Cherries: Mitchell won't let Thomas leave on the cheap

7:00am Wednesday 5th December 2012 in Latest Sport Photograph of the Author By Neil Perrett

SEASIDERS LOAN: Wes Thomas SEASIDERS LOAN: Wes Thomas

CHERRIES chairman Eddie Mitchell insists striker Wes Thomas will not be allowed to leave Dean Court on the cheap.

Boss Eddie Howe last month reluctantly granted Thomas a loan move to Championship outfit Blackpool after the player had asked to go.

The 25-year-old, who will remain at Bloomfield Road until New Year’s Day, netted his first goal for the Tangerines in their 4-1 win over Peterborough on Saturday.

Although there was no provision for the agreement to be made permanent, Thomas is likely to be a target for Blackpool once the transfer window has reopened next month.

Thomas is under contract to Cherries until 2014 and, should he be sold, the club would look to recoup a large chunk of the six-figure sum they paid to Crawley just 11 months ago.

Mitchell told the Daily Echo: “He has gone on loan until January and there isn’t anything else in place. When he comes back, it will be up to Eddie to decide what happens.

“If anybody were to come in for him, I would have to sit down with Eddie to put a value on him and it would be for us to look at what would be feasible to let him go. We are not in the habit of buying players to just give them away.”

Asked whether he felt Cherries were in a win-win situation, Mitchell replied: “It depends how he performs from now on.

“While he is in the Championship, he is gaining experience at a higher level and, if he can perform at that level, then I would have thought his value would increase.

“I am not 100 per cent certain that Eddie would want to see him go. We would have to weigh up everything if the situation were to arise.

“By all accounts, he is performing well for Blackpool and he scored one goal and made another on Saturday so he is going in the right direction.

“If Blackpool or any other club were to want him, it would be up to them to come to us but there is no way we would let him go for nothing.”

Although Howe had been keen to give Thomas a chance to stake his claim following a loan spell at Portsmouth, the striker had made it clear that he saw his future elsewhere.

In an interview with the Blackpool Gazette, Thomas said: “I was surprised Blackpool came in for me but it is a great opportunity.

“I came back from Portsmouth and told Bournemouth I wanted first-team football. They couldn’t guarantee that so I asked if I could go. I am delighted with the chance at Blackpool.”

Asked about a permanent move, he said: “We will see how this month goes but anything is possible really.”

Comments(26)

socoolmichael says...
7:55am Wed 5 Dec 12

Doesn't want to stay so best to get the best deal for OUR club and let him go..!

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Frankiesbackfromhollywood says...
8:06am Wed 5 Dec 12

This has to be about what is best for the club, Thomas has made his choice and if he's not going to fight for a first team place we are best rid of him. It is good for once that the club is in the position where it can dictate the fee, we won't be the pushover we have been in the past!

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ducky24 says...
9:21am Wed 5 Dec 12

Get rid and reduce the wage bill! It is a bit strange now that he scores for both Pompey and Blackpool with ease yet couldn't hit a barn door from 2 feet playing for us!

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B'mth 56 says...
9:50am Wed 5 Dec 12

ducky24 wrote:
Get rid and reduce the wage bill! It is a bit strange now that he scores for both Pompey and Blackpool with ease yet couldn't hit a barn door from 2 feet playing for us!
Funny how Crawley let him go originally and kept Matt Tubbs. Also funny how it appears that though he signed on what was good money at the time he became very dissatisfied when the wage embargo was lifted and others were on more. Seems like trouble and one to throw the toys out of the pram when he doesn't get his own way. Unless he wants to be part of Eddie's team/squad, time to say bye bye for the right price or just turn up for training everyday until your contract runs out. Needs to sort his head out!

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Wilkie says...
10:52am Wed 5 Dec 12

What was the speculation regarding the 'undisclosed' transfer fee from Crawley. I am assuming it would be around the £150K mark. That being the case, £100K to offload, wouldn't be too bad and would result on a loss of just 4 weeks of Lee Barnard's wages.

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trigg_travers91 says...
11:00am Wed 5 Dec 12

I think if he can net another couple goals between now and Jan he'll go for £180-200k. Pretty cheap for a championship striker but I think we only paid £150-180k so at least we'll have our money back.

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fletch for manager says...
11:05am Wed 5 Dec 12

Let him go 200k.. Pitman a far superior striker to Thomas.. We don't want players at the club who don't want to play for afcb n Eddie

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RED LETTER DAY says...
11:18am Wed 5 Dec 12

. Lets hope he keeps scoring goals and then we can demand a good fee. . . . . I hope we can get our money back on him at the very least. . . . . . Personally I was hopeful he would stay wth AFC but you can not blame the guy. . .There are still far to many players at the club. . . .

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seuthsayer says...
12:14pm Wed 5 Dec 12

...we have enough fire power IMO....shift him on if we can get 250k that wouls uit us I reckon...don't really think that he will be long term Championship player, but good luck to him...Brett and Barnard are better...

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The Renegade Master says...
12:31pm Wed 5 Dec 12

Let's be honest, Wes is not very good. After a good start he's been rubbish for about a year now and has stated he no longer wants to play for us. Cheerio in the transfer window and get as much money for him as possible. Then get Barnard signed up.

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let football be the winner says...
2:38pm Wed 5 Dec 12

Theres wanting to leave a club and wanting to play, when he was allowed to go on loan to Pompey and did quite well he had a smile on his face, EH calls him back and again Wes must have thought here we go however when you cant force your way on to the bench plus a 40 year donkey I personally would ask for a transfer and think I dont have a career at this club. Its not that he is sulking its a case that he has put 2 and 2 together and came up with 4 not wanted here, however every body has got there EH rose tinted glasses on and the man can do no wrong.

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Mike Oxbig says...
2:56pm Wed 5 Dec 12

..... And how many goals did Thomas score for us when Groves persisted in playing him? Not exactly prolific. Personally, I think he is a misery and we are best shot of him.

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In Absentia says...
3:11pm Wed 5 Dec 12

Obviously Michael Appleton rates him, so let's cash in before he changes his mind.

Personally, I always thought Wes worked hard, but his finishing was pretty poor.

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atha says...
4:25pm Wed 5 Dec 12

Wrong banning order.
On bench for first ame and came on as sub after about 70 mins, Fletch came on for the last 2 mns.
He told EH before the 2nd game he wanted to leave so was left out of the squad.

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kangman2012 says...
5:05pm Wed 5 Dec 12

Funny isn't it - Crawley had Thomas and Tubbs on their books and decided to let Thomas go. Now AFCB have both Thomas and Tubbs on their books and it's now looking like AFCB are going to let Thomas go. Could it be that there is no smoke without fire and the rumour about Thomas and Tubbs' supposed "personality clash" causing considerable unrest is actually true, as I have heard from a reliable source. This would seem the more likely reason for Thomas being on his way as obviously the same situation occurred at Crawley as is now happening at AFCB and in both cases any unrest between players in the squad will impact on performances, and to be fair to Thomas, Tubbs hasn't exactly "set the world alight" and scored a hatful of goals has he, hence the signing of Brett Pitman. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tubbs on his way come January - UTC!

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peterbond038 says...
6:10pm Wed 5 Dec 12

still could be a useful player for us& add furthrer comp for places,dependent on the situation in january injuries ect suspensions-think eddie h would give him a chance by all accounts,and believehe would fit in with our present style of play,to this end E.M.would have to offer wes a good enough package,improved one to stay?however if he wants to sign for appleton-cry baby-ask for £250-£300,000 for him as he is scoring goals and appearing in the championship now-nothing less eddie m

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boyerboy says...
6:14pm Wed 5 Dec 12

I heard that "barn dor" had a probelm with another member of our squad...a serious ruck ?

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bigfatsteve says...
6:17pm Wed 5 Dec 12

I don't think Wes will make the first team once Blackpool get their injured strike force back. He has obviously got ambition, but can't expect to walk straight into the Cherries side on his return from Pompey. He's got a bit big for his boots considering his lack of goals recently. I think he's at risk of doing a Jason Puncheon. 'U' turn expected in the New Year. Wes take a leaf out of Matt Tubbs book and bide your time.

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bobsworthforever says...
7:23pm Wed 5 Dec 12

The Renegade Master wrote:
Let's be honest, Wes is not very good. After a good start he's been rubbish for about a year now and has stated he no longer wants to play for us. Cheerio in the transfer window and get as much money for him as possible. Then get Barnard signed up.
I know he hasnt been great for us lately but keep Wes he can do it and hes got pace a bit we are missing as for Barnard send him back pronto or probably on loan somewhere else too many clubs to mention

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trigg_travers91 says...
7:47pm Wed 5 Dec 12

As good as Wes can be, I'd be happy to let him go. We've got a solid strike force even after Barnard's gone and I think it won't do the club much good to have too many guys moping around and playing the odd reserves game.

EH & JT need to downsize the squad, can't afford to have all these players on the books.

Come January a few popular players will be out the door, but if the Dutch boys don't show much then maybe they'll be gone instead.

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pehf1rules says...
12:04am Thu 6 Dec 12

Again the prolific Wes scores for Blackpool with a header from 2 YARDS, the bloke can't score great goals and he could not hit a barn door at the end of last season, as he has now shown us his true colours, so lets get rid of him once and for all and all move on, because once he has his new contract with a new club, he will be back to missing sitters and back in the 4th division where he belongs.

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Dont have short memorys says...
7:24am Thu 6 Dec 12

Looking at the positives here Wes cant get into our Team and wants first Team Football but gets into a Championship Team that suggests to me that we are going in the right direction

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goatty says...
9:35am Thu 6 Dec 12

Thought I was reading about his unknowledgeable Son for a moment. Give him away on a free and save the club £100k a year

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M1 4FCB says...
9:48am Thu 6 Dec 12

keep barnard
get rid of wes
give davids a chance he looks really promising and now macs out its his time to show ed what he can do....

3 points at scunny please boys :-)

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jontee says...
10:34am Thu 6 Dec 12

kangman2012 wrote:
Funny isn't it - Crawley had Thomas and Tubbs on their books and decided to let Thomas go. Now AFCB have both Thomas and Tubbs on their books and it's now looking like AFCB are going to let Thomas go. Could it be that there is no smoke without fire and the rumour about Thomas and Tubbs' supposed "personality clash" causing considerable unrest is actually true, as I have heard from a reliable source. This would seem the more likely reason for Thomas being on his way as obviously the same situation occurred at Crawley as is now happening at AFCB and in both cases any unrest between players in the squad will impact on performances, and to be fair to Thomas, Tubbs hasn't exactly "set the world alight" and scored a hatful of goals has he, hence the signing of Brett Pitman. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tubbs on his way come January - UTC!
Agree Kangman. Also I think some players will play only for a certain type of manager. Thomas obviously wants to play for Appleton. Pitman wants to play for EH.
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Don't think EH will offload Tubbs. It would restrict our options a bit. Many strikers we have, but most are either too old, not good enough or not fit enough. I don't think Tubbs is that ambitious - likes his comfort zone and will probably accept being an impact sub which is how EH has used him (with some success).
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We must sign Barnard permanently (if we can).

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DorsetBlues says...
7:52pm Fri 7 Dec 12

Should have stayed at a proper club who appreciated him and where the supporters would hero worship him but Pompey couldnt take him back,Well done Wes thanks for your time here.

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