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Parts of me thinking why would he lie, then the other is it sour grapes it took too long so he went else where
Lens looks like a better bet on paper for him career-wise. He might not have been enamoured with Speakman but if he did say that, it was probably just a throwaway comment that doesn't reflect the intricacies of what really happened.
 
That's not our model though. Our model is to buy players for a couple of million, sell them for 20m+...then scale it up, whilst running sustainably.

I'd be very surprised if we spend all the money we get for Clarke this summer.
Thing is, let's say we sell for 20, we only get about 14. 4 million goes into the club then you've only 10 to work with. It's still good money, but not ideal.
 
Nope. Not true. When Lens sniffed about we suddenly **** it and offered stuff but got the weeks and weeks prior , nope.

Our fault.
Its not tho

I know from someone who was involved in the deal fron Stills side

Still was getting his coaching staff, he was getting a bigger control over transfers but he felt Lens was a better move for his career. It was all agreed, he was going to sign with us and was happy with everything then Lens came along

I get very very little information compared to some on here but this is the 1 piece of info I've been given that was directly from someone involved in the deal. It wasnt someone from the sunderland end, who might have agenda against speakman (of course therell be time when speakmangets things wrong - plenty in the last 12 months). The person that told me it, is someone i have known for years and is involved in football, and he was working on the deal on stills behalf (well part of a team that was)
 
Nope. Not true. When Lens sniffed about we suddenly **** it and offered stuff but got the weeks and weeks prior , nope.

Our fault.

not trying to catch you out but you were saying for ages you thought it would be still. Why did you think that if you knew we weren’t offering what he wanted?
 
not trying to catch you out but you were saying for ages you thought it would be still. Why did you think that if you knew we weren’t offering what he wanted?

Yeah I did and I said the longer to goes on and it isn't agreed , someone else will come in and he will go there.

It was staff. I know for a certainty.

He did.
 
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Must be a canny source closer than someone working on the still deal himself then?

Yeah. I did say early May it was complex and front bench related. Ultimately , when it came out in the wash, it was. From my end anyway. The fact he isn't here and elesehere shows we didn't close sufficiently and ensure we were an attractive enough place for him to come.

Anyway. He doesn't exist now.
 
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Yeah. I did say early May it was complex and front bench related. Ultimately , when it came out in the wash, it was. From my end anyway. The fact he isn't here and elesehere shows we didn't close sufficiently and ensure we were an attractive enough place for him to come.

Anyway. He doesn't exist now.
Can only go on what you are told mate

the whole thing has taken far too long - im hoping its coming to a close now and we have someone announced over next few days
 
Yeah. I did say early May it was complex and front bench related. Ultimately , when it came out in the wash, it was. From my end anyway. The fact he isn't here and elesehere shows we didn't close sufficiently and ensure we were an attractive enough place for him to come.

Anyway. He doesn't exist now.
Can you see a coach coming in before the start of Pre season?

Or will they give it to Dodds
 
Can only go on what you are told mate

the whole thing has taken far too long - im hoping its coming to a closs now and we have someone announced over next few days

Yes mate. Really should have been days and weeks before. Never mind today / tomorrow.

Again, every day that goes past it's just not good enough and the excuses are irrelevant.

Close or make a change to the people who are tasked to close.