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Sedlescombe Flag Sedlescombe 17 Aug 16 1.01pm Send a Private Message to Sedlescombe Add Sedlescombe as a friend

Originally posted by Percy of Peckham

But that's the whole point ..."crazy economics". We've just sold Bolassie for ridiculous money but don't expect to meet the asking price for a bloke we've been after for weeks.

If Parish had simply said we are not paying that amount for him and moved to target B, C or D then that would be fine. We could argue over whether, given the huge money from the TV deal then it is time we did pay for quality but I understand the argument that it is too much to invest in a single player. What is open to ridicule is putting in a flawed bid - with ludicrous conditions - that seems almost deliberately intended to be turned down.

It is as if they are trying to be seen to offer big money without any intention of actually doing so. "Piss or get off the pot" as someone wise once said

 

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bexleydave Flag Barnehurst 17 Aug 16 1.11pm Send a Private Message to bexleydave Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add bexleydave as a friend

Originally posted by paperhat

exactly,

I have an image of the boardroom at Palace 5 mins after Bolasie goes - all rubbing hands together and pats on the back, "£400k in and £25 mill out, what a result!"
Then 5 minutes lates moaning that £30 mill for Benteke is madness and "they're trying to mug us off".

If that's not the case, they need to do something to change what it looks like from our side of the fence....

Unfortunately it's an 'image' I can't get out of my head either.

 


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bexleydave Flag Barnehurst 17 Aug 16 1.20pm Send a Private Message to bexleydave Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add bexleydave as a friend

Originally posted by Sedlescombe

If Parish had simply said we are not paying that amount for him and moved to target B, C or D then that would be fine. We could argue over whether, given the huge money from the TV deal then it is time we did pay for quality but I understand the argument that it is too much to invest in a single player. What is open to ridicule is putting in a flawed bid - with ludicrous conditions - that seems almost deliberately intended to be turned down.

It is as if they are trying to be seen to offer big money without any intention of actually doing so. "Piss or get off the pot" as someone wise once said


The rumour around the Batshuayi deal was that we just stuck in a bid to help out OM and oil the Mandanda deal and, as you rightly say, we've put in an offer for Benteke that was guaranteed to be turned down. I sincerely hope that this is not, as an earlier poster postulated, about some half-arsed attempt to show that, on 1 September, we did our best to splash some cash but here's this term's Adebayor; sorry guys but we tried our best. I sincerely hope not, I really do.

 


Bexley Dave

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OckleyEagles Flag Ockley 17 Aug 16 1.24pm Send a Private Message to OckleyEagles Add OckleyEagles as a friend

we should pay an extra £5m/10m to get this over the line. wait a few weeks and he would have missed a number of games and potentially scoring. a winning goal at Spurs and then Bournemouth is worth more than saving £5/10m.

 

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beagle Flag pom tiddly om pom pom 17 Aug 16 1.27pm Send a Private Message to beagle Add beagle as a friend

Seems odd that, on the one hand, the club is being vilified for showing 'lack of ambition' by not paying whatever Liverpool are asking for Benteke and then, when they put in a bid with a clause about any potential Champions League position (which shows ambition in my book) they get vilified again.

 


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inge Flag Oppdal 17 Aug 16 1.31pm Send a Private Message to inge Add inge as a friend

Lets celebrate this topic hitting the 300 mark, by moving it to the Fun Talk section.
Benteke can continue playing the Pool reserves and that club can continue paying his wages.
The last laugh is at least ours in this ridiculous farce.

 


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CrazyBadger Flag Ware 17 Aug 16 1.32pm Send a Private Message to CrazyBadger Add CrazyBadger as a friend

Originally posted by paperhat

exactly,

I have an image of the boardroom at Palace 5 mins after Bolasie goes - all rubbing hands together and pats on the back, "£400k in and £25 mill out, what a result!"
Then 5 minutes lates moaning that £30 mill for Benteke is madness and "they're trying to mug us off".

If that's not the case, they need to do something to change what it looks like from our side of the fence....

Anyone know how much of the Bolasie money had to go to Bristol?

 


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Red Eagle Flag Crawley 17 Aug 16 1.34pm Send a Private Message to Red Eagle Add Red Eagle as a friend

Bristol City get about £4million, I think.

 

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bangkokeagle Flag bangkok 17 Aug 16 1.35pm Send a Private Message to bangkokeagle Add bangkokeagle as a friend

Originally posted by beagle

Seems odd that, on the one hand, the club is being vilified for showing 'lack of ambition' by not paying whatever Liverpool are asking for Benteke and then, when they put in a bid with a clause about any potential Champions League position (which shows ambition in my book) they get vilified again.

Not sure the Champions League "add-on" shows ambition, it looks ridiculous, particularly given the parlous state the club are in at the moment. Championship League ambitions more like...

Edited by bangkokeagle (17 Aug 2016 1.35pm)

 


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bexleydave Flag Barnehurst 17 Aug 16 1.45pm Send a Private Message to bexleydave Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add bexleydave as a friend

Originally posted by beagle

Seems odd that, on the one hand, the club is being vilified for showing 'lack of ambition' by not paying whatever Liverpool are asking for Benteke and then, when they put in a bid with a clause about any potential Champions League position (which shows ambition in my book) they get vilified again.


There a vast chasm between ambition and rank stupidity; the CL clause was very much the latter.

 


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Goldfiinger Flag Just down the road 17 Aug 16 1.45pm Send a Private Message to Goldfiinger Add Goldfiinger as a friend

Originally posted by CrazyBadger

Anyone know how much of the Bolasie money had to go to Bristol?

I might be wrong but I thought Parish done a deal with Bristol a year or so ago. They needed cash so we agreed a figure with them to buy ourselves out of the pay on clause and paid them then.

That's my understanding... Might be wrong tho.

Was obvious back then that we would one day sell him. If not why settle with Bristol....

Also my understanding was Bolasie was moaning for a move very shortly before he signed his new contract with us and that they agreed the new deal based on a gentlemans agreement that he'd be sold if a top offer came in.

 

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Percy of Peckham Flag Eton Mess 17 Aug 16 1.49pm Send a Private Message to Percy of Peckham Add Percy of Peckham as a friend

Originally posted by Sedlescombe

It is as if they are trying to be seen to offer big money without any intention of actually doing so. "Piss or get off the pot" as someone wise once said.

Dunno ...was it Bill or was it Ben?

 


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