Transfer Rumour Lamine Kone

Paul Dean · August 12, 2016

micknick said:
We dont talk like that on here.
You may or may not have ever worked. But if you did and your boss said they were given you a pay rise and all the management had agreed but the boss leaves but the management stay you would assume you would still get said pay rise.

Nope

BlueToff · August 12, 2016

nsNO MORE said:
The difference is those teams did a majority of their business early and waited on their "premier" or tough to sign players because they had to.

Chelsea signed Konte and Batshuayi early and are ready for the start of the season

City brought in Gundogan Nolito Sane and shored up their team ready for the start of the season

United brought in Zlatan & Mkadfasdfjasdfjasdfa whatever his name is and are ready for the start of the season

The RS did their business early and their players are ready for the start of the season

These team identified holes early and took care of them. We supposedly are doing an entire overhaul of the team and only signed Stek and Gueye early enough to be ready for the start of the season. That means we are going to "overhaul" the team in the midst of trying to secure points. This is bad business and I'm not saying run around like the sky is falling, but the club is not immune to criticism and to say they have handled this transfer window well is a bold faced lie.

The only caveat is that none of those teams finished 11th and have been pretty bang average for the past two seasons, as well as other factors (we aren't operating on the same financial footing, IMO, as City, Utd or Chelsea).

balggy · August 12, 2016

neil999 said:
i agree with this analysis and believe you are correct

Fining the player only makes things worse from Sunderlands perspective. They are probably trying to force him to hand in a transfer request.

BlueToff · August 12, 2016

balggy said:
Fining the player only makes things worse from Sunderlands perspective. They are probably trying to force him to hand in a transfer request.

Erm, he handed one in last night mate?

Hong Kong Phooey · August 12, 2016

BlueToff said:
Erm, he handed one in last night mate?

Not an "official" one apparently

micknick · August 12, 2016

Paul Dean said:
Nope

Ah thought as much.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · August 12, 2016

ijjysmith said:
Yes mate. Apparently a Tunisian fellow who plays for Valencia whose name I can't spell. He sounds utter utter turd.

Lovely stuff

Someone pass the bleach please

BlueToff · August 12, 2016

Hong Kong Phooey said:
Not an "official" one apparently

Could've fooled me!

PeregrineT · August 12, 2016

Its particularly sleazy to say "We will offer one in September". In other words, "We will wait until the transfer window is over, and you have no choice, and then offer whatever really low offer we have and force you to accept or get nothing".

Connor · August 12, 2016

Hong Kong Phooey said:
Not an "official" one apparently

He was officially fined for it though

Bazmann · August 12, 2016

Maybe they need to wait til after the transfer window so they know how much they can even AFFORD to pay him?

balggy · August 12, 2016

BlueToff said:
Erm, he handed one in last night mate?

Not according to Moyes. He said they they haven't received a transfer request.

"We have had no formal transfer request"

Armaghtoffee · August 12, 2016

balggy said:
Fining the player only makes things worse from Sunderlands perspective. They are probably trying to force him to hand in a transfer request.

Moyes is only into the job and he is selling their best player. Rather than lose face immediately he was always going to force Kone into submitting a transfer request.