Freak
Born a freak always a freak.
Heh
Doesn't seem smart letting him keep the transfer veto, and then backing him with targets like De Ligt and ZirkzeeHe got to go, but Eneos being absolutely smart here, keep him just enough until someone worthwhile pops up. Terminating him will be cheaper later. He must have also realized how fortunate he is to have the job to accept this mini extension. All is well.
Surprised at the 6 year deal
I will be more interested in what sort of fees we pay and if unlike in the past we tell him that the other club are asking too much, so move on. That has been the big issue, Antony at a lower fee is not a great problem as he would be easier to move, instead we allowed ourselves to be rinsed. The wages given will be some indicator as well. I would not take presses word for how much is being paid.Doesn't seem smart letting him keep the transfer veto, and then backing him with targets like De Ligt
Maybe even before.We'll find out before Christmas.
It's a good thing Ineos suggested de Ligt first then, isn't it?Doesn't seem smart letting him keep the transfer veto, and then backing him with targets like De Ligt and Zirkzee
I imagine there will be more discussions around transfers to avoid him vetoing a really top talent. These are experienced men we have brought in, not the people he was dealing with before.Had to happen with him staying.
The veto remaining makes sense, can't be signing players the manager doesn't want... Just as long as the board/new structure have a veto too.
Ah just another coincidence thenIt's a good thing Ineos suggested de Ligt first then, isn't it?
Have a feeling the negotiations for a new contract failedI don't get it. If they didn't renegotiate and just trigger the 1-year-extension, why even bother doing that now when you can do it whenever. See how he fares this season and a clean break if it doesn't work out.
I thought the point of the extension is to change his title, responsibility, and probably a more beneficial exit clause for the club.
We can‘t go in to the season and transfer window not backing the manager.I don't get it. If they didn't renegotiate and just trigger the 1-year-extension, why even bother doing that now when you can do it whenever. See how he fares this season and a clean break if it doesn't work out.
I thought the point of the extension is to change his title, responsibility, and probably a more beneficial exit clause for the club.
All that comes to mind is ”heh”
To be fair Ole signed AWB, he was interested in Frimpong wasn't he at one point. Bet he is glad he stayed put.I think this whole veto thing has been overblown . What do people think happened?
The club had no prior knowledge of any of Eth signings , eth insisted on them all , the club offered great alternatives , which he ' vetoed' ' to insist on his choices .
Or , the club were already aware of those players , they were on the list ( we scouted 800 right backs to find wan bissaka ) . The club didn't offer great alternatives , so naturally ETH would be more likely to veto the players he didn't know .
The selection offered has to improve , the fees paid has to improve . The club are still looking at Dutch players , if ten hag leaves , that will continue .
When offered a selection , it's human nature to go with the ones you know about .
Heh means meh in DutchOr Meh.
Heh is heh and meh is mwa in Dutch.Heh means meh in Dutch
How's it going?Caf meltdown incoming![]()
How's it going?
SureWhat, with me?
I'm shocked you took that seriously.Heh is heh and meh is mwa in Dutch.
Sure
Although I was more interested in knowing the state of the forum after EtH's contract extension
We can‘t go in to the season and transfer window not backing the manager.
Why would Ten Hag agree to more favourable terms for INEOS? That makes no sense.
Complete and utter joke of a decision to keep him and then to extend his contract. From what I have seen so far I can’t see how next season will be much different to the shitshow of last season.
Yes, there really is no clear sliding door situation atm where lots is likely to be won by making a shift right now. There are equally good arguments to take a chance that Ten Hag’s one bad season in ten years will be a fluke, as to take a chance of any of the unclear or hopeful candidates available atm. And at a point when the whole sports leadership is in transition, might as well chance on the staus quo until the set up is settled.I disagree. There are arguments for and against ETH. Sure our EPL results were shocking. In normal circumstances that's an easy sackable performance. However the squad was plagued with injuries and ETH was probably facing dressing room unrest (that was consistent across various managers).
With Wilcox and Blanc joining in late April and Ashworth + Berrada not yet in the building we were pretty much judging ETH and interviewing managers in the dark. Then of course there was the financial issue to take into account. ETH would have costed us 9m and another manager would probably have costed us 4m-8m to sign. That on top to another 10m needed to release Ashworth. We couldn't possibly spend 23m on staff, not with the transfer budget that we have to work with.
Activating ETH's extension makes sense. It basically kicks the can down the road which in turn gives us time for the decision makers to come in, settle down, investigate what's going wrong and implement the necessary changes at the club. INEOS are not renowned for their patience therefore if ETH fecks up then next summer he'll be given the P45
Thought your choice of replacements was goofy, personally.You forgot to put in any actual content/argument in your message, just informing you because it makes you look a bit goofy.
I disagree. There are arguments for and against ETH. Sure our EPL results were shocking. In normal circumstances that's an easy sackable performance. However the squad was plagued with injuries and ETH was probably facing dressing room unrest (that was consistent across various managers).
With Wilcox and Blanc joining in late April and Ashworth + Berrada not yet in the building we were pretty much judging ETH and interviewing managers in the dark. Then of course there was the financial issue to take into account. ETH would have costed us 9m and another manager would probably have costed us 4m-8m to sign. That on top to another 10m needed to release Ashworth. We couldn't possibly spend 23m on staff, not with the transfer budget that we have to work with.
Activating ETH's extension makes sense. It basically kicks the can down the road which in turn gives us time for the decision makers to come in, settle down, investigate what's going wrong and implement the necessary changes at the club. INEOS are not renowned for their patience therefore if ETH fecks up then next summer he'll be given the P45
Yes, there really is no clear sliding door situation atm where lots is likely to be won by making a shift right now. There are equally good arguments to take a chance that Ten Hag’s one bad season in ten years will be a fluke, as to take a chance of any of the unclear or hopeful candidates available atm. And at a point when the whole sports leadership is in transition, might as well chance on the staus quo until the set up is settled.