Too much wages for a squad player, and not a character who is conducive to a successful team ethic when out of the team. Get rid, if we can, and get in someone young, hungry and desperate to score and win.
I agree with fluffy bunny. I could have clicked the little icon thingy and rated it as such, but then I would have denied myself the opportunity of letting you all know Mrs TSH's pet name for him.
One man has left.
Unfortunately after yesterday's events I've decided to stop posting. The speed and veracity with which four key strokes (two in particular) set alight the emotions of many is not something I suppose I ever truly thought out when I decided to do this. It was indeed a strange experience to see my every single post dissected, all of my info posted in a lump sum on other forums for all to see, people talking about me on Twitter - everything. I really didn't expect it, nor do I want anything to do with it. I naively thought that I could post in relative anonymity, and after yesterday I don't feel that at all. I must also take into account the anonymity of the several sources whom have passed their info along to me.
I've also realized that it is not my place to get in the way of potential business transactions, whatever form they might take. In an increasingly globalized world, such transactions can falter or change at the drop of a hat, and for me to have any hand in these changes is not something I want to be a part of. It could come back to hurt the club that I love so dearly, and that is not worth this at all.
I apologize profusely for not being able to provide more information on the subject of Bale yesterday. Given the far-reaching impact that a simple emoticon had on yesterday's proceedings, I do hope you can understand my fear of posting any more than that. At the same time, I completely accept that posting a simple emoticon was the wrong thing to do, for many reasons. My information has been "bang on the money" (POTL), and for me to post something negative - something that could be interpreted in so many different ways - on such a sensitive topic was stupid. For that I, again, apologize.
Let it be known that I have not been found out, nor have any of my sources been compromised, but am choosing to do so before anything bad happens, be it to me, my sources, a transaction that would benefit the club, or any other transaction (bar el roedor to L'Arse) for that matter. I also was never out to "take the piss", nor did I "rapidly succumb to the disease of egotism that plagues almost all ITKs upon the receipt of a little boy-band level adulation..." (Hitch, SC, Gareth Bale, P.53) Me leaving after having received such attention would hint to that being almost the complete opposite, although I won't say I didn't enjoy the warm thanks so many extended on this great forum. A great forum that, while perhaps may be a little on the "boy-band central"(Hitch, same post) side of things, stands in stark contrast to the other TH forums, both in quality of content and quality of members. Good work Prof.
I will leave you with a tiny bit of the Bale information one of my sources passed along to me on Friday night: nothing has been decided, and everything is still up in the air, but it's not as peachy as was previously believed/indicated. Sorry to still be vague, but at least you're getting words this time. Hopefully POTL can come on and clue you in more, and if his info still goes against mine then I will be all the happier.
I am having my account deleted, but if I ever do decide to pass more information along, those on this forum (you know who you are) will make sure that you know it's from me. Cheers and here's to a good season - whatever happens. And a 'nana for RS.
BW
