City fans on shitty forums refuse to believe it ain't going to happen.
Sad sight the lot of them. Funny though.
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City fans on shitty forums refuse to believe it ain't going to happen.
Sad sight the lot of them. Funny though.
Exactly. You can build a stadium for that amount. Reading between the lines, it's upto Kaka and his advisors to thrash out a deal. He'll have some clauses in there no doubt. City'll turn into a freak show. Interesting nonetheless, though. (Just when we saw off Chelsea.)
I reckon the 500k a week thing is bollocks, but the initial outlay to get his club to say yes, is not.
He'll probably be on £200-£250k if they can get him there.
Still madness, but not unprecedented (Beckham)
Was just sent this. Hope it's not a repost
Below is the apparent transcript that has been leaked of the telephone negotiations between Kaka and Manchester City. Unfortunately the transcript is only from the City end of the call.....
"Hello, is that Kaka? How do you fancy becoming the supply line to Craig
Bellamy and Darius Vassell this winter?
"No, your fellow countryman doesn't like the cold and will be out until mid
April - but you will play alongside Stephen Ireland"
"No, Kaka, Ireland is a person not a country"
"yes, I fully appreciate that he is not Ronaldinho, Pirlo or even Beckham
but many fans have him in their fantasy football"
"I know you are currently the richest man in Italy but we can double it!"
"erm, well, we have had a bit of a slide recently and we are currently 15th"
"erm, out of 20...... but Mark Hughes once won the double for our
neighbours"
"Hughes"
"Ex Blackburn boss"
"Blackburn, Blackburn Rovers"
"No, Blackburn......Black.....Burn"
"HUGHES man, HUGHES!!!"
"He once scored a good goal against Spain"
"No, that's Gerry Armstrong..... anyway, are you coming or not?"
"Usually about two thirds full but if we play a big team it really rocks"
"yes I know, but we don't even have a car park cos all the fans walk to the
ground they are so local"
"Relevance? well, I suppose its all they have to brag about whether its true
or not"
"Only the one to be fair but its called 'blue moon' you will love it"
"Blue"
"yes, definitely blue, always has been"
"No, no, no, they are in Trafford"
"yes they are, steeped in it in fact but what good is history to you my
ambitious friend?"
"erm, 1976 I think"
"it was the er, the er League cup if memory serves me right"
"Well, the plan was to get in the top 4 this season and then....."
"yes, I realise that but....."
"Aston Villa? What's it got to do with them?"
"Yes, I know but we have been down this history route already"
"How the heck does a Brazilian playing in Italy know about Nottingham
Forest?"
"Yes, yes, and Leeds United also made a final but you are missing my point,
this is all about the future"
"Give me strength......HUGHES!!!!"
"yes I know he did and he was a legend there but he is a changed man"
"forget them, they are falling apart"
"But all those trophies were won last year! They have won nothing in 2009"
"I have told you.... 1976!!!!"
"How the heck does a Brazilian playing in Italy know that Virginia Wade has
won Wimbledon since then?"
"Yes she probably is in her 60's"
"I don't know, probably about 10 league titles, 2 European cups and countless
domestic cups what has that got to do with it?"
"76,000 why?"
"yes, every game, even minor cups I suppose, but where is this getting us?"
"Yes, the league cup is considered a minor cup over here why?"
"I know, I know, I know, ok perhaps they won the FA Cup in 1970 or something
does it really matter?"
"look, Kaka, we will treble whatever you are on now, buy you a mansion in
Alderley Edge and give you a helicopter for your front lawn....are you
joining us?"
"NO!, its owned by the council - what has the ground got to do with
anything"
"well, officially its the City of Manchester Stadium but most people call it
Eastlands"
"EAST!, not Waste"
"You will be adored there"
"No, not there, here I meant"
"No, that's Old Trafford, I meant adored here at Waste....erm, Eastlands"
"Anderson??? what does he know?"
"Ok I hear what you say, but other than Pride, Ambition, Achievement,
History, Passion and a large car park - what can they offer you?"
"what do you mean no credit left in your phone.....I phoned you"
"Hello, Mr Kaka,...... Mr Kaka are you there?............................
Madness indeed, considering the global economic crisis has even hit the likes of Abramovic. £500K is probably bollocks. . .I reckon he'll want some clauses in there ie a promise of more signings and the CL. Wouldn't surprise me if they went for Messi in the summer. That'd be insane. Must say, if this happens, it'll cement the PL's position as the biggest and best league in the world.
Their plan seems pretty obvious to me, but I reckon they're making a rod for their own back that even they won't find sustainable: Buy Kaka' and couple of other top class players to send out a message of intent; once established rein in the big spending and hope to be a viable option for any of the world's best players.
Basically Chelsea Mk II.
It'll backfire because they're going to have a much harder time (see more cash) to get players there than Chelsea had, who were at least in the CL and are in London.
They're also going to end up fecking up one of the best academies (their own) in the process.
Yea, I reckon something audacious is on the cards for the summer. Something like a move for Messi or our Ron and it's probable they'll be trying to hijack any big deals that are going down over the summer as well.
I'm glad we've got such a great squad because their shite is going to affect a lot of the top clubs.
Fecking Shitty.
Wh would anyone want to move to city, for reasons other than money, when everyday all they'll have o do is travel up the road and find a club of the stature they should be playing for?
It's utterly madness.
The reason why I think it may backfire, is because they're not building any foundations. Shevchenko was probably the highest profile player to join the PL, but he flopped. So, there's no guarantee buying megastars will bring in the success the Arab owners are expecting. And what happens when they get bored???? It's freak show.
It would say a lot about Kaka if he does agree to this.
Manchester city ffs He should be out there playing for the best, not this shower of shite. No matter about their potential, they are worlds apart from top European clubs, and always will be.
Kakaoffphoney.
The money involved makes me sick. 500k/week.
The game will be ruined after this, especially if they succeed in buying their way into the upper echelon's of football.
Sickening.
On another note it might speed up the process of FIFA actually doing something about it though..
it'd be funny to see how fast players feck off from City if and when transfer and wage caps come in!
City are flat out destroying the football economy.
this whole saga makes me really sad. more so than the Ronaldo saga regarding Real.
the poor lad has come out and pledged himself to AC, even going so far as to say he wants 'grow old at the club'.
but that's not enough to stop City's owners from trying to bully the move through with ridiculous bids.
if the player DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO YOUR CLUB, GIVE UP!!! it's ugly to watch, and it reduces the player's will to that of a well paid whore.
if City's owners had any football sense, they'd quietly build a strong back 5 (including keeper) this season and next. and once the backbone of the team is settled, start buying flair players/strikers.
but instead, they're trying to force moves, and going after players who OPENLY don't want to go to city.
saddening to watch.
Salary cap related to incomes would virtually assure us that big clubs would remain big and small clubs could only change their status by success on the pitch. It's a very decent idea.
hopefully he signs for them, city get relegated, the arabs feck off, city are financially crippled and put in the conference