mike hunt
2:01 Sat May 26
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why spunk 10 mil on hughill then
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J.Riddle
1:04 Sat May 26
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I suspect this is exaggerated for maximum impact, although it has a modicum of truth in that Pelligrini was approached when Bilic was going to get the tin tack and said yes in principle provided at the end of the season, as that's when he could get out of his China contract assuming we stayed up.
They kept in touch and made a formal agreement once we were mathematically safe, then he flew over and signed when he was free of his China contract, all sounds perfectly feasible to me.
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camel-with-3-humps
12:53 Sat May 26
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What a fucking load of shit.
Bring back Frank Nouble, I say.
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southbankbornnbred
12:24 Sat May 26
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Complete and utter fucking drivel.
Honestly, if you're going to make up shit then at least make it sound remotely plausible.
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Sydney_Iron
12:14 Sat May 26
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In a round about way there is maybe some truth to this, maybe he got an approach when Bilic got sacked? For whatever reason he didn’t come, but it was always on the table that Moyes was only on an end of season contract, being a football manager he will watch loads of games and a good few PL games and some would have featured us im sure, particularly had we made an approach.
IMO, Moyes was in the frame until the Burnley game, but after that fiasco and then the shit served up against Stoke, Arsenal and Man City he was never going to stay, by the time he had us playing well at Leicester and then Everton it was too late.
Maybe Pelegrini didn’t watch many live games but as soon as we came in for him (maybe for the second time), I bet the DVD player was running hot on all our games and a good look at just who we had playing for us.
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gph
4:42 Fri May 25
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Been planned for 25 years - he only started watching us over the last seven months because he knew that the plan was coming to fruition.
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Lily Hammer
4:38 Fri May 25
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The Fonseca meeting could have been a back scratching favour for Mendes. One certainty is Fonseca got a new improved deal from Shaktar.
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Lee Trundle
4:35 Fri May 25
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*I CAN believe this
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Lee Trundle
4:35 Fri May 25
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I can't believe this. There were strong rumours after Bilic was sacked that there was a manager who wanted to join us, but wanted to wait until the end of the season.
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E12Hammer
4:26 Fri May 25
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It would certainly explain their lack of investment in January.
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Eerie Descent
4:06 Fri May 25
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Well, happily this means no more Kouyate, surely.
SURELY?
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Irish Hammer
4:02 Fri May 25
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On The Ball 3:57 Fri May 25
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jack flash
4:02 Fri May 25
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Sounds like a masterplan to attempt to explain away why no money was spent on transfers during the winter transfer window
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On The Ball
3:57 Fri May 25
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Don't buy it myself. There was no need to get Fonseca over as a "smokescreen" - Benitez speculation did enough of that.
I don't doubt that they tapped him up beforehand though.
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Swans Of Never
3:51 Fri May 25
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Clearly all linked to the Carrick deal...
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Swiss.
3:11 Fri May 25
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well a contract ain't a contract until it's signed so I guess Fonseca (the photo are a bit dodgy) and Bebeitez could have been backups.
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On The Ball
3:03 Fri May 25
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Yes, the 'Fonseca deal'
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ludo21
3:00 Fri May 25
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Don’t worry chaps, it’s all in the master plan that Fonseca will take over in three years to retain the CL title.
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Iron Duke
2:59 Fri May 25
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DukeofDevo
Hugill was all part of the smokescreen of course. Keep up boy.
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Tall-Hammer
2:51 Fri May 25
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chim chim cha boo 2:44 Fri May 25
But Fonesca coming to Sullivan's house with Jorges Mendes? I'm guessing they didn't just pop round for a cuppa, the three old mates....
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Pagey
2:50 Fri May 25
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What a pointless article. As if Fonseca was flown over for talks just to create a smokescreen! An absolute crock of shit.
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