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I know its a bit of a old football manager trick but it does happen a lot in the real World too. As we found out with Jones

I would well imagine if we are in for any well paid players from the big boys this Summer. Man u, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal even Liverpool etc. That if they are surplus to requirements at those clubs and we are paying a decent fee then we will probably be looking for them to buy them out of their current deal or subsidise their wages to an extent.

If you take Oshea at his supposedly 80k a week and then his probably collective bonuses for Man u's success they may well end up paying him the equivalent of 100k a week for his next 2 years of his contract plus if we and other clubs walk away maybe pass up a rumoured 4 million transfer fee. Fergie has lots of options at the back so a 15 million outlay to keep a bit part player for the next 2 years is extausionate.

A bit like with Noz and McCartney etc when the boot is on the other foot the power is all in the buying clubs hands. Walton and Quinn arent stupid. The sort of clubs that could afford to pay 80k a week to Oshea and the like dont need them so I can see Man U having to subsidise it heavily or have to keep him

same with any others of his ilk we go for this Summer. I think more likely where our wage bill will be an issue is the likes of Nzog and Wickham. Where there in high demand. If Liverpool can apparently give 60k to Henderson then we wont be able to compete on wages alone let alone attractiveness of the club

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