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" Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:03 pm

Cardiff City have had a bid of £750,000 accepted by AFC Bournemouth for centre back Jack Simpson.

The 24-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has made 20 appearances for Bournemouth, since signing in 2017.


Bournemouth have accepted a £500,000 offer rising to £750,000 from Cardiff City for Jack Simpson.

Jack Simpson's contract with Bournemouth runs out in five months and manager Tindall had originally stated he would be offered a new one, but has changed his mind.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:11 pm

Wtf! Has he played much this season?

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:14 pm

Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:14 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:Cardiff City have had a bid of £750,000 accepted by AFC Bournemouth for centre back Jack Simpson.

The 24-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has made 20 appearances for Bournemouth, since signing in 2017.

I thought there was no money being made available? :roll:

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:15 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


wasn;t benkovic young and played at the back?

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:17 pm

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport ... ournemouth
-accept-cardiff-city-bid-jack-simpson/

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:17 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


Well I’d assumed he wasn’t a regular. Numpty

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:18 pm

Hasnt played much for Bournemouth but he is youngish and 6’4” and played once at under 21 for England. Good news and good luck to him! :bluebird:

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:19 pm

arri potta wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


wasn;t benkovic young and played at the back?



Yes but obviously something not right with player? It looked like Leicester wasn't bothered he didn't start either! now gone to an inferior league probably more suited to him?

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:22 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
arri potta wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


wasn;t benkovic young and played at the back?



Yes but obviously something not right with player? It looked like Leicester wasn't bothered he didn't start either! now gone to an inferior league probably more suited to him?


aghh is see, do they want bacuna, pack, cunningham, vassell and a few other lower league players? :laughing5: :laughing6:

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:22 pm

Dazzy wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


Well I’d assumed he wasn’t a regular. Numpty




But you asked if he'd played much well 20 games in 3 yrs should tell you he hasnt.. and my point is its January and very few players are sold who are 1st team players unless they're out contract end season like watter! :thumbup:

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:23 pm

arri potta wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
arri potta wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


wasn;t benkovic young and played at the back?



Yes but obviously something not right with player? It looked like Leicester wasn't bothered he didn't start either! now gone to an inferior league probably more suited to him?


aghh is see, do they want bacuna, pack, cunningham, vassell and a few other lower league players? :laughing5: :laughing6:



We hope! :laughing5:

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:27 pm

He only has to play until Mozza comes back.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:29 pm

Prior to today's game he played 7 games in a row this season. We needed a centre back, hopefully the villa lad right back and we can then look at centre mid. Connor houlihane

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:31 pm

This lad should have a very decent pedigree and will replace Bamba in the squad. Seems sound business to me. We desperately need a right back and another midfielder. The sooner Pack is loaned or sold the better. Ponderous, slow and totally unprofessional lunging into a tackle today as the Captain. We need energy in the middle of the park.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:33 pm

He has started 7 games for Bournemouth this season so must have something about him.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:34 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:Cardiff City have had a bid of £750,000 accepted by AFC Bournemouth for centre back Jack Simpson.

The 24-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has made 20 appearances for Bournemouth, since signing in 2017.




hmmm...i think most of those 20 were as a sub.... he came on against us in the 94th minute..

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:36 pm

Looks decent player to be fair

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:40 pm

Played the last 7 games up until today. Bit dissapointed its not a RB we're getting in first, but confident he will be a good signing for us.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:52 pm

I dont know nothing about him but the fact Eddie Howe signed him and he was up against a good squad to get in that Bournemouth team suggests he could be ok. I hope that's not too naive of me

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:08 pm

General consensus on a Bornemouth fan forum is that he is good value for the price we are paying but they have better and he is out of contract at the end of the season and they don't want to lose him for nothing.

Presumably this means the board are backing Harris as he is being allowed to sign non loan players for money. Good to see us signing so,e youngsters too.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:11 pm

Before today, played 6 games in a row (90mins) and Bournemouth only conceded 2 goals during those games. We need cover at CB for this season and will probably need another CB in the summer. Only 24 and relatively cheap. Could be a decent signing.

Hopefully he's decent with the ball at his feet and this is the start of a rebuild with the aim of playing better football.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:14 pm

No presuming about it really!! Not going to let him sign players if he's out the door surely?
Maybe he has highlighted to the board,that some players simply cannot adjust their game to suit a change of the way we want to play?
Who knows,could be a cracking signing,young too,so if he improves,perhaps some sell on value?
Anyway,welcome to the mad house!!

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:41 pm

bluesince62 wrote:No presuming about it really!! Not going to let him sign players if he's out the door surely?
Maybe he has highlighted to the board,that some players simply cannot adjust their game to suit a change of the way we want to play?
Who knows,could be a cracking signing,young too,so if he improves,perhaps some sell on value?
Anyway,welcome to the mad house!!


We are at the point though that we just need bodies - the two players that we have been linked with today are both young and relatively low spend.

IF a new manager was to come in it might also increase the cost of players as clubs know that he would want backing.

Listening to Harris earlier, sounded like the new striker is a club singing more than his anyway so signing these players isn’t necessarily a sign that they are backing Harris.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:05 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


Well I’d assumed he wasn’t a regular. Numpty




But you asked if he'd played much well 20 games in 3 yrs should tell you he hasnt.. and my point is its January and very few players are sold who are 1st team players unless they're out contract end season like watter! :thumbup:


Sorry pal. Didn’t mean to be rude. That’s fair enough. Let’s hope Harris knows something others don’t. He seemed to with Osei Tutu

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:13 pm

Dazzy wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


Well I’d assumed he wasn’t a regular. Numpty




But you asked if he'd played much well 20 games in 3 yrs should tell you he hasnt.. and my point is its January and very few players are sold who are 1st team players unless they're out contract end season like watter! :thumbup:


Sorry pal. Didn’t mean to be rude. That’s fair enough. Let’s hope Harris knows something others don’t. He seemed to with Osei Tutu



No problem..
Hes a decent player and young better than the outcasts that we've been buying last couple of years... whether it's his signing or committees this season we've done well with signings except benkovic! :thumbup:

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:14 pm

boyo1927 wrote:Prior to today's game he played 7 games in a row this season. We needed a centre back, hopefully the villa lad right back and we can then look at centre mid. Connor houlihane


I’d love to sign Houlihane, but we’ve no chance.

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:17 pm

Blue78 wrote:
bluesince62 wrote:No presuming about it really!! Not going to let him sign players if he's out the door surely?
Maybe he has highlighted to the board,that some players simply cannot adjust their game to suit a change of the way we want to play?
Who knows,could be a cracking signing,young too,so if he improves,perhaps some sell on value?
Anyway,welcome to the mad house!!


We are at the point though that we just need bodies - the two players that we have been linked with today are both young and relatively low spend.

IF a new manager was to come in it might also increase the cost of players as clubs know that he would want backing.

Listening to Harris earlier, sounded like the new striker is a club singing more than his anyway so signing these players isn’t necessarily a sign that they are backing Harris.


Let’s hope we’ve started doing the moneyball thing

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:55 pm

750k for a player whose played 20 times in 6 years and out of contract in the summer hmmmm

Re: " Cardiff City have offer accepted for centre-back "

Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:07 pm

arri potta wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
Dazzy wrote:Wtf! Has he played much this season?



Well not going to sign a 1st team player are we as its the January sales? At least hes youngish and plays at back what more do we want? :D


wasn;t benkovic young and played at the back?

Yes he was but we didnt give him a decent chance allegedly