Fire Sale

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by NathWFC, Sep 11, 2020.

  1. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    Another tough day for the happy clappers.

    Only a Fessi shaped package could salvage this one.
     
  2. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    I think this is unfair. Don't you remember our last promotion team, most of those were a 'load of rubbish'.
     
  3. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    What do you call a loan fire sale?
     
  4. CaveManHornet

    CaveManHornet Reservist

    Sending Deulofeu to Udinese and selling Sarr screams nothing other than the Pozzo’s shutting shop with intent on leaving.
     
  5. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Or we are in deeper trouble than we think?
     
  6. CaveManHornet

    CaveManHornet Reservist

    Then surely, the worst thing they can risk is us not going back up to the Prem?

    Selling off our best assets is not going to help us financially in the long run.
     
  7. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    What are the sources for this, please?
    What are we getting for them?
     
  8. reids

    reids First Team

    What did the signings of Perica and Troost Ekoong scream?
     
  9. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

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  10. CaveManHornet

    CaveManHornet Reservist

    Screams that we're replacing our best players with a forward that doesn't score many goals and a center back that is marginally better than what we have already (and that's unproven).
     
  11. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    But why bother, if they're selling up? Surely they'd keep a saleable asset like Troost-Ekong at Udinese, drop the price for Sarr to get the deal done and put Hughes and Pedro up for sale?
     
  12. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    To be honest, we could sell most of the squad and given the clubs communication issues, we wouldn't even know. Bet we are left wondering if Deulofeu has left until some time in December when he finally runs out for Udinese.
     
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  13. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Are you saying Gino’s so incompetent he can’t even oversee a proper fire sale to facilitate a sell out?
     
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  14. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    Talking of fire sales - we bought Janmaat in the Geordies' one.
     
  15. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I'm not sure you significantly weaken club if you're looking to sell it? You want to keep it with decent assets and make it an attractive proposal to buyers surely?

    Be like trying to sell a car and then scratching it with the keys to attract buyers.
     
  16. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    Yes and got our fingers burnt!
     
  17. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    where is Janmaat? How much longer is he injured for?
     
  18. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I could be wrong, but is he stood in the tunnel on Ben Foster's YouTube thing? Swear they high five after the game in the footage...
     
  19. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    I think he has probably been injured longer than he has been available, if not it certainly seems like it!
     
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  20. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    so he still has working hands....well that’s a positive! right old sick note!
     
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  21. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Nah. He shattered into a thousand pieces. RIP.
     
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  22. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    ahhh so that’s why will Hughes was there, Gino was fetching the glue to get will to put janmaat back together again. will loves his puzzles.
     
  23. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Sounds like he's done enough to earn a new deal.
     
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  24. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    High fiving is basically a gang sign around our place to indicate to others in the know that you’ve managed to score a new five year contract from the dealer and more are available.
     
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  25. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    I wonder how much we still have in terms of expense in wages given Capoue , Gray and Deeney haven't gone so far ..

    They aren't exactly on peanuts.

    I presume Udinese are paying GD wages ?
     
  26. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Unless they are ones who have relegation clauses? We were ‘told’ by Leventhal that about 80% of the squad had them - at least I think that’s the percentage he gave.
     
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  27. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Leventhal makes it up as he goes. Like LouOrns without the delete button.
     
  28. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    So that means somewhere between 0% and 100% of the squad, then.
     
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  29. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    He's also said in an Athletic article that few were actually on relegation clauses, I'm fairly certain - I'll see if I can find it.
     
  30. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

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    There we go, didn't take too long.
     
  31. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Nah, we will be picking up GD's wages. There's no way that we can expect them to stop suckling at our breast just because we are broke.
     
  32. PotGuy

    PotGuy Forum Fetishist

    I guess you can only have a fire sale if you have fire. What we have are more like piss soaked embers.

    So far we have mostly given our pi ssy embers away, or just moved some of it to a different bit of the garden

    I'm never going to let the pozzos run my garage sale
     
  33. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    On a dark day for the club, a genuine lol from me here.
     
  34. IRB

    IRB THe artist formally know as ImRonBurgundy?

    53 minutes until fanbase meltdown

    COGs in the mud
     
  35. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    I doubt they can afford all of GD's wages. Players tend to be on less in Italy. Why I think it's a bad deal for us.
     

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