This!I was out all yesterday so can someone fill me in what this "deleted tweet" talk is regarding??
Any top class player will cost us about the same in wages as Ade would so the wage argument doesn't really hold up. Damiao, Falcao etc would cost the same per week plus an extra 15-25 mil in transfer fee. Plus they'd have no proven record in the Prem. Ade for 5 mil is a no brainer.
Have the other 2 been officially announced?I think if AVB had his own man for the position he would have been announced same time as the other two chaps who he did bring in.
The fact RDM was his Ass Man at Chelsea kind of suggests he doesn't have his own assistant anymore! So, who will he have in mind?
Have the other 2 been officially announced?
The funny thing about Oscar is that, despite a lot of positive ITK, he really didn't seem that bothered about us when he was asked in the press conference the other day. Damiao has always been the same.
You'd think that Sandro could twist their arms a bit more!!
Perhaps there is another player we are down the line with that no one has picked up on. I'd love that!
I REALLY don't think you can evaluate the value of players in that way. 5 million is a complete bargain for Ade based on what we could realistically sell him for in a years time, remember what we sold crouch for. Wages have to be kept separate all together imo, it's more a maintenance cost rather than the cost of purchasing an asset if that analogy makes it any more sense? And even if you do take wages into account, he's not going to be that much more over four years than say an Andy Carroll.... He has to be considered a bargain at 5 million... Has to be.
I think if AVB had his own man for the position he would have been announced same time as the other two chaps who he did bring in.
The fact RDM was his Ass Man at Chelsea kind of suggests he doesn't have his own assistant anymore! So, who will he have in mind?
deleted tweet was AVB saying his dream striker plays in Germany. Some journo asked him, but got deleted very fast.
Have the other 2 been officially announced?
Cool, cheers.. but it being deleted suggests it wasn't true, no?
Doubt it's through want of trying tbf.A great club motto. One we don't really live by, as such, in the transfer market! When did we last sign a striker who was considered one of the best in the world? Jurgen Klinsmann back in 1994?
not really. he said we've contacted his agent but he's just concentrating on internacional, unless you were expecting him to start dancing whilst singing come on you spurs? what i don't get is how the player himself has acknowledged our interest but jj is saying no ...
Are you saying that wages are not a factor in a club's purchasing decision making process? Is it just the transfer fee that DL looks at?
I don't mean to sound patronising, but businesses don't look at things in that way, in fact the individual consumer doesn't either. When you buy a mobile phone on a two-year contract do you look at the upfront cost of the device or the monthly fee, or both?
All I'm saying is that as things stand, regardless of whether the transfer fee is cheap or not, he cannot be considered a bargain yet. our financial model has needed to be modified somewhat in order to cater for Adebayor. That's a big deal. He's on massive money, and we're buying him knowing that our chances of getting a good financial return for him in 3 or 4 years will been diminished.
If we have a time machine and go forward a few years and he's scored 20 goals every year and helped us achieve success than fair enough, bargain. But you can't just look at the transfer fee now and assume it's a no brainer. Our club will not be taking this decision lightly imo.
Excellent! I wonder if they will give the players baby food like Ramos and the boysyes
"Andre brings with him two members of his coaching staff - First Team fitness coach Jose Mario Rocha and Daniel Sousa, head of opposition scouting."