[Wbahunty]

Once again this move for Mr Long hasn't filled me with any confidence. I have not seen the young fella play and yes he is promising but will he have the same effect that Peter Odemwinge had on the premier league. I just think we should have once again looked abroad.

But ill give the fella a chance and will be going for him to be first goal scorer in his first start for WBA

[dinkydave2003]

everything was agreed last night!!
no idea why its not been announced

[bigbadjohn]

agreed in person or has he signed papers ect ?

[B_H_Baggie]

everything was agreed last night!!
no idea why its not been announced

I doubt they would announce anything until the paperwork all goes through and that is if he has signed anything and not just agreed verbally, even then football clubs don't always announce deals straight away for some reason.

[bigbadjohn]

I just want this to be finshed asap !!

[bigbadjohn]

So theres noway Newcastle can sign him now ? Its all done and all signed and finshed ?

[A5HB]

No! Only messing! 

Newcastle rumour is true, but doesn't make too much difference at this point.

We all know the OS take 2 days to announce anything. Don't panic.

we do always seems to take a long time to get things sorted on the official website, I remember hearing the story about Valero having english lessons and training with the team for 3 days after he signed, only the OS to announce that we 'had an interest' and only announce the signing the next day.

[DJ EmmJee]

Fee is confirmed at £4.5m with up to £2m of add ons, as I mentioned yesterday.

[bigbadjohn]

Fee is confirmed at £4.5m with up to £2m of add ons, as I mentioned yesterday.

And theres not even a little chance Newcastle can come in at the last minute and steal him off us ?

[WBAinDEVON]

Cox has just been talking about Long joining us on Talksport

[Wbahunty]

Fee is confirmed at £4.5m with up to £2m of add ons, as I mentioned yesterday.

Brilliant knews on the price front! I like that we have spent money at long last!

So thats 6 signings for 4.5million. And 3 of them im quite sure will be brilliant signings!

[lordbaggie]

Brilliant knews on the price front! I like that we have spent money at long last!

So thats 6 signings for 4.5million. And 3 of them im quite sure will be brilliant signings!

That'll be McAuley, Jones and Fulop, right?

[wba1993dave]

I reckon this deal wont be annouced intill Miller signs for forest

[Wbahunty]

That'll be McAuley, Jones and Fulop, right?

Indeed!

[DJ EmmJee]

And theres not even a little chance Newcastle can come in at the last minute and steal him off us ?

I can only go on what I am told. Things can change in a heartbeat in this game.

I had it on good authority last night that the deal had been completed. Fee agreed yesterday (talk of it being before he even landed in West Brom/Great Barr,) medical passed and both parties are perfectly happy with the terms.

I didn't see the word "signed" used in anything, however. All I read and heard from a couple of sources is that the deal is DONE. Whether that means agreed, signed, rubber stamped, or is still being negotiated is up to your own interpretation, I guess.

Mind, on a less official note, his missus put on Twitter about him agreeing a deal, and you know what women am like! Cor keep a secret or any bit of gossip to themselves! 


I know people will still be panicing until they see a picture of him holding a blue and white scarf aloft, and fair enough I guess. But I ay worried in the slightest.

[Baggie Artist]

Brilliant knews on the price front! I like that we have spent money at long last!

So thats 6 signings for 4.5million. And 3 of them im quite sure will be brilliant signings!

You think £6.5 million for a striker who has really only had one good season in the Championship is a good price?

[Wbahunty]

No if you read what ive put....im happy that we have got 6 signings and only payed 4.5million plus add ons!

Nothing about how much Long has cost in my post!

[DJ EmmJee]

You think £6.5 million for a striker who has really only had one good season in the Championship is a good price?

It's not £6.5m.

It's £4.5m (which is nearly HALF of the initial asking price) and an additional £2m IF Long cuts the mustard and we are happy with him.

It's exceptionally good negotiating.

[KnaveofAlbion]

He's had 1 good year in the Championship, he had 1 year left on his contract.

I'm glad it's £4.5 + extras if he does well, rather than a straightr £6mill or something. But i do think that for once we've been bent over here. We've done it often enough, so fair play, but it's odd for someone to do it to us!

But i trust the Baggies managment team, so that's that. 

[pete]

You think £6.5 million for a striker who has really only had one good season in the Championship is a good price?

Dunno ask Liverpool who paid £35 million for one that had 1 good season in the chumpionship and 1/2 ish season in the premier league!

[phbaggies]

Alex Oxlade Chamberlain £15m

Connor Wickham £8m rising to £11m

Shane Long £4.5m rising to £6.5m

I know which one of the 3 sounds the best bit of business to me!!

[DJ EmmJee]

solo_baggie, I take your point. £4.5m is quite a sum, for someone who isn't "proven."

It could prove a waste, or it could be a bargain.

End of the day, people have been screaming for JP to spend money, and take a "bit of a risk/gamble."

This is one of them, but we have still had the sense to cover our own backside.

We could have steamed in and bought him for £8m, with no fall back for ourselves, like other clubs do their business. We have however got him for nearly HALF of that fee, will only pay extra if he hits parameters that WE set, and we've got him ready for the first game.

In my opinion, the only thing that people can possibly moan about is "wasting £4.5m on a striker that can't score." But we won't know this until the end of the season, will we?!

[bradleysrocket]

Clearly Roy, Dan, Jeremy or even all three have paid a fee they are happy to pay to secure him. I back their decision 100%. a fair whack of cash but on the grand scheme of things not really that big.

[lordbaggie]

Think JP has done well but his ability to negotiate real hard on this has been restricted by a desire to give Roy the two players he wanted and thus keep Roy onside and happy.

I think if this had been ToMo or RDM he would have walked away before agreeing £4.5m rising to £6.5m

[Wbahunty]

I think 4.5 is a steal...when they were wanting 8million for him? Its not like we gone and spent 35 on Carrol as sombody else has pointed out. With Miller going out for 2million this is a brilliant bit of buisness!