The Sun being their usual selves, making the issue that she is a woman, and getting a very unflattering picture of her. Oh well.
Telegraph saying we have definitely accepted a 7 million bid for Lambert. Imagine the impact on the squad that alone would have? even with Nicola still here. So much for his "gentleman's agreement" contract that we heard about last week.
Ok now I am panicking. One reporter saying Poch will go and also players is one thing but when the whole of ****ing fleet street are saying the same thing its nigh on a given.
To be fair, the Sun claimed last week that Mauricio was contemplating leaving last week. They were also the first to report Nicola was close to leaving on Monday, all be it under incorrect circumstances.
It was always likely to be thus; Poch had made his intentions known, as had many of the players. Thus, my hopes that there isn't enough time left in the window to do major business...and the hope that we'll have new, perhaps more committed ownership by the summer. Or Nicola will find 130m in the couch cushions and purchase the team himself.
I'm sure these papers are all just looking at what Mauricio said in May last year and connecting the dots. I doubt any of them have heard anything today regarding his future in the job.
Selling players would be utter madness. I mean, literally, madness. **** it. Computer off, blindfold on, stasis tank ready. I will be back in the summer.
I'm still hoping that tomorrow, he'll come riding in with an army of extremely rich Chinese men from Sunseeker (whatever their parent company is called) and save us from the tyranny of the evil Liebherrs. Obviously riding in on the back of a dragon or something equally heroic.
The Times is most concerning as it says Nicola was offered more money to stay, but refused based on differing views about how to sell the club
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I genuinely do not know what to think. Maybe everyone will cool off after a nights sleep. What we have to remember for the time being is that the owners are still there. The only person replaced for now is NC. This club will miss him massively.
Still have my heart set on a German benefactor. When this saga began in the summer, I randomly decided that Stefan Quandt would be our new owner, and I'm sticking to it. He likes football! He keeps a low profile! He's 47 and looks fairly healthy! Edit: and he's the step-grandchild of Goebbels. Huh.
