Comments on: Should Football Clubs Have to Tell the Truth About Their Transfer Plans?

By: sscouser

sscouser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:17:24 +0000

Speaking of telling the truth/lies, should coaches tell TV reporters the truth/lies at half time when asked questions like: so what are you going to do in the second half? Why do you think you are trailing?

By: martin

martin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:24:51 +0000

Surely no-one actually knows if there was a deal in place last year?

By: Daryl

Daryl — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:41:11 +0000

Good point Vishnu. I’d forgotten that Man Utd were no longer a PLC since the Glazer takeover.

By: vishnu chari

vishnu chari — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:30:52 +0000

a major point u failed to make is that most of the big clubs, aren’t publically listed company’s, and hence are not required to make any announcement about anything to anyone. If Man UNited were still a listed company on the british stock exchange, they would have to, by law, tell the market about any and all news that could/would/should have an effect on their share price. ( its called full public disclosure) But as it is a privately owned company, it has no reason to keep the public informed of anything, only the owners, and other major stakeholders, need to know, although some sponsors, have it written in their contracts that they can’t make a fuss about transfer dealings….Eg; Nike with Ronaldo…. how much it would have hurt them for UNited to sell Ronaldo could never influence Sir Alex’s decision.