It's Quiet - a new dawn

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

A nice saying. As is "learn from your mistakes".
This isn't the first time a gentleman's agreement has fell through.
I just really, really hope it's the last.

The pre supposes that the agreement is with a gentleman. Not many in modern day footballers.

 

[Ric]

and Isco

And Kaka.

 

[BAB.DAB]

Exactly. I think people just like to lash out when we dont get a target, but as you say - shit happens, it doesn't mean the info was always wrong

Golden rule of the transfer thread is
Not a done deal till it's done

 

[Salfordian Blue]

The pre supposes that the agreement is with a gentleman. Not many in modern day footballers.

It is a misleading turn of phrase. Verbal agreement isn't much better.

I'd go with "But he said so". It gives it the weight such an "contract" deserves.

 

[BlueCityfan]

Mendy joined Monaco just 1 year ago. And look at him now. if Alves snubbing us leads to us taking a punt on someone less proven. I'm all for it.

 

[domalino]

If Pep really is as livid as reported, how we react to this will give us an indication of how things are going, with Pep, with the finances, with our long term planning.

Are we going to scramble for some last minute player, are we going to trust a kid like Maffeo a year or two early or are we going to say fuck it and go buy someone very good like Semedo or Perreira?

If we're going as hard as people have said, it'll be the latter, which will send out a statement and certainly strengthen us to the point where people will have forgotten Dani Alves by September.

I would be pretty disappointed if we got some second rate emergency replacement in rather than trusting Maffeo though. If he's going to be loaned out it should be because we've got genuinely brilliant players ahead of him.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

It is a misleading turn of phrase. Verbal agreement isn't much better.

I'd go with "But he said so". It gives it the weight such an "contract" deserves.

That's about right.

 

[PragueBlue]

Golden rule of the transfer thread is
Not a done deal till it's done

And accept that people on the forum have limited information and so don't take it too seriously. Treat it just as a bit of fun during the Summer.

 

[Ajm1985]

I had hoped that after the Laporte episode tbh.

The need for this window to be successful will probably speed things up after this. I hope.

 

[wattle]

Some sites running with Hart has met with United reps about a possible move. Now I'm certainly not a flapper but "IF" true, this has been a really shit day to say the least. Is this what tolmie meant by "have a nice week blues"? Yeh fuckin great so far thanks lol