Originally posted by nickm:
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If you think the way Becks is being treated is worse than what Keane did to Haaland then you are crazy.</strong><hr></blockquote>Interesting analogy. I wonder, since Roy claims footballers are treated like cattle, if Roy regularly goes down to the nearest farm and launches studs-first into a cows midrift.
Originally posted by giggzy:
<strong>I think it's saying if Becks stays he'll want 8 million for the 2 years left on his contract.
But 34 million!!! we can't turn that down.
Hopefully, we'll get Real and Milan, involved in an auction... who knows how much we may end up getting for Becks.
(I have heard that Real are preparing a bid)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Does the new rule implemented meaning any transfer fee is paid over the length of a player's contract stretch to Europe or just England? If so, it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possiblity that some power-crazy pres elect wouldn't be afraid to pay eight million over five years = 40 million.
Originally posted by nickm:
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What innocence? The day I saw Stam, dark circles around his eyes, unhappily blinking in the glare of the Lazio press conference, is the day I realised how ruthless we can be.
Get over it.
If you think the way Becks is being treated is worse than what Keane did to Haaland then you are crazy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Read Gilles' "My observations" thread and you'll understand.
Oh, and I loved what Keano did to Haaland, so what's your point?
Originally posted by Gazza:
<strong><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/man_united/story.jsp?story=414681" target="_blank">£30 million up front with a further £3.7 million potentially. </a>
Not quite the £23 million some were sweating on. Tell Mr Laporta he's on his way, just win that bloody election.
Yeah, but the report you quoted went on to say :
"Off the field, Barcelona are about £73m in debt by conservative estimates, so Laporta's pledge to invest a net amount of about £40m in Beckham and four other players to restore the club's status among the élite in Europe has not impressed his rivals in the presidential race."
Which is in line with my point that I wonder how Barca is going to raise the money, be it £23 mil or £34 mil when they're hugely in debt, has no royal family to bail them out, & is even having troublewith the present staff's wage bill & pressing many to educe their wages?
Don't want to see Utd not learning their lessons in dealing with clubs in financial trouble who eventually will end up paying only a portion of their agreed transfer fee ala Stam ( still £12 of the £15.5 mil fee left unpaid )& Porbosky ( has the £2.5 mil been paid by Benfica yet? )!
