Utd are in a no win situation here. None of us want him to leave, ESPECIALLY to Celtic. But he's stated he wants to go. Absolutely zilch Utd can dae aboot that, nothing at all.

He's going. Get used to the idea that he'll probably be playing against us soon.

The one thing that Utd can do to soften the blow for the fans is to spend some money on a big signing or 2. Failure to put money back in to the playing squad, and I mean decent proven players, will result another meltdown.

Let's see how serious the club is.

huntedbyafreak wrote:

Silver wrote:

Utd are in a no win situation here. None of us want him to leave, ESPECIALLY to Celtic. But he's stated he wants to go. Absolutely zilch Utd can dae aboot that, nothing at all.

He's going. Get used to the idea that he'll probably be playing against us soon.

The one thing that Utd can do to soften the blow for the fans is to spend some money on a big signing or 2. Failure to put money back in to the playing squad, and I mean decent proven players, will result another meltdown.

Let's see how serious the club is.

 
Spot on

 
Nail on the napper! If we dinny sign someone wha we've heard of and we get pumped the first few games it's gonna be a shitstorm

blackandtangerine wrote:

St Obswell wrote:

Why are United attracting so much interest in our players, maybe the Club are doing something right maybe in a few years we will look back and say it was a sensible way forward whilst others around us were going down the same old route of knee jerk spending, maybe I'm wrong but i don't mind when a man is looking at my girl

To sell a player here and there is fine. To potentially sell 6 of our better players within a year is ridiculous.
 

I don't think anyone would want to lose that number in a short period of time.

It begs the question though, which of those (Gauld, Robertson, GMS, Armstrong and Ciftci) would you have knocked back?

LAO, yes happy days off the pitch. on It not so.

I think the chairman has already said he won't be selling to Celtic. I welcome it, but it's an interesting route to go down. Like you say, if Celtic and Wigan are Ciftci's only choices, how do you sell that to him?

I think the club will get other offers for him however. We'll just have to hope one of them is good enough to turn Ciftci's head away from Glasgow.

The Ajax rumour isn't going away...

lifesanocean wrote:

Lets face it, even if we do manage to sqeeze a million out of Celtic and he goes there (which looks inevitable); none of the money left over after Ciftci, agents, the taxman and JMAC and his cronies take their cut (say half a million left at a push) will be reinvested in the team.  What is left over will be paid to the soft loanees.

This is seemingly what happened when Fran and Anna left even though the soft loanees said there was no need to give them a big wedge since the deal included a repayment plan over a number of years.  However, Thompson is obsessed with clearing the debt as quickly as possible. Probably so the club looks more attractive to potential buyers. 

What is the point of paying off your mortgage if you can't put food on the table?

Happy days.

 
Not so sure reducing the debt is to do with selling.

The club is currently loss making  excluding exceptionals (ie transfers) so what happens if, come payment time, we've not got any syllable playing assets?

Better to reduce the loan now rather than wonder where we're gonna get £369,250 on 6th February 2016.

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posted on mad saying 2nd bif from celtic rejected in excess of £1million.

how true that is i dont know just sharing

Sidney wrote:

bowers wrote:

posted on mad saying 2nd bif from celtic rejected in excess of £1million.

how true that is i dont know just sharing

Daily record mate
Also says celtics offer still short of wigans offer that topped 1-5m
 

 

Ah is it yeah had just seen it on mad the posted hadnt said what the source was.

Assuming the 1.5m was inc add ons.

Sidney wrote:

bowers wrote:

Sidney wrote:

Daily record mate
Also says celtics offer still short of wigans offer that topped 1-5m
 

 

Ah is it yeah had just seen it on mad the posted hadnt said what the source was.

Assuming the 1.5m was inc add ons.

 He has knocked a second bid from Wigan back also, wonder where he wants to go ?

 
Celtic

Sieb22 wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33378531

Here it is from the BBC, Nadir knocks back Wigan.

and the second


 https://twitter.com/charlesp_sky/status/616881188624551936

If Ajax are in anyway interested I hope they reveal their hand very quickly as it's seeming depressingly likely he's Parkhead bound.

bowers wrote:

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-united/dundee-united-manager-won-t-be-splashing-the-cash-even-if-nadir-ciftci-goes-1.887893

 
Just posted that on Twitter.

That is despite him saying on Arabzone 5/6 weeks to Joe Rice that he was looking to strengthen and had 'areas he wanted to strengthen' or words to that effect.

He also said in the Daily Record dated May 25th he wanted the squad to come back 'stronger' and that Nadir Ciftci was influential to the success of the team and the club'.

Now even probably minus him,Fojut,Rado and Butcher he's happy to go with the squad.

I have no trust in the man.He seems to contradict himself constantly and has no real plan for taking us forward.

"winging it" I believe is the term.