Please do, I find posts like this quite funny.Fellaini - dithering and then paying MORE than the release clause
Fabregas - dithering for weeks / months and losing other targets
Ottamendi - dithering and thinking he could sign Ramos
Herrera - dithering and delaying the signing for 12 months
I could go on
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Well, I wouldn't argue, if you said that you don't rate him highly, but saying he's shite is just nonsense really. He wouldn't play for Barcelona, if he were shite. He wouldn't have been widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Germany at Gladbach in his last season, tempting Barcelona to buy him. He wouldn't be ahead in the pecking order for the under 21s of Germany with highly rated Leno, Horn and Karius as his competition. All of them had very good seasons last year. Kahn wouldn't have said a few days ago that he needs to be in Germany's NT. That's not my opinion that's just people who should know what they are doing and talking about.
Fellaini - dithering and then paying MORE than the release clause
Fabregas - dithering for weeks / months and losing other targets
Ottamendi - dithering and thinking he could sign Ramos
Herrera - dithering and delaying the signing for 12 months
I could go on
I would say Fellaini dithering was because of moyes and not woodward. Moyes clearly wanted a big name in first which was fabregas. Woodward was just told to get him. clearly Fabregas didnt want to play for moyes the clubs valuation on fabregas was also spot on. I also blame moyes for herrera as again he was a last ditch to try and get in after Fabregas fiasco. Otamendi (assuming we are in for him ) would be LVG's fault but then again, Ramos was used as a way to shift focus on to madrid and not us.
Woodward doesnt make the transfer list, he's handed one and told who and who needs to come in and who is A list B list so forth. When it mattered Woodward did as was asked and got in most of who the manager asked for.
If LvG/woodie are dithering oveR Otamendi what do you call what other clubs are doing who only seem to be coming him for him recently?
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Fellaini - dithering and then paying MORE than the release clause
Fabregas - dithering for weeks / months and losing other targets
Ottamendi - dithering and thinking he could sign Ramos
Herrera - dithering and delaying the signing for 12 months
I could go on
Hmmm....
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I wonder if Chelsea and City are really interested in him all of a sudden or if Barca is just trying to get us to cough up the release clause money.
I hope we end up signing him. I don't know why the transfer fee of 21m would be a problem after selling Di Maria!
If we are in for him, I don't understand why we are not willing to meet the 30M Euro(21.2M Pound) clause.. It is not a bad price and why are we trying to pay in installments, when the Euro is weak now and it is better to buy with a weaker Euro than pay in installments when a chance of the Euro getting stronger later? I just don't get it..
Of course all this is assuming, the reports are true that we are unwilling to meet the full 30M fee up front is true..
Of course all this is assuming, the reports are true that we are unwilling to meet the full 30M fee up front is true..
Proving a frustrating one this.
Barcelona play again on Friday and Monday. I assume if no deal is done by then, he'll still be involved.
Barcelona play again on Friday and Monday. I assume if no deal is done by then, he'll still be involved.
Fellaini - dithering and then paying MORE than the release clause
Fabregas - dithering for weeks / months and losing other targets
Ottamendi - dithering and thinking he could sign Ramos
Herrera - dithering and delaying the signing for 12 months
I could go on
Prince Woodwards’s ain’t do it right if you ask me
Cause I was him I would have sold Val & Ashley
What's Pedro my nigga?
What's Louie my killa?
What's drugs my deala?
What's that racket, Mangala?
Muppets say I'm the illest
Cause I'm suffering from slowness
Got my Angel in Paris
And they going gorillas, huh!
I don't even know what that means.
(No one knows what it means, but it's philosophy!)
No, it's not,
(It gets the process going!)
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Please don't spam the footy forums with shit gifs.
Because similarly to DDG transfer it looks like we're in pole position(possibly he wants to come here) and know the release clause, so naturally since there is still time till the window closes we want to get him for a better deal.
I agree that's the reason but worried it's a bit risky with City apparently lurking.
Agree that's what we're doing, but given we need a right winger desperately it's a dangerous game to play, especially as we have a massive CL qualifier in less than a week.
If the clause was £2 million we'd likely be haggling still.
The transfer will be done. Some of you get too worried that us haggling over a fee will lead to the plug being pulled on the deal. He wants to leave, we are interested...just be patient.
They are targeting KdB and already bought Sterling out wide, I doubt they are in for him.
I don't think we need Pedro to go through the CL qualifiers. We can cope without him for 2 games.
The GK and CB positions are much more worrying since I don't know if we have identified targets at all or even are we going to strengthen those positions.
I keep telling myself that too. I'm probably just being a pessimist thinking they are in for him.
Agree with this
I would have thought he would be worth 30m tbh, to only be worth 21m pounds is madness given the price of other players nowadays.Agree with this
We never know as it is gentleman agreement. It may be Barca that are haggling or wanting more.
Even if it is remember Herrera transfer we were haggling up to the end and ended up paying the clause.
Passimist or paranoid????? .... relax buddy, it's a "process"
Probably both!
You would love if a club takes our best player from us, just because you can spite some other club?
I'd love that scenario as well. DDG is a goner and will leave for free next summer. 40 or 30 or whatever fee from Barca I'd welcome in a heartbeat. So should do the club.
Well he is 100% leaving. We cant stop him from going. So yes in this instance whats wrong with hoping he leaves for one club over another?
He is not going to play against Brugge anyway, too early for him.
So good
In all seriousness though this is starting to feel like Benzema etc etc it's just going on for to long.
Someone has far too much time on their hands.
Come on. I just woke up. My cock was out all night and no news.
If it's really a "gentleman's agreement" between Pedro and Barca on the reduced release clause, then it's probably not as straightforward as simply throwing 21mil at them. Barca has a right to squeeze more out of the buying club, if they feel the opportunity is there, as long as Pedro eventually gets the move he wants.
So in between that, and Barca wanting to hold him back for a bit while Neymar is recovering, this might well drag on for a couple of weeks more. I still think it will get done, but I'm a bit less sure than I was a week or two ago. Hope this one goes through, he is a very good player.
So in between that, and Barca wanting to hold him back for a bit while Neymar is recovering, this might well drag on for a couple of weeks more. I still think it will get done, but I'm a bit less sure than I was a week or two ago. Hope this one goes through, he is a very good player.
Well, the wrong part is IMO the willingness to see us weak in goal for a year for that. Whether we are improving Barca or Madrid, point is we are weakening ourselves. So to be "happy" about it seems strange to me.
If we don't have a replacement lined up, we are better off keeping him this season. What good will it do us to improve Barca over Madrid? I would not be happy in either scenario unless we can get a GK who can be good enough for us.
Pedro to City is just typical mindless clickbait. The lure of a Mata and Herrera love triangle too strong, rather than keeping Navas company on the bench.
Although I am amazed there hasn't been firmer links with Bayern or with Chelsea, as I think he'd really improve both squads. Mourinho wanted Griezmann supposedly, and Pedro is a very similar player. He'd be a big upgrade on Willian, and Cuadrado is obviously a massive flop. Ribery and Robben aren't getting any younger and Gotze's future is up in the air.
Although I am amazed there hasn't been firmer links with Bayern or with Chelsea, as I think he'd really improve both squads. Mourinho wanted Griezmann supposedly, and Pedro is a very similar player. He'd be a big upgrade on Willian, and Cuadrado is obviously a massive flop. Ribery and Robben aren't getting any younger and Gotze's future is up in the air.
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We should just pay the money and get him. He will improve our side a lot
Pedro would be in a similar situation at Bayern as he is at Barcelona. He is to old to wait for Robbery to retire... and the next coach might see Mueller on the right again... You cannot plan on injuries...
So are the talks stalling cause of City interest or cause Barcelona wants to keep him for Spanish Supercup?
But therein lies the problem. Woodward wants to be seen as a hard-ass negotiator, so that personal objective overrides the needs of the team.
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