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Post by AlbertTatlock on Mar 4, 2023 12:58:21 GMT
Probably should’ve given Arnie that new contract, would’ve saved a few hundred million… He had a new contract then demanded to leave 12 months later Stoke offered him £85k a week WetSham offered £110k a week plus a huge signing on fee. Not sure if he got his cut of the £25m transfer fee as well apparently he did as he didn't ask for a move even though it was orchestrated by his agent brother. Money talks and all footballers are mercenaries no matter what we like to think. Stokes mistake was replacing him with a free transfer and a loanee (Cheapo-Moting and Jese), I'm as certain as you can be in football that if we'd have kept Arnie we'd have stayed up. I loved watching Arnie and thought he was one of the most exciting footballers Stoke have signed. I have no hard feelings towards him just admiration for what he bought to us. Gouranga.  |
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Post by clarkeda on Mar 4, 2023 13:08:14 GMT
Probably should’ve given Arnie that new contract, would’ve saved a few hundred million… We had given him the contract the season before. He saw what was coming and wanted out. Let’s not re write history. |
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Post by lordb on Mar 4, 2023 13:53:54 GMT
He had a new contract then demanded to leave 12 months later Stoke offered him £85k a week WetSham offered £110k a week plus a huge signing on fee. Not sure if he got his cut of the £25m transfer fee as well apparently he did as he didn't ask for a move even though it was orchestrated by his agent brother. Money talks and all footballers are mercenaries no matter what we like to think. Stokes mistake was replacing him with a free transfer and a loanee (Cheapo-Moting and Jese), I'm as certain as you can be in football that if we'd have kept Arnie we'd have stayed up. I loved watching Arnie and thought he was one of the most exciting footballers Stoke have signed. I have no hard feelings towards him just admiration for what he bought to us. Gouranga. Of course he got his cut |
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Mar 4, 2023 14:22:20 GMT
Probably should’ve given Arnie that new contract, would’ve saved a few hundred million… We had given him the contract the season before. He saw what was coming and wanted out. Let’s not re write history. Should have tried matching their offer(maybe we did) but I think he’d probably already made his mind up. Given what we ended up paying for the Zouma loan he’d have been more than worth it by comparison. |
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Post by a on Mar 4, 2023 14:48:51 GMT
Probably should’ve given Arnie that new contract, would’ve saved a few hundred million… He had a new contract then demanded to leave 12 months later I thought he wanted more moola but could be wrong. Either way we hardly tried to replace what was our talisman |
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Post by a on Mar 4, 2023 14:49:41 GMT
Probably should’ve given Arnie that new contract, would’ve saved a few hundred million… We had given him the contract the season before. He saw what was coming and wanted out. Let’s not re write history. I reckon we could’ve kept him but fair enough the line had to be drawn somewhere. We just didn’t replace him properly tho |
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