Be wary of greeks baring gifts

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Normally i do not worry to much about who the club sign because as a supporter i cheer the players on the pitch in the Claret&Blue Shirt as i want us to win and they are our men.

The latest on a certain Mr Lingard is he will sign for us if we match the alleged offer of Notts Forest for me and i expect many that is a red flag and our club needs to stand firm wish the player well and move on because he is clearly motivated by money more than playing which is sad as he is already a very rich young man.If this proves to be some kind of bluff to try and get more money and it does not work and the player then decides well alright i will sign for you this has to be met with a short sharp know you had your chance we have other irons in the fire purely because if you buckle to one mans demands how long before players already here are knocking on the door asking for more?

Do not try to be like the super clubs and keep up with the Joneses we never could in the past.A well run club can mix it with those others Leicester did we have look at Brighton and where they finished let the super rich have the playboy superstars because for every Ronaldo there is a Pogba/Fernandes/Aubamayang/Lukaku.

So lets be true to our roots yes if we can pluck a gem because the bigboys think the players rubbish all well and good but let us be realistic in our targets and with our budget as we nearly lost our club a few years back and that is more important to me than paying any one player over the odds.

it is rather grubby

That someone already super rich chooses money over playing,and like you say we should just walk away if it all goes south for him that is his fault and maybe teach him a lesson.

The modern day sportsmen HG.

The modern day sportsmen HG. Take a look at the golfers defecting to the LIV tour. Cash and nothing else matters

Well said Oldtime,you are so

Well said Oldtime,you are so right,its disgusting the way the game has gone,and Lingard is a product of it,and as you say he is already a very rich young man,and the flow of money has come so easy to him,where we have slogged for all we have,but sorry to say it has produced greedy arrogant uncompassionate people.

Spot on!

Greedy feckers! The main man Billy Bonds every season,called to the office " How much do you want Bill?" "Pay me whatever,all I'm bothered about is playing for Westham!!" Legend...