Guest salmon Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/DwG8T.png "Debuchy iz ours gentlemen" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 People would probably have more patience with this if had made some first team signings by now. As it is we've had all of our derisory bids laughed at by the selling clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Worrying signs that targets like Debuchy and Carroll have taken up the majority of our transfer window. We should have set an internal club deadline on both deals long before the window shuts. If they're not in by that deadline, stump up the money or go for someone else. I have said all along it's a possibility and a concern that we will play a game of brinkmanship and could end up short as a result, or panic buying at the end of August. Worst case scenario is we keep Simpson and fill the forward gap with midfielders or youngsters like Vuckic/Ameobi. I hope I am wrong but under Ashley this would hardly be a first. As an owner and a businessman he has balls but he is also a bit reckless. We were short on defenders last season, now we're short on strikers too. If we are serious about strengthening the squad ahead of a big season we should have signed this lad or moved on. We have offloaded a lot in wages early in the summer and this player clearly wants to come. The season starts in two weeks, the time for fannying around is running out. I don't think we can afford to play a game of brinkmanship and lose out, considering the number of fixtures we have we will struggle with this squad as it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 People would probably have more patience with this if had made some first team signings by now. As it is we've had all of our derisory bids laughed at by the selling clubs. Yep, how many times have we had bids knocked back on the grounds of not being serious? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andrew Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Can see it now: No Debuchy Simpson sold Santon right back Raylor left back Interesting. could be true though, won't want to loser simpson on a free, get to experiment with santon at right back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 People would probably have more patience with this if had made some first team signings by now. As it is we've had all of our derisory bids laughed at by the selling clubs. Yep, how many times have we had bids knocked back on the grounds of not being serious? All of them. With the exception of Douglas (though I can't quite remember) it's been done very publicly too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Still think we'll sign despite the histionics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 bored of this now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 bored of this now Beyond bored. I think apathy will set in now. It's August and we haven't made a senior signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The most worrying thing is that Ashley would not care at all if, at the end of the transfer window we had bought nobody in. If clubs don't accept what he believes is the maximum value, then he will walk away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Just relax and watch the cycling. It's gonna happen at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC_Chris Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Debuchy bid laughed at. De Jong bid laughed at. Anita bid laughed at. Douglas bid laughed at. Carroll bid laughed at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 This would be vintage Ashley, just making a hash of things and pissing off the fans again as soon as there was some positivity around the club. Really hope the success in the transfer market hasn't gone to their head, if we try and get too cute in our transfer pursuits we could end up short come August and struggle this year as a result. Be a shame to undo all the great work of last season when three or four decent additions could see us really push on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Debuchy bid laughed at. De Jong bid laughed at. Anita bid laughed at. Douglas bid laughed at. Carroll bid laughed at. Dekka's a funny guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dontooner Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Selling Cabaye to Spurs for 20 odd Million quid, while Modric goes to Madrid for 30 odd. Maybe that's the plan behind the fans back? Just came back from my summer holidays with my lovely family and still this no brainer deal isn't in the bag? Something smells fishy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Debuchy bid laughed at. De Jong bid laughed at. Anita bid laughed at. Douglas bid laughed at. Carroll bid laughed at. We should pay them whatever they want, like Liverpool did last year, it worked well for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 People would probably have more patience with this if had made some first team signings by now. As it is we've had all of our derisory bids laughed at by the selling clubs. I'm more annoyed we're coming to the close of preseason with not one new face in the first team squad. Whoever comes in now is probably going to spend the first few months of the season sitting on the bench/being prepped for first team football much like Santon was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 People would probably have more patience with this if had made some first team signings by now. As it is we've had all of our derisory bids laughed at by the selling clubs. Yep, how many times have we had bids knocked back on the grounds of not being serious? All of them. With the exception of Douglas (though I can't quite remember) it's been done very publicly too. Didn't Shteve McshClaren pretty much take the piss out of our Douglas bid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Really can't understand people saying we should forget Debuchy. He wants to come, we've agreed terms with him, and we're at most £1.5m from getting a bid accepted. Lille are asking for a very fair amount. We should pay up, and get our player. He'd be our best right back for ages. We have shown so many times that we will not pay a penny above what we value a player at. If Lille don't back down, we won't sign him. What do we value him at though? We offered 5m Euro's, but we mustn't have valued him at that because we then went to 6m Euro's, do we value him at 6m or will there be another bid in a week or so?, we'll have to wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Don't Do It) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 On our side, the management we have believe we are not in desperate need for any of those player. Although they would add a lot to the squad if we can get them, we can survive without them. Gives us a touch of bargaining power but also dangerous arrogance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Curls Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hard ball hasnt worked, so its stump up or move on to the next player on the list becuase we are edging closer and closer to the start of the season and we currently havnt strengthened our first team. That said im not worried about nufc getting players in it would just be nice to accept sometimes you have to take a hit and pay the going rate for players of obvious quality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 On our side, the management we have believe we are not in desperate need for any of those player. Although they would add a lot to the squad if we can get them, we can survive without them. Gives us a touch of bargaining power but also dangerous arrogance. It gives Ashley an excuse when we don't sign anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 There's a lot of people in this thread who've been party to these negotiations, no wonder it's taking so long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Sometimes you've just got to bite the bullet and pay the money. It's not nice, it may be a bit of a blow to their egos but sometimes it's worth it in the long run. Had we been 4m apart then it's a no-brainer. A million quid apart? Just fucking pay it. Were already 4m up after banking 3 from Best and 2 from Forster. Bigi cost a million ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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