tmonkey Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 That assumes though that Cabaye values his place in the national team above which club he plays for and the wages he's receiving. I.e. if the choices are: A) Stay at NUFC, retain place in French squad, play a few games in World Cup 2014, move in summer or afterwards; or B) Move to PSG for £20m+, get a 5 year contract paying 2-3 times what NUFC are paying, play with some of the best players in the world in the CL in his home country in one of the worlds great cities but with the risk of possibly losing his place in the French squad/team should he become a bench player for them. You're assuming he's short sighted enough to think 'option A' is the best for him. I'd argue there's alot more going for him with 'option B', especially if he's arrogant/confident enough to believe he can force his way into being the main man in central midfield for them - he'll be thinking he could have a starring role in the remainder of PSG's CL campaign, which would pretty much guarantee his place in the French team. And for £20m+, I highly doubt PSG are just going to bench him within a few games (I think he's highly likely to get in ahead of Matuidi and Verratti). Motta, Matiudi and Verratti have 3 goals between them in a weak league whilst being in by far the best team - Cabaye has 7 in the Premiership in an Alan Pardew mid table side. Added to which, 'option A' might only be attractive purely to get to 'option B', which would be his ultimate goal (i.e. use NUFC and the World Cup to get that lucrative transfer to an elite CL side). If that's the case, he'd be insane to turn down the opportunity to get there sooner, especially since there's a risk that he's in the middle of a purple patch right now and could well tank in Brazil (assuming he gets there with us), or the entire French team do shit (as is more likely to be the case), meaning the chance to move to an elite CL club might not crop up anytime soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 One thing we should do as a rule but we won't is refuse to sell any 1sy team regular in the last week of a transfer window. PSG have pissed around with this for way to long, either make a decent bid early in the transfer window or fuck off! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Very good points tmonkey. I wouldn't be surprised if he went on the last day. Would be awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 One thing we should do as a rule but we won't is refuse to sell any 1sy team regular in the last week of a transfer window. PSG have p*ssed around with this for way to long, either make a decent bid early in the transfer window or f*** off! Why would we do that? Selling on the last day or so means no time for a replacement (fake bids will placate the majority of fans most likely), which in turn means £25m gets to sit in a Swiss bank somewhere earning interest for 6+ months without Ashley & Co having to account for it (which is good since they'll be siphoning some of it into their own accounts). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 One thing we should do as a rule but we won't is refuse to sell any 1sy team regular in the last week of a transfer window. PSG have p*ssed around with this for way to long, either make a decent bid early in the transfer window or f*** off! Why would we do that? Selling on the last day or so means no time for a replacement (fake bids will placate the majority of fans most likely), which in turn means £25m gets to sit in a Swiss bank somewhere earning interest for 6+ months without Ashley & Co having to account for it (which is good since they'll be siphoning some of it into their own accounts). I did say that we should but won't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 He'll be a Blanc signing so he's going to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ashley won't even contemplate a replacement either. We're clearly not interested in finishing in a European spot and with our remaining squad we'll still finish top 10 which was the aim for this season. Finishing 8th or 9th while recouping incoming transfer fees of 30m or so, reducing the wage bill substantially and not buying a soul. A dream season for Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 He'll go for 28m a few days before the window closes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 He'll go for 28m a few days before the window closes. http://www.texin.biz/forumpics/19.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 He'll go for 28m a few days before the window closes. <a href="http://reactiongifs.com/?p=18147"><img src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/omg.gif"></a> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JS Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 *sigh* Could end up being Pjanic to PSG, Cabaye to Roma playing under Garcia again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 *sigh* Could end up being Pjanic to PSG, Cabaye to Roma playing under Garcia again. Can't see Roma paying anywhere near the cash we would demand tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JS Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 *sigh* Could end up being Pjanic to PSG, Cabaye to Roma playing under Garcia again. Can't see Roma paying anywhere near the cash we would demand tbh. Could potentially use it from the Pjanic sale like. Who knows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Just wait till Ashley pulls the old double bluff ....................keeps Cabaye and sign's Pjanic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 With him being massively inconsistent in his first 2 season, now he is in the form of his life, is it worth cashing in. Next season he may go back to being inconsistent? It's hard to say if he will sustain this form for the next few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I cannot comprehend how any fan can think like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Andy Carrol 35 million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Massively inconsistent my arse. He had some shite games last season (like basically all of the squad) but it's obvious as fuck that he's a fine player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Andy Carrol 35 million. What does this even mean? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'm sorry but some games last season he just didn't show up, sometimes forgetting he was even on the field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Massively inconsistent my arse. He had some shite games last season (like basically all of the squad) but it's obvious as fuck that he's a fine player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Andy Carrol 35 million. What does this even mean? He was in the form of his life, then we sold him, and he turned out to be pretty damn average. I don't think Cabaye is an average player, but I think he is performing above his level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Cabaye is the type of player we should be building our whole team around, not cashing in and letting another team do the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Cabaye is the type of player we should be building our whole team around, not cashing in and letting another team do the same. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Massively inconsistent my arse. He had some s**** games last season (like basically all of the squad) but it's obvious as f*** that he's a fine player. Played a few games injured last season too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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