Oxford United set for windfall (From The Oxford Times)
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Oxford United set for windfall
11:53am Thursday 9th July 2009 in
Oxford United could be set for a huge windfall if their former midfielder Dean Whitehead completes a move from Premier League Sunderland to championship side Ipswich Town.
According to reports, Whitehead, 27, and teammate Darryl Murphy are on the verge of sealing a move to Ipswich who are now managed by former Black Cats boss Roy Keane, for a combined fee of £5m.
When the U’s sold Whitehead to Sunderland in 2004 for a fee of around £150,00 they inserted a 25 per cent sell-on clause, meaning that, depending on the valuation of Whitehead, the U’s could benefit to the tune of more than £600,000.
Comments(30)
Carterton Sven
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3:56pm Thu 9 Jul 09
I trust our current Directors to use any windfall wisely
AVCC
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4:21pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Canterbury_Yellow
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4:52pm Thu 9 Jul 09
COME ON YOU YELLOWS!
Zimmer
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5:07pm Thu 9 Jul 09
The Black Cats need to sign a replacement for Deano if he goes!
Zimmer
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5:21pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Zimmer wrote:From Wearside 'It is Whitehead and Murphy, 'Fee undisclosed' thought to be £5m or thereabouts!!!!!!!
News from my mate on Wearside is that it could be Murphy and Carlos Edwards heading for Ipswich!!!!! The Black Cats need to sign a replacement for Deano if he goes!
amershamdave
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5:54pm Thu 9 Jul 09
AVCC wrote:Exactly.
lets just hope Kassam isn't able to get his hands on the money.
Richard Wickson
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6:47pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Zimmer wrote:The " Murphy and Carlos Edwards" names appear to be correct, no mention in Sunderland of Whitehead going anywhere anytime soon. I know we are in line for cash should he go but do think that it smacks of desperation that every now and then this story comes up and when , like i just have, you trawl theu the clubs webites, local newspapoers websites and everything that is associated with the player, those clubs and the relevant towns press nothing agrees with the rumours. Tho on a positive note if he is sold on at a good fee it will be a bumper pay out day for OUFC and we all would like to see that!
Zimmer wrote: News from my mate on Wearside is that it could be Murphy and Carlos Edwards heading for Ipswich!!!!! The Black Cats need to sign a replacement for Deano if he goes!From Wearside 'It is Whitehead and Murphy, 'Fee undisclosed' thought to be £5m or thereabouts!!!!!!!
Old Garsingtonian
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7:20pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Zimmer
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7:23pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Richard Wickson wrote:R W local at Ipswich local press Keen agrees undisclosed fee for the Sunderland Duo Whitehead and Murphy and fans speculating that Whitehead will be made Captain by Keen.
Zimmer wrote:The " Murphy and Carlos Edwards" names appear to be correct, no mention in Sunderland of Whitehead going anywhere anytime soon. I know we are in line for cash should he go but do think that it smacks of desperation that every now and then this story comes up and when , like i just have, you trawl theu the clubs webites, local newspapoers websites and everything that is associated with the player, those clubs and the relevant towns press nothing agrees with the rumours. Tho on a positive note if he is sold on at a good fee it will be a bumper pay out day for OUFC and we all would like to see that!Zimmer wrote: News from my mate on Wearside is that it could be Murphy and Carlos Edwards heading for Ipswich!!!!! The Black Cats need to sign a replacement for Deano if he goes!From Wearside 'It is Whitehead and Murphy, 'Fee undisclosed' thought to be £5m or thereabouts!!!!!!!
BenkiuGuasu
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7:39pm Thu 9 Jul 09
amershamdave
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7:47pm Thu 9 Jul 09
BenkiuGuasu wrote:Who'd Have 'thunk' indeed, Ben? Just think - if (sorry-WHEN) we get to Div.2, what are current players gonna be worth?
who'd have thunk when dean whitehead was at oxford that he would one day go on to become Roy Keane's chosen captain and central midfield numero uno.
Open your eyes
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10:45pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Adman
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10:19am Fri 10 Jul 09
tanchris
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10:32am Fri 10 Jul 09
SouthamptOx
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12:14pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
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12:14pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
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12:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
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12:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
says...
12:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
says...
12:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
says...
12:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
says...
12:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
On the swings and round-abouts that is football we'd probably come out just ahead if you ballance up a £600k windfall against Brian Lee and his personal vendetta against our club last season.
Still this is no time for sour grapes. More like time to pop some corks.
SouthamptOx
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12:20pm Fri 10 Jul 09
not quite that excited.
Open your eyes
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1:45pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Adman wrote:What did you expect him to say? Of course it was good business.
And I heard Chris Wilder this morning say on Radio Oxford that it was a good bit of business for OUFC to include the sell on clause, so I think you can rest assured that OUFC WILL get some cash should Whitehead be sold.
What it/he doesn't say is if we've already been paid out, does it!
So perhaps I am not assured with all 'the' assumptions that we are still entitled to a cut.
Adman
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2:14pm Fri 10 Jul 09
But if he IS sold, I reckon Chris Wilder knows enough about the transfer market, and this deal in particular to know that we WOULD be paid.
Open your eyes
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4:10pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Adman wrote:Well thats you assuming again isn't it.
Well, we haven't been paid out, because Whitehead hasn't been sold.... But if he IS sold, I reckon Chris Wilder knows enough about the transfer market, and this deal in particular to know that we WOULD be paid.
Just because he hasn't been sold doesn't mean a deal over the fee has taken place, may I refer you to a similar situation at Cambridge United, clever cloggs.
Zimmer
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8:18am Sat 11 Jul 09
Open your eyes wrote:Whitehead's wages could be a stumbling point- He's on a reported £25,000 per week at Sunderland and would be expected to take a substantial cut in that should he go to the Witches.
Adman wrote: Well, we haven't been paid out, because Whitehead hasn't been sold.... But if he IS sold, I reckon Chris Wilder knows enough about the transfer market, and this deal in particular to know that we WOULD be paid.Well thats you assuming again isn't it. Just because he hasn't been sold doesn't mean a deal over the fee has taken place, may I refer you to a similar situation at Cambridge United, clever cloggs.
Likewise Murphy is on slightly less but would also have to take a substantial cut in wages.
Having said that neither appear to be in Steve Bruce's plans for the future of Sunderland and both players have worked under Keane so fingers crossed that it all goes through. I still think £600,000 is optimistic and it is muh more likely to be around £350,000 or less that will be received!
Zimmer
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8:27pm Sat 11 Jul 09
The Whitehead part is more complicated as I hinted above and a stumbling block could be Whitehead's wages currently £25,000 a week at Sundeland, which Ipswich are unlikely to match. If Whitehead is part of the deal the combined fee would be £5m which makes Whitehead's fee £2m of which 25% is £500,000!
SouthamptOx
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12:35pm Mon 13 Jul 09
This means twwo things 1) Keane may have more money to spend on Whithead - particularly wages 2) He may have to focus more on bringing in additional strike force.
It's still in the ballance but my thoguht would be after getting hids fingers burnt by Hull he might move quickly to land Whitehead. Fingers crossed.
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BenkiuGuasu says...
3:44pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Anyone know?