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you'd like to hope our first offer was deliberately small because Thompson would like to play in the Champ and would therefore choose us over County.

or that 150k is too much for a squad player.

or... i'm clutching at straws

Posted By: Cossey Posse on July 17th 2008 at 12:38:05

Message Thread

Thompson offer rejected! (NCFC) - DICKY, Jul 17, 12:32:03
- Surely the player will know of our interest and hold out for an improved bid... (NCFC) - le_canari_parisien, Jul 17, 12:43:51
- ha ha ha ha. Financially outmuscled by Stockport County. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 17, 12:33:40
  - It'll all be kicking off on the Oinkun website (whoever typo'd that earlier, Brilliant!) (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 12:46:27
  - Glad you find it amusing (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:34:01
    - Its tragically hilarious (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jul 17, 12:35:45
      - How did we get Hoolahan if that's true though? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:36:06
        
        We valued him higher. I guess we don't agree with the valuation of Thompson (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:36:59
        
        ah I think he's finally got it everyone...have you understood too Tricky? (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:38:32
        
        What a nob you are, Brandy. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:41:20
        
        I'm not 100% pro the board at all - whenever have I said that (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:43:04
        
        *Stifles a snigger* (n/m) (NCFC) - The Judge, Jul 17, 12:49:05
        
        I refer you to your own outburst. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:47:12
        
        it's very rare for me to swear at people on here these days, apologies for that (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 13:46:59
        
        and breathe (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 17, 12:46:21
        
        Good use of swear words (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 12:45:53
        
        touche!!! (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:48:37
        
        No swear words there (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 12:50:06
        
        Vanilla coloured robin reliant 30,000 on the clock one careful owner (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:52:19
        
        Bloody hell Brandy, I was only joking above. Hence the laughing. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 17, 12:40:27
        
        I didn't know how to read that tone too be honest (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:41:36
        
        Yup. A bad start and it's going to be another miserable time, I agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 17, 12:44:01
        
        I think the daily gloom on here is at fever pitch (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:41:29
        
        Now we're getting somewhere, so we haven't technically lost out? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:37:47
        
        Have you and Brandy suddenly got hotlines to Roeder or something ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:41:57
        
        I'm just sick of everything to do with us being made out to be a shambles (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:43:11
        
        Jesus. Have been fairly positive actually. Doesn't mean I can have a moan about the (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:47:57
        
        Cos it's obvious we could out muscle stockport for him, really obvious (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:50:50
        
        Why is it obvious ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:54:31
        
        Man can't handle being wrong shocker (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 13:02:52
        
        nah.. if we want him we will be back (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jul 17, 12:38:40
- FFS. Getting beaten by Stockport (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:32:48
  - Do you really think that? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:35:34
    - They've accepted SC's bid and rejected ours. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 17, 12:38:25
      - Quite likely, he is a 'gamble' after all (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 12:42:31
    - It would seem to be there in black and white! (n/m) (NCFC) - The Judge, Jul 17, 12:38:20
    - Well, it is fairly clear on Linfield's press release (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:36:26
      - We just didn't want to pay as much as Stockport County. (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:37:26
        
        The player himself might have made his mind up as well (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:38:34
        
        Or the reverse may be true. (n/m) (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 17, 12:40:05
        
        Or even the reverse of that (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 17, 12:43:28
      - It's probably far from that actually (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 12:37:13
  - still time to put a bid in...obviously we've not offered enough up front (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:34:04
    - playing the game (NCFC) - Cossey Posse, Jul 17, 12:38:05
      - no, you've got it spot on - this is a normal football transfer in process (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:39:37
        
        *progress (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 12:39:49

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