It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[trumpton]

Ordered a shirt off DH gate yesterday with Messi on the back. Estimated delivery 2 weeks.

Which one arrives first?

 

[mosssideblue]

Might be preferable to Messi

My understanding was Messi was dealing with Barca to then make himself available to us. This was kind of alluded to bt Tolm

 

[mosssideblue]

Ok negotiating with Barca is that better for you?

No, see response to NK above

 

[abu13]

May I just say, whrther this comes off or not, what a power move this is.

Barca tapped up <giggles> Eric Garcia, so we tapped up <guffaws> Lionel Messi.

LMFBO.

We just need to find a way to get Bayern now (although I suspect that selling them an very effective sub for a position where they already have a WC & CL winner as 1st choice & a WC runner-up & CL winner as 2nd choice, then recruiting a replacement for half the price is already pretty effective). :)

Can't help wondering how Garcia feels in all this, i did think at the time when Pep announced he was going to leave that the chance for him to play and train alongside Messi would be hard to turn down. Now he could end up to a Messi less Barcelona who are in chaos.

Maybe he has second thoughts, and if so would the club allow him to stay?

 

[Mid Wales blue]

To be fair the only thing that was going to save the 3rd shirt is Messi on the back

I like it.

 

[SWP's back]

While I've not heard anything on this, you're always reliable and the figures make sense.

I reckon his base wage is around €400k a week, with the rest coming from commercial deals. That's what Paul Stretford did for Rooney, when everyone was reporting he was on £350k a week. He wasn't. He got around £200k from United and the rest through a joint venture between him and United that took a cut of commercial deals they'd negotiated where he was included as part of the promotion. There's about £20m of assets in that company currently.

We do our commercial deals through a company called City Football Marketing, which negotiates global and local contracts with sponsors and takes a commission. So I'd imagine we'd do something similar for Messi so it's his money and never touches City's books, bar the proportion of the marketing deals involving him that we keep.

Or we just give him 2% of equity stake for every year if his contract.

 

[Gumzy97]

well well well.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Ordered a shirt off DH gate yesterday with Messi on the back. Estimated delivery 2 weeks.

Which one arrives first?

Get a massive tattoo instead, what could go wrong?

 

[simon23]

well well well.

you do wonder if he is taking a bit of a risk doing this. If Barca truly believe he is still under contract they could then do him for breach of that contract couldnt they?

 

[axlgod]

Ordered a shirt off DH gate yesterday with Messi on the back. Estimated delivery 2 weeks.

Which one arrives first?

yep, my plan exactly.
...even Mrs axlgod wants one!

 

[Neville Kneville]

My understanding was Messi was dealing with Barca to then make himself available to us. This was kind of alluded to bt Tolm

But he was talking about players going there, which would be us dealing with them.

Messi then avoiding lawyers etc.

 

[citizen_maine]

you do wonder if he is taking a bit of a risk doing this. If Barca truly believe he is still under contract they could then do him for breach of that contract couldnt they?

What, you mean they could sack him?

 

[PJM1891]

If the does't show up for their tests tomorrow that's it, no turning back from that. Barto can offer his resignation all he want's he ain't playing for them again.

 

[blueparrot]

We said yesterday none of our first tier players are being offered,gundy is peps favourite

He was on tolmie’s list of players they can pick from.

 

[mosssideblue]

But he was talking about players going there, which would be us dealing with them.

Messi then avoiding lawyers etc.

Not how I read it, but too happy to be fussed.

 

[Dobsy]

Can't help wondering how Garcia feels in all this, i did think at the time when Pep announced he was going to leave that the chance for him to play and train alongside Messi would be hard to turn down. Now he could end up to a Messi less Barcelona who are in chaos.

Maybe he has second thoughts, and if so would the club allow him to stay?

Yes but it'd be a long contract I suspect.

 

[simon23]

Imagine if this summer comes off with:

Messi - the GOAT
Torres - a very promising, young Spanish international
Koulibaly - a very experienced top centre half
Aouar - a very highly rated, dynamic up and coming midfielder
Ake - an experienced, pacy youngish centre half with premiership experience and leadership qualities
A left back

That would surely be our best summer transfer window ever!?!?!?!?

 

[SWP's back]

you do wonder if he is taking a bit of a risk doing this. If Barca truly believe he is still under contract they could then do him for breach of that contract couldnt they?

They can fine him two weeks wages.

 

[simon23]

What, you mean they could sack him?

No but take him to court, long protracted and public court case, damage his legacy and drag us through the mud (even though we have nothing to do with it the media would constantly link us to it) etc etc

 

[sir baconface]

Nobody has suggested paying Barça but it’s a possibility we may have too if Messi has this wrong. If his contract states a date, then he’s wrong, if it states ‘x’ Days after the season ends then the club are wrong. Only a handful of people know the truth at present but the leak the club knew he was off in June/July is telling and could go in Messi’s favour.

You are wrong, mate. If the contract states “X days after season ends”, he’d already be at the Etihad. Open and shut case. If it states a fixed date (May), he’s on much thinner ice but not necessarily a loser.