Transfer negotiations

[johnson]

Originally Posted by naughtynose

We all know it's classic Sunderland Afc to take longer with this caper than most

I'm not in the panic camp, far from it, actually looking forward to the season and trust in MON fully. Christ you've even got Mancini moaning about City's lack of activity in the press - who would have thought they would be the ONLY prem side at this stage yet to sign A player

I do wonder what is actually going on behind the scenes though, what do people genuinely believe is happening? All will become clearer in the next couple of weeks I guess

But I couldn't help thinking MON looked a tad pissed off and frustrated in his post-match interview at Derby when discussing our business, not sure if it was just me or it is the general lack of activity that made me imagine it

Are we just generally struggling to get things done? Did O'Neill not anticipate any of this and is growing frustrated? Is Margaret Byrne totally blameless perhaps?

Answers on a postcard

Load of shite, biggest myth on here.

How many players have we signed in the last 5 years.

Probably more than most.

[nz joe]

Originally Posted by naughtynose

We all know it's classic Sunderland Afc to take longer with this caper than most

I'm not in the panic camp, far from it, actually looking forward to the season and trust in MON fully. Christ you've even got Mancini moaning about City's lack of activity in the press - who would have thought they would be the ONLY prem side at this stage yet to sign A player

I do wonder what is actually going on behind the scenes though, what do people genuinely believe is happening? All will become clearer in the next couple of weeks I guess

But I couldn't help thinking MON looked a tad pissed off and frustrated in his post-match interview at Derby when discussing our business, not sure if it was just me or it is the general lack of activity that made me imagine it

Are we just generally struggling to get things done? Did O'Neill not anticipate any of this and is growing frustrated? Is Margaret Byrne totally blameless perhaps?

Answers on a postcard

We always seem to take a long time to clinch transfer deals. The personel negotiating them has changed this season but nothing has changed as far as speedy negotiations.
Perhaps it's difficult to conclude negotiations due to that old chestnut of undisirable locality, or that we are now looking to get value for money as far as wages go .
No idea to tell the truth

[naughtynose]

Originally Posted by Cappuccino Kid

Obviously, we can only speculate on what we hear in the press, but I don't understand how we've been supposedly in for Fletcher all summer, and put a number of bids in, yet a week before the season we find out they want 15-20m.

This is exactly what I'm getting at tbh. If it really is the case then there is something badly wrong in our current structure in that department

[My Ambiguous Seagull]

Originally Posted by naughtynose

We all know it's classic Sunderland Afc to take longer with this caper than most

I'm not in the panic camp, far from it, actually looking forward to the season and trust in MON fully. Christ you've even got Mancini moaning about City's lack of activity in the press - who would have thought they would be the ONLY prem side at this stage yet to sign A player

I do wonder what is actually going on behind the scenes though, what do people genuinely believe is happening? All will become clearer in the next couple of weeks I guess

But I couldn't help thinking MON looked a tad pissed off and frustrated in his post-match interview at Derby when discussing our business, not sure if it was just me or it is the general lack of activity that made me imagine it

Are we just generally struggling to get things done? Did O'Neill not anticipate any of this and is growing frustrated? Is Margaret Byrne totally blameless perhaps?

Answers on a postcard

Clubs wanna take us for a ride, I think. Wolves are having a laugh with Fletcher. Turning down fucking £12 million? He's worth half of that, IMO. Moxey should be sucking us off just for being interested.

[Pepe]

We are trying to sign quality, hence the delay, unlike last season when we did the opposite

[gipetto]

Originally Posted by THELORDROWELL

O'Neill has looked pissed off at every pre season friendly and you can't blame him, I don't understand why Short thinks this woman is capable of solving our problems, Just hope he's right.

I don't understand why her being a woman has anything to do about it. She's obviously very intelligent and wouldn't be in the position she is in at her age if she wasn't some what of a prodigy.

[naughtynose]

Originally Posted by johnson

Load of shite, biggest myth on here.

How many players have we signed in the last 5 years.

Probably more than most.

This current period would suggest otherwise

[THELORDROWELL]

Originally Posted by Tonton Zola Moukoko

What a moron you are.

You don't know me you pathetic keyboard warrior.
Are you nappy trained yet?

[Tonton Zola Moukoko]

Originally Posted by THELORDROWELL

You don't know me you pathetic keyboard warrior.
Are you nappy trained yet?

I've seen enough on here to come to that conclusion.

You keep having a pop at "this woman", grow up for christs sake.

[THELORDROWELL]

Originally Posted by gipetto

I don't understand why her being a woman has anything to do about it. She's obviously very intelligent and wouldn't be in the position she is in at her age if she wasn't some what of a prodigy.

She'll get very little respect in the football world regardless of how intelligent she is, she simply won't be taken seriously.