Yep I would rather lose on a free then give him a 3 or 4 year deal on 100k + a week. The days of handing out those type of contracts have to be over for us for the next few years
I've never had any love for Man United but they used to at least be an institution with a bit of pride, now they're laying off 25% of their staff and cryarsing in the media all because they simply can't afford the footballers they believe they're...
For his own sake, better for Branthwaite if he goes to a good footballing team - City, Arsenal, Madrid etc.
Anyway, we've just had a year of the media trying to relegate / administration us - whining about the price of one of our defenders...
Precisely.
I'm not buying a company if they sell off a major asset without my agreement during the acquisition (q.v. Branthwaite)
Because the company I was trying and agreed to acquire wasn't the same as a result of the sale of that asset
I'm...
I feel the mentality of that has changed. No longer does the case seem to be ‘negotiate to death and still walk away with a poor deal’.
That outlook may have died with Bill Kenwright. That’s not meant as a jibe, just an observation.