http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30631066
Mauro Zarate supposedly going to QPR on loan
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30631066
Mauro Zarate supposedly going to QPR on loan
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Does anyone doubt that if TFC can sell Defoe, in order to facilitate another big signing, and therefore a new marketing campaign, they will?
I kind of get the sense that their marketing budget might be like the Argos this year. Scaled back. Where it exists I think it might be focused on the newness of the stadium to try to get bumps in attendance. "Come out and Experience the new…" sort of campaign.Originally Posted by cmonyoureds
They spent a lot last year on a player campaign early on with limited return on TV and in terms of actual fans at the game over the course of the season. I'd wager that the budget setters are a little more cautious this time around.
A few too many large ads in newspapers to indicate MLSE is cutting back huge on the budget just yet.
FWIW
Bez on Defoe move.
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/31...oney-for-defoe
Hull have thrown their hat into the ring for Defoe
Richard Sutcliffe @RSootyYPSport · 40m40 minutes ago
Bruce on Defoe: "Whether we can do it financially is a problem. But if he's available, which I believe he is, then we’d love to do something
So another situation where a reporter asked someone directly who hasn't talked to anyone and have made no pushes at all, and isn't even 100% sure if he is available to trade. But UK reports love milking that teet.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...premier-league
Telegraph reporting as well...
Love to hear his supporters now, sorry but I can't believe people tried to defend him.
Hmm.....source is likely his agent.
Good. Sooner the better.
The Telegraph are reporting that he has been offered to Liverpool on loan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...er-window.html
"It's a Bloody long flight home" for Defoe, bye bye !!
http://app.caughtoffside.com/?referr...offside-661304
So once again a bunch of rumours that people may have offers?
They may be true.. they may be speculation by media that hates he is in Canada.
QPR are graciously offering to take Defoe on loan, if TFC will eat half his salary.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...gulations.html
Best part: one of the commenters calls TFC "Yetihad City"....... bwahaha
Last edited by ensco; 01-06-2015 at 08:29 AM.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Don't place any stock in the daily mail. It's fiction.
My read of that is they'll pay 45K on loan.
I will be calling the Leiweke interregnum the Yetihad City era forevermore.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
i think he was referring to Man City as Yetihad....
Still got Defoe for another 3 years. Why would we want to take a hit on him? He wants out. I say keep him unless the right offer comes along. IF we take a hit on him or keep part of his salary on the books then I think Bez should go as well.
Looks like Swansea are going to have a spot open and 25mil burning a hole in their pocket...
MLSE should keep him on and send him to the community refurbishments and kids camps so he can remember why he started playing-to rejoice in the glory of the beautiful game...somewhere along the way Peter Pan grew up and it all got lost in the shuffle...kinda feel for him ... feelings gone now ... Season 9 awaits
Swansea always have a Bony, Michu, etc lined up to make money off of. Defoe isn't the kind of player they'll buy. It'll be some no name guy that ends up kicking ass.
All part of the negotiation. "we only want a loan" is the reverse of the "he's not for sale" that usually seems to precede the sale of a player....
@IAmJermainDefoe Just touched down in the UK from south of France, was training with my fitness guy feeling stronger than ever! #Ready
6:25 AM - 6 Jan 2015
#ReadyToPlayWhere?
What does @IAmJermainDefoesMom say, though?
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
Roy Keane
Zarate completed his loan move to QPR. Assume that rules them out of the Defoe sweepstakes, such that they are.
Last edited by Canary10; 01-06-2015 at 04:04 PM.
I have definitely heard the Man City stadium called that on a cold night.
But I am adopting "Yetihad City" for us. I love the double entendre.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I am more in line with this type of thinking. If the deal doesn't make sense for us to do then don't do it. Loaning Defoe out is not a solution. Either we transfer him out reasonably or we use him. He is under contract and made the commitment. Granted it appears he is not happy here but if the move isn't right I don't think we make the move just to appease Defoe or his mother or whatever.
A healthy Defoe is still valuable to us and I don't think Defoe would want to practice with the reserves and not keep match fit if he creates a problem. Are we worried he will refuse to play or be a cancer? I think we have enough personalities (Bradley, Caldwell,ect) that wouldn't stand for it and don't think Defoe will get much sympathy on refusing to preform while getting paid 6 million a year. Just don't see it.
Never under estimate the ability of professional athletes (and their mothers) to feel entitled.
This is toronto after all. Next thing, we'll be reading about how TFC took away her parking spot at the practice facility out of spite
It doesn't work. Guys like this aren't effective and are a cancer in the room.
If TFC overplay their hand, they could wind up with Cesar. Julio Cesar came here for 5% of what he was making, after QPR spent a year trying to move him for something close to what they had paid for him. Cesar was sent home for most of the year, which he spent kicking the ball with his child in London parks.
We will loan Defoe for whatever we can recoup, if we can't sell him.
Last edited by ensco; 01-06-2015 at 08:02 PM.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I don't think we want a Tevez situation here like Man City had a few years ago. Although it could give us an avenue to void his contract if he doesn't want to play. I really don't understand him though, never let your family run your life when it comes to professional sports.
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