jdckelly Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 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. has it? Looking back our transfer business has tended to the taking advantage of contract situations be it running out (Sissoko or Gouffran) or clauses (Cabaye) only real case of unsettling a player was Debuchy that I can think of anyway in recent times anyway. Besides whats annoying me is the very public tapping up followed by lowball offer thats just dirty tricks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 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. probably, only other plausible theory for me is his agent leaking it to try and force our hand or drag out a more preferable bidder (eg Man Utd if he wants to stay in England) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 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. has it? Looking back our transfer business has tended to the taking advantage of contract situations be it running out (Sissoko or Gouffran) or clauses (Cabaye) only real case of unsettling a player was Debuchy that I can think of anyway in recent times anyway. Besides whats annoying me is the very public tapping up followed by lowball offer thats just dirty tricks Hatem but that was more about him being unhappy over a broken promise than anything else, we used him being pissed off to our advantage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Interesting view Simon Bird @simonbirdmirror 2m PSG £14m for Cabaye looks like a deliberately low bid to keep boss Blanc happy. If directors are serious they'll add £6m plus quickly. Expand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 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. has it? Looking back our transfer business has tended to the taking advantage of contract situations be it running out (Sissoko or Gouffran) or clauses (Cabaye) only real case of unsettling a player was Debuchy that I can think of anyway in recent times anyway. Besides whats annoying me is the very public tapping up followed by lowball offer thats just dirty tricks Hatem but that was more about him being unhappy over a broken promise than anything else, we used him being pissed off to our advantage. aye was more using a situation to our advantage than actively trying to engineer it. Don't know why I'm really annoyed by it tbh every club has done it at some stage and no one has the moral high ground in this regard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Interesting view Simon Bird @simonbirdmirror 2m PSG £14m for Cabaye looks like a deliberately low bid to keep boss Blanc happy. If directors are serious they'll add £6m plus quickly. Expand Maybe we're not the only club that does fake bids Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Interesting view Simon Bird @simonbirdmirror 2m PSG £14m for Cabaye looks like a deliberately low bid to keep boss Blanc happy. If directors are serious they'll add £6m plus quickly. Expand Its something I was thinking possible alright, Blanc was certainly never first choice for the job and from the outside I'd wonder how secure his job would be if a bigger name coach became available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 We should sack Pardew and unsettle Blanc. That'll put the shits up them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 And weee were singing bye bye Mr Yohan Cabaye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I watched the first half of Guingamp vs PSG and had to turn it off. Blanc is the glammed up version of Pardew tactically. Negativity Central. The quality of football, despite the millions of pounds worth of talent on show was unbelievably poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 £14M Might aswell bid £14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Fuck off PSG. Fuck the right off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I watched the first half of Guingamp vs PSG and had to turn it off. Blanc is the glammed up version of Pardew tactically. Negativity Central. The quality of football, despite the millions of pounds worth of talent on show was unbelievably poor. Blanc is shit. Rudi Garcia and Rene Girard piss all over that prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Smells a bit dodgy to me. We've probably been pushing the £25m rumours all window and now, at this late stage, we've stuck out a £14m rumour to drum up interest and make him appear affordable in the hope of generating a last-minute auction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Good job we've signed a replacement already oh. wait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Someone tell PSG Dan Gosling is available for £14m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Smells a bit dodgy to me. We've probably been pushing the £25m rumours all window and now, at this late stage, we've stuck out a £14m rumour to drum up interest and make him appear affordable in the hope of generating a last-minute auction. Blanc has constantly admitted an interest hasn't he? and PSG aren't the tightest club around. I know it is hard to believe but I don't think we are always the ones leaking this info to get interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Smells a bit dodgy to me. We've probably been pushing the £25m rumours all window and now, at this late stage, we've stuck out a £14m rumour to drum up interest and make him appear affordable in the hope of generating a last-minute auction. Blanc has constantly admitted an interest hasn't he? and PSG aren't the tightest club around. I know it is hard to believe but I don't think we are always the ones leaking this info to get interest. Why didn't they bid £11m in the summer then? It's not hard to believe, it's naive not to tbqh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Someone tell PSG Dan Gosling is available for £14m Gosling going on strike until he is sold and no one notices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Why does there always have to be a conspiracy? What do we achieve by leaking the info that we flatly rejected a bid of £14 million? Surely that would only put clubs off who would then see our valuation as unrealistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Why does there always have to be a conspiracy? What do we achieve by leaking the info that we flatly rejected a bid of £14 million? Surely that would only put clubs off who would then see our valuation as unrealistic. Pretty standard practise isn't it, not a conspiracy as such? Notify other interested parties that one club has made roads to actually sign the player; try to start a bidding war. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Fellaini cost twice as much ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Fellaini cost twice as much ffs The crazy thing about that deal was paying £6.5m more than is buyout clause which expired just days earlier... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Who would he get in that team ahead of? Matuidi, Verratti? Doubtful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Why does there always have to be a conspiracy? What do we achieve by leaking the info that we flatly rejected a bid of £14 million? Surely that would only put clubs off who would then see our valuation as unrealistic. Pretty standard practise isn't it? Notify other interested parties that one club has made roads to actually sign the player; try to start a bidding war. If the bid was at all close to what the club know to value him at then I could see the logic. It's no where near what the club want though. I can't imagine it's got Arsenal, Man United etc. scrambling around looking for their cheque books worried that they're going to be beaten to his signature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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