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BID COMES IN FOR VOKES

4:32pm Wednesday 30th January 2008

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CHERRIES HAVE received a bid for striker Sam Vokes, the Echo understands.

Reports in south Cheshire this morning hinted that Crewe Alexandra were chasing the Welsh under-21 hitman's signature, but Cherries boss Kevin Bond this lunchtime played down that speculation, saying the Dean Court club had not received any offers for Vokes "at this moment in time".

But an Echo source this afternoon claimed that one club had already made a bid for the frontman, believed to be in the region of £175,000.

It was understood earlier today that the bid had come from either Crewe or Bristol City, but City boss Gary Johnson, when contacted by the Echo this afternoon, confirmed the Robins had NOT made an offer for Vokes.

But with Doncaster Rovers also believed to be monitoring the youngster's situation, it now appears increasingly likely that Vokes will depart Dean Court before tomorrow night's transfer deadline.

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omim, Brittany says...
4:21pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Don't even think of it Mostyn!

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broadmayne pete, dorchester says...
4:24pm Wed 30 Jan 08

This sends out the message that we really have thrown in the towel. Let him go and say goodbye to the season and, at a rough guess, 2000 per week on the gates.
I just despair!

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omim, Brittany says...
4:35pm Wed 30 Jan 08

it doesn't send out anything yet as there is no confirmed acceptance of any bid.
But if this money is used by a certain person to re-buy the club from administration, then it just shows how much the fans have been "ducked up the farce" (Rhyming Slang!)

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ross, christchurch says...
4:44pm Wed 30 Jan 08

i think you might find that when our creditors find out we might have some money there will be a long queue at the front door. lower league teams always lose there best players thats why we never progress. lets hope he stays.

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FletcherTheCat, The Sexy Beast says...
4:53pm Wed 30 Jan 08

How far do you think £175k is going to go among our creditors?

Mild mannered AFCB fans will take it lying down as always though. Any other club's fans would be rioting by now.

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kudos, Fareham says...
4:57pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Maybe the reason we called in notice of administration for so long was so that we could wait until the transfer window closes before going into administration and we won't have to surrender players like Vokes.
Gradel and now Vokes, maybe this is Crewe's way of disturbing morale in the AFCB camp?

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ross, christchurch says...
4:59pm Wed 30 Jan 08

FletcherTheCat wrote:
How far do you think £175k is going to go among our creditors? Mild mannered AFCB fans will take it lying down as always though. Any other club's fans would be rioting by now.
if you are owed 150k like stanley cohen, a long way

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lferrone, Boscombe East says...
6:18pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Oh how so very sad if once again we sell our best family silver! As many have said already 175k (if true) will be a drop in the ocean so why lose out on making more money when we are in a more stable situation!!!

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happymool, Kent says...
6:24pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Obviously with our current financial situation we have to take bids from other clubs but does anyone know what happens if Sam himself doesn't want to go bearing in mind he is a local boy??

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PeterA, Hindhead says...
6:52pm Wed 30 Jan 08

This seems to me a ridiculous piece of business. Surely if we sell Sam the money will go straight to our creditors at "full value". If we hold on to Sam until after 1st Feb nobody can buy him as we are not in the transfer window so we keep our asset. If we then go into Admin we will be a more attractive (!) proposition with Sam than without him for investors.

Frankly this is just about the last straw for me anyway. Sam is our one gem. This makes me feel far more angry than the abilities (or otherwise) of KB. Truly p***ed off!!!!

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lymocherry, Lymington says...
7:05pm Wed 30 Jan 08

This will be the nail in the coffin for us this season if he does go, and just when things were looking a little brighter, the club must be really in the sh1t, what next then I wonder?

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dave2008, crewe says...
7:15pm Wed 30 Jan 08

i am a crewe fan whoever said crewe are trying to unsettle your club by bidding for sam volkes dont be so stupid we have bid 4 lots of players dont blame crewe for u been in debt 175 k u need the cash and u will take it if u dont take it where the cash goin to **** from we maybe tight with money and just a small club but we dont get into debt our club last i heard has made 9 million on transfers since 2003 we have to sell and so will you rite come on sam we need you

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dave2008, crewe says...
7:20pm Wed 30 Jan 08

oh just heard crewe have bid for him should be news tomoz on that think some guy at your club will force the deal through coz u need the money

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dave2008, crewe says...
7:22pm Wed 30 Jan 08

oh just heard crewe have bid for him should be news tomoz on that think some guy at your club will force the deal through coz u need the money

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Rkid, says...
7:41pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Don't.
Sell.
Him.

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unofficialbash, Bashley Crossroads says...
8:07pm Wed 30 Jan 08

and he aint as good as Gillespie!

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FletcherTheCat, The Sexy Beast says...
8:20pm Wed 30 Jan 08

ross wrote:
FletcherTheCat wrote:
How far do you think £175k is going to go among our creditors? Mild mannered AFCB fans will take it lying down as always though. Any other club's fans would be rioting by now.
if you are owed 150k like stanley cohen, a long way
So if he is that much of a problem, why wasn't he paid off with the £500k that the club received from Parkcrest for the land behind the East Stand?

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kevvo, The dog house again says...
8:25pm Wed 30 Jan 08

omim wrote:
it doesn't send out anything yet as there is no confirmed acceptance of any bid. But if this money is used by a certain person to re-buy the club from administration, then it just shows how much the fans have been "ducked up the farce" (Rhyming Slang!)
Be realistic if they bid we will accept it thats what happens when the Club is run by a comp[lete bunch of incompetants we are skint and everyone knows it

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cherryfan, Horndean says...
8:31pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Crewe have the habit of selling a player every couple of years for a few Mill which keeps em afloat. Clearly they see Sam as their next nest egg. WHY THE BL**DY HELL DOESN'T AFCB DO BUSINESS LIKE THAT RATHER THAN JUST GIVE OUR PLAYERS AWAY??!!!! I will be severely pi**ed to whatch this sale go through if it does then see Sam move for big money in a year or so time. And guess what we won't have a sell on clause of course!

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lymocherry, Lymington says...
8:32pm Wed 30 Jan 08

dave2008 wrote:
i am a crewe fan whoever said crewe are trying to unsettle your club by bidding for sam volkes dont be so stupid we have bid 4 lots of players dont blame crewe for u been in debt 175 k u need the cash and u will take it if u dont take it where the cash goin to **** from we maybe tight with money and just a small club but we dont get into debt our club last i heard has made 9 million on transfers since 2003 we have to sell and so will you rite come on sam we need you
Who said Crewe were trying to unsettle our club? We don't want him to be sold especially as he is worth more than 175k, so what are you having a go at us for? If you do get him then you will be getting a very talented youngster, I for one hopes he tells your lot to f@@k off!!!

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kevvo, The dog house again says...
8:34pm Wed 30 Jan 08

dave2008 wrote:
i am a crewe fan whoever said crewe are trying to unsettle your club by bidding for sam volkes dont be so stupid we have bid 4 lots of players dont blame crewe for u been in debt 175 k u need the cash and u will take it if u dont take it where the cash goin to **** from we maybe tight with money and just a small club but we dont get into debt our club last i heard has made 9 million on transfers since 2003 we have to sell and so will you rite come on sam we need you
Who said you lot were trying to umsettle the Club Ive been to Crewe and if the Club have to sell which they proberbly will my sympathy is with Sam best of luck though

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lymocherry, Lymington says...
8:34pm Wed 30 Jan 08

unofficialbash wrote:
and he aint as good as Gillespie!
Gillespie who???????

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kevvo, The dog house again says...
8:39pm Wed 30 Jan 08

dave2008 wrote:
i am a crewe fan whoever said crewe are trying to unsettle your club by bidding for sam volkes dont be so stupid we have bid 4 lots of players dont blame crewe for u been in debt 175 k u need the cash and u will take it if u dont take it where the cash goin to **** from we maybe tight with money and just a small club but we dont get into debt our club last i heard has made 9 million on transfers since 2003 we have to sell and so will you rite come on sam we need you
Another thing you need to ask yourself if you lot are bidding for loads of players why dont they sign do they look around the area first I suspect they do I was there for 3 Years and I wouldnt **** on the place to put a fire out butr poor old Sam may not realise and you may get him

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kevvo, The dog house again says...
8:41pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Hold on Sam you will get a better offer than Crewe set your sights a bit higher Chester maybe

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richard.board, southampton says...
9:25pm Wed 30 Jan 08

a year ago playing parks football and now a great lad with under 21 s under his belt-if you keep him- which you must he will be worth a packet at summer time.keep him

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Plastic, eaststand says...
10:13pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Does the deal include taking Bondy and Newman ?

If AFCB are headed for administration who benefits from any transfer fee ?

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SBATTS43, WINCHESTER says...
10:15pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Unless I have missed something here,I thought we had a transfer embargo slapped on us,because we have put In a motion of Intent for administration.We also cannot get any loan players.If I have missed something,I apologize.

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SBATTS43, WINCHESTER says...
10:16pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Unless I have missed something here,I thought we had a transfer embargo slapped on us,because we have put In a motion of Intent for administration.We also cannot get any loan players.If I have missed something,I apologize.

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SBATTS43, WINCHESTER says...
10:18pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Sorry for posting twice.

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dean3020, Norwich says...
1:57am Thu 31 Jan 08

its the last thing we needed, but it'd show real intent if Mostyn could persuade Vokes to stay- if not then we're in real trouble. I would say that if the defence could tighten up then goals from Vokes could be key to Bournemouth's survival. Bradbury's past it, Pitman never had it, Kuffour has had a bad season by his standards. If Crewe do get him tomorrow I wish him all the best there and they'll no doubt nurture him into a quality player- it'd be a great acquisition for them. He may end up playing League 2 football anyway though- Crewe are having apoor season as well and are far from safe in League 1

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Nick71, Poole says...
6:51am Thu 31 Jan 08

One of the few players that we have capable of scoring goals. Have we really signed a has-been like Tessem only to sell our best prospect? Bond and therefore Mostyn must go if this happens.

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