EthiGeordie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Don't think we've been unreasonable there like Don't think we've been unreasonable there like Me too why would we pay 3 mil and let some one play for another team. Stupid Bates .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Don't think we've been unreasonable there like Not at all. This isn't a youngster who we're just trying to get out for a bit of experience. This is a player we'd prefer completely off our books, and we're still offering to pay 2/3 of his wages. Piss off Batesy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 £62,500 per week before tax. Jeepers. Jesus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 £62,500 per week before tax. Jeepers. Oh my...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 £62,500 per week before tax. Jeepers. Oh my...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I'd say paying two thirds of his wages is an amazing deal for Leeds, they can fuck off if they want him cheaper than that. Notice the player himself isn't offering to take a pay cut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Absolutely no chance of Smith taking a bit of a cut in wages to actually play football then? Content to do nothing for another year safe in the knowledge he'll be another £3m richer but another year of his career goes by. Fucking arsehole. At what point does playing become more important than money? Accept £40k a week and play or accept £62k a week and waste another year. He's a fucking greedy prick. Fuck off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Absolutely no chance of Smith taking a bit of a cut in wages to actually play football then? Content to do nothing for another year safe in the knowledge he'll be another £3m richer but another year of his career goes by. f***ing arsehole. At what point does playing become more important than money. Accept £40k a week and play or accept £62k a week and waste another year. He's a f***ing greedy prick. f*** off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Just one more year...just one more year...just one more year *squeezes stress ball even harder*. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Let us pray he goes in for a 50-50 with a double-decker bus sometime soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's not like he's even got a chance of playing for us this season. Just take a wage cut and fuck off man. Greedy wanker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Bates is complaining about us only being prepared to pay £40k a week to have Smith play for them yet he says nothing about the greedy cunt himself! If they cant pay the other £20k a week Smith could just accept a £10k a week wage drop to play for them, but will he?, will he fuck.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegreat Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Still think this could happen. Smith mightn't be ready to take a huge cut but I could imagine him being ready to knock 5k a week or so off his salary to play for his hometown club, rather than sitting doing nothing for a year. Bates, Ashley and Smith are the 3 parties involved - if all 3 give a little bit of ground over the next 3 weeks then we may still be able to get rid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yeah can't believe he had the gall to criticise us but not the player. Madness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I think Bates would rather we pay them for the privilege of letting them loan Smith, arrogant little tosser. Actually I'm more of the thinking the whole "lets go for Smith!" was a PR exercise fully knowing we'd actually want them to pay some of the wages which he wouldn't and has this nice convenient excuse at the ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 http://www.leeds.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=250339 LUFC Newcastle demands scupper Smith return Leeds United chairman Ken Bates admitted that Newcastle`s demands scuppered any chance of former player Alan Smith returning to Leeds. Bates speaking on Yorkshire Radio said that the club and Smith were interested in a move, "We were interested in Alan Smith. Alan Smith was prepared to consider coming to us. He was on £3 million a year and Newcastle wanted a £1 million a year contribution. As I have said before, £1 million plus government tax equals £1.15 million, we cannot afford it, it is as simple as that. The result is of course that Newcastle have a player they don`t particularly want," admitted Bates. Smith is on the transfer list at Newcastle as he enters the final year of his contract with the club. Leeds have been linked with the Leeds born lad throughout the summer, who came through the academy system and played a major part in Leeds success under David O`Leary. Smith missed the pre season game for Newcastle at Elland Road at the end of July with a reported injury. Can't see where Bates is having a go at NUFC?... Just looks like the facts with a bit of player agent encouragement via easily influenced journalist looking for a story putting the usual spin on things... Bates doesn't once state we are being unreasonable... Not sure why I'm defending him... Guess the journalist got the reaction he was looking for judging by all the mis-judged comments... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I hope no club takes Smith after his contract finally expires Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Some stupid little tosser will hand him a contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Orlando probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Some stupid little tosser will hand him a contract. Extension? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Anybody who thinks that Smith won't play this season is kidding themselves. Tiote will get suspended, go to the ACN etc and Smith will replace him. We're still fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Anybody who thinks that Smith won't play this season is kidding themselves. Tiote will get suspended, go to the ACN etc and Smith will replace him. We're still fucked. Yup. And that's why he stays. He knows he'll get minutes on the pitch this season, while still picking up a big wedge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Anybody who thinks that Smith won't play this season is kidding themselves. Tiote will get suspended, go to the ACN etc and Smith will replace him. We're still fucked. I'd hope Tiote, Cabaye, Barton, Gosling, Guthrie, Vuckic and Abeid are all ahead of him in the pecking order tbh so barring an absolutely ridiculous injury crisis there's no excuse for him, who should be our 8th choice centre mid, getting on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Anybody who thinks that Smith won't play this season is kidding themselves. Tiote will get suspended, go to the ACN etc and Smith will replace him. We're still fucked. I'd hope Tiote, Cabaye, Barton, Gosling, Guthrie, Vuckic and Abeid are all ahead of him in the pecking order tbh so barring an absolutely ridiculous injury crisis there's no excuse for him, who should be our 8th choice centre mid, getting on the pitch. can't see the ones in bold starting ahead of him in a DM role, nor barton so really it leaves cabaye and gosling...just gotsta hope they stay fit/not suspended at the right time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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