homer
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That is definitely what we got when we bought him, no doubt about it
He improved dramatically last season. You would be getting back a much better player
The annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded Summer 2013 rumours thread
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That is definitely what we got when we bought him, no doubt about it
He improved dramatically last season. You would be getting back a much better player
Miles Away
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I wouldn't want to leave either. Nice salary and can run his contract down and pocket a large signing on fee next season. He's in the box seat.
City, on the other hand, can't win. Sell him and you lose a good player, keep him and get nothing for him next summer.
Depending on our ambitions for next year, I reckon I'd sell.
Miles Away
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I suppose in terms of our ambitions, it depends how seriously FFP is taken.
If the club take it seriously I'd say "reduce the wage bill, don't get relegated" seems about right.
I'm guessing the approach looks like this:
1. Do best to clear out the deadwood, even if it means free transfers, in an effort to reduce the wage bill.
2. Listen to offers for any player at the top end of the wage bill.
3. Don't extend any contracts that involve real money.
4. Let the kids play it out.
It reminds me a great deal of the NFL season prior to the proposed player's strike. Teams (especially the Panthers) simply refused to invest in players, dumped bad contracts, let their lame duck coach's contract expire, and waited it out.
The Panthers went 2-14 that year. It was shit.
Needless to say, I'm not as optimistic as Dion.
If the club take it seriously I'd say "reduce the wage bill, don't get relegated" seems about right.
I'm guessing the approach looks like this:
1. Do best to clear out the deadwood, even if it means free transfers, in an effort to reduce the wage bill.
2. Listen to offers for any player at the top end of the wage bill.
3. Don't extend any contracts that involve real money.
4. Let the kids play it out.
It reminds me a great deal of the NFL season prior to the proposed player's strike. Teams (especially the Panthers) simply refused to invest in players, dumped bad contracts, let their lame duck coach's contract expire, and waited it out.
The Panthers went 2-14 that year. It was shit.
Needless to say, I'm not as optimistic as Dion.
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M17TT C
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Seems strange but I found it more fascinating that a position in American Football is called a tight end!?!
TBH I was more looking forward to BBC keeping their live news feed on Edward Snowden's travels going as I was looking forward to hearing that he had made it to Ecuador fine and is now having a coke and hooker binge with Julian Assange.
The Old Fox
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I'm sure that, like me, you can read the code: "Who is going to pay me anything like the salary that I'm on here? It's going to take a VERY lucrative payment from LCFC before I look for employ elsewhere!"
Brown Nose
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Maybe, dear old Richie had a massive fall out with NP towards the end of last season and was told to stay away from the club. Maybe, the club and RW have been playing silly buggers ever since negotiating paying off vast sums that were bizarrely written into his contract. Maybe, both parties were desperately hopeful of a compromise involving a move to Doncaster. Maybe, Doncaster thought RW was asking for silly money when his legs have gone so told him where to go. Maybe, RW is advised to plant a story designed to properly piss NP off about him being one of the best midfielders in the Universe, blah, blah in order to reawaken the negotiations before he has to actually return to the training ground next week.
Could be total bollocks of course, I'm certainly no authority.
Mawsley
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Mawsley
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He'll probably be made to move, just like Spion.
spionfox
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homer
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And the funniest, most ridiculous rumour of the summer so far
http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/premier-league/27044-chelsea-transfers-leicester-plot-ba-bid.php
http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/premier-league/27044-chelsea-transfers-leicester-plot-ba-bid.php
fox58
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he'd do a job
fox58
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he'll get booed if that's all he can do
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