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its a good point, cant see what you are referring to at all ( ) but basically if a player wants out he will do anything to get it- disgruntled players make for a very poisonous dressing room, as do disgruntled fans.
Its player power, which ultimately will be upheld in any European Court.
Very different say for Stones, who can surely see that though the move maybe financially wonderful there are a lot of high money players whos career has stalled forever. In DeGeas case that just isnt going to happen even if he pitches up in a wig for the City Ladies team
officepest wrote:Dave de Gea signs new four-year deal, wtf?
I suppose he’ll still be off in the summer, but now Utd will receive a healthy transfer fee.
I guess if United bump his wages by £120k/w that will cost them £6m for one year - van Gaal can justify putting him back in the team after his characteristic loud-mouth bluster at the start of the season. Thanks to his mismanagement they were otherwise left with Valdes (won't play) and Romero (who he'd made it clear was second choice by trying to bring in Navas). They'll be able to re-coup £35-40m for him at the end of the season so makes sense for them. Just hope for his sake that he has got some sort of firm release clause because if he is relying on some sort of informal promise from van Gaal he's going to have a nasty surprise next summer.
Nice to see the media calling the foul on Shaw for what it was, no "he's not that type of (English) player" to defend with this horrific injury.
It was a fucking dreadful tackle - the bloke dived in out of control with his full bodyweight. It wasn't misfortune that meant Shaw broke his leg, it was just sheer weight of force.
But if that tackle was in a PL game and didn't result in an injury, I bet that those sheep on MOTD would sit on the sofa bleating on about how football is a contact sport etc just because he didn't have his studs up. Along with the obligatory "not a bad bone in his body" interview from sturdy British manager.
) but basically if a player wants out he will do anything to get it- disgruntled players make for a very poisonous dressing room, as do disgruntled fans. 
