Their Leeds'ing themselves.Barca legit might have to go into administration if the European Super League never takes off
Also this selling off of club assets to fund further splurging, and NOT pay off their long term debts or owed wages, is some of the most incredible financial decision making I've ever seen at this level.
They were in deep shit already after the financial mismanagement of the previous presidency and have now only doubled down on the same path that led them to ruin seemingly banking off of the potential windfall that winning trophies and starting the ESL would bring.
No matter what happens, this period of their club history will surely be a case study in how not to run an multi-billion dollar institution in the future. Fully expecting courses to be taught on it in the future.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Palanca sounds like a failed panenka penalty taken by Phil Jones.
An observation huh?
Well we have had an agreed deal for about a month or so now for €85M
Barca/FDJ have to sort out their issues first regarding the wages and then we’ll sign him.
Just how on earth is any of that their fault.
How on earth is getting a deal agreed a month ago, “incompetent”
Nevermind. Let’s move on.
It's a lose lose for the club really. If we lose him to Chelsea by not paying his wages and they do, we wasted time and the sorts and should have paid it so we got the player.
If we do end up paying what Barca won't, we'll be accused of being stupid and desperate and that Woodward is back in charge etc. It really is a lose lose
Somebody should direct them to numan.com
Except it reads as if they didn't discuss anything about his transfer business at all.
Why on earth don't we propose this if it finally overcomes this issue and gets it over the line
Chelsea links are soft, they might be sniffing out fire sale targets....and FDJ, but nowhere near as concrete as our offer. And now we get the wonderful news that the barca fraudsters are in even more monetary drama....what a lovely way to start the morning 
Not sure it would actually be as apocalyptic as some think. They would probably just palanca themselves to death. Laporta needs to survive a few years to elections and then presumably it would be someone else’s problem.
Reduce the offer by 10m each day.
Take that you Catalan bankers! Love this. You can sends us Frenkie now, we‘ll chuck you a few quid.
My guess is that United are thinking along the lines of "That's a problem between you and de Jong, not between United and de Jong". Rightly so, it wasn't United who asked him to take a pay cut, so why should we pay him for work he did for Barcelona. You can certainly see the view United will likely have there.
I'm betting they have a desperation plan where they can propose something like that if they absolutely need too and want the player badly, but again, why should we pay for him playing for another club? Makes no sense.
Why does this sound so funny
People want the world delivered on a stick and they want it yesterday. City and Liverpool have signed players so they want one too otherwise we are an embarrassing incompetent mess.
Through envy United have become figures of hate over the years and any negative story is a big story. It’s just a shame that our own fans have started buying in to that narrative.
I've been out this afternoon when apparently...things have been happening? Skim reading about 8 pages.
Are things look good again? Is the stuff about Barcelona needing Lever No. 4 legit?
What the feck is going on?!
Are things look good again? Is the stuff about Barcelona needing Lever No. 4 legit?
What the feck is going on?!
My guess is the club dont want another Sanchez like situation, offering a huge signing on bonus to FdJ then means hes on a different pay scale to others and it muddies the water again which seems to be the thing we are trying to avoid under the new regime.
How long does it take to prepare, structure and activate palanca 4?
Yeah, I agree we shouldn’t have to. But I don’t think we really care whether it’s right, probably nobody does. The bottom line is the issue. We don’t want to pay another £17m on top of what we previously agreed. Barca of course pretended there’s no problem at all but they forgot that Frenkie’s not a mug.
It’s a total shambles. I suppose we’ll end up paying it but that’ll take the outlay over £100m, won’t it? Crazy.
They will need rest, bit of food, and probably some lube. So half an hour?
Depends really on how badly ten Hag wants de Jong. I'm sure if he asked the board to pay it, then they probably would, but as it stands why should they? They obviously don't see the Chelsea threat as anything to worry about at the moment for whatever reason, so we're happy to carry on as is.
No idea what they know, but it must be something that's got ten Hag and the board very confident.
By the time Laporta has finished eating, they'll needed lever 5, maybe 6 to cover the bill
Nothing ever happens , the needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along like before.
Agreed. How anyone can blame United for Barca not paying the wages it owes to FDJ is beyond me. We agreed a fee some time ago with Barca. FDJ is not going to come out and state he wants to leave because it weakens his position with trying to extract what he’s owed.
i think it’s more we knew we needed a striker since the greenwood tape….forget de Jong most sensible people appreciate that’s a special case…
He was never going to say he wanted to leave, because he quite obviously doesn't want to leave. He's being pushed out against his will. Of course he could stay on his current deal, but you know for a fact if that happens they'll truly make life miserable for him
About an hour but you'll need quite a few things in preparation first though like:
Onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomatoes, parsley and peas.
Spices like bay leaf, paprika, saffron, salt and pepper.
Seafood like jumbo shrimp, mussels and calamari.
Chicken thighs since they dont dry out as fast as breast.
Spanish olive oil or any quality olive oil.
White wine
Spanish Rice
Chicken Broth instead of fish stock for convenience
I have an inside source that tells me lever 6 involves Laporta selling his ass on the streets of Barcelona
I'll pay for that.
Thought Lever 6 is the Laporta Onlyfans?
I miss the Barca newbies.
Am I the only one that keeps reading palanca as placenta ?
I was confused as hell when reading Barca were activating their 3rd placenta.
I was confused as hell when reading Barca were activating their 3rd placenta.
I think they flocked to Chelsea forums.
Really wouldn't surprise me, fickle lot them Barca supporters
Need those goatfeckers back here. It felt like De Jong deal was really on when they were wumming here.
They could also be in hiding thanks to Laporta fecking up the lever money and falling €150m short.
Maybe they can't actually think of a good defense for him so they're hiding until it all blows over... could actually be in the Winchester having a pint you know?
Im not sure; it likely means that the stuff about FdJ not wanting to go is true, and once he gives a hint that he is open to a possibility of going, then we'll bid. I have quietly been of the opinion he will end up staying anyway
I'm kinda grateful for their existence as they make us look good.
Have faith brother, they'll be back.
Fun fact: In Sopranos season 6, when Junior shoots Tony he says "cazzata palanca", signifying that he knew barcelona would feck up this bad.
Why is the / in this thread title different to the \ in the other transfer thread titles?
Just get rid of the /\ altogether. They are fecking up the mojo.
Just get rid of the /\ altogether. They are fecking up the mojo.
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