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I wouldn't call 17m cut price. it's more than Henry and even with the age I know which one I would rather have

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I don't really rate him, thought he might work well with Ashton though but the price was obscene, I also think Defoe is the better finisher and it also means Robbie Keane is no longer first choice

Seems I am not the only one, not to disappointed

"I feel let down and disappointed. But it is time to move on."

However, Magnusson said he had been buoyed by the reaction from West Ham supporters in the wake of Bent's decision.

"In the aftermath of this I have been encouraged by the reaction of our supporters," said Magnusson.

"They appreciate the efforts we made and some of the feedback suggests they are less disappointed than I thought they might be.
"The view seems to be that perhaps this wasn't the best deal we could do at this stage."

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We aren't paying 17m... Spurs offered 13m compromised.. I should imagine its a lot closer to that figure as we steadfastly refused to pay anywhere near 17m, even to risk losing him to West Ham.

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serves me right for just skimming through the article and looking at the first figure :dunce:

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Real Madrid have sacked their manager - what an ideal opportunity for Wenger :)

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The rumour is, it's gonna be Getafe's Bernd Schuster. Schuster's recently been saying Beckham is too good for MLS

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So he still has a good record, wonder if any of the Premier Leagues managerless teams will take note.

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West Ham striker Carlos Tevez has turned down a move to Inter Milan after the Italian champions imposed a deadline for him to make a decision.

Joorabchian, though, insisted that the Hammers are in talks to keep the Argentina international but played down reports of a £115,000 per week being offered to convince him to stay. The Iranian businessman added:

"That is "absolutely not true". "He has not been offered that sum of money to stay, but it is true we are still talking and hope to come to some arrangement."

Look's like he might stay :tu:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...td/6251900.stm

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You got him

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ur/6252254.stm

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Anderson's £18m move from Porto to Manchester United could collapse as he does not have enough caps to satisfy work permit rules. (Mirror)

Thought procedures were already in place so deals like this could go through, not another slow news day at the Mirror sports desk :td:

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Indeed. Its a shame about the price though... But I suppose they are justified in ripping us off now.

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Why because he is an English player? I have never understood why the price doubles if you want to buy English, 16 million buys you Bent or Henry and we had the same last year, 8 million bought you Andrew Johnson or Eideur Gudjohnson, both no brainers really and people wonder why teams are full of foreign players

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I meant the "ripping us off" comment because of the high ticket prices and stuff. They do charge us but as this shows, they are spending the money too.

Never really though about British players costing more, but you have a point.

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isn't Andersson in the Copa America and getting caps at the moment ?

i've never understood this rule anyway as these footballers have guaranteed jobs and there for guaranteed wages and taxes for the government so I can't see the problem even if he has no caps and never will. particularly at his level where the wages are so high it will generate loads of taxes

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I believe its a standard employment law, to protect British workers, why have a non EU citizen doing the job no better than 'one of our own', there are procedures in place for football so clubs don't miss out on top players, the size of the transfer, his age and his reputation will count for a lot here, although it's worth noting Arsene Wenger tried to sign Ronaldiniho before he went to Barcelona, only to fail because of work permit regulations

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There's a link on the BBC about it know ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...td/6252368.stm

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He has got it on appeal :tu:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...td/6252368.stm

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I see, thought you meant Charlton ripping Spurs of as opposed to clubs fleecing fans, soz for the confusion, any idea how his transfer has gone down with your fans? He seems pretty average to me and hideously over priced