Why are Chelsea fans (and some of the media) wetting themselves about the other bid/s being confidential? As the selling club, it wouldn't be Albion's place to disclose any information like that. If the bidding club wants to, that's up to them.
[Albion] Where is Moises going? (Chelsea - 14/08/2023)
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Super Perry Digweed
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Had to stop watching that as my brain was melting. I do sometimes smile to myself at how much we're getting inside their heads. The incredulous "how dare they not give us what we want" attitude causing such feather spitting. It is a little amusing.
On balance though I can't wait for it to all be over, so I can at least see posts/videos by the club that aren't hijacked by "free Mose/cacado/Carcedo" or other such comments by "fans" who can't even get his name right!
On balance though I can't wait for it to all be over, so I can at least see posts/videos by the club that aren't hijacked by "free Mose/cacado/Carcedo" or other such comments by "fans" who can't even get his name right!
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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If the roles were reversed, I would be pretty suspicious about unnamed clubs making a bid for a player we have been after for most of the window.
I don't think for a second that we are trying to pull off such a bad bluff, but it is an unusual announcement.
I don't think for a second that we are trying to pull off such a bad bluff, but it is an unusual announcement.
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Filming yourself, sitting in your bedroom, giving advice to TB on how to run a football club 
Intervention? They’re probably ordering his ‘Poster of the Year’ award.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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What have I missed?
24 hours away from NYC and 30+ pages have been added to this thread.
There's been a mystery bid from another prem club? And one from Saudi Arabia?
24 hours away from NYC and 30+ pages have been added to this thread.
There's been a mystery bid from another prem club? And one from Saudi Arabia?
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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I had similarly assumed that either a deal had been struck, or a hissy fit thrown.
Nope. Nothing has changed.
Nothing really more then you have already stated and Chelsea "fans" melts going in to overload and being the pr!cks they are
Neville's Breakfast
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Well, yeah. Perhaps others could stop posting this crap on here.
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I had forgotten about him.
Every player has his price, but is it possible (however unlikely) that Tony Bloom has never had any intention of selling Caicedo to Chelsea, and that Winstanley is one of the reasons? Even if it were deliciously true, we may never find out, as TB always keeps his cards close to his chest anyway.
Kalimantan Gull
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Yeah, like you I am pondering this one. The guy in the video is absolutely spot on when he says that it is an obvious move in a transfer negotiation, to either pretend or manufacture interest from elsewhere in an attempt to worry the buyer that they might lose out. And he's right, it IS an obvious move, and everyone knows it to be an obvious, see-through move, so why are we playing it when we are pretty confident that our team are a step above in their negotiation skills?
I'm wondering if its some kind of double-bluff, that they know that we know that they know that its an obvious bluff tactic - so we're trying to get inside their heads; could it be a way of trying to get them to back off? or that there REALLY is additional interest and we're just telling the truth; or that the intended audience isn't Chelsea at all but the Caiceido camp; or the Saudis. Or maybe we really don't want Chelsea to quit and we reckon that Boehly et al will be swayed by the oldest tricks in the book...
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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So he's got 4 weeks to meet the price if we insist on it or gradually try and get him for a better price if we are willing to drop a little?
Not sure where the nightmare is there.
Greg Bobkin
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Neville's Breakfast
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You need to have a nice cup of tea and just trust in TonyYeah, like you I am pondering this one. The guy in the video is absolutely spot on when he says that it is an obvious move in a transfer negotiation, to either pretend or manufacture interest from elsewhere in an attempt to worry the buyer that they might lose out. And he's right, it IS an obvious move, and everyone knows it to be an obvious, see-through move, so why are we playing it when we are pretty confident that our team are a step above in their negotiation skills?
I'm wondering if its some kind of double-bluff, that they know that we know that they know that its an obvious bluff tactic - so we're trying to get inside their heads; could it be a way of trying to get them to back off? or that there REALLY is additional interest and we're just telling the truth; or that the intended audience isn't Chelsea at all but the Caiceido camp; or the Saudis. Or maybe we really don't want Chelsea to quit and we reckon that Boehly et al will be swayed by the oldest tricks in the book...
Nkunku has now picked up an injury and they’re unsure how long he will be out so maybe they will need to concentrate their time and money on another striker now as they were already short there.
Now you know how Tony’s poker opponents feelYeah, like you I am pondering this one. The guy in the video is absolutely spot on when he says that it is an obvious move in a transfer negotiation, to either pretend or manufacture interest from elsewhere in an attempt to worry the buyer that they might lose out. And he's right, it IS an obvious move, and everyone knows it to be an obvious, see-through move, so why are we playing it when we are pretty confident that our team are a step above in their negotiation skills?
I'm wondering if its some kind of double-bluff, that they know that we know that they know that its an obvious bluff tactic - so we're trying to get inside their heads; could it be a way of trying to get them to back off? or that there REALLY is additional interest and we're just telling the truth; or that the intended audience isn't Chelsea at all but the Caiceido camp; or the Saudis. Or maybe we really don't want Chelsea to quit and we reckon that Boehly et al will be swayed by the oldest tricks in the book...
Yes, if Nkunku is indeed out for a couple of weeks, that leaves their current registered list of available forwards as:
Nico Jackson, Romelu Lukaku, Armando Broja, Raheem Sterling, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Noni Madueke, Mykjaylo Mudryk, Angelo and Diego Moreira
#BareBones
Four weeks. Four weeks. It already feels like this saga’s been running since Magna bloody Carta.
Neville's Breakfast
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I don’t think the buyers have 4 weeks. Previously I think Tony has set a sell by date that precedes the closing of the transfer window. Rightly so, the season begins in 10 days time.