supermarv Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 52 minutes ago, Desp said: Louis Moult, Elliott Frear, Ryan Bowman & Marvin Johnson were all around that figure. Sure moult was 30k not too sure about the others but guessing they were around the same but I know Carson cost 10k! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 8 hours ago, supermarv said: Sure moult was 30k not too sure about the others but guessing they were around the same but I know Carson cost 10k! Whether we paid £30k for Moult in 2015 or £50k for Cooper in 1989 seems fairly irrelevant when we burned through the best part of £2m in transfer fees during the 1990s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Desp said: Whether we paid £30k for Moult in 2015 or £50k for Cooper in 1989 seems fairly irrelevant when we burned through the best part of £2m in transfer fees during the 1990s. 100%. Here are some of McLeish's signings alone: - John Hendry (£200k) - Scott Howie (£300k) - Shaun McSkimming (£350k) - Andy Roddie (£150k) - Mitchell Van Der Gaag (£400k) - Eddie May (£100k plus Steve Kirk & Paul McGrillen) I'm sure Davies and McLean must have paid out a few more fees on top of Spencer at £500k, Lambert £250k and Coyne £125k... Edit: Ged Brannan was £375k. Edited January 6, 2019 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18May1991 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 £150k for Andy Roddie. Or 5 Louis Moults if you prefer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Any ideas what those numbers would be today, adjusted for inflation? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 We paid money for Scott Howie?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, one m in Motherwell said: We paid money for Scott Howie?! To be fair, we paid for a lot of players. It was more common back then. Even at that, I thought Scott Howie was decent. Not the best certainly, but nowhere near the worst we've had in the last 25 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, nsr said: Any ideas what those numbers would be today, adjusted for inflation? Not scientific at all, but I've seen a lot of "world record fee" lists that adjust every transfer to today's figures. Zidanes fee from 2001 just about doubles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Don’t forget Tony Thomas. Sure he was the thick end of £200k 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Fantastic signing I think. Hope he does really well. #TB4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Fantastic signing I think. Hope he does really well. #TB4Could be an excellent signing & will probably push Motherwell up a lot closer to the likes of Livvi and Hibs by the split. Surprised Aberdeen haven't moved for him given their lack of striking options so far this season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmen Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Don’t forget Tony Thomas. Sure he was the thick end of £200kThick definitely sums him up.He was decent before he blew up his knee... but that was long before we signed him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 To be fair, we paid for a lot of players. It was more common back then. Even at that, I thought Scott Howie was decent. Not the best certainly, but nowhere near the worst we've had in the last 25 years. Very true - just shows how the amount of money we were throwing around on pretty average players back then was mental though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, one m in Motherwell said: Very true - just shows how the amount of money we were throwing around on pretty average players back then was mental though! On face value aye but you balance that against the fact that the wages we were paying back then were nothing like the money that's paid now. The preview for the 91/92 season and McLean's dispute with Paterson and Maxwell puts it in real terms. Edited January 6, 2019 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 No wonder we ended up in administration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Must have been a good weekend for Top Cat Window Blinds... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, one m in Motherwell said: Very true - just shows how the amount of money we were throwing around on pretty average players back then was mental though! When it was pre-bosman, the club still retained the player's registration even when their contract expired, so they couldn't just walk away - that tended to ensure that every player had a transfer fee unlike now. The two periods where we went mad were under McLeish (which still annoys me) and obviously the Boyle/Nevin era which was properly unhinged... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 This was all long before administration (and significantly Bosman) when John Chapman ran a tight ship and we didn't go into debt. It was just the way things were back then and everyone paid transfer fees.Different times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Stumbled across this during what has been a very slow afternoon at work - revolutionary times at Fir Park, where the board has been cutting prices and attracting bigger crowds. https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/6035-all-well-and-good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Could be an excellent signing & will probably push Motherwell up a lot closer to the likes of Livvi and Hibs by the split. Surprised Aberdeen haven't moved for him given their lack of striking options so far this seasonTo everyone’s surprise Sam Cosgrove turned into a goal machine there. No idea who, if anybody, we’ll sign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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