John Stones transfer saga

[GlosBlue]

Can't believe we'd try to screw Barnsley in all this. We'll be the laughing stock of the league!
The whole idea of an on selling clause is to give something back to the grass roots, or where a talent was first identified.
We can afford to be screwed. Smaller teams cannot, and this would set a dangerous precedent.
I sincerely hope that this is all smoke n mirrors in order to delay the transfer to beyond the cut off...

Spurs did it to Southampton!

 

[davids]

Could be a silver lining in this (OK I'm deperate) But Stones skill in bringing the ball out of defence facilitates RM's "win the possesion game and play it sideways" that we moaned about so much last season.Maybe if his replacement is a more funcional centre back,we mind end up getting it forwards more quickly.And Rom might benefit.But then knowing our luck it'll mean he'll score a hat-full and be off next Summer as well.

 

[Jxg]

so what the board have told him to put a transfer request in so they can kee the money? are you honestly that deluded you would think that?

I'm going to let that little comment slide. This board is without a doubt the shadiest group of people to run a PL football club (with the possible exception of Chelsea's money).

This is exactly what the board would do and until fickle yes men like you see that, the board will continue to kill this club.

 

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[BiggyRat]

Spurs did it to Southampton!

Doesn't mean we should be like Spurs.

Having read the replies since, it may be different circumstances to what I initially thought anyway. This thread is hard to keep up with!

 

[Coffee and TV]

I doubt Barnsley are a consideration at all here, Mac.

It is between Everton and Chelsea.

If Stones goes them Barnsley will be paid the percentage Everton agreed with them when the Stones deal was done.

Sounds to me like Barnsley's owner, whoever the heck he might be, is trying to big himself up on social media, going by what our man in Yawksur, @Magic BFC, tells us.

Yeah I mean if Barnsley have a percentage of whatever we make on Stones in the future then we're talking about small amounts of money be the time it gets to our sell on clause on Chelsea's sale of him. 10% of 10% or something? Hardly worth worrying about.

 

[uknightbreed]

Can't believe we'd try to screw Barnsley in all this. We'll be the laughing stock of the league!
The whole idea of an on selling clause is to give something back to the grass roots, or where a talent was first identified.
We can afford to be screwed. Smaller teams cannot, and this would set a dangerous precedent.
I sincerely hope that this is all smoke n mirrors in order to delay the transfer to beyond the cut off...

damn right
dawdle in the transfer market
transfers done by loans from tax dodging skim off the top crooks
cant get transfers over the line
word means nothing in keeping players
word means nothing with deals with other clubs

couldn't do much worse could we

 

[Harryhhhh]

If we could get Phil Jones in addition to substantial cash according to a jarg report and it allows us to bring in Yarm (hopefully) and someone else, I'd take it.

 

[Magic BFC]

Clearly I've spent way too much time on this thread, because that actually makes sense.

So the two clubs are arguing over how much we each get if Chelsea sell stones?

That's the gist of it, we have a clause in the contract from when we sold him to Everton that if Everton sell him and get a sell on clause once its activated we get a percentage of that too, but EFC are trying to buy the part of the contract off us. By the way our chairman is one of the best solicitors in the country, he worked for Man Utd for years brokering their deals, so he knows his way around football contracts.

 

[flibbyflob]

If I was at Barnsley I would stand firm and tell anyone from Everton to f off. We are a shambles of a club.

 

[edge]

Can't believe we'd try to screw Barnsley in all this. We'll be the laughing stock of the league!
The whole idea of an on selling clause is to give something back to the grass roots, or where a talent was first identified.
We can afford to be screwed. Smaller teams cannot, and this would set a dangerous precedent.
I sincerely hope that this is all smoke n mirrors in order to delay the transfer to beyond the cut off...

Another message it sends out is , if your a lower lg team don't sell to Everton as there word means nothing, we would only have to miss out on one half decent player, because a club would sooner deal with somebody else than us, and it would backfire on us really hope its not true .

 

[BiggyRat]

By the way our chairman is one of the best solicitors in the country, he worked for Man Utd for years brokering their deals, so he knows his way around football contracts.

...and ours is a Thespian... God help us!

 

[efcfanwirral]

I'm going to let that little comment slide. This board is without a doubt the shadiest group of people to run a PL football club (with the possible exception of Chelsea's money).

This is exactly what the board would do and until fickle yes men like you see that, the board will continue to kill this club.

I think its a step further than just trying to keep money - i think the way it works is that it can't be their fault. they've known he's going for weeks and will have said to his agent he has to hand in a request just before deadline day or no deal, while spinning all this "standing firm" nonsense. The money is a nice little extra

 

[Zatara]

Quite normal to try and buy out these clauses...not sure why people are slating the board for this?

 

[maccavennie]

I doubt Barnsley are a consideration at all here, Mac.

It is between Everton and Chelsea.

If Stones goes them Barnsley will be paid the percentage Everton agreed with them when the Stones deal was done.

Sounds to me like Barnsley's owner, whoever the heck he might be, is trying to big himself up on social media, going by what our man in Yawksur, @Magic BFC, tells us.

Probably mate. It's all a bloody mess isn't it. Should be looking forward to getting knocked out tonight, instead we can't even enjoy the build up to the inevitable league cup exit.

Koff' Stones you misery giver.