Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires

[Tegan_Jovanka]

If this does happen, it'll be torture to not be able to go and watch him.

 

[Young Nasty Man]

Levy clearly needed to solve our HG quota.

(this is meant to be a joke)

 

[C0YS]

Hurry up Bale and sign!

I already missing my generic alphabet W as my avatar

Mate, it's going to take a while. There is just so much stuff that needs doing, the board are likely having a long drawn out meeting right at this moment brainstorming ideas for the announcement video. This information then needs to get approval from Jose before negotiations on the content of the video can begin with Bale, hopefully we can come to an agreement on the announcement some time in the next few days.

I think fans generally have no comprehension of how hard it is to physically do a transfer announcement.

 

[mattylad77]

First time on this delightful forum for over 5 years. What have I missed?

 

[ClintEastwould]

Love that the Manchester evening news are saying "United make right decision not to sign Bale" despite them yesterday offering to better any deal we offer him.

They were told in no uncertain terms he wasn't interested.

United in the mud

 

[Amo]

Mate, it's going to take a while. There is just so much stuff that needs doing, the board are likely having a long drawn out meeting right at this moment brainstorming ideas for the announcement video. This information then needs to get approval from Jose before negotiations can begin with Bale, hopefully we can come to an agreement on the announcement some time in the next few days.

I think fans generally have no comprehension of how hard it is to physically do a transfer announcement.

I sincerely doubt negotiations with Bale are contingent on board ratification of announcement video styles on twitter and Mourinho's veto over them. But then again I'm very naive.

 

[freeeki]

I long for the era when announcement videos weren't a thing

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

Love that the Manchester evening news are saying "United make right decision not to sign Bale" despite them yesterday offering to better any deal we offer him.

They were told in no uncertain terms he wasn't interested.

Love it.

Coys.

 

[George94]

Biggest shame for me is he won't be able to make his debut in front of 60k at the new stadium. That would have been something else when he walked out for the first time there.

This really is a massive shame - stadium atmosphere would have been electric and he would feed off absolutely last drop of it.

 

[SpartanSpur]

I long for the era when announcement videos weren't a thing

Hopefully Madrid will jump the gun with a 'communicado official' and stop us from dragging it out longer than necessary.

 

[Guntz]

I know it really shouldn't get to me but I do really hate this media narrative against us.

How can signing Bale on a 1-year loan deal with £250k a week wages be such a massive risk? However, Arsenal who just gave Aubameyeng a 3-year deal on the same wages, have done extremely well? I think a lot of people are forgetting that Bale is YOUNGER and a 4x champions league winner. He can also win games on his own, Aubamayeng can't do that.

I know which one I would rather have....can't wait for us to make them eat their words.

 

[Rosco1984]

The announcement is simple a picture of Gareth sprinting arms out wide in the new kit on the same screen in times square as he was on when he left us...… with the words he was born to play for Spurs.

 

[King of Otters]

I long for the era when announcement videos weren't a thing

Mainly, I agree, but I can't wait for this one personally. I quite like the idea of him casually strolling through the training ground, wheeling his golf bag behind him.

 

[Tucker]

For his announcement video, I will accept nothing less than a full male voice choir singing “he was born to play for Spurs” on one of the training pitches while Bale chips golf balls into a bucket.

 

[luRRka]

So intrigued if it’s the loan or no fee permanent deal. Loan is great financially, but the permanent would allow us to loan in someone else, which could be huge for the striker situation...

I thought it was only a limit on loans from other premier League teams?

 

[Hakkz]

The announcement is simple a picture of Gareth sprinting arms out wide in the new kit on the same screen in times square as he was on when he left us...… with the words he was born to play for Spurs.

He was born to play for Spurs (with a few years at Real Madrid in between)!

 

[Erm33]

I'm awake! And it looks like it's almost party time?

 

[C0YS]

I sincerely doubt negotiations with Bale are contingent on board ratification of announcement video styles on twitter and Mourinho's veto over them. But then again I'm very naive.

It was a joke

I even quoted Levy word for word on the difficulties in doing transfers.

 

[Rosco1984]

we will very soon have two players who seem to score every single time they step on the pitch against the scum.... cant blame them if they get a bit salty.

 

[cjsimba]

First time on this delightful forum for over 5 years. What have I missed?

You've got a few pages to catch up on. And I don't mean just this thread. Start from September 16th 2015 and let us know when you've caught up.