At least we’ve finally gone an end to this saga and we can hopefully move on. I’m disappointed for Wilf he didn’t get a top side (if he had to leave us). Upside is we probably all knew throwing £200k at Wilf on the reported 4 year deal probably doesn’t sit well. None the less he’s the best I’ve ever seen in the shirt. Legend

Now let’s throw some of that bag at Eze end Olise on longer terms, get a Wilf replacement and striker. If we are being greedy a lb + rb

Edited by MonsterMunch (23 Jul 2023 4.16pm)

He will feel homesick much more quickly if he criticises a referee there, gets a yellow for it, then applauds, gets red and realises who the anger of tens of thousands of fans is directed at. Or if he misses just one penalty there. Anyway, if it's true, good luck to him and thanks for all he has done for the club.

IF, this transfer is true, His champions league dream may not happen this coming season, Galatasaray have to play Zalgiris in a 2 legged qualifier 1st & he wont be registered in time for that as it is on Tuesday.

What i don't understand is WHY? Who is negotiating for him, it's not his agent, he is about to ditch them on the 31st or 29th of July, his new agent can't do anything until after then.

Why would he uproot his young family to move there(i wouldn't go there on hols)? As Graeme Souness found out long time ago, how erm 'partisan' it can be. Their reported deal of £8m, which equates to roughly(for the pedants among us), £153k per week, which to be fair is not that far above what we were paying him anyway.

Baffling.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

TBF Eagleman, and to be polite as possible, I don’t always put a lot of stock in the truth of stories coming out of Turkey. BBC and Ornstein reporting it is interesting though.

Quite frankly I don’t actually feel sore about it which is telling. If I wanted to be blunt I’d say he hasn’t taken anyone on in a couple of years, seems to have lost a lot of pace, doesn’t particularly want to be with us and we could do without the sideshow, I’m a bit sick of it if I weren’t already.

My main fear still is replacing him more so than losing him now.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

You don't have to be polite with me Nick, ive had plenty of grief off this site over the years incl an ex mod, anyway enough of that.

I agree with you(especially your last line), my post wasn't so much about his playing prowess, more to do with the fact i find it totally baffling as to WHY

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

Gotcha, no probs.

Just been told that it was Wilf's brother Herve that was doing the negotiating. How true that is & whether that is legal or not, i have no idea.

Edited by eagleman13 (23 Jul 2023 5.28pm)

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.