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cyberman said:
Just because he is ignoring Madrid doesn't mean his mind isnt made up. Its a weird take to fill the vacuum imo. Utd will know what he wants to do and even then I havent heard a report saying Madrid rejected our 50m offer
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I just don't think it's unusual to switch off while on holidays and let a decision like that sit for a bit without actively trying to get it sorted.

However, the fact that he's not decided just yet would give me a strong impression he'd stay if the money was right.
 
Withnail said:
I just don't think it's unusual to switch off while on holidays and let a decision like that sit for a bit without actively trying to get it sorted.

However, the fact that he's not decided just yet would give me a strong impression he'd stay if the money was right.
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Agree with this. Maybe I'm just a pessimist but everything about this screams to me that he's staying.
 
Svartzonker said:
It means absolutely nothing.
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Odds more or less correlates with chances. In football matches and in transfers. Of course less in last ones. But still. I dont even remember when we have signed a player with odds 10/1 or so. Offers are usually around 1/10 or 1/20 before we announce deals. Except with youngster when nobody offers odds.
 
Withnail said:
About work? Would I feck. I'd be switching off for a couple of weeks.
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Maybe if you hate your job. But if you were excited about a move you wouldn't stop thinking about it. I've made many important work or school related decisions on holiday. That's how life is for mortal people.
 
Hanky panky said:
Odds more or less correlates with chances. In football matches and in transfers. Of course less in last ones. But still. I dont even remember when we have signed a player with odds 10/1 or so. Offers are usually around 1/10 or 1/20 before we announce deals. Except with youngster when nobody offers odds.
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Money is moving the odds here and people are betting based on the information available. The bookies don't know anything more than anyone else about transfers.
 
FreddieTheReddie said:
Maybe if you hate your job. But if you were excited about a move you wouldn't stop thinking about it. I've made many important work or school related decisions on holiday. That's how life is for mortal people.
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Nah I'm just a stickler for time-off being just that. We get precious little of it. Literally everything can wait imo.
 
I'm on the train for another 3 weeks with a departure date of 8/1. After that, I sure hope the club is pushing other options to a close, as I'd hate to start the season in a state of flux.
 
Withnail said:
I just don't think it's unusual to switch off while on holidays and let a decision like that sit for a bit without actively trying to get it sorted.

However, the fact that he's not decided just yet would give me a strong impression he'd stay if the money was right.
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I dont think he switched off, i think hes taking a break before he pushes ahead. Its only in the news vacuum where its said hes undecided but that simply seems to be from not telling Madrid anything. He wasnt reportedly undecided when this broke, we cant really believe both.
 
Withnail said:
Money is moving the odds here and people are betting based on the information available. The bookies don't know anything more than anyone else about transfers.
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But still low odds correlates with chances. Follow those. Like i said, i dont remember we have ever announced player with odds like 10/1 or even 5/1. What ever moves odds, it correlates with chances. Even Sancho was 1/20 before we announced it. Same with Pogba, Maguire etc. Coincidence?
 
cyberman said:
I dont think he switched off, i think hes taking a break before he pushes ahead. Its only in the news vacuum where its said hes undecided but that simply seems to be from not telling Madrid anything. He wasnt reportedly undecided when this broke, we cant really believe both.
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Taking a break is pretty much what I meant by switching off.
 
Withnail said:
Nah I'm just a stickler for time-off being just that. We get precious little of it. Literally everything can wait imo.
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I agree, unless it's a life-death situation for loved ones, everything else can wait , including work, i don't allow anyone from work to contact me during work.

Edit, ok i screwed up, long day at work :lol:
 
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RU Devil said:
I'm on the train for another 3 weeks with a departure date of 8/1. After that, I sure hope the club is pushing other options to a close, as I'd hate to start the season in a state of flux.
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That's Northern Rail for you.
 
Hanky panky said:
But still low odds correlates with chances. Follow those. Like i said, i dont remember we have ever announced player with odds like 10/1 or even 5/1. What ever moves odds, it correlates with chances. Even Sancho was 1/20 before we announced it. Same with Pogba, Maguire etc. Coincidence?
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That's because the world and his mother knows a deal is done before it's announced. More and more info comes out and odds fall as it gets more likely.
 
if believe....no official bid but waiting for a Real price tag? interesting tactic to wait until they give you a price tag instead of just submitting a bid and getting a counter offer
 
DatIrishFella said:
Who was the done dealio guy before Romano became billy big bollocks?
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For United, I believe it used to be the BBC. If they reported on a United transfer without referring to their Gossip sections, then the transfer had to be taken seriously.
 
We just need this guy and our regular back four is at least not worse than City's back four.
 
Sandikan said:
There has to be one fruitless transfer saga every summer. It's the rule.

The sort of saga, where one week it's all agreed, and imminent, and then 3 weeks later we're "considering" a bid. And so on.

Terms with the player are always agreed about a day into the saga too. That's a given.
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Yeah he’s agreed terms but he’s still considering the move? What’s that all about?
 
Pexbo said:
Read the tweet again.
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I've read it quite a few times.
Doesn't sound particularly close at all.

We haven't tried to bin VDB off. We've supposedly asked about the player, and not even been quoted a price yet.

It takes exceptional optimism to read that as happening soon.
 
DWelbz19 said:
How would his reaction from that tweet be sarcastic? This is done.
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Because there's not even been a price quoted and we haven't made a bid.

So when someone says "sounds like it's done", it clearly isn't even close yet, so sarcasm could well be the reasoning for posting such a response.
 
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