I'm sure I read or heard it was roughly around 3k??What's his current wage at Hearts roughly?
Barker would easily get a game over McKay -stevens and Barrie McKay hasn’t even scored a goal yet.Barker wouldn't get anywhere near the Hearts side.
Barker would easily get a game over McKay -stevens and Barrie McKay hasn’t even scored a goal yet.
Probably a good bit less.Expect him on deadline day for around 300k then.
If I didn't read the thread, surely it must have been my "ain" patter then?Get yer ain patter and read the thread.
Exactly, they've ran to the papers and are trying to drum up support that will have no influence on the club.I would just say to them that it’s £300k now, or a decreasing amount all the way until 2 days before the deadline
Something like reducing by £25k per day over next 5 days.
They're chasing second place. Would be madness to sell early.
Need to get him in now and settled into the squad before the start of next season.
At the risk of sounding like Martin Bain(shiver) Barker is the one player in the squad we should probably just try to pay off if there are no takers for a loan spell elsewhere.Don't know how often you watch Hearts mate, but McKay has been outstanding for them and the reason Ben Woodburn couldn't get a game.
He's probably one of the biggest reasons why they're comfortably the 3rd best team in the country.
He's creating chance after chance every game, playing behind the striker, (usually Boyce) and the Hearts fans look on him as their best outfield player.
This isn't a suggestion that we should be
re-signing him btw.
Mackay-Stevens isn't a first pick now at Hearts and I don't particularly rate him either, but his end product throughout his career would certainly rank him ahead of Barker, for me.
Even when Barker was at Hibs, he was in and out the side and could never be relied upon.
A number of people on here have it in for Barrie McKay. I said the day he signed that he was an excellent signing for them. Excellent passing and vision. Some people think pace and dribbling is all that matters.Don't know how often you watch Hearts mate, but McKay has been outstanding for them and the reason Ben Woodburn couldn't get a game.
At the risk of sounding like Martin Bain(shiver) Barker is the one player in the squad we should probably just try to pay off if there are no takers for a loan spell elsewhere.
The strangest signing of recent times for me.
I reckon he’ll sign on the last day for something like 375k. Fee will be undisclosed.
So say it is for arguments sake, his contract is only worth in the region of 78k. So that off wage bill plus a little sweetener, 300k is a fantastic offer. 600k is a piss take tbh. If I was Hearts id be very careful not to lose that kinda money trying to over inflate the guys price and make him unhappy for 6 months.I'm sure I read or heard it was roughly around 3k??
But Balogun will just slot in at the back as he's done so many times before.Quite simply as i think it makes us a lot stronger.
I don’t expect helander to come back and fit straight back in. It will take him time, and don’t fancy going rest of season with bassey as our cb back up. (Simpson scares me)
A number of people on here have it in for Barrie McKay. I said the day he signed that he was an excellent signing for them. Excellent passing and vision. Some people think pace and dribbling is all that matters.
I honestly don't recall specifically mate, but we did sign all of Jones, Stewart and Barker in the same window and I took a bit of stick for casting doubt on the validity of the signings.Was Barker not a late panic as the Kent deal wasn't over the line ?
He has fantastic ability and in a Hertz side he can afford to go through a poor run of form or have a bad game one in three without it mattering too much.A number of people on here have it in for Barrie McKay. I said the day he signed that he was an excellent signing for them. Excellent passing and vision. Some people think pace and dribbling is all that matters.
Yes, most effective centrally where pace is less important and his vision and passing can be better utilised.Imo, Neilson is now getting the best out of him, by pretty much giving him a free role behind Boyce.
I expect him to find pockets of space between the Celtic defensive midfield and their defence on Wednesday night and cause them plenty problems.
It's not too much at all, that's a ridiculous statement.Even 300k is far too much, we don’t actually need him right now.
The counter point to that is keeping him might help them secure circa £3m (at least) and group stage European football next season.If I was Hearts id be very careful not to lose that kinda money trying to over inflate the guys price and make him unhappy for 6 months.
Yeah i get that, same as our situation with CG. To be fair i reckon they will get euro football next season with or without JS. I'm sure they will have their own player targets lined up just in case, and like us maybe want them bedded in earlier. The JS cash may go a long way to securing that target. They shouldn't be trying to hold a gun to our head seeing as we have more than enough cover. Just all seems a bit shoot yourself in the foot kinda thing.The counter point to that is keeping him might help them secure circa £3m (at least) and group stage European football next season.
20 games between the end of the window and end of the season , no way the club are paying Hearts £30,000+ every game that John Souttar would be available for never mind actually selected for ...........Even 300k is far too much, we don’t actually need him right now.
Everyone knows Hearts are skint and need money. Let’s ensure we wait until the summer for Souter.
Correct mate.This is going exactly the way I was concerned it would.
An already inflated fee rejected and Rangers possibly coming back with another. The momentum was all with Rangers given we had the player signed , now we’ve shown our hand to say we want him and will pay. Hearts reject the bid publicly and set the price.
Absolute madness and dreadful market management by us.
It's because it's a load of mince.Not seen that anywhere tbh.