Raheem Sterling - Done - See main forum

[carlosthejackal]

Lets parade the balance sheet

 

[FanchesterCity]

Lets parade the balance sheet

We don't like being called a Sugar Daddy club, and expect to be taken seriously.
To do that, the balance sheet matters.
If we're going to be a credible (but huge) football club, we have to practice what we've been preaching, and that's running the club as a genuine business, not running to the Sheik every time we need a few more million.
And FFP's not gone away (yet). We can't spend as much as we want. We can spend a lot, but it's not limitless. 5m spend on Sterling could be 5m we can't spend on Pogba. So which do you choose then?

 

[Cobwebcat]

Lets parade the balance sheet

Haha it's a good job we don't have any financial restrictions....we can go mad!

Seriously don't panic City :-) leave that to Bluemoon...

 

[Rösler von Stretfordbömber]

Lets parade the balance sheet

Sensible idea, as some of these posters certainly paraded their club's Adidas kit deal last year.

 

[Calv_from_the_frog]

Huge pressure on Txiki as we speak I expect.

Less than 1 month until the start of the season, Chelsea 2nd game and absolutely no-one through the door.

Not a flap, just a reality. If - for whatever reason - we fail in any other of our rather slow, rather public courtships except Pogba (which was always 50/50), I excpect his head will be on the block.

 

[The Doctor]

Huge pressure on Txiki as we speak I expect.

Less than 1 month until the start of the season, Chelsea 2nd game and absolutely no-one through the door.

Not a flap, just a reality. If - for whatever reason - we fail in any other of our rather slow, rather public courtships except Pogba (which was always 50/50), I excpect his head will be on the block.

When you go for the really big fish.......it takes time!

 

[Marvin]

Huge pressure on Txiki as we speak I expect.

Less than 1 month until the start of the season, Chelsea 2nd game and absolutely no-one through the door.

Not a flap, just a reality. If - for whatever reason - we fail in any other of our rather slow, rather public courtships except Pogba (which was always 50/50), I excpect his head will be on the block.

Tell me who Chelsea have signed.

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

If - for whatever reason - we fail in any other of our rather slow, rather public courtships except Pogba (which was always 50/50), I excpect his head will be on the block.

Get this dude in to replace him. He don't fuck around.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

We've less than month before the season starts. . . Fuck, I honestly didn't realise that!

We move at a glacial pace in the transfer market.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Equally though, you could argue that walking away from this deal shows that we can be frightened away from top targets. Wolfsburg and Juventus have no great desire to sell, so would be encouraged if Liverpool can rebuff our advances. Two sides to every coin.

Not exactly the same scenarios, but Real and Barca met the requested fees when it came to Bale and Suarez. They didn't feel that meeting the asking price made them look a soft touch. They just got the deals done.

But those 2 have greater incomes, and FFP is not so harsh for them.