| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? 08:01 - Jun 30 with 10577 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
It's Sunday now and still nothing, surely the medical's been completed?!
Those in the know are saying it's not to coincide with the new kit launch, so why is it taking so long? You'd think Ashton would be wanting to shout this from the rooftops! |  |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:11 - Jun 30 with 1650 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 08:52 - Jun 30 by Pinewoodblue |
Presumably last seasons accounts couldn’t take the hit. |
An announcement has nothing to do with when it goes in the accounts. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:12 - Jun 30 with 1641 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 09:50 - Jun 30 by SitfcB |
Blub. |
Where? | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:17 - Jun 30 with 1615 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:01 - Jun 30 by RIPbobby |
Everybodies contracts are signed until the end of June. Hence July 1st is the first day to start a new. I would think all the paperwork is actually done and dusted, but from a continuity point of view July 1st is new contract day. |
Again, you can announce it a day or two before the contract technically starts, if you want to. What difference would it make?
For the hard of thinking in this thread - I'm not upset, worried, impatient, tetchy, menopausal... I'm merely asking if anyone actually knows why the delay? I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for it, just asking what. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:20 - Jun 30 with 1605 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:11 - Jun 30 by Kieran_Knows |
Got it in one, go Dollers! |
You have a weird definition of 'moon on a stick' then. 'Asking for the moon on a stick' means asking for something ridiculous and unreasonable. I hardly think calmly asking why a player we've signed hasn't been announced is that. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:27 - Jun 30 with 1577 views | Dubtractor |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:17 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Again, you can announce it a day or two before the contract technically starts, if you want to. What difference would it make?
For the hard of thinking in this thread - I'm not upset, worried, impatient, tetchy, menopausal... I'm merely asking if anyone actually knows why the delay? I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for it, just asking what. |
Pretty straightforward I'd think.
Our first signing of the Summer, smashing our transfer record, and bringing a crowd favourite back to the club. They will want to make a bit of a splash of it, so need all the PR and social media people at work to do so, which makes a weekend announcement difficult. |  |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:32 - Jun 30 with 1546 views | wkj |
You'll notice that a lot of clubs have not announced much at this point, which is due to contracts not running out until the end of June and then the new FPR window starting the day after. I suspect a lot of clubs have paperwork drafted up and will rubber stamp it tomorrow so that the financials don't reflect in the wrong window. So, I suspect clubs don't announce anything until it is rubber stamped as to avoid having their pants pulled down if something goes wrong with the transfer on the 13th hour.
It would kind of be like Labour announcing they've won the general election now - all things point to that as a certain outcome, but the fat lady hasn't quite started singing. She could yet have a ham sandwich accident before July the 4th, unlikely as it may be. [Post edited 30 Jun 2024 10:33]
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:37 - Jun 30 with 1528 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:27 - Jun 30 by Dubtractor |
Pretty straightforward I'd think.
Our first signing of the Summer, smashing our transfer record, and bringing a crowd favourite back to the club. They will want to make a bit of a splash of it, so need all the PR and social media people at work to do so, which makes a weekend announcement difficult. |
That's probably the nearest to the truth of the suggestions I've seen. All the little films they make these days, probably takes a bit of work/editing etc. I can't think of a better reason TBH. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:39 - Jun 30 with 1510 views | Keno |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:37 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
That's probably the nearest to the truth of the suggestions I've seen. All the little films they make these days, probably takes a bit of work/editing etc. I can't think of a better reason TBH. |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:45 - Jun 30 with 1473 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:32 - Jun 30 by wkj |
You'll notice that a lot of clubs have not announced much at this point, which is due to contracts not running out until the end of June and then the new FPR window starting the day after. I suspect a lot of clubs have paperwork drafted up and will rubber stamp it tomorrow so that the financials don't reflect in the wrong window. So, I suspect clubs don't announce anything until it is rubber stamped as to avoid having their pants pulled down if something goes wrong with the transfer on the 13th hour.
It would kind of be like Labour announcing they've won the general election now - all things point to that as a certain outcome, but the fat lady hasn't quite started singing. She could yet have a ham sandwich accident before July the 4th, unlikely as it may be. [Post edited 30 Jun 2024 10:33]
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Surely the contracts simply reflect the dates for the accounts/FPR etc. regardless of when you actually announce it? If the contract technically starts tomorrow I don't see why announcing it this weekend would make much of a difference.
Not sure your analogy quite works... this isn't 5 days before the event. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:49 - Jun 30 with 1443 views | itfckenty |
FFP. Announced prior to tomorrow any purchase will count towards the last 3 years. Tomorrow it will be refreshed. Works both ways in terms of FFP, might need to balance the books for sales, but also we might not want a 20m purchase on those books. Makes sense to me. |  | | |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:13 - Jun 30 with 1374 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 09:27 - Jun 30 by Kieran_Knows |
Moon. Stick. |
I do think that some of our fan base are a little needy in the age of 24/7 online news.
Football is an entertainment industry and the club will know the optimum time to announce the signings with all the fanfare and marketing that goes with it. The weekend is not that time.
We also saw with the McKenna contract renewal that the press announced it as a done deal and the signing would be “tomorrow”. Then when tomorrow came it was going to be “tomorrow” again. Builds up a wee bit of excitement and nerves. |  |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:17 - Jun 30 with 1375 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:49 - Jun 30 by itfckenty |
FFP. Announced prior to tomorrow any purchase will count towards the last 3 years. Tomorrow it will be refreshed. Works both ways in terms of FFP, might need to balance the books for sales, but also we might not want a 20m purchase on those books. Makes sense to me. |
As I've said a couple of times, when you announce it has nothing to do with when it goes into the accounts. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:18 - Jun 30 with 1367 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:13 - Jun 30 by GlasgowBlue |
I do think that some of our fan base are a little needy in the age of 24/7 online news.
Football is an entertainment industry and the club will know the optimum time to announce the signings with all the fanfare and marketing that goes with it. The weekend is not that time.
We also saw with the McKenna contract renewal that the press announced it as a done deal and the signing would be “tomorrow”. Then when tomorrow came it was going to be “tomorrow” again. Builds up a wee bit of excitement and nerves. |
I'm not being "needy" I'm just asking why the delay. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:23 - Jun 30 with 1346 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:18 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I'm not being "needy" I'm just asking why the delay. |
It doesn’t seem to matter much to anyone else. |  |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:29 - Jun 30 with 1316 views | PositivelyPortman |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 08:39 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Why? What's the significance of July? |
Generally that’s when the new contracts start.
I reckon there could be at least 3 new players announced tomorrow. |  |
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| There on the stair. (n/t) on 11:30 - Jun 30 with 1289 views | Bloots |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:12 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Where? |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:31 - Jun 30 with 1293 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:23 - Jun 30 by Pinewoodblue |
It doesn’t seem to matter much to anyone else. |
Why bother coming into the thread if it doesn't matter to you?
I doubt I'm the only one wondering as to the actual reason it hasn't been announced yet.
And it doesn't matter, I'm just intrigued. Am I not allowed to ask?
It's astonishing how what I thought was such a simple, mild and innocent question seems to have got some backs up this morning. Same old TWTD, very odd. | |
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| a little mouse with clogs on (n/t) on 11:31 - Jun 30 with 1290 views | Keno |
| There on the stair. (n/t) on 11:30 - Jun 30 by Bloots |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:32 - Jun 30 with 1286 views | wkj |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:45 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Surely the contracts simply reflect the dates for the accounts/FPR etc. regardless of when you actually announce it? If the contract technically starts tomorrow I don't see why announcing it this weekend would make much of a difference.
Not sure your analogy quite works... this isn't 5 days before the event. |
It depends, the deal can be agreed in principle but not ratified officially until tomorrow | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:35 - Jun 30 with 1269 views | itfckenty |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:17 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
As I've said a couple of times, when you announce it has nothing to do with when it goes into the accounts. |
Maybe there not legally allowed to announce something before a contractual date. It's like moving into a house a few days before you've officially exchanged. | | | |
| Well I declare. (n/t) on 11:41 - Jun 30 with 1212 views | Bloots |
| a little mouse with clogs on (n/t) on 11:31 - Jun 30 by Keno |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:44 - Jun 30 with 1193 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:31 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Why bother coming into the thread if it doesn't matter to you?
I doubt I'm the only one wondering as to the actual reason it hasn't been announced yet.
And it doesn't matter, I'm just intrigued. Am I not allowed to ask?
It's astonishing how what I thought was such a simple, mild and innocent question seems to have got some backs up this morning. Same old TWTD, very odd. |
It isn’t the question……it’s the poster. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:48 - Jun 30 with 1176 views | Mookamoo |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 10:17 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Again, you can announce it a day or two before the contract technically starts, if you want to. What difference would it make?
For the hard of thinking in this thread - I'm not upset, worried, impatient, tetchy, menopausal... I'm merely asking if anyone actually knows why the delay? I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for it, just asking what. |
A date will have been settled on. That is a lot of money that will need to be signed off by numerous people at the same time. Its not like transfer day when you know they will all be able and ready. I would imagine a quick email has gone around and everyone has that date in their diary. Not to mention all the press, graphics, socials that all need setting up in advance.
I bet you are one of those tenants/house buyers who once they know the moving date phone up to see if you start bring your stuff over in advance. |  | | |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:48 - Jun 30 with 1174 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:44 - Jun 30 by Pinewoodblue |
It isn’t the question……it’s the poster. |
So you admit your point is an ad hominem attack? Nice. | |
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| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 11:48 - Jun 30 with 1173 views | textbackup |
| Why has the purchase of Omari still not been officially announced? on 08:45 - Jun 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
No it doesn't and no it won't. Our shirts sell in record amounts and will do again, regardless of Omari wearing it. And also, those in the know say the shirt isn't being released tomorrow, so that would be another day waiting (at least) if we were waiting for that. |
I reckon Ashton and the crew know what they are doing. Probably best to sit tight and relax. |  |
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