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Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires

dondo

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Never gonna happen, really don’t want it to happen. We want hungry up and coming players not injury prone players on the way down who think they are above us, as with previous with Bale suggest to me he has that kind of attitude
 

worcestersauce

"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
Jan 23, 2006
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While it was for money, I thought he was heading to China and the club stopped the move?
Absolutely right, Real Madrid wanted him to go so he, or rather his agent, set up a deal with a Chinese club and as you say, Madrid pulled the plug and forced him to stay.
All this he won't go he's just sitting around taking the money is unfair.
 

C0YS

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Jul 9, 2007
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Absolutely right, Real Madrid wanted him to go so he, or rather his agent, set up a deal with a Chinese club and as you say, Madrid pulled the plug and forced him to stay.
All this he won't go he's just sitting around taking the money is unfair.
I don't disagree, madrid created this mess, but it is worth pointing out his move to China would have made himself significantly richer and even more irrelevant.
 

C0YS

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Rich but irrelevant. I can’t think of a better life outcome
You and me both.

But tell that to Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and VVD for example. I do not blame him in a personal context, I would do exactly the same, but in a footballing context it doesn't paint him as a super motivated player.
 

pedrodelawasp

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Jan 14, 2019
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Alright, Andros...

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C0YS

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yep, sounds like pure speculation with some clever headline writers to make it seem bigger statement than it is.

If Bale wants to come back, he can make it happen. I don't think there is anything stopping him.

One way to package the deal would be to offer half his salary, like 18 million or maybe 20 to Real Madrid as a transfer fee and they can then use that money to pay Bale the difference, and bale can then take a cut as well and that's workable. But he has to push it, and I don't think he will.
 

pedrodelawasp

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yep, sounds like pure speculation with some clever headline writers to make it seem bigger statement than it is.

If Bale wants to come back, he can make it happen. I don't think there is anything stopping him.

One way to package the deal would be to offer half his salary, like 18 million or maybe 20 to Real Madrid as a transfer fee and they can then use that money to pay Bale the difference, and bale can then take a cut as well and that's workable. But he has to push it, and I don't think he will.

Volunteer yours services as an intermediary seeking a positive resolution for all parties! ??
 

Pochemon94

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The MLS is a curious league to watch. Crowded stadiums and eager supporters every match. Does the people of 'Murica just enjoy the outdoor smell and going to games or do they really like 'soccer'?

I'd say at the LAFC games (i have season tickets) its pretty die hard fans (a majority being hispanic and originally Chivas fans). The chants are all in spanish and mimic the mexican national team chants. The stadium sells out almost every weekend game and when we had our champions league games against León this year there was a massive crowd (for MLS standards). I know you all will probably laugh at our stadium being tiny but when you're packed in it gets pretty loud and gnarly. Oduro scored a goal on our supporters section side and had about 6 cans/bottles thrown at him so now we can't have cans at our seats it has too be poured out. Here is a little vid of the stadium and crowd. Also before I get slagged off for liking the MLS just remember that we Americans are about 100 years behind you guys in terms of creating clubs and I wished that the MLS would use the NASL and USL as tiered teams and allow promotion/relegation. It's a shame that the greedy owners won't allow it as it opens up the opportunity for them to lose millions which is a shame.

 

Real_madyidd

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I'd say at the LAFC games (i have season tickets) its pretty die hard fans (a majority being hispanic and originally Chivas fans). The chants are all in spanish and mimic the mexican national team chants. The stadium sells out almost every weekend game and when we had our champions league games against León this year there was a massive crowd (for MLS standards). I know you all will probably laugh at our stadium being tiny but when you're packed in it gets pretty loud and gnarly. Oduro scored a goal on our supporters section side and had about 6 cans/bottles thrown at him so now we can't have cans at our seats it has too be poured out. Here is a little vid of the stadium and crowd. Also before I get slagged off for liking the MLS just remember that we Americans are about 100 years behind you guys in terms of creating clubs and I wished that the MLS would use the NASL and USL as tiered teams and allow promotion/relegation. It's a shame that the greedy owners won't allow it as it opens up the opportunity for them to lose millions which is a shame.



Looks great to be honest. Nothing wrong with that stadium. Looks like the Amex (Brightons Stadium) but with atmosphere.
 

spids

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Right, I've not had many "D'oh", "Optimistic", "Creative" ratings for a while, but I am bored and feeling speculative .... ;)
  • Bale earns £600k per week, £31.2M per year before tax.
  • If he stays at Madrid until his contract ends in 2022 he will cost them another £62.4M in salary (exc. bonuses).
  • If he leaves Real Madrid he will not want to lose money, so needs to earn £62.4M in the next two years.
Real Madrid could buy him out of his contract by paying him half of his outstanding contract (£31.2M), with a new club paying him the other half in salary (£300k per week).

In this scenario:
  • Bale is not out of pocket.
  • Real Madrid save £31.2M.
  • Bale gets to play football again.

Half of Bale's current salary is £15.6M per year (£300k per week).
If we did that we’d almost certainly have to increase Kane’s salary, and Levy would suddenly have a wage structure that is out of control.

One possible solution would be to pay Bale a signing on fee of £10M, payable over the course of his contract, and then ‘only’ pay him a formal salary of £10.6M per year (or ~£200k per week), which is aligned with Kane’s current deal, and within our current wage structure. Note: Bale will still earn ~£62.4M by June 2022. One could also argue we do not need backup to Kane if we have Bale, so the ~£15M fee and 70k per week (£3.6M per year) ear marked for someone like Wilson could contribute to our £31.2M costs.

Lots of ifs and buts, and incredibly unlikely, but Levy could try and sell it to Real Madrid and Bale (and Bale’s agent) as there are really no losers in that scenario, unless Real Madrid think they can either re-integrate the player into their first team, or can sell him for a fee.

If Real Madrid do have the financial issues being reported in some quarters they may not be able to say no. Yes, Bale has a great life in Spain. But he could come back 'home' for two years, play in the best stadium in the world , for fans who adore him, and he can play golf with Kane. Then he can retire to Spain in 2 or 3 years knowing he did not throw his short career away having formed part of an incredibly potent front line in an amazing counter attacking team under Mourinho.

Lloris
RB Alderweireld Dier Davies
Hojbjerg LoCelso
CAM
Bale----Kane----Son​

Disclaimer: I know there is no chance this will happen but it killed 15 mins of time before I started work.
 
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gavspur

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Jun 24, 2004
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Only Bale can make this transfer happen. And for that to work, he has to be realistic. If he has a desire to come back to us, new training ground, new stadium, José as manager, Kane up front, opportunity to go down in history as the player who made us great again etc etc then he will.

I doubt he has that desire. I doubt he’s that realistic with his demands. I even doubt he’s the player we all remember. 2yrs ago I was fully behind this, and although I’d love to see it happen and evolve in to what we all dream, I very much doubt it ever will happen. Massive shame, and he will be remembered for his ‘lost years’ rather than what he actually achieved.
 

glacierSpurs

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When you saw your sweetheart ex gracing the best pages of various top tier magazines and wish there are more nights you could spend with her now - is just not gonna happen.
 
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