In my opinion, anyone that read Modric's comments immediately after the leaked story of Chelsea's bid and didn't think that he'd been tapped up is naive, at best. Obviously it would be virtually impossible for anyone on here to have any evidence of that, but given Chelsea's history, it's the most logical conclusion. Can people keep the debate on here civil, please? I really shouldn't have to do anything to deal with a group of regular contributors to the site, should I?
Sorry PNP. But he's asked that question many, many times, before. We've give him the same answer every time, that we wouldn't have to look too far, if we decided to go down that road. I'm starting to get the idea that he's either a complete idiot, or a WUM.
I wasn't explicitly referring to your comment, NSIS. The whole thread turned into a slagging match. I'm about to prune it.
I'm about to prune it. --------------------- Take care PNP...dodgy things shears...as this poor sod found out! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...-impaled-through-eye-with-pruning-shears.html
I do find it silly sometimes, our stubborness and refusal to sell when you see players of this ilk going for such cheap prices. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7140638,00.html Pjanic has moved to Roma for £8.8 million. If we sold Modric for 30-40 million and managed to get him in for 10-15 we'd make a nice profit and be able to strengthen the team in other areas. We signed Modric as a prospect and we need to continue in that fashion till we get a new stadium to support greater levels of investment.
It could well be a lose-lose situation. But: if Modric plays up to his abilities, it's better to have him. If he doesn't, leaving him on the bench at least doesn't give a rival a player they want, and serves Modric right. I think you should let unhappy players go, but not to rivals, unless the money is too good to turn down. The realistic effect of letting him go would have been to write off a top five finish. But I'm torn about this. It does make sense for a club like Spurs to develop players and sell them for more than they got them. It's just this particular case, both because it involves a rival, and a player they probably can't replace, is different.
