Tom Ince

[Alex]

His isn't wrong. But that does directly contradict those stories from a week back about Paul Ince trying to force the move.

Everything is bollocks.

[Fivex]

Everything is bollocks.

[Fredo]

He's another wimp.

[Rich]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/...ce=twitterfeed

Bull**** headline, Ince sr doesn't say in those quotes that his son should reject Liverpool. He says there's no point in joining us if we don't play him.

Very different things.

[Norbs]

I think we're in a stronger position than is being portrayed. If he goes elsewhere for £8m then we pocket £2.8m to spend elsewhere. If the only deal matched is the £6m we're offering then I think he'd choose us.

The one thing we definitely don't want to happen is the player running down his contract. At that point we're in the same boat as everyone else and will no longer get our cut. I'd presume that 35% is of any transfer fee and doesn't include any compensation for him moving for free under 24yrs old

[Camble]

The one thing we definitely don't want to happen is the player running down his contract. At that point we're in the same boat as everyone else and will no longer get our cut. I'd presume that 35% is of any transfer fee and doesn't include any compensation for him moving for free under 24yrs old

Exactly.
If BR sees him as an important squad player who can develop into a first teamer, then I'm all for it.

We shouldn't be waiting until the summer regardless of the contract extension.
If his contract gets extended then they'll probably demand a higher fee.
If they don't then a whole host of clubs will be in for him, he may get an offer of guaranteed first team football elsewhere lower down the league.

At the moment we can get him for 35% cheaper than anybody else, so we'd be silly to pass up the opportunity.


(That said if I were the manager I'd rather put the money towards an established winger)

[Vermilion]

Exactly.
If BR sees him as an important squad player who can develop into a first teamer, then I'm all for it.

We shouldn't be waiting until the summer regardless of the contract extension.
If his contract gets extended then they'll probably demand a higher fee.
If they don't then a whole host of clubs will be in for him, he may get an offer of guaranteed first team football elsewhere lower down the league.

At the moment we can get him for 35% cheaper than anybody else, so we'd be silly to pass up the opportunity.


(That said if I were the manager I'd rather put the money towards an established winger)

Can we though, or are they just adding on extra to what is a fair price, to account for the 35% they'd have to give us back ?

Maybe it's why we seem to be the only club talking to them about Ince, because the price is way too high without taking off the 35%, which other clubs can't do, so if we do it, really we'll be handing the 35% back for nothing, because no other club was going to pay that asking price ?

[Rich]

Can we though, or are they just adding on extra to what is a fair price, to account for the 35% they'd have to give us back ?

Maybe it's why we seem to be the only club talking to them about Ince, because the price is way too high without taking off the 35%, which other clubs can't do, so if we do it, really we'll be handing the 35% back for nothing, because no other club was going to pay that asking price ?

This so called discount is a sham.

Blackpool want £x, the price of Ince to us is £x + 35%

There is no discount.

[Alex]

Surly the price to anyone would be the price plus 35%? Why penalise just us, when they will lose the money to whoever?

[Tribute]

Surly the price to anyone would be the price plus 35%? Why penalise just us, when they will lose the money to whoever?

...because no-one else thinks he's worth actual price + 35%. We're the only ones who get him for market value due to the 35% disappearing in a puff of smoke.

[Neil Young]

Circular logic.

[Norbs]

This so called discount is a sham.

Blackpool want £x, the price of Ince to us is £x + 35%

There is no discount.

Not really though, because they have to pay that regardless of who buys him.

[Daffy Duck]

Where did this buy-back clause come from anyway, I thought he left us on a free transfer?

[Assassin]

Where did this buy-back clause come from anyway, I thought he left us on a free transfer?

You allttthhhough ttthhhhhought you ttthhhhaw a puttthhhytat

[Alex]

There was a tribunal to determine compensation. I guess it comes from that.