United thread 2018/19

[aguero93:20]

More than 3 times as expensive as Bony
Not 3 times as good as Bony.

4 times tbf.

 

[Shaggy]

One of the comments......lukaku in his spare time....

Just like united, that's proper shit.

 

[OntarioBlue]

So I see that the Rags have activated DeGea's contract extension to keep him there another year. If I remember correctly this is the third or fourth time they have done this recently (I am thinking Shaw and Martial). I am not sure why they think this is a better tactic than negotiating a new contract with players they clearly want to keep. Seems a strange way to run a business to me but what do I know.

 

[andyhinch]

Oh I don’t know. That’s a close one.

It’s not even close mate, my blue specs don’t go that far.

 

[Easy]

I’m not sure if this option to extend is a good idea or a bad idea. Does it keep an u happy player longer and make their position stronger financially? Only seems to be them that have these.

Yea it’s strange, seems like they predicted their own demise, and added all these options to keep players longer than they want to. Lol

Don’t see the point in them really especially for the player, a lose lose for them, more an insurance policy for the club in case the player wants to leave. If a player wants to stay they would just sign a new deal. If they don’t they exercise the option and sell to get more.

 

[zandvoort blue]

It`s simple.....Dog-ear has his contract forcibly extended by the optional year.
Now he`ll be gone in the summer for a transfer fee, as opposed to walking away as a free agent.
As there`s no chance of trophies at the Swamp he`s gone. That is unless he get Sanchez wages.
The Rags have really dug a huge hole for themselves.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Yea it’s strange, seems like they predicted their own demise, and added all these options to keep players longer than they want to. Lol

Don’t see the point in them really especially for the player, a lose lose for them, more an insurance policy for the club in case the player wants to leave. If a player wants to stay they would just sign a new deal. If they don’t they exercise the option and sell to get more.

Just wodering who,in that utd squad ,would leave for more than they paid..? Martial,de gea,rashford..(obviously )

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Yea it’s strange, seems like they predicted their own demise, and added all these options to keep players longer than they want to. Lol

Don’t see the point in them really especially for the player, a lose lose for them, more an insurance policy for the club in case the player wants to leave. If a player wants to stay they would just sign a new deal. If they don’t they exercise the option and sell to get more.

Wonder if the player gets more money for the extension clause year? Can’t think of any other reason why they would agree to this.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

It`s simple.....Dog-ear has his contract forcibly extended by the optional year.
Now he`ll be gone in the summer for a transfer fee, as opposed to walking away as a free agent.
As there`s no chance of trophies at the Swamp he`s gone. That is unless he get Sanchez wages.
The Rags have really dug a huge hole for themselves.

A fucking huge sink hole I hope.

 

[zandvoort blue]

Wonder if the player gets more money for the extension clause year? Can’t think of any other reason why they would agree to this.

This won`t be negotiated, the club will have enforced it. The only way the player will get increased wages will be if he extends his stay for another longer contract. The club are sending a message to him, if you want out this summer you`ll need to put in a transfer request. But he is in a strong position of being able to run his contract down. He`ll either sign another contract on Sanchez style wages or he`ll be sold. They will not let him go for nothing in 2020.


edit - Sanchez style wages to some players will offset the fact they`ll not be winning trophies.