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Shay Given signs for Manchester City for £5.9m plus add-ons


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Guest Heneage

According to Sky he's been allowed to talk to City despite a fee being agreed.

 

That doesn't make sense.

 

 

We've allowed him to do it.

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I've got a horrible feeling we'll cave in and sell him on too cheaply. I'm not expecting vast sums any more (I originally would have taken £14m+ and not a penny less, but that was before his transfer request etc).

 

Either way, just move on, the man is leaving us when we need our loyal players the most. I hope he enjoys his money at Man City.

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Doesn't this put us in an even weaker position?  It says to City that while we won't accept there offer at the moment the deal will have to happen eventually..  Instead we should be telling City and Given that he won't be leaving unless we get the fee we're after, that they have 24 hours to make the right offer or he's staying until the summer.

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Doesn't this put us in an even weaker position?  It says to City that while we won't accept there offer at the moment the deal will have to happen eventually..  Instead we should be telling City and Given that he won't be leaving unless we get the fee we're after, that they have 24 hours to make the right offer or he's staying until the summer.

 

This is what i was thinking. City can now go right up to the deadline if they want, leaving us up shit creek.

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Doesn't this put us in an even weaker position?  It says to City that while we won't accept there offer at the moment the deal will have to happen eventually..  Instead we should be telling City and Given that he won't be leaving unless we get the fee we're after, that they have 24 hours to make the right offer or he's staying until the summer.

 

On the flip side, we could have agreed a fee with a club for someone and want to try and get things moving quickly?

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It will be a dark dark day if Shay does leave. I cant blame him one bit though he's given everything to this club and not really seen any reward. He is top class and he's been our only saving grace one too many times.

 

Apart from the £50,000 a week and being treat like a fucking king you mean.  I can't blame him for eventually wanting to leave, but I definitely blame him for the way he's gone about it.  Which could end up costing this club a great deal of money.

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Five Live just said the same. Been given permission to talk, not yet agreed a fee.

 

This could be a good move for us - if Man City agree with Shay then they know they have there player, other than the price and with there number 1 target on board im sure they'll succumb to a decent compromise.

 

 

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Guest rosstoon

I hope he gets injured in his 1st game. Dont get me wrong I love(d) Given, He is just showing no ambition and is only interested in the Money. He should hold out and move to a club who he can further his career with for example Arsenal a team who may win sumting in the coming years.

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The sooner Given, Zog and Owen are out of the club the better for me, they are poisoning the atmosphere with their long faces. If it clears the way for enthusiastic replacements we'll be better for it in our current situation at least.

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