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It's not like popping down to the local supermarket for a loaf of bread or a pint of milk , is it ?
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Transfers January Transfer Thread 2024
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It's not like popping down to the local supermarket for a loaf of bread or a pint of milk , is it ?
Yeah ‘course mate, Im sure their embarrassment waned significantly when van Dijk went on to be vital in them winning every trophy there is to win.
Also, were they ever actually charged with “tapping him up” or was it just Saints getting their nickers in a twist because Liverpool were literally signing all their players at the time and they just go sick of them?
Southampton to Liverpool : The deal is you cannot sign him now, only in 6 months time but it will cost you an extra £30m and if you agree that then we won't pursue our case of tapping up which will lead to a transfer ban. Is that a deal ?
Liverpool : Ouch. Ok
Last Word On Spurs
@LastWordOnSpurs
Radu Drăgușin's agent has revealed that no one has informed him about any offers that might have arrived for the defender:
"It is difficult to talk during negotiations.
Tomorrow, I will speak to Genoa and see if the club has spoken to anyone, but I haven’t spoken to anyone about the contract and transfer.
I know there is interest in the player but officially no one has told me about an offer for Ragusin
We’ll see tomorrow what Genoa tells me."
With which Levy plays an undeniably integral part......
This is interesting though. I just searched for the word 'Levy' in this thread only
And guess which poster is the most prominent?.............
YOU
One of the number one LevyFC fans on here. Imagine they'd be utterly destroyed if he ever left. Bit like I was when Klinsman went in 1995.
Hopefully for comic effect.
The Mullet was a popular hair cut on the terraces back then.
Charlie's was a better cut,more expensive version, bu a mullet nonetheless.
It went with Farahs,tracksuits, rollnecks ,Diamond jumpers etc
PS
I hated Charlie Nicholas with a passion.
He epitomized Woolwich at that time, their team and fanbase.
He looks quite normal and smart these days. Does look like someone who enjoyed a drink for too long though.
View: https://x.com/thespurswatch/status/1742926693822804158?s=46&t=Gc6HrWVZT0mtSXU7r8ZBIQ
How much extra to lose the man bun.
Is there Nus on Nusa?Sign Nusa and loan him back for the rest of the season. Get Jota in on loan for the season.
Oh and hurry up and get Radu in ffs, so he can...dragusin to the top four.
Don't worry, I'm sure after Romero has pulled it a few times in training he'll soon realise he's better off without it...
That guy - i.e. Dragusin's agent - worry me a little bit. He looks like a TM = trouble maker. I hope I'm wrong.
Last Word On Spurs
@LastWordOnSpurs
Radu Drăgușin's agent has revealed that no one has informed him about any offers that might have arrived for the defender:
"It is difficult to talk during negotiations.
Tomorrow, I will speak to Genoa and see if the club has spoken to anyone, but I haven’t spoken to anyone about the contract and transfer.
I know there is interest in the player but officially no one has told me about an offer for Ragusin
We’ll see tomorrow what Genoa tells me."
But it seem he likes to constantly talk to the press and what he says is self-contradictory rambles, as if he likes to draw attention and drama to himself.
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Is that fact or your own summarisation based on speculation?
No, you shared mineYou stole.my avatar. Carded
But they have not said anything to Drag or his agent???
I think you're probably right, with regard to Levy overseeing the structure of all the payments, but with a multi million pound deal, that's exactly what the CEO should be doing. Overseeing doesn't necessarily mean that he's setting the structure, just that he reviews and signs off on it.
I see it in the same light as a Contract negotiation after your tender has been accepted. One party (the Client in my industry) provides the contract. It may be a standard form, like NEC, but they will either delete certain clauses, or append changes that suit them. The Contractor doesn't have to accept them, and they can delete/change clauses themselves. There's much more beyond that oversimplification, but it goes back and forth until.both parties are happy.
Both parties being the operative words here.
I don't doubt that Levy will be inserting stuff that the other club don't like, but they'll be doing the same.
I'm not too sure he is setting the price though. If he is it is under advisement. What I think is more likely is that he sets the budget, then leaves it to the team to negotiate the best deals they can within the budget limitations. What that budget is I doubt we'll ever know.
It's important to remember that, even though our turnover is up there amongst the best, we're still operating at a loss, at least that's my understanding from the financial reports, so your budget is always going to be affected to make sure your losses don't spiral out of control.
None of this is what fans want to hear, but it's an inescapable truth regardless.
Levy is an extremely good CEO when it comes to business. He's the reason why this club has grown from sub £300M worth to in excess of £2Bn, but he's not Football savvy. I don't think you'll find anyone who'll disagree with that, but he's been bringing in management who are, and we're already seeing how well they can do their jobs within his budget constraints.
Don't get me wrong though, I want him to have a bit more 'gamble' in him when it comes to getting certain players over the line and, as I've posted previously, for each successful purchase we make, his knuckles will be more Pink than White when he's asked to open his purse. Like I said, he's an extremely good businessman. When he's seeing assets appreciate, he's going to trust the judgement of his team far more.
You will definitely get no argument from me regarding what a shit show our recruitment was for several years from around 2015/16 ish. And how great Liverpool’s was during most of that time.
Though Liverpool have made some errors over the last 2-3 years, which also left Klopp needing a midfield/defensive rebuild.
They have maintained a fucking good bunch of forwards though, which has continually kept them points competitive.
