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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: watto-drfc on June 22, 2010, 04:20:56 pm
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Burnley are in talks with Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp about a move to Turf Moor, skysports.com understands.
Sharp's future at United has been the subject of speculation for some time with the player spending all last season on loan at Doncaster.
Doncaster have expressed an interest in making Sharp's move permanent, but Burnley are hoping to beat their Championship rivals to the 24-year-old's signature.
Burnley are believed to have had a bid accepted for the former Scunthorpe man and Sharp is now locked in talks with the Clarets.
Turf Moor boss Brian Laws is keen to bolster his attacking options after losing Steven Fletcher to Wolves and sees Sharp, who he worked with during his time in charge of Scunthorpe, as a key addition to his rebuilding plans for next season.
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Didn't skysports news report weeks ago that Burnely had already signed Billy?
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john ryan just been on radio dee dah and said Burnley have made an offer for billy and he also mentioned there £17m parachute payment.
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And to counter that report from Sky JR is still optimistic we`ll get him, so if as some say Billy is not Motivated by money it`s a no brainer for him
John Ryan still optimistc (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/8754449.stm)
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To be fair to Sharp this is a very hard decision for him. He's done really well for us and know he can score goals with us. However he has been with laws before and scored loads with him and he will most probably be getting paid more if he goes to Burnley. I think the guarentee of first team football may make his decision.
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For Burnley (like it or not):
More cash
Better chance of Premiership footy due to cash.
Playing in front of bigger crowds.
Higher profile club so more chance of a big money transfer in future.
Their bid has been accepted by Blades.
Against Burnley:
Long commute.
Laws a flaky manager.
More competition for starting place.
Supporters not as devastatingly handsome.
Bill enjoyed being at Rovers.
Seems like it boils down to what WLS values in life.
Fingers crossed his new missus doesn't like the sound of Bill having a two hour commute every day.
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Even if Billy turns down a move to Burnley, let's not forget that Leeds are interested in signing him and if he is somebody who doesn't want to move away from his home in Sheffield, he could easily commute to Leeds up the M1.
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Snods Shinpad wrote:
Supporters not as devastatingly handsome.
:)
And there's also the fact that the IQ of a 1000 Burnley fans is considerably lower than any one Rovers fan !
Come on Billy !.... you know it makes sense !.
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in rovers favour....
sharp wants to play for drfc
sharp has built his own house in the sheffield area so do not
want to wander too far from that area
sharps wife will want billy with easy travel distance of new gaff
you can bet your last dollar that john ryan and sharp have been in touch
with each other week in week out since the season finished
rovers have put a offical bid on the table
at rovers sharp WILL get first team football
as a blade fan through and through its in his blood to dislike leeds
against rovers.....
not promotion/play off material as of yet
wage policy
not a glamour club
pulling power
the fact that nobody from sharps camp has said where he is going states
the obvious that rovers are still within a good shout.
could well go down to the wire this one
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Sorry if I am being thick here - our bid has been turned down where Burnley's been accepted ? That the first hurdle we fell at ...eh??
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Norfolk N Chance wrote:
Sorry if I am being thick here - our bid has been turned down where Burnley's been accepted ? That the first hurdle we fell at ...eh??
You never thought that Sheff UTD have moved the goal posts with regards to transfer fee?
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I know mate but their has been accepted so they have got to first base where we have not?
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just because burnley bid was accepted by the blades it does not
mean that sharp has to go to burnley
he can pick any club that put bids in even to extent if one club has deemed
to have the lower bid
like i said 'sharp does not want to play for burnley'
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Sorry but to discuss contracts with the players you need authorisation in the form of a bid being accepted?
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but ROK said that we had a bid on the table so the implication is that it is an improved bid
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JR Interview (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p008cjhr/Dean_Pepall_22_06_2010/)
Forward to 1:47:30
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He'd be daft to sign for Burnley. I think they will struggle this season. Laws is inept. Plus Burnley is an utter shite hole. I should know - I worked and lodged there for 18 months. Horrible f**king place.
Leeds - glamour club arguably but it really would go against everything Billy believes in, being a Sheff lad through and through.
He can either be a big fish in a smaller but growing pond or a smaller fish in a slightly larger pond (in Burnley's case) or in a stinking foul pond that's seen better days and need some judicious weeding... in Leeds' case.
I don't think he would be first choice at either Leeds or Burnley.
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I heard from a reliable source last night that Billy as already told his old mate Ryan Cresswell (Rotherham Utd) that he is signing for Burnley. :(
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To be honest I won't belive any thing anyone here says about where billy is going despite how convincing they belive the rumour is due to the amount of rubbish we have heard for months. The bloke would not have to work again just from his signing on fees he'd get from all the clubs he's said he's going to join.
If he doesn't join us, I'll hold no grudge against the lad ESP as how highly he speaks of the club and I think the club have shown the fans how ambitious they are by 1 trying to sign him and 2 by bidding around the 1m mark if true. Now that really is a sign of how far the club have come and want to go
I personnaly think it's time the town of donny show the club has the support to go to the next level by getting behined the team in numbers by buying season tickets and creating an atmosphere within our stadium
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It's starting to go on a bit now and we still have no news about SOD's other targets. I sincerely hope we're not putting all our eggs in one basket (that could be where the pen is!).
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Agreed godlike.
Billy is the type of striker/personality all rovers fans would love to see at the club. The board seemed to have backed jrs noises with cash. if we dont get him thats life but i hope that we sign a couple of quality strikers plus resign hayter and oster.
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Time to move on me thinks??? :(
http://www.thestar.co.uk/rovers/Laws-believes-Billy-is-in.6377947.jp
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Reading that would make you think we are not even in the race. Mentions the clubs chasing him are just Burnley and Leeds.
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PACMAN wrote:
Time to move on me thinks??? :(
http://www.thestar.co.uk/rovers/Laws-believes-Billy-is-in.6377947.jp
I think if can get a bid accepted, then Billy would want to come here.
Burnley already have 2 or 3 strikers who will probably start ahead of him and he's still trying to get the splinters out of his arse from his time at Bramall Lane.
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Let me get this right then, Burnley have yet to make a bid but from various reports Burnley are speaking to him, Sheffield United must have given them permission to speak to him! have we got the same permission and if not why not? We are the only club to have made a bid for him are n`t we? We need to get to speak to him to convince him that his future is here, unless Sheffield United don`t want to sell to us, in which case we were a tad nieve when we did n`t play him in the two games against them, when we were being \"honourable\"
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Is it just paper talk though? It would seem strange though that they are talking to him but haven't made a bid.
Maybe Billy is aware of what we would offer him anyway. He was here for most of last season.
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Don't want to get anybodies hopes up ,but a 'little bird' told me today that the story so far is Billy would like to stay at Blades but this won't happen whilever Blackwell is there. he has told them he doesn't want to go to Leeds, he doesn't want to go to Burnley,there is only one Club other than the Blades for him!.
Now blades arent happy with our latest offer and are hanging on to see if any club comes in with silly money and a daft wage deal that he can't turn down.
So it looks like its a bit of a waiting game, JR has got his'poker face on' B)
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i have been saying all along that sharp does not
want to play for burnley,his sheff utd upbringing will steer
him well clear of leeds utd
which leaves two FACTS
that billy wants to plsy for sheff utd still and if not
will be more than happy plying his trade at drfc
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The latest on Newsnow is:
\"A lot will depend on what Billy wants to do. If he wants to go to Burnley then that is the end of the story, but Billy might not want to go to Burnley and instead come to us. We sincerely hope that is the case.\" John Ryan
\"BURNLEY expect to discover this week whether their bid to sign Billy Sharp has been successful.\" The Star
No signs of any official interest from Leeds, no quotes from local papers except:\"The Sheffield United striker, who also interests Yorkshire rivals Leeds\" The Star
All interesting little quotes, nothing official from Burnley or Leeds, only from The Star. They are a Sheffield newspaper, so it may be in their interest to help the Blades to keep the Billy isssue boiling.
If BS decides to go for the money I wonder just how quickly something else will appear? I suspect it would be almost immediate, there is always a plan B and it will not leave us too short for the next season. JR was also saying how much he would like the two young loanees to come back, kicking at open doors there I reckon.
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Barmby Rover wrote:
I suspect it would be almost immediate, there is always a plan B
she said i love you baby oh oh oh ohhhhhh.
Is there anybody else who always gets the urge to say that (or more the oh oh oh ohhhhh bit) everytime somebody says Plan B.
If it just me, then I feel silly now.
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I hope we can still get Billy, but if we cannot then the money in the budget for him and the money we put we must have had for Jason Shackell will still be available so we go out get get another striker or two. Loanees aswell will be good.
Sean said he wanted a Striker, Centre half and Midfield player they are still to sign. We have replaced Gareth with George. So lets get all the signings in place to start pre season if we can.
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Filo wrote:
Let me get this right then, Burnley have yet to make a bid but from various reports Burnley are speaking to him, Sheffield United must have given them permission to speak to him! have we got the same permission and if not why not? We are the only club to have made a bid for him are n`t we? We need to get to speak to him to convince him that his future is here, unless Sheffield United don`t want to sell to us, in which case we were a tad nieve when we did n`t play him in the two games against them, when we were being \"honourable\"
strange this one,what happened last summer with Richie Wellens,was he given permission by the club to speak to Leicester or did his agent just whisper quietly what that club was prepared to offer?the same could be happening with Sharp?
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BS going to Burnley for talks this afternoon according to Radio Deedar. :(
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The longer this goes on the more I get the Impression Sheffield United Do n`t want to sell to us and Radio Deedar is backing Sheffield United`s attempt to ship Billy off to Burnley. If Billy is happy to play in a shit ground in a no mark town in Lancashire then he has no standards, but it certainly looks like we`ve lost out to the power of the parachute payments, time to move on, good luck Billy and thanks but you`re making a very big mistake going over the hills!
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Filo wrote:
The longer this goes on the more I get the Impression Sheffield United Do n`t want to sell to us and Radio Deedar is backing Sheffield United`s attempt to ship Billy off to Burnley. If Billy is happy to play in a shit ground in a no mark town in Lancashire then he has no standards, but it certainly looks like we`ve lost out to the power of the parachute payments, time to move on, good luck Billy and thanks but you`re making a very big mistake going over the hills!
Its all a game, no harm in Billy heading over the Pennines and in a Little Britain style saying \"Don't like it\"
United might then have another look at our offer.
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5minstogo wrote:
Filo wrote:
The longer this goes on the more I get the Impression Sheffield United Do n`t want to sell to us and Radio Deedar is backing Sheffield United`s attempt to ship Billy off to Burnley. If Billy is happy to play in a shit ground in a no mark town in Lancashire then he has no standards, but it certainly looks like we`ve lost out to the power of the parachute payments, time to move on, good luck Billy and thanks but you`re making a very big mistake going over the hills!
Its all a game, no harm in Billy heading over the Pennines and in a Little Britain style saying \"Don't like it\"
United might then have another look at our offer.
This is where we fall down in the transfer market, when we get to talk to a player we say go away and talk to other clubs instead of giving the player the hard sell, you can bet your life Burnley will be doing their utmost to get him to sign, they certainly won`t tell him to go away and talk to us, we are simply too nice when it comes to negotiations
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Filo wrote:
The longer this goes on the more I get the Impression Sheffield United Do n`t want to sell to us and Radio Deedar is backing Sheffield United`s attempt to ship Billy off to Burnley. If Billy is happy to play in a shit ground in a no mark town in Lancashire then he has no standards, but it certainly looks like we`ve lost out to the power of the parachute payments, time to move on, good luck Billy and thanks but you`re making a very big mistake going over the hills!
That's a bit harsh, Filo, they are simply reporting news. The rest of your comments I agree with completely, big mistake and definately time to move on!! NEXT!!
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PACMAN wrote:
BS going to Burnley for talks this afternoon according to Radio Deedar. :(
Can we organise road blocks on the M62, Woodhead Pass, and Snake Pass and get a snatch squad together to rescue Billy from his impending mistake while his car is stuck in the road blocks :)
In fact to road blocks might be sufficient to persuade Billy that the commute to Burnley every day is horrendous :laugh:
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Didn't SOD have talks with Burnley? He has gone to see what's on offer, can't blame the lad but Billy still has the option of saying no, if Burnley's offer isn't substantially better than ours!
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Don't worry about what the deedar says..
Billy is not signing for Burnley
Reason i know this, is that i know him away from football.
If you look through my threads i told you all he was coming to the keepmoat 2 hours before he signed on loan.
Also will he sign for the Rovers...No.
Once he signs for someone i will give you the rundown of events. (I cant tell you this now as you never know who reads these forums).. Once he signs for 'someone' i will put another thread up.
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smitiai wrote:
Don't worry about what the deedar says..
Billy is not signing for Burnley
Reason i know this, is that i know him away from football.
If you look through my threads i told you all he was coming to the keepmoat 2 hours before he signed on loan.
Also will he sign for the Rovers...No.
Once he signs for someone i will give you the rundown of events. (I cant tell you this now as you never know who reads these forums).. Once he signs for 'someone' i will put another thread up.
Oh poo.
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smitiai wrote:
Don't worry about what the deedar says..
Billy is not signing for Burnley
Reason i know this, is that i know him away from football.
If you look through my threads i told you all he was coming to the keepmoat 2 hours before he signed on loan.
Also will he sign for the Rovers...No.
Once he signs for someone i will give you the rundown of events. (I cant tell you this now as you never know who reads these forums).. Once he signs for 'someone' i will put another thread up.
You must know the reason why he`s not coming here then?
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Oh crap.
Please tell me he's not off to that shower of sh!te up the road. :(
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hopefully if he isn't coming here then he isn't going to another yorkshire team
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smitiai wrote:
Don't worry about what the deedar says..
Billy is not signing for Burnley
Reason i know this, is that i know him away from football.
If you look through my threads i told you all he was coming to the keepmoat 2 hours before he signed on loan.
Also will he sign for the Rovers...No.
Once he signs for someone i will give you the rundown of events. (I cant tell you this now as you never know who reads these forums).. Once he signs for 'someone' i will put another thread up.
Hope you have phoned JR and SoD about this give us a bit more time to find a replacement
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smitiai wrote:
Don't worry about what the deedar says..
Billy is not signing for Burnley
Reason i know this, is that i know him away from football.
If you look through my threads i told you all he was coming to the keepmoat 2 hours before he signed on loan.
Also will he sign for the Rovers...No.
Once he signs for someone i will give you the rundown of events. (I cant tell you this now as you never know who reads these forums).. Once he signs for 'someone' i will put another thread up.
Leeds it is then.
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I know information yes and some of it will surprise us Rovers fans. All i can say until 'whatever happens' is I'm proud of JR and his commitment on this subject.
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smitiai wrote:
Don't worry about what the deedar says..
Billy is not signing for Burnley
Reason i know this, is that i know him away from football.
If you look through my threads i told you all he was coming to the keepmoat 2 hours before he signed on loan.
Also will he sign for the Rovers...No.
Once he signs for someone i will give you the rundown of events. (I cant tell you this now as you never know who reads these forums).. Once he signs for 'someone' i will put another thread up.
The question has to be asked though, if he is not signing for Burnley, why is he apparently off to talk to them? I do not doubt you, it would just seem strange.
I personally think that Billy not coming may not be such a bad thing. I am sure there are other nuggets out there and if we were to buy him it may have caused some dissention in the squad.
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Billy isnt talking to Burnley in person.. A conversation has been had with them a few days ago, and yes a offer was accepted by SUFC for Billy a while ago..
BUT thats it nothing else is happening on the Burnley front.
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So if it's not us or burnley, and it will be a surprise to everyone who the team is, you can then count out Leeds as it wouldn't be a surprise. i'm thinking Forest or Derby because BS will not want to move away from where he lives now.
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Nudga, i was not meaning it will be a surprise on the actual team in question.. i think there will be some surprises on the business/financial side of things...
Billy lives in Dore in Sheffield and your right he has no interest in moving.
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smitiai
New Forum Member
Posts: 37
Re:Daily Star 1 Month, 1 Week ago
Nothing will happen with Billy moving clubs until after the end of this month.
He's waiting till after his stag do this weekend, then he gets married at the end of the month before anything is made public on which club he is going to..
It then saddens me to say he will become a Leeds player.
You've already revealed where he's going in this post or have things changed since!.
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Surley you should be able to rule out a couple more of the teams being linked with him then if he isn't going to them.
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Apparently Billy's new missus works for leeds United which is obviously the leeds connection B)
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Well done DonnyRTID.
I will post other information when i can on the buiness end of things (I mean when something has happened.) Our Chairman has/is jumping through hoops on this one. He's played a blinder up to know so you still never know.
And as they say its not over till the fat lady sings. So i guess things could still go sour yet on the plans.
If i hear anything else, i will tell the truth and nothing but for us fans.
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smitiai wrote:
Well done DonnyRTID.
I will post other information when i can on the buiness end of things (I mean when something has happened.) Our Chairman has/is jumping through hoops on this one. He's played a blinder up to know so you still never know.
And as they say its not over till the fat lady sings. So i guess things could still go sour yet on the plans.
If i hear anything else, i will tell the truth and nothing but for us fans.
Tell Billy Leeds may offer him 15k a week but they'll only pay him 1p in the pound!
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Sprotyrover wrote:
Apparently Billy's new missus works for leeds United which is obviously the leeds connection B)
That easily sorted offer her a job at Donny
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We did. We offered her a great package which included her own stapler, an unlimted amount of Post-it notes and if she ever managed to spot someone updating DROS a five minute trolley dash round Asda.
Unfortunately Leeds offered silly money. ;)
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donnyjay wrote:
We did. We offered her a great package which included her own stapler, an unlimted amount of Post-it notes and if she ever managed to spot someone updating DROS a five minute trolley dash round Asda.
Unfortunately Leeds offered her the one thing we don't have. ;)
A pen!
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I f**kin well hope he doesn't go to Leeds because i work there with some right smug Kitson Leeds fans and i told them last month that they didn't have a cat in hells chance of signing him. He shall be known as Billy the bas**rd in my house if he goes there my blood is boiling already. The bas**rd.
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Just seen Billy and his bird at the Olive Tree in Barnby Dun.. nice BMW X5 he's got there!
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Master Katesby wrote:
Just seen Billy and his bird at the Olive Tree in Barnby Dun.. nice BMW X5 he's got there!
Did you give him the bloody pen then ?
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The Olive Tree is right on the way back from Burnley, isnt it! lol
There has been an awful lot of shite written on here about where Billy will end up. Keep the faith.
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RobTheRover wrote:
The Olive Tree is right on the way back from Burnley, isnt it! lol
There has been an awful lot of shite written on here about where Billy will end up. Keep the faith.[/quote
keep the faith - bon jovi ? hope we get some good news soon..
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redbrez wrote:
RobTheRover wrote:
The Olive Tree is right on the way back from Burnley, isnt it! lol
There has been an awful lot of shite written on here about where Billy will end up. Keep the faith.[/quote
keep the faith - bon jovi ? hope we get some good news soon..
Are we Living on a Prayer?? ;)
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RobTheRover wrote:
The Olive Tree is right on the way back from Burnley, isnt it! lol
There has been an awful lot of shite written on here about where Billy will end up. Keep the faith.
Easy done Rob, coming back on the M62, he missed the M1 and A1 turn off get to the M18 and turn off at Armthorpe
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I just wish someone would show Billy this website and show him how much all us fans WANT him here at Donny.....unlike his boyhood heroes The Blunts!!!!!!
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I like Bon Jovings.
(http://fonejacker.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/provindings.gif)
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I've already had a Leeds mate of mine teasing that they have his signature in the bag, although they reckon he's going to be a benchwarmer the main reason to sign him is to keep him away from us !
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Doesn't take long they've gained their first promotion in donkeys years and they think they are back in the Premiership already.
I really hope against hope that 'football' wins and he elects to sign for us. Let's not forget though, there are other strikers out there who can improve our team so it won't be the end of the world if he doesn't sign.
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You still up Barry
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This is starting to get boring,lets get a yes or no asap & move on
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Big lad up front wrote:
This is starting to get boring,lets get a yes or no asap & move on
Agree totally the sooner this is resolved the better
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Well, the 48-72 hours for Burnley to sign Billy up has passed, thats about 4 weeks on the trot that they've been signing him at the end of the week!
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Apparently, we`ve entered the race to sign Billy! :laugh:
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8240356.Burnley_target_Sharp_set_to_decide_future_over_weekend/
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\"They appear to have made the highest offer, and are so far the only team who have been granted permission to speak to the 24-year-old, who manager Brian Laws first signed at Scunthorpe United, from Rushden and Diamonds, in 2005.\"
The lass writing this piece really knows her stuff!Rushdens were a loan club before he moved from the Blades to Scunny. Lazy journo again! :woohoo: :woohoo: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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maybe it's just as well billy doesn't want to go to burnley , then
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If billy goes to burnley or leeds and does not score enough goals he could become a bench warmer and his career moves back.Come to rovers and he will score goals become a legend,then he could still move his career to the next level.
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I think it`s getting close to the time when JR has to reveal his hand, although I still get the feeling that Sheffield United do n`t want to do business with us
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I so desperately want us to sign Billy. If we were to get him we have to consider that in our current system of football Billy will be a success. We will imo, effectively only have him for a hopefully 2-3 seasons, as his success would lead to him being picked off by other clubs. (probs Sheff Utd for 3mill when KB leaves, now wouldn't that be a pisser).
Billy to Rovers. 2-3 seasons. Rovers get £2-3 million.
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DonnyRTID wrote:
smitiai
New Forum Member
Posts: 37
Re:Daily Star 1 Month, 1 Week ago
Nothing will happen with Billy moving clubs until after the end of this month.
He's waiting till after his stag do this weekend, then he gets married at the end of the month before anything is made public on which club he is going to..
It then saddens me to say he will become a Leeds player.
have they relocated leeds to the right end of the county then?
You've already revealed where he's going in this post or have things changed since!.
have they relocated leeds to the right end of the county?
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Maybe just maybe he might go to the 'right' club in Yorkshire.
I don't think he will be at SUFC at the start of the session.
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So come on then chap, I for one have started to view your comments with glee, lets have your next septic peg prediction on King Billy.So far you have been bang on.
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Not so much septic peg, but more based on fact and real info.
It's a hard pull for him to officially move from SUFC as this is his boyhood team. His whole family are blunts. So when he came to us on loan this was a easier move as he always knew he was going back. I think he was hoping that Blackwell would not be there at this point. Unfortunatley for Billy he is and has said Billy is still down the pecking order first team football.
So Billy choices are
Stay put and hope for a place.
Move from his loved SUFC for first team football. (he does not want more than a 40minute commute to training) and he does not want to move from dore in Sheffield.
He is talking with John Ryan and Rovers are doing there best to get him to the keep moat. (will say more on this soon. Sorry can't say much)
I really don't think he will be at SUFC.
Time will tell..
So want to say more but I can't.
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I for 1 appreciate what you have said and understand you cannot say anymore.For all round effort ability and what he gives to the team,Billy is my all time best Rovers player(even though he has only been on loan so far) and thats saying alot because there have been a hell of alot of hero's to me who have worn the Red n white hoops.
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Would king Billy accept a season long loan at donny thus giving kb more time to be sacked.
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Could it be that he is on excessive wages at the Blades - heard 13k, simply wants to take his inflated salary until the end of his contract?
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It'd be good if JR could add to his conversations with billy that the club have heir biggest following to date this forthcoming seasonn coming with the town fully behined ghe clubs aims to reach the next level with 5145 season tickets sold
ok I realise it's prob not been updated for a while but I hope the club and ourselves as current supporters pull some marketing tricks out of the box to hit the 10000 figure which would set us up for a great season and make billy realise he could be part of a real fairytale story that's not going to go sour
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Dont think we will get last years ST mate to be honest ...hope I am wrong!
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smitiai wrote:
Not so much septic peg, but more based on fact and real info.
It's a hard pull for him to officially move from SUFC as this is his boyhood team. His whole family are blunts. So when he came to us on loan this was a easier move as he always knew he was going back. I think he was hoping that Blackwell would not be there at this point. Unfortunatley for Billy he is and has said Billy is still down the pecking order first team football.
So Billy choices are
Stay put and hope for a place.
Move from his loved SUFC for first team football. (he does not want more than a 40minute commute to training) and he does not want to move from dore in Sheffield.
He is talking with John Ryan and Rovers are doing there best to get him to the keep moat. (will say more on this soon. Sorry can't say much)
I really don't think he will be at SUFC.
Time will tell..
So want to say more but I can't.
are you a rovers fan? do you know billy? can you not put a good word in on how it would be a good move for his career and he is already a hero at the rovers. we love billy campaign...........
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The blunts on Blades mad are not happey Billy is staying. If he is to stay the SUFC will want him to sign a new deal. If SUFC transfer list Billy then they will have to pay is wages or come to a deal for the rest of is contract as its not Billy who is wanting to leave. This could be the reason imo why he as done what he as done. Also JR could of told Billy the cheaper we get you for the bigger signing on fee you will get. However if this is not sorted in the next week we must move to other targets. Lets hope Billy reads Blades mad.
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Star thinks he's staying
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sportheadlines/Bill-Sharp-Sheffield-United-is.6388750.jp
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So far nothing has happened to differ from what Billy told us all on radio Sheffield months back. He wants to play for Blades, he doesn't think Blackwell rates him, he thinks he's proved he's worthy of forcing his way in to their team.
I think if Blackwell limits his opportunities then Billy will be off and hopefully we could be the beneficiary.
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Yeah Rovers fan.. myself and my father have seats in the East Stand (Success Stand as its called).
Anyway. Onto Billy
Please Please Please dont think Rovers are being outmatched on the wage front.
I know Billy yes through football and work.
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smitiai wrote:
Yeah Rovers fan.. myself and my father have seats in the East Stand (Success Stand as its called).
Anyway. Onto Billy
Please Please Please dont think Rovers are being outmatched on the wage front.
I know Billy yes through football and work.
Also Rovers Fans, Don't bet your house on Billy coming to our Yorkshire Club.
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smitiai wrote:
smitiai wrote:
Yeah Rovers fan.. myself and my father have seats in the East Stand (Success Stand as its called).
Anyway. Onto Billy
Please Please Please dont think Rovers are being outmatched on the wage front.
I know Billy yes through football and work.
Also Rovers Fans, Don't bet your house on Billy coming to our Yorkshire Club.
Too late for that statement :( :( :)
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From the Sheffield Telegraph:
Meanwhile, Billy Sharp's rejection of a £1m move to Burnley to fight for a place at his beloved Bramall Lane may not be the end of the saga.
The striker will have to do just that because United's acceptance of Burnley's bid - representing a loss of up to £1m on their outlay of two summers ago - suggests he does not figure in Blackwell's initial plans
Sheffield Telegraph (http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/Blackwell-amazed-at-getting-1m.6393937.jp)
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I for one would love him at the Rovers but we cant let it drag on too much and put all our hopes on another teams player signing for us. We definitely need a couple of strikers, so hopefully the signings will be in place for the newbies to have a preseason with is.
I also hope Steve Brookers injuries are behind him and we can get him on the pitch again
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smitiai wrote:
Yeah Rovers fan.. myself and my father have seats in the East Stand (Success Stand as its called). where JR and players families sit, which sometimes is very embarrassing as my father shouts at poor playing players eg: Lewis Guy, My father was shouting at a match that he would not pay Lewis in washers.. 5 foot away was his father, mother and i think his sister.) could not believe it..
Anyway. Onto Billy
Please Please Please dont think Rovers are being outmatched on the wage front.
I know Billy yes through football and work.
Me and my Family have season tickets in the west stand next to alot of the players families and sometimes players not playing.Why do some sit in the west and some sit in the East?Anyone know Is it just personal preference or is there a system for issuing complimentary tickets that makes it happen that way?
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Drover wrote:
smitiai wrote:
Yeah Rovers fan.. myself and my father have seats in the East Stand (Success Stand as its called). where JR and players families sit, which sometimes is very embarrassing as my father shouts at poor playing players eg: Lewis Guy, My father was shouting at a match that he would not pay Lewis in washers.. 5 foot away was his father, mother and i think his sister.) could not believe it..
Anyway. Onto Billy
Please Please Please dont think Rovers are being outmatched on the wage front.
I know Billy yes through football and work.
Me and my Family have season tickets in the west stand next to alot of the players families and sometimes players not playing.Why do some sit in the west and some sit in the East?Anyone know Is it just personal preference or is there a system for issuing complimentary tickets that makes it happen that way?
It depends wether the games on telly or not :laugh:
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There could be more twists in the BS saga yet to come.
Apparently 'Let's buy every player and we'll win the league Nottm Forest' are keen to sign Billy if only to stop him scoring every time he plays against them ! :)
However, there's many a true word said in jest ;)
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:pinch: ScillyRover wrote:
There could be more twists in the BS saga yet to come.
Apparently 'Let's buy every player and we'll win the league Nottm Forest' are keen to sign Billy if only to stop him scoring every time he plays against them ! :)
However, there's many a true word said in jest ;)
stop me if i am being too convoluted but.........
if we are reverting to plan B and that is joe garner :unsure:
we then buy him from forest for £X
forest then take £X and with some prestidigitation turn that in to a concrete unrefusable bid for BS
have we shot ourselves in the foot? :pinch:
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Sharp saga not over yet? (http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-sport/Sharp-saga-not-over-yet.6395748.jp)
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Filo wrote:
Sharp saga not over yet? (http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-sport/Sharp-saga-not-over-yet.6395748.jp)
agatha christie eat your heart out!!!!!!!!!!
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smitiai says\"Also Rovers Fans, Don't bet your house on Billy coming to our Yorkshire Club\"so if he is nt coming to our YORKSHIRE club it must be Leeds.
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i think its a fight between us and the dingles.
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Barnsley have signed Liam Dickinson today.
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Filo wrote:
Sharp saga not over yet? (http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-sport/Sharp-saga-not-over-yet.6395748.jp)
...to be fair, that article doesn't really say much more than what's been posted through various threads on this forum. I reckon most members of here could have written this - it's mainly speculation and innuendo.
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Billy isn't going to the dingles. Nor will he ever go to the dingles.
There is another decision which is waiting to be sorted before anything happens with Billy.
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Oh go on then. I'll bite.
What decision?
Whose decision? Sharp/Blackwell/JR/Capt. Birdseye?
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smitiai wrote:
Billy isn't going to the dingles. Nor will he ever go to the dingles.
There is another decision which is waiting to be sorted before anything happens with Billy.
Could be is sod leaving or staying
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Sorry don't mean to dangle the carrot.
I'm trying to keep us all informed without overstepping the mark. Yet I am aware I'm not saying much as well .
Awaiting staffing elsewhere.
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shouldnt have put all eggs in one basket!
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smitiai wrote:
Sorry don't mean to dangle the carrot.
I'm trying to keep us all informed without overstepping the mark. Yet I am aware I'm not saying much as well .
Awaiting staffing elsewhere.
Maybe he's waiting to see if Blackie gets the sack!.
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Shame about what's happening at Leicester
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smitiai wrote:
Shame about what's happening at Leicester
SOD to leicester? :laugh:
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Cmon mate stop dropping these constantly cryptic clues
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smitiai wrote:
Shame about what's happening at Leicester
for Swansea fans it is... (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3036619/Foxes-to-go-Paulo-the-way.html)
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Boomstick wrote:
smitiai wrote:
Shame about what's happening at Leicester
SOD to leicester? :laugh:
Can not see it rumour has it that is the reason why pearson left was because there was no money left for transfer budgets etc etc
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Sorry all, I can see that my posts are cryptic.
I'm not going to post now about Billy until after wherever happens, happens.
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Well, that just leaves us with the fact that something is going to happen and the saga may not be at an end.
Blackwell to Leicester?
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O'Driscoll smiled when asked about his own future after being installed as joint fourth favourite to succeed Roy Hodgson at Fulham.
O'Driscoll said: \"I suppose I'd be miffed if I wasn't on the list being a former Fulham player but I've already got a job and I'm sure they'll be looking at bigger fish than me.\"
SOD said that when asked about the vacant PNE job after Alan Irvine had got the sack.
Then one week later he became a Gnats Chuff away from joining Burnley. :huh:
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or is billy waiting for us to sign keogh?
could we.....nah
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jmt wrote:
i think its a fight between us and the dingles.
Barnsley have never been in the race to sign Sharp, their supporters hate him and the two clubs have been at war since the Hume incident. Robins has also stated that he's not interested in him. Their supposed bid in January was a load of rubbish only McCabe said they had bid, the Barnsley camp have denied it. Apparantly their main target is Keogh at Wolves and that's the answers l got from my Barnsley workmates this morning.
Sharp is staying put, how many other articles do we have to read before we believe this? Blackwell will be sacked by xmas when they are mid table a new manager will come in a treat Billy the Blunt like one of his own and all will be well. I can see it now.
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smitiai wrote:
Billy isn't going to the dingles. Nor will he ever go to the dingles.
There is another decision which is waiting to be sorted before anything happens with Billy.
Billys not after
brookers no 9 shirt his he because he has no chance of that
happening
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smitiai wrote:
Billy isn't going to the dingles. Nor will he ever go to the dingles.
There is another decision which is waiting to be sorted before anything happens with Billy.
But IF it was to wait and see if Blackwell is leaving that would not effect Billys choice to join us or not,it will only affect whether he will leave SUFC or not.Smitiai you have hinted Leeds are slight favourites above us If he does leave,the choice of which will be made if Blackwell stays and billys finally decided to leave.
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Grayson has been heavily linked with Leicester. Could a Sharp move to Leeds depend on who their manager will be?
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This is getting boring now. Sharp isn't coming. Lets move on.
Time to move our attentions elsewhere. Lewis Guy anyone?
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MrFrost wrote:
This is getting boring now.
Agree, this continued speculation based on the smallest scrap of 'information' is getting tiresome.
Sharp isn't coming. Lets move on.
Time to move our attentions elsewhere.
Disagree. We simply don't know. SOD/ROK probably don't know yet either! However, no doubt they will already have other irons in the fire, should BS not sign.
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As 7 pages testify, this is the single most important topic to ALL Rovers fans presently, as, to a man (or woman), we all realise how important this signing could be to us.
I don't want us to catch a massive cold with this, like evryone else, BUT getting Sharpy could make a huge difference to our season, in more ways than the obvious one.
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been working away ,no internet access for a week ,or bloody phone for that matter but same old same old ...billy sharp is rovers no5
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The L J Monk wrote:
Grayson has been heavily linked with Leicester. Could a Sharp move to Leeds depend on who their manager will be?
Thats a good point.
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I think Grayson deserves the chance of finally managing a big club, after proving himself in the lower leagues for the past few years.
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Grayson wont be leaving Leeds. He's a Leeds fan and believes they are progressing.
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Drover wrote:
smitiai wrote:
Billy isn't going to the dingles. Nor will he ever go to the dingles.
There is another decision which is waiting to be sorted before anything happens with Billy.
But IF it was to wait and see if Blackwell is leaving that would not effect Billys choice to join us or not,it will only affect whether he will leave SUFC or not.Smitiai you have hinted Leeds are slight favourites above us If he does leave,the choice of which will be made if Blackwell stays and billys finally decided to leave.
There's a lot of convolluted ifs and ands with this story now and it's getting silly. Well nobody else on here has said this so I will. Why is nobody questionning for a minute smitiai's so called inside information? Ok, so he predicted Billy joining us minutes before it was made public, (so he might know Billy's aunty's dog walker), that was only 2 hrs before the end of the deadline so doesn't prove a lot does it.
He says he knows Billy inside and outside of football. Other than because Billy wants info put into the public domain, why would somebody who reckons to be a mate be saying stuff? But then, to be honest, he hasn't said anything meaningful so it isn't Billy trying to get information out.
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Sometimes i find this forum and its users a frustrating bunch..
I was saying about Billy because im as disappointed as everyone else about Billy not coming back to the Keepmoat.
And yes i do know Billy.. But i was trying to keep us all in the picture. NOT FOR SELF GAIN OR TO TRY AND PROMOTE BILLY.
Well my lesson learnt here is not to say anything.
Wont mention this subject again, or report of whats happened so far.
Over and out.
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Bye bye. Maybe we can all wait and see without the wind ups, knowing or not, it is useless to speculate until signatures are drying. At least we seem to have found a pen now!
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This is all becoming like part of the plot of 'The Third Man'.
We all want Billy at the Rovers, SO'D & JR included but,he's not coming....yet.
There are many if's & but's to this 'saga' however, if Billy gets enough starts with his home town club & knocks in a few, he'll be buzzing, as will their fans & whoever is in charge of the club as their manager at that time.
So, worst case scenario for the Rovers, is that he becomes a regular starter & goalscorer for the Blades, best case scenario for the Rovers is Blackwell remains in charge, Billy is constantly overlooked & spends 70+ minutes sat on the bench before being given a run out & becomes as disillusioned with his career as he was last year, remembers how much he enjoyed working under SO'D.
NEWSFLASH- BILLY SHARP WILL BE JOINING LEEDS UTD BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON.
SH*T! Just when I was starting to 'fall in love' with the man.
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i dont see the harm in what simitia has been putting up
weather its red herrings or not.
you read whats put up look between the lines then make yer own
hopes up around what other info you have come across on the subject.
if the fella is a wind up merchant it will all come out in the wash and if the case learn from it.
and if it turns out what simitia has been putting up is close enough to the truth then you will all be wnating to buy him a pint should sharp sign or not sign.
just to add my look on whats been put up todate 'simitia
says he knows sharp inside and OUTSIDE of football,that says
to us yer mans job might be in construction???from reading
between all the line that is
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http://www.thestar.co.uk/football/Determined-Leeds-lurk-in-Sharp39s.6396835.jp
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yet more talking up leeds interest despite a complete lack of activity from our cousins in west yorks!
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DonnyRTID wrote:
http://www.thestar.co.uk/football/Determined-Leeds-lurk-in-Sharp39s.6396835.jp
wer't we told by gartom to ignore so called \"press reports\" some weeks ago?i could post quite a few links suggesting Sharp is interesting quite a few clubs,but whats the point?
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Doncaster Star
LEEDS will continue to monitor Billy Sharp's situation at Sheffield United despite the striker's decision to remain at Bramall Lane next season.
In which article/interview did Sharp actually say \"I have made my decision and I will be at Brammall Lane playing for Sheff Utd for the 2010/2011 season\"??? :blink:
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cant we all just believe that JR and DRFC are doing all they can to get Billy here, there are things happening that no-one knows about that will decide Billys future but we cannot be held to ransom! if/when Billy signs we all need to show gratitude to the DRFC team for what they have achieved getting him here, but if we fail we must accept its not for the want of trying!!
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Sprotyrover wrote:
Don't want to get anybodies hopes up ,but a 'little bird' told me today that the story so far is Billy would like to stay at Blades but this won't happen whilever Blackwell is there. he has told them he doesn't want to go to Leeds, he doesn't want to go to Burnley,there is only one Club other than the Blades for him!.
Now blades arent happy with our latest offer and are hanging on to see if any club comes in with silly money and a daft wage deal that he can't turn down.
So it looks like its a bit of a waiting game, JR has got his'poker face on' B)
Congrats to my informant! a source of info I shall cherish! B)