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

[Bluethemaway]

I assume to back up Messi saying in the interview that he wants to leave but the board have gone back on their promise and now won't let him without legal proceedings.

Blackmail yes !

 

[Matt the Giant]

when Pep is asked about all this Messi saga he will just say he is really happy for him staying in Barca for life and he belongs there.

And he will mean every word of it.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Because everyone seems to think he's a commercial gold mine, so they must make more than a million a week from having him. If that's not the case, why did we want a 33 year old player?

To score 30 goals per season & win us the quadruple.

 

[Damanino]

1.Messi can sign a new contract with new board at Barca after March. (70%)
2.You know what, I would not completely disregard the chance he renews with Bartomeu still in charge until March.(10%)
3.Also there is some chance he leaves for free next summer. (20%)

But option 1. imo is the highest possibility.

If he does option 2, well Messi camp then truly led City into the dark. If Barto is really evil and would want the new president to be in an awful situation he would give Messi a contract that cannot be fulfilled financially in January and then let new president to deal with the finacial meltdown of it.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

Once he is back in trainings with Barca it is over...

I think if City are going to put in a bid at all, it would be when he's back in training and there'll be stories about how he isn't happy, it's undermining what Koeman is trying to achieve, Barca would be better off cashing in now and rebuilding etc. Maybe it won't happen, but given everything so far and Messi's quotes today, in a way I'd be more surprised if we don't.

 

[Falz]

Some people need to get a grip.

Look at his statement

1. He clearly wants to leave - he has stated that. - We all know its us he wants to come to - there is no other team he wants - look at his use of the word project - that says city all over it.

2 He has absolutely destroyed the ownership of Barca - when has any other player ever come out and taken such a blatant swing at a club chairman and board before

3. He has said he has been unhappy for a while - in his football, in the dressing room, at training - this wont sit well with his team mates.

4. His best friend (Suarez) is being sold

We as club havent done anything but support him - he will know this.

Id expect city to put a bid in for him...now this is where it gets interesting - Remember Barca have publically stated they want Garcia - there is no way we will sell Garcia to them if they refuse to even negotiate for Messi - and which is worse..having the best player in the world and your club capt/legend unhappy or a 21 year old squad player? We can let Garcia sit in the stands for a year (we already have Ake and will get another centre half) - we risk losing 15m tops by letting him go on a free - Barca risk losing 80-100m plus for Messi - and they are in a financial mess - we aren so who is more desperate for the money?

If we put in a bid now the pressure on the board to sell will be from all angles; players, some of the fans (reluctantly) and Messi himself as well as the financil pressure - they need to rebuild- they want Garcia they wont get him without doing business with us - there could even be pressure added from that angle.

Worst comes to the worst - he doest go anywhere, signs a pre-agreement with us in January and we get him for free - even for a year minimum thats worth it -the only thing that would stop that is a bad injury to him

To be honest, I'd rather see us act with integrity and let Garcia go there if that's what he really wants.

However, we wouldn't get any plaudits for that, even though we should.

 

[houraisen]

Congratulations Messi!
Bartomeu is sure to lose the election.
You can enjoy your time at Barca until you retire.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

So Messi and his dad have called out la Liga and Barca in one day and people think it’s over?!

Probably because he said I'm staying, and no club could afford the buyout clause. Anyone believing Bartomeau would accept anything other than a huge bid is being a bit deluded.

 

[argyle]

Would like to know what Tolmie's contact thinks. Seemed confident this morning.

Messi's group telling City something different to what they eventually did?

 

[arbabarshad]

Some people need to get a grip.

Look at his statement

1. He clearly wants to leave - he has stated that. - We all know its us he wants to come to - there is no other team he wants - look at his use of the word project - that says city all over it.

2 He has absolutely destroyed the ownership of Barca - when has any other player ever come out and taken such a blatant swing at a club chairman and board before

3. He has said he has been unhappy for a while - in his football, in the dressing room, at training - this wont sit well with his team mates.

4. His best friend (Suarez) is being sold

We as club havent done anything but support him - he will know this.

Id expect city to put a bid in for him...now this is where it gets interesting - Remember Barca have publically stated they want Garcia - there is no way we will sell Garcia to them if they refuse to even negotiate for Messi - and which is worse..having the best player in the world and your club capt/legend unhappy or a 21 year old squad player? We can let Garcia sit in the stands for a year (we already have Ake and will get another centre half) - we risk losing 15m tops by letting him go on a free - Barca risk losing 80-100m plus for Messi - and they are in a financial mess - we aren so who is more desperate for the money?

If we put in a bid now the pressure on the board to sell will be from all angles; players, some of the fans (reluctantly) and Messi himself as well as the financil pressure - they need to rebuild- they want Garcia they wont get him without doing business with us - there could even be pressure added from that angle.

Worst comes to the worst - he doest go anywhere, signs a pre-agreement with us in January and we get him for free - even for a year minimum thats worth it -the only thing that would stop that is a bad injury to him

Will he now stop getting the protection afforded to usual Barça players by referees ?