02 Jul 2014 08:57:07
interesting that dundee utd ( we don't need rangers ) seem quite happy to sell their young talent off to anybody that's interested. surely if you have no "money issues" ( were operating in the black) you should be building a squad to challange for the league, then in turn when the times right sell players on for a bigger profit, which I think, if the deal goes through, sporting lisbon will do with gauld!!

{Ed001's Note - even more interesting that they rejected bigger offers from England last summer, odd that suddenly they are accepting less now.}

1.) 02 Jul 2014
02 Jul 2014 12:52:24
Were probably offered more cash up front than other club offered. I imagine they put a large sell-on fee clause in the contract. It's just good business sense, with that money they can secure players like macay-Stevens on long term contracts guaranteing more transfer fees aswell as signing more youth prospects. Something rangers should have started doing 2 years ago.

2.) 02 Jul 2014
Were any offers actually made for him last year? I know there were lots of scouts up looking but did anything turn into a firm offer?

{Ed001's Note - there was a big from an English club of 5m+ which was rejected. There was an enquiry made by Hull last January, who were told that it would take in excess of 6m to even make them look at the offer.}

3.) 02 Jul 2014
02 Jul 2014 17:14:47
ST Eddy agree with you don't think there were ever any offers made for the young lad. TALKSPORT in November 13 stated Nicknamed the ‘Mini Messi’ by Dundee United supporters, no less than four Premier League clubs are said to be tracking Gauld. Specifically, those sides are Newcastle, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United, showing just how highly-rated the youngster is. Scouts from all four of teams watched him pull Partick Thistle apart in a 4-1 victory for United last weekend. Various sources claim he is valued at around £6m.
So don't think it was actually Utd who were stating this worth.
ED where you getting your info? if its DR then I know it will be wrong then.
They seem to be doing good business for a lad who only played around 34 games in all comps last year and less year before.?
What are we getting for our young lads? o ye we seem to be giving them frees.
Boyblue: time to get of the hate UTD fence its in the past and last check they don't have debt and if this fee etc taken into account they laughing all way to bank. unlike us. pity Murray Park not doing its job.

{Ed001's Note - I don't even know what DR is, I got it from someone who works at Hull and someone who works for Spurs, who were interested last summer. Well AVB wanted him last summer, but they seemed to have a deliberately policy of buying players AVB asked them not to buy at that point! As for that piece of crap radio station, I don't listen to anything said on there, most of it is just lies made up to get people phoning their premium rate numbers.}

4.) 02 Jul 2014
Much has Murray park made rangers ally?

5.) 03 Jul 2014
Sorry, not on the " hate utd fence", just thought it was interesting that they were willing to lose young talent, when they could at 18, nurture him and sell at a later date as will sporting lisbon, as we can see they have already put in a clause on his contract right away!

ps - it also depends what your definition of "debt" is in business, that determines if you are operating in the black or not!!

6.) 03 Jul 2014
I've seen Gauld a few times and he is no where near as good as the press makes out. (still decent though). The actual fee is "undisclosed". There was a simiar carry on when Adam King left Hearts in January. Press were suggesting fees of over £1m for a player who had never been in the first team. Actual fee "undisclosed. "

Were any of these bids anything other than paper talk.

In saying that the boy is decent and might do better in a less physical league where his lack of dig might not be such a big issue. (is the portugease league less physical?)

I wish him well and hope he proves me wrong. Scotland could do with a Messi. Well done UTD its money in the bank.

7.) 03 Jul 2014
Buyblue the clause was a 48 million pound clause according to tv yesterday funny money eh