Transfer Rumours Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

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So the BIG Monday signing, that had a “fee” agreed, turns out to be a free transfer! The FT I’m not bothered about, but why say about a fee in the first place?
I could put up with McCant & the rest of the head office people if they didn’t just outright lie.
I’m not bothered whether a player costs £10 million or is free, just be honest with the fans!

I just wonder if he was referring to this William's from Exeter, and expecting that one would be done. I guess if this one goes through today, that might have been the case. William's wasn't in the Exeter Matchday squad at the weekend. I guess as Tickler used to say TWT.
 
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That's fine, it's your opinion. But on the whole, a good chunk of our fanbase seems to have this mentality of constantly having one player to blame everything on regardless of how they play.

Meyler was the epitome of scapegoat, Irvine had it back when he was playing well, Angus got **** before it turned out he had cancer (which shut people up quickly), McShane had it, Henriksen, Marshall, etc. there's too many to list just since Bruce's reign began, never mind going back further!

Meanwhile, you had players like Koren, who I love, but would have games where he'd do **** all, bang one in the top corner from 30 yards, do **** all for the rest of the game, and people would act like he was Zidane. It's ridiculous sometimes.
I remember Garry Parker being that player before he went to forest and won silverware.
 
So the BIG Monday signing, that had a “fee” agreed, turns out to be a free transfer! The FT I’m not bothered about, but why say about a fee in the first place?
I could put up with McCant & the rest of the head office people if they didn’t just outright lie.
I’m not bothered whether a player costs £10 million or is free, just be honest with the fans!

The player McCann was talking about in that interview obviously wasn’t Mayer.
 
So the BIG Monday signing, that had a “fee” agreed, turns out to be a free transfer! The FT I’m not bothered about, but why say about a fee in the first place?
I could put up with McCant & the rest of the head office people if they didn’t just outright lie.
I’m not bothered whether a player costs £10 million or is free, just be honest with the fans!


It's not a lie, it's a different player!!

You do realise that transfers are complex matters and clubs are not in control of every aspect.

It's already been referred to, that Exeter made a later request (after GM statement), for more money, so that is likely to have delayed matters....

No lies, no conspiracy... Sorry if that doesn't fit your anti-GM rhetoric...
 
So the BIG Monday signing, that had a “fee” agreed, turns out to be a free transfer! The FT I’m not bothered about, but why say about a fee in the first place?
I could put up with McCant & the rest of the head office people if they didn’t just outright lie.
I’m not bothered whether a player costs £10 million or is free, just be honest with the fans!
Calm down mate. Terry played it straight and rightly didn’t name the player.
 
It's not a lie, it's a different player!!

You do realise that transfers are complex matters and clubs are not in control of every aspect.

It's already been referred to, that Exeter made a later request (after GM statement), for more money, so that is likely to have delayed matters....

No lies, no conspiracy... Sorry if that doesn't fit your anti-GM rhetoric...
Ok, I haven’t heard of Exeter wanting more money, but the way he said it on Saturday, was, fee agreed, medical done, personal terms agreed....so there’s nothing left to do, except wait for Monday & player arrives. So somewhere along the lines, they’ve got crossed.
 
Ok, I haven’t heard of Exeter wanting more money, but the way he said it on Saturday, was, fee agreed, medical done, personal terms agreed....so there’s nothing left to do, except wait for Monday & player arrives. So somewhere along the lines, they’ve got crossed.

It sounds like Exeter are attempting to get more money out of city for Williams at the 11th hour , apparently according to Exeter fan's Watford (his pervious club) have a 50% sell on clause.
 
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It sounds like Exeter are attempting to get more money out of city for Williams at the 11th hour , apparently according to Exeter fan's Watford (his pervious club) have a 50% sell on clause.

Ok, but McCant should have stuck to his usual line then of,”I don’t know.”
 
Yes BB, agree found that one strange myself and it would have been better all round to have said nothing, i think McCann might have got caught up in euphoria of a win remember he's not use to it, plus had a little laugh to myself hasn't boy wonder tried this stunt himself in the past, Grey from Brentford when Bruce was manager springs to mind, which backfired on him (Ehab).
 
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but he really is ****ed if he does and ****ed if he don't with some people
He could have been a bit less specific on day, fee, wages etc. like " We are hoping to make a signing early next week but I don't want to give any further details" and no harm would have been done. City are uncommunicative at the moment, which isn't helped by the tiff with local media. City need to "control the narrative" better
 
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I'm no fan of McCann, but he really is ****ed if he does and ****ed if he don't with some people, which is unfair.
Me too.....

Ehab is at fault for keeping him in post, not GM.

Some think GM should have walked..... I'd imagine these people would never walk out of their job....

I find some attitudes unreasonable and puzzling, as they suggest unless GM does what they think is right, he isn't worthy.... You can tell these people have never kicked a ball straight in their lives, but because they got City promoted on football manager, they're experts....

Strange world.....
 
He could have been a bit less specific on day, fee, wages etc. like " We are hoping to make a signing early next week but I don't want to give any further details" and no harm would have been done. City are uncommunicative at the moment, which isn't helped by the tiff with local media. City need to "control the narrative" better

Why though? If fee and terms agreed and a medical passed, he was only telling the truth, you know the thing everyone always demands on here! Don't see why it's being made such a big deal! He followed it all up by saying he won't name names as things can happen and it looks like he did the right thing as something may have happened!

I've said it once and I'll say it again, some on here aren't happy unless they have something to complain about!
 
Apparently there is 2 teams in for Williams, us and a-n-other so it sounds like it’s a bit of working one against the other. When it happens it happens, bit like ****.... when **** happens, it happens can’t do a thing about it..... **** me I'm bored today!!!
 
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