The Peter Whittingham Saga

[Worsley Red]

.........tweeted at 22:08 tonight by one of the Guardian's sports journalists, Daniel Taylor. Ties in with Chippers' earlier tweets.

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[Tnewton_1988]

Good news if true but i won't believe anything until its been offcial by Forest.

[Francis Benali (on loan)]

Good news if true but i won't believe anything until its been offcial by Forest.

This.

[Kier]

I doubt this will be enough to get Cardiff to sell even with their financial worries. We will need to bid in excess of 2m I would have thought to force their hand.

[Gary]

I doubt this will be enough to get Cardiff to sell even with their financial worries. We will need to bid in excess of 2m I would have thought to force their hand.

We could be saving ourselves 500k > 1m if they accept a smaller bid though. It's not worth rushing in with wallets blazing.

[Worsley Red]

I'd be fairly confident it's true - he's normally pretty reliable. What comes of it is anyone's guess, though...

[RICH1977]

its a step in the right direction, hopefully we will go in with a higher offer as theres no way cardiff will accept it.

[challenger]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...m-cardiff-city

[Harrison]

he's in a similar position to pratley with 12 months left on his contract, cardiff should accept this

[NFFC Johan]

Please accept, you blatently need the money!

[fil]

this could be enough to get him there is not loads of money being splashed about and Cardiff need the money so it might be enough

[Raymondo Ponte']

Burnley bidded 1.75 mill tho

[RufusTFirefly]

Burnley bidded 1.75 mill tho

My guess is that this means that one or both stories are inaccurate. Or that burnley were offering players or magic beans instead of cash.

[Strummer]

Burnley have their "parachute" money, so I suppose a £1.75m bid isn't out of bounds for them; I suppose we would have to match whatever Burnley bid, and then - if the bid is accepted - it's up to the player.

The other issue then is money, and I would worry that Burnley might offer him more cash (they'd have to offer some incentive for someone to go and live in a dump like Burnley!)

[fil]

oh ok i didn't know Burnley had made a bid
i suppose alot depends on the player himself, and who he wants to play for
i think Cardiff will definitely sell him but who to is anyones guess

[City Ground]

Hopefully us because Burnley are crap ;/

[yak]

tbh would you want to go burnley?

[adam09]

One word, begins with D and ends with Erisory...

[FBS]

It's a decent bid as he on;y has 12 months left on his contract. If Cardiff accept that bid then I think he will be coming our way.

[yam]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/8761853.stm

I know, lets offer £250,000 less than the one bid that's already been rejected.

OK as a toe in the water exercise but unlikely to succeed, having said that the TAP did well in this kind of thing last year.

[Gary]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/8761853.stm

I know, lets offer £250,000 less than the one bid that's already been rejected.

OK as a toe in the water exercise but unlikely to succeed, having said that the TAP did well in this kind of thing last year.

BBC = Press.
Daniel Taylor = Press.

There's no way of knowing how much either club has offered, or whether either have tabled a bid at all? Or if Peter Whittingham even exists?

[sebs]

Or if Peter Whittingham even exists?

i would like to confirm now that i am a believer.

[luker1980]

Someone on another site is speculating that the the Burnley bid was actually about 750k with add ons and clauses making a total of 1.75m. apparently this is the first cash up front bid that is close to there valuation.

Also when it comes to the choice between Forest or Burnley, Whittingham was on loan at Burnley when he played for Villa. So there may be some degree of loyalty there.

[earthworm]

Also when it comes to the choice between Forest or Burnley, Whittingham was on loan at Burnley when he played for Villa. So there may be some degree of loyalty there.

Or not, he's witnessed 1st hand that its a dump!

[soulmalarki]

haha my favorite comment on their board;

"take the money.we need it .

would he ever have another season like the last one?"