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


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Guest icemanblue

So we've sold our best player at a reduced price?

 

And then failed to reinvest it on a player who might keep us up?

 

Nice one.

 

This.

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I don't know if the fee banded around is true (if it is then that's disgraceful), but I do know the way we "negotiated" in this deal was always going to knock a few million of the transfer fee. You don't let a want-away player speak to a proposed club before they've offered a fee you're comfortable with ffs! Puts you in the shit when they come back to negotiate and there's no way back..

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I don't know if the fee banded around is true

 

Would be nice if someone revealed it, just to make sure.

 

Your point being..?

 

When we agreed to let Given talk to City before agreeing a transfer fee I expressed my concerns about the wisdom of the decision as it would have a negative impact on our negotiation position.

 

Different paper reports now suggest we have got a derisory fee for him. I can't validate these figures, but this is coming from various sources and there is no smoke without fire.

 

I also know that if the fee reported would have been 15 million people like you would be praising "the system" for how well it negotiates for outgoing players.

 

Is it inconceivable they fucked this one up RM?

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Guest north shields lad

Goalkeepers always go for less, he is geeting on, although for a keeper still in the middle of his career, and he had put in a transfer request. 6 million isnt that bad, if we had managed to spend it.

 

Oh and the window is still open to loan someone.

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I'm still wondering how an offer of £5m is considered derisory, when £5.9m is acceptable.

 

Could be something to do with the fact the £5.9m figure came from a paper people would laugh at if it was anything positive.

 

Sad thing is, this paints the deal in a negative light so the figure is now gospel  :no:

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I don't understand why there wasn't a player included in the deal.

 

Because it was concluded close to the deadline, and involving another player would be another hurdle.

 

If the player coming our way backed out at the last minute, Man City would risk not getting Given.

 

Also, Man City weren't especially keen on giving us one of their decent players.

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I said weeks ago that I wouldn't accept any amount of money because it wouldn't be reinvested and the only players I would have taken were Robinho and Ireland because they're the only ones at Citeh who come close to Shay's worth.

 

£6m is disgusting. Guess that idea of the club being brilliant at getting money out of clubs is another load of shite.

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I don't understand why there wasn't a player included in the deal.

 

i dont understand why we let him go and THEN tried to do the deal for Johnson. totally baffling.

 

This is the mystery of the day for me.

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Guest Howaythetoon

The reason why a fee hasn't been mentioned is because of the staggering amount they've paid for him, they basically spent the Kaka money on him and with the recession and dying in Africa they don't want the criticism that would follow so we all agreed to not disclose the fee. That's why we haven't bought anyone else, Ashley got lost under the pile of money and is still under there. The good news though is that Ashley now has his money back.

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I bet City are fucking pissing themselves tonight.

 

'Give us Shay, you can have Johnson.'

'Yeah, okay. Here's Shay.'

'Thanks.'

'Can we have Johnson then?'

'No. :lol:'

 

I'm overthinking it, I know...but it makes us looks like fools, imo.

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The reason why a fee hasn't been mentioned is because of the staggering amount they've paid for him, they basically spent the Kaka money on him and with the recession and dying in Africa they don't want the criticism that would follow so we all agreed to not disclose the fee. That's why we haven't bought anyone else, Ashley got lost under the pile of money and is still under there. The good news though is that Ashley now has his money back.

 

:lol:

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I don't understand why there wasn't a player included in the deal.

 

Because it was concluded close to the deadline, and involving another player would be another hurdle.

 

If the player coming our way backed out at the last minute, Man City would risk not getting Given.

 

Also, Man City weren't especially keen on giving us one of their decent players.

 

We had the negotiating advantage, I think. They needed Given in by a specific time so they could include him in the UEFA cup squad. They were obviously keen to sign him, and probably couldn't have gotten another keeper of similar talent from somewhere else signed in time. So why not be firm? Why not demand Johnson or another player is included as a part of the deal? Worst case scenario is that Given stays until July.

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