leicester tried to hijack Vicente deal!

[Sussex Nomad]

That was Pardew, and we could have had him. We kindly told him to piss off after he changed his wage demands. That is from the chairman himself, who holds dinners (i think they're monthly) with randomly selected ST holders so they can discuss the club.

Nice chairman... telling the world and his dog people's personal business. Someone worth trusting!

 

[terryberry1]

Is it just me or does the Gatwick signing story just seem like a load of shit?

If true then fair play, but here are my reasons as to why I smell :shit

1. If Vicente hadn't signed why would he have taken pictures in the North Stand with a shirt. Saying he left in a hurry seems to be a void statement as he would have had a few snap in whatever meeting room h was in the he would have left.

2. The whole running down a contract as club officials waited at the security seems a liitle odd. Anyone could have tampered with the papers and slipped in anything they wanted, like a LCFC contract.

3. What kind of people would be involved in a 2 day contract negotiation. knowing that other clubs could come in for the man, would then let him leave the amex without actually having him sign "something"!!!

this whole story really seems so far fetched.
an albion supporter running the contract down to a terminal where a player and his agent eagerly await the paperwork
And the agent asking which line is the pay bit? So he didn't even read the contract?
I call bollocks, but would love to be proved wrong as it is a decent story and if true a great thing for the supporter.

This.

 

[Davemania]

I find it uplifting we are signing players who want to play for (G)us and not all about the money, unlike some people cough*Murray*cough

To be fair to Murray hes no multi millionaire like Viiiiiiiiiceeenteee. All said its still really refreshing that he is prepared to play for a fraction of what he could get elsewhere.

 

[Triggaaar]

1. If Vicente hadn't signed why would he have taken pictures in the North Stand with a shirt. Saying he left in a hurry seems to be a void statement as he would have had a few snap in whatever meeting room h was in the he would have left.

I don't know how long it takes to type up a contract, if it took long enough, it is possible he had time to pose for picks while the contract was being done.

2. The whole running down a contract as club officials waited at the security seems a liitle odd. Anyone could have tampered with the papers and slipped in anything they wanted, like a LCFC contract.

I agree with you there, it is odd.

3. What kind of people would be involved in a 2 day contract negotiation. knowing that other clubs could come in for the man, would then let him leave the amex without actually having him sign "something"!!!

this whole story really seems so far fetched.
an albion supporter running the contract down to a terminal where a player and his agent eagerly await the paperwork
And the agent asking which line is the pay bit? So he didn't even read the contract?
I call bollocks, but would love to be proved wrong as it is a decent story and if true a great thing for the supporter.

It sure is a very odd story. Presumably the photo is proof that the supporter did meet him. If that's all that happened, why not just post that on here, that would be a good enough story as it is. So while the story is strange, making it up would be just as odd.

 

[Triggaaar]

Why wasn't a solicitor present to witness and counter sign? I'd have thought that would be rather paramount?

Another good point.

 

[NorthStandN1A]

There is a pic - in the main Vicente thread.

All that picture proves is some bloke who possibly works at Gatwick met him at the airport!!! Where is the contract? I still don't believe this. I think someone at the club would be able to xlear this up.

 

[NorthStandN1A]

The part that really made me question it was when he said the agent asked him where the pay signature bit was on the contract, and he was able to just point it out to him wtf got to be a wind up.

 

[Triggaaar]

The part that really made me question it was when he said the agent asked him where the pay signature bit was on the contract, and he was able to just point it out to him wtf got to be a wind up.

Indeed, it's a wind up. Good one though.

 

[Bwian]

There is no way Tony Bloom would allow a contract out of his sight unless it was with the club's lawyers.

All seems to be a bit far fetched but a good story nonetheless.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

There is no way Tony Bloom would allow a contract out of his sight unless it was with the club's lawyers.

All seems to be a bit far fetched but a good story nonetheless.

Unless it's an "agree to sign for" contract and the real one is signed on Tuesday at the press conference.

 

[NorthStandN1A]

Unless it's an "agree to sign for" contract and the real one is signed on Tuesday at the press conference.

he would have done that at the amex

 

[Giraffe]

I reckon the story is very believable. Why make it up? All seems quite possible to me.

 

[NorthStandN1A]

If you believe Tony Bloom is a mug.
I however believe Seagullinho is pulling the wool over many peoples eyes.
It is unrealistic, unprofessional, and just doesn't happen in business. Sorry.
Someone on here surely works at the club and can clarify this??

 

[JJB]

shows how limited you lot are when it comes to football then doesn't it.............................bragging about making a bad error of judgement. Does you no favours

Or maybe we didn't think he was worth the £15k/week he wanted.... which he isn't.

Nice chairman... telling the world and his dog people's personal business. Someone worth trusting!

It wasn't anything we didn't already know. Anything commercially sensitive we will not disclose. This does not come under this category.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

It wasn't anything we didn't already know. Anything commercially sensitive we will not disclose. This does not come under this category.

Really? So what category does it come under? Low life scum?

 

[Gwylan]

Anyone who has been to the Midland hole that is Leicester will understand why they have to offer that kind of money. Leicester or Brighton? Hmmmm.

I find it refreshing that people choose to come to Brighton for footballing reasons rather than financial ones but you're a bit wide of the mark calling Leicester a hole. It's a pretty pleasant city with some top-notch curry houses and surrounded by some scenic areas.

There's plenty of things to dislike about Sven's band of mercenaries but geography shouldn't be one of them.

 

[severnside gull]

Or maybe we didn't think he was worth the £15k/week he wanted.... which he isn't.



It wasn't anything we didn't already know. Anything commercially sensitive we will not disclose. This does not come under this category.

Individual salaries are not "sensitive"? No wonder you have struggled to sign your targets (and before you say anythinng read Adkins' interviews saying how busy he expected to be over the deadline period and then compare how much business you did)

You managed to under-rate one of the best full backs in the league deciding unilaterally that he "wasn't worth it" - sorry pal but you were wrong
His goals alone last season proved that

 

[JJB]

Individual salaries are not "sensitive"? No wonder you have struggled to sign your targets (and before you say anythinng read Adkins' interviews saying how busy he expected to be over the deadline period and then compare how much business you did)

You managed to under-rate one of the best full backs in the league deciding unilaterally that he "wasn't worth it" - sorry pal but you were wrong
His goals alone last season proved that

It's not sensitive if it didn't happen. He said that's what he wanted and that we wern't willing to pay that. Nothing wrong with that imo. All he has said is Lallana and Lambert are the highest paid players in the squad. We all knew that and no figures given out.

We had a couple of deals in place, pulled out of the Gorkss one, and went for Fontaine from Bristol, he failed his medical so never happened. Also Burnley and Bristol wanted far too much for Rodriguez and Burnley respectively. We dipped into the loan market signing a 6'5 CB from Celtic until January, I'd expect us to get one more loan in, a quick forward. Otherwise we're set.

Expect us to make some moves in January, depending on what position we are in. We have a 5 year plan. Rushing to the Premier League this year probably wouldn't be a good idea as we would not be prepared, neither would you if you went straight up. We need a year to consolidate, then push on next year. That is all we're expecting.


As it stands we believe our squad is good and deep enough to achieve what it needs to.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Low life scum.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

If you believe Tony Bloom is a mug.
I however believe Seagullinho is pulling the wool over many peoples eyes.
It is unrealistic, unprofessional, and just doesn't happen in business.

As I've said on the other thread ... yes it does, all the time. And you don't need a signature to achieve a contract.