'm still not convinced he's gone this summer. All this talk of £25M+ is just that at the moment, talk. He's under contract to 2025 so I want to see the colour of the money before we enter into any negotiation. 

Interesting take, might we all have been rather taken in by all the wonder and speculation, when I saw Mason Mount being touted at a "mere" £70m I did pause to think maybe Alex Scott as an unproven player at the top level will not be going anywhere just yet 

[bcfcredandwhite]

Maybe the heels caused the knee ligament injury?

if so, Nige needs to have a word….

https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/488731/alex-scott-dances-sheer-vinyl-catsuit/

[Rocking Red Cyril]

8 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I’m never quite convinced that bidding wars happen (that often). We will have a price, if a club hits it then great, if more than one club hits it, then it’s not like an auction…and likely the winning club is decided by who the player wants to go to (all things being equal).

Issues tend to arise when the club the player favours doesn’t meet the asking price.

Speculation: Semenyo with Palace not reaching the desired amount 

It all comes down to bids. Which apparently have not occured yet. So is it press, agent stirring it up? I do think it's good SL says there s new contract on the table. AS might fancy another year or two at the gate. And I get the feeling SL wants bidding to start at 25 mill and go in an upward direction from there.

Just my thoughts

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by Rocking Red Cyril

[Lanterne Rouge]

All that fuss and worry we had about him getting his tenth booking and missing two games and now he`s out anyway. Thank you football gods!

[redsquirrel]

is he really crocked or a bid accepted on condition hes fit to go asap with no risk of injury beforehand? just a thought,

we all know clubs only say what they want you to hear.

[Simon bristol]

3 hours ago, redsquirrel said:

is he really crocked or a bid accepted on condition hes fit to go asap with no risk of injury beforehand? just a thought,

we all know clubs only say what they want you to hear.

Well it happened playing for england and was reported independently, seems unlikely we are embellishing anything?

[Mr Popodopolous]

Good article, apologies if already posted.

https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/player-analysis-alex-scott/

[formerly known as ivan]

Being linked with Liverpool this morning. Sounds glamorous but personally feel this would be a bad move. Unlikely to get many minutes if you look at Carvalho this season.

[Topper 123]

34 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Being linked with Liverpool this morning. Sounds glamorous but personally feel this would be a bad move. Unlikely to get many minutes if you look at Carvalho this season.

Thing is these European top teams have 3/4 players to cover each position and rotate through all different competitions + he has age on his side and can be FIXED into any side , I personally don’t think any top 6 team would be bad for him and in life you only get one chance 

[Super]

40 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Being linked with Liverpool this morning. Sounds glamorous but personally feel this would be a bad move. Unlikely to get many minutes if you look at Carvalho this season.

It's a difficult one. I don't believe for a minute he would turn Liverpool down if interested and the chance to work with Klopp but obviously there is how much game time he'll get although he might get more if Liverpool qualify for Europa League or the Europa conference league.

[BCFCAL]

5 minutes ago, Magger1 said:

Thing is these European top teams have 3/4 players to cover each position and rotate through all different competitions + he has age on his side and can be FIXED into any side , I personally don’t think any top 6 team would be bad for him and in life you only get one chance 

They have Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliot and Stefan Bajetic, all young and probably ahead of Scott at the moment, add their experienced players in there - Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Kieta. And they also played Trent in the middle against Arsenal (Which was his position throughout his life until a RB crisis). That's 8, so probably putting Scott 9th, maybe 8th ahead of Kieta, they don't have European football next season, so no need to rotate as much, and that's before any signings they make - which, by the looks of it, they desperately need.

It could be a good move, look at Foden staying at Man City, training and learning off of Pep and the experienced players, but that's rare, most progress the most playing games, and I don't think he'd get many minutes at Liverpool. Would be hard to turn down Klopp and Liverpool though. All speculation, we shall see this summer, or hopefully not.

[Super]

1 minute ago, BCFCAL said:

They have Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliot and Stefan Bajetic, all young and probably ahead of Scott at the moment, add their experienced players in there - Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Kieta. And they also played Trent in the middle against Arsenal (Which was his position throughout his life until a RB crisis). That's 8, so probably putting Scott 9th, maybe 8th ahead of Kieta, they don't have European football next season, so no need to rotate as much, and that's before any signings they make - which, by the looks of it, they desperately need.

It could be a good move, look at Foden staying at Man City, training and learning off of Pep and the experienced players, but that's rare, most progress the most playing games, and I don't think he'd get many minutes at Liverpool. Would be hard to turn down Klopp and Liverpool though. All speculation, we shall see this summer, or hopefully not.

I think Fabinho, Jones, Keita, The Ox, Milner will be gone in the summer. Henderson is at the later stage of his career. They obviously want Bellingham and Mount but they may struggle to get them and have to look elsewhere.

[BCFCAL]

3 minutes ago, Super said:

I think Fabinho, Jones, Keita, The Ox, Milner will be gone in the summer. Henderson is at the later stage of his career. They obviously want Bellingham and Mount but they may struggle to get them and have to look elsewhere.

I agree I think The Ox and Milner are basically already gone, which is why I didn't mention them, think if Kieta and Fabinho go then they will replace them with top proven quality in top leagues, same as Henderson, but I don't think him or Jones will go. Think if they get Scott it'll be like a carbon copy of when they signed Carvalho, which isn't much game time, couple of cameo appearances.

[Galley is our king]

1 hour ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Being linked with Liverpool this morning. Sounds glamorous but personally feel this would be a bad move. Unlikely to get many minutes if you look at Carvalho this season.

Kerching!!!££££££

[cheddarwedlocker]

Liverpool?!

Give me the ferkin’ money

[TonyTonyTony]

Personally don't buy the Liverpool story, but if a team of that size is interested the price goes up

[Red Army 75]

 

[Topper 123]

24 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

 

£££££££££

[Open End Numb Legs]

It would be painful to see him getting splinters on the bench for 88 minutes for a really top club but that's the game I guess.

Having said that they sit in luxurious seats these days, but I digress....

A conundrum, the bigger the club, the less game time potentially and he is still developing. Hate to see that stall?

[KegCity]

2 hours ago, TomF said:

He should take Jude’s place at Dortmund, would be great for his development 

Have Dortmund ever been linked with him?

[Super]

Trending on Twitter...

[Super]

1 minute ago, TomF said:

Don’t think so it’s just me thinking what would be good for him.. look at how well Jude has developed 

Also it's what Dortmund do.

[formerly known as ivan]

1 hour ago, Percy Pig said:

But if you use Harvey Elliot as the comparison player that point is completely reversed. Elliot has played in every game. 

Elliott was signed as a 16 year old and has played about 30 times for them in 4 years, including a season on loan back in the championship. Scott has been a regular starter in the championship for 2 seasons. Not exactly a like for like comparison.

[Swede]

Money talks & he's going with all of our best wishes. He's a top top talent. Considering his age, arguably the best player we have ever produced. My advice would be to hope you get to see him in a Bristol City shirt again before the season ends.

His sale will enable this great club to kick on. Exciting times.

[cidercity1987]

Liverpool

That's one way he'll still play for OTIB's team next season

I personally hope he doesn't go there, bad for his development

[Super]

1 minute ago, cidercity1987 said:

Liverpool

That's one way he'll still play for OTIB's team next season

I personally hope he doesn't go there, bad for his development

How?

[TonyTonyTony]

4 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

I personally hope he doesn't go there, bad for his development

How would training next to experienced international players, in a world class training facility, with one of the best coaches in the world be bad for his development?

[1960maaan]

I kind of hoped he would go for a Webster size fee to a similar size Club, then shortly after move to a top Club and we get Sell on. If he goes to a top Club he has to go to a good one, one that can actually win the things we put in as Add ons.
Shit source I know, but this is the sort of thing that would make the deal interesting for me. We get £25m and a £25m player for a year.

[TonyTonyTony]

7 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

I kind of hoped he would go for a Webster size fee to a similar size Club, then shortly after move to a top Club and we get Sell on. If he goes to a top Club he has to go to a good one, one that can actually win the things we put in as Add ons.
Shit source I know, but this is the sort of thing that would make the deal interesting for me. We get £25m and a £25m player for a year.

dont do it to yourself

[1960maaan]

1 minute ago, TonyTonyTony said:

dont do it to yourself

Poor old Roy gets a lot of stick, but at least this time others agree with some of it.

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

44 minutes ago, Super said:

How?

Because he'll end up living in Cheshire and have to cope with trauma of having his house burgled regularly. 

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

1 hour ago, TomF said:

Don’t think so it’s just me thinking what would be good for him.. look at how well Jude has developed 

If he has to go (and I still hope he doesn't) I too would like to see him at Dortmund. Good club with passionate supporters and big crowds and a team that plays football that should suit his style. He would be superb to play as a replacement or alongside Bellingham. Don't know that he's on their radar though. 

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

2 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

 

I hope it comes down to Alex or Boro's Hayden Hackney rather than Sunderland's on loan Manchester United player Amad Diallo. 

[slartibartfast]

4 hours ago, BCFCAL said:

I agree I think The Ox and Milner are basically already gone, 

Yes, sadly, John went a good few years ago .

[Davefevs]

5 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I hope it comes down to Alex or Boro's Hayden Hackney rather than Sunderland's on loan Manchester United player Amad Diallo. 

Think it’ll come down to Diallo’s goals versus Scott’s overall play in a lesser side.  Hackney shouldn’t win it over those two, streets ahead of him imho.

Just now, slartibartfast said:

Yes, sadly, John went a good few years ago .

Who?