Gareth Bale

[RichC]

Bale went on strike!

Conveniently ignored that

[danperkins]

I think Tee was talking about the whole LFC dragged through the press scenario & how it Bales was pretty much kept in house

Spurs clearly knew Bale was going from early in the window & got all their business done in preparation... then sold Bale & didn't have to panic buy.

[RichC]

He still went on strike which is a ****ty thing to do.

[Tee]

I think Tee was talking about the whole LFC dragged through the press scenario & how it Bales was pretty much kept in house

Spurs clearly knew Bale was going from early in the window & got all their business done in preparation... then sold Bale & didn't have to panic buy.

He did not go on strike, that is utter tosh. Spurs were never ever going to risk that golden egg once they started to spend the transfer fee (that they had yet to receive).

[danperkins]

He still went on strike which is a ****ty thing to do.

No doubts it was "if he did", but the player himself kept his gob shut and the whole scenario was played out behind the scenes.. in comparison to the Suarez saga giving interviews,inviting press around to his house & the whole contract embarrassment. Never in doubt that Bale was not going to go to Real.. hence Spurs doing their business so early.

Absolutely zero comparison IMO & both clubs played a blinder with both scenarios

[Tee]

No doubts it was "if he did", but the player himself kept his gob shut and the whole scenario was played out behind the scenes.. in comparison to the Suarez saga giving interviews,inviting press around to his house & the whole contract embarrassment. Never in doubt that Bale was not going to go to Real.. hence Spurs doing their business so early.

Absolutely zero comparison IMO & both clubs played a blinder with both scenarios

[danperkins]

Spurs were always going to sell & IMO they were always in control of that transfer. Bale hardly uttered a word until the final days of the transfer & both clubs got exactly what they wanted.

Zero comparison with Suarez saga.

[Chazza]

He did not go on strike, that is utter tosh. Spurs were never ever going to risk that golden egg once they started to spend the transfer fee (that they had yet to receive).

He didn't turn up for training for no reason and the club spoke about fining him so is that not a form of strike?

[RichC]

Exactly, both players in question haven't covered themselves in glory with their respective transfers one however has stayed and accepted it the other by all accounts made it clear he'd never play for spurs again and wouldn't come back to train or play for them.

[ChesterDave]

Tbf Bale did not utter a word until after he signed. Big difference right there.

I'm fairly sure he actually said before Suarez did how much of an honour it would be to play for a club like RM

[Tee]

Exactly, both players in question haven't covered themselves in glory with their respective transfers one however has stayed and accepted it the other by all accounts made it clear he'd never play for spurs again and wouldn't come back to train or play for them.

You make it sound so black and white. If we had a world record offer for Suarez you think he would have been here as late in the window as Bale was (still at Spurs)?

Bale was always a goner, the delays and complications were down to Levy and Madrid.

[Shaggy]

He told Spurs he wouldn't play in any games and failed to turn up to training three days running having previously agreed to train

[RichC]

I don't honestly know I think it would depend on the business we could do to replace him I.e. make sure we've got the player we want lined up and deal agreed before we let him go.

The sad fact these days in football is that there is very little loyalty left in the game and whomever they play for us just a job for them and they use all the tools they can to get what they want whether its a new contract or a move

[RichC]

He told Spurs he wouldn't play in any games and failed to turn up to training three days running having previously agreed to train

Model pro

[Tee]

I don't honestly know I think it would depend on the business we could do to replace him I.e. make sure we've got the player we want lined up and deal agreed before we let him go.

The sad fact these days in football is that there is very little loyalty left in the game and whomever they play for us just a job for them and they use all the tools they can to get what they want whether its a new contract or a move