alexscottislegend 2,090 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Now on the BBC website that deal has stalled on personal terms. Hutton all over again? Hope to God we keep him because - rack my brains - I cannot think of a suitable replacement in or out of the club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I understand that Naismith is seen as the replacement. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,457 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Birmingham City's bid to sign Rangers striker Kris Boyd has stalled after the club and Mark Donaghy, Boyd's agent, failed to agree on personal terms. Boyd, Rangers' top scorer, did not travel south because of the breakdown in the talks and is expected to be at training on Thursday at Murray Park. Earlier, the St Andrew's club told BBC Sport that Rangers had accepted an increased offer for the 25-year-old. With no further talks planned, Boyd's future may yet still rest at Ibrox. A source at the English Championship side, who were prepared to pay almost �£4 million for the striker, told BBC Sport that they expected Boyd to discuss a five-year contract. "I'd be 75% certain that Kris Boyd will be a Birmingham player by the end of the week," added the source. MY SPORT: DEBATE Give your reaction to this story Boyd, who was signed for Rangers by Blues boss Alex McLeish, is the top scorer in the Scottish Premier League with 18 goals. The Championship side are keen to bolster their forward line, with Garry O'Connor sidelined by injury and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie's loan period ending. It remains to be seen whether the Blues will follow up their initial discussions with Boyd's representative or whether they will focus their attention on other signing targets. Cardiff City failed with a �£2.5m bid for Boyd in the summer but the player recently revealed that he had considered leaving Ibrox. He was frustrated at being overlooked for key matches last term but his form this season has been impressive. Rangers manager Walter Smith has made no secret of the need to prune his squad but news of a possible sale is sure to surprise supporters of the club. Boyd has scored 91 goals since moving to Ibrox in January 2006 despite struggling to become a regular starter under McLeish's successors Paul Le Guen and Smith. During this campaign he has formed a productive partnership with Kenny Miller, and Smith has made the former Scotland team-mates his automatic first-choice pairing. BBC Scotland football correspondent Chick Young said Kilmarnock would be due 20% of any future Boyd transfer fee. "If Birmingham knocked the fee up to �£4m then that would be �£800,000 due to Kilmarnock," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound. "That would be a great windfall for a club that has been financially struggling." Rangers have already sold Daniel Cousin and Jean-Claude Darcheville this season, while summer signings Andrius Velicka and Kyle Lafferty have failed to make an impact. In October, Boyd, who has scored seven goals in 15 international appearances, said he would not play for Scotland again under manager George Burley. The striker was upset after not being included for the World Cup qualifier with Norway, which ended in a 0-0 draw at Hampden 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Been on another forum as i couldn't get on here and it is rumoured that Boyd went to the airport and decided he didn't want to leave so he turned back. The deal was 3.8 with add ons taking it to 4.8 if Boyd makes so many appearances and Brummy get promoted. Bite their hand off for that money. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wija 0 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Deal on hold possibly due to interest from Everton? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Been on another forum as i couldn't get on here and it is rumoured that Boyd went to the airport and decided he didn't want to leave so he turned back.The deal was 3.8 with add ons taking it to 4.8 if Boyd makes so many appearances and Brummy get promoted. Bite their hand off for that money. Bollocks. Would be terrible business if we did that having bought lafferty for similar money. Club is run by incompetents atm. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Bollocks. Would be terrible business if we did that having bought lafferty for similar money. Club is run by incompetents atm. Terrible business indeed. Great idea eh... lets swap Scotland's best Striker for what looks like a player with even less pace, ability & goal scoring prowess. Wonderful... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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