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

[Neville Kneville]

There's no €700m release clause. Basically means that Barça have to negotiate because if they let it go to court they can lose Messi for like €70m potentially

Let's see how it goes

Can it not go to FIFA rather than court ?

 

[Chris in London]

So for the first time in a while I went on the MCFC reddit to see if there was any news there that wasn't posted on here (spolier: no, but they probably get their news the same time as here).

Anyway what I really noticed there whilst browsing is the reverence they have for Sam Lee and that they're somewhat dismissive of Tolmie. The general opposite of this forum.

Solely an observation, I'm not trying to make a point. Other than me wanting to say I find it interesting how two different City discussion boards can feel so differently on something. I wonder what other differences there are there?

You can Judge the difference this way. On Thursday IIRC Tolmie said something like “I can’t believe Im going to write this but I think we’ve got him.”

That was well before the various tweets came out of Spain and Argentina confirming that (a) Messi wants away, and (b) we were in pole position to buy him.

Now no journalist has a crystal ball. It is possible that Juve will come in with an 11th hour offer that not even Messi could refuse. It’s possible he will change his mind. It’s possible that the legal position is exactly as La Liga have stated. But thus far Tolmie has called it absolutely spot on. He has got one reliable source somewhere. Bluemoon has been way ahead of every single social media and news organisation on the planet on this, and it’s essentially down to him.

As for Sam Lee, what’s he said exactly?

 

[BringBackSwales]

So Tebas was talking shit?

Did his lips move?

 

[Neville Kneville]

Has anyone got the laliga statement in english

Some of the uk newspaper sites have it.

It seems to me, to be referring to last season.

 

[razman]

Can it not go to FIFA rather than court ?

No idea in these matters

 

[Claytop]

So Barca either negotiate with us now for a fee or he joins us for no fee currently and the courts/fifa decide further down the line?

 

[M12Blue]

Hopefully the video is released today, can't wait too see it. Time for Messi to play a card, so far it's Barca controlling the entire narrative.

I see it as Barça digging a bigger hole. I’m sure fifa will step in when invited and confirm Meesi’s stance.

 

[mosssideblue]

It’s interesting to draw parallels between the two clubs. Both exited CL through underperformance, both second in the league to main rival.
Messi wants to leave and they have destroyed the relationship between club and club legend.

I would like to think if Kun had done a similar thing this summer we would have been naturally disappointed but both fans and club would have acted with grace and treated him with the respect he deserves. There is no way on gods earth we would have treated him the way Messi is being treated.

Have to take into consideration that Barca are financially deep in it, so can understand them wanting to try and get as much as they can.

They know he is going so are using everything they can to make the best of a bad thing

 

[blueinsa]

Barca are very publicly being broken here by this and to see La Liga so desperate as well is just a joy.

Certain individuals in Spain deserve no better im afraid.

 

[Kun T. B. Horlocks]

what episode and cover up?

His son's club Fuenlabrada knowingly sent the whole squad up to Coruña infested with Covid