John Stones transfer saga

[The Equaliser]

This, absolutely.

Do not forget we're getting A truckload of cash from this TV deal and we do not need to sell to buy at all. If you think that we do, Kenwright has successfully West Ended his way into your head.

Not sure about that. Plenty of that money was used as guarantee on loans already taken out to replay previous loans and mortgages, depending on what you believe. It's not so long ago since the training ground was sold because we were so skint.

 

[Goat]

He also bought Mo Besic once.

Even a broken clock........................

 

[The Equaliser]

...this talk is not getting us anywhere.

We're going nowhere you could say.

 

[deipnosophist]

I fear he's going

grrrr

 

[The Esk]

Not sure about that. Plenty of that money was used as guarantee on loans already taken out to replay previous loans and mortgages, depending on what you believe. It's not so long ago since the training ground was sold because we were so skint.

Sorry mate, that's not true. We do not have to sell to meet the repayment requirements of (i) our long term loan and (ii) our annual advance against broadcasting revenues.

 

[deipnosophist]

We're going nowhere you could say.

yes, but now we've established nowhere is somewhere I guess we could be anywhere.

 

[FTY]

This whole thing is [Poor language removed]

 

[Elong]

We don't need to sell.

 

[toffeejack]

If i was Martinez, i'd go on SSN and simply say "John Stones, he is a phenomenal talent. Chelsea have insulted us with their offer. Therefore i'm putting it out there £100m and he's yours, *look into camera with his big beautiful eyes* "now...tell me Jose, do you have the stones for it?"

*drop mic, slap Jim White on the head and walk out shouting "I AM ROBERTO MARTINEZZZZZZZZZ"

But that's just my opinion.

these kind of happenings made WWF so great in the 90's

 

[Alex17]

Express saying Stones is interested.

 

[deipnosophist]

these kind of happenings made WWF so great in the 90's

In NZ in the late 70's/early 80's we had a wrestling show called 'On the Mat'...with Ernie Leonard (and later Barry Holland) and Steve Rickard.

 

[By god I'm blue]

We don't need to sell.

We don't, apparently......but then again 34m is an obscene amount for a footballer we paid 3m for, if that is true of course!

 

[The Equaliser]

Sorry mate, that's not true. We do not have to sell to meet the repayment requirements of (i) our long term loan and (ii) our annual advance against broadcasting revenues.

Indeed, but what I was getting at is that although the TV cash covers all this, there isn't a significant amount of money left for squad strengthening so we still may have to sell to buy decent quality. I hope that is wrong though.

 

[Librarian]

It's pretty obvious that all the club had to do was make a statement on the club website that he's not for sale.

We haven't done that, therefore this is a negotiating process.

 

[The Esk]

Indeed, but what I was getting at is that although the TV cash covers all this, there isn't a significant amount of money left for squad strengthening so we still may have to sell to buy decent quality. I hope that is wrong though.

It's always difficult for a business to acquire assets (players) from revenue. Most successful businesses acquire assets from the strength of their balance sheet.

Until the Board provides working capital we will have to sell to buy...