Elliottman Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 And it was Tiote's shot that lead to the goal so should have really worried about him more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Fair play to the spuds they don't half fleece other teams. Didn't they manage to make a profit on Pienaar. He hardly played at Spurs so you would expect his value to go down. Hughes is a moron spending £10m on Dawson. Dawson is no mug but £10 million??? We made a profit on Pienaar because he was near the end of his contract at Everton, no magic there. As I said before, everyone ultimately did OK. 10M for Dawson would be f***ing magic. 5.5M would be faintly disappointing. I'd be happier keeping Dawson as cover, but if we are keeping Gallas then that sounds manageable. Kaboul, Vertonghen, Gallas, Caulker is fine by me, and I'd like to see another kid come in (we don't have any more young CBs who are even close to ready). Dawson and - most obviously - Bassong just don't fit with AVB's requirements. Kaboul, Vertonghen and Caulker are all young, strong, and mobile CBs who can play on the ground. Dawson and Bassong...well. Other players supposedly on the way out include Jenas and Rose, which suggests that AVB is (a) no fool (b) knows exactly what he wants from his players. Hudd would be a pity, but as you found out yesterday AVB's big thing is mobility and pressurising the opposition when they have the ball (apart from Tiote, who we gave a bit more space because we're not as worried about his distribution). Hudd's big problem is his lack of mobility. You say it like you beat us. I read your post-match jubilation . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nothing against QPR but i have an irrational dislike of Mark Hughes. It's not irrational, the man's a cunt frankly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nothing against QPR but i have an irrational dislike of Mark Hughes. It's not irrational, the man's a c*** frankly. The confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses is speaking the truth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nothing against QPR but i have an irrational dislike of Mark Hughes. It's not irrational, the man's a c*** frankly. The confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses is speaking the truth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Sinclair is an idiot but he'll be rich so maybe I'm the idiot. sadly this is completely true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 According to the BBC, Spurs are paying Adebayor circa £80k/week and because the player was unwilling to take such a pay cut, City have agreed to carry on paying the remainder of his wages there - a further £95k/week. They reckon it's a £5m transfer fee, which is pretty fucking impressive IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 According to the BBC, Spurs are paying Adebayor circa £80k/week and because the player was unwilling to take such a pay cut, City have agreed to carry on paying the remainder of his wages there - a further £95k/week. They reckon it's a £5m transfer fee, which is pretty f***ing impressive IMO. That is fucking sickening. How is that allowed in football any how? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 According to the BBC, Spurs are paying Adebayor circa £80k/week and because the player was unwilling to take such a pay cut, City have agreed to carry on paying the remainder of his wages there - a further £95k/week. They reckon it's a £5m transfer fee, which is pretty f***ing impressive IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So City are paying him more than Spurs are, to play for Spurs. Football is fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So City are paying him more than Spurs are, to play for Spurs. When it's a loan, I understand. But seriously how the fuck is this allowed in professional football? Does it mean he can't face them? What if he scores important goals against them to knock them out of a competition or title race etc.? Has to be bollocks surely!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So City are paying him more than Spurs are, to play for Spurs. Shite like this shouldn't be allowed. I know there's nothing that can be done but it's shite. Spurs effectively beat us to 4th last season because of a player they were paying fuck all for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So City are paying him more than Spurs are, to play for Spurs. s**** like this shouldn't be allowed. I know there's nothing that can be done but it's s****. Spurs effectively beat us to 4th last season because of a player they were paying f*** all for. City are cunts, Spurs are cunts, and Adebayor is a grade A cunt. This has really boiled my piss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Financial Fair Play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I agree that it's fucked up, but for those that aren't aware this is a pretty common practice in American sports. The one difference is there are usually prospects sent in the other direction. Example: Team A sends primary player to Team B and agrees to cover $7m of the $9m remaining on his contract. Team B sends two young prospects to Team A in return. There's never any rule about not being able to play against the old team. This better be the case here as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 There really should be some sort of ruling against the type of crap, worse than the loaning BS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thought you would find this amusing, Levante's DOF has admitted they are in talks to sign Obafemi Martins (although the deal with Kazan is "difficult" according to him). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Financial Fair Play. It will be interesting to see how this shows up. Thing is, Citeh shouldn't have signed that ludicrous contract in the first place. If this is true (and it seems to be broadly accepted) then who else are they going to sell him to? They simply had to get him off the books, and that 175K per week would work out at around 8-9M a year. I think he had two years left on his contract, so they would have paid out around 17M or so, for no return. As it is, 95K per week works out at, what, 10M over the length of his contract. They save 7M, and get 5M from us (I can't be bothered to work out the amortisation stuff). They also get to pretend that they're making reasonable moves to address FFP. Why didn't you go in for him? Why weren't there other clubs beating City's door down? Genuine question btw. I can't see him not playing against them, we hold his registration. It's as if City are giving us a downpayment of 10M spread over two years. In other words, you could say that we are buying him, paying him 80K pw, and they are paying us 5M. Hee hee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 This is sick to be honest, I'm sorry but the financial market in football is a disgrace. if FFP is not seriously enforced then football's taken another dark turn. City man, what a bunch of disgusting pricks - buying all these players they don't even need, just destroying the market for other teams. This has turned into a rant and I don't even care, just a complete joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I'd imagine we weren't in for him as he's always seemed to have an air of self importance that Pardew himself has all but said wouldn't be welcome at the club. That and the fact his wages would still be far too rich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 The £80K would be a massive turn off for most clubs I'd imagine, even if the £5m transfer fee is an absolute steal. I don't know if I've skimmed over it, but how ling is the contract for, 2 year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thought you would find this amusing, Levante's DOF has admitted they are in talks to sign Obafemi Martins (although the deal with Kazan is "difficult" according to him). He should be a very good replacement for Kone, anyway. Wish him well. According to the BBC, Spurs are paying Adebayor circa £80k/week and because the player was unwilling to take such a pay cut, City have agreed to carry on paying the remainder of his wages there - a further £95k/week. They reckon it's a £5m transfer fee, which is pretty f***ing impressive IMO. Credit to Adebayor's agent, tbh. I don't see anything wrong with it other than City's sheer wastefulness, impatience, and incompetence. It won't become common practice because any football administrators with a brain would laugh at such a proposal. What other team would agree such a deal with a side that has plays in the same league and has potential to be a direct rival (don't forget they were in the title race for half of last season, wilder things have occurred in football)? Don't despair at football, laugh at its nouveau riche fools. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 This is sick to be honest, I'm sorry but the financial market in football is a disgrace. if FFP is not seriously enforced then football's taken another dark turn. City man, what a bunch of disgusting pricks - buying all these players they don't even need, just destroying the market for other teams. This has turned into a rant and I don't even care, just a complete joke I have seriously considered walking away from football over the last couple of years. Chelsea were bad enough, but now I live in the US and have kids, so I'm somewhat removed. The whole thing just makes me feel sad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Financial Fair Play. It will be interesting to see how this shows up. Thing is, Citeh shouldn't have signed that ludicrous contract in the first place. If this is true (and it seems to be broadly accepted) then who else are they going to sell him to? They simply had to get him off the books, and that 175K per week would work out at around 8-9M a year. I think he had two years left on his contract, so they would have paid out around 17M or so, for no return. As it is, 95K per week works out at, what, 10M over the length of his contract. They save 7M, and get 5M from us (I can't be bothered to work out the amortisation stuff). They also get to pretend that they're making reasonable moves to address FFP. Why didn't you go in for him? Why weren't there other clubs beating City's door down? Genuine question btw. I can't see him not playing against them, we hold his registration. It's as if City are giving us a downpayment of 10M spread over two years. In other words, you could say that we are buying him, paying him 80K pw, and they are paying us 5M. Hee hee. Silly wages for an inconsistent moneygrabber who shows up when he feels like it. [/iMO] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 he's shown plenty of attitude problems in the past which is why (with the stupid wages) us and others weren't beating down the door for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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