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

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I thought it made what would have been a dreary close season week watching news about COVID interesting. It would have been nice if it happened and still would be but we were only looking at a season or two and given our luck with injuries (Mendy,Aguero) maybe not even that. It seems a strange decision to stay as it looks like Barca will be rebuilding on a low budget for the next couple of years and only the US or China would give him a long term contract next year. Would have loved to have bought him 5 years ago.
 
Soo the clause in Messi’s contract, stating he can leave at the end of each season didn’t count past May then? Why fax the Club, saying your triggering the clause in the first place?
 
domalino said:
He's a poor manager who has got the job because of his standing in Cruyff's team. He's been appointed by Bartomeu because he'll do what he's told and weild the axe in return for finally getting to manage Barcelona after 20 years trying. He's shown at Valencia he's more than happy to be the stooge for an owner.

He will lose all the built up credit he has pretty fast when the team is poor, he has already pissed off the senior players by telling Suarez he wasn't wanted anymore in a 1 minute phonecall and not treating Barcelona's 3rd all time top scorer with even the slightest bit of decency.

He's also taken the job knowing full well that he's going to be fired as soon as Bartomeu is out, because both Font and Laporta are bringing in someone of their own.

So calling him a stooge and saying he's just a necessary body for the managers chair while Bartomeu tries to salvage something this season is fair IMO.
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We revisit this quite a lot, your opinion is always recognised, however, your delivery is up there with some of the worse on the forum, it’s continuously matter of fact and leaves no room for people to engage with you.... you’re obviously a nice bloke, Dom, but less of the self righteousness ffs!!
 
Jamiblue said:
Soo the clause in Messi’s contract, stating he can leave at the end of each season didn’t count past May then? Why fax the Club, saying your triggering the clause in the first place?
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He says the president verbally agreed he could go but then went back on that promise. If he doesnt send that fax it doesnt make it official and doesnt generate the buzz it has.
Now the narrative is hes being kept illegally (per contract) and against his wishes.
 
DorisBlue said:
He says the president verbally agreed he could go but then went back on that promise. If he doesnt send that fax it doesnt make it official and doesnt generate the buzz it has.
Now the narrative is hes being kept illegally (per contract) and against his wishes.
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Looks like he should’ve got it in writing then, verbal agreements clearly account for nothing in football, even if you are the best player ever!
 
Akpowell said:
Why can't he just walk away at the end of this coming season his contract with the club will have expired, like Sane did
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He wont leave now due to feeling Barça should get some money, you think he’ll not sign a co tract be it one with a lower buyout or such? I also do t think City should entertaining a 34 year old, 33 was a push but his commercial value made sense. A bad season and that plummets to a point it’s not a viable option. This isn’t about City buying Messi the player, it’s about Messi the statement and revenue maker. It’s a now or never situation.
 
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