FRAN THE ARAB said:we don't need this greedy bastard, let's look for players who want to play for the club.
PolishCTID8 said:Nixon_The_Bike_Thief said:PolishCTID8 said:Ok, so who do I listen to ssn or our itk's? Help me out, Im new to this whole thing
Watch the news, read the threads, read the ITK posts and then make your own informed personal decision ! If you want inner peace, dont do any of the above and enroll in a monastery.
;o)
ok, i will try to do the whole inner peace thing as u suggest. kind of hard while being addicted to this forum though i have to admit.
PSmyth07 said:Be happy that we're linked to the likes of Kaka and Eto'o.
Not a long time ago, I would have been happy with David Dunn.
Taylor said:Just seen Sky they seem to think Barca might try push Eto'o on, this def means that the agent is just playing games.
dannybcity said:mcfcdjr said:SSN live to manchester in next few mins. I think james cooper is more reliable than hunter and guillem. Lets hope he revives our hopes.
Wasn't even worth getting up for.
The loyalty bonus is what's holding the deal up. There is a link to a Catalan paper that states this on one of the Eto'o threads.Dutty1968 said:ono said:This i believe is close to whats happening
Eto'o deal has hit a snag.
He's verbally agreed terms and Barca have accepeted the fee, the only problem is, Barca would have to pay him a £10m loyalty bonus for being sold without actually asking for a transfer. So at the minute this looks like being the deal-breaker.
This is why a few days ago Laporta went on Spanish radio talking about the stratospheric offer because he wants people to think Eto'o is wanting to leave because the money on offer is too good to turn down. This way Barca can avoid paying the loyalty bonus on the basis that Eto'o wants to leave. However Eto'o's agent has dug his heels in and basically told Barca that Eto'o is willing to sit out the last 12 months of his contract. His agent has arranged a press conference tomorrow where he will most likely explain Eto'o's intentions to stay unless Barca or maybe even City can chip in with the loyalty bonus.
Problem for Barca is they have a limited transfer budget and because Barca want to sell him, Eto'o is likely to be unsettled so they will have an unhappy player on their hands for 12 months and in any case he will leave on a free. They require the full transfer fee to pursue David Villa so they obviously don't want to have to give half of it to Eto'o to cover a disputable loyalty bonus.
So the situation at the minute is a chess game between Barca and Eto'o with City watching every move. It may even come to the point where we just offer Eto'o a signing on bonus equivalent to his loyalty bonus - that way he doesn't lose out and everyone is happy, or, we could decide he is taking the piss a bit and completely walk away knowing we've added two quality forward players to a team that was already one of the highest scoring teams in the league.
Interesting few days ahead but can everyone stop twitching please.
Not doubting you mate but how do you know this?
flipmode said:dannybcity said:mcfcdjr said:SSN live to manchester in next few mins. I think james cooper is more reliable than hunter and guillem. Lets hope he revives our hopes.
Wasn't even worth getting up for.
What was it??
I'm in work and have no access to SSN what so ever.
I think i'm going to pull a sickie, I need to be home for this, however it pans out lol
what did ssn have to say and who said it, cheersflipmode said:dannybcity said:mcfcdjr said:SSN live to manchester in next few mins. I think james cooper is more reliable than hunter and guillem. Lets hope he revives our hopes.
Wasn't even worth getting up for.
What was it??
I'm in work and have no access to SSN what so ever.
I think i'm going to pull a sickie, I need to be home for this, however it pans out lol
kinkyisgod said:we are going to have Kaka all over our faces again if the ETO deal falls through and im sorry to say I blame the negotiators. Our owners have bought MCFC to be a shining jewel in their crown. To promote Abu Dhabi and give them international exposure and credibility. The way that two of the biggest transfer deals of all time have and also appear to be melting down does massive damage to both our credibility and that of the owners.
to do this once is unfortunate but twice is unforgivable
dannybcity said:Taylor said:So now they are saying he has signed?
Well backagain via Rac 105 is, I'm sure he won't hold it against us if we don't take his word as gospel until it's reported elsewhere.
my bubble's still floatin.yeah there's players that do come for the money. Then there's greedy bastard's like eto'o.don't want him mate.davefrombury said:FRAN THE ARAB said:we don't need this greedy bastard, let's look for players who want to play for the club.
sorry to burst your bubble mate but they're all in it for the money.