| That depends on.... on 16:42 - Apr 9 with 1371 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| That depends on.... on 16:34 - Apr 9 by Bloots |
...the clauses for the additional £5m.
If it was on appearances and goals then there's every chance we've had to pay it.
In which case we'll make £8m on an outlay of £20m. Not great given his performance levels and his actual true value in the open market.
Obviously everyone will say that none of this is true, but then they said that about the release clause.
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Have many said "it's not true" verses "we don't know, as it's speculation until a deal is done"?
I could equally point to the article in the Manchester Evening News yesterday that said he will sell for £60M, but didn't because yet again it's currently all media speculation.
We'll know by the end of August, at which point people will have facts to be critical of. |  | |  |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:42 - Apr 9 with 1365 views | NthQldITFC |
Well they can jolly well all tussle themselves up to £60m then, can't they. |  |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:44 - Apr 9 with 1326 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Not ideal of course, but then I suspect there is a strong argument it was one of the only ways we could do the deal with City and the player. Is what it is. |  |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:45 - Apr 9 with 1318 views | tractorboy1978 |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:41 - Apr 9 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
You're speculating even more than me. |
Hardly. I am saying what was reported at the time we signed him.
"Earlier in the week, TWTD reported that Delap had been at Town to have a look around the previous Thursday having done the same at other clubs, including Southampton, who also agreed terms with City". | | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:45 - Apr 9 with 1310 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:42 - Apr 9 by NthQldITFC |
Well they can jolly well all tussle themselves up to £60m then, can't they. |
Not how it is going to work? The jostling will be over Delap's terms. |  | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:46 - Apr 9 with 1299 views | chicoazul |
Not great not terrible. |  |
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| Yeah, loads of posters.... on 16:47 - Apr 9 with 1293 views | Bloots |
| That depends on.... on 16:42 - Apr 9 by SuffolkPunchFC |
Have many said "it's not true" verses "we don't know, as it's speculation until a deal is done"?
I could equally point to the article in the Manchester Evening News yesterday that said he will sell for £60M, but didn't because yet again it's currently all media speculation.
We'll know by the end of August, at which point people will have facts to be critical of. |
....said it didn't exist at all.
Anyway, it doesn't matter, whatever happens happens.
I'll just assume it's rubbish, because as Ashton said "We are very, very well protected".
Gumpf. |  |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:48 - Apr 9 with 1286 views | Tootingblue |
£30m is presumably the minimum value to activate his release from contract with us. If as many clubs are interested in him as reported, there could still be a bidding war before a final price is agreed? It's not a re-sale agreement to Man City with a fixed price? | | | |
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| Lol. (n/t) on 16:48 - Apr 9 with 1283 views | SitfcB |
| Lol. (n/t) on 16:19 - Apr 9 by Bloots |
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Going to be a lot of blubbing when all the people who keep saying we’ll be getting £80 mill for him find out.
People get so worked up by it all, funny. |  |
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| It's a terrible deal.... on 16:49 - Apr 9 with 1266 views | Bloots |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:46 - Apr 9 by chicoazul |
Not great not terrible. |
....we are gonna make about £10m on the most valuable asset the club has ever had, at a time when there's more money being paid in transfer fees than ever before.
We have a hopeless record when it comes to selling players under the new ownership. | |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:50 - Apr 9 with 1231 views | Vic |
You believe that Illy? |  |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:50 - Apr 9 with 1227 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:45 - Apr 9 by tractorboy1978 |
Hardly. I am saying what was reported at the time we signed him.
"Earlier in the week, TWTD reported that Delap had been at Town to have a look around the previous Thursday having done the same at other clubs, including Southampton, who also agreed terms with City". |
You're making up the specifics. You have no idea that us putting a 30M relegation clause in there was what it took to get him over the line. All it says is both clubs agreed terms. | | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:51 - Apr 9 with 1228 views | Linners |
Less than ideal, I agree, but not sure I'm convinced about the criticism of the deal. We'd all love it to be a pure situation where we can sell for the highest price and take all the £££ but that was never the case here.
We wanted MA to persuade him to sign (by giving him decent exit terms if we go down) AND make sure all the terms favoured us. Not a possible equation.
How many of us would have been annoyed if we'd missed out on him because we'd insisted on a minimum £40m release clause? That £15m would now be going to Southampton. |  | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:52 - Apr 9 with 1194 views | SWLondonBlue93 |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:48 - Apr 9 by Tootingblue |
£30m is presumably the minimum value to activate his release from contract with us. If as many clubs are interested in him as reported, there could still be a bidding war before a final price is agreed? It's not a re-sale agreement to Man City with a fixed price? |
Why would they bid more? Once the 30m offer is made we lose any control of the situation. | | | |
| It's a terrible deal.... on 16:53 - Apr 9 with 1184 views | hype313 |
| It's a terrible deal.... on 16:49 - Apr 9 by Bloots |
....we are gonna make about £10m on the most valuable asset the club has ever had, at a time when there's more money being paid in transfer fees than ever before.
We have a hopeless record when it comes to selling players under the new ownership. |
But, maybe that's what the only offer on the table was set by City to Saints and us at the time?
Can't imagine we would've said "No thanks, because if he does bang we wouldn't get the maximum amount in a future sale"
City were the selling club, they held all the cards. |  |
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| It's a terrible deal.... on 16:54 - Apr 9 with 1173 views | Linners |
| It's a terrible deal.... on 16:49 - Apr 9 by Bloots |
....we are gonna make about £10m on the most valuable asset the club has ever had, at a time when there's more money being paid in transfer fees than ever before.
We have a hopeless record when it comes to selling players under the new ownership. |
So what *should* the deal have been? We haven't put a £30m release fee in for our own benefit have we? And presumably it wasn't a typo. Delap's people have clearly negotiated it in and if it hadn't been there, would we have got him?
Only if we would still have got him without this clause does it count as an error.
If we want all the prize then we have to develop better players ourselves. | | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:54 - Apr 9 with 1164 views | positivity |
why are city not buying him?
surely it'll be a big windfall for them if they did this; otherwise one of their rivals gets him at a relatively cheap price and they get a paltry £2m (20% of a 10m profit)?
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:54 - Apr 9 with 1164 views | tractorboy1978 |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:50 - Apr 9 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
You're making up the specifics. You have no idea that us putting a 30M relegation clause in there was what it took to get him over the line. All it says is both clubs agreed terms. |
Well that would have obviously been something stipulated by his agent wouldn't it. We haven't just stuck a £30m release clause in there for sh!ts and giggles. | | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:56 - Apr 9 with 1143 views | Exiled2Surrey |
It’s a market - the floor is 30m (if we go down), but it doesn’t mean that is the clearing price if lots of clubs are interested - it means that if it is above 30m we can’t say no. Pretty much every club in the premier league would want to buy him for that. So it is an auction - especially if City are not going to execute their buyback, and therefore a market clearing price is going to be way higher than 30m | | | |
| All the people that said.... on 16:56 - Apr 9 with 1140 views | Bloots |
| Lol. (n/t) on 16:48 - Apr 9 by SitfcB |
Going to be a lot of blubbing when all the people who keep saying we’ll be getting £80 mill for him find out.
People get so worked up by it all, funny. |
....we'd get £80m for him will now be saying "it's not a bad deal really", "we had no other options", etc, etc.
Imagine the tears when he moves for £100m+ in a couple of years time.
Just suck it up. | |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:57 - Apr 9 with 1121 views | EastTownBlue |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:52 - Apr 9 by SWLondonBlue93 |
Why would they bid more? Once the 30m offer is made we lose any control of the situation. |
Indeed. At that point the bidding war will then be with Delap and his agent. | | | |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:57 - Apr 9 with 1117 views | Illinoisblue |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:50 - Apr 9 by Vic |
You believe that Illy? |
Considering the source and names attached to the article, very much so. |  |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:57 - Apr 9 with 1112 views | SWGF |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:56 - Apr 9 by Exiled2Surrey |
It’s a market - the floor is 30m (if we go down), but it doesn’t mean that is the clearing price if lots of clubs are interested - it means that if it is above 30m we can’t say no. Pretty much every club in the premier league would want to buy him for that. So it is an auction - especially if City are not going to execute their buyback, and therefore a market clearing price is going to be way higher than 30m |
Why would any club bid higher if we are contractually-obliged to accept the "floor" figure? They'll all bid that and then it's who LD chooses (for whatever reason). |  |
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| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:58 - Apr 9 with 1111 views | Zx1988 |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:52 - Apr 9 by SWLondonBlue93 |
Why would they bid more? Once the 30m offer is made we lose any control of the situation. |
Indeed. The fee will be £30m, and it'll be down to Delap who he chooses to join.
Every single top-flight club in Europe could be interested in him and, if the clause is as reported, he'd still leave for £30m. | |
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| Lol, the "auction" will be.... on 16:58 - Apr 9 with 1110 views | Bloots |
| 30m release clause for Delap when we go down on 16:56 - Apr 9 by Exiled2Surrey |
It’s a market - the floor is 30m (if we go down), but it doesn’t mean that is the clearing price if lots of clubs are interested - it means that if it is above 30m we can’t say no. Pretty much every club in the premier league would want to buy him for that. So it is an auction - especially if City are not going to execute their buyback, and therefore a market clearing price is going to be way higher than 30m |
...for his wages, not the transfer fee.
We get £30m, pay City 20% of our profit and he gets to pick whoever pays him the most money. | |
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