Dokko Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Was probably a ploy to drive down the price for Bent. They now know we are willing to pay £5m for a 30 year old. Not exactly a great plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Was probably a ploy to drive down the price for Bent. They now know we are willing to pay £5m for a 30 year old. Not exactly a great plan. 5 million is alright for Bent I suppose, if their original asking price was in the region of 8 million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Why would we ask to buy him, offer the money, then pull out because he doesn't match our blueprint. Didn't we know he was 29, i guess not Erm, we wouldn't? The latest chronicle story about it from Ryder, makes no sense at all. Maybe it's the way the story is set out. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-cool-interest-wigans-4868992 Basically he writes like a monkey on ritalin, I don't think the age/blue print thing was meant to have anything to do with the "cooling interest" bit. Which could only mean our talks with him were less enthusiastic than we'd hoped. Pity because I think he's a good player. Ryder gets paid to write that shite, it's quite unbelieveable really. I'm like you, i also think Kone is a good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicken little Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 spent an hour or so making serious moves for a striker. microsaga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Classic chinese whispers.. We wanted to bid 5m for Bony and misheard. No chance we would have started bidding at 5m for Kone.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 I hear all this whipping up a fuss from all these sauces and I scream. It seemed our interest in Kone was flaky at best from the start. May well be another case of missing out on a decent player because we quibble over hundreds and thousands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Classic chinese whispers.. We wanted to bid 5m for Bony and misheard. No chance we would have started bidding at 5m for Kone.. We'd have to as he has a release clause and Everton have already matched it, Either we bid £5m or we didn't at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard of Byker Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Koné but not forgotten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 well yeah.. but that wouldn't stop us bidding next to nothing given past practices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 well yeah.. but that wouldn't stop us bidding next to nothing given past practices. Very true, i think we did this time as big mouth Whelan confirmed it i think. I've got the stage of not caring now though:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The only reason we would pull out is that he was demanding too much money. Or more likely, he's decided on Everton and Ryder is brown nosing by claiming it was us who pulled out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 So Arouna Kone is beyond our reach as a club? Feels good man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 He watched this and got confused. Looks like we're doing our scouting via YouTube again then..... "29 fackin' minutes?!? Next!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Surely the players agents would have been sounded out before we made a bid. We wouldn't have bid if there wasn't a chance of him being interested in coming here. Feel like Pards had thought he would get away with one with Kinnear going off on holiday.. clearly the mad bastard found out and vetoed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Koné but not forgotten. "Read the small-print in your Kone-tract" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Koné but not forgotten. Very good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 I don't think we were every genuinely interested. More like an attempt to placate fans that 'things are happening', when we all know that's not the case. The only thing that is, is that fringe players are being shipped out. Also remember, the SD News website apparently broke this story...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 We've just placed Joe Kinnear in charge of the club, the fans' opinions are irrelevant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Today's little episode unfortunately only seems to confirm the impression of chaos emanating from behind the scenes. Might be a long summer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 How random, very disappointed if true, think he'd be a very solid addition to our squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Today's little episode unfortunately only seems to confirm the impression of chaos emanating from behind the scenes. Might be a long summer! Was like transfer deadline day for a couple of hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Was this heart attacks master plan before his holiday then? Fucking twonk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 What a saga. Glad it's almost over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 My best guess is he prefers Everton (understandably) and would only be tempted to join us if we offered a lot of money. I'm not bothered about this. I don't think he's that great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/erpzXVD.jpg Well thats number 10 crossed off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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