the difference is Benitez.who signed him had been sacked,harry has'nt.
I think you're missing the point mate. No where in that article did it mention that any other team had made an offer or coincidentally found their yacht where the player they want is getting married and having a holiday.
All it said was that Torres was loyal, which clearly he wasn't. I am not talking about Modder's being honest, I'm talking about the underhanded way that the Russian mafia has gone about trying to get hold of Modric
I think you're missing the point mate. No where in that article did it mention that any other team had made an offer or coincidentally found their yacht where the player they want is getting married and having a holiday.
All it said was that Torres was loyal, which clearly he wasn't. I am not talking about Modder's being honest, I'm talking about the underhanded way that the Russian mafia has gone about trying to get hold of Modric
Modric was signed by Levy, not Comolli, Ramos or Redknapp.
The little prick might want to remember that.
Abramovich didn't go to Modric directly, as far as I can see.
Given that the Croatian's agent is Nikki Vuksan, you have to wonder what Kia Joorabchian's involvement is.[/QUOTEo
One word, PNP. - Money!
Yesterday it was reported that Chelsea made a formal approach for Cheik Tiote - which begs the question, what's so special about Newcastle that makes Chelsea think it's in their best interests to make bids for their players through the formal channels?
And there was I thinking that, because they tapped-up Villas-Boas, he was under the mistaken impression that's how all transfer deals were done in England...
We approached Porto about AVB, they named their price and we paid it.
We placed a bid for Modric direct to Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham Hotspur rejected it.
We raised our bid direct to Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham Hotspur rejected it.
Where's the problem with that?
Btw...did you see the Downing transfer "Saga"?
£12.5 million - Rejected.
£15m - Rejected
£20m - Thanks ever so much, bye bye Stuart.
It's called a negotiation.
"We placed a bid for Modric direct to Tottenham Hotspur." erm, no you didn't
"We raised our bid direct to Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur rejected it."
Moral of the story; don't try to unsettle a player.
"Btw...did you see the Downing transfer "Saga"?
£12.5 million - Rejected.
£15m - Rejected
£20m - Thanks ever so much, bye bye Stuart."
The difference being that Downing had already said he wanted to leave and that his club were negotiating for the best deal.
Endless comments about Modric - it's called obsession.
You forgot to mention the part where Porto brought up the £13.5m release clause in his contract, which was followed by Villas-Boas handing in his resignation within hours.
Again, you missed the part where Chelsea prefer to talk about other clubs' players in public, before making a (derisory) bid, and keep talking about them after the bid was rejected.
The part where Modric's tune suddenly changed from "I will honour my contract" to making up some cock and bull story about a gentleman's agreement is also a problem, not least because it's a cock and bull story and the name Chelsea was heavily involved in it.
It's funny that you talk about Liverpool as good negotiators, given they tapped-up Robbie Keane, attempted to tap-up Gareth Barry, and some Newcastle fans accuse them of tapping-up Andy Carroll...
Funny how Modric has suddenly decided that it's Chelsea that he wants to play for!!. Maybe he had a revelation one morning?? Maybe it came to him in a dream?? Maybe he was so fantastically impressed with the way you played against us at your place - whilst winning by two goals that never were. Or, wait a minute, Maybe he was tapped up - Yeah, that's why he's suddenly decided it has to be Chavski.
It's called negotiation - Oh! do **** off!!!!
"He could stay at a steady club that is well run that fell short of CL football after their first season in the tournament or...
A top four club comes in for him, potential to win the league and compete in Europe at the highest level and pay him stuuupid money..."
Yeah the only clubs allowed to exist should be Chelsea and Man U. **** competitive leagues.

That's not my point at all, but never mind...![]()