Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires

Hakkz · Sep 17, 2020

razzmaster said:
If our front 4 click then we could have something special.

Gareth
Alli
Sonny
Harry

Just need to work out a catchy acronym now

SHAG

Archibald&Crooks · Sep 17, 2020

Does the club charge more for a double digit number than a single one when they are printing up shirts?

PhezTHFC · Sep 17, 2020

Archibald&Crooks said:
Does the club charge more for a double digit number than a single one when they are printing up shirts?

Genuine answer yes they used to ? Bale will probably end up with 111

hellava_tough · Sep 17, 2020

morriss said:
Is anyone, who's as pessimistic as me, feels that a one-year loan is really bad for us?

Worst case scenario: Bale is as awesome as we all want him to be. Loan finishes, back to Madrid paying 600k a week. We say, we want him permanently!" They say, "see how good he is! You can have him for 600k p/w!" We say, "we can't afford that." Bale's agent says, "Thanks for shop windowing my client, he's going to Utd/City/PSG/Bayern etc. See ya!"

The only way the deal is a long-term benefit is that we have him to for two years, or that we have already negotiated the second year and that it's triggered in the summer if all goes well.

I don't want us to be a stepping stone for Bale to play for someone else, is basically what I'm saying.

If he fires us into the CL again and perhaps even helps us win a cup, 1 season loan is totally fine.

Would be sad to see him leave again, but it would certainly be mission accomplished!

Dirtysanchez6 · Sep 17, 2020

Wish they would just announce his number so we can all go and do the needful lol

Living Legend Colm G · Sep 17, 2020

Bale's loose..
Bale's loose..
Scores from angles so obtuse!

DJS · Sep 17, 2020

Archibald&Crooks said:
Does the club charge more for a double digit number than a single one when they are printing up shirts?

I have an idea they changed that to make it that more popular players cost more I.e. Son 7 would now be more expensive, unlike the glorious days of ‘Fox 7’ being one of the most cheapest options due to price back then being per letter and number.

Could be wrong though.

carpediem991 · Sep 17, 2020

Archibald&Crooks said:
Does the club charge more for a double digit number than a single one when they are printing up shirts?

I remember 10 years ago Lillywhites at Piccadilly did. 2 Pounds a letter, 4 Pounds a number. A Van der Vaart, Assou-Ekotto or Pavlyuchenko were not affordable there.

chrissivad · Sep 17, 2020

Could he wear 29, bit like Defoe with 18 cos he couldn't get the 9 shirt :LOL:

Nocando · Sep 17, 2020

Interesting article on Bale, although not sure of the date. Id be lying if I said I wasn'tconcerned about his injury record.

Real Decay: The Fall of Gareth Bale

The chronically injured €100m winger is at his lowest point since signing for Madrid in 2013. Ben Hayward asks where has it all gone wrong?

www.goal.com

Kingellesar · Sep 17, 2020

Bale and Lamela should have a mini golf tournament or something to decide who gets 11.

Think Bale will take 16

DJS · Sep 17, 2020

carpediem991 said:
I remember 10 years ago Lillywhites at Piccadilly did. 2 Pounds a letter, 4 Pounds a number. A Van der Vaart, Assou-Ekotto or Pavlyuchenko were not affordable there.

Van Hennegor of Hesselhink (sp) legendary name...

pedrodelawasp · Sep 17, 2020

George94 said:
Levy will probably prefer he wear a new number anyway, so people can't just wear their old Bale #11 shirts

So for that reason alone, I now think he'll wear #9

Get a marker pen and change the old ‘Bale 3’ jersey to a ‘Bale 9’ and job’s a good ‘un!

wishkah · Sep 17, 2020

chrissivad said:
Could he wear 29, bit like Defoe with 18 cos he couldn't get the 9 shirt

How did you get to 29? I always thought 18 was because it was 2x no.9s.

Bale trademarked the heart celebration with no.11 on it, or trademarked GB11. A bit like CR7 is a brand. That's why it might be in the contract but at the same time don't think you can change the numbers once the season is up and running.

cider spurs · Sep 17, 2020

Kingellesar said:
Bale and Lamela should have a mini golf tournament or something to decide who gets 11.

Think Bale will take 16

Nah. All that golf he's played, Bale gotta be playing off something better than 16. :whistle:

Crowedem · Sep 17, 2020

Anyone know if Bale will have to quarantine like us normal people? Or does he get a special arrangement as an elite athlete?

SheffieldAndy · Sep 17, 2020

wishkah said:
How did you get to 29? I always thought 18 was because it was 2x no.9s.

Bale trademarked the heart celebration with no.11 on it, or trademarked GB11. A bit like CR7 is a brand. That's why it might be in the contract but at the same time don't think you can change the numbers once the season is up and running.

I’d guess at 2+9 rather than multiplying it. Same works for Defoe’s number.

Kingellesar · Sep 17, 2020

cider spurs said:
Nah. All that golf he's played, Bale gotta be playing off something better than 16.

According to google, Kane has a better handicap than Bale?

Can imagine them two being very competitive together.

chrissivad · Sep 17, 2020

wishkah said:
How did you get to 29? I always thought 18 was because it was 2x no.9s.

Bale trademarked the heart celebration with no.11 on it, or trademarked GB11. A bit like CR7 is a brand. That's why it might be in the contract but at the same time don't think you can change the numbers once the season is up and running.

You could be right

1+8=9
2+9=11

I'm sure there was someone in Italy who had the + on their shirt...

PCozzie · Sep 17, 2020

wishkah said:
How did you get to 29? I always thought 18 was because it was 2x no.9s.

Bale trademarked the heart celebration with no.11 on it, or trademarked GB11. A bit like CR7 is a brand. That's why it might be in the contract but at the same time don't think you can change the numbers once the season is up and running.

1 + 8 = 9 for Defoe.

2 + 9 = 11 for Bale.

I imagine.

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