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saintKlopp said:
Because people often try to cite some transgression on the other's part when something breaks down to make themselves appear innocent and badly done to.
What "bad" behaviour are we supposed to have indulged in?
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the reports of them being unhappy with our behaviour started pretty much at the same time as the bid so before the breakdown .
As i said previously i suspect they early on realised we weren't really after Lewis just using him / Norwich to smooth the Tsimikas signing .
 
Solid_Air 2 said:
the reports of them being unhappy with our behaviour started pretty much at the same time as the bid so before the breakdown .
As i said previously i suspect they early on realised we weren't really after Lewis just using him / Norwich to smooth the Tsimikas signing .
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In what way?
 
Solid_Air 2 said:
if clubs know you are "seriously" looking at another player it can help keep their demands down .
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Even if that is true, do you think clubs who have to deal with transfers and have contacts wouldn’t know the intentions etc? I can’t see a club being confused and that gullible if it’s that obvious that regular joe bloggs thinks that might be the reason.
 
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Solid_Air 2 said:
if clubs know you are "seriously" looking at another player it can help keep their demands down .
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Hmmm. Seems rather convoluted to me.
Of course, it's not beyond the bounds of possibility, but neither is the idea that Norwich just saw their arses because we didn't stump up what they demanded.
 
saintKlopp said:
Hmmm. Seems rather convoluted to me.
Of course, it's not beyond the bounds of possibility, but neither is the idea that Norwich just saw their arses because we didn't stump up what they demanded.
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Its not convoluted, its a well know tactic in all aspects of business. If your selling something something and its in high demand you can set the price, but if the buyer has an alternative then your in competition so need to keep your terms lower.

We will never know if our intention was serious or not, but its always good to have options open, tather than sticking all your eggs in one basket and being taken for a ride.
 
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saintKlopp said:
Not really.
“If I have seen further,” Isaac Newton wrote in a 1675 letter to fellow scientist Robert Hooke, “it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Nobody is a genius in a vacuum - progress is incremental, certainly in the development of human knowledge.
How much this applies to sportsmen is arguable, but I tend to agree with those above who say that the term GOAT is too simplistic.
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Einstein's favourite scientist was Faraday. It's hard, but I have to say Newton
 
THE FOOL said:
Its not convoluted, its a well know tactic in all aspects of business. If your selling something something and its in high demand you can set the price, but if the buyer has an alternative then your in competition so need to keep your terms lower.

We will never know if our intention was serious or not, but its always good to have options open, tather than sticking all your eggs in one basket and being taken for a ride.
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Not if you don't want to sell
 
THE FOOL said:
The previous sentence was "if your selling something " I'd assumed this made the following part clear, but obviously not.
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The conversation is about Norwich selling one of their players. A club can be selling something even if they don't want to; aka someone either matches the full (reluctantly set) asking price or their hand is forced by a ridiculous offer. At no point did Norwich need to drop the price, they didn't want to sell.
 
Zanjinho said:
The conversation is about Norwich selling one of their players. A club can be selling something even if they don't want to; aka someone either matches the full (reluctantly set) asking price or their hand is forced by a ridiculous offer. At no point did Norwich need to drop the price, they didn't want to sell.
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No, he was saying it was convoluted and I said it wasn't, it was a legitimate business practice and explained why. It wasn't explicit to norwich at all.
 
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Tobes said:
He’s a central striker, so I doubt it. More likely Jimenez if anyone. He’s a massive gamble at that price as he’s literally done nothing at senior level yet.
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Jimenez is only 29 though. Wolves have had their eye on this kid for a while but like you say, its a gamble at that price.
Could just be strengthening and keeping Traore to push on further in the prem.
But if someone offers them silly money for Traore he will go
 
organic red said:
Jimenez is only 29 though. Wolves have had their eye on this kid for a while but like you say, its a gamble at that price.
Could just be strengthening and keeping Traore to push on further in the prem.
But if someone offers them silly money for Traore he will go
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I mean it’d be more likely for Jimenez to go, rather than Traore, due to where this lad plays.

I can’t see anyone paying massive money for Traore at present tbh.
 
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Tobes said:
I mean it’d be more likely for Jimenez to go, rather than Traore, due to where this lad plays.

I can’t see anyone paying massive money for Traore at present tbh.
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Yeah, Traore tends to play down the right hand side.

Interesting signing a little out the blue
 
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