Good afternoon.
Three snippets from the foreign press to explain if not excuse, the near complete and utter lack of success in the transfer market by Barter & Droppit Enfield Ltd t/a THFC.
“I feel sorry for Adebayor because he has no chance at City, has no chance of playing here this season. So it is important that you can find a good solution,”
The above from Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini who was talking to a.bola.pt about the impasse on the Emmanual Adebayor fiasco. A.bola say that the actual transfer fee agreed between City and Spurs was €7M, but Ade then decided he wanted to up his wage demand.
“It is not true that there is an agreement with Liverpool. The only concrete offer was made by Tottenham, which proposed 16 million euros for the player.
The transfer did not materialize because they offered a very low salary. It may be that re-express interest if Modric exit. Inter are also interested but not able to match bids from Premier League clubs, “
The above from Oscar Betancourt speaking to Calciomercatoweb.it
And finally we’ve apparently made a bid for Yan M’Vila, which of course will also be pointless if we can’t match the boy’s Mickey Mouse wage demands… from lequipe.fr…
Yann M’Vila Rennes hopes to sell by the end of the transfer window.
Things seem to be accelerating in recent hours. Monday morning, 10 o’clock, the Breton leaders have received an offer of 15 million euros for their midfielder. She comes from London, specifically Tottenham. It is not suitable to the wishes of the Britons who hope 20 million euros. But the club’s financial situation might change their minds
Not a lot we can do apart from wait…………the question is; What for? Or rather Who for? How long for? Few Q’s actually.
There are some greedy bar stewards out there wanting as much as they can get. We’re one of them but that’s business isn’t it?
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You had me at “Not a lot we can do apart from wait………”
“The transfer did not materialize because they offered a very low salary”. Do we have any information on how much this miniscule amount was?
2 pints of Lager and a packet of crisps….
“Ï’m getting impatient, John!!!”
15k I hear.
Makes you wonder why we even bid for these players in the first place.
I hear it waas room, board and unlimited use of Levy’s swimming pool (Danny considers it an underutilized asset now that Ledders finally threw in the towel).
We will end up with Lewandowski.
16M
Believe…..
Patience is a virtue…. :-(
Can’t teach an old dog new tricks (@Levy)
I met an old dog, I taught her some new tricks and she taught me a few of her own I hadn’t thought of ;-)
HAVE FAITH IN LEVY!!!
Business will happen, dont be surprised if its just not before the long awaited Geordie trip…
Why?
He will not panic buy for first few games of the season (as we saw last season). He is a business man at the end of the day and will always try and save the pennies.
Dragging the Ade deal out (and others)only save’s money but agreed it wont help our start to a very competitive season.
August 31st 11.59pm **************
I dont have a single drop of faith in Levy. I think he is going to fuck it all up.
But each to their own. Hope youre right.
Good business isnt about saving the pennies.