| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:53 - Mar 31 with 4015 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Not really much of a story there! |  |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:58 - Mar 31 with 3977 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:53 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Not really much of a story there! |
Especially if you don’t want to pay to read it. |  |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 08:09 - Mar 31 with 3937 views | Wickets |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:53 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Not really much of a story there! |
I tend to think that this is a bit of a story that can put to bed any suggestion that some know the details of our contract with Liam and any buy back clause that there might be place , also we can be assured that Mark has done his usual very good job of protecting the club. |  | | |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 08:10 - Mar 31 with 3937 views | Churchman |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:53 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Not really much of a story there! |
I gleaned from it that despite claims the club has been naively mugged off by Man City in that we take all the risks for effectively a one year loan and/or a small profit, that this is not the case and the club has protected itself.
Time will tell if that’s the case and what the deal actually looked like. |  | | |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 08:10 - Mar 31 with 3922 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:58 - Mar 31 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Especially if you don’t want to pay to read it. |
I don't understand. | |
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| So actual amount is…. on 08:24 - Mar 31 with 3832 views | Bloots |
….less than £40m and in January the Yanks let us keep him in case we stayed up, but they’ll demand we sell him this summer.
Gotcha. |  |
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| So actual amount is…. on 08:30 - Mar 31 with 3760 views | Churchman |
| So actual amount is…. on 08:24 - Mar 31 by Bloots |
….less than £40m and in January the Yanks let us keep him in case we stayed up, but they’ll demand we sell him this summer.
Gotcha. |
Where does it say that? Probably me, but I didn’t read what is in the link that way at all. | | | |
| So actual amount is…. on 08:33 - Mar 31 with 3717 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So actual amount is…. on 08:30 - Mar 31 by Churchman |
Where does it say that? Probably me, but I didn’t read what is in the link that way at all. |
It doesn't, that's just Bloots doing his particular brand of 'humour'. | |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 08:59 - Mar 31 with 3556 views | hoppy |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:03 - Mar 31 with 3510 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 07:53 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Not really much of a story there! |
Pretty much confirms there is a clause of some sort, doesn’t it? |  |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:06 - Mar 31 with 3481 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:03 - Mar 31 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Pretty much confirms there is a clause of some sort, doesn’t it? |
No. It doesn't confirm anything. | |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:07 - Mar 31 with 3476 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 08:59 - Mar 31 by hoppy |
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Weird, I'm not getting any of this, I've just got straight into the story. | |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:12 - Mar 31 with 3403 views | SitfcB |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:07 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Weird, I'm not getting any of this, I've just got straight into the story. |
Yeah I did as well for this one, sometimes it bypasses the paywall if it doesn’t load properly.
Can get around it by putting it on reader mode on your phone before it loads as well. |  |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:13 - Mar 31 with 3394 views | PhilTWTD |
I'm not sure it's particularly relevant as I don't think City are interested, not as it stands anyway. Not one of the clubs that has been sniffing around. |  | | |
| Yep…. on 09:14 - Mar 31 with 3373 views | Bloots |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:03 - Mar 31 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Pretty much confirms there is a clause of some sort, doesn’t it? |
….he would have just denied it otherwise. All he actually says is that £40m/20% “isn’t quite fact”.
Also the positioning of “we didn’t sell in January” pretty much confirms we will in the summer. | |
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| The 20% sell on…. on 09:17 - Mar 31 with 3332 views | Bloots |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:13 - Mar 31 by PhilTWTD |
I'm not sure it's particularly relevant as I don't think City are interested, not as it stands anyway. Not one of the clubs that has been sniffing around. |
….is relevant though.
That’s quite a chunk of any potential profit. | |
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| Yep…. on 09:22 - Mar 31 with 3254 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Yep…. on 09:14 - Mar 31 by Bloots |
….he would have just denied it otherwise. All he actually says is that £40m/20% “isn’t quite fact”.
Also the positioning of “we didn’t sell in January” pretty much confirms we will in the summer. |
Well exactly | |
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| Yep…. on 09:28 - Mar 31 with 3191 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Yep…. on 09:14 - Mar 31 by Bloots |
….he would have just denied it otherwise. All he actually says is that £40m/20% “isn’t quite fact”.
Also the positioning of “we didn’t sell in January” pretty much confirms we will in the summer. |
No, he quite clearly states he won't comment on individual contracts on any players, so he wouldn't have "just denied it". And saying “we didn’t sell in January” doesn't remotely confirm we will in the summer either. It just confirms the board will back him if he doesn't want to sell (any player).
The only thing confirmed in this 'story' is Ashton won't confirm anything. | |
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| Yep…. on 09:30 - Mar 31 with 3153 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Yep…. on 09:28 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
No, he quite clearly states he won't comment on individual contracts on any players, so he wouldn't have "just denied it". And saying “we didn’t sell in January” doesn't remotely confirm we will in the summer either. It just confirms the board will back him if he doesn't want to sell (any player).
The only thing confirmed in this 'story' is Ashton won't confirm anything. |
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| Well exactly. (n/t) on 09:31 - Mar 31 with 3136 views | Bloots |
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| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:37 - Mar 31 with 3072 views | bsw72 |
The below is the most important thing to me - the club are in a position where we don't *have* to sell, and any sales will be more on our terms than any sort of "fire sale".
“All I would say to the fans is that hopefully an element of trust has been built with us since we took over. We know what we're doing and we're well, well protected."
Is it fair to say, then, that players would only leave on Ipswich's terms this summer?
"Hell, yes," is Ashton's trademark response. |  | | |
| The 20% sell on…. on 09:38 - Mar 31 with 3064 views | PhilTWTD |
| The 20% sell on…. on 09:17 - Mar 31 by Bloots |
….is relevant though.
That’s quite a chunk of any potential profit. |
That is true and I'd be pretty sure that exists, indeed that the buy-back does and other clauses as well. | | | |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:40 - Mar 31 with 3040 views | PhilTWTD |
| Mark Ashton on Delap ‘buyback’ clause… on 09:37 - Mar 31 by bsw72 |
The below is the most important thing to me - the club are in a position where we don't *have* to sell, and any sales will be more on our terms than any sort of "fire sale".
“All I would say to the fans is that hopefully an element of trust has been built with us since we took over. We know what we're doing and we're well, well protected."
Is it fair to say, then, that players would only leave on Ipswich's terms this summer?
"Hell, yes," is Ashton's trademark response. |
While I'm sure that's true, if we're relegated and big clubs come knocking, I don't think there's much doubt Delap would move on and for less than would be the case if he were sold when a Premier League player. | | | |
| Yep…. on 09:41 - Mar 31 with 3023 views | Churchman |
| Yep…. on 09:28 - Mar 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
No, he quite clearly states he won't comment on individual contracts on any players, so he wouldn't have "just denied it". And saying “we didn’t sell in January” doesn't remotely confirm we will in the summer either. It just confirms the board will back him if he doesn't want to sell (any player).
The only thing confirmed in this 'story' is Ashton won't confirm anything. |
That’s how I read it too. No more than that. I am a bit confused as to why people don’t take what is said at face value and choose to read more negatively into it. If they have sources that contradict what MA has said, let’s hear it and who those sources are.
If Delap is bought back compulsorily for the fee we paid by Man City or the sell on fee is all the profit or the club announces a Sheepshanks fire sale, that’ll be the time to challenge the owners and the decision makers in my view. | | | |
| Yep…. on 09:52 - Mar 31 with 2886 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Yep…. on 09:41 - Mar 31 by Churchman |
That’s how I read it too. No more than that. I am a bit confused as to why people don’t take what is said at face value and choose to read more negatively into it. If they have sources that contradict what MA has said, let’s hear it and who those sources are.
If Delap is bought back compulsorily for the fee we paid by Man City or the sell on fee is all the profit or the club announces a Sheepshanks fire sale, that’ll be the time to challenge the owners and the decision makers in my view. |
They're just trying to be clever and condescending. | |
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