Author Topic: Brown Ideye Joins Olympiakos (Read 337873 times)

Foster#1 · « **Reply #1225 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:37:09 PM »

We got Â£6m euros.

addy · « **Reply #1226 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:37:16 PM »

matt maher â€@mjmarr_star
#wba confirm Brown Ideye has joined Olympiacos. Fee thought to be a touch over Â£4million.

Paul Suart â€@thepaulosuarez
Albion's Â£10million flop Brown Ideye has joined Greek side Olympiacos for a fee reportedly just over Â£4m. #wba

tylerm · « **Reply #1227 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:39:14 PM »

His only 'purple patch' last year did just enough to keep us up

koren · « **Reply #1228 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:39:20 PM »

Goodbye Booby. As a player, his ability might not be the best but his attitude is first class. Wish him all he best.

tommcneill · « **Reply #1229 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:39:35 PM »

Really disappointed me thought he was going to be a decent player but it just wasn't there

Good Luck to him though

caravanc58 · « **Reply #1230 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:40:49 PM »

does this mean another striker coming in or will we go with what we've got.

frazzle · « **Reply #1231 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:41:53 PM »

Real shame. Saying that I still can't figure out if he was good enough or not. Either way he had a great attitude while he was with us and I wish him all the best.

boinger1968 · « **Reply #1232 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:42:26 PM »

Best of luck Bobby. Thought he may have come good this season but players aren't allowed time to settle nowadays. Hope he does well in Greece.

BaggieBirdRus · « **Reply #1233 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:44:53 PM »

Shame. He seemed like a good bloke who had the clubs best interests at heart. Probably means we will be keeping Sick Vic.

BobTaylor · « **Reply #1234 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:45:24 PM »

Good luck Bobby very hard trier and so badly wanted it to work out for him here.

AlbionBest · « **Reply #1235 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:46:36 PM »

Quote from: frazzle on August 31, 2015, 07:41:53 PM

Real shame. Saying that I still can't figure out if he was good enough or not. Either way he had a great attitude while he was with us and I wish him all the best.

Pretty much summed up my thoughts.....always quite liked him and there seemed a real striker in there but not to be in the end.
Good luck Bobby.

graka · « **Reply #1236 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:47:54 PM »

Not good enough for a lone striker and no no10 but best of luck bobby. Excellent attitude. If we keep saido then hopefully frees up space for a creative midfielder or quality left winger.

buzzingbaggie · « **Reply #1237 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:48:01 PM »

Don't believe he was quite Â£10 million which is reported, think it was closer to Â£4 mil with add ons.

Can any one confirm with real price we paid?

B_H_Baggie · « **Reply #1238 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:50:50 PM »

Quote from: buzzingbaggie on August 31, 2015, 07:48:01 PM

Don't believe he was quite Â£10 million which is reported, think it was closer to Â£4 mil with add ons.

Can any one confirm with real price we paid?

No one seemed to know so no one will be able to confirm what we paid up front for him.

WBArgo · « **Reply #1239 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:55:33 PM »

Quote from: buzzingbaggie on August 31, 2015, 07:48:01 PM

Don't believe he was quite Â£10 million which is reported, think it was closer to Â£4 mil with add ons.

Can any one confirm with real price we paid?

I believe it was around Â£3-4 million plus add-ons, rising to a possible Â£11 million based on goals/appearances.

I can't remember who said it, but it was someone like Lekpowski or a similar reputation, so it was a pretty reliable source. I imagine a bit of the add-ons got activated, so it may have ended at around Â£5 million or so, either way we've either made a slight loss or break-even on him.

KnaveofAlbion · « **Reply #1240 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:58:03 PM »

Quote from: B_H_Baggie on August 31, 2015, 07:50:50 PM

No one seemed to know so no one will be able to confirm what we paid up front for him.

It was represented as "Albion buy Â£10mill man", but later on that became apparent that it was Â£10mill in total, which some will see as a swizz, but I don't personally.

Given how it went, i doubt he triggered many if any clauses, so I think we only paid out the initial Â£6mill approx.

Therefore, given we've reportedly received â‚¬6mill (Â£4.4mill) I think we made a loss, but not a significant one. We tried something, it didn't work and I wish Bobby all the best as he seemed an ace guy.

We move on.

gerry m · « **Reply #1241 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:58:07 PM »

Good luck Ideye. Shame it never happened for you.

kc56wba · « **Reply #1242 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:00:11 PM »

Wish him all the best pity it didn't work out for him with the Baggies.

tuamigos · « **Reply #1243 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:01:36 PM »

Personally would have give him this season after last season's 'aclimatisation.
He did show there was a player in there albeit not often enough.
Got a great attitude hope he does well for the Zorbas

M666EYS · « **Reply #1244 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:01:59 PM »

Surely opens the door for matt phillips or another striker?

Currently we have berahino, rondon and sick vic.

Would love us to get rid of vic and sign austin and phillips then i think we may have a chance.

B_H_Baggie · « **Reply #1245 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:02:08 PM »

I wish him nothing but the best for the future. I'm gutted it didn't work out for him here as his attitude was absolutely top class.

beechyboy90 · « **Reply #1246 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:03:12 PM »

Thought he was slowly getting there. Missing that sitter at Birmingham sea life centre in the cup shot his confidence too bits. Wasn't the same after.

Good luck bobby.

Standaman · « **Reply #1247 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:04:25 PM »

Not to be quite what sort of hit we've taken on him is impossible to gauge, there were certainly add-ons in the original deal so it's not a straight Â£6m loss. It is a great pity it didn't work out a better player than some might give him credit for but definitely the wrong player at the wrong time.

WBAinDEVON · « **Reply #1248 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:09:09 PM »

all the very best Brown Ideye, quite sad relly

botters · « **Reply #1249 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:13:09 PM »

Quote from: M666EYS on August 31, 2015, 08:01:59 PM

Surely opens the door for matt phillips or another striker?

Currently we have berahino, rondon and sick vic.

Would love us to get rid of vic and sign austin and phillips then i think we may have a chance.

Not forgetting Lambert? Good luck Ideye but he never seemed physically strong enough for the premier league. He certainly could not play as a lone striker.