The Robins Nest Forum

RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: Robin’s rumours.

Sounds like a kids TV show aimed at 6-10 year olds with an unbearably simple, catchy theme tune.

Andy Williams was 100 per cent a target, albeit an ambitious one (nothing wrong with that).

Shade wrote:

RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: Robin’s rumours.

Sounds like a kids TV show aimed at 6-10 year olds with an unbearably simple, catchy theme tune.

I would hope any ten year olds in my family have moved on to more intellectual and educational fodder.

Jon Palmer wrote:Andy Williams was 100 per cent a target, albeit an ambitious one (nothing wrong with that).

Had an offer been made? Just informal talks? Or were we just one of many clubs who’d express an interest if asked?

Be plenty of players we consider and might want who we never decide to make an offer to.

Stop trolling RCS seriously, both myself and Jon have told you he was a target.

Robin wrote:Stop trolling RCS seriously, both myself and Jon have told you he was a target.

See above posts.

I'm with RCS on this. Peterborough targeted Mo Eisa, but they were never in with a shout. Similarly, we targeted Mullins and got him, because he was a realistic target. We don't know how far any negotiations with Williams got, if there were any at all.

Shade the answers are out there to those questions, both Jon and I confirmed there was a very serious interest.

Robin wrote:Shade the answers are out there to those questions, both Jon and I confirmed there was a very serious interest.

Same as Peterborough’s very serious interest in Mo?

To be honest I don't know as much about that but Jon confirmed they made a verbal offer.

Robin wrote:To be honest I don't know as much about that but Jon confirmed they made a verbal offer.

The subtlety of the point is that a derisory verbal offer with no intention of meeting the asking prices is more of a ‘nice to have’, than ‘serious target’.

If we did get as far as negotiating things like contract length with Williams, it could easily be a case of Gary not thinking Williams was worth it and that we are better off saving the money for a more important target as much as it is us having “missed out”.