ewerk 30569 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 It would certainly seem a non-starter to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 What was the question that drew that answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I’d hazard a guess at, “would you like Torres at Newcastle?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: I’d hazard a guess at, “would you like Torres at Newcastle?” Exactly, hes not going to say "nah hes shite and too old" is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 This is the hold up in the Benitez contract negotiations. Benitez wants Torres but Ashley wants a more saleable player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35063 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Did you just make that up? Or is that a piss-take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 smells like horse shit to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, t00nraider said: This is the hold up in the Benitez contract negotiations. Benitez wants Torres but Ashley wants a more saleable player. He doesn't want Torres man. This story is from Marca, who have declined to include what the question was that drew the answer because it was almost certainly what Dr Gloom said above, a leading one. Everywhere else has picked that up as "BENITEZ WANTS TORRES" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 26 minutes ago, t00nraider said: This is the hold up in the Benitez contract negotiations. Benitez wants Torres but Ashley wants a more saleable player. Or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35063 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Torres loss of pace meant that he was no longer particularly suited to the Premier League when he (effectively) left 3 and a half years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35063 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Just now, Ant said: confidence was in tatters at Chelsea as well Agreed. I still think he's a good player who would do a job but there's better options out there for both us and him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 There was a certain player who lost pace but could still bang them in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, Alex said: Agreed. I still think he's a good player who would do a job but there's better options out there for both us and him Aye, at the stage he is in his career I’d imagine he’d be more of a sub/rotation option. Which of course would be good but there’s fuck all chance of us paying the sort of wages he’d no doubt be wanting if that was the role he’d have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35063 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, t00nraider said: There was a certain player who lost pace but could still bang them in Totally different type of centre-forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 You mean gone shite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35063 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Howay said: Aye, at the stage he is in his career I’d imagine he’d be more of a sub/rotation option. Which of course would be good but there’s fuck all chance of us paying the sort of wages he’d no doubt be wanting if that was the role he’d have. I doubt he’d want to go back to England at this stage of his career anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33143 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 What's happening with the keeper? Is it a case of Charnley can only do one thing at a time as he's basically on his own after Ashley got rid of a lot of staff on his 1st amazing relegation or is it just a case of penaz trying to save the club a few weeks wages by signing him late on? Either depressingly plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: What's happening with the keeper? Is it a case of Charnley can only do one thing at a time as he's basically on his own after Ashley got rid of a lot of staff on his 1st amazing relegation or is it just a case of penaz trying to save the club a few weeks wages by signing him late on? Either depressingly plausible. They'll be waiting until the last possible moment to trigger that clause so they don't need to pay out a higher wage for quite as long, which he'll surely get as a permanent transfer and a signing bonus etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30569 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 If it's a straightforward deal with fee and wages already agreed then it makes no sense to trigger the deal until we need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch00lraider 999997 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Think Rafa is trying to shop around for a better keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, ewerk said: If it's a straightforward deal with fee and wages already agreed then it makes no sense to trigger the deal until we need to. I'd doubt wages for the signing would be agreed, it'd be a poor position for an agent and player to take up. I'd think triggering the clause would take negotiating with the club out of the equation but player would still to be agreed with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 minute ago, t00nraider said: Think Rafa is trying to shop around for a better keeper. You think a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30569 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Andrew said: I'd doubt wages for the signing would be agreed, it'd be a poor position for an agent and player to take up. I'd think triggering the clause would take negotiating with the club out of the equation but player would still to be agreed with. There's no reason a deal couldn't have been agreed with the player in the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Canny article on Torres here. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/21/fernando-torres-takes-his-leave-as-atletico-madrids-historic-memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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