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Alonso has been sold!

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What an abortion of a thread.

Anyways, to echo Anita's sentiments... I'm really gutted about him going and I don't care how much money we got (although 30M if that is not reliant on anything is decent).
 
The Guardian:

something to annoy Rage -

"Rafael Benítez secured a bittersweet victory over Real Madrid tonight when the Spanish club met his £30m demand for Xabi Alonso and took their summer spending spree through the £200m barrier.

Alonso will undergo a medical in the Spanish capital tomorrow after Real finally relented over an asking price that Benítez had steadfastly refused to lower all summer. The 27-year-old is expected to sign a four-year contract at the Bernabéu worth £3.8m a year after tax"


and something to annoy Anita -

"a package that was agreed in principle between Real and Alonso several months ago and prompted the Spain international to tell Benítez that he wished to end a successful five-year stay on Merseyside."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/aug/04/xabi-alonso-liverpool-real-madrid
 
i reckon it will end up being 30 mill if the add ons are payed. which is a bit shit, [size=70pt]IF TRUE.[/size]
 
[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=35059.msg918274#msg918274 date=1249422806]
You reckon that, do you? Hmmm.
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just a hunch.
 
Some posters at school:

TEACHER: '2 and 2 equals...?
RAGE: '3'.
TEACHER: 'No, 4'.
RAGE: 'So you say. I think you'll find it will end up as 3, or possibly 2. Or one and a half.'
TEACHER: 'Oh god, I can't take it. I've got to put the 'CAPS' button back on the computers anyway, thanks to you. Go home - it's tea time!'
RAGE: 'Nope. I think you'll find it's mid-afternoon'.
 
I'll hate him by the time the parade him. But then I'll love him again by the summer when he plays for Spain.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=35059.msg918290#msg918290 date=1249423433]
He might fail the medical yet...
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I was just thinking that as they said it on SSN, then I realised it was the denial coming back, so I shut that shizzle down.
 
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[quote author=Ryan link=topic=35059.msg918305#msg918305 date=1249424556]
What's the payment structure? Do we get the 30M up front?
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that would put an end to the ambiguity regarding what the add ons amount to for a start.
 
[quote author=Flanders link=topic=35059.msg918078#msg918078 date=1249416537]
[quote author=Skullflower link=topic=35059.msg918060#msg918060 date=1249416044]
[quote author=Flanders link=topic=35059.msg918057#msg918057 date=1249415998]
[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=35059.msg918055#msg918055 date=1249415848]
I don't think we should sell Gerrard at any price, Flanders.
[/quote]Why not? Sell high, buy cheap. We're running a business here.
[/quote]

but we didn't buy gerrard, you fucking idiot.
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You fucking gormless cunt.

Localny (or someone) said "we would have to sell Alonso one day, so sell him now whilst we can get the most money"
I'm making the point that we are about winning trophies not being run as a business, otherwise you could take it to it's ultimate conclusion and make the biggest profit buy selling Gerrard. Cost Nil Sell £45M+

Do you get it? Of course I don't want to sell Gerrard, Torres and didn't want to sell Alonso. Understand. I hope you aren't indicative of the poster on this forum because i hate explaining myself.
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Mate, I know you don't want to sell Gerrard, and it's not just about business.

But you're not listening or reading what I am saying...

Xabi, being spanish would be going back to Spain anyway, and we'd have to find a new play-maker in one or two seasons, so let's cash in now. Get some decent money for him, so we can cover that eventual gap that will need to be filled. He's a 28 year old that has given us five years of service, and we've sold for three times we bought. Amazing piece of business.

You can't win trophies unless you run a good football business.

He's completely replaceable at 30M. I don't know enough about European Ball to see who can replace, but it's not a bad deal for us all, sentiment aside.

Wouldn't sell Gerrard for 100M, of course.

So it is a business, but of course there's a line.
 
[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=35059.msg918283#msg918283 date=1249423185]
Some posters at school:

TEACHER: '2 and 2 equals...?
RAGE: '3'.
TEACHER: 'No, 4'.
RAGE: 'So you say. I think you'll find it will end up as 3, or possibly 2. Or one and a half.'
TEACHER: 'Oh god, I can't take it. I've got to put the 'CAPS' button back on the computers anyway, thanks to you. Go home - it's tea time!'
RAGE: 'Nope. I think you'll find it's mid-afternoon'.
[/quote]

if i'd listened to the majority of my teachers i'd not have had the chance to do the things i've done so i'll take that as a compliment. 😉

call it artistic license regarding the lack of capital letters. the full stops are still there and whilst english is my second language i'm sure you can understand what i'm writing. admittedly sometimes you'd rather not understood what i'd written.
 
The Times are saying it's 35M sterlingo. He'll have cost more than thin Ronaldo soon enough.
 
i look forward to doing the maths at the end of this window. it is seeming more and more likely that, rather than a transfer kitty, we will be making a profit this summer.
 
So once we have sold off Arbeloa and Dossenna as well as Xabi we should easily have covered our loan interest payment for the year and probably more or less paid for Johnson as well into the bargain hopefully. Tbh im a bit gutted to see Xabi going, i was hoing we would oly be selling Voronin and some shite. In fact im especially gutted we sold him to a direct competitor considering his quality and proven adaptation, he was a bit of a leader as well at times last season.... sad to see him leave....

But it does mean we have got out truly star players for at least one more season.
 
[quote author=Molbystwin link=topic=35059.msg918426#msg918426 date=1249431119]
So once we have sold off Arbeloa and Dossenna as well as Xabi we should easily have covered our loan interest payment for the year and probably more or less paid for Johnson as well into the bargain hopefully. Tbh im a bit gutted to see Xabi going, i was hoing we would oly be selling Voronin and some shite. In fact im especially gutted we sold him to a direct competitor considering his quality and proven adaptation, he was a bit of a leader as well at times last season.... sad to see him leave....

But it does mean we have got out truly star players for at least one more season.



[/quote]

most depressing post of the year?
 
[quote author=Skullflower link=topic=35059.msg918429#msg918429 date=1249431209]
[quote author=Molbystwin link=topic=35059.msg918426#msg918426 date=1249431119]
So once we have sold off Arbeloa and Dossenna as well as Xabi we should easily have covered our loan interest payment for the year and probably more or less paid for Johnson as well into the bargain hopefully. Tbh im a bit gutted to see Xabi going, i was hoing we would oly be selling Voronin and some shite. In fact im especially gutted we sold him to a direct competitor considering his quality and proven adaptation, he was a bit of a leader as well at times last season.... sad to see him leave....

But it does mean we have got out truly star players for at least one more season.



[/quote]

most depressing post of the year?
[/quote]


Could be right... yes sorry bout that.... im just gutted. Selling Xabi to Real madrid is not what i had in mind for this summers big LFC deal either.
Considering the shit though it is better than selling Torres....thats true at least if not exctly cheering.... fuck it its hard to make it seem better actually....

fuck it maybe this aquilani kid is the business ...
 
[quote author=KopPoNok link=topic=35059.msg918449#msg918449 date=1249434011]
Record transfer fee received for our player, when was the last time we did that?
[/quote]Fowler?
 
[quote author=KopPoNok link=topic=35059.msg918449#msg918449 date=1249434011]
Record transfer fee received for our player, when was the last time we did that?
[/quote]

i dont know.... i spose it must have been the last time we sold a player for 81M??

unless of course this is some weird reference to keegan going to be replaced by kenny for 440k....
 
[quote author=Molbystwin link=topic=35059.msg918454#msg918454 date=1249434206]
[quote author=KopPoNok link=topic=35059.msg918449#msg918449 date=1249434011]
Record transfer fee received for our player, when was the last time we did that?
[/quote]

i dont know.... i spose it must have been the last time we sold a player for 81M??

unless of course this is some weird reference to keegan going to be replaced by kenny for 440k....
[/quote]'for our player' numbskull.
 
[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=35059.msg918452#msg918452 date=1249434128]
[quote author=KopPoNok link=topic=35059.msg918449#msg918449 date=1249434011]
Record transfer fee received for our player, when was the last time we did that?
[/quote]Fowler?
[/quote]

That was £11M wasn't it? Followed by Sissoko for about €11M?
 
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