Guardian - George & David Hirst

[Lord Snooty]

Just now, Kameron said:

 

But he's not playing for Leicester or any other English club. 

 

 

 

 

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

12 minutes ago, Kameron said:

 

But he's not playing for Leicester or any other English club. 

 

...yet.

[Inspector Lestrade]

A sort of modern-day slavery thing. Sort of.

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

13 minutes ago, Kameron said:

 

But he's not playing for Leicester or any other English club. 

 

...yet.

 

Maybe you're right and this isn't a way to get him to Leicester City via the backdoor, though.

 

Maybe George Hirst really did fancy a move away from the Championship to the Belgian second tier.

 

Only time will tell, I suppose.

[Guest Kameron]

It's not Leicester fault we turned down a very reasonable offer at a time when contact talks were stalling.  Once out of contract Hirst was free to choose the best offer that came his way, that has nothing to do with SWFC.  He goes abroad SWFC get 150K, he stays in the UK and SWFC could receive 2.5 million maximum.  If he continues scoring at the rate he has done previously then he could quite easily end up elsewhere, if he flops Leicester won't be interested.  I don't get the bitterness or conspiracy, players come and go, we couldn't agree a deal so he left he won't be the first or the last.

[Lord Snooty]

 

The kid who robs the post office doesn't go straight in the boozer next door buying a drink for every swine and drawing massive attention to it.

[Inspector Lestrade]

Just now, Lord Snooty said:

 

The kid who robs the post office doesn't go straight in the boozer next door buying a drink for every swine and drawing massive attention to it.

 

Can tell your posh... How do think he buys his round?

[OxonOwl]

That aside he's not ready to be at Leicester yet. He needs to get back to playing games.

 

If he does well then in January he may be snapped up by Leicester and nothing we can do about it.

[stevenbrookseyowl]

1 hour ago, Watson said:

A sort of modern-day slavery thing. Sort of.

What a stupid thing to say

 

absolutely no comparison between modern day footballers and persons subject of modern slavery - footballers have the freedom to pick and choose what they want to do 

[Inspector Lestrade]

20 minutes ago, stevenbrookseyowl said:

What a stupid thing to say

 

absolutely no comparison between modern day footballers and persons subject of modern slavery - footballers have the freedom to pick and choose what they want to do 

 

Seriously? 

[stevenbrookseyowl]

Just now, Watson said:

 

Seriously? 

By posing this question you show you have absolutely no clue

 

footballers in the main are paid well have homes and good lifestyles and have the freedom to pick and choose where they go 

 

victims of modern slavery (carries a maximum term of life imprisonment for the offender) are poor vulnerable bullied and intimidated and have no choices and some are subjected to terrible crimes. They are often trafficked without their consent 

 

Cant think of two more lifestyles poles apart 

 

So yes .......seriously 

[steelowl]

2 hours ago, Lord Snooty said:

 

It's a loophole in that Leicester aren't paying what an English League Club should be paying under the governence in place for transfers of players between English League sides.

Which given the two clubs have the same ownership is pretty much a loophole.

One that will only be clarified if the lad "Moves" to Leicester in the next 18 months.

 

 

this isn't the first or second time said club has played loopholes in the system 

 

pathetic and they'll get away with 

 

[Inspector Lestrade]

Just now, stevenbrookseyowl said:

By posing this question you show you have absolutely no clue

 

footballers in the main are paid well have homes and good lifestyles and have the freedom to pick and choose where they go 

 

victims of modern slavery (carries a maximum term of life imprisonment for the offender) are poor vulnerable bullied and intimidated and have no choices and some are subjected to terrible crimes. They are often trafficked without their consent 

 

Cant think of two more lifestyles poles apart 

 

So yes .......seriously 

 

I was being flippant.  God help us. 

[stevenbrookseyowl]

Just now, Watson said:

 

I was being flippant.  God help us. 

Oh ok then ......have a nice day 

[Inspector Lestrade]

Just now, stevenbrookseyowl said:

Oh ok then ......have a nice day 

 

Good day to you as well sir 

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

1 hour ago, Kameron said:

It's not Leicester fault we turned down a very reasonable offer at a time when contact talks were stalling.  Once out of contract Hirst was free to choose the best offer that came his way, that has nothing to do with SWFC.  He goes abroad SWFC get 150K, he stays in the UK and SWFC could receive 2.5 million maximum.  If he continues scoring at the rate he has done previously then he could quite easily end up elsewhere, if he flops Leicester won't be interested.  I don't get the bitterness or conspiracy, players come and go, we couldn't agree a deal so he left he won't be the first or the last.

 

Do you have any theories as to why Premier League moneybags Leicester City, who were clearly interested enough in signing George Hirst to have made such a 'reasonable' offer only six months earlier, wouldn't have offered better terms than Belgian second tier side OH Leuven?

[Hookowl]

54 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said:

 

Do you have any theories as to why Premier League moneybags Leicester City, who were clearly interested enough in signing George Hirst to have made such a 'reasonable' offer only six months earlier, wouldn't have offered better terms than Belgian second tier side OH Leuven?

 

[Guest Kameron]

1 hour ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said:

 

Do you have any theories as to why Premier League moneybags Leicester City, who were clearly interested enough in signing George Hirst to have made such a 'reasonable' offer only six months earlier, wouldn't have offered better terms than Belgian second tier side OH Leuven?

 

I would imagine his wages will be no different considering who owns both clubs and also considering the fact he's ended up there for what will be a minimal fee.  I don't doubt for a minute he'll be Leicester bound if he does well, or somewhere bigger if he does extremely well.  The point I'm making Is that Leicester didn't set out to screw us over for the fee, the Leicester owners announced the buyout of OH Leuven in May 2017, at the end of August 2017 the press were reporting an improved offer of 2 million which was rejected by SWFC, had we accepted the offer we get a 2 million fee and hopefully some add on clauses built in, SWFC deemed the offer unacceptable.  If they had wanted to screw us over why put in the 2 million bid and risk it being accepted? 

[jomaco]

1 minute ago, Kameron said:

 

I would imagine his wages will be no different considering who owns both clubs and also considering the fact he's ended up there for what will be a minimal fee.  I don't doubt for a minute he'll be Leicester bound if he does well, or somewhere bigger if he does extremely well.  The point I'm making Is that Leicester didn't set out to screw us over for the fee, the Leicester owners announced the buyout of OH Leuven in May 2017, at the end of August 2017 the press were reporting an improved offer of 2 million which was rejected by SWFC, had we accepted the offer we get a 2 million fee and hopefully some add on clauses built in, SWFC deemed the offer unacceptable.  If they had wanted to screw us over why put in the 2 million bid and risk it being accepted? 

Perhaps we weren't happy with the offer or wanted him to stay, so we rejected it, I don't know how the club could know that Leicester had a plan in place (OH Leuven) in case of that? It's not like we forced them to use OH Leuven as a way to avoid paying a fee  > 2 mill, we just rejected a bid for our player

[sm9ai]

OK, so what are the odds of Leicester signing him in the January transfer window, us drawing Leicester in the FA Cup and then George getting a hat-trick against us?

Edited August 14, 2018 by sm9ai