Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=35184.msg922429#msg922429 date=1249987315]
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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You think that's a good thing Froggy?
[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=35184.msg922429#msg922429 date=1249987315]
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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You think that's a good thing Froggy?
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[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=35184.msg922429#msg922429 date=1249987315]
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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?
[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=35184.msg922429#msg922429 date=1249987315]
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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?
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[quote author=Frogfish link=topic=35184.msg922432#msg922432 date=1249987489]
[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=35184.msg922429#msg922429 date=1249987315]
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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You think that's a good thing Froggy?
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Oops - just re-read that. I meant turning down his request !
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[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=35184.msg922429#msg922429 date=1249987315]
Has had an official transfer request turned down by Gollum. According to the BBC.
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Good ! Citeh's team is getting stronger and stronger by the day, they'll have a decent defence before the season starts. Defo Top 4 this season.
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You think that's a good thing Froggy?
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Oops - just re-read that. I meant turning down his request !
[quote author=livvy185 link=topic=35184.msg922444#msg922444 date=1249988620]
We should put a sneeky bid in for him. I'd love to see Gollum's head explode.
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But lets do what they do and offer less than everyone else!
We should put a sneeky bid in for him. I'd love to see Gollum's head explode.
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But lets do what they do and offer less than everyone else!
They'll buy Upson if they can't get Lescott.
[quote author=Stu link=topic=35184.msg922453#msg922453 date=1249989270]
They'll buy Upson if they can't get Lescott.
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Good.
They'll buy Upson if they can't get Lescott.
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Good.
Of course you can,Mike.
The player's under contract.
Issue is why would you weant to keep an unhappy player around.
I can't believe Gollum is really turning this down, I think he's just lookig for more money.
25 million for Lescott is probably the best deal in the history of mankind for Everton.
The player's under contract.
Issue is why would you weant to keep an unhappy player around.
I can't believe Gollum is really turning this down, I think he's just lookig for more money.
25 million for Lescott is probably the best deal in the history of mankind for Everton.
Everton are mad not to be taking the money if you ask me. Was just reading comments from an Everton fan there saying that the goals he scored led to him getting a far better reputation than he deserved and that Jagielka and Yobo forced him out of the centre back position for months until Yobo got injured. He reckons without Jagielka he'd have been lost last season
I dont think Toure and Lescott is a very stable centre half pairing at all
I dont think Toure and Lescott is a very stable centre half pairing at all
[quote author=Y1 link=topic=35184.msg922538#msg922538 date=1249998862]
True Ave, how can a club keep an unhappy and unwilling player. I remember Gallas threathening to score an own goal when chelsea refused to sell him.
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Gallas is a Michael Owen
True Ave, how can a club keep an unhappy and unwilling player. I remember Gallas threathening to score an own goal when chelsea refused to sell him.
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Gallas is a Michael Owen
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[quote author=livvy185 link=topic=35184.msg922444#msg922444 date=1249988620]
We should put a sneeky bid in for him. I'd love to see Gollum's head explode.
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But lets do what they do and offer less than everyone else!
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Let's offer £150,000 and tell them it's a 'people's transfer fee'.
[quote author=livvy185 link=topic=35184.msg922444#msg922444 date=1249988620]
We should put a sneeky bid in for him. I'd love to see Gollum's head explode.
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But lets do what they do and offer less than everyone else!
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Let's offer £150,000 and tell them it's a 'people's transfer fee'.
[quote author=Ryan link=topic=35184.msg922509#msg922509 date=1249997019]
I'd sell him. He's good, but not great. And the 20-25M they'd get from City could be invested in 3 or 4 good players that that squad badly needs.
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I don't know. I think he's an important player for them. He weighs in with a fair amount of goals too. If they have any ambition to improve their position then they'll need to hang on to players like Lescott. They struggle to attract top players as it is without demonstrating that they can't hold on to them.
I'd sell him. He's good, but not great. And the 20-25M they'd get from City could be invested in 3 or 4 good players that that squad badly needs.
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I don't know. I think he's an important player for them. He weighs in with a fair amount of goals too. If they have any ambition to improve their position then they'll need to hang on to players like Lescott. They struggle to attract top players as it is without demonstrating that they can't hold on to them.
Gollums only doing what Rafa did with Xabi.
If City went somewhere else Moyes would be mortified, although be left with a decent defender.
Ryan is right Moyes could do a lot with £20m, he is pretty good at unearthing bargains and clever loans
regards
If City went somewhere else Moyes would be mortified, although be left with a decent defender.
Ryan is right Moyes could do a lot with £20m, he is pretty good at unearthing bargains and clever loans
regards
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=35184.msg922759#msg922759 date=1250026887]
Gollums only doing what Rafa did with Xabi.
If City went somewhere else Moyes would be mortified, although be left with a decent defender.
Ryan is right Moyes could do a lot with £20m, he is pretty good at unearthing bargains and clever loans
regards
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Actually as soon as Xabi handed in an official transfer, the deal went through very quickly even though we held on to our non negotiable selling price.
However, Everton turned the transfer request down! No negotiation or talking between parties at all.
Gollums only doing what Rafa did with Xabi.
If City went somewhere else Moyes would be mortified, although be left with a decent defender.
Ryan is right Moyes could do a lot with £20m, he is pretty good at unearthing bargains and clever loans
regards
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Actually as soon as Xabi handed in an official transfer, the deal went through very quickly even though we held on to our non negotiable selling price.
However, Everton turned the transfer request down! No negotiation or talking between parties at all.
Lescott will be a City player.
It's just jousting over the fee.
It's just jousting over the fee.
Sometimes I can't help admiring Moyes. *Slaps self repeatedly*
David Moyes labels Manchester City's pursuit of Joleon Lescott 'disgusting'
David Moyes's irritation with Mark Hughes erupted again yesterday when he accused Manchester City of seeking to destabilise Everton with their "disgusting" pursuit of Joleon Lescott. He also insisted City's handling of the transfer saga had destroyed any chance they had of signing the England international this summer.
The Everton manager, who hopes to conclude a season-long loan deal for the Valencia midfielder Ever Banega this weekend, has rejected bids of £15m and £18m in recent weeks from City plus a verbal and written transfer request from Lescott. Moyes values the defender, who turns 27 tomorrow, at around the £30m mark but may be reluctant to sell even at that price due to the lack of time and options remaining in this transfer window.
Moyes has complete control over transfer strategy at Everton and was therefore incensed, by Hughes's insistence that a deal for Lescott remains possible as "[City] are still trying to speak to the people who will ultimately make the decision over whether or not the deal continues". That prompted an indignant response from Moyes, who claimed he has not had any contact from City.
"The dialogue has not taken place with Manchester City and Everton in the way that it is said to be. If it was, the dialogue would come to me," he said. "There has been no contact with me. I'm the person here who makes the decisions. I'm in control of Everton Football Club. There has not been one call. It's disappointing. We have got a player who we really value and we want to keep. We think the world of him and he can play two positions. We don't want to lose him. Yet he is being continually put in a position like he is at this moment in time.
"The way it has been handled is disgusting and all it has done is disrupted our club."
"Garry Cook [City's executive chairman] has had one conversation with Bill [Kenwright, the Everton chairman]. Brian Marwood [City's football administrator] has had one conversation with Bill, so I don't know who the ongoing conversations are supposed to be with unless Manchester City are talking to someone they shouldn't be."
The Everton manager admits Lescott's "head has been twisted" by the prospect of doubling his £40,000-a-week wage at City. There is doubt over whether Lescott will start this evening's game against Arsenal. Moyes is unhappy with the size of the bids from City and their timing, citing Real Madrid's deal with Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the summer as a better way to do business.
"Real Madrid gave Manchester United the opportunity to spend the money or do what they want with the finances. That has not been the way this has gone about," insisted Moyes. "We had the first offer of £15m four weeks ago – the day before we played Rochdale [17 July]. The second bid was on 29 July. The business was very late coming and not at the price. What did they pay for Gareth Barry? £12m. And how long did he have left on his contract? Twelve months. How many months has Joleon Lescott got left on his deal? Thirty-six months."
Moyes believes City have refused to respect his stance on Lescott in the hope of destabilising Everton, fifth for the past two seasons, during this coming campaign. He added: "We are their rivals. We have got to do what is right for our football club. What is right for us at this moment in time is that Joleon Lescott stays."
David Moyes labels Manchester City's pursuit of Joleon Lescott 'disgusting'
David Moyes's irritation with Mark Hughes erupted again yesterday when he accused Manchester City of seeking to destabilise Everton with their "disgusting" pursuit of Joleon Lescott. He also insisted City's handling of the transfer saga had destroyed any chance they had of signing the England international this summer.
The Everton manager, who hopes to conclude a season-long loan deal for the Valencia midfielder Ever Banega this weekend, has rejected bids of £15m and £18m in recent weeks from City plus a verbal and written transfer request from Lescott. Moyes values the defender, who turns 27 tomorrow, at around the £30m mark but may be reluctant to sell even at that price due to the lack of time and options remaining in this transfer window.
Moyes has complete control over transfer strategy at Everton and was therefore incensed, by Hughes's insistence that a deal for Lescott remains possible as "[City] are still trying to speak to the people who will ultimately make the decision over whether or not the deal continues". That prompted an indignant response from Moyes, who claimed he has not had any contact from City.
"The dialogue has not taken place with Manchester City and Everton in the way that it is said to be. If it was, the dialogue would come to me," he said. "There has been no contact with me. I'm the person here who makes the decisions. I'm in control of Everton Football Club. There has not been one call. It's disappointing. We have got a player who we really value and we want to keep. We think the world of him and he can play two positions. We don't want to lose him. Yet he is being continually put in a position like he is at this moment in time.
"The way it has been handled is disgusting and all it has done is disrupted our club."
"Garry Cook [City's executive chairman] has had one conversation with Bill [Kenwright, the Everton chairman]. Brian Marwood [City's football administrator] has had one conversation with Bill, so I don't know who the ongoing conversations are supposed to be with unless Manchester City are talking to someone they shouldn't be."
The Everton manager admits Lescott's "head has been twisted" by the prospect of doubling his £40,000-a-week wage at City. There is doubt over whether Lescott will start this evening's game against Arsenal. Moyes is unhappy with the size of the bids from City and their timing, citing Real Madrid's deal with Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the summer as a better way to do business.
"Real Madrid gave Manchester United the opportunity to spend the money or do what they want with the finances. That has not been the way this has gone about," insisted Moyes. "We had the first offer of £15m four weeks ago – the day before we played Rochdale [17 July]. The second bid was on 29 July. The business was very late coming and not at the price. What did they pay for Gareth Barry? £12m. And how long did he have left on his contract? Twelve months. How many months has Joleon Lescott got left on his deal? Thirty-six months."
Moyes believes City have refused to respect his stance on Lescott in the hope of destabilising Everton, fifth for the past two seasons, during this coming campaign. He added: "We are their rivals. We have got to do what is right for our football club. What is right for us at this moment in time is that Joleon Lescott stays."
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