Sheebo
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Do you expect he will discuss a specific 'snow day' plan to get there when he goes for his interview? I'd like to think he would...
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Ben Marshall
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Do you expect he will discuss a specific 'snow day' plan to get there when he goes for his interview? I'd like to think he would...
Up in the tundra that is North North Arundel he'll probably be snowed in for the interview.
Lurchy
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Looks like Blackburn are also planning on bringing Hope Akpan in, given their transfer embargo, you'd imagine that they'll be looking to shift a player out soon:
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...ading_midfielder_Hope_Akpan_on_cards/?ref=mac
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...ading_midfielder_Hope_Akpan_on_cards/?ref=mac
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Forest's owner has tweeted specifically ( yesterday ) that they haven't accepted any bid. So he'll look foolish if and when they do
severnside gull
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BensGrandad
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Not for an interview but could influence his final choice of club, stay in his existing house or move down south spending a lot more money. Generally the drive from Manchester suburbs to Sheffield is very easy.
Clearly you have never tried driving through Mottram in the rush hour.
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Clubs often assist when moves are from the grim North to the glorious but expensive South.....shouldn't be an issue.
BensGrandad
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I havent driven this road for a few years but looking at google maps the A57 appears to by pass Mottram and it says that it is 40 miles 1hr 10 mins rom Oldham to Sheffield which is much the same as driving Brighton to Portsmouth. Even so he wouldnt drive through there during rush hour either after going to Sheffield and before going home. I am sure that he would consider this rather than move family and any children down south if wages etc offered were the same.
nwgull
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Does he live in Oldham? It's still a shitty drive to have to do every day.
BensGrandad
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I suggested that possibly he doesnt live in Blackburn but in the country somewhere in a Moors village possibly. It was only a suggestion that he could stay in his house if he signed for Sheff Wed nothing definite, which could affect his final decision of which club to join if any.
Wasnt he on loan at Sheff Wed so has possibly made the journey often.
I think the situation is something like this:
Blackburn -> £5m
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Albion -> £3m
Sheebo
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3.5 mil should do it - with another 500k if we get promoted... I reckon the chicken fellas price will drop the closer we get to the window end...
Relocation expenditure apart from the £8,500 tax free element are now paid as part of footballers and football managers salary. There is normally an agreed period.
I recall the late 1980s HMRC reviewed all football clubs for things like this. Leeds United were absolutely hammered for it by paying fees for players like David Batty moving house who were moving 10 minutes up the road and claiming the £8500 tax free allowance for relocation on them.
HMRC then subsequently did a PAYE audit on all football clubs and gave them all a ''directive'' that relocation expenditure all had to go through PAYE
The Wizard
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They probably feel the same as we do re: Dunk to fulham on this.. Hence they really don't want to sell one of their best players to a rival. I really can't see a deal being struck, it's frustrating after all this but maybe it's time we move on to other targets.
He'd probably have kicked up a fuss if he wanted to come here anyway
He'd probably have kicked up a fuss if he wanted to come here anyway
Sheebo
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Rumour is he does want to come here... But then apparently so did Adam Clayton...