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Originally Posted by Phang
oconnnor was undervalued. we took 1.6 because they offered it and the money for him was too good to get in the way of after he'd been an excellent and dedicated professional for us for years. if he'd played for everton or someone, though, it'd be closer to 5 mil. riordan, in the same situation, would have been about 4 mil.
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Youre speaking from the green and white heart, not the green and white head mate. The transfer fees for a player whos performed really well in the SPL isnt anything like the fees commanded for players who prove themselves at a higher level, which O'Connor just hasnt done.
Barry Ferguson, in his prime, was only £5m. The state of Scottish football, and the finances of certain clubs which have been totally mismanaged, specifically Hibs/Motherwell, mean they can only command fees which are slightly below market value for players.
Market value in Scotland and everywhere else is totally different. The Bosman era saw to that, and some of the parasitical agents in Scottish Football make a very good living persuading players to ditch their clubs in favour of a nice fat signing on fee elsewhere.
I had hoped the O'Connor cash would be used to keep the other talent youve got on 2 year or less deals. Time will tell if the Hibs board has learned its lessons from Murray/Caldwell/Riordan.
Alas, I doubt it.