Posting 4 times in a 170-pages thread to ask for a bit of peace doesn't strike me as unadulterated muppetry.
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Posting 4 times in a 170-pages thread to ask for a bit of peace doesn't strike me as unadulterated muppetry.
Yeah, that was my initial point. That Barcelona will convince him to stay.
I think that much was pretty clear from day one. That doesn't appease the goons in here though so we were shouted down when we suggested it.
I'll be amazed if he leaves Barcelona this season. Even more so if he joins us.
prepare to be amazed then
Says who?
Good post!
A good way to understand someone's mind is to look at previous history. We know his father, a world champion player who had a carrier in several clubs in Brazil, Italy and Spain, that tells us that the family isn't afraid of changing environments and that they have ambitions. It's also reported that his father is a strong minded character who don't mess around, I have read somewhere that Thiago himself is a free spirit but also a level headed young man with lot's of common sense. That tells me that in the end he will make his own decision without being fooled by promises and sweat words. He's captain for his national U-21 team, that gives us an indication that people around him trust in him and that he got leadership abilities. Doesn't sound like a person who change his mind in the first place.
We also know what DDG wrote on that famous picture. We also know what his former team mate said about learning English and that he signed a United replica. All this tells me that he don't hide away from what's going on around him. On top of that we have reports in Spanish newspapers about the situation.
All in all this looks like a person who knows his onions and know what he want's. No way he would sign that shirt without any knowledge about his future. No way he would let the pics with de Geas message flying around without a explanation to local media. He's no fool.
The stumbling block is probably Barcelona and the clausal. As soon as this is sorted out he will join us, any other option seems unlikely after all this. If Barca block the transfer or he change his mind then I think no Catalans will blame him, only United will look like fools. But to be honest I don't think this will happened. This story had gone to far. I'm very positive.
In fairness, the original post (unless I'm missing an earlier one, apologies if so) was a fair bit stronger than that:
Which is where the "what he wants" part comes into play. Some things, Barca really can't promise.
Which is where the "what he wants" part comes into play. Some things, Barca really can't promise.
says twatter
Piss off Nani, this is my patch. Be a miserable cnut elsewhere.
Why are people still believing shit like indykalla after all the warnings on here? Is it just that the need to believe is so great? Makes it easy for these bullshit artists to get the clicks they crave.
There's a midfielder shaped hole in most of our lives and we'll believe anything and anyone who tells us what we want to believe.
To be fair is not that people believe them, but some follow some shitty ITK for amusement and then post stuff from there. Someone else could then just read the news without the source of information and think that this is true. Anyway, I think that surely his agent and his dad have meetings with both United and Barca in these days.
Giggsy is a fan. He's probably sat refreshing this thread.
Who could possibly follow such a stream of lies for amusement?
No doubt there are meetings with Barcelona. He's their player after all. But nothing to say there has been United contact.
I think that is certain that we are heavy interested on him. Take aside Twitter, there is every media both in England and Spain who are saying that we are going to sign him, a lot of journos saying that, the De Gea things, Rosell confirming the clause, Xavi and Pique saying that he should be patient etc.
I am certain that it isn't just twitter this time. Will we get him or not is difficult to know, but I think there is a big chance for doing so.
Just got back from work,why the sudden doom??
That Graham Hunter chap seems to think there were terms being agreed between United and Thiago's men. I thought he was considered one of the more reputable sources at the moment?
Apparently Fergie retired
Was it G. Hunter who also said live on TalkSport that Man Utd contacted him for help in getting in touch with Thiago?
It's never "just twitter" though. The press always run with the same shite that they read elsewhere. How many times have transfer stories reported by lots of papers over different countries ended up having a source like Caughtoffside, Goal, or Footylatest? There's a site on Newsnow that looks at transfer rumours reported in the home country of the transfer target, and the amount of times the source is linked from the home country, say Portugal, back through the British press and eventually to a bullshit online source and/or Twitter is unreal.
I actually didn't know about that, but I've heard numerous times that Hunter is close with Thiago's father, so I suppose it would make sense. He's the one who has said that the player terms have been met and agreed, but the club to club deal needs work.
Quality
From 8 minutes on wards. http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/sp...ill-not-renew-his-real-madrid-contract-198994
The doom and gloom always sets in when people start to become impatient for more news and as a result, over speculate. The reality is that negotiations probably won't start moving quickly until we go into July and Moyes officially takes charge.
Patience Caftards!
Patience Caftards!
We got your point TN, you made it in each of your posts here.
Good response. Christ, you're a sensitive little spasmochild, aren't you? Is this the way this thread is going to go? People can't discuss transfers and the possibly of them happening because childish, sensitive little pricks can't take the thought that we might not sign him and that press rumours might well just be press rumours?
Wait until will go into July?? And what if Chelsea who already have their new manager working for them goes and signs him? You dont waste time with hot targets like this you get it done fast.
We can't discuss the transfers because the senile old people like you are making the same point over and over again.
It's not a done deal, likely it's not even near and we don't know if we'll get him or not. But to suggest that this is just another transfer rumor is moronic. If Thiago wasn't considering leaving Barca to come to us, surely Barca senior players wouldn't come with those pleas to stay, Rosell wouldn't say that the clause is real and he would likely given an explanation why he signed the shirt and say that De Gea joked about the ball thing. I am repeating that likely is far from having an agreement and there is a big chance that he will stay there, but to suggest that there is only twitter and medias who don't have a clue is stupid.
And you are not discussing at all, you are only saying how wrong are we. And you're the sixth leading poster in this thread.
Let's move away from the name-calling and arguing and focus on what's happening, or lack of what's happening.
It's only been two days since the whole ball thing. People seem to lose their sense of reality on here.
I have no issue with how much anyone does or doesn't post in this thread. But don't come in here with a top red rant about people being in here who are never in the youth/reserve threads when you yourself almost never post there. It's shameless hypocrisy, and it's irritating as hell.
Christ, Goggs is going all muppet on us now. Nothing has been more on than this, ever.
Read on Barca forums that Thiago has agreed terms with United, source espn. Dunno if that's real.
I'm not senile, I'm just cynical because I've seen all this shit before. It was real with Ozil, real with Sneijder, real with Sanchez, real with Hazard, real with Lucas Moura. We were signing these players, it wasn't just Twitter, it was genuine press, proper ITK's people on talksport and elsewhere with links to the countries the players played in/came from. Genuine interest reported everywhere, deals imminent, terms agreed with players, fees agreed with clubs. All these deals were on, like donkey kong, and cocks were out.
How many of the above players play for us?
You moan about me posting an opinion because I've already said what I think. How is that different from you saying on multiple occasions that you think it'll happen? In a discussion there are two sides, every update will have people believing and people being cynical and not buying it. Allow me the same right to an opinion that I allow you, and the right to post it in the Thiago transfer discussion thread, and stop being such a child about it.
But hasnt that been the news for the past 48 hours now? I think Hunter was the first who posted that on Twitter.
Seems he's a bit more ITK than most people think.
Theres also a link to listen on the page. Quite interesting from 4:20.
We were on Hazard and Lucas, if I am remembering correct we had bids accepted from clubs on both of them. Of course Chelsea offered much more money, and in Lucas case PSG came in the last moment and offered much more money and got him, but we definitely were on for both of them. Dunno about Sneijder, but I think that we were for him too, though I am not sure.
Are we saying here seriously that he's our player? No. But we are saying that we are heavily for him, which I think is almost certain. Of course we don't know if we'll get him and personally I think that neither Thiago does know where he'll play next season, but for sure we are trying to get him. Why Xavi and Pique said that he should stay there, why Rosell confirmed the clause if Thiago said that he's not leaving? It doesn't make sense that all of this are just rumors. Of course there can be a lot of options like Thiago really agreed to come to us, Thiago considering his options and Thiago wanting to get a better deal there. Add to that the willingness or unwillingness of Barca to corporate. A lot of options, but we are definitely trying. Will we get him, I doubt that anyone know with certainty.
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