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

[Neville Kneville]

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.

I'd like to see us fly him there tomorrow.

 

[waspish]

Pity Messi didn’t say at the end of his statement “In January I can speak to other clubs I’ll be talking to Manchester City” end it there like that!(that’s assuming City still want him).

Now I think he will stay at Barcelona till he retires.

 

[Sir peace frog]

? Hmm

Hmmmm to yourself, everything tolm said came true everything, and the fact messi didn't want to take Barcelona to court in the end finished this transfer, it was 99%done, no fucking hmmmm about it

 

[Coatigan]

Barcelona have announced they will not fine messi for the days he has skipped training. All is well then, happy camp (nou) again

 

[razman]

And the briefing starts

 

[M18CTID]

As a family man as are many on here I couldn't help but feel sad to hear how is eldest son begged him to not move to a new country and not change schools. These issues are sometimes forgotton and taken for granted amongst all football fans.

Personally, if I had all the money like he has and achieved what he has achieved then to upset my kids like that would be too difficult to do, just for a fresh challenge.

Then again I am a soft arse.

I’m 50 - I don’t have kids, and never really wanted kids, but even I can empathise with this. Messi may well have all the money in the world and as such his kids will never be wanting for anything, but like the rest of us he and his kids are human beings and have feelings. Everyone is different - some of us don’t mind moving around and see it as an adventure but others feel more comfortable with familiar surroundings. Reading between the lines, it does sound to me that Messi had eventually got his son onside with the idea of a new life elsewhere.

 

[bluesince76]

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

But he won't do that at Barca because he's sulking and will deliberately skupper the chances of the club he supposedly loves and that presumably his kids support? Whilst also ruining the reputation he's built both at Barca and as a worldwide brand?
I guess a 34 year old who's played a handful of games in a season and not scored will have teams falling over themselves to give him a big contract when he drags his crying kids away from their mates next summer.

 

[@BluePhil8]

And the briefing starts

No thanks

 

[Ric]

We go again. Etc and so on.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

When did Messi did this interview with goal.com, I am sure it was not today.

Meaning they knew they gonna do this at least 1 or two days ago. Did they let City know of this?

He’ll have done this after the Bartomeu meeting, when everyone started reporting “he stays”. Seemed like bullshit at the time, but this interview taking place will have leaked. And I’m guessing this is the interview tolmie heard about but perhaps was given false info as to the nature of it.