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Gareth Bale

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DubaiSpur said:
If you live anywhere but your mother’s house or possess more than one A-Level, like Amor said, you’re probably overqualified.

I imagine Marca’s recruitment process will also involve getting rogered by a B-list Madrid player while being made to shout ’Sexo es Vida!’ at regular intervals, so you’re better off missing out. ;)
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Think I'll stick to my current job then! :)
 
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I still think a record fee is vital to Brand Bale, if Real offered 79million euros and Spurs accepted or 60million + players i don't think Bale would go and imho thats at least part of any reason why he hasn't been pushing or agitating in any way for a move.

Its clear he knows he is still some way behind Messi and Ronaldo (playing in a more competitive league is part of the reason though) but becoming the most expensive footballer in the history of the game in some ways puts him on a par, and in the eyes of the non-football obsessed world, possibly above them.

Being the most expensive footballer IMMEDIATELY makes you the number one target for ANY brand that markets themselves as ultra-exclusive, its an instant xx% monetary increase on any endorsements he signs. Its worldwise news in any and all magazines and newspaper and tv shows and websites that have nothing to do directly with football or sport generally.

I fully expect him to either sign a brand new contract or a years extension if for no other reason than to protect HIS value in any transfer thus giving him the chance to be the worlds most expensive football signing at some point. If he is forced to stay he will sign, i don't think he will allow his potential cost to fall by having just 2yrs left.

I am by no means insinuating he is personally money driven, i think this is about acclaim, recognition and position within the sporting world.


OK, shoot that down, i thought i would offer another angle :)

EDIT: i forgot to mention, again in my opinion, he would be wearing the red of Man U for 2-3yrs starting this summer if SAF was still in charge, then a move to Real.
 
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I imagine Marca’s recruitment process will also involve getting rogered by a B-list Madrid player while being made to shout ’Sexo es Vida!’ at regular intervals, so you’re better off missing out. ;)[/QUOTE]

love it!!!:ross: what does sexo es vida! mean anywhoooo????? 'sexy time'?????
 
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Nigeyman said:
love it!!!:ross: what does sexo es vida! mean anywhoooo????? 'sexy time'?????
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I think it means 'Sex is life', personified by what looks like an older Bobby Soldado seductively wooing an emotionless wax model. ;)
 
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Ah yes Dubai I can clearly translate some of the words of the add to English .......ereaction & eyaculacion are very suggestive.......

so basically if you read Marca you have been taken in lies & propaganda for 75 years and your crap in bed................

if only we could spin this somehow to bring down this rag........

thanks fella I wasn't sure if 'Sexo es Vida' was some kind of call to arms......
 
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Nigeyman said:
Ah yes Dubai I can clearly translate some of the words of the add to English .......ereaction & eyaculacion are very suggestive.......

so basically if you read Marca you have been taken in lies & propaganda for 75 years and your crap in bed................

if only we could spin this somehow to bring down this rag........

thanks fella I wasn't sure if 'Sexo es Vida' was some kind of call to arms......
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:ross:
 
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indianspur said:
this is the full article for those who cant be arsed to click the link :)
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Tottenham director Sir Keith Mills accepts that the club cannot stop Gareth Bale from making his dream move to Real Madrid.

The 63-year-old has just been awarded a second knighthood — a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire — for helping to win London the 2012 Games and then organising them.

Initially, he repeats Tottenham’s standard response to Madrid’s pursuit of their prize asset: “We very much want Bale to stay.” But, when pressed, he accepts: “If a player is desperate to leave, it’s very difficult to force him to stay. We’ve seen it in other clubs. Even if he has a contract, you can’t force somebody to play for you.”

Mills agrees Tottenham are in a Catch-22. If they’re not in the Champions League, Bale may not stay. But, to get into the Champions League, they need players like Bale.

“That’s precisely the issue,” he says. “So this summer, we are investing in a great squad and we hope that provides us with Champions League football next year and we start to win trophies, FA Cups. That’s what Tottenham need. We have made some good acquisitions.”

They include £17million Brazilian Paulinho and Spaniard Roberto Soldado, £26m; signings which have, twice in the closed season, seen the club break their transfer record. “There are others in the pipeline,” he promises.

This could mean another striker for Andre Villas-Boas. Last season, the combined tally of Jermaine Defoe (15) and Emmanuel Adebayor (eight) fell three short of Bale’s 26 goals.

“Strikers are very high on AVB’s list of priorities and Daniel [Levy, the chairman] is trying hard to make sure we have strength up front. It’s a really exciting time to be at the club.”

For Mills, this sense of excitement is heightened by managerial changes in three of the four clubs which finished above Spurs last season.

“It will take the three new managers at Manchester United, Emirates Marketing Project and Chelsea — Jose Mourinho’s gone back so he counts as new — a bit of time to settle down. They’ve mostly inherited their squads, the previous managers did things slightly differently and that may just be unsettling enough. We all know that in sport things unwind pretty quickly.

“Tottenham are in a very good place. We’re optimistic this is going to be a good season and I fancy our chances to get one of the four Champions League slots. We’ve got a great manager now.”

Such support for a manager who is yet to win a trophy may seem extravagant but, for Mills, the way the Portuguese overcame the shadow cast by his Chelsea failure merits special praise.

Mills said: “He’s done a great job. He is very professional, uses statistics and the technology in a very intelligent and considered way.”

At Stamford Bridge, AVB lost the confidence of the dressing room but, at Spurs, Mills says: “He has built a lot of confidence and trust with the players. His job is to get the best out of every player and he does it very well.”

Mills is keen to reassure fans that the arrival of Franco Baldini as director of football is no threat to AVB. This continental style of management has rarely worked in this country and was abandoned by Tottenham after a brief trial pairing manager Jacques Santini with director Frank Arnesen in 2004.

Mills, however, argues: “We have returned to that model because you need a gap between the manager who is running the first team and the chairman who signs the cheques. We need somebody in the middle who takes a more holistic view of the youth and development squads, talent spotting and keeping an eye out internationally. That is Baldini’s role and we are very pleased with him.”

Encouraging as all this is, Mills accepts that Spurs will not be able to match Manchester United and Arsenal unless the club have a new stadium.

“It’s very difficult for us to keep pace with a United or an Arsenal who can bring in 60,000-plus when our capacity is 37,000. We don’t have the marketing and sponsorship of the Emirates or Old Trafford. We don’t generate their match-day income. A new stadium equals substantial additional revenues which will enable us to fund the quality of players we need to get to the Champions League. And being in that League will produce more money. That’s why the stadium is so important.”

Tottenham are planning a new ground at White Hart Lane but the search for revenue explains why they were prepared to migrate to east London.

Mills reveals the club’s controversial bid for the Olympic Stadium was because: “[Mayor] Boris Johnson and the Government were very keen for us to bid. We said, ‘Look, there’s no point in us bidding if you want a running track. We don’t think that’s a good enough experience for the fans. We’re happy to bid and provide a separate athletics’ legacy at Crystal Palace.’ But it was clear that the track was more important than we were led to believe. That’s history. We’re building our own stadium now.”

The new stadium can only go ahead when £350m funding is secured. To do that, the club need to sell the naming rights. “We don’t have that in place and that’s an integral part of the financing,” says Mills. “Once we get that, it’ll open up the rest of the funding.”

With Middle East organisations keen to attach their names to British sport, Levy has travelled to the region but all Mills is willing to says is: “There’s been some interest.”

Mills, whose business success includes the creation of Air Miles and Nectar cards, could prove crucial in securing finance. It is interesting that he is happier trying to make Spurs great again than managing English football.

“I was approached to see whether I’d be interested in putting my name forward [to take over from David Bernstein as FA chairman],” he reveals. “I turned it down straightaway.”

He also turned down an approach to take over from Sir David Richards as Premier League chairman. “Both jobs have their complexities,” he says. “I have other things going on in my life.”

But he is willing to give advice to Bernstein’s successor, Greg Dyke. “Growing great talent is something that has to be top priority for the new FA chairman,” he says. “It would certainly be my priority. Young talent is what inspires the next generation.”

But that will not happen overnight: “In order to get young talent, you need to grow the coaching talent, too. Producing great coaches will result in great players and that is a long-term project. You’re really talking about a generation

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...we-cant-force-him-to-play-for-us-8747976.html
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Sounds positive.
 
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Yiddo said:
Sounds positive.
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Mostly, yes, decent article and the Bale position is well summed up. Positive about other signings coming in though doesnt suggest that the financing for the stadium is remotely close
 
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Thought this might cheer a few people up. Well, apart from anyone working at SSN

"Jamie T @mynameisjamiet
Gareth did train today and he also took part in the players TV walk on filming for Sky Sports. Hence SSN not reporting more on him."
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