The ITK Discussion Thread [Merged]

[GStar]

Re: Just this minute.............

anyone got a feeling we're gonna see gary cook outside the nou camp wearing a poncho, explaining to SSN how barca 'bottled it'?

Yes, the poncho would ease the pain!

 

[Pam]

Re: Just this minute.............

I've asked this elsewhere but nobody answered. Is this £10 million loyalty bonus the problem and if so, should we (grudgingly) pay it if it's the only remaining obstacle? Who thinks Barca expect us to and who thinks we should just bite the bullet and oblige?

Can't understand this one myself, if this is the problem he is not going to get it next year as he will be out of contract and not sure he is going to get better wages even on a free transfer.

He would get a fat signing on bonus though.

Exactly.

Just pay the fornicating greed bags and finish this.

 

[ramsdale4]

Re: Just this minute.............

I've asked this elsewhere but nobody answered. Is this £10 million loyalty bonus the problem and if so, should we (grudgingly) pay it if it's the only remaining obstacle? Who thinks Barca expect us to and who thinks we should just bite the bullet and oblige?

If it was the only obstacle we might end up biting the bullet, but with 2 months left in the window we'd be crazy to show our hand right now. Otherwise we'd come across as a soft touch, with everybody in future wanting us to buy out the loyalty bonus.

Are these loyalty payments commonplace? I hope not.

Well we managed to con one out of the Barcodes for our Joey :-D

To be fair though, my 1 year old niece could con the barcodes.

 

[GStar]

Re: Just this minute.............

Exactly.

Just pay the fornicating greed bags and finish this.

Why?

So every other club who's player we try to buy demand the same? We've got money but we're being run properly now... we're not just to go around throwing money t every problem.

 

[Project]

Re: Just this minute.............

Anyone know why Barca are so hell bent on replacing Eto?

purely the fact that they could get 25/30 million now which they could use for Villa...this time next year eto'o could leave and they dont get anything.

Yup, exactly.

1) Eto'o digs in and stays. He leaves for nothing at the end of the year. Barca either have to pay 40M for Villa or risk losing him completely to another club

2) Eto'o leaves for £25M, but Barca have to pay 10M out of that for the loyalty bonus. Net outlay for Villa is 25M

3) Eto'o leaves for £25M, but we absorb the loyalty fee or the player forgoes it. Net outlay for Villa is 15M


Barca have the weakest hand here by far.

 

[dariusvassell=samueleto'o]

Re: Just this minute.............

anyone got a feeling we're gonna see gary cook outside the nou camp wearing a poncho, explaining to SSN how barca 'bottled it'?

Yes, the poncho would ease the pain!

Just spat tea over my keyboard at the poncho! At least you've lightened the mood.

 

[bluejue]

Re: Just this minute.............

Please keep calm regarding Eto'o this isn't a done deal yet, remember Kaka, well this is a similar deal in that is very close but not confirmed.

I don't want you to possibly suffer the same as the Kaka saga.

About the same everything agreed, but Eto'o is a very complex person, until he signs you can never be sure.

He did give everyone fair warning... It's ridiculous that he is being called into question.

I agree totally that it is ridiculous that he is being called into question - this forum does your head in. However, he did subsequently say:

had a phone call, you can ignore my cautionary posts afew minutes ago.

I have just been told that Eto'o is now 100% done, and that Lescott is also 100% done.


Cheers

Spursmad321

Has he updated on one of the threads that I have missed....?

 

[banbury_blue]

Re: Just this minute.............

Anyone know why Barca are so hell bent on replacing Eto?

purely the fact that they could get 25/30 million now which they could use for Villa...this time next year eto'o could leave and they dont get anything.

Yup, exactly.

1) Eto'o digs in and stays. He leaves for nothing at the end of the year. Barca either have to pay 40M for Villa or risk losing him completely to another club

2) Eto'o leaves for £25M, but Barca have to pay 10M out of that for the loyalty bonus. Net outlay for Villa is 25M

3) Eto'o leaves for £25M, but we absorb the loyalty fee or the player forgoes it. Net outlay for Villa is 15M




Barca have the weakest hand here by far.

Barcas hand isn't really the issue now is it? Thought it was more down to Eto'o

 

[Dancini]

Re: Just this minute.............

Anyone know why Barca are so hell bent on replacing Eto?

purely the fact that they could get 25/30 million now which they could use for Villa...this time next year eto'o could leave and they dont get anything.

Yup, exactly.

1) Eto'o digs in and stays. He leaves for nothing at the end of the year. Barca either have to pay 40M for Villa or risk losing him completely to another club

2) Eto'o leaves for £25M, but Barca have to pay 10M out of that for the loyalty bonus. Net outlay for Villa is 25M

3) Eto'o leaves for £25M, but we absorb the loyalty fee or the player forgoes it. Net outlay for Villa is 15M


Barca have the weakest hand here by far.

Exactly.

 

[larderland]

Re: Just this minute.............

were the hell is spursmad??hasnt been on all day??coincidence?