Belfast Mags Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Not going to happen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 so obvious Some will still defend it as genuinely trying though. Not me, trying is not the issue. Either we make signings or we don't. The very fact that so few fans care about 'trying' makes the made-up bids thing so ridiculous in the first place. It's not that the bid is made up. The bid is purposely low, they know Lyon wont accept it but they throw it in anyway. How many times do you need to see this s*** to finally accept it for what it is. All I know is that sometimes we meet a selling club's valuation and sometimes we don't. That's all you know as well. The rest is speculation. In my mind the fact that we enter into transfer negotiations with the aim of seeing them fail is just ludicrous. For all sorts of reasons. I just can't believe it happens. We've all become so cynical, with good reason in most cases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 so obvious Some will still defend it as genuinely trying though. Not me, trying is not the issue. Either we make signings or we don't. The very fact that so few fans care about 'trying' makes the made-up bids thing so ridiculous in the first place. It's not that the bid is made up. The bid is purposely low, they know Lyon wont accept it but they throw it in anyway. How many times do you need to see this shit to finally accept it for what it is. All I know is that sometimes we meet a selling club's valuation and sometimes we don't. That's all you know as well. The rest is speculation. In my mind the fact that we enter into transfer negotiations with the aim of seeing them fail is just ludicrous. For all sorts of reasons. I just can't believe it happens. Isn't like, especially for a hierarchy that has admitted in court that they lie to their own fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think we'd take him for a low fee like, I just we obviously realise that the low fee we're offering has a 99% chance of being rejected. Like them scruffs who chance their hand bidding 99p for teles on Ebay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. Presumably what we've done every time we've signed someone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. You have to make a second bid for that to happen. We probably will make a second bid, but ala Debuchy it'll be in the next window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. Sometimes the selling club name a price, we offer an amount way below what they want, it's rejected and we magically run out of time to meet somewhere in the middle before the window closes. Ah well, at least they tried.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. You have to make a second bid for that to happen. We probably will make a second bid, but ala Debuchy it'll be in the next window. Maybe its a case if negotiations, not just offer/rejected offer/rejected but reaching an agreement sorting fee and bonuses whatever. As we did with PSG over Cabaye, the worry is time scale but as always we are all paranoid to death, rightly so but all we can do is wait and see. If it was a complete no I would have expected to see that by now, Lyon are not usually so quiet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. Presumably what we've done every time we've signed someone. Well it hasn't worked this season. Probably because of the lack of players with release clauses or near to the end of their contract. 0 permanent signings, is my biggest issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 What a surprise eh? This one's been a dead rubber from the start it would seem - nothing more than a PR exercise to keep the gullible onside so as the club appeared to be trying to replace Cabaye. Club is being asset stripped, but in a more considered manner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 thread title change to 'insubstantial bid made'? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 thread title change to 'insubstantial bid made'? As suspected Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 They are either pitching deliberately low bids or they are just fucking shit at the job they are supposed to do. Win win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Most of the time the selling club names a higher fee than they want, the buying club offers lower, then they usually meet somewhere in the middle. Presumably what we've done every time we've signed someone. Well it hasn't worked this season. Probably because of the lack of players with release clauses or near to the end of their contract. 0 permanent signings, is my biggest issue. Sure, it's more than fair enough to be critical of the number of signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I would tend to agree that there's skulduggery, smokes and mirrors. Whether that is to placate the fans or hoodwink the media I couldn't speculate but I don't believe some of the bids we make are of a serious nature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JToon7 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 JFK will make a last minute bid for Wes Hoola-hoop on loan from Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Think the player himself is keen, he certainly doesn't seem to definitely not want to come here and he's not really definitively ruled out a move with those quotes. I just really doubt we'll put any more money in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I reckon there's one more bid coming but probably not enough to get him. Which is pathetically predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 What's ganning on here then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 The usual no show Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 What's ganning on here then? Not much. Still unclear how much our bid is/was, unclear if he wants to come, unclear what's happening. Basically, exactly what you'd expect with only a couple of days to see out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 time to move onto plan b: http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-01/enhanced/webdr02/28/19/anigif_enhanced-buzz-6342-1390957111-13.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VanBarduck Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 That kit was lush. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatem garrincha Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Not the end of the world if he doesn't come. He's a good and promising young player but he's certainly not the next Zidane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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