Sterling Deal Complete: 49 million (44 + 5)

[Ryan]

[article=http://www.kicca.com/Redknapp/posts/5578256faed1d983159e9408]Harry Redknapp@Redknapp
What are you going to get out of Raheem Sterling if you force him to stay against his wishes? There’s somebody who’s spoken to his agent, there’s no danger, there’s a deal lined up somewhere, we mustn’t kid ourselves.

There isn’t a transfer that gets done where someone hasn’t spoken to somebody, it’s all done that way. So whatever club it is in this country, they’d have made an offer, they’d have had a meeting with the agent and someone and there’ll be deal on the table, ‘this is what we’ll give him, this is the deal, 150 grand-a-week.’

He wants it, suddenly you say ‘no you’re not going,’ how’s he going to play? I know he’s not going to not try, he wouldn’t do that, he’s got to go out and try, but if his head’s not right you’ve got a problem.

So you’ve got to try and get him in on his own, talk to him and say ‘look, we want you to stay’ and if he says ‘well I don’t want to stay’ then I think you’ve got to sell him.[/article]

You mean like we did when Suarez wanted to go to Arsenal right?

Get fucked Redknapp you ballbag-faced cunt.

 

[HC]

Insightful stuff from 'Arry.....

 

[mark1975]

Aldo's talking bollocks, it's been going on for months and everyone knows the situation. He's going at the right price, it's hardly making a mockery of the club, holding out for the right fee. We shouldn't be losing him but he's a grade prick who's forced the situation, I can't see how we've now reached a stage where we should just "let him leave", that would make a mockery out of the club.

As for Harry, those comments are the same ones he made to Talkshite or whoever a few weeks ago, insinuating there's a deal in place when he knows jack shit.

 

[Rosco]

Insightful stuff from 'Arry.....

Transfers involve someone talking to someone?

No telepathy then

 

[gkmacca]

Insightful stuff from 'Arry.....

Is he actually on twitter? He said in court he could barely write his own name and was baffled by technology. His dog must be running the account.

 

[Mystic]

 

[C/O]

Damn you mystic! Was just about to post this. Here's the embedded version.

 

[dogboy]

Bollox to you both, I was just about to go to bed but know I know that I won't sleep. And I mean that in, I've just witnessed a circle of hell, I'm scared to close my eyes.

 

[Mors]

lol pellegrini

 

[nealmac]

lol pellegrini

Why is he playing a left handed guitar upside down?

 

[tombrown]

Why is he playing a left handed guitar upside down?

Why did he miss an open goal at Old Toilet?

 

[nealmac]

Why did he miss an open goal at Old Toilet?

Cos he's a stupid cu......ooooh, I see.....

 

[Oncy]

Fancy getting John Aldridge and Harry Redknapp as the names to endorse whatever it is you want to happen.
Two of the least insightful dumbest fuckers on the planet.

 

[tombrown]

Fancy getting John Aldridge and Harry Redknapp as the names to endorse whatever it is you want to happen.
Two of the least insightful dumbest fuckers on the planet.

Jason McAteer apart, that is

 

[Leo]

Yeah Aldo is sound and all but wears his heart on his sleeve too much when it comes to talking about the club.
He talks some awful shite most of the time.

 

[dee]

Jason McAteer apart, that is

Rob Jones?

 

[King Binny]

 

[StevieM]

Binny..... quiffing!!!!!!!

The matrix is failing!!!!

 

[Frogfish]

Supposedly Sterling will pick up 4M as his slice of agent's fees alone for a 50M move to City. Might actually cover what he's lost by not signing a new contract then.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Supposedly Sterling will pick up 4M as his slice of agent's fees alone for a 50M move to City. Might actually cover what he's lost by not signing a new contract then.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY YOU STUPID MEDIA LOVING RED GOOGLE WEARING !#%#$

 

[Silver Sean]

Get it done as quick as poss and get him fucked off.
Anywhere near £50 million and we will be laughing.
Seriously. 50 MILLION.
The world's gone fucking mental.
Bite their hand off.

 

[Oncy]

Im starting to think hes staying.

 

[Mors]

They'll probably come back this week with something like 40mill, plus some addons, but I doubt it'll add up to 50mill. So will the owners buckle and accept it? They shouldn't, because the shitbags have been released from ffp, have unlimited money, and are desperate for a player we've quoted them 50mill for. They should accept nothing but 50mill, cash, all upfront. No fucking addons. We've got them over a barrel. If they don't pay the 50mill, we keep him. And he'll have to play his balls off next season as the euro's are coming up.

I suspect we'll know when we've accepted a bid for him as a public bid for Benteke will go in before it's announced.

 

[peterhague]

I don't think we can afford to keep him, so City also have leverage.

£40m plus £10m of various addons will probably be the offer and I guess it'll be accepted.

 

[jexykrodic]

I'm tired of the sleazy manchild and his gobshite agent. Just ignore them until they show some respect. Reject all offers until the full asking price is met and be strong enough to let his contract run out and his value be decided at committee. Show some balls.

 

[FoxForceFive]

I think they'll put in a bid of just over 40m, with a few normal add ons taking it to 45m, & a few ridiculous add ons that won't be met that would take it to 50m.

That allows us to accept the bid they want whilst saving face with the fans & media, cos the media always scream the highest figure they're given.

 

[Mors]

I'm tired of the sleazy manchild and his gobshite agent. Just ignore them until they show some respect. Reject all offers until the full asking price is met and be strong enough to let his contract run out and his value be decided at committee. Show some balls.

In an ideal world, I'd defo agree with you, because we'd surely be entitled to 30+mill upwards at a tribunal when his contract expires. BUT, there's talk of him engaging a very very rarely used loophole called the 'webster ruling', which means he can hand in his notice a few weeks before the end of next season, and buy out his contract for a couple of million and leave on a free. And there will be no compensation.
From what I've read this webster ruling has only been used once by the initial claimant andy webster, but in theory sterling could try it.

 

[peterhague]

I think they'll put in a bid of just over 40m, with a few normal add ons taking it to 45m, & a few ridiculous add ons that won't be met that would take it to 50m.

That allows us to accept the bid they want whilst saving face with the fans & media, cos the media always scream the highest figure they're given.

Yep. Effectively a £45m transfer or £50m if they win the CL the next 5 years or something.

 

[FoxForceFive]

It's not that simple. There was a tonne of stuff posted about the Webster ruling already, the buying club would almost certainly end up paying out a similar amount but it would be undetermined for a while, which no club wants.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I truly hope whatever we get is invested immediately back into a striker not named Benteke.