I was getting served beer at games at 14-15 and making the most of it. Most memories are a blur after a balti pie and 3 pints in the west terrace.
I don't know how much truth there was in it as there was nothing in Richardson's recent interview when this was brought up to suggest we were being bankrolled, but I did hear at the time that we were never going to keep Robbie Keane. Inter were always going to buy him for an agreed £11m and they loaned us the money to get him (we only paid £6m I think) for the season as they wanted him to have top flight experience before he played for Inter. If true, then a great piece of business to get a guaranteed £5m profit and a top player for the season. However I didn't really believe it at the time and not sure I do in hindsight, but wondered if anyone else had heard similar?
I’ll ‘refresh’ your memory m8.
You did the same for Cédric Roussel
I don't know how much truth there was in it as there was nothing in Richardson's recent interview when this was brought up to suggest we were being bankrolled, but I did hear at the time that we were never going to keep Robbie Keane. Inter were always going to buy him for an agreed £11m and they loaned us the money to get him (we only paid £6m I think) for the season as they wanted him to have top flight experience before he played for Inter. If true, then a great piece of business to get a guaranteed £5m profit and a top player for the season. However I didn't really believe it at the time and not sure I do in hindsight, but wondered if anyone else had heard similar?
Over a mill on him!
My memory isn’t what it was, and I can’t find my copy of ‘Staying Up’, but wasn’t this all discussed in there? Think it was called the ‘racehorse scheme’ or suchlike, and involved a group of investors putting up money for players with the sole intention of moving them on for a profit. May be getting things mixed up, but I thought that was how we funded it. Don’t think it was explicitly stated that the Keane deal was pre-arranged, but could well have been.I don't know how much truth there was in it as there was nothing in Richardson's recent interview when this was brought up to suggest we were being bankrolled, but I did hear at the time that we were never going to keep Robbie Keane. Inter were always going to buy him for an agreed £11m and they loaned us the money to get him (we only paid £6m I think) for the season as they wanted him to have top flight experience before he played for Inter. If true, then a great piece of business to get a guaranteed £5m profit and a top player for the season. However I didn't really believe it at the time and not sure I do in hindsight, but wondered if anyone else had heard similar?
Normally no, but there was that time we persuaded Mustapha Hadji to sign for us instead of Marseille.
I was getting served beer at games at 14-15 and making the most of it.
No one likes a show off mate.
That Robert Jarni deal was one of the most dodgy things ever at the club. The fact he turned up to watch us get thrashed in preseason with his agent was interesting! I expect the agent only turned up to get his fee in used notes in a plastic bagYeah, and there was that time we persuaded Robert Jarni to sign for us instead of R.Madrid.
Oh, hang on....
That Robert Jarni deal was one of the most dodgy things ever at the club. The fact he turned up to watch us get thrashed in preseason with his agent was interesting! I expect the agent only turned up to get his fee in used notes in a plastic bag
Yeah, and there was that time we persuaded Robert Jarni to sign for us instead of R.Madrid.
Oh, hang on....
When we bought Keane it was big news at the time lovable Rodney Marsh said on Sky Sports that he would be sold to Leeds in 12 months, co-pundit Frank McLintock called Marsh an idiot basically, but as we know Keane did go to Leeds via InterI don't know how much truth there was in it as there was nothing in Richardson's recent interview when this was brought up to suggest we were being bankrolled, but I did hear at the time that we were never going to keep Robbie Keane. Inter were always going to buy him for an agreed £11m and they loaned us the money to get him (we only paid £6m I think) for the season as they wanted him to have top flight experience before he played for Inter. If true, then a great piece of business to get a guaranteed £5m profit and a top player for the season. However I didn't really believe it at the time and not sure I do in hindsight, but wondered if anyone else had heard similar?
You know how other clubs that fall into trouble, some on here say they deserve everything they get because fans lapped up the big money signings and didn't care where the money was coming from...?
Just me who's slightly worried how all this is being funded?
Just got back from trekking in Morocco - mentioned Hadji & Chippo to the guide and he was raving about them. Never heard of CCFC thoughNormally no, but there was that time we persuaded Mustapha Hadji to sign for us instead of Marseille.
Just got back from trekking in Morocco - mentioned Hadji & Chippo to the guide and he was raving about them. Never heard of CCFC thoughigeon:
Yeah he looked a great player then, he was ok for a little while tbfMisty watercolour memories m8
Guilty as charged. There wasn’t a fucker in HR that wasn’t singing ‘sign him up’ that night.
Yeah he looked a great player then, he was ok for a little while tbf
You’re over 15???I was getting served beer at games at 14-15 and making the most of it. Most memories are a blur after a balti pie and 3 pints in the west terrace.
Your mum had better hope so, son.
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