matta Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Already on the "we need to up the bid part". Not going to happen then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Well then do I a) spend an entire summer refreshing this page in the hope that mike Ashley isn't a complete cunt or b)... It doesn't matter what option b is really, just pick b. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I don't disagree, bloke should have been sacked 18 months ago goes without saying. Just while we are stuck with him its a bit silly to say it makes zero difference of whether we buy quality or not. Just wait until next season when he plays Cabella left wing, Ayoz at right back with Sissoko up front and we've come off the pitch losing 3-0 to sunderland. It'll all come flooding back. Still better than going down and losing what little quality we have left. Debateable. While I don't want to go down, good players will just keep Pardew in a job even longer and under his management we can't possibly do anything other than win games at random while achieving f*** all. This is getting silly now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelunchbox Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 We will only make bids if we are 100% sure that it will be rejected. Rule of nufc business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I would reluctantly put my Pardew/Ashley hatred to one side and try and enjoy next season and get excited about any new signings we do get if it wasn't for what came out in the fans forum about our ambitions. In my head now its just new signings? "whats the point" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Already on the "we need to up the bid part". Not going to happen then. I have absolutely no faith in us making a reasonable offer for anyone but I doubt many clubs offer exactly what the other club wants with their first bid. If they do they could have probably gotten them cheaper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Already on the "we need to up the bid part". Not going to happen then. I have absolutely no faith in us making a reasonable offer for anyone but I doubt many clubs offer exactly what the other club wants with their first bid. If they do they could have probably gotten them cheaper. No faith. Preparing for another boring, long season already(40 games). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 We're just pretending this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Same old story with us fannying around and another club jumping in - can see that happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 We will only make bids if we are 100% sure that it will be rejected. Rule of nufc business. Nah, I think we genuinely bid there or thereabouts their "value", but if it turns into a bidding war or the other club increases the value, we don't budge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I would imagine we bid under the asking price because we offer the money up front. This is when we actually try and sign players, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Might as well lock the thread. This is clearly a no-go. Looks like the established pattern is continuing: - Linked with a big(ish) player; - Gets bigged up in the press, quotes from player/agent; - NUFC make an offer; - Offer declined due to it being derisory; - Up our offer by a bit; - Offer gets rejected; - Player goes somewhere else. - The above wastes 2 months and we start panicking as we have no contingency plan. Repeat the above steps for any other potential player we go for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 My memory is a bit foggy, did we actually bid for this kid last January, or was it just posturing as per..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Depends on who you believe, some said we made a bid which was knocked back and some will say it was just "interest". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Fairly sure a bid was made, safe in the knowledge it was so low that it was never going to be accepted. That way they got to claim they'd made a 'substantial bid' in an effort to con the fans into thinking we were serious. They're good at that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Ah yes, I remember by the time we had sold Cabaye and it looked like we could get him in as they were making the right noises, we moved on to the next target (Grenier), only to "fail" (again). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 @LaurensJulien: @MsiDouglas @buntiman @talkSPORT thank you guys! I hope the Cabella deal happens. SJP will love him!! He will remind you of Ginola! Pards won't like the sound of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 @LaurensJulien: @MsiDouglas @buntiman @talkSPORT thank you guys! I hope the Cabella deal happens. SJP will love him!! He will remind you of Ginola! http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02081/pardew_2081711c.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Making low ball bids, fake offers, only difference between now and when they were pulling that shit when they first arrived is that Pardew doesn't mind a single bit. I liked the theory someone posted a few days ago that Pardew doesn't mind the lack of quality to a degree, because it would only increase expectations if we had a really strong squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 @LaurensJulien: @MsiDouglas @buntiman @talkSPORT thank you guys! I hope the Cabella deal happens. SJP will love him!! He will remind you of Ginola! Sounds like a living nightmare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 He'll have the Ginola Pardewed out of him by late September at the latest. come October he will be a perfect clone of Gouffran and Sissoko, two other successful Pardewed subjects. If not, he will be getting blamed for all the 3 - 0 humpings and dropped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Any joy and excitement i feel is completely destroyed knowing just who's going to pick the team and set out the tactics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Right-wing defender or new left back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Pardew is the Ramsay Snow of NUFC. He turns perfectly fine footballers into scared, brain washed creatures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Chelsea interested apparently: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/477714/Chelsea-looking-to-gazump-Arsenal-Man-Utd-and-Newcastle-for-Remy-Cabella Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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