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Jay Rodriguez - Signs on a 4 Year Deal

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SaintRichmond

SaintRichmond

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Suzanne Geldard at the Lancashire Telegraph has said that despite rumours that Rodriguez is on the south coast, she doesn't believe it to be the case. Still understands he's still on holiday in Mexico.

 

He's on the South Coast of Mexico

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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Just to bring this thread back to some kind of topic, I've been having a browse on Alan Nixon's twitter feed from today. Some quite revaling stuff.

 

The jist of it is that we will have a decision tomorrow, one way or another. Other clubs are in the background but won't move until our deal falls through, as they know they cannot match the financial offer we've made to Burnley.

 

Will be an interesting next 24 hours, and for what it's worth I don't believe Rodriguez is in Southampton. His agent will be doing all the talking, who is oddly, Ade Akinbyi

St Marco

St Marco

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Or alternatively, look at what Dave Whelan actually said.

 

Or alternatively read/listen to what he said prior to those back tracking comments

 

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/120516/exclusive-%E2%80%93-whelan-west-brom-and-villa-are-not-big-enough-martinez-172174

 

"There is talk of him going to West Brom and talk of him going to Aston Villa but I don’t think he will go anywhere like that. There is much, much bigger clubs than Aston Villa and West Brom about"

 

Naturally he is talking about the top teams i.e Man Utd,Man City,Chelsea,Spurs,Arsenal,Liverpool etc as the "bigger teams". So if Villa are not one of those teams then how many "big clubs" are there??

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The Kraken

The Kraken

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Or alternatively read/listen to what he said prior to those back tracking comments

 

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/120516/exclusive-%E2%80%93-whelan-west-brom-and-villa-are-not-big-enough-martinez-172174

 

"There is talk of him going to West Brom and talk of him going to Aston Villa but I don’t think he will go anywhere like that. There is much, much bigger clubs than Aston Villa and West Brom about"

 

Naturally he is talking about the top teams i.e Man Utd,Man City,Chelsea,Spurs,Arsenal,Liverpool etc as the "bigger teams". So if Villa are not one of those teams then how many "big clubs" are there??

 

"He has had some talks with Villa but he's not going to go there. Villa are a fantastic club with great fans, but I never thought they were big enough for him.

 

If Roberto is to go anywhere, it will be to one of the top clubs in Europe.''

lloydie

lloydie

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Bored with this.

 

Reckon he wont agree personal terms anyway.

 

Hopefully this a cover for NC's real transfer activity.

 

Zzzzzzzz....

The irony you finding something boring is well, very ironic.

If you find it boring just glance over the thread, find it boring, and then ignore it. Half the crap on here i dont care about, so i briefly look at it then go on to something that is more interesting to read. (porn, probably)

 

Anyway I digress, apart from you piping up to let people know you dont find a topic interesting, you also raise a point about jay rod not agreeing personal terms, ie: wages? Then say this is hopefully a cover for the REAL transfer activity?

 

...Those two points just dont add up.

 

Youre suggesting that in your 2nd point jay rodriguez isnt good enough for us... Whilst before that stating you think his wages will be an issue?! What player will with that logic be good enough for us, whilst having in your eyes reasonable terms in their contract?! (david connolly is going on a free i guess?)

The9

The9

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Zzzzzzzz....

The irony you finding something boring is well, very ironic.

If you find it boring just glance over the thread, find it boring, and then ignore it. Half the crap on here i dont care about, so i briefly look at it then go on to something that is more interesting to read. (porn, probably)

 

Anyway I digress, apart from you piping up to let people know you dont find a topic interesting, you also raise a point about jay rod not agreeing personal terms, ie: wages? Then say this is hopefully a cover for the REAL transfer activity?

 

...Those two points just dont add up.

 

Youre suggesting that in your 2nd point jay rodriguez isnt good enough for us... Whilst before that stating you think his wages will be an issue?! What player will with that logic be good enough for us, whilst having in your eyes reasonable terms in their contract?! (david connolly is going on a free i guess?)

 

David Connolly is not being retained, so has no contract after July 1st for us to be able to command a transfer fee for.

 

The rest of it... you may as well save your fingers the effort.

Crazy Diamond

Crazy Diamond

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Rodriguez is in Mexico I've just found him in the phone book.

 

Best contribution to this thread.

 

It's getting downright stupid, are we seriously now arguing over where in Mexico he is? Wait for the official confirmation either way for God's sake.

latter day saint

latter day saint

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Best contribution to this thread.

 

It's getting downright stupid, are we seriously now arguing over where in Mexico he is? Wait for the official confirmation either way for God's sake.

i agree.

all this waffling is tiresome! until it's on the OS, why speculate ?

Mexico is a fairly big country after all

trousers

trousers

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Well all I can say is that after 22 pages of this tripe he'd f*cking well better sign.

 

Almost half as many pages as the Charlie Austen thread then....

St Marco

St Marco

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"He has had some talks with Villa but he's not going to go there. Villa are a fantastic club with great fans, but I never thought they were big enough for him.

 

If Roberto is to go anywhere, it will be to one of the top clubs in Europe.''

 

So there you have it. Two different interviews with two different quotes. One saying they are "fantastic" and the other on talk sport radio saying that they are not big enough club for him to manage at. Which as I said above means he thinks Villa are not in the "Top bracket" of clubs in the league for him to manage at. Otherwise why would he mention that they are not big enough?

The question then becomes what bracket are they?

itchen_dan

itchen_dan

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You mean this?

 

dazbentleybfc: Once again, re Jay: Once there is something to report it will be announced @BurnleyOfficial

There is no club statement imminent.

 

?

 

Also, his flight lands tomorrow morning:

 

http://www.gatwickairport.com/?f=TrRMY/PuUgOu2gJuP1z6aUmH1PAnpgBb1hAecJUO+SL+cDw7pQvPDL4L6OsPq+NB

 

Good spot! Straight from Gatwick to Southampton to meet with agent and discuss the deal. He then says yes or no ready for medical to potentially take place next week.

 

Seems Nixon was right then about a decision needing to be made by tomorrow.night. Gives time to arrange medical for early next week and sign on Monday/Tuesday. Sounds good to me!

BlakeySFC

BlakeySFC

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Would he definitely be landing at Gatwick? He comes from the North West after all.

 

I don't know a lot about who goes what and where from/to when it comes to airports.

 

Just wondered.

 

He could be landing at Birmingham International, as there's a flight from Cancun landing tomorrow morning there too.

 

If what @reluctantnicko said on twitter is true about the whole situation being resolved tomorrow, then I can't see him not being in the country to conclude the deal, so maybe he'll fly in, do the medical, sign and then fly back to Cancun...it's possible.

Pilchards

Pilchards

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He could be landing at Birmingham International, as there's a flight from Cancun landing tomorrow morning there too.

 

If what @reluctantnicko said on twitter is true about the whole situation being resolved tomorrow, then I can't see him not being in the country to conclude the deal, so maybe he'll fly in, do the medical, sign and then fly back to Cancun...it's possible.

 

I expect his agent has already sorted out the deal with us and that we need JRod in for his medical and final signature before he can fly back to Mexico.

 

What's 48 hours away from your holiday when you can come back with a good 500k in your back pocket as players get a percentage of the transfer fee.

BlakeySFC

BlakeySFC

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I expect his agent has already sorted out the deal with us and that we need JRod in for his medical and final signature before he can fly back to Mexico.

 

What's 48 hours away from your holiday when you can come back with a good 500k in your back pocket as players get a percentage of the transfer fee.

 

Exactly

Faz

Faz

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I expect his agent has already sorted out the deal with us and that we need JRod in for his medical and final signature before he can fly back to Mexico.

 

What's 48 hours away from your holiday when you can come back with a good 500k in your back pocket as players get a percentage of the transfer fee.

 

What you're implying is that they have mobile phones in Mexico. Strange.

mulletsaint

mulletsaint

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Zzzzzzzz....

The irony you finding something boring is well, very ironic.

If you find it boring just glance over the thread, find it boring, and then ignore it. Half the crap on here i dont care about, so i briefly look at it then go on to something that is more interesting to read. (porn, probably)

 

Christ, give the guy a break!

 

I mean, success was so last season. That party finished like what, weeks ago? Get over it, we're obviously doomed to fail in the Premiership (that one's for you The9) now that Eden Hazard has chosen Chelsea over us. J Rod, who's he anyway? Spunking £7mil on him leaving no more than two brass farthings to rub together to strengthen the rest of the squad is just plain idiocy. A guy's allowed to get depressed whenever he wants, why wait until we've lost the first five games on the trot?

Tokyo-Saint

Tokyo-Saint

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We're in June! Theres no rush, he can enjoy his holiday and come back and complete the deal if he wants to sign.

 

This doesn't help those bored at work hoping the day will pass quicker with a bit of good saints news, does it?

PaulGilchrist_76

PaulGilchrist_76

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Saints don't normally buy players at this time of the season. Usually, it is a last minute panicky thing. I reckon this deal was done at the start of last season. We probably agreed to buy him and then allowed Burnley to retain him for one last season on order for us to clinch the deal. I think we can be pretty sure he is joining us.

rshephard3

rshephard3

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This doesn't help those bored at work hoping the day will pass quicker with a bit of good saints news, does it?

 

The nail just took a damn good whack on the head, my sentiments exactly!

The9

The9

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Christ, give the guy a break!

 

I mean, success was so last season. That party finished like what, weeks ago? Get over it, we're obviously doomed to fail in the Premiership (that one's for you The9) now that Eden Hazard has chosen Chelsea over us. J Rod, who's he anyway? Spunking £7mil on him leaving no more than two brass farthings to rub together to strengthen the rest of the squad is just plain idiocy. A guy's allowed to get depressed whenever he wants, why wait until we've lost the first five games on the trot?

 

It's nice to know people are now consciously aware they are using the wrong name for the League, so thanks!

 

Good appraisal of alpine's comments too.

The9

The9

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I won't believe it until Dave Whelan announces it on Sky Sports News.

 

After his efforts regarding Martinez, I won't believe it even then.

The9

The9

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We're in June! Theres no rush, he can enjoy his holiday and come back and complete the deal if he wants to sign.

 

That's the attitude that's going to cost us Sigurdsson.

 

That and him wanting to play for the club he was on loan at last season / possibly the manager he was with last season...

Give it to Ron

Give it to Ron

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I have a feeling this dealing is stalling, I hope we have kept up our interest in Hooper, just in case

 

Based on what Pat...he doesnt get back until Monday allegedly?

How can it stall if he hasn't even had a medical or even met him yet?

Bucks Saint

Bucks Saint

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I have a feeling this dealing is stalling, I hope we have kept up our interest in Hooper, just in case

 

I don't think it's stalling at all! The player is away - half the football world is on holiday at the moment, which is why so few signings get done in late May or early June.

 

As for Hooper, while I would like him to join, I suspect NA has given up on him. Hooper and his Dad (his agent) know full well we want him, have done so for months and have had plenty of chance to respond positively. They have not done so, so

that one looks dead

patred44

patred44

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Based on what Pat...he doesnt get back until Monday allegedly?

How can it stall if he hasn't even had a medical or even met him yet?

 

 

Just a feeling in my bones that he is waiting to see if there are other offers.

Paul Lambert, who is an admirer of Rodriquez is about to have a few million to spend on restoring Villa's fortunes.

Rodriquez knows this will be his biggest career decision, although he is on the other side of the Atlantic, he is not out of touch with what's going on.

He has not even commented that our bid interests him.

 

My worry is that we could be gazzumped, or the player himself rejects our offer.

 

Plan B, Hooper, may be gone if we wait too long

Appy

Appy

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Just a feeling in my bones that he is waiting to see if there are other offers.

Paul Lambert, who is an admirer of Rodriquez is about to have a few million to spend on restoring Villa's fortunes.

Rodriquez knows this will be his biggest career decision, although he is on the other side of the Atlantic, he is not out of touch with what's going on.

He has not even commented that our bid interests him.

 

My worry is that we could be gazzumped, or the player himself rejects our offer.

 

Plan B, Hooper, may be gone if we wait too long

 

Your view has no substance if you continue to use a Q in his name.

Give it to Ron

Give it to Ron

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Just a feeling in my bones that he is waiting to see if there are other offers.

Paul Lambert, who is an admirer of Rodriquez is about to have a few million to spend on restoring Villa's fortunes.

Rodriquez knows this will be his biggest career decision, although he is on the other side of the Atlantic, he is not out of touch with what's going on.

He has not even commented that our bid interests him.

 

My worry is that we could be gazzumped, or the player himself rejects our offer.

 

Plan B, Hooper, may be gone if we wait too long

 

I think it more likely Lambert will go for Holt than Rodriguez especially as today he has told them he wants to leave as well.

H

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Your view has no substance if you continue to use a Q in his name.

 

That's been bugging me too ... thank Christ The9 hadn't noticed ;)

BlakeySFC

BlakeySFC

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Once again I'll point everyone back to @reluctantnicko's comments on twitter:

 

'No-one will match 6.5 million for him'

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trousers

trousers

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Once again I'll point everyone back to @reluctantnicko's comments on twitter:

 

'Noone will match 6.5 million for him'

 

Why would the lead singer of Herman's Hermits want to buy a footballer?

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