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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2017 10:38:36 GMT
22m would be a bit of a joke.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jul 16, 2017 10:41:49 GMT
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 16, 2017 10:43:08 GMT
You and me both gods (ie lost). No doubt every deal is different in one way or another but the only circumstances in which I can imagine the selling club paying a fee to the agent would be when the selling club wants to get rid. Therefore we might pay the agent to help get rid of Imbula (not that I'm advocating this) but I can't see any reason to do that in Arnie's case. Perhaps the agents fee is somehow split? Or maybe, just maybe, we were both right in the first place and West Ham pay the fee but folks are not happy about Arnie's brother feathering his own pocket whoever pays the fee, so the objection is more a question of principal than practicality who knows?! Why would we have any obligation to pay any fees for this unwelcome transfer ?
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 16, 2017 10:46:02 GMT
I can see it now, Scholes and Cartwright giggling like schoolgirls at the thought of getting £22.5 million for Marko when in fact they have under valued him.
Wankers the pair of them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 10:48:48 GMT
yannick Boloasie to Everton 12 moths ago -£25m plus add ons - and Arnies better  ( benchmark) Is he? That's debatable. Yes he is better. More goals, more assists and more chances created. 30M+ for me. Keep on rejecting Stoke.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 16, 2017 10:50:56 GMT
Realistically, there's no way West Ham are going to get to £30m though, is there?
Because they're West Ham!
So, if we draw a line in the sand and say we're not accepting £20m or £22m or £23m, do we hope he gets his head right and is ready to roll come August 12th?
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 16, 2017 10:52:15 GMT
I can see it now, Scholes and Cartwright giggling like schoolgirls at the thought of getting £22.5 million for Marko when in fact they have under valued him. Wankers the pair of them. It is an horrendous price by any comparison in this current market. I'm sure some will say we're just unlucky again despite absolutely everything being in our favour. Frigging useless.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 10:54:35 GMT
Realistically, there's no way West Ham are going to get to £30m though, is there? Because they're West Ham! So, if we draw a line in the sand and say we're not accepting £20m or £22m or £23m, do we hope he gets his head right and is ready to roll come August 12th? Then in my book he stays and fights for his place. We've got to be stronger as a club. If we act weak now it will have strong knock on effects for when the likes of Shaqiri and Butland leave.
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Post by Gods on Jul 16, 2017 10:55:16 GMT
Perhaps the agents fee is somehow split? Or maybe, just maybe, we were both right in the first place and West Ham pay the fee but folks are not happy about Arnie's brother feathering his own pocket whoever pays the fee, so the objection is more a question of principal than practicality who knows?! Why would we have any obligation to pay any fees for this unwelcome transfer ? Exactly, that was our question which no one has answered so far to my satisfaction! Yet at the same time several people are indicating on this thread that they believe we are paying the fee, just check back through the last few pages.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2017 10:57:06 GMT
And you'd hope if we're that desperate for the money, we'd be doing our utmost to try and generate more interest.
Get the money he's worth or don't sell. Simple.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 16, 2017 11:00:59 GMT
I find it quite baffling and worrying that it seems we need to sell him before we can spend some money. I might no trust Hughes with big money purchases but he needs to be backed to some extent, it's ridiculous with how rich our owners are.
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Post by Kjones9 on Jul 16, 2017 11:00:59 GMT
I love it how now a price has allegedly been set it's not enough, when last week everyone was happy about the thought of getting anywhere near 25 million.
Hiding to nothing again and fucking transparent.
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Post by cousindupree on Jul 16, 2017 11:02:26 GMT
It would be yet another poor piece of business that we have conducted in the past few years when selling players. Taking 22.5m and selling our prized asset to a club who will be one of our major competitors really does stink. OK Arnie wants out but we don't have to sell him as we don't need the cash...grow a pair Pizza boys and tough it out. There is of course always the chance that a greedy Arnie prices himself out of a move just like he did last summer with Everton....but of course he's moving because of his ambition...yeah right Arnie. Arnie is the only current player that gets me out of my seat so seeing him strutting his stuff in a fuckin hammers shirt will hurt. But this circus will happen every summer and last season Arnie's performances declined from the previous season...maybe he is on the wane.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2017 11:06:25 GMT
I love it how now a price has allegedly been set it's not enough, when last week everyone was happy about the thought of getting anywhere near 25 million. Hiding to nothing again and fucking transparent. 25m and above. The last time I checked 22.5m wasn't 25m.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 11:08:13 GMT
He's worth what we want him to be and if it's less than 30million we have been ripped off in the current economic climate.
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Post by Davef on Jul 16, 2017 11:10:30 GMT
I love it how now a price has allegedly been set it's not enough, when last week everyone was happy about the thought of getting anywhere near 25 million. Hiding to nothing again and fucking transparent. 25m and above. The last time I checked 22.5m wasn't 25m. Well, where's this £22M come from? Sky Sources? The dimwit who claimed Werder Bremen get 20% of the fee? As far as I can see West Ham have had two bids rejected and have yet to come back with a third.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2017 11:11:14 GMT
25m and above. The last time I checked 22.5m wasn't 25m. Well, where's this £22M come from? Sky Sources? The dimwit who claimed Werder Bremen get 20% of the fee? As far as I can see West Ham have had two bids rejected and have yet to come back with a third. We're discussing speculation Dave. It is allowed.
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Post by gonk on Jul 16, 2017 11:11:45 GMT
I've never seen 50% of the fans moaning about his lack of effort, only a few absolute idiots on here. You could be correct,it's not 50 50 but what I will say that when on that 80 minute mark when he starts going to ground and waving to come off a lot people that are fully behind him then go the other way.Fans are fickle and Now this is the tipping point that fans that have stuck up for him have gone completely the other way.To me I have always supported him ,but to me the club is more to me than he is.
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Post by nutterpotter on Jul 16, 2017 11:12:52 GMT
I hope we bring in a replacement before he leaves I doubt we'll be replacing him if he does get sold. Ramadan will start. Verlinden/Ngoy will be back up
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Jul 16, 2017 11:14:19 GMT
22.5m for our most important player and selling to a rival in the Premier League
It just feels wrong on so many levels, but im not surprised at the pizzaboys
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Post by nutterpotter on Jul 16, 2017 11:15:08 GMT
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Jul 16, 2017 11:20:22 GMT
It would be yet another poor piece of business that we have conducted in the past few years when selling players. Taking 22.5m and selling our prized asset to a club who will be one of our major competitors really does stink. OK Arnie wants out but we don't have to sell him as we don't need the cash...grow a pair Pizza boys and tough it out. There is of course always the chance that a greedy Arnie prices himself out of a move just like he did last summer with Everton....but of course he's moving because of his ambition...yeah right Arnie. Arnie is the only current player that gets me out of my seat so seeing him strutting his stuff in a fuckin hammers shirt will hurt. But this circus will happen every summer and last season Arnie's performances declined from the previous season...maybe he is on the wane. On his day Arnie can be great but big dip last season . I think 22.5 might be the limit if only one club is interested. We could hopefully get a direct winger ( Etherington Type) in to give us a different option . The worst scenario for me is a half arsed Arnie just going through the motions here if he stays .
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Post by nott1 on Jul 16, 2017 11:22:21 GMT
22.5m for our most important player and selling to a rival in the Premier League It just feels wrong on so many levels, but im not surprised at the pizzaboys It's going to happen be sure of that, it shows a massive profit on the books, and when a player decides to go it's curtains for him at his club! We also have a good young replacement who will this season grow into a star,so thanks Arnie, you gave us a lot of pleasure.......now piss off and take your greedy twat brother with you! Edit.Please feel free to cause the same grief to the Dildomeisters next summer.
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jul 16, 2017 11:23:29 GMT
Anyone else seriously lacking in excitement for the upcoming season?
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Post by alster on Jul 16, 2017 11:23:43 GMT
You could be correct,it's not 50 50 but what I will say that when on that 80 minute mark when he starts going to ground and waving to come off a lot people that are fully behind him then go the other way.Fans are fickle and Now this is the tipping point that fans that have stuck up for him have gone completely the other way.To me I have always supported him ,but to me the club is more to me than he is. He's been my favorite player for a while but I now want to see this deal happen. Getting rid at the height of his value is something I think we should do more often and we have a ready made replacement that needs to play. Shame its to West Ham but it seems like there is no interest from anywhere else.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 11:26:40 GMT
Anyone else seriously lacking in excitement for the upcoming season? I'm not. Looking forward to it as always
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Post by Davef on Jul 16, 2017 11:27:11 GMT
22.5m for our most important player and selling to a rival in the Premier League It just feels wrong on so many levels, but im not surprised at the pizzaboys When did we accept a bid of £22.5M then?
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Post by Theninjabadger on Jul 16, 2017 11:28:35 GMT
11:27 ARNAUTOVIC PRICE TAG
Stoke have slapped a £30m price tag on Marko Arnautovic, according to The Sun.
It’s reported that the winger has set his heart on playing in London and West Ham have already had a couple of bids knocked back.
Let's hope this is the first time the sun have reported the truth
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 16, 2017 11:30:08 GMT
I love it how now a price has allegedly been set it's not enough, when last week everyone was happy about the thought of getting anywhere near 25 million. Hiding to nothing again and fucking transparent. What's transparent about it? If it's true its an absolute crap price which neither reflects the market or his recently signed contract and that's before factoring in a Prem Club to Prem Club premium. For once all the cards are stacked in our favour and we still fuck it up.
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Post by samba :) on Jul 16, 2017 11:31:45 GMT
11:27 ARNAUTOVIC PRICE TAG Stoke have slapped a £30m price tag on Marko Arnautovic, according to The Sun. It’s reported that the winger has set his heart on playing in London and West Ham have already had a couple of bids knocked back. Let's hope this is the first time the sun have reported the truth if I was Coates is give him a piggy back to London for 30 million
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