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[Damocles]

Led to believe we've reached agreement with Liverpool.

As with the Delph stuff, I'm just relaying stuff I've been told so don't shoot the messenger.​

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Yeah no worries, thanks for the update mate

Posted from my iPhone

 

[Bluewonder]

45 million and 1000 Yankee candles.

Can't we throw in a wreath as thanks for them being such good sports throughout the saga?

 

[squirtyflower]

Chelsea according to Mail/ mirror lost interest when the fee topped £40million and if we balls this up I can see them nipping in

yep i can see that too

June: Stamford Bridge "£40m you say?, tell the scouse cunts to fuck off that's too rich for me"
July: Stamford Bridge "What the Sheikh has baulked at £45m? Tell the scouse cunts we'll pay £50m for him".

All plausible

























at mad world

 

[Blue warrior]

No idea.

Do you trust the person who told you Ric? If true then buzzing Mcrjon said it's agreed just so confusing when the media get briefed diff info coming from all angles.

 

[JosMCFC]

Nice one Ric

 

[Neville Kneville]

Don't you think it's all gone very quiet since we had the Sky report that the clubs are in dialogue?
Liverpool haven't announced they've knocked us back again so just maybe the deal is done

Maybe, but I've no fucking clue what Liverpool are up to tbh, apart from the obvious showing off.

 

[Ric]

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Yeah no worries, thanks for the update mate

Posted from my iPhone

Eh?

 

[Marvin]

If we you believe or think city felt they paid the going rate for players during that time then fine. We all know we went through a period of over paying and it was to progress that step higher

All clubs strive to improve their squads.

City had the resources to do it and just like Man Utd or other such teams there's a big club premium.

If City or Utd have £100m in the bank, then they don't have to count every Penny. It's more important to get the players on the pitch, than leave a cash balance at the bank. Get the right players in and the finances look after themselves. And you must admit that City have succeeded.

 

[FanchesterCity]

We did over pay, and possibly still are to a lesser extent, but that's because our specific circumstances pushed the price up. We needed to invest rapidly before FFP came into play, and other clubs used that to their advantage - along with the fact we were flush with money in general.
The value of specific players to US was therefore higher than it was for other clubs. Our need for talent was so high, it was still worth paying over the odds (by other clubs standards), because our entire business plan depended on it.
We overpaid by normal market values, but we didn't necessarily overpay in terms of adhering to our own business plan.

Years later, that necessity isn't as great (if at all) and therefore the value of a player to City is much more comparable with other clubs. Not 100% the same, but similar.
We are, in all likelihood, already being charged a levy on Sterling purely because he's Home Grown, and quite possibly because we're money bags City, but we still have limits.

If we're going to establish our own reputation as firm negotiators, it will come at a price, and that price is being firm on negotiations! Missing out on some players will be part of that process, but in the long run it will also help us secure other deals.

 

[pudge]

Given Ric was right to say the Delph deal wasn't straight forward, it makes the apparent Sterling news looks good for those wanting a silver lining.