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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: bumble on March 10, 2011, 06:40:24 PM

Title: speaking of clubs spending beyond their means.......
Post by: bumble on March 10, 2011, 06:40:24 PM

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2011/03/10/french-village-team-make-offer-for-barcelonas-lionel-messi/ (http://www.caughtoffside.com/2011/03/10/french-village-team-make-offer-for-barcelonas-lionel-messi/)

Obviously they did it for a joke...but made me chuckle

Title: Re: speaking of clubs spending beyond their means.......
Post by: OldhamAlty on March 10, 2011, 06:43:55 PM

Suspended for it? Surely in principle anyone can bid for anyone?

Title: Re: speaking of clubs spending beyond their means.......
Post by: SW on March 10, 2011, 08:48:55 PM

My Geordie mate who incidentely is a care worker with no football experience beyond being a fan, applied for the manager's post at Newcastle Utd some years ago. Obviously tongue in cheek but he got a proper reply, politely written on headed paper which he now has framed in his hall.

Title: Re: speaking of clubs spending beyond their means.......
Post by: York Alty on March 10, 2011, 09:04:32 PM

Quote from: SlakaJ on March 10, 2011, 06:43:55 PM

Suspended for it? Surely in principle anyone can bid for anyone?

restraint of trade FOR THE CLUB?  Possibly breaks some major european legislation there.

Nice story though...