Tetteys Jig 830 Posted June 22, 2008 If only it was eastwood we were after, at least he''d stay in one of Norfolks fine caravan parks for his hols! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canary cherub 1 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="TheMarshmallowMan"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="Stone"] Nothing particularly new to report just an affirmation...A guy I have been speaking to through work over the last few months works for a company heavily involved with Blackpool FC. Today he claimed that Wes is a personal friend and is set to join us having already completed his medical here a couple of weeks back, although he''s currently in Dubai with the missus so won''t be unveiled until he returns. [/quote]You''re full of cr*p [/quote]Pathetic. For a start, if you want to say crap just say crap. Secondly, what exactly deserved that outburst? Answer - nothing. Either take rumours in the spirit they are intended, or get lost. You have no place here.[/quote]Crap (did it get through?)It''s the rumour that''s pathetic. In what spirit are the rumours intended? To build up people''s hopes based on very little evidence and have a good laugh at our expense from south of the Waveney more often than not. A lot of fairly desperate fans are talking as though Hoolahan is a done deal and the club are just playing their cards close to their chest. Some of them think his release clause means he has to be sold for £250k. It doesn''t. It means that if someone offers that amount they can''t refuse it. But if someone else offers more then he goes to the highest bidder as per usual.I hope he signs, but fwiw I don''t believe it would have got as far as a medical without the press finding out. As for the Blackpool fans website, why should they know any more than we do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellow blood 0 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="TheMarshmallowMan"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="Stone"] Nothing particularly new to report just an affirmation...A guy I have been speaking to through work over the last few months works for a company heavily involved with Blackpool FC. Today he claimed that Wes is a personal friend and is set to join us having already completed his medical here a couple of weeks back, although he''s currently in Dubai with the missus so won''t be unveiled until he returns. [/quote]You''re full of cr*p [/quote]Pathetic. For a start, if you want to say crap just say crap. Secondly, what exactly deserved that outburst? Answer - nothing. Either take rumours in the spirit they are intended, or get lost. You have no place here.[/quote]Crap (did it get through?)It''s the rumour that''s pathetic. In what spirit are the rumours intended? To build up people''s hopes based on very little evidence and have a good laugh at our expense from south of the Waveney more often than not. A lot of fairly desperate fans are talking as though Hoolahan is a done deal and the club are just playing their cards close to their chest. Some of them think his release clause means he has to be sold for £250k. It doesn''t. It means that if someone offers that amount they can''t refuse it. But if someone else offers more then he goes to the highest bidder as per usual.I hope he signs, but fwiw I don''t believe it would have got as far as a medical without the press finding out. As for the Blackpool fans website, why should they know any more than we do? [/quote]Errr no! Why would a club pay more than the release clause? Blackpool have to sell at that figure (bit like we did with Ernie) but the big clincher of those deals is what is going to be paid to the player weekly plus signing on fee etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canary cherub 1 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="yellow blood"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="TheMarshmallowMan"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="Stone"] Nothing particularly new to report just an affirmation...A guy I have been speaking to through work over the last few months works for a company heavily involved with Blackpool FC. Today he claimed that Wes is a personal friend and is set to join us having already completed his medical here a couple of weeks back, although he''s currently in Dubai with the missus so won''t be unveiled until he returns. [/quote]You''re full of cr*p [/quote]Pathetic. For a start, if you want to say crap just say crap. Secondly, what exactly deserved that outburst? Answer - nothing. Either take rumours in the spirit they are intended, or get lost. You have no place here.[/quote]Crap (did it get through?)It''s the rumour that''s pathetic. In what spirit are the rumours intended? To build up people''s hopes based on very little evidence and have a good laugh at our expense from south of the Waveney more often than not. A lot of fairly desperate fans are talking as though Hoolahan is a done deal and the club are just playing their cards close to their chest. Some of them think his release clause means he has to be sold for £250k. It doesn''t. It means that if someone offers that amount they can''t refuse it. But if someone else offers more then he goes to the highest bidder as per usual.I hope he signs, but fwiw I don''t believe it would have got as far as a medical without the press finding out. As for the Blackpool fans website, why should they know any more than we do? [/quote]Errr no! Why would a club pay more than the release clause? Blackpool have to sell at that figure (bit like we did with Ernie) but the big clincher of those deals is what is going to be paid to the player weekly plus signing on fee etc. [/quote]Sorry but you''re mistaken. We sold Earnie at that figure because no one else made a higher bid, that''s all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canary cherub 1 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="yellow blood"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="TheMarshmallowMan"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="Stone"] Nothing particularly new to report just an affirmation...A guy I have been speaking to through work over the last few months works for a company heavily involved with Blackpool FC. Today he claimed that Wes is a personal friend and is set to join us having already completed his medical here a couple of weeks back, although he''s currently in Dubai with the missus so won''t be unveiled until he returns. [/quote]You''re full of cr*p [/quote]Pathetic. For a start, if you want to say crap just say crap. Secondly, what exactly deserved that outburst? Answer - nothing. Either take rumours in the spirit they are intended, or get lost. You have no place here.[/quote]Crap (did it get through?)It''s the rumour that''s pathetic. In what spirit are the rumours intended? To build up people''s hopes based on very little evidence and have a good laugh at our expense from south of the Waveney more often than not. A lot of fairly desperate fans are talking as though Hoolahan is a done deal and the club are just playing their cards close to their chest. Some of them think his release clause means he has to be sold for £250k. It doesn''t. It means that if someone offers that amount they can''t refuse it. But if someone else offers more then he goes to the highest bidder as per usual.I hope he signs, but fwiw I don''t believe it would have got as far as a medical without the press finding out. As for the Blackpool fans website, why should they know any more than we do? [/quote]Errr no! Why would a club pay more than the release clause? Blackpool have to sell at that figure (bit like we did with Ernie) but the big clincher of those deals is what is going to be paid to the player weekly plus signing on fee etc. [/quote]Sorry but you''re mistaken. We sold Earnie at that figure because no one else made a higher bid, that''s all. [/quote]Correction: that should be "bid" not "higher bid". As I recall no one else came in for Earnie, or Etuhu for that matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCFC_Thain 0 Posted June 22, 2008 It wouldn''t go to the highest bidder becasue no-one would bid more than the release clause because every bid at the release clause has to be accepted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,179 Posted June 22, 2008 FP - a scenario for you:We offer Blackpool £250,000 for Wes, and offer him £10K/week and a signing on fee of £250,000QPR offer Blackpool £375,000 and offer Wes £7K/week and no signing on feeWe have made the lower offer, but he would still come to us. So it makes no difference who offers Blackpool the higher fee.BTW, I''ve made all the numbers up before anyone tries to read anything into them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camuldonum 0 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote user="NCFC_Thain"]It wouldn''t go to the highest bidder becasue no-one would bid more than the release clause because every bid at the release clause has to be accepted.[/quote]I cannot personally remember any club bidding higher than the release clause of a player because there is no need to so long as you know what the figure is (and the Agent makes sure you do). All it does is give you the right to talk to him while he is still in contract with another club (otherwise it would be an illegal approach, with some exceptions) and then, as has been pointed out, it is down to the club (s) to offer the best and most attractive terms to the player and that is where the "battle" takes place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stone 0 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="TheMarshmallowMan"][quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="Stone"] Nothing particularly new to report just an affirmation...A guy I have been speaking to through work over the last few months works for a company heavily involved with Blackpool FC. Today he claimed that Wes is a personal friend and is set to join us having already completed his medical here a couple of weeks back, although he''s currently in Dubai with the missus so won''t be unveiled until he returns. [/quote]You''re full of cr*p [/quote]Pathetic. For a start, if you want to say crap just say crap. Secondly, what exactly deserved that outburst? Answer - nothing. Either take rumours in the spirit they are intended, or get lost. You have no place here.[/quote]Crap (did it get through?)It''s the rumour that''s pathetic. In what spirit are the rumours intended? To build up people''s hopes based on very little evidence and have a good laugh at our expense from south of the Waveney more often than not. A lot of fairly desperate fans are talking as though Hoolahan is a done deal and the club are just playing their cards close to their chest. Some of them think his release clause means he has to be sold for £250k. It doesn''t. It means that if someone offers that amount they can''t refuse it. But if someone else offers more then he goes to the highest bidder as per usual.I hope he signs, but fwiw I don''t believe it would have got as far as a medical without the press finding out. As for the Blackpool fans website, why should they know any more than we do.[/quote] There is no agenda behind what I''ve said, I''m just passing on information that i''ve heard relating to that transfer - I thought others on here would like to hear it too.For all I know, it could be complete crap but I have no reason to believe it is, although like so many other rumours I have nothing to confirm that it''s true either! Just take it for what it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hog 0 Posted June 23, 2008 No worries, thanks for the info BA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptnCanary 0 Posted June 23, 2008 You are wrong Fat Prophet. The club has to accept all bids that match the release clause. Any club offering more would be stupid. The player decides which club of those at least matching the release clause that he goes to. Or he can decide to stay put if he wishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grif 0 Posted June 23, 2008 I''m fairly sure that any agents whose clients have such escape clauses, readily distribute their exact value to potential suitors. Take the Etuhu and Earnshaw examples. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
