Barnetta snubs tha TOON

[hullmackem]

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Obertan is fucking awful anarl.....

[Guinness Guzzler]

Originally Posted by hook

hes a greedy bastard but its funny that newcastle are trying to get players by offering them less money than they already get

is he? We're talking about a lad at the peak of his career looking to make a big move, its not surprising that he doesnt want to commit to a 4 year contract (which would keep him until he's 30 and unable to command as high a salary) for less than he is currently on- I wouldn't change jobs for a pay cut either. In fact, it is even intimated that he might be prepared to take a pay cut if it meant playing for a side that he thinks might give him the opportunity to compete at the highest level, which is quite admirable if true. I don't see anything that suggests he is particularly greedy, just that if he is going to be brought into a club that doesnt look likely to challenge for the european places, it would have to really make sense for him financially and certainly not involve a wage cut, don't see any problem with that myself

[partridge amongst the pig]

Originally Posted by ghost of shinton

We live in a world where 40k a week is "just ridiculous" - and ridiculous that it's not enough rather than too much....................

nicked of caulkin on twitter im not that expressive

We also live in a world when Ashely Cole felt sick and though Arsenal were taking the piss with their 55k offer. Years ago.

Footballers are mad man.

[Guinness Guzzler]

Originally Posted by sonson

Quite. It smacks of the whole "Anyone will want to play for the famous Newcastle, so they'll do it for less wages" school of things. Whereas in reality it is a lower midtable club want Barnetta to come and play for them for less money than he is already on at Bayer Leverkusen. There is literally nothing in there for Barnetta at all, it's all about Newcastle's benefit.

It smacks of something a bit more sinister to me tbh, it smacks of "we dont want to spend any money but the fans are getting pissed off- lets pretend that we want to bring in a good player who wouldnt come cheap, but lets make an unattractive offer to him so that we can turn round and say 'we tried, but it didn't work out'". They probably knew from the start that they werent getting him

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[safcrhys]

£40,000 per week is ridiculous is it?

Fucking agents.

[Ch1982]

Originally Posted by Guinness Guzzler

It smacks of something a bit more sinister to me tbh, it smacks of "we dont want to spend any money but the fans are getting pissed off- lets pretend that we want to bring in a good player who wouldnt come cheap, but lets make an unattractive offer to him so that we can turn round and say 'we tried, but it didn't work out'". They probably knew from the start that they werent getting him

Similar to the N'Zogbia last-ditch bid in the January window.

[hullmackem]

Originally Posted by safcrhys

£40,000 per week is ridiculous is it?

Fucking agents.

Grredminds wouldn't get out of bed to put his sock on for that.

[ghost of shinton]

Originally Posted by Guinness Guzzler

It smacks of something a bit more sinister to me tbh, it smacks of "we dont want to spend any money but the fans are getting pissed off- lets pretend that we want to bring in a good player who wouldnt come cheap, but lets make an unattractive offer to him so that we can turn round and say 'we tried, but it didn't work out'". They probably knew from the start that they werent getting him

tbh i think they know they are pissnig in the wind here and pissing in the wind trying to 'fool' the fans

we will gan anyway..... and the fat man knows this....

[FtmJamie]

Originally Posted by Sebastien

The prestige of playing for the eighth biggest club in Europe?

Someone obviously forgot to tell Barnetta that..