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Bolton Wanderers signing Marvin Sordell thanks Watford on Twitter
2:00pm Wednesday 1st February 2012 in Stadiums By Anthony Matthews
Marvin Sordell has taken to Twitter this lunchtime to issue a lengthy thank you after completing his move to Bolton Wanderers.
The former Watford striker has used the social networking site to praise the club, manager Sean Dyche and the fans following his deadline day switch to the Premier League outfit for a fee that we understand could rise to more than £3.5m.
The England Under-21 forward had looked set to link up again with former Hornets boss Malky Mackay at Cardiff City before Bolton tabled an increased offer.
Sordell Tweeted: “Thank you everybody for the kind messages. Sad to be leaving Watford but it’s a new chapter in my career that I’m delighted to be starting.
“I loved every minute at the club and will never have a bad word to say about anybody there.
“I’d like to thank everybody at the club and in particular the manager, Sean Dyche, for guiding and helping me to improve as a player and a person.
“I wish the club all the best for the future.
“I’m very excited to have the opportunity to play for Bolton in the Premiership and I can’t wait to get started now.
“And I’d also like to thank the fans for all the support I’ve had over the years. You’ve been great to me and I loved scoring goals for you.”
Comments(56)
cliff46
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2:16pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Nice also to see that the lad has shown he has better manners than Malky who didn't take the time to thank everyone at Watord----oh sorry I forgot his contract terms wouldn't allow him to do so.
Well done Marv so pleased you didn't go to Cardiff!!
garston tony
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2:18pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Joke!
Yep, all the best to the lad. Really hope that he goes on to add his name to the long list of former Watford players who had amazing careers both at Watford and after leaving the club for bigger pastures
trucker2
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2:19pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Yellow blood
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2:30pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Good luck to Marv, always thought he had a bit of quality and I think he'll go on to do well.
Bit disappointed we didn't get more for him but maybe we have included add-on and sell-on clauses that will make the figure look more reasonable in the future.
Last night's result and the performance against tottenham were very encouraging, not least from a defence point of view so let's hope we can keep it up.
Very happy maps has stayed, he seems to be a great professional which a lot of fans would do well to remember if and when his performance drops slightly.
For now, keep doyley at left back (our best option there currently), keep the positive momentum going with a couple of attacking signings on loan (that window is still open, right?) and we should be able to pick up a few more points during feb.
CroxleyTandoori
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2:30pm Wed 1 Feb 12
henry
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2:35pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Alex Hillcroft
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2:46pm Wed 1 Feb 12
WanderingDynamo
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3:10pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Alex Hillcroft wrote:Alex, I've read in several places the Zaha bid was initially around the £3m mark with add-ons and sell-on fees making it a potentially maximum total of approximately £7m.
Palace turned down £7m for Zaha yet we dropped our trousers for £3m! Good luck to Sordell but sold too cheaply for me
Maybe £3m was too cheap for Sordell but we're a club still losing plenty of money so it's not to be sniffed at.
As for Sordell himself, I've loved watching him play for us and only wish him the best for the future. He'll always be welcome back at the Vic.
stevyweavy
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3:16pm Wed 1 Feb 12
henry wrote:You are wrong.
Transfer window closed except for Emergency loans approved by the League until July 1st.
For Championship and League clubs (excluding Premiership clubs) the loan transfer window opens from 8 February until 24 March so we could sign loan players until the end of the season in this window. Also youth loans up to a maximum of three months can be done at any time I believe.
BicesterLee
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3:21pm Wed 1 Feb 12
He was on my table with Danny Graham at a sponsors evening last year and when I shook his hand and told him how well he was playing and how good he was looking to become, he said he had a long way to go and was very humble and unassuming.
Well done Marvin, should you ever return to Watford whilst you're with Bolton I'm sure you'll be given a very warm reception, now enjoy the Prem, push on and make playing for the full England team your next target.
Bush Hornet
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3:33pm Wed 1 Feb 12
GrahamTaylor
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3:33pm Wed 1 Feb 12
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Would like to see Garner have a run with maybe with Andy Weimann back on loan to provide competition. Opportunity maybe for Assombalonga to be involved. He is getting great reviews at Wealdstone and finding the back of the net
henry
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3:45pm Wed 1 Feb 12
lutondown
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3:48pm Wed 1 Feb 12
cliff46 wrote:Agreed
Well done Marvin, hope everything goes really well for you.
Nice also to see that the lad has shown he has better manners than Malky who didn't take the time to thank everyone at Watord----oh sorry I forgot his contract terms wouldn't allow him to do so.
Well done Marv so pleased you didn't go to Cardiff!!
Good luck to the lad
I hope he is given the time he needs to develop
Bet MM now knows the how the laws of Karma work!
hogweed
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4:02pm Wed 1 Feb 12
I now ask Who is going to score our goals? Assombolonga? You are having a laugh.
Hog out
Chris the Vic
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4:11pm Wed 1 Feb 12
As for £3m it is a good price. Was Adam J offerred to us for £6m and he was excellent, Ashley £9.6m but they were at a different level to marv.
Do think we need to look at the likes of QPR for a loan player
COGGDAVE1
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4:13pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Think the price was OK, and may do Deeney the world of good, as for Garner .. grab your chance mate ...
jasonwatford
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4:25pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Rookery Veteren
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4:56pm Wed 1 Feb 12
I also feel a bit cheated...we have only seen flashes of the player MS could become.At least with the likes of Barnes and Ashley Young we had a couple of seasons to enjoy their talent before bowing to the power of the chequebook.
LE PARK
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5:45pm Wed 1 Feb 12
YellowRed&BlackArmy
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6:37pm Wed 1 Feb 12
"Unfortunately, you cannot protect your own players from external and third-party influences when it comes to what might be best for their future career," said Bassini.
"We made an offer to double Marvin's wages, however his agent advised that this wouldn't be considered and that they'd simply let his contract run down.
"Then we'd have been in a vulnerable position as regards compensation amounts - so it becomes more about doing what's best for Watford FC at that exact moment.
"I discussed the matter with Graham Taylor and we agreed that selling Marvin was in the best interests of the football club, given the circumstances.
"It was a tough decision, because Marvin may well have gone on to further his transfer value with plenty more goals from now until May, but we didn't feel we could risk being in a contractually weaker state come the summer.
"We also had approaches from other clubs, including Cardiff City. Given what has happened in the two clubs' recent history, the chances of striking a deal there were remote, to say the least."
Marvin Sordell - now a Bolton Wanderers player
However, given all that happened yesterday, Bassini has nothing but praise for the 20-year-old striker.
"Marvin is a terrific young man who may well have a very good career ahead of him. We still have a financial stake in that future success so we'll all be tracking his progress with interest.
"Who could deny a young player his chance of a shot at the Premier League? Everyone at Watford Football Club wishes him well for his new challenge at Bolton Wanderers."
cliff46
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7:00pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Seems as if he has managed to negotiate a decent sell on clause which is good news.
YellowRed&BlackArmy
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7:08pm Wed 1 Feb 12
was a great game last night always good to win away especially after the days events!
grahamwfc
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7:15pm Wed 1 Feb 12
LE PARK
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7:16pm Wed 1 Feb 12
jasonwatford
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7:28pm Wed 1 Feb 12
lutondown
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7:34pm Wed 1 Feb 12
jasonwatford wrote:I like the way he has publicly given Mactosh the finger
Well done LB....thats all we need to hear. well done board
If nothing else, I enjoyed that
luther blissett
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7:42pm Wed 1 Feb 12
There was only one Scully
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8:05pm Wed 1 Feb 12
CroxleyTandoori wrote:Why are you posting this message on here?
This is all to do with the Croxley Rail Link
chrissturgess
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8:16pm Wed 1 Feb 12
WanderingDynamo wrote:if you check out the wfc website,maybe then you can understand the selling of marvin.watford offered to double his salary but his agent wouldn't even consider it and so would have let his contract run out..did well for us,but still young really..think it was a no brainer
Alex Hillcroft wrote:Alex, I've read in several places the Zaha bid was initially around the £3m mark with add-ons and sell-on fees making it a potentially maximum total of approximately £7m.
Palace turned down £7m for Zaha yet we dropped our trousers for £3m! Good luck to Sordell but sold too cheaply for me
Maybe £3m was too cheap for Sordell but we're a club still losing plenty of money so it's not to be sniffed at.
As for Sordell himself, I've loved watching him play for us and only wish him the best for the future. He'll always be welcome back at the Vic.
lutondown
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8:39pm Wed 1 Feb 12
There was only one Scully wrote:Why, is it bothering you Scotty?
CroxleyTandoori wrote:Why are you posting this message on here?
This is all to do with the Croxley Rail Link
Perhaps the subliminal message will get us all supporting the West Watford flyer or hankering for a ruby Murray? Chill, Bonsers long gone, we now trust in Bas!
Mad Mo
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9:08pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Feel sorry for Aidy Marriappa - has been a good servant to the club and deserves a chance in the prem. Top professional, played well last night and did not throw his toys out of the pram when his dream move did not happen.
Can we still get any loan players or has that window closed as well?
WFC4ever
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9:47pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Good luck to Marv and nice to see a player taking time to write such a message.
Least we'd heard from Bassini about his version of events...ok some might not agree but that's what this forum is for.
There was only one Scully
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10:17pm Wed 1 Feb 12
lutondown wrote:Its, Scully first and as for your ridiculous post!... Its years from now before the Croxley Rail. Why now?
There was only one Scully wrote:Why, is it bothering you Scotty?
CroxleyTandoori wrote:Why are you posting this message on here?
This is all to do with the Croxley Rail Link
Perhaps the subliminal message will get us all supporting the West Watford flyer or hankering for a ruby Murray? Chill, Bonsers long gone, we now trust in Bas!
lutondown
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10:53pm Wed 1 Feb 12
There was only one Scully wrote:God Scotty you really are a dour wee man
lutondown wrote:Its, Scully first and as for your ridiculous post!... Its years from now before the Croxley Rail. Why now?
There was only one Scully wrote:Why, is it bothering you Scotty?
CroxleyTandoori wrote:Why are you posting this message on here?
This is all to do with the Croxley Rail Link
Perhaps the subliminal message will get us all supporting the West Watford flyer or hankering for a ruby Murray? Chill, Bonsers long gone, we now trust in Bas!
I personally couldn't give a flying fig about train lines....but I do enjoy a good curry
and sorry to burst your tartan bubble but your not really Scully
cliff46
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11:10pm Wed 1 Feb 12
lutondown
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5:56am Thu 2 Feb 12
cliff46 wrote:A better investment would be a striker and goalie
Has Baz decided to spend his £3M on the Croxley rail link, ----could be a good investment!
And some put aside for a new stand!
dmuz
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9:08am Thu 2 Feb 12
HertsPeter
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9:50am Thu 2 Feb 12
As for Bassini, I'm not an apologist for him per se - however I don't know what so called fans are expecting. Save for 5 or 6 clubs in the whole of Europe, all clubs are selling clubs. If another Sordell emerges at WFC in the next 12-24 months, the same thing will happen. And it would also happen at almost any other club!!
corbindallas
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10:33am Thu 2 Feb 12
cliff46
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11:15am Thu 2 Feb 12
bigthunder
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12:46pm Thu 2 Feb 12
Well someone is telling porkies as MM and his cardiff crew say watford agreed the deal at 3m with them , they spoke to both sordell and his agent only for half an hour later Bolton came in , cardiff would not increase there offer so he went to Bolton
so anyone thinking we would not have sold to cardiff is bonkers we got lucky bolton came in for him at the death and please don't think we would not have sold Marriappa either if we could have got him to go to wigan
dark days ahead everybody as i keep telling you please do not fall for this drivel spouted by our owner and GT if you are associating yourself with this article then shame on you !!!
funny the deal was agreed just as the window closes and dyche cannot spend any of it !
but if above is to be beleived then and we did not need to sell Dychie will have a very very nice transfer kitty in the summer , DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH THOUGH DYCHIE LOL !
bigthunder
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12:56pm Thu 2 Feb 12
CARDIFF City lost out on a dramatic £3million bid to bring Watford striker Marvin Sordell to south Wales, with Premier League Bolton moving in at the 11th hour to gazump their offer.
Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay made the swoop for the highly-rated Sordell just minutes ahead of last night’s well-earned 1-1 draw with Southampton.
Front-man Sordell seemed certain to be on his way to the Bluebirds on the final day of the transfer window when Watford appeared to accept City’s huge bid.
The Echo understands City were able to speak to the player and his agent, but Bolton were then said to have moved in with a bigger offer for Sordell.
The Bluebirds would not increase their bid and eventually time ran out on the potential deal.
City manager Mackay also made a bid of £1.2m for Brighton winger Craig Noone, a fee which would have risen to £1.5m with extras.
In the end though, City were unable to strengthen their squad and will wait until the loan window opens in a week to look at other options.
The Bluebirds earned their 1-1 draw against promotion rivals Southampton, while Mackay and his backroom team were also chasing hard to strengthen the squad.
“We had a bid accepted for one player and than half an hour after things changed,” said Mackay.
“It’s strange that we have this night when football matches are going on. It’s crazy, incredibly strange.”
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lutondown
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1:46pm Thu 2 Feb 12
I've nothing against the club except being Welsh and very anti English
But on everything that has gone on there have been two differing statements, both wide of each other.
So we hope Bas is telling the truth, but as with all things there are always two sides to events,
Sordell was going so are we saying no way we sell him to Cardiff, or if another bidder comes in we give them priority?
Two different ideals.
I agree with Big Thunder that if Csrdiff had been the only ones with the acceptable bid, we would have shaken the Devils hand.
It will be interesting to see how much of this is reinvested on the ground and players.
Hope the loan window brings something our way
I await the clapping down
lutondown
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2:09pm Thu 2 Feb 12
Yes please Mr Hughes, we could really kick on with him him back.
Just hope there's truth to it or that nasty MacTosh doesn't gazzump us!
corbindallas
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3:19pm Thu 2 Feb 12
akureyri-geitungur
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3:22pm Thu 2 Feb 12
lutondown
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3:56pm Thu 2 Feb 12
corbindallas wrote:I know what your view is Corny
Read the report again, Watford appeared to accept city's huge bid. It does not say Watford HAD accepted City's bid. Also regardless it would be foolish to rule out any club making bids, how about my statement on the deal, Watford appeared not to accept City's bid as it was not huge enough! Also only a fool would take into account newspaper claims as a sole reliable source. MM will have to say he tried his hardest (but failed) to bring in players wouldn't he! At least Bassini has come out to clarify it and I for one will be siding with our clubs owner on this and not a two faced club like Cardiff!
Thing is I was reflecting on Cliffs comment.
And I was stating there was two sides to this story,do do not feel the need to re-read
I also stated that as much as I hope Bas's slant is the right one, I have no reason to trust one more than the other.
I'm sure that every manager who has left a company is easy picking to blame every ambiguity on.
Now having said that, MacTosh never got Sordell, good but I do also think thank God there were other bidders
Interesting you choose to jump on that comment rather than my more positive and altogether clappier bit on Tommy Smith.
Now Corby, put your Rambo head band on and get typing.
PedroHornet
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3:58pm Thu 2 Feb 12
bigthunder
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4:11pm Thu 2 Feb 12
corbindallas wrote:“We had a bid accepted for one player and than half an hour after things changed,” said Mackay.
Read the report again, Watford appeared to accept city's huge bid. It does not say Watford HAD accepted City's bid. Also regardless it would be foolish to rule out any club making bids, how about my statement on the deal, Watford appeared not to accept City's bid as it was not huge enough! Also only a fool would take into account newspaper claims as a sole reliable source. MM will have to say he tried his hardest (but failed) to bring in players wouldn't he! At least Bassini has come out to clarify it and I for one will be siding with our clubs owner on this and not a two faced club like Cardiff!
pretty clear to me corbinballs even with your rose tinted specs on
The fact also that the widley reported conversation between "good friends" owen coyle and MM went as follows , coyle asked MM if sordell was worth taking , MM said he is not ready yet however MM was already negiotiiating for him , coyle found this out was not amused and promptly got the deal done there friendship is now on shaky ground !
lutondown
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4:22pm Thu 2 Feb 12
bigthunder wrote:Gosh with a friend like MacTosh you really wouldn't need any enemies eh?
corbindallas wrote:“We had a bid accepted for one player and than half an hour after things changed,” said Mackay.
Read the report again, Watford appeared to accept city's huge bid. It does not say Watford HAD accepted City's bid. Also regardless it would be foolish to rule out any club making bids, how about my statement on the deal, Watford appeared not to accept City's bid as it was not huge enough! Also only a fool would take into account newspaper claims as a sole reliable source. MM will have to say he tried his hardest (but failed) to bring in players wouldn't he! At least Bassini has come out to clarify it and I for one will be siding with our clubs owner on this and not a two faced club like Cardiff!
pretty clear to me corbinballs even with your rose tinted specs on
The fact also that the widley reported conversation between "good friends" owen coyle and MM went as follows , coyle asked MM if sordell was worth taking , MM said he is not ready yet however MM was already negiotiiating for him , coyle found this out was not amused and promptly got the deal done there friendship is now on shaky ground !
I see the Tommy rumour is gaining momentum, I hope it's got legs!
SAHornet
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4:41pm Thu 2 Feb 12
lutondown
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4:54pm Thu 2 Feb 12
SAHornet wrote:I personally liked Sordell, I think a lot was being asked for such a young player. No decent foil, lack of wide men etc but he did link up well with our improving midfield. 25 goals in a season and half is not Bad at all.
Just don't think Marv is strong enough to help Bolton avoid the drop. Hope I'm wrong.
I note some of the spin on this forum given to inferior players yet Sordell was a lazy this and that
Sums us up I think!
Looks like uncle Buck has been sent to outer Siberia, hope I'm wrong though !
cliff46
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5:16pm Thu 2 Feb 12
I think you are right about about the differing statements and we almost certainly would have sold him to Cardiff had they been the only bidder.
But I still however quite like the idea of Baz publicly having a dig at Malky and Cardiff, petty I accept, but I think they and he deserve it.
He probably thought he was being quite shrewd coming in at the last minute and I am glad he came unstuck.
lutondown
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6:16pm Thu 2 Feb 12
cliff46 wrote:Me too Cliff, whether there was intent or not we'll never know but the way MiniMac raped the club that gave him everything I enjoy the fact that not only was he gazzumped, but in trying to tuck Coyle up, the football world will now be alert to what we knew about the notsobrave heart!
Lutondown
I think you are right about about the differing statements and we almost certainly would have sold him to Cardiff had they been the only bidder.
But I still however quite like the idea of Baz publicly having a dig at Malky and Cardiff, petty I accept, but I think they and he deserve it.
He probably thought he was being quite shrewd coming in at the last minute and I am glad he came unstuck.
You have to say this round to both Bas and GT
click2find
LoveKeithDublin says...
2:07pm Wed 1 Feb 12
All the best Marv, hope you follow Danny Graham's lead and settle into the Prem nicely.