Bunnski Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 If we aren't paying a loan fee then I can see us paying his full wage, works out about £5m for the year. Sherwood really wanted him so it's not like we are doing Spurs a favour from our point of view in taking him and will have to pay a decent wedge either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I don't understand the argument about the proportion of wages we pay. We either pay 100% no fee, or a £2m fee and £3m worth of wages. There is no getting away from the fact Abe is going to cost uf £5m for better or worse. I, for one, am glad of this signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Paying a fee and all the wages on a player they are desperate to offload makes no sence what so ever. Adebayor is in the driving seat. If he has his mind set on reuniting with Sherwood he can pretty much just sit on his bum with his arms crossed and say no all the other offers that might come in. Spurs needs to get as much of his wages of their books as possible and are risking having a £100 K player on their hands that they have no intention of using (not even with the reservs). We just have to give them enough to make them feel it's a win/win deal. If Spurs has the need to feed the press that they are doing excellent business to get their fans onboard, it's fine with me. And I think it's fine with Fox, Sherwood et al aswell. As long as we get the deal we are pleased with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Pretty much everyone I have spoken to outside of the hallowed walls of Villa Talk and the bullshit factory that is social media, as in normal people, are genuinely excited at the prospect of Adebayor. My sister is completely psyched. Ex Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man City, still only 31. You can see why. Edited July 30, 2015 by dont_do_it_doug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 well yeah, it's hard to debate his track record. it's one helluva track record really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkyluke Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 The most decorated player to play for us for a long while! I for one hope he is here, and can see him making the most of it. So come on and announce it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 The most decorated player to play for us for a long while! I for one hope he is here, and can see him making the most of it. So come on and announce it! Pires? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Thomas Posted July 30, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2015 Jesus, this thread is full of accountants and bean counters….who really cares what the terms are, its not your money and Villa will only agree the terms if they can afford it and it makes sense. All I care about is what his does on the pitch in a Villa shirt, that’s it. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Jesus, this thread is full of accountants and bean counters….who really cares what the terms are, its not your money and Villa will only agree the terms if they can afford it and it makes sense. All I care about is what his does on the pitch in a Villa shirt, that’s it. under what has, until this transfer window, been a very, very, veeeeeery tight budget, forgive us for being a little bit bean-countery keeping Lerner's stitched pockets in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Seems to be taking a long time. Wouldn't it be nice if we were playing hardball with Levy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Seems to be taking a long time. Wouldn't it be nice if we were playing hardball with Levy. Surely that's the only thing holding this up. I can't see why else we wouldn't have announced it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 30, 2015 Just get it done... Now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Just spotted at the Man City training ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Pretty much everyone I have spoken to outside of the hallowed walls of Villa Talk and the bullshit factory that is social media, as in normal people, are genuinely excited at the prospect of Adebayor. My sister is completely psyched. Ex Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man City, still only 31. You can see why. I am more excited about gueye, amavi and veretout to be honest. In addition I think Gestede will be a better signing than Adebayor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 we will need his presence, for the younger more inexperienced players to play off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Why hasn't this been announced yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Why hasn't this been announced yet? They need to run a few test seasons on Championship Manager first, see how he pans out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Why hasn't this been announced yet? Triple announcement with Gestede and Veretout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl the Pearl Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Jesus, this thread is full of accountants and bean counters….who really cares what the terms are, its not your money and Villa will only agree the terms if they can afford it and it makes sense. All I care about is what his does on the pitch in a Villa shirt, that’s it. But then what would we all complain about? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Jesus, this thread is full of accountants and bean counters….who really cares what the terms are, its not your money and Villa will only agree the terms if they can afford it and it makes sense. All I care about is what his does on the pitch in a Villa shirt, that’s it. But then what would we all complain about? This sort of stuff?http://www.footballfan.zone/1/with-yet-another-move-on-the-cards-whats-eating-emmanuel-adebayor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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