Optimistic Nut 9 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 With Barton though, you could see, and understand, why an owner might not want him associated with the club. Aye but if the manager backs him then you have to support that decision. In which case, it's a lack of class on Keegan's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26189 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 With Barton though, you could see, and understand, why an owner might not want him associated with the club. Aye but if the manager backs him then you have to support that decision. In which case, it's a lack of class on Keegan's part. Barton hadn't done anything wrong while Keegan was there. Keegan knew him from Man City and he also knew that if he sold him then he wouldn't be getting a replacement. While I'm no fan of Barton myself, I think it would have been madness to sell him at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Would Keegan have seriously had any complaints had management sacked one of its employees? At least this way we could have got a few million in for him anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26189 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 If Keegan hadn't wanted him sacked and they went ahead with it then I'm sure he'd have been very pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 If Keegan hadn't wanted him sacked and they went ahead with it then I'm sure he'd have been very pissed off. Fair enough him being p*ssed off, but it's certainly nothing to quit over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. F*ck off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. F*ck off. I have been here long enough for you to know that isnt going to happen. Im the online version of Mike Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. F*ck off. I have been here long enough for you to know that isnt going to happen. Im the online version of Mike Ashley. Fat cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. F*ck off. I have been here long enough for you to know that isnt going to happen. Im the online version of Mike Ashley. Fat cunt. Fat Cockney cunt. Innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 do us a favour and fuck off to your big club instead of being infatuated with our small one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3183 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. F*ck off. I have been here long enough for you to know that isnt going to happen. Im the online version of Mike Ashley. I have always thought of you as the online version of genital herpes. Irritating as fuck and impossible to shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Those 4 players are all good spots - especially Bassong - and everybody makes mistakes ie the other 2 so I won't criticise that - but there is no point in making good signings then allowing other players the manager wants to keep leave the club, along with the fact thewhole goal was to spend as little as possible, even to the point where we made a profit in the transfer market This isn't how progressive clubs operate. Thats why Keegan has gone. Who did we sell that Keegan didn't want to go? (remembering that Keegan said the Milner offer was too good to turn down) The Milner offer was too good to turn down - ON THE PROVISION that the money from his sale was reinvested into the team. When Keegan made that statement it was on that basis. He was lead to believe that Milner would be replaced (and not by an injured loan 'signing'). Keegan said when we sold him that "Every player had his price" - £12m for Milner was at least £4m more than his value. All of a sudden though, this comment got turned into "Whole squad up for sale", after he'd left. By all accounts the money he was promised was available for 2 more players wasn't, and Owen, Barton and Smith were all touted around behind his back at the last second. As bizarre as it seems we could currently be sitting on the same squad minus Owen, Barton and Smith (Smith ok, but Owen and Barton aren't players to lose with no replacements). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 If Keegan hadn't wanted him sacked and they went ahead with it then I'm sure he'd have been very pissed off. They didn't want to sack him imo. They either wanted to sell him or take a pay cut. It was all about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Those 4 players are all good spots - especially Bassong - and everybody makes mistakes ie the other 2 so I won't criticise that - but there is no point in making good signings then allowing other players the manager wants to keep leave the club, along with the fact thewhole goal was to spend as little as possible, even to the point where we made a profit in the transfer market This isn't how progressive clubs operate. Thats why Keegan has gone. Who did we sell that Keegan didn't want to go? (remembering that Keegan said the Milner offer was too good to turn down) The Milner offer was too good to turn down - ON THE PROVISION that the money from his sale was reinvested into the team. When Keegan made that statement it was on that basis. He was lead to believe that Milner would be replaced (and not by an injured loan 'signing'). Keegan said when we sold him that "Every player had his price" - £12m for Milner was at least £4m more than his value. All of a sudden though, this comment got turned into "Whole squad up for sale", after he'd left. By all accounts the money he was promised was available for 2 more players wasn't, and Owen, Barton and Smith were all touted around behind his back at the last second. As bizarre as it seems we could currently be sitting on the same squad minus Owen, Barton and Smith (Smith ok, but Owen and Barton aren't players to lose with no replacements). Again, all speculation. At the end of the day though, they're still here so Keegan should have been happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Those 4 players are all good spots - especially Bassong - and everybody makes mistakes ie the other 2 so I won't criticise that - but there is no point in making good signings then allowing other players the manager wants to keep leave the club, along with the fact thewhole goal was to spend as little as possible, even to the point where we made a profit in the transfer market This isn't how progressive clubs operate. Thats why Keegan has gone. Who did we sell that Keegan didn't want to go? (remembering that Keegan said the Milner offer was too good to turn down) The Milner offer was too good to turn down - ON THE PROVISION that the money from his sale was reinvested into the team. When Keegan made that statement it was on that basis. He was lead to believe that Milner would be replaced (and not by an injured loan 'signing'). Keegan said when we sold him that "Every player had his price" - £12m for Milner was at least £4m more than his value. All of a sudden though, this comment got turned into "Whole squad up for sale", after he'd left. By all accounts the money he was promised was available for 2 more players wasn't, and Owen, Barton and Smith were all touted around behind his back at the last second. As bizarre as it seems we could currently be sitting on the same squad minus Owen, Barton and Smith (Smith ok, but Owen and Barton aren't players to lose with no replacements). Again, all speculation. At the end of the day though, they're still here so Keegan should have been happy. Not really, there's enough been said that the smart money would be on it being true. But the issue is not whether they were sold at the last second or not (clearly they weren't ), but that they were touted behind Keegan's back. Why on earth would Keegan be happy about that? He was lied to in at least two different ways? Would YOU be "happy" about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. You need to start looking for a Tottenham fansite: http://www.google.co.uk/search?site=totten...etish&meta= Edited December 1, 2008 by Asprilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38571 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. You need to start looking for a Tottenham fansite: http://www.google.co.uk/search?site=totten...etish&meta= does such a thing exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice to see peole are starting to come round on here. People need to start looking at the future of NUFC, not the past. You need to start looking for a Tottenham fansite: http://www.google.co.uk/search?site=totten...etish&meta= does such a thing exist? Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) Those 4 players are all good spots - especially Bassong - and everybody makes mistakes ie the other 2 so I won't criticise that - but there is no point in making good signings then allowing other players the manager wants to keep leave the club, along with the fact thewhole goal was to spend as little as possible, even to the point where we made a profit in the transfer market This isn't how progressive clubs operate. Thats why Keegan has gone. Who did we sell that Keegan didn't want to go? (remembering that Keegan said the Milner offer was too good to turn down) The Milner offer was too good to turn down - ON THE PROVISION that the money from his sale was reinvested into the team. When Keegan made that statement it was on that basis. He was lead to believe that Milner would be replaced (and not by an injured loan 'signing'). Keegan said when we sold him that "Every player had his price" - £12m for Milner was at least £4m more than his value. All of a sudden though, this comment got turned into "Whole squad up for sale", after he'd left. By all accounts the money he was promised was available for 2 more players wasn't, and Owen, Barton and Smith were all touted around behind his back at the last second. As bizarre as it seems we could currently be sitting on the same squad minus Owen, Barton and Smith (Smith ok, but Owen and Barton aren't players to lose with no replacements). Again, all speculation. At the end of the day though, they're still here so Keegan should have been happy. Not really, there's enough been said that the smart money would be on it being true. But the issue is not whether they were sold at the last second or not (clearly they weren't ), but that they were touted behind Keegan's back. Why on earth would Keegan be happy about that? He was lied to in at least two different ways? Would YOU be "happy" about that? Again, where's the proof that these players were being touted about? If this was the case, why hasn't Keegan came out and said this is the reason why he's left? (think it's pretty shocking how he's said nowt these last 3-months to the fans who are backing him despite not knowing all of the facts.) If it's because of the compensation thing, if he said that and it was true, then what does he have to worry about? Edited December 1, 2008 by Optimistic Nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Those 4 players are all good spots - especially Bassong - and everybody makes mistakes ie the other 2 so I won't criticise that - but there is no point in making good signings then allowing other players the manager wants to keep leave the club, along with the fact thewhole goal was to spend as little as possible, even to the point where we made a profit in the transfer market This isn't how progressive clubs operate. Thats why Keegan has gone. Who did we sell that Keegan didn't want to go? (remembering that Keegan said the Milner offer was too good to turn down) The Milner offer was too good to turn down - ON THE PROVISION that the money from his sale was reinvested into the team. When Keegan made that statement it was on that basis. He was lead to believe that Milner would be replaced (and not by an injured loan 'signing'). Keegan said when we sold him that "Every player had his price" - £12m for Milner was at least £4m more than his value. All of a sudden though, this comment got turned into "Whole squad up for sale", after he'd left. By all accounts the money he was promised was available for 2 more players wasn't, and Owen, Barton and Smith were all touted around behind his back at the last second. As bizarre as it seems we could currently be sitting on the same squad minus Owen, Barton and Smith (Smith ok, but Owen and Barton aren't players to lose with no replacements). Again, all speculation. At the end of the day though, they're still here so Keegan should have been happy. Not really, there's enough been said that the smart money would be on it being true. But the issue is not whether they were sold at the last second or not (clearly they weren't ), but that they were touted behind Keegan's back. Why on earth would Keegan be happy about that? He was lied to in at least two different ways? Would YOU be "happy" about that? Again, where's the proof that these players were being touted about? If this was the case, why hasn't Keegan came out and said this is the reason why he's left? (think it's pretty shocking how he's said nowt these last 3-months to the fans who are backing him despite not knowing all of the facts.) If it's because of the compensation thing, if he said that and it was true, then what does he have to worry about? Getting sued by a billionaire can be quite painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Like I said though, if Keegan said that and it was the truth, then how could Ashley sue him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Like I said though, if Keegan said that and it was the truth, then how could Ashley sue him? The world doesn't work like that, especially when high fee lawyers get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 So are you seriously telling me that if Keegan came out to the press, and said, "I left because the club were trying to sell players above my head", and it was the truth, that Ashley could sue him? Doubt it like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 So are you seriously telling me that if Keegan came out to the press, and said, "I left because the club were trying to sell players above my head", and it was the truth, that Ashley could sue him? Doubt it like. Yes I'm seriously telling you just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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