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Post by mickstupp on Aug 4, 2017 0:36:48 GMT
Ludicrous comment. You have absolutely no idea what goes on behind the scenes at our club.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 0:45:44 GMT
"We've been very busy," said technical director Cartwright, who leads the recruitment team. Probably busy in the pub or the bookies if I know anything about Cartwright. Our recruitment is pathetic. You know Cartwight then? Spill em. What is he like? A fucking tool.
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 4, 2017 6:57:08 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training.......
Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market.
Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par?
Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies.
None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team
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Post by nott1 on Aug 4, 2017 7:00:13 GMT
Martins Indi will be a Stoke City player come September 1st Whatever.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 4, 2017 7:01:25 GMT
Ludicrous comment. You have absolutely no idea what goes on behind the scenes at our club. I see what actually goes on though and that's enough. Why do people accept this?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 4, 2017 7:02:05 GMT
Martins Indi will be a Stoke City player come September 1st He should have been one on July 1st. It's sheer incompetence that he isn't.
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Post by pottarius on Aug 4, 2017 7:02:26 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team If this is a fact then there is only one person to call...
Carto! bend over!!
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Aug 4, 2017 7:03:07 GMT
Martins Indi will be a Stoke City player come September 1st How many points do we expect to have amassed by then ? How long for him to settle in with new system and team mates .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 7:32:06 GMT
Martins Indi will be a Stoke City player come September 1st How many points do we expect to have amassed by then ? How long for him to settle in with new system and team mates . Benji, I actually agree that the whole thing is a complete shambles, but what is this "system" that BMI will have to settle into ? I wasn't aware that there was any "system", or it's certainly not apparent.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Aug 4, 2017 7:38:35 GMT
The fact that this one is still not tied up is odd even with our track record. Some clubs seem to get the business done and others haggle until the deadline . I don't think it works we always end up wasting any money saved on a panic move e.g.Bony
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Post by butlerstbob on Aug 4, 2017 7:40:01 GMT
How many points do we expect to have amassed by then ? How long for him to settle in with new system and team mates . Benji, I actually agree that the whole thing is a complete shambles, but what is this "system" that BMI will have to settle into ? I wasn't aware that there was any "system", or it's certainly not apparzent. Maybe it could be "the same system & team mates" that he settled into straight away last season?
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Post by mickstupp on Aug 4, 2017 7:43:54 GMT
Martins Indi will be a Stoke City player come September 1st How many points do we expect to have amassed by then ? How long for him to settle in with new system and team mates . Considering he has already had a season with us, I would suggest it would take no time at all.
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Post by Clayton Wood on Aug 4, 2017 7:50:24 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team Whoever sanctioned letting the £8.5m option lapse should pay the difference to the final transfer fee (assuming we even sign him this window) out of their own arse pocket. Even if that is PC himself.
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Post by Northy on Aug 4, 2017 7:52:13 GMT
Ludicrous comment. You have absolutely no idea what goes on behind the scenes at our club. I see what actually goes on though and that's enough. Why do people accept this? Are you the CW bush man, up a tree with binoculars looking at exactly what goes on in the offices, or an opinion maker based on a bit of hearsay and opinions ?
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Post by pottarius on Aug 4, 2017 7:55:30 GMT
I see what actually goes on though and that's enough. Why do people accept this? Are you the CW bush man, up a tree with binoculars looking at exactly what goes on in the offices, or an opinion maker based on a bit of hearsay and opinions ? Or could he be the mild-mannered janitor? Attachment Deleted
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Post by Northy on Aug 4, 2017 7:57:41 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team A transfer department at a club that has restrictions on it as they broke financial fair play rules, given a £700k fine and set a maximum break-even deficit of €30 million for the financial year ending in 2017 then €20m for 2018, restrictions on number of players in the CL squad Do you think it was as straight forward as us just letting a deadline pass ?
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 4, 2017 7:59:27 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team A transfer department at a club that has restrictions on it as they broke financial fair play rules, given a £700k fine and set a maximum break-even deficit of €30 million for the financial year ending in 2017 then €20m for 2018, restrictions on number of players in the CL squad D o you think it was as straight forward as us just letting a deadline pass ? Yep
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Post by bhp on Aug 4, 2017 7:59:42 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team Whoever sanctioned letting the £8.5m option lapse should pay the difference to the final transfer fee (assuming we even sign him this window) out of their own arse pocket. Even if that is PC himself. It's coming out of his back pocket anyway isn't it?
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Post by essexstokey on Aug 4, 2017 8:00:04 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team Do you believe in spaghetti trees too? you cant always believe what you read in the newspapers i'm more inclined to believe stoke than rumours in the press and to that end porto have moved the goal posts to get more cash as they are in financial trouble as I said earlier in the post there is a solution but it involves bringing bet 365 into the equation by them offering sponsorship to porto they get publicity in a new market and we get the player we wont both teams then save face and get what they want.
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Post by WhyDelilah on Aug 4, 2017 8:00:13 GMT
That's fucking ludicrous. 8.5m is pittance for a centre half who has proven he can cut it in the Prem. We've got money burning a hole in our pocket now. Get the bloody deal done.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 4, 2017 8:00:31 GMT
I see what actually goes on though and that's enough. Why do people accept this? Are you the CW bush man, up a tree with binoculars looking at exactly what goes on in the offices, or an opinion maker based on a bit of hearsay and opinions ? Just a concerned fan.
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Post by Northy on Aug 4, 2017 8:01:37 GMT
A transfer department at a club that has restrictions on it as they broke financial fair play rules, given a £700k fine and set a maximum break-even deficit of €30 million for the financial year ending in 2017 then €20m for 2018, restrictions on number of players in the CL squad D o you think it was as straight forward as us just letting a deadline pass ? Yep OK, hopefully the facts will come out if we eventually do sign him
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Post by pottarius on Aug 4, 2017 8:01:38 GMT
So, a nice clean transfer for BMI, allowing him to walk into Clayton Wood at the start of pre-season training....... Apparently we value that at less than £8.5m in this current, barmy summer market. Even with him entering his final year, which will obviously depress his value a bit, surely that is a good £3-4m under par? Instead we've chosen to embark on a totally unnecessary 3-month 'who blinks first' exercise with one of the best transfer departments in Europe in the hope of saving relative pennies. None of this gives me great faith in the transfer team A transfer department at a club that has restrictions on it as they broke financial fair play rules, given a £700k fine and set a maximum break-even deficit of €30 million for the financial year ending in 2017 then €20m for 2018, restrictions on number of players in the CL squad Do you think it was as straight forward as us just letting a deadline pass ? Attachment Deleted For a moment there I thought you were speaking about Stoke's transfer team Nearly fell off my chair!
Makes sense about Porto playing the villan in the saga now
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Post by robwahlmann on Aug 4, 2017 8:02:31 GMT
As a foreigner I try to pick up some of the English language as well so I wonder if your sentence here is right? In my head I thought you should use run in your sentence!? Can anybody clarify this to me?
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Post by adamsson on Aug 4, 2017 8:03:50 GMT
Martins Indi will be a Stoke City player come September 1st Not actually possible he has to be a Stoke city player on the 31st August or we miss out a cunning plan of trying to sign him after the window has closed really won't work.
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Post by gibby1409 on Aug 4, 2017 8:07:13 GMT
I'm as frustrated as anyone that BMI isn't signed up yet. But do anyone of the posters who are slagging the club off about this, have any idea of what's really gone on? Its just pure speculation as far as I can see, we, as fans don't have a clue what's happened so we speculate.
I don't want the pub to publicise all that's going on behind the scenes, no business does this to be fair. I want them to get the best deal for the club, and if that means waiting then so be it.
I agree it is really frustrating that we (and many other clubs) don't have our transfers sorted by the start of the season. This can be put right straightaway by moving the end of the window to the week before the season starts. As far as i can see this would work equally well and mean that teams start the season with the squad they want (Unless they miss any targets of course) 😉
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 4, 2017 8:14:57 GMT
As a foreigner I try to pick up some of the English language as well so I wonder if your sentence here is right? In my head I thought you should use run in your sentence!? Can anybody clearify this to me? I wasn't sure either!
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Post by elystokie on Aug 4, 2017 8:15:40 GMT
As a foreigner I try to pick up some of the English language as well so I wonder if your sentence here is right? In my head I thought you should use run in your sentence!? Can anybody clearify this to me? Indeed mate, 'run' would have been the better option in my opinion too. Not that I want to get all grammar Nazi on your ass but it's 'clarify'
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 4, 2017 8:17:07 GMT
I'm as frustrated as anyone that BMI isn't signed up yet. But do anyone of the posters who are slagging the club off about this, have any idea of what's really gone on? Its just pure speculation as far as I can see, we, as fans don't have a clue what's happened so we speculate. I don't want the pub to publicise all that's going on behind the scenes, no business does this to be fair. I want them to get the best deal for the club, and if that means waiting then so be it. I agree it is really frustrating that we (and many other clubs) don't have our transfers sorted by the start of the season. This can be put right straightaway by moving the end of the window to the week before the season starts. As far as i can see this would work equally well and mean that teams start the season with the squad they want (Unless they miss any targets of course) 😉 We had a deal agreed with Porto (the club said this). We then didn't act on this deal (he hasn't signed yet). So were the club lying? Have the club been hoodwinked again by Porto? Are we being cheapskates? All 3 options paint the club in a bad light.
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Post by robwahlmann on Aug 4, 2017 8:17:15 GMT
As a foreigner I try to pick up some of the English language as well so I wonder if your sentence here is right? In my head I thought you should use run in your sentence!? Can anybody clearify this to me? Indeed mate, 'run' would have been the better option in my opinion too. Not that I want to get all grammar Nazi on your ass but it's 'clarify'
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