Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 No transfer fee, just an absolutely massive signing on fee instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Goes on to say “still might not happen”, aye you really fucking nailed that story. What a total fucking whopper this loser is. Claims he’s got the Saudi takeover right too in the thread, despite him being completely wrong the whole time as they absolutely were/are interested his initial point was that it was all bullshit he didn’t start off by saying the PL would basically block it. Helmet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42155 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 He’s got this weird obsession with bringing up things he’s said in the past to prove he’s right about stuff. Especially given most of his tweets regarding us highlight the opposite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 4598 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 If it wasn’t for this board I would have never heard of the loathsome cunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43945 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Alex said: He’s got this weird obsession with bringing up things he’s said in the past to prove he’s right about stuff. Especially given most of his tweets regarding us highlight the opposite LM's young'un? Edited August 9, 2021 by Howmanheyman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42155 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 37 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: LM's young'un? I almost used the phrase LeazesMag-like 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39244 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 12 hours ago, Howay said: Goes on to say “still might not happen”, aye you really fucking nailed that story. What a total fucking whopper this loser is. Claims he’s got the Saudi takeover right too in the thread, despite him being completely wrong the whole time as they absolutely were/are interested his initial point was that it was all bullshit he didn’t start off by saying the PL would basically block it. Helmet. 'You won't be hearing from me for a while'. 24 fucking minutes he lasted. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 50751 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 He just checked his roast chicken and it needed another 20 minutes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 11895 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 22507 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 But properly constituted PIF, a business entity spending legally earned petro dollars around the world are utterly beyond the pail according to the Premier League? What a load of fuckin shit man 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42155 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, PaddockLad said: But properly constituted PIF, a business entity spending legally earned petro dollars around the world are utterly beyond the pail according to the Premier League? What a load of fuckin shit man And their being subjected to nothing like the same tests the Saudis were either. And, quite apart from anything else, who’s more likely to leave the clubs in a proper fucking mess? Edited August 10, 2021 by Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39244 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 TBF those takeovers were approved by the EFL rather than the PL and if anything are strong arguments for more stringent examinations when it comes to the takeover approval process. They're totally different from our situation as it's clear that the people looking to buy us have more than enough funds to support the club in perpetuity. It's obvious that this isn't about transparency and due diligence and everything to do with the 'Big Six' wanting a closed shop where no one else can challenge. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42155 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Aye. I appreciate it was the EFL and a few people have mentioned ours would have gone through no problem if we were a division lower, assuming a price was still agreed etc. But the double standards are ludicrous given clubs can be promoted to the top flight anyway. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 9342 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12579 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2770 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I thought his blubbing at his farewell presser for Barca was a bit much. The only reason he's leaving is because PSG are the only people willing and able to pay his ridiculous wages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43945 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Glory, glory Man United. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 50751 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Polarboy said: I thought his blubbing at his farewell presser for Barca was a bit much. The only reason he's leaving is because PSG are the only people willing and able to pay his ridiculous wages. I thought the same at first, but he’d agreed a 50% pay cut with Barca, and was apparently willing to accept less again in order to stay, but Spanish wage laws prevented it. Still absolutely obscene the money he’s on, but he’s not to blame for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2770 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: I thought the same at first, but he’d agreed a 50% pay cut with Barca, and was apparently willing to accept less again in order to stay, but Spanish wage laws prevented it. Still absolutely obscene the money he’s on, but he’s not to blame for that. As far as I'm aware it was going to be a five year contract at Barca, so in reality he'd have been getting what he's getting for his two year PSG contract. Obviously we're not privy to all the ins and outs, but it seems to me that he had a number for the amount of money he wanted, he couldn't get it at Barca, so left. I don't see what Spanish wage laws would prevent him from taking a wage of some sort, whatever figure that was going to be, but perhaps I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39244 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Spanish law prevents anyone from taking a pay cut of any more than 50%, even if he wanted to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2770 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) It still all seems very weird. We're supposed to believe that Barca offered him the deal over five years, then suddenly realised that it would have left them up shit creek with the government/FFP and or their long term financial stability, he then offered to take a more than 50% cut, only to be told that it wasn't legal to do that in Spain, which in terms of wage laws you'd think the money men would have been instantly aware of before it was even floated as an idea. Either something else is going on, or Messi's agent and the finance people at Barca are running around like Benny Hill. Edited August 11, 2021 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 14510 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 6 hours ago, ewerk said: Spanish law prevents anyone from taking a pay cut of any more than 50%, even if he wanted to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39244 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Polarboy said: Messi's agent and the finance people at Barca are running around like Benny Hill. Given their financial situation that's a distinct possibility. I think there were people at the club deeply worried about what offering a new deal would mean financially, their president was determined to do it to make a statement and keep the fans happy and it wasn't until very late on that he realised just how much shit they would be in if they went through with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42155 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Polarboy said: It still all seems very weird. We're supposed to believe that Barca offered him the deal over five years, then suddenly realised that it would have left them up shit creek with the government/FFP and or their long term financial stability, he then offered to take a more than 50% cut, only to be told that it wasn't legal to do that in Spain, which in terms of wage laws you'd think the money men would have been instantly aware of before it was even floated as an idea. Either something else is going on, or Messi's agent and the finance people at Barca are running around like Benny Hill. Maybe the situation where a player offered to take a 50% wage cut hadn’t happened before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39244 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Burnley at home in the League Cup if anyone cares. Anyone? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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