Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[pudge]

Paris have known for over a year it is not worth them bidding.

A deal such as this takes more than a couple of months, and is all about personal relationships.

Messi writes his own cheques, and the mere mention of United is an insult to the levels of intelligence being deployed by our club.

So you reckon it's just whether we have the bottle to put the money on the table and take the risk now?

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

I'm a sceptic when it comes to this move, mainly due to what that Transfer Forum has done to my health, but taking what you're saying into account what would be a possible time frame for it to happen if it indeed does happen?

A WC year would make it even trickier I would imagine?

 

[BAB.DAB]

WOW!

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

So you reckon it's just whether we have the bottle to put the money on the table and take the risk now?

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

I'm a sceptic when it comes to this move, mainly due to what that Transfer Forum has done to my health, but taking what you're saying into account what would be a possible time frame for it to happen if it indeed does happen?

A WC year would make it even trickier I would imagine?

It certainly does, and anything else is well above my level of understanding or information.

I rarely post in the transfer forum, these days, for good reason.

People always want jam on it, when sometimes all I have is marge.

If you are asking my personal opinion, I think Messi will get what he wants out of Barca, and the weight will be too much to bear for his shoulders.

Happy to be proved wrong and the most recent talks would suggest nothing is guaranteed at Barca.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Paris have known for over a year it is not worth them bidding.

A deal such as this takes more than a couple of months, and is all about personal relationships.

Messi writes his own cheques, and the mere mention of United is an insult to the levels of intelligence being deployed by our club.

So you reckon it's just whether we have the bottle to put the money on the table and take the risk now?

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

That's why I've been saying it's 100% that we will try to sign him (everything is in place for that I believe including potential commercial deals). He signs for us or stays put. Either or and 50/50 it will actually happen up to recently.

But as I said earlier in the thread, there are a number of indications that the chances may be starting to move in our favour. Barcelona is not such a stable ship these days and he's looking increasingly disinterested.

 

[pml79]

So you reckon it's just whether we have the bottle to put the money on the table and take the risk now?

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

That's why I've been saying it's 100% that we will try to sign him (everything is in place for that I believe including potential commercial deals). He signs for us or stays put. Either or and 50/50 it will actually happen up to recently.

But as I said earlier in the thread, there are a number of indications that the chances may be starting to move in our favour. Barcelona is not such a stable ship these days and he's looking increasingly disinterested.

Im sure zab n sergio would be a big plus in our favour too

 

[BAB.DAB]

So you reckon it's just whether we have the bottle to put the money on the table and take the risk now?

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

That's why I've been saying it's 100% that we will try to sign him (everything is in place for that I believe including potential commercial deals). He signs for us or stays put. Either or and 50/50 it will actually happen up to recently.

But as I said earlier in the thread, there are a number of indications that the chances may be starting to move in our favour. Barcelona is not such a stable ship these days and he's looking increasingly disinterested.

do you not think we are better off spend all that money on 4 or 5 world class players. if i hand a pound for every time someone posted that i could buy Messi.

 

[pml79]

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

That's why I've been saying it's 100% that we will try to sign him (everything is in place for that I believe including potential commercial deals). He signs for us or stays put. Either or and 50/50 it will actually happen up to recently.

But as I said earlier in the thread, there are a number of indications that the chances may be starting to move in our favour. Barcelona is not such a stable ship these days and he's looking increasingly disinterested.

do you not think we are better off spend all that money on 4 or 5 world class players. if i hand a pound for every time someone posted that i could buy Messi.

not with the wages that would come with it

 

[BlueDejong]

Interesting summer...

 

[fbloke]

So you reckon it's just whether we have the bottle to put the money on the table and take the risk now?

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

That's why I've been saying it's 100% that we will try to sign him (everything is in place for that I believe including potential commercial deals). He signs for us or stays put. Either or and 50/50 it will actually happen up to recently.

But as I said earlier in the thread, there are a number of indications that the chances may be starting to move in our favour. Barcelona is not such a stable ship these days and he's looking increasingly disinterested.

The tax issues, backhanders, child exploitation, internal wranglings, crumbling stadium, disenfranchised membership and general PR disaster after PR disaster you mean? ;-)

 

[pudge]

No, the bottle by Messi.

His dad Jorge can only say so much.

Money is not the problem, it's politics and legacy.

I'm a sceptic when it comes to this move, mainly due to what that Transfer Forum has done to my health, but taking what you're saying into account what would be a possible time frame for it to happen if it indeed does happen?

A WC year would make it even trickier I would imagine?

It certainly does, and anything else is well above my level of understanding or information.

I rarely post in the transfer forum, these days, for good reason.

People always want jam on it, when sometimes all I have is marge.

If you are asking my personal opinion, I think Messi will get what he wants out of Barca, and the weight will be too much to bear for his shoulders.

Happy to be proved wrong and the most recent talks would suggest nothing is guaranteed at Barca.

I reckon then the question would be if Barca were to give Messi what he wants, would it really be enough for him?

Barca where at the pinnacle of their "cycle" years ago and won all before them, yet as PB has said they don't look as strong as they once did and Messi himself doesn't look that motivated. If the club were to give him what he wants contract wise, would that really motivate him on the pitch?

Goes back to you saying it comes down to bottle and has he got it I suppose.