We lost £1.5m today

[Maldini]

IIRC Birmingham being relegated means they don't have to pay the final installment of the Heskey fee.

 

Also, I'd just like to say again that we should get Pennant, he's superb.

[jimmylibel]

  Maldini said:

IIRC Birmingham being relegated means they don't have to pay the final installment of the Heskey fee.

 

Also, I'd just like to say again that we should get Pennant, he's superb.

 

Cause to celebrate apparently. (See thread in the General Football Forum)

[Lee W]

You hate him though, no ? Not a Rafa player ?

 

Shall I say sign Bellamy while I'm here ?

[Maldini]

I've been over this before. I think Pennant is just a bit of an idiot, Bellamy's a complete c*nt. Anyway, I don't think Bellamy is good enough for us, Pennant certainly is.

[Gerry]

£1m wasn't it? £3.5M initial fee with £1M for the next three seasons.

 

Still, we musn't grumble about £5.5M for a 5-goal a season forward.

[DonRafa]

  Maldini said:

IIRC Birmingham being relegated means they don't have to pay the final installment of the Heskey fee.

 

Also, I'd just like to say again that we should get Pennant, he's superb.

 

 

 

Agree about Pennant, he's a quality player. Love to see him play for us

[Maldini]

  Gerry said:

£1m wasn't it? £3.5M initial fee with £1M for the next three seasons.

 

Still, we musn't grumble about £5.5M for a 5-goal a season forward.

I thought it was £3m up front and £1.5m for the next two seasons so long as they weren't relegated.

[Gerry]

  Maldini said:

I thought it was £3m up front and £1.5m for the next two seasons so long as they weren't relegated.

 

Just looked; £3.5M initial fee, rising to £6.25M due to clauses (from the BBC). The rest is down to my very dodgy memory, so who knows? I definitely agree the clause was simply a non-relegation thingmygig though.

[Lee W]

  Maldini said:

I've been over this before. I think Pennant is just a bit of an idiot, Bellamy's a complete c*nt. Anyway, I don't think Bellamy is good enough for us, Pennant certainly is.

 

If so, I haven't seen it. They are both good enough, but need better management - Bellamy has proved that. Don't see how you you differentiate between the two to be honest...

[Guest snez1]

Who cares, Heskeys f***ing gone, that's the main thing.

 

Pennant for £2m anyone?

[Magic8Ball]

  snez1 said:

Who cares, Heskeys f***ing gone, that's the main thing.

 

Pennant for £2m anyone?

when's Pennant coming ?

[Guest neuklon]

I'd have paid £1.5m just to get shot of him.

[jimmylibel]

Any sign of Kev?

[Ronnie Whelan]

  snez1 said:

Who cares, Heskeys f***ing gone, that's the main thing.

 

Pennant for £2m anyone?

 

 

Good man, lets get rid of all our players at a loss and go into liquidation, at least we would be shot of all those f*****s.

[RafaShanks]

I can't believe some of the money spent during Ged's reign

[Guest sniffer]

  Gerry said:

£1m wasn't it? £3.5M initial fee with £1M for the next three seasons.

 

Still, we musn't grumble about £5.5M for a 5-goal a season forward.

 

Especially as we paid 11 million for him

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

same with every manager - Wenger - Wiltord, jug-ears & some other s****. Exlax - Veron, Forlan

[Guest Jack Bauer]

But Wenger and Exlax won titles..

[Maldini]

  sniffer said:

Especially as we paid 11 million for him

£10.5m

[Guest snez1]

  Ronnie Whelan said:

Good man, lets get rid of all our players at a loss and go into liquidation, at least we would be shot of all those f*****s.

 

Want to be a bit more dramatic?

Edited April 29, 2006 by snez1

[abc]

  Jack Bauer said:

But Wenger and Exlax won titles..

 

Exactly. Everyone signs duds.

 

If a manager delivers the top trophies, his bad signings can be excused. If he doesn't, then people will question why, and invariably it will be pointed out that certain signings could have worked out better.

[Dule]

A move to us is exactly what Pennant needs to make the next step in his career.

 

He has all the talent in the world, but under a coach like Rafa (and seriousness of playing for a big club that he loves) he will become the player he was touted to be when he was 15.

 

He will be a very cheap option, low wages (well not extream) and we cant lose on him.

[Big G Superhero]

  Maldini said:

Also, I'd just like to say again that we should get Pennant, he's superb.

 

[owenthomas]

said it before and i'll say it again - we should sign Pennant.. no questions..

 

in fact, i think i'd rather him than SWP..

 

*makes himself comfortable and *

[David Hodgson]

  Jack Bauer said:

But Wenger and Exlax won titles..

 

And Houllier won us a treble, other trophies, and got us an 80 point season, and a second place finsih. All money well spent, I'd say.