I hope we string Chelsea along and agree with the other PL clubs to do the same with all their players that are up for sale, and then all pull out at the last minute, after contracts are all finalised and just require signatures. They’d be absolutely shafted on the financial rules.
Agree. The best part has been the fact we went out to do our business early.
I think three very positive things have happened to Levy’s approach to our transfer policy:
1. Levy seems to have finally been disabused of the idea that you will always get a better deal if you hold out to the last...
£200 in.
Many thanks to our gaffer, @Rob , the admins, mods, all the news whorers and, of course, the amazing ITKs. You give us all a lot of amazing info and banter.
Agree. I reckon DL was aware of this when he went for FP originally, i.e. the relative financial power changes between Serie A and the EPL. I imagine that’s how he thinks.
In my mind he deserves a lot of credit for that appointment. I know many won’t ever do that due to missteps he’s made (and...
Indeed. I just pray that he’s learned his lessons and set a deadline not too close to the window closing. And that must be about now for the ins….
Pay up now or move on to the next options and conclude. The risk of missing out on any signing now outweighs any possible saving from haggling.
I take D1’s ITK with the a pinch of salt. Often a bit of intel with opinion mixed in and I’m not entirely sure he understands the financials (to be fair why would most supporters understand the complexities of negotiating complex multi-million pound contracts with multiple parties - we’re all...
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