nemtizz Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 We're better than Inter so nee worries. He'd prob play there though tbh Privy to Hatem's preferences are we? Yeah I'm good mates with him Imagine if he left though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I can honestly see them selling Ben Arfa. Why keep a player that could be the difference between 12th and 8th? We'll scrape by until the summer regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I refuse to entertain that possibility Nobody can handle it TBH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 We're better than Inter so nee worries. He'd prob play there though tbh Privy to Hatem's preferences are we? Yeah I'm good mates with him Imagine if he left though... I refuse to entertain that possibility You sound like Debuchy, and looked what happened to his good mate / lover Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That is Debuchy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 No reason we shouldn't have a player literally waiting to sign as we've got one going out the door. The moment we knew Cabaye was gone for sure, we should've had the next player signing on the dotted line. They're all a bunch of c***s and crooks. You can only do that if the players club wants to sell and the player wants to come How can you defend what is in front of your own eyes ?. What is in front of my eyes is the club better than it was, league wise, and the player we wanted not wanting (apparently) to join at this time. Simple really. Would rather we got who we wanted than spunk cash on shite. I'm as disappointed as the next man tbh but am not hysterical. If we sign no one this window, that will be 18 months without a senior permanent signing come the end of the season. How can you defend that, you talk about common sense but any fool can see that is mental in this league. It's not a policy of waiting for the right player, it's a policy of waiting for a cheap player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 No reason we shouldn't have a player literally waiting to sign as we've got one going out the door. The moment we knew Cabaye was gone for sure, we should've had the next player signing on the dotted line. They're all a bunch of c***s and crooks. You can only do that if the players club wants to sell and the player wants to come How can you defend what is in front of your own eyes ?. What is in front of my eyes is the club better than it was, league wise, and the player we wanted not wanting (apparently) to join at this time. Simple really. Would rather we got who we wanted than spunk cash on s****. I'm as disappointed as the next man tbh but am not hysterical. If we sign no one this window, that will be 18 months without a senior permanent signing come the end of the season. How can you defend that, you talk about common sense but any fool can see that is mental in this league. It's not a policy of waiting for the right player, it's a policy of waiting for a cheap player. Good cheap player, not expensive average player. We really haven't built this squad with crap nor made many mistakes. So what, it'll be 18 months, the side has improved in those 18 months undeniably. I'd LOVE them to sign someone, but I'd rather wait for the right someone, which they seem to be able to do with some regularity (notwithstanding nowt last summer). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Or the summer before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heake Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 No reason we shouldn't have a player literally waiting to sign as we've got one going out the door. The moment we knew Cabaye was gone for sure, we should've had the next player signing on the dotted line. They're all a bunch of c***s and crooks. You can only do that if the players club wants to sell and the player wants to come laughable No, common sense. Whilst decent theatre (If you like that sort of thing) & a blatant excuse for bone idle plagiaristic journalists, transfer deadline day seems to always throw up this kind of nonsense. Its as if transfer dealings fall into the bracket of neuroscience or quantum mechanics FFS. You have a scouting network & contacts within the game in order that the players you fancy can be tapped & their availability evaluated so that when the windows open, its simply a case of thrashing out deals between interested parties. deadline day panics being a clear manifestation of the brinkmanship between agents / clubs etc. & the obvious downside to having "short" windows. However, if you have a clued up, experienced & skilled set up, there's no reason why you cant be savvy enough to fill the gaps that need filling. Assuming we don't get any deals "over the line" by 11pm, this can only be gross incompetence or club policy. To argue otherwise is either unbelievably naïve or disingenuous. My monies on a mixture of the two: Incompetence (Kinnear) & club policy (Ashley) People who cant believe the state we`re in have short memories mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That's it for me if Hatem goes today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 No reason we shouldn't have a player literally waiting to sign as we've got one going out the door. The moment we knew Cabaye was gone for sure, we should've had the next player signing on the dotted line. They're all a bunch of c***s and crooks. You can only do that if the players club wants to sell and the player wants to come How can you defend what is in front of your own eyes ?. What is in front of my eyes is the club better than it was, league wise, and the player we wanted not wanting (apparently) to join at this time. Simple really. Would rather we got who we wanted than spunk cash on s****. I'm as disappointed as the next man tbh but am not hysterical. If we sign no one this window, that will be 18 months without a senior permanent signing come the end of the season. How can you defend that, you talk about common sense but any fool can see that is mental in this league. It's not a policy of waiting for the right player, it's a policy of waiting for a cheap player. Good cheap player, not expensive average player. We really haven't built this squad with crap nor made many mistakes. So what, it'll be 18 months, the side has improved in those 18 months undeniably. I'd LOVE them to sign someone, but I'd rather wait for the right someone, which they seem to be able to do with some regularity (notwithstanding nowt last summer). Ashley would have Pardew say that word for word. Honestly i have no idea where to begin. Frankly i'm not going to bother, for it would be pointless if you cannot see what the big picture is. For me that is, we are an advertising tool for Ashley, no more, no less. We will do enough to stay in the Premiership to keep his outlay a little as possible. He doesn't want to be relegated as that loses the exposure to his jumble sale shops. But as fans it leaves us with nothing, absolutely nothing to look forward too. And it saddens me you fail accept that or refuse to see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That's it for me if Hatem goes today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmag Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That's it for me if Hatem goes today would definitely be too much to take Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 There'll be fucking hell on tomorrow if we sell Ben Arfa, because we'd almost certainly lose too. The hosses better watch out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 We're better than Inter so nee worries. He'd prob play there though tbh Privy to Hatem's preferences are we? Yeah I'm good mates with him Imagine if he left though... It's not difficult to imagine that happening. If they're looking at best time to sell, return wise, now would be it. In the summer he'll be entering his last year of contract iirc. Unless they can tie him down to a new contract asap, he'll be on his way this window or next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't mind admitting that I won't come on the forum for a long time if we sell Hatem and Cabaye in one window. Not that we will, but still, silver lining for you all to keep in mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't mind admitting that I won't come on the forum for a long time if we sell Hatem and Cabaye in one window. Not that we will, but still, silver lining for you all to keep in mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hatem finally gets to play, now Cabaye clearly won't be replaced, and so of course they look to sell him too. Truly incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hatem finally gets to play, now Cabaye clearly won't be replaced, and so of course they look to sell him too. Truly incredible. Do we believe this is real though? Seems one made-up Italian article and a load of Twitter nonsense so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 We'll have been offered hundreds of players during this window, it's impossible for them all to have been too old, too expensive or not good enough. I'm not advocating buying for the sake of it but we'll have had opportunities that we've chosen not to take based on our policy to not buy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't mind admitting that I won't come on the forum for a long time if we sell Hatem and Cabaye in one window. Not that we will, but still, silver lining for you all to keep in mind. I can remember saying last season that if we didn't hire a proper footballing manager then players like Hatem and Cabaye would leave. That was partly down to the football we were playing at the time, and partly down to our sheer lack of ambition. Looks like that time is almost here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't mind admitting that I won't come on the forum for a long time if we sell Hatem and Cabaye in one window. Not that we will, but still, silver lining for you all to keep in mind. I can remember saying last season that if we didn't hire a proper footballing manager then players like Hatem and Cabaye would leave. That was partly down to the football we were playing at the time, and partly down to our sheer lack of ambition. Looks like that time is almost here. But is there any reason to think we won't continue to do what we've done in the recent past, i.e. sign players like Hatem and Cabaye in the first place? They weren't gutted about coming here presumably, they can't think we're that shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 it's my opinion that we would have got grenier if we really wanted to. Of course. By offering a salary that he is expecting to get from his next move. His agent knows he's worth more otherwise which agent in the world doesn't want to do a transfer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm not defending Pardew's position but no 'proper footballing manager' would come anywhere near this two-bit circus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm not defending Pardew's position but no 'proper footballing manager' would come anywhere near this two-bit circus. Nope. Unless they were making millions in commission from constant churning of players at profit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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