Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[HaalandEffect]

Gulfstream LV-IRQ is soon landing in Rosario.

 

[ws01]

Not sure I totally agree with you - member owned clubs also mean the fans get a say in the direction of the club. Benefits and negatives to both models.

Which I think can also be detrimental. Fans don't always know what they want, or what's best for the club.

If I pitted one Khaldoon against the intellect of 50,100,200 average Joe's, I'm tipping Khaldoon every time.

 

[JoshH7611]

So did Peter Swales. The guys a washed-up failed owner with a grudge. That's why he's at the halfway house known as Talk Shite. He knows as much as me Mam.

Hahaha, this had me laughing.

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

The 90% staying story reads to me as a pretty obvious part of the negotiation tactics from the Messi side - a threat that, if Barca don’t start to compromise, he’ll stay on his current terms, sign for his new club in January (just 4 short months away), and leave for nothing in June.

Barca are fucked financially, and are unlikely to countenance throwing away a substantial transfer free now purely out of stubbornness.

Bartomeu needs Messi to sign an extension - which even the 90% story says isn’t happening.And that’s significant.

Providing Messi and his team don’t suddenly decide on a complete about turn, and sign a new deal (which no-one is credibly claiming is a possibility) then this will get done.

All the Twitter bullshit everyone is getting themselves so worked up about is just noise. We’d do well to remember that.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Which I think can also be detrimental. Fans don't always know what they want, or what's best for the club.

If I pitted one Khaldoon against the intellect of 50,100,200 average Joe's, I'm tipping Khaldoon every time.

You never watched "The Chase" mate ? ;-)

 

[KennyG]

From what i gather (i am probably dead wrong); we are not even close to him. The ballpark is at Barcelona atm and we are not even geting a "come-and-get-me" plea from Messi.

Done a Kaka. Bottled it!

 

[BigJoe#1]

Blew up on or off the field?

Off the field two words tell you how different we are.....Peter Swales.

Fair point, but whilst being one of the best ever players to have played the game do you think he'd have a destabilise effect on the team?

Given his age, he is at the wrong end of his career, is he worth this kind of mone, not withstanding the fact he will probably make a massive contribution to his cost through shirt sales and all the other paraphernalia that will inevitably come with him?

 

[Inter Me Nan]

The 90% staying story reads to me as a pretty obvious part of the negotiation tactics from the Messi side - a threat that, if Barca don’t start to compromise, he’ll stay on his current terms, sign for his new club in January (just 4 short months away), and leave for nothing in June.

Barca are fucked financially, and are unlikely to countenance throwing away a substantial transfer free now purely out of stubbornness.

Bartomeu needs Messi to sign an extension - which even the 90% story says isn’t happening.And that’s significant.

Providing Messi and his team don’t suddenly decide on a complete about turn, and sign a new deal (which no-one is credibly claiming is a possibility) then this will get done.

All the Twitter bullshit everyone is getting themselves so worked up about is just noise. We’d do well to remember that.

The voice of reason.

 

[andyhinch]

Nothing has changed. Messi is on strike. His only possible destination is City. The rest is a dance or a negotiation.Nothing is ever done until it’s done and I often use the phrase “many a slip b’twixt cup n lip” to talk about transfers but in this instance I feel like this is more a matter of when not if.

That’s basically where I’m at, cheers.

 

[Sky Blue]

Done a Kaka. Bottled it!

You wish.

 

[Blootoof]

It's hard to work out who's trolling and who's pissing the bed :D

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

 

[blueparrot]

I believe this, imagine Bart’s head right now. If Messi stays and doesn’t renew the amount of money on the line is going to make him crumble

Batomeu doesn't like the idea of being the one that loses Messi. He' should like the idea of losing him and 100 mill euros as well as another 50 million in wages even less.

 

[LIBlue]

Nothing has changed. Messi is on strike. His only possible destination is City. The rest is a dance or a negotiation.Nothing is ever done until it’s done and I often use the phrase “many a slip b’twixt cup n lip” to talk about transfers but in this instance I feel like this is more a matter of when not if.

This should calm a few down

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

He did used to own a football club.

And Gerald Ratner used to own a jewellery business.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

you're....if you're going to be polite at least get the grammar right ;)

Spelling, not strictly grammar.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Well, not all of them in the same lineup, no. Messi will play as part of the front three. KDB the middle three.

As for who the dominant influence will be, yes, it will be Messi. You don't pay a guy a million pounds a week to play supporting cast - he WILL be the main man if he signs, that is almost unquestionable.

Messi AND Sergio? I don't think they play together regularly in the Argentina side... though I accept I may be wrong there.

It just seems like a massive outlay and risk... I mean, I doubt he will have much of a resale value if he's here for two years or more.

Please don't get me wrong I gave been a massive admirer of Messi for years and gave always loved watching him play, even against us.... but I do have a few nagging doubts about the overall strategic plan... looking at the bigger picture like.

Really undecided in my own mind.

 

[andyhinch]

It's hard to work out who's trolling and who's pissing the bed :D

It really isn’t.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

And Gerald Ratner used to own a jewellery business.

Ah right. So City were crap then, like chav gold; )

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Anyone else feel like I do?

There is absolutely no doubt Messi is an outstanding player, brilliant, fantastic, magic, call it as you will, and more importantly he still has it.

However, for those of a certain vintage who can recollect when we were the moneybags team back in the late '70's..... Trevor Francis, Kevin Reeves, Steve Daley, Steve McKenzie et al, it really did blow up in our faces (I believe). Will signing Messi have the risk of having the same effect? Will it unbalance the team? Can we play Messi, KDB, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez even Sterling in the same team?

THB, for he if it was Messi or KDB, there would only be one winner.

Any thoughts ?

Steve McKenzie cost us £250,000 iirc, hardly break the bank territory.