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REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:31 pm

Im on this Bellers wave as much as everybody else and Id love to see him at City, BUTTTTTTTT. I have a few niggling questions, Craig signed for Man City On 19 January 2009 on a 4 and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £14 million. He is on a reputed wage of £100,000+ weekly, it is totally impossible & out of the question of us even considering buying him. So if he dont make this 25man squad, would Man City let out such a high profile player out on loan, its the 3 and half years left on his contract which bothers me most as Im sure Man City would rather sell him to recoup their investment.

Even if this fella did pay £40k pw which I understand was a similar deal under the Fowler contract, that still leaves £60k+. I understand that Craig has stated he would be happy to take a cut to come home to Cardiff and that Man City would pay so much. The other question is, is there a get out clause in his contract where-as he can walk away from Man City compo free....?

Craig coming to Cardiff is so surreal and hard to get my head around it, saying that someone once told me that Robbie Fowler & Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was joining Cardiff City and that we'd be in a F.A. Cup final.

Football, "its a funny old game".

Re: REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:32 pm

But dont forget Ridsdale got us to that cup final and hes no longer here so that screws up the Bellers deal......

Re: REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:36 pm

Gareth (Wilts) wrote:But dont forget Ridsdale got us to that cup final and hes no longer here so that screws up the Bellers deal......


Who knows, TG may help fund something like this?
Bellers takes a pay cut, Man C pay some of the wage, £40k plus from the unknown businessman and the rest from TG.
Added gate recipts and shirt sales would also help.

WHO KNOWS EH? :D

Re: REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:40 pm

Uncle Fester wrote:
Gareth (Wilts) wrote:But dont forget Ridsdale got us to that cup final and hes no longer here so that screws up the Bellers deal......


Who knows, TG may help fund something like this?
Bellers takes a pay cut, Man C pay some of the wage, £40k plus from the unknown businessman and the rest from TG.
Added gate recipts and shirt sales would also help.

WHO KNOWS EH? :D



I think this secret businessman is Bellamy himself in some way

Re: REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:47 pm

If Bellers does not figure in Mancini's squad of 25, then he could quite feasibly ask for his contract to be mutually terminated. Man City would then save on the wages they'd have to pay him over the next 3.5 years. Man City being so affluent, and in the knowledge that at the end of that contract, Bellamy would be 34 and practically worthless to them or anyone else, would quite likely go for that.

Re: REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:50 pm

Taffy in London wrote:If Bellers does not figure in Mancini's squad of 25, then he could quite feasibly ask for his contract to be mutually terminated. Man City would then save on the wages they'd have to pay him over the next 3.5 years. Man City being so affluent, and in the knowledge that at the end of that contract, Bellamy would be 34 and practically worthless to them or anyone else, would quite likely go for that.


I love your avatar picture!! corrrrrrrrrr!!!! :P

Re: REALITY JUST HIT ME----- CRAIG BELLAMY

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:51 pm

Blazing Saddles wrote:
Taffy in London wrote:If Bellers does not figure in Mancini's squad of 25, then he could quite feasibly ask for his contract to be mutually terminated. Man City would then save on the wages they'd have to pay him over the next 3.5 years. Man City being so affluent, and in the knowledge that at the end of that contract, Bellamy would be 34 and practically worthless to them or anyone else, would quite likely go for that.


I love your avatar picture!! corrrrrrrrrr!!!! :P



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