Saint Gaston!

After all this faffing about and having put up with this nerve racking thread for so blooming long this lad had better be good.

 

If he signs this thread should be retired to the hall of fame or perhaps put out to stud.

 

Stickyd for the rest of time to remind us of the darker side of the transfer market

 

Not sure that sell-on clause is a great idea. Didn't we agree a fee of £1.5m or something for that? You don't need to be a genius mathematician to see that a 30% sell-on clause will cost us significantly more than that.

Unless we never sell him of course...

 

Well we don't really know the outcome, we'll have to suss out from our Uruguayan friend again.

 

Just because Cortese has played hard ball, we can't assume that we don't have the cash up front to pay the total lump sum. Anyone with half decent business acumen would unless they've got a silly bank balance, push for the best possible payment deal, short of alienating the sellers. I'm thinking about the remaining two years worth from the five year plan and the sale of AOC that in terms of £££ we're still looking fairly healthy.

 

Of course. Maybe I should have been clearer that in fact that clause sounds so unwise to me that I'm doubtful of its veracity!

 

How can anyone doubt anything posted on this thread

 

Imagine how epic the rumour thread would have been had this thread not been made

 

Been at reading since thursday night what's the news fellas?

 

FFS, just read the last few pages. How hard is that?

 

We've accepted Bologna's terms and have agreed the deal.

Player is undergoing medial today in italy (our guys have been flown out there)

 

Pretty much as you were. Positive signs but no firm news. Clock is ticking!

 

**** off if your not helpful, how hard is that?

Cheers those who just let me know, looks like it's gonna be a long few days.

 

Or he could do his cruciate in the first game..

 

That is definitely glass half empty!

 

Not sure I am too convinced that reports of a 30% sell on clause are true. We supposedly had already agreed terms with Penarol and it was just Bologna who we needed to sort it with. If we had agreed terms, why would we then back track and agree to a deal that will cost us more in the future? You may think it is as we are paying more upfront, but the fee to Penarol was only minor in terms of the transfer, so I don't see why it would be a problem.

 

Last night was an eventful one, getting linked with defenders??!?!?! Then this?!?!?!

 

Yep, as I just said it doesn't ring true for me either. Only way it could be this way is that we can't afford to pay Bologna up-front and also pay the small fee to Peñarol, which doesn't sound likely considering we're supposed to be in for loads of other players. Maybe just journalists adding 2+2 and getting 5.

 

Its not negativity its just realism. Tadanari was injured on his what 3rd appearance? Only just recovering.

The lesson of the story is that theres an element of risk and we shouldnt pin all our hopes on Ramirez to carry us. We need to improve as a team aswell.