Yohan Cabaye (now sporting coordinator at Paris Saint-Germain)

[Dave]

Wonder when this bid was made btw? Assuming it's been leaked from our end, I wouldn't be so sure it's a very recent thing.

[Andybiotics]

Personally think he will stay until the end of the season. Think Ashley will want to cash in after the World Cup, when clubs play ridiculous prices for people who have decent outings.

Think selling him on deadline day would be a HUGE blow and cause problems.

Selling off Cabaye the day before the derby will shatter morale of the players and fans. All but cementing a defeat to the scum.

[jdckelly]

Not sure PSG even need to unsettle him tbh. Fairly sure that Cabaye has known for a while that they want him and it seems to be just a case of haggling over the fee. He was always going to leave the club either this window or the next one.

the theory is if he throws another tantrum about leaving we'd lower our asking price just to remove a bad influence on the dressing room.

Reality however has Mike Ashley in the way so god only knows how that would work out.

[Skirge]

Ashley doesn't care on where we finish in the league as long as its not bottom three, he is not going to be forced to sell due to a player huf. Him playing or not bothers Pardew but Ashley is just thinking cash and £14m is not enough for him to do sell.

[jdckelly]

Wonder when this bid was made btw? Assuming it's been leaked from our end, I wouldn't be so sure it's a very recent thing.

I'd wonder if Blancs attempts to tap up other targets during the week had something to do with this bid tbh

[Dave]

Personally think he will stay until the end of the season. Think Ashley will want to cash in after the World Cup, when clubs play ridiculous prices for people who have decent outings.

Think selling him on deadline day would be a HUGE blow and cause problems.

Selling off Cabaye the day before the derby will shatter morale of the players and fans. All but cementing a defeat to the scum.

 

Alternatively he might get injured (see Falcao) or have a shit World Cup and never be worth as much ever again. He's 28 too, so only going one way from here. People might see £14m as derisory but it's still a lot of money and a £10m profit.

 

The bit in bold couldn't be of less relevance to those in charge btw.

[midds]

Not sure PSG even need to unsettle him tbh. Fairly sure that Cabaye has known for a while that they want him and it seems to be just a case of haggling over the fee. He was always going to leave the club either this window or the next one.

the theory is if he throws another tantrum about leaving we'd lower our asking price just to remove a bad influence on the dressing room.

Reality however has Mike Ashley in the way so god only knows how that would work out.

 

Can't see Ashley giving the first fuck in that respect. His price is his price, we don't know what it is but I highly doubt Ashley will knock a few million off just because Cabaye throws his toys out of the pram. 

[jdckelly]

Personally think he will stay until the end of the season. Think Ashley will want to cash in after the World Cup, when clubs play ridiculous prices for people who have decent outings.

Think selling him on deadline day would be a HUGE blow and cause problems.

Selling off Cabaye the day before the derby will shatter morale of the players and fans. All but cementing a defeat to the scum.

 

Alternatively he might get injured (see Falcao) or have a shit World Cup and never be worth as much ever again. He's 28 too, so only going one way from here. People on here might see £14m as derisory but it's still a lot of money and a £10m profit.

in a sane market with a normal club bidding £14-15m is probably about right however its late jan, the most insane time of an insane transfer market and PSG are not a normal club.

[maze]

Yohan Goodbaye

[Skirge]

We shouldn't need to report them for the tapping up FIFA should just slap them down but they won't. Everyone involved knows the fee is nowhere near enough and is an attempt to get Cabaye to go in a huff again. Not convinced he will do that this time though, he also needs to realize that its very unlikely that PSG will up the offer enough it could however spark Man Ure into offering more. This could be why this story has hit the press.

[jdckelly]

Not sure PSG even need to unsettle him tbh. Fairly sure that Cabaye has known for a while that they want him and it seems to be just a case of haggling over the fee. He was always going to leave the club either this window or the next one.

the theory is if he throws another tantrum about leaving we'd lower our asking price just to remove a bad influence on the dressing room.

Reality however has Mike Ashley in the way so god only knows how that would work out.

 

Can't see Ashley giving the first fuck in that respect. His price is his price, we don't know what it is but I highly doubt Ashley will knock a few million off just because Cabaye throws his toys out of the pram.

as I said its the standard theory and it must have some basis in reality otherwise clubs wouldn't continue attempts to unsettle players but Ashley is hardly conventional in football club owner terms.

[Skirge]

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[geordie_b]

We need a striker do you reckon we should slap in a £8m bid for Zlatan?

[Interpolic]

I do find it funny when people on here kick off about receiving bids for lower than a player's value in an effort to unsettle the player.

[Flip]

They can fuck off with a bid like that. £50m pay up.

[jdckelly]

We shouldn't need to report them for the tapping up FIFA should just slap them down but they won't. Everyone involved knows the fee is nowhere near enough and is an attempt to get Cabaye to go in a huff again. Not convinced he will do that this time though, he also needs to realize that its very unlikely that PSG will up the offer enough it could however spark Man Ure into offering more. This could be why this story has hit the press.

FIFA/UEFA don't give half a shit about tapping up, was anything done to Barcelona with the very public and regular tapping up of Fabregas for over a year? Real Madrid with just about anybody? Harry Redknapp again just about anybody?

[Tsunami]

He'll have 2 years left on his contract come June and will be 3 years into his contract. He could use the Webster ruling to buy out his contract for relatively little money given what we paid for him. I'll be amazed if we don't sell given the risks.

[themanupstairs]

Yohan Goodbaye

 

Yohan Kbye tbh

[Dave]

He'll have 2 years left on his contract come June and will be 3 years into his contract. He could use the Webster ruling to buy out his contract for relatively little money given what we paid for him. I'll be amazed if we don't sell given the risks.

 

Nah.

[jdckelly]

I do find it funny when people on here kick off about receiving bids for lower than a player's value in an effort to unsettle the player.

I can honestly say I never once thought our low bids were to unsettle players but rather the highest we'll ever go. Bit different when a club with a bottomless pit of money that can conjure massive sponsorship deals out of thin air (and backdate them) that gets them more commercial income than any club in Europe

[midds]

Not sure PSG even need to unsettle him tbh. Fairly sure that Cabaye has known for a while that they want him and it seems to be just a case of haggling over the fee. He was always going to leave the club either this window or the next one.

the theory is if he throws another tantrum about leaving we'd lower our asking price just to remove a bad influence on the dressing room.

Reality however has Mike Ashley in the way so god only knows how that would work out.

 

Can't see Ashley giving the first fuck in that respect. His price is his price, we don't know what it is but I highly doubt Ashley will knock a few million off just because Cabaye throws his toys out of the pram.

as I said its the standard theory and it must have some basis in reality otherwise clubs wouldn't continue attempts to unsettle players but Ashley is hardly conventional in football club owner terms.

 

You're not wrong there.

 

Still think we've leaked it in the hope another club becomes interested and the price is forced up. This theory is much more plausible imo. 

[Interpolic]

I do find it funny when people on here kick off about receiving bids for lower than a player's value in an effort to unsettle the player.

I can honestly say I never once thought our low bids were to unsettle players but rather the highest we'll ever go. Bit different when a club with a bottomless pit of money that can conjure massive sponsorship deals out of thin air (and backdate them) that gets them more commercial income than any club in Europe

 

Well that's generally the end result, which is quite convenient for us.

[jdckelly]

He'll have 2 years left on his contract come June and will be 3 years into his contract. He could use the Webster ruling to buy out his contract for relatively little money given what we paid for him. I'll be amazed if we don't sell given the risks.

how often has this actually happened? Clubs seem reluctant to actually take advantage of it given how it could affect them as much as the guy they're nicking the guy off.

[BottledDog]

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/mickransommich/skegness.jpg

[Skirge]

I do find it funny when people on here kick off about receiving bids for lower than a player's value in an effort to unsettle the player.

I can honestly say I never once thought our low bids were to unsettle players but rather the highest we'll ever go. Bit different when a club with a bottomless pit of money that can conjure massive sponsorship deals out of thin air (and backdate them) that gets them more commercial income than any club in Europe

 

Well that's generally the end result, which is quite convenient for us.

 

We offer less for players not not to this extreme, we may offer £4m when a clubs says £8m and get them for closer to our offer but this PSG offer is a real pisstake.