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Football Thread 2013-14 |OT2| Caravanning all the way to France
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Vivalaraza
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*Cliche warning*
Every player has his price.
I would assume £30m + add-ons isn't close to the price it'll take to get Fabregas.
Less than a month until the season starts now. United should stop messing about. If they really want him bid £40m up front, see what Barca say. We'll know soon enough if there's any chance of getting him or not.
Every player has his price.
I would assume £30m + add-ons isn't close to the price it'll take to get Fabregas.
Less than a month until the season starts now. United should stop messing about. If they really want him bid £40m up front, see what Barca say. We'll know soon enough if there's any chance of getting him or not.
Why is that fat mess in your team?
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/citytv/Interviews/2013/Stevan-Jovetic-first-interview
Maybe posted, still a few pages back. Jovetic is very soft spoken but he speaks good English. Can't wait to see him play for the team. I love how all the Balkan dudes are so friendly with one another.
Maybe posted, still a few pages back. Jovetic is very soft spoken but he speaks good English. Can't wait to see him play for the team. I love how all the Balkan dudes are so friendly with one another.
wat.
Lots of clubs bid on players who have no interest in leaving their respective clubs.
Vivalaraza
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Unlucky Borini.
Movement to get there was incredible, shame he didn't actually kick the ball.
Why would any club waste time going through a bidding process without a hint from the player. Makes no sense and everybody knows players are approached way ahead of time these days.
Movement to get there was incredible, shame he didn't actually kick the ball.
Impossible to prove of course, but highly doubt that is the case.
Why would any club waste time going through a bidding process without a hint from the player. Makes no sense and everybody knows players are approached way ahead of time these days.
No Bebe or Zaha?
I don't really think that happens much. When do you hear of bids being accepted and then players turning clubs down? I can't think of any. Transfers don't work like that anymore, club to club communication. Everything goes through agents during preliminary stages. I don't think we'd have pushed forward with an offer if Cesc wasn't interested.
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What's going with Sterling's hair? It's like a perm mohawk.
Vivalaraza
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He better step up fast. Liverpool already had 3/4 players (at least) ahead of him last season and it'll probably be 5/6 this year if he doesn't improve his form.
We live in an era of oil clubs. Remember the Messi bid, for example?
I wouldn't be so sure.
LabouredSubterfuge
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I don't know how you believe this is a bid in the dark. Your example is in no way analogous.
What Messi bid?
Much more extreme conditions against a team who I assume are midway through their season, its understandable really.
Jet lag
I'm saying the assumption that everything goes through agents is wrong, Laboured.
City bid some stupidly low number on Messi because of an error in communication.
City bid some stupidly low number on Messi because of an error in communication.
Vivalaraza
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Pretty unusual example to cite.
I really can't see any logic as to why a club would bid for a player if they hadn't spoken to him or his agent.
Not to say Cesc really wants to come. They may have asked him and he simply said, if Barca want to sell, fine. He may well be telling Barca something else...using it for his own gain, maybe a new contract. All possibilities. Just don't think United would bid for a player, so much money and so publicly, if they didn't have any positive response from the player.
Well, just last year City put in a few bids for Agger, but he never had any intention to leave and resisted the move every time. I would say that it happens.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Of course it is. But I'd warrant that a majority do.
Of course it mostly goes through agents. Look at these two scenarios:
Club A wants Player A. They speak to Player A's agent, who informs Club A that his client would be receptive to a move. Then either Club A make a bid they deem acceptable, or agent of Player A return to Club B and enquires as to whether he's available and if so, for what price. A dialogue between the two clubs then opens depending on Club B's response.
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Club A wants Player A. They make a bid they deem acceptable to Club B, who decide whether to accept it or not. Only then does Player A find out in the interest from Club A.
One is clearly a better way of bidding for players, because what would be the point of going for a player you aren't sure doesn't want to join you?
Club A wants Player A. They speak to Player A's agent, who informs Club A that his client would be receptive to a move. Then either Club A make a bid they deem acceptable, or agent of Player A return to Club B and enquires as to whether he's available and if so, for what price. A dialogue between the two clubs then opens depending on Club B's response.
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Club A wants Player A. They make a bid they deem acceptable to Club B, who decide whether to accept it or not. Only then does Player A find out in the interest from Club A.
One is clearly a better way of bidding for players, because what would be the point of going for a player you aren't sure doesn't want to join you?
Vivalaraza
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Not saying it never happens.
Just don't that's the case here or in most cases. As I said before, you can't prove it but I would be very surprised if we bid so openly on blind hope.
Is Ibe a winger or what? Playing centrally, thought he was a wide player.
Sterling is a fast little dude.
He's a winger. I think he's just moving into the center with Assaidi going wide a bit and then alternating.
Edit: what did Skrtel do to piss off that defender?
He's a winger. I think he's just moving into the center with Assaidi going wide a bit and then alternating.
Edit: what did Skrtel do to piss off that defender?
Lots of clubs have more money than sense.
Right, and I'd agree with that.
But we've had two examples here of bids in the last fews years regarding the one club (that we know about). It probably happens more than people in here think, though.
Right, and I'd agree with that.
But we've had two examples here of bids in the last fews years regarding the one club (that we know about). It probably happens more than people in here think, though.
Vivalaraza
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Holy smokes. Ibe is rapid.
wot u fink u r doin m8
god i need to see your FPL team again and decide whether mine is good enough.
Chelsea work in a different dimension to every other club :lol
Vivalaraza
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Young, Kagawa and Smalling joining up with the squad in Japan.
Younger players going to have less chances now I would have thought.
Not sure what the deal with Nani and Valencia is. Nani still learning how to breathe with his new nose I guess. Valencia must have some kind of injury...
Younger players going to have less chances now I would have thought.
Not sure what the deal with Nani and Valencia is. Nani still learning how to breathe with his new nose I guess. Valencia must have some kind of injury...
They'll be making a £10m profit on him if they decide to sell (including the add-ons). I'm sure they'll be tempted but can't see him moving this season.
Zaha in place of Rooney, Kagawa in the middle. #21
God I forgot we still had Young. Januzaj and Lingard back into the reserves for that fucking pussy.
It's been so nice here the past few days. Today it was only 26 or so. Wonderful.
Vivalaraza
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They must be used to it by now.
We should get Henry on loan in the summer like we did with Larsson
I draw the line at Robert Pires
Gatorade, brother.
I think they have to match.
Llion and Tevez innit
Or Pirlo
Buffon again?
NO NOT VIDAL
I hope it's Isla.
Jesus Christ, I got shivers reading these names. WHAT ARE YOU DOING.
((Could never have duckfoot in my team.
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