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

[domalino]

With Messi and Khaldoon at the front of the yacht doing a titanic impersonation as it sails in

And then he disembarks in Salford Quays with Mansour's yacht casting a huge shadow over the swamp, and there's a parade through town to the Etihad where he signs the contract.

 

[domalino]

I hope you've got a certain Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Youtube vid on standby for this ; )

I'm quite partial to the Johnny Cash cover.

 

[cjn]

If I could see the actual contract term as well as the other potential force majeure clauses I could probably give you a reasonable interpretation. Without it everyone is guessing. However from the snippets I have read it seems to be a specific date clause each year. The question is one of intention in contracts. The likelihood is that the date is to reflect the end of the season, as the season was extended it is not unreasonable to expect the date to also be extended.

I agree with this. It sort of has to be written as a specific date clause, otherwise it would be obvious on it's face. Barca seem to have a weak argument either way, but they have enough to go on to drag it out a bit.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Can we please have a Tolmie jukebox thread if Messi signs, just like you did after the CAS verdict. I think I’ll go with Eiffel 65 if so...

 

[andyhinch]

@Ezzy arse must be twitching about now. Unless we do a huge reveal tomorrow with 6 new signings then his reputation(lol) will be shattered...

I’d say this keeps his reputation just where it’s always been ;-)

 

[SouthStandStander]

Well my dad is certainly convinced hes coming. (he is no ITK btw, he is a brickie who must have been giving it out all day on the scaffolding). He has never placed a bet in his life, but phoned me last night and asked me to put £100 on city to sign Messi this window.
I checked the odds and told him it is 11/8 for him to sign. Told him we are favs but anything can happen with transfers and that can soon change and he might not come. Anyway, he was still adamant he wanted it placing as he thinks its an easy £138 profit.
I hope we sign Messi just so he wins his bet :-)

 

[LucahArchie10]

And then he disembarks in Salford Quays with Mansour's yacht casting a huge shadow over the swamp, and there's a parade through town to the Etihad where he signs the contract.

Wont get Azzam on the quays is bigger than half of Manchester

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

I'm quite partial to the Johnny Cash cover.

Good shout, I've not listened to that in a long time. That's my afternoon playlist sorted!

 

[domalino]

Wont get Azzam on the quays is bigger than half of Manchester

After a quick Google its too long and wide to enter the canal at all!

 

[lonestay]

As Azzam ties up on the quays Messy turns to Khaldoon and says " that had better not be the Etihad over there cos thats a shithole !!

 

[SouthStandStander]

@supercity88 that was a quick delete. did you get the calculator out? :-)

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

And then he disembarks in Salford Quays with Mansour's yacht casting a huge shadow over the swamp, and there's a parade through town to the Etihad where he signs the contract.

With woodward curtain watching from the swamp

 

[SouthStandStander]

I hope he wins but, at 11/8, if he does win it'll be a £37.50 profit, not £138, and if he loses it'll be a £100 loss.
But, regardless, I wish the very best of luck to your Dad.

You sure

 

[Jonesyy91]

I hope he wins but, at 11/8, if he does win it'll be a £37.50 profit, not £138, and if he loses it'll be a £100 loss.
But, regardless, I wish the very best of luck to your Dad.

Wow i’d love to be your bookie!

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I hope he wins but, at 11/8, if he does win it'll be a £37.50 profit, not £138, and if he loses it'll be a £100 loss.
But, regardless, I wish the very best of luck to your Dad.

No your wrong.

 

[Lemon7277]

Will be made up if this actually comes off but believe he will blink 1st and stay

 

[Ashleymcduff]

I hope he wins but, at 11/8, if he does win it'll be a £37.50 profit, not £138, and if he loses it'll be a £100 loss.
But, regardless, I wish the very best of luck to your Dad.

lol no it doesn't ffs

 

[Chris in London]

Haha - Messi will finish his career at the Packers as a kicker!

A la Clive Allen/London Monarchs?

 

[The Clansman]

I hope he wins but, at 11/8, if he does win it'll be a £37.50 profit, not £138, and if he loses it'll be a £100 loss.
But, regardless, I wish the very best of luck to your Dad.

Nope - if he wins, he effectively gets his £100 stake back. Therefore he gets £237.50 for his £100 bet - a profit of £137.50

 

[Chris in London]

I think going back on his words would harm him more than City itself. We have some information (Here at Bluemoon thanks to Tolmie) on our side of the movements but City has exceptionally kept this real quiet in the media. There are only conjectures at this moment and the Rag loving media keeps on putting Inter /Rags and PSG name in the hat so it won't be a case where we tried and he refused.
But this has gone to far for him to even save his face in a certain way if he decides to stay. The naysayers will file this under Messi's another hissy fits, Barcelona fans will be happy, Messi fans move with him so they are happy with him going to City as well and most importantly the Board and FCB will remain shit. The kind of radical upgrading that club needs, it will put Moyes's United to shame. He will be there for a couple of years winning naught.
But that's just me with my blue tinted glass!

If this doesn’t come off, do you really think that the story will be anything other than ‘Messi snubs City’?