Media thread 2022/23

[Newman Noggs]

Dont get why people are having a hissy fit over a release clause. It protects both the club and they player. We are well known not to keep unhappy player anyway this just allows the club to say the fee is set at whatever the clause is pay up or move on. it also protects haaland for example if were not in champs league or winning things ect. dont see an issue with it personally.

Furthermore, I can't understand the glee with which it's being reported. So, best case scenario for the haters, he rips their teams a new one for two years before we sell him. But not, of course, to any of the teams they are likely to support.

The other side of the equation, which is quietly passed over with barely a thought, is that we pocket £175-200m. What do they think we are going to do with that amount of money in the transfer kitty ?

And, as I say, that's their best case scenario.

 

[Maly]

He says there isn’t a release clause for Real Madrid or any other team.

As in a release clause for any specific club, which answered the question about Haaland having a release clause specifically for Real

That certainly isn’t a denial of any release clause

Not that it matters anyway. If he wants to leave, with or without a release clause, we’d let him leave

 

[SidJames]

I was reading the Sports section of the Mail this morning.

I thought the headline would be praising of us qualifying as the first English Club through.

No mention of it in the actual headline.

Just a solitary sentence in the match editorial.

There must have been 5 articles on the fictitious sensationalized Haaland hidden get out clause this last week alone

Even Pep putting it to Bed was not enough to stop the bastards.

The very next Day, yet another article.

They hate us.

 

[Newquayblue]

Meaning what exactly?

Nuff’ said- end of!

 

[Spanishbob]

I’ve got a release clause in my local bar. If I don’t pay my bar bill they get very miffed.

 

[citymad]

:)

For anyone who doubted he is not a rat faced ****.

And we still have some City fans buying into this fucking charade of fake praise that he spews. He can’t help himself, he hates us just as much as we hate him.

 

[its grim up north]

The collective media and no mark liars like the what's app group overlook that the UAE had half a million British visitors last year, have a quarter of a million British ex-pats living and working there and successive British governments have been falling over themselves to do trade deals with the UAE.

I wonder how many of these people use the main travel hubs of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha when they fly off on their jollies.

 

[Blue Feather]

I had big plans once to get Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in bed.
However if I managed to get in the sack with Kate and she performed as expected and then asked me to stay - i'd be going nowhere else.

I've got visions of you saying that like Harry Enfield as a self-righteous brother :)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

If we win the CL this season then Haaland will more than likely win the Ballon d’or at the rate he is going, two massive achievements for a young player, not to mention top scorer in the PL & CL & numerous player of the season awards. The summer (being tournament free) would be an ideal time to renegotiate for both parties, City, Pep, Haaland and the whole club would be sat at the very pinnacle of the game, should that happen I can’t see him wanting to leave for a very long time, who gives all that up to play in an inferior league, with all the drama and meddling on offer at either PSG Barca RM

Sadly, he probably won’t, even if he scores 350, should Messi win the World Cup.

 

[Paladin]

You didn't listen to what Pep said. As others have said, of course there is a release clause. He'd be stupid not to have one. It doesn't matter a bit. It's just a bit of extra protection of his future and earnings potential.

Point taken, and apologies for the out of context reference to Pep. I was really trying to say we should pay most credence to the club, not to the journalists, because they are often wrong.

Talksport this morning claimed they had the definitive answer to the Haaland release clause question, then cited The Times as their source. They said there is a clause in place which prevented him from being bought by another PL club. In response to that, I would just ask "Where's your evidence of this?"

There was similar speculation when Pep arrived and started winning trophies with us. The narrative was that he only stays at clubs for a maximum of three years. For obvious reasons, all that speculation has disappeared now.

 

[bluealf]

I had big plans once to get Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in bed.
However if I managed to get in the sack with Kate and she performed as expected and then asked me to stay - i'd be going nowhere else.

Now you say that but the man who got Shakira, had two kids with said stunner and then shagged a teammate's mam.

Dumb fucking footballers

 

[bluealf]

Always happens whatever the game some random player is always.mentioned as a rag fan growing up or some other meaningless made up rag info , anything to keep them relevant

or the best way when they can think of nothing remotely relevant, they mention an upcoming fixture on their TV station that is featuring the rags.

 

[stan bowles]

Dont get why people are having a hissy fit over a release clause. It protects both the club and they player. We are well known not to keep unhappy player anyway this just allows the club to say the fee is set at whatever the clause is pay up or move on. it also protects haaland for example if were not in champs league or winning things ect. dont see an issue with it personally.

Possibly because Haaland has only played a dozen games for City and it is a clear attempt by the media to move the narrative away from his success and detract from his amazing impact he's made. Can you think of any other player who has played an equivalent number of games to Haaland and where all the talk is about his weekly wage and the release clause in his contract when he leaves us?

 

[Leeky]

Which release clause is that?

Could you show me the concrete proof of said clause?

If you know he has one then how much is it?

this guy is well connected to the club, it might be bullshit but if there is a clause, this can be renegotiate at any point in his contract

 

[citymad]

Bothers me that someone connected to the club would release this news particularly when Pep has just denied it.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Lovely to listen to raggy Andy Goldstein winding lfc fans up about klopp. Banging on about how Klopp is losing it and going all Kevin Keegan with his rants.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

this guy is well connected to the club, it might be bullshit but if there is a clause, this can be renegotiate at any point in his contract

Is that relatd to any particular club? IE Real Madrid? I thought that was the argument that thereisnt a release clause to an individual club?

 

[mat]

Jack Grealish overcomes ancient sheep and cow covenant on £5.6m country house

Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish moved into the property last year but not before his legal team had stopped sheep and cows walking through 20 acre garden

www.mirror.co.uk

Reach PLC getting desperate appeasing their scouse readers.

 

[Asa's left peg]

This is put out to muddy our waters and piss on our parade, as usual. It maybe true, it maybe not or maybe some other version. What we do know is that it is over 2 years away, and in that time, Erling, the club and us will have won many games and trophies and boiled gallons of piss.
Just enjoy the ride while he is here, and history tells us that he will love the club even more and stay for more like 6/7 years as others have, despite us being told otherwise.

Don't let other interested parties suck the joy out of it. It's what this is really all about.

 

[mrbelfry]

I wouldn't necessarily expect Pep to answer honestly in press conferences when asked about release clauses. Not saying he's lying but he's got no reason to let the press know the truth about Halaands release clause or not. Just easier to say he hasn't got on and then get on with his life. Saying he has one just gets everyone being annoying:

Journo: Hi Pep. Does Erling Haaland have a release clause?
Pep: Yes
J: Can you tell us how much it is?
Pep: sure it's £200m quid
J: so if Real Madrid bid £200m quid Haaland will leave Manchester City?
Pep: not necessarily. We would inform Erling a bid had been made and it would be up to Madrid and Erling to agree a move.
J: so Erling wouldn't go to Madrid?
P: well that would be up to him
J: if Liverpool bid £200m would City let Halaand leave?
P: well the release clause would have been met so Erling would be free to talk to Liverpool but it doesn't mean he would and we'd hope we could provide him an environment where he could excel.
J: what about if United bid £200m?
P: ....
J: what about Chelsea?
P: .....
J: Barcelona?
P:...
J: PSG?
P: it's a release clause. If a team meets it they can talk to Haaland
J: if Liverpool bid £199m would Erling go?
P: flip guys can we talk about left backs instead?
J: how much exactly would it take for City to let Erling go?
Press Officer: let's move on

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