[Football] Arsenal’s Ben White

[GT49er]

Indeed. This was from The Secret Footballer

"Here’s something that some of you will find obvious and some of you will find surprising: Ninety-five percent of all transfers in professional football happen through tapping up.

But what is tapping up?

Well, strictly speaking a buying club is supposed to contact the selling club regarding*the availability of the player that it would like to sign. But here’s a fact: That’s not how football works.

The reality is that either the club contacts the agent asking after a specific player or the agent contacts the club peddling his players.

It’s all but impossible to prove that an agent and a chief executive of a club are speaking about a specific player. And therefore it’s all but impossible to prove that tapping up goes on.

As a result, tapping up is the industry standard for almost every transfer in the game. It’s easier. It’s less time-consuming."

Sounds highly believable to me!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

£800k - and think his weekly wage is suggested to be around £35k a week.... but yes principle the same

He could even rent it back to the club like Ashley Barnes did with his Burgess Hill house.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

My take on Ben White, Leeds saga last pre- season was that the involved parties (the club, and Ben White/ agent) in contract talks, would have been in discussion for far longer than when Leeds came in with an offer. I would imagine that talks would have started before the season re- started.

Smith -Rowe has been in contract talks with Arsenal since the beginning of March, this is how long contract talks take.

Leeds were taking a punt on there being no agreement.


Not that any of it matters now, water under the bridge.

I also think his agent was using the Leeds offer to get Tony Bloom to up our offer.
Leeds had promised their fans that White would stay so made three offers, and could then say, well we tried.

 

[Washie]

Stephen Ward - things didn't go so well for him in the end though, as he ended up deep in the Profumo Affair and committed suicide. Sad end to a promising career.

Erm, the player is still alive and currently at Ipswich.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Erm, the player is still alive and currently at Ipswich.

It might be possible the Profumo statement made was a joke based on two different people having the same name.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Erm, the player is still alive and currently at Ipswich.

Believe Mandy Rice-Davies was the physio there

 

[Icy Gull]

Arsenal must have a very big pot for next season, they seem to be linked with everyone. Today it's Fabrizio Romano who I confess that I've never heard of

 

[Icy Gull]

I also think his agent was using the Leeds offer to get Tony Bloom to up our offer.
Leeds had promised their fans that White would stay so made three offers, and could then say, well we tried.

You are guessing as is everyone on here about what actually happened I reckon.

 

[AZ Gull]

Stephen Ward - things didn't go so well for him in the end though, as he ended up deep in the Profumo Affair and committed suicide. Sad end to a promising career.

Although he subsequently "resurrected" said career at the Albion, to a degree - THE ORIGINAL STEPHEN WARD

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You are guessing as is everyone on here about what actually happened I reckon.

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Shame you edited your post, as the humour has been lost.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Arsenal must have a very big pot for next season, they seem to be linked with everyone. Today it's Fabrizio Romano who I confess that I've never heard of

Let’s see if their owner actually makes sizeable investments!

 

[Jim D]

Believe Mandy Rice-Davies was the physio there

You would say that, wouldn't you.

 

[The Oldman]

Erm, the player is still alive and currently at Ipswich.

I believe Ipswich have not renewed his contract.

 

[227 BHA]

When he goes I will be nearly as annoyed about it as Leeds fans were when he came back here

Slightly softened in the knowledge that Uncle Tony will have trousered upwards of £50mill but Leeds never saw a penny!

 

[Icy Gull]

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Shame you edited your post, as the humour has been lost.

I thought better of it, My well placed source would have been onto me like a shot for divulging the truth, keep schtum please

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I thought better of it, My well placed source would have been onto me like a shot for divulging the truth, keep schtum please

I won’t say a word, I promise.

 

[peterward]

Foden 6 min interview today for ITV, listen to what he says about a certain Brighton player at 2:35!

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Arsenal must have a very big pot for next season, they seem to be linked with everyone. Today it's Fabrizio Romano who I confess that I've never heard of

This is a wind up right?...

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

Arsenal must have a very big pot for next season, they seem to be linked with everyone. Today it's Fabrizio Romano who I confess that I've never heard of

Fabrizio Romano is an Italian journalist, one of the very few who doesn't bullshit and accurately reports on transfers.

 

[Eeyore]

When he goes I will be nearly as annoyed about it as Leeds fans were when he came back here

They'll be upset if they didn't have a sell on clause...