CONFIRMED Rhian Brewster

[Pedro Verde]

Bielsa has been round Shirecliffe and Bramall Lane with the binoculars.

Dont tell anybody I saw him having a pint in the Cricks as Copthorne is not open

 

[mattbianco1]

Current outlay: £39.5m. Potential outlay: £51.5m.

So you're splitting hairs then?

 

[Balham]

So you're splitting hairs then?

I really, really hope it ends at £51.5m because for that to happen it will need to be the best period for United in the last 100 years.

Not sure how that's splitting hairs?

 

[BrisBlade]

Putting a positive spin on this, the asking price seemed to start at 20m, went up to 25m and has now dropped to 18m in instalments and with a come and get me. This is the first time I've thought this looks achievable for us in this saga. If it happens then we get our target, save 7m on the peak asking price and can afford up front costs. It's all conjecture until the forged in steel video release, but if it comes to pass I'd be happy with that.

 

[Blade56]

Putting a positive spin on this, the asking price seemed to start at 20m, went up to 25m and has now dropped to 18m in instalments and with a come and get me. This is the first time I've thought this looks achievable for us in this saga. If it happens then we get our target, save 7m on the peak asking price and can afford up front costs. It's all conjecture until the forged in steel video release, but if it comes to pass I'd be happy with that.

Unless we do all the groundwork only for Villa et al to step in at the reduced price

 

[SilkyBlade]

So you're splitting hairs then?

I’ll split hairs... who is that in your bio.. she’s cute

 

[1889]

Tbh, taking that together with the assets being bought for ~£48m, plus the plans to upgrade the training facilities, coupled with the drop in revenue due to Covid, it’s probably not such a surprise that we are at our limits if we invest another £20m.

I thought the Prince had got a mortgage for the £50m to buy the assets?

Or is he using the clubs Premier League income to pay off Macabe, if so he’s done very well for his £1 investment.

Meanwhile that would mean the transfer kitty is £50 m light?

Sounds about right

 

[Oreyt]

Sweet Ass < or > Fax Machine

That is the question

 

[JayGreen17]

Jesus Christ. If this is correct we are pitiful. .

Go and get someone else if we don’t want to pay that much - if he’s not available on loan get the fucking answer to that and move on.

£18m isn’t unreasonable imo and from that they aren’t even trying to gouge us financially. They will get it easily from someone else if not us - if we don’t want to pay it fine - move on and find someone to improve the first team.

This sounds about right given Wilders press comments today

 

[JayGreen17]

Combining that snippet with Wilders presser makes you think the decision is with the board as to whether we pull the trigger on it. Everything seems lined up ready to go.

Over to you, chairman.

Actions speak louder than words didn’t he say.

 

[Deleted member 1486]

This forum was better when there was only about 3 active people on it and we spent years building a thread up to 100 pages so we could post endless amounts of boobies.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Paying what someone wants is irresponsible and naeve. Fortunately Steve Bettis is a cool customer...he won’t crumble under pressure and overpay.
You need to stay calm and pay what something is worth to you...and what you can realistically afford.....taking into account manageable debt.

Assume you’re born in 97.....imagine wanting to buy a 2nd hand car...that you really like....you’re desperate to buy it.
The Parkers book price guide says the car is worth £8.000.
You see some scratches but know you can polish them out...so offer a very realistic £7000

He says loads of people are interested...so he wants £14,000.
You only have £8000 but could borrow an extra £6000 from friends and family.
You inform him you‘re not paying £14K and expect him to sell it to other buyers.....because he said loads were interested with several big offers.

A few weeks later you notice the car is still for sale but now he’s reduced it to £11K which is still £3000 over the odds.
You ask why its still for sale....he says he’s had time wasters...and might not sell it now but £11K would force a very reluctant sale.
You again tell him the official valuation is £8K and that’s the most you’ll pay in cash with no time wasting.

He says he‘s still confident he can sell it for over 10K because he’s still seeing plenty of interest.

The big question

Do you get all emotional thinking this guy is a dick head and walk away throwing a few insults in his direction or do you stay amicable and just wait in the wings?

If someone does give him £10K (like an Aston Villa) then it’s dissapointing but not a disaster because the buyer has overpaid.
You are already well prepared...looking at other cars where you can offer £8K and these might end up being better...also you won’t be in debt.

HOWEVER weeks later you notice the car you want is still up for sale...with a further reduced price of £9K.
You approach him again...explaining his adverts are costing him money....and you can give him £8K in cash this afternoon...as per the official book price valuation.
He comes to his senses....your patience and doggedness paid off....and a deal is done.

Is it a goal scoring car ?'
Apparently that's what we need

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Those body language expert are bloody good.
From the interview I watched Wilder seemed pretty relaxed about it all and it may go down to the last day.
He’s identified targets and it’s now with the board to do what they do.
The only time I detected any annoyance was with the Berge question, which was a shit question and was dealt with accordingly. He then went straight back to talking openly and honestly about where we are.

 

[Keen Blade]

And we either choose to be part of that madness or opt out and hope the skill of our manager allows us to get away with it!

We will not get away with it this season - CW said so in July when he identified "better quality at the top of the pitch" as his priority.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

I attempted to kick the Cat, and missed by quite a wide margin.

On an almost unrelated note, kicking a coffee table instead of your Cat really hurts................

Fancy a game on Sunday
We'll pay the cat £18m & you can have the #24 jersey

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

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Shut the fuck up you wizened pointy eared dyslexic dwarf cunt

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Shut the fuck up you wizened pointy eared dyslexic dwarf cunt

I sense much fear in you.
Fear leads to anger…anger leads to hate…hate leads to suffering.

 

[Scarebus]

I sense much fear in you.
Fear leads to anger…anger leads to hate…hate leads to suffering.

anger leads to hate…hate leads to suffering.

leads to hate…hate leads

leads hate…hate leads

hate leads

Yoda hates leeds

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Shut the fuck up you wizened pointy eared dyslexic dwarf cunt

How can't you love him?

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Every penny taken instantly out of the current/planned budget despite the actual payments being spread over 2 or 3 seasons
That's how football budgets work (apparently)

Not quite got the hang of this 'budget' malarkey have you honey?

 

[Flatcap]

Shut the fuck up you wizened pointy eared dyslexic dwarf cunt

 

[1973Blade]

And on it goes....

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

You kinda need to tell people how you know? Or what you've heard.
Otherwise, people tend to think new, over confident, wannabe ITK'S are either on the wind up or bellends.

Not saying you're either, just letting you know what the general vibe will be.

Aye
But it's not a binary choice
I'm happy to go with bell end on the wind up (twat)

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

It’s like an old Chinese proverb:

“If a player has fifteen medicals and signs eight times, but nobody’s there to see it, can he play against Leeds?”

Only if someone can confirm that they heard a tree fall down in (Amazon rain) Forest (whilst supping a pint in 'Fannys'

 

[S40BLADE]

Shut the fuck up you wizened pointy eared dyslexic dwarf cunt

Wonder if its possible to get an infraction for abusing fictional characters Jesus Christ.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

View attachment 93019And on it goes....

I can't stand Alan Biggs, I really miss Tony Pritchett at times like this.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Am I a scout now? I don’t know, my job is surveying buildings, I don’t get paid to scour the globe for up and coming potential Premier League game changers. If only football clubs had that luxury.

Can you point Bettis in the direction of any cheap real estate we could offer to the Scousers that might sweeten the deal?
Perhaps swap for the ( former) Copthorne + Railway ( now it's been 'renovated'

 

[knowsnowt]

Shut the fuck up you wizened pointy eared dyslexic dwarf cunt

Fair comment.

 

[Jon Bon II]

I sense much fear in you.
Fear leads to anger…anger leads to hate…hate leads to suffering.

That's the last time I'm downloading the Yoda voice for the sat-nav.

 

[Johnstreetstand]

Good old Fannys, hard to get into. You couldn’t lick it on a Saturday night.
(I blame Gary , who actually said those things seriously with no double entendres meant)