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

[Captain Apollo]

We’ve been having a play, (if you pardon the expression), on the Messi Mambo thread, and come up with this blighter;

A little bit of Sterling in my life
A little bit of Foden by my side
A little bit of Kev is all I need
A little bit of Kun is what I see
A little bit of Ederson in the sun
A little bit of Bernie all night long
A little bit of Messi here I am
A little bit of Pep makes me your man

I dedicate this to Tolmie H, and his streets ahead of SLY, transfer updating service

 

[Glauber Berti]

Is it just me who thinks TH has got hold of some top class Es judging by his recent music choices? To go from London Boys to Helicopter, Sweet Harmony and Insanity is quite the leap...

There was some post earlier this week saying it’s either going to be tamazepam or white doves — I suspect it’s the latter

 

[not my fault!]

Castles broke a 15% equity deal on Friday and was seemingly the only one touting it until now.
I don’t like him, but he definitely gets stuff right

No chance, if 2% is £180m then 15% is £1.3b! 2% is more likely.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Reading Tolmie's post tells me they don't have any options but to let him go and no money

Hope so. I want to see a softening of Barca’s stance soon then.

 

[Keeper!]

We have proposed a very innovative way of paying him through the CFG. FFP can't touch it, seemingly.

As a result, Messi will be paid very much in line with the rises the club also have in the pipe for Raz and Kev, so about £375k a week plus other bonuses.

Guardiola is now driving this bus. I'm so fucking happy, even sounds like Barca can get fucked on anything substantial in terms of cash.

Garcia, Gundo, Stones, Otamendi, Cancelo, Zinchenko and Angelino, they can have their pick, but we will not be sending any tier one their way.

Does it still include going over to NYCFC to finish everything off?

 

[domalino]

No chance, if 2% is £180m then 15% is £1.3b! 2% is more likely.

Baldy Castles probably mistyped 1.5%

 

[LIBlue]

if the news of barca sacking their lawyers because they advised Messi how to leave, wouldnt it make sense that they know what the contract states? Therefore he can very much leave for free?

 

[blueparrot]

We do we offer Cancelo? He’s our best fullback behind Walker, and only 25. Doesn’t make any sense.

Our second full back for Messi, let me think ?

 

[WRicko]

I can see Messi and Kun having a slice of any South American Argentinian based CFG side in the future.

Think it would have to be topped up by shares in the wider group and big wages for Messi at least. Newall Messi old club have squad value of 20 million not in the money league do not think there is much money in most football in South America there should be eventually but South America generally keeps failing to achieve what investors expect due to coups corruption corona bad management etc etc Should be good money in brazil and Mexico tho. Was a rumour we where looking at those to locations I think both countries have some big corporate owners of clubs a bit like Germany and some big stadiums world cups etc We do have that team in Uraguay which could make us money long term on player sales but as an actual commercial entity I doubt it

 

[BLUEinTheUSA]

Since Tolmie's been on a flashback to my 90s clubbing days...

 

[JWT_98]

No chance, if 2% is £180m then 15% is £1.3b! 2% is more likely.

To be fair think he quoted 15 percent stake in the club rather than the whole cfg, I could be wrong though

 

[kaz7]

 

[not my fault!]

if the news of barca sacking their lawyers because they advised Messi how to leave, wouldnt it make sense that they know what the contract states? Therefore he can very much leave for free?

I said this yesterday when it broke, you’d think both the club and Messi know the finer detailing in it and the exact wording. I’m also sure City’s legal team have given it a once over too to be double sure.

 

[not my fault!]

To be fair think he quoted 15 percent stake in the club rather than the whole cfg, I could be wrong though

Fair enough

 

[Keeper!]

Pep is with him.

Get Pep to ask to borrow the pen after Messi signs!

 

[Neville Kneville]

Baldy Castles probably mistyped 1.5%

Tbf it looks like it could be something like that.

 

[Mid Wales blue]

I know I shouldn’t but,
how bad is the carrick fan going to take this news.

 

[Chi-town blues]

That's close to being reported 'cos it doesn't fully rhyme.

Sometimes perfect rhymes are boring . Just trying to be edgy ;)

 

[Maly]

Cheers for the info as always Tolmie


Surely we still have to deal with Barca however? - if he is still under contract (and no one seems to be able to answer this question yet whether he is or isnt) they can still (and seemingly are doing) refuse to let him go unless we meet the ridiculous buy out clause......so what happens then? Messi surely wont go on strike to force his way out or go to court to challenge his contract and the interpritation of it.

I know that would mean they would lose him for free next year but they could still do that - Messi couldnt refuse to play if under contract

Thats the only barrier I can see but its a big one Barca refuse to budge on any negotiations.s

Alright mate :)

From my limited knowledge about transfers, I don’t think Barca can refuse. If we offer them the same amount as the Webster ruling would be. They either accept, or Messi buys his own contract out & come for free anyway. (With Messi getting the amount he’s had to pay out as a signing on fee)

It’s seems pretty simple to me, but always happy to be corrected by someone who knows factually

 

[LongsightM13]

There was some post earlier this week saying it’s either going to be tamazepam or white doves — I suspect it’s the latter