In my opinion, if we sell for under the release clause then we need to get searching for someone more professional on the board. We're no longer little-old-Swansea and we need a board that realise that and act in the appropriate way
Well if Huw sells on the cheep then he's taking the piss. No good having the money in the bank if were struggling.
I hope this is just another **** article by the Mirror. I can handle Bony leaving to a top 4 club and for a decent transfer but to lose him in this manner by dropping his price just for his benefit defies all logic. If Monk and Jenkins aren't strong enough to get the best possible deal or keep him then my faith for the dynamic duo will very quickly evaporate. It doesn't bode well for the clubs leadership if any of this article is true. My worst fear is Spurs will buy him for less than £20 million but will include Naughton in the deal to make it look like we have come out on top!! Would I also be right in thinking that if this was the case every player that was bought/loaned under Laudrup would be gone and we wouldl be back to where we were at the end of the seasson when BR left??
"I can see another undisclosed fee bubblng up on the horizon "... exactly sbulby, Huw doesnt like to look bad of late .
Are we selling because we are losing our minds or selling because players are going to management and "doing a Monk" on Monk, only this time the board is siding with their love child and willing to lose the club's shirt to move the player on. All of this is media hyperbole until it actually happens. The other thread on Chico is the same ... is it true, partly true, or total fantasy. But, if true what is the true driver of that situation and deal. Selling Bony other than for big money - his true value - is financially incompetent at best ... that is unless there are motives that will never be spoken about in public, which would suggest a different level or shape to the incompetence. It's times like this where the Trust's representative and the Trust need to find a voice and talk publicly about what is going on. The Trust may only have 25% (I think) interest, but they are supposed to represent thousands of supporters and numbers matter, public opinion does carry weight. What is "the best interest of the club"? That age old bull **** phrase is too often trotted out to quell dissent. It is the refuge of the incompetent and those with things to hide, who are unable to give a proper accounting and defend their actions. So what is in the best interests of the club? IMO seeing quality players leave for less than true value and / or because they cannot abide playing here any longer is not in anybody's best interest. Who will be next.
it's not exactly going to have a quote is it from you guys saying "we have dropped our release clause for Bony" is it now? Journos all have their sources, some more reliable than others. This is the mirror though, so it will be complete ****e anyway.
Spot on. Got cheesed off earlier when a colleague phoned to say even Cardiff stuck to their guns on the price they got for Medel.
That all depends on what's happening that we don't know about. Maybe Bony wants to leave and no-one will pay the amount mentioned in the release clause. Huw and the board may think a good offer, but less than the release clause amount is better than an unhappy player running down their contract and becoming worthless. Yes, you can force people to stay, but often it's not worth it. But we don't know the full story. I doubt Huw and the board would sell for less without a very good reason. A reason we may never know about. They may also have a good replacement lined up. We just don't know.
We are talking about the player who was responsible for us being in the premier league. £4 - 5 mn profit against 60+ for staying the league. Reasons? No European football Rookie manager - Championship level defender who got lucky when Sousa taught him how to defend claims he can make Bony a better player. Said rookie's mates being 'looked after'. Cleansing of Spanish nationals irrespective of ability. Sale of assists at knock down prices.
If we were going to drop the price, why didn't we sell him to Liverpool a few weeks back for a reported £12.5 million which would have given us time to bring in a replacement? It's a non story full of nonsesne lads
Even without Bony I don't think we'll get relegated. So it's not a case of £4-5 million vs £60 million. IT's more a case of £4-5 million profit, get new player in, finish top 10 and get the £60 million. But as I said, none of us know what's going on. It might just be paper talk. If he wants t leave, what would you do if you were manager? Would you force him to stay and have an unhappy player on your hands? And how well would he perform if he was unhappy here? I'm not saying he wants to leave but just looking at one possibility. I just don't believe the club would sell him without a good reason. People on here often say that if a player doesn't want to be here, then he should f-off. But you're now saying the opposite. If he doesn't want to be here, force him to stay. Also, fans on here deride players who the club don't wan but refuse to leave because they're on good money. It works both ways. If the club can force Bony to stay, then players can force the club to keep them. After all, a contract's a contract. But contracts don't work like that in the real world.
It was only last week the club said it would take a massive figure for us to let him go. What has changed since then NOTHING. Piss poor story from a Piss poor paper/ Journo.
Do you believe everything you read in the Mirror, bob? This story is complete tosh. Why would Swansea drop a clause and accept less? It completely contravenes all logic unless the board absolutely wanted to get rid of Bony as soon as possible, which obviously is not the case. You were talking about strong rumours of Jonjo Shelvey being off. What rumours? I can't find anything in any news outlet about him at all. All I found was an article from early July that Palace were possibly interested in him.
