Real and Atleti banned from signing players

Originally Posted by saffers

£50m bid accepted by Real for a 31 year old Ronaldo.

Decision down to you, do you sanction it? IMO the money doesnt matter that much given he is the most marketable player in the world and would pay for himself but the sporting value of signing him is not as clear cut. This league is £#%&!ing awful though and won't magically get much better next season.

No. We need to move on ffs.

Originally Posted by MrBishi

No chance they'll let Ronaldo or Bale go now

Ronaldo is finally starting to slow down just a touch as a player. Getting outshone by Big Karim and Bale in recent weeks. Either they lose him this summer or commit to another two years of him as the star man of the side. Be interesting to see what happens.

Smartest thing might be to take the hit on the transfers this summer and give themselves next year to make that change if needed.

Originally Posted by saffers

£50m bid accepted by Real for a 31 year old Ronaldo.

Decision down to you, do you sanction it? IMO the money doesnt matter that much given he is the most marketable player in the world and would pay for himself but the sporting value of signing him is not as clear cut. This league is £#%&!ing awful though and won't magically get much better next season.

He'll finish his career there.

Only possible chance of us getting him would be to offer De Gea plus a fortune. Even then he'd probably rather go to PSG for an easy ride and guaranteed CL football. And, you know, life in gay Paris.

I'm sure Andy Mitten said De Gea's new contract has got a minimum fee release clause in it. 40 mill euros IIRC (or it might have been 40 mill sterling)

Originally Posted by Cream

He'll finish his career there.

Only possible chance of us getting him would be to offer De Gea plus a fortune. Even then he'd probably rather go to PSG for an easy ride and guaranteed CL football. And, you know, life in gay Paris.

Well, when you put it like that

Yeah no way dave will leave. I'm sure he'll be happy enough to finish 8th every year and play in the europa league. Yep.

So no Bale then?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ansfer-windows


EDIT: It's OK, players can still leave.

EDIT: £#%&!ing BREAKING NEWS on Gruniard website

People ignore all the good FIFA has done especially in looking out for the poorer countries and young players.

Corrupt good > legal bad NQAT.

Originally Posted by Venceremos

People ignore all the good FIFA has done especially in looking out for the poorer countries and young players.

Corrupt good > legal bad NQAT.

Not when the corruption overpowers all else, as unfortunately often tends to ultimately be the case (and has here)

Originally Posted by Rhodzy

Can see them selling Ronnie and going after Hazard.

Would be hilarious if they did that.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Would be hilarious if they did that.

Almost as hilarious as selling Ronaldo and signing Michael Owen...

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Yeah no way dave will leave. I'm sure he'll be happy enough to finish 8th every year and play in the europa league. Yep.

It's a £#%&!ing no brainer. Our entire squad would be daft to turn down Madrid, Barca or Bayern - there's a grind to be had to get us back at the top table and I imagine not many of them will have the patience for it.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Not when the corruption overpowers all else, as unfortunately often tends to ultimately be the case (and has here)

It was on the matter of where the next two World Cups are being held but for the many impoverished FAs receiving massive grants from FIFA it's easy to ignore and that's why Blatter always wins.

Presently most of the World Cup sponsorship, ticket and merchandise money is hoovered up by FIFA and then distributed around the world.

The media, at least in our part of the world, make this out to be terrible and attack from an angle of Brazil and South Africa not making any money from hosting. They never mention what FIFA does with the money, leaving people to think FIFA just keeps it all to itself or something.

If/when FIFA is finally brought down and replaced by an organisation where USA, England etc have more power that money will almost certainly end up in the accounts of multinationals instead. Leaving the grants to be slashed by hundreds or thousands of percent.

Originally Posted by Stickman

It's a £#%&!ing no brainer. Our entire squad would be daft to turn down Madrid, Barca or Bayern - there's a grind to be had to get us back at the top table and I imagine not many of them will have the patience for it.

Or have the bollox for it

Originally Posted by Rhodzy

Can see them selling Ronnie and going after Hazard.

Fingers crossed it'll be Aguero. 28 in June, last chance for him to move to a proper club. If the @#%&! can stay fit there's no reason like Ronaldo he can't bag over 40 goals a season in that team/tinpot league.

Then again maybe he's happy collecting six hundred thousand pound a week from City.

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

Or have the bollox for it

Well, indeed. The idea that no good players will ever want to join us again is overdoing the gloom a bit tbh.