Quote from: diceman on May 06, 2011, 12:14:31 PMAs Fletch pointed out, sounds like lip service and preparing us for the inevitable. Ashley leaving has probably been known to the club for yonks.I'm more concerned with McAllister's media comments that seem to say that he will be with us next season!Reading countless football biographies over the years, it seems that deals are done months in advance of a player leaving, at least by verbal agreement anyway.The club are coming out with the 'trying to get him to stay' bollocks to make it look like we're putting up a fight to keep him, but it's all Grade A bullshit, the fight was finished months ago.
As Fletch pointed out, sounds like lip service and preparing us for the inevitable. Ashley leaving has probably been known to the club for yonks.I'm more concerned with McAllister's media comments that seem to say that he will be with us next season!
Ashley is gone, its just a question of who too and for how much
Quote from: Rip Van Bentfletch on May 06, 2011, 06:34:40 PMQuote from: diceman on May 06, 2011, 12:14:31 PMAs Fletch pointed out, sounds like lip service and preparing us for the inevitable. Ashley leaving has probably been known to the club for yonks.I'm more concerned with McAllister's media comments that seem to say that he will be with us next season!Reading countless football biographies over the years, it seems that deals are done months in advance of a player leaving, at least by verbal agreement anyway.The club are coming out with the 'trying to get him to stay' bollocks to make it look like we're putting up a fight to keep him, but it's all Grade A bullshit, the fight was finished months ago.The fight was over the minute he didn't sign that contract extension. He's off.
Quote from: Rip Van Bentfletch on May 06, 2011, 10:15:02 AMIt's all lip service to make it look as though the club are doing their upmost to keep him.He's leaving and the club knew that months ago.even if it is that, they don't really have another option. If they say what they are saying we read between the lines. If they say "he's off and there's nothing we can do" they'd get royally and rightly slagged off by all and sundry for lacking ambition. Damned if you do and all that.
It's all lip service to make it look as though the club are doing their upmost to keep him.He's leaving and the club knew that months ago.
Quote from: toronto villa on May 06, 2011, 06:53:20 PMQuote from: Rip Van Bentfletch on May 06, 2011, 10:15:02 AMIt's all lip service to make it look as though the club are doing their upmost to keep him.He's leaving and the club knew that months ago.even if it is that, they don't really have another option. If they say what they are saying we read between the lines. If they say "he's off and there's nothing we can do" they'd get royally and rightly slagged off by all and sundry for lacking ambition. Damned if you do and all that.So, better to lie then?Why not just keep schtum?
Quote from: Rip Van Bentfletch on May 07, 2011, 08:23:19 AMQuote from: toronto villa on May 06, 2011, 06:53:20 PMQuote from: Rip Van Bentfletch on May 06, 2011, 10:15:02 AMIt's all lip service to make it look as though the club are doing their upmost to keep him.He's leaving and the club knew that months ago.even if it is that, they don't really have another option. If they say what they are saying we read between the lines. If they say "he's off and there's nothing we can do" they'd get royally and rightly slagged off by all and sundry for lacking ambition. Damned if you do and all that.So, better to lie then?Why not just keep schtum?Because it was a reply to a journalist's question in a press conference.If he'd just replied 'no comment', we would be whinging about that as well.
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