Antoine Griezmann| Signs a new contract till 2022
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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A celebration is just that. A celebration. An expression of joy. Not everybody becomes so overwhelmed by emotion that they lose all control of their bodies and run around like wild chickens, you know? As long as it isn't offensive, why should you care if it's pre-planned or not?
I always find it strange how we can score a goal and our own fans start complaining about the celebration, or even worse, the identity of the goalscorer when it's Fellaini or Rooney. Like WTF? We just scored a goal.
Do you also consider Shearer, Klinsman, Raul, Tim Cahill, Luca Toni, Pazzini, Robbie Keane, Totti and Klose to be "bell ends"? Or is it only when the likes of Sturridge, Pogba and Lingard do it?
When are these bastard international matches then?
Pogba and Lingard celebrate each goal differently. Bale like celebrations are embarrassing
People are boring feck's.
The only celebration I can't stand is Ronaldo's. It's even worse when his teammates do it with him in some big circle jerk.
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Atleti ban is upheld.
If griezmann was going to stay because of the ban, he should make his intentions clear now. If he doesn't, he's coming.
Didn't Real Madrid have a ban looming at the same time as Atletico or am i just imagining that ?
I said it on the twitter thread but it's probably a question for here..
Doesn't the ban being upheld make it more likely to happen that AG leaves? Griezmann will know this will make it harder for Atletico to win any trophies now that they can't improve their squad.
Doesn't the ban being upheld make it more likely to happen that AG leaves? Griezmann will know this will make it harder for Atletico to win any trophies now that they can't improve their squad.
They did. But it was reported Atletico had a lot more cases against them than Real Madrid and Barcelona
that's my position, but supposedly there is a rumour that he might decide to stay and not leave them in the lurch. I can't see it, especially after his comments yesterday.
But, if you are Atletico you will try to keep even if he sulks for 6 months since you can not sign a replacement for him
AGAIN HE HAS A BUYOUT CLAUSE.
All this does is make it harder for us to negotiate a price rather than decide if he is coming or not.
We don't negotiate a price for him, we pay the release clause then. There's no negotiating the fee in a clause
Atletico wouldn't have agreed for anything less than release clause anyway. At max 5M or so. So it doesn't make big difference negotiation wise.
If we pay above the release clause though we're more likely to be able to pay it in installments. Activating the release fee would cause us to pay out €100m all at once. Something the club are unlikely to want to do unless it the last option.
Again see my above post. It makes sense for us to pay more if we can do it in installments.
Are buyout clauses negotiated often?
Does their ban stop them selling players as well as buying players?
That'll only work if Athletico play ball, when they're banned from transfers. My guess is as good as yours. We'll see.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40117879
Atletico Madrid: Transfer ban upheld by Court of Arbitration for Sport
Atletico Madrid: Transfer ban upheld by Court of Arbitration for Sport
It stops them from neither. It stops them from registering players.
As far as I'm aware, no. I think it just stops them from registering new players. They can still buy players (see Barcelona with Turan), they just wouldn't be able to register and play them.
I'm sure someone more knowledgable than me could clarify, though.
Just read that Atletico will be unable to sign players this summer. This will not going well at all.
That's it. Man Utd is finished.
Yes that problem is there. Depends how relations are (if any) with Atletico. If they understand that Griezmann wants to leave and there isn't much use keeping unhappy player for 6 months, they may still agree to installments. Also depends how their negotiations are going with the potential replacements and their clubs. This will probably drag on for some time now...
or the rumour was wrong and he's leaving no matter what.
Can you explain this playing ball for me? Cause I keep seeing it pop up. Bilbao didn't play ball, but it didn't stop us, so how would they stop us?
jesus, take it down a notch.
A few posts said they can make us pay the full installment upfront. It's fair enough for a 30m player, but a different story for a 86m (or whatever the clause may be) signing.
well it was a nice thought for a while...
Don't think that transfer ban changes anything, just hit the release clause and there's nothing they can do.
If we pay the full amount of his clause then he's ours, there's nothing Atletico can do about it.
We are stinking rich, I don't think that is an issue at all. If he wants to come, and we want him, then there is nothing they can do.
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