Compensation

[Boletus Edulis]

You may have noticed that earlier this week that the Professional Football Compensation Committee ruled that Oxford have to pay us £200k compensation rising to up to £280 depending on number of appearances, plus a sell on clause for Curtis Nelson.

Curtis who was 22 and played for us over 200 times, being Captain for a large number of those decided not to accept a new contract, and as a free agent joined Oxford, which is his right. We declined the compensation offer from Oxford for him being under 23, and took it to a tribunal who ruled as above. This is compensation for our time in nurturing him since he joined us from Stoke as a sixteen year old. The Oxford Chairman, Darryl Eales, seems to think this rather unfair, and an excessive amount that he had not budgeted for.

To many Greens this seems a perfectly appropriate amount given the investment in this player that has helped make him what he now is. I wonder what others thought of Eales opinion, and whether you have similar positive or negative experiences?

 

[shoddycollins]

Well I'd not know where to start when it comes to valuing a player but to Oxford I would say tough titties.

We got £300,000 for Huddersfield for Kyle Dempsey a much rawer talent than Nelson, he was only 17 and had only played for one full season for us, so if anything you got short shrift. That said Dempsey probably was considered to have more potential to play at the highest level and being an attacking player he would typically command a higher fee.

I should add that fee wasn't set by tribunal, Dempsey was under contract, but still I was under the impression the point of the tribunal was to set a fee that you would normally have been able to demand for Nelson.

 

[Kenneth E End]

In July 2002, a 20-year old Matthew Taylor had played nearly 150 times for Luton Town and was an integral part of the team that got promoted back to the third tier.

He was sold to Portsmouth for £400,000 + clauses. Joe Kinnear said on the deal: "At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask."

He went onto play around 10 seasons in the Premier League and around 350 games. Money well spent.

 

[Boletus Edulis]

I should add that fee wasn't set by tribunal, Dempsey was under contract, but still I was under the impression the point of the tribunal was to set a fee that you would normally have been able to demand for Nelson.

My understanding is that it was not setting a transfer fee, rather compensation for our time in developing him, hence why it is probably lower than what a transfer fee might. However, the sweetener is that we get a 20 per cent sell on clause of anything above what we get for him.

 

[Don Tonberry]

In July 2002, a 20-year old Matthew Taylor had played nearly 150 times for Luton Town and was an integral part of the team that got promoted back to the third tier.

He was sold to Portsmouth for £400,000 + clauses. Joe Kinnear said on the deal: "At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask."

He went onto play around 10 seasons in the Premier League and around 350 games. Money well spent.

Money well spent indeed.

 

[Grecian O'Grecian]

For a centre back who never looked particuarly good in the times I saw him, who's only made a step up from League 2 to League 1, I'd say you got a very generous deal.

 

[SF_]

Moving from L2 to L1 I don't think that deal is too bad, I doubt we got much more for Josh Brownhill who is only 20 and had about 70 league one games under his belt, plus a handful in the Championship.

 

[Boletus Edulis]

For a centre back who never looked particuarly good in the times I saw him, who's only made a step up from League 2 to League 1, I'd say you got a very generous deal.

Wonder what you'll get for your wunderkind?

 

[Grecian O'Grecian]

Wonder what you'll get for your wunderkind?

Probably £60k compensation + add ons, or whatever the fixed rate is for Prem sides to steal players who are yet to sign professional terms.

 

[EricSabin]

Money well spent indeed.

And he's still fucking brilliant

 

[Kenneth E End]

And he's still fucking brilliant

I was kind of hoping we'd be able to tempt him back here this summer, but obviously Northampton are still overspending.

 

[EricSabin]

I was kind of hoping we'd be able to tempt him back here this summer, but obviously Northampton are still overspending.

Don't start that. Because now you've made me think of that thieving c*** David Cardoza and that makes me angry!

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

I was kind of hoping we'd be able to tempt him back here this summer, but obviously Northampton are still overspending.

Do you know if he is still coaching some our kids teams Kenneth? Sure I read he was somewhere. Would love to get him back here in some capacity, he was my hero when I first started going to games regularly.