Alex Robertson - SIGNING CONFIRMED

[TWGL1]

Re: Alex Robertson What Happened ??

No. And that was the point. I was just laughing at what the transfer window does to all of us football fans. Nothing negative at all. But view it as you will.

FWIW , most of the deals that get over the line are the ones nobody is aware of until they are actually confirmed.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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The transfer window is great, isn’t it? We now have hundreds, if not thousands of Cardiff City fans on tenterhooks waiting to see if the club finally announces the signing of a player who has played half a season at League One level and the vast majority of us had never heard of a month ago.

Brilliant stuff.

That's true, they are the next Maradona by the time they sign.

[Nobody's Rep]

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That's true, they are the next Maradona by the time they sign.

It will take one misplaced pass for us to write him off - it's a tough gig at Cardiff

[jon1959]

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No. And that was the point. I was just laughing at what the transfer window does to all of us football fans. Nothing negative at all. But view it as you will.

It is the magic of the transfer window. It is fantasy and irrationality and misplaced optimism. It's great!

My biggest frustration with the delay (hopefully just a delay) in announcing Robertson is that I can't get on and start fretting about the next signing until it is officially done.

The next signing will be a 'hidden gem' striker who will collect the Golden Boot come May!

[The Lone Gunman]

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It is the magic of the transfer window. It is fantasy and irrationality and misplaced optimism. It's great!

My biggest frustration with the delay (hopefully just a delay) in announcing Robertson is that I can't get on and start fretting about the next signing until it is officially done.

The next signing will be a 'hidden gem' striker who will collect the Golden Boot come May!

It's fantastic, isn't it? I was out at our weekly quiz in Barry last night. There are a few City season ticket holders among the regulars. Naturally enough, the Robertson signing was a subject of conversation before the quiz. We were checking phones at half time to see if it had finally been announced and phones were being checked again on the way home. This over a kid none of us had heard of a few weeks ago. Comical, really.

[xsnaggle]

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I read some time ago that City and Man city have agreed terms. Then I read that other contenders had conceded he was coming here. Then i read that 'discussions' were on-going.
Perhaps his agent is being a knobber a upping the anti on personal terms. He needs to be careful he doesn't shoot himself and his client in the foot.

[ccfcwelshlad]

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I read some time ago that City and Man city have agreed terms. Then I read that other contenders had conceded he was coming here. Then i read that 'discussions' were on-going.
Perhaps his agent is being a knobber a upping the anti on personal terms. He needs to be careful he doesn't shoot himself and his client in the foot.

Pretty sure it's just a timing thing.

Man City gave Robertson the option of what he wanted to do, in terms of club and loan/transfer. If he had said Pompey then they'd have made a deal work there. He gave Cardiff as his answer and it seems to have been pretty amicable. Relations are really good, the Doyle loan a few years ago did a lot of good PR for us.

[fugsyphil]

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Pretty sure it's just a timing thing.

Man City gave Robertson the option of what he wanted to do, in terms of club and loan/transfer. If he had said Pompey then they'd have made a deal work there. He gave Cardiff as his answer and it seems to have been pretty amicable. Relations are really good, the Doyle loan a few years ago did a lot of good PR for us.

We are still in their good books for giving them Phil Neal

[PhyllisStant]

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We are still in their good books for giving them Phil Neal

And the chunk of money they made on Matondo

[TheBirchgrovePub]

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Once Glen and Abbo have confirmed virtually done then you know the club have briefed them and it’s a done deal.

Abbo is comedy online, doesn’t have a clue and is a PR piece for the club stating what a great signing Kanga is (despite admitting he’d only watched a brief highlights video) and arguing with anyone who raised concerns about the deal. Then stating he’d known about the deal but didn’t want to reveal it incase he scuppered it... as a journalist. He loves that excuse as a reason for why he hasn’t reported something but even worse are the people who lap up his shit instead of realising he has as much inside knowledge as the rest of us

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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We are still in their good books for giving them Phil Neal

On the other hand ... Joe Bennett's 'tackle' on Sane may not have been well received.

https://www.the42.ie/cardiff-man-cit...21480-Jan2018/

[RichardM]

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Once Glen and Abbo have confirmed virtually done then you know the club have briefed them and it’s a done deal.

Abbo is comedy online, doesn’t have a clue and is a PR piece for the club stating what a great signing Kanga is (despite admitting he’d only watched a brief highlights video) and arguing with anyone who raised concerns about the deal. Then stating he’d known about the deal but didn’t want to reveal it incase he scuppered it... as a journalist. He loves that excuse as a reason for why he hasn’t reported something but even worse are the people who lap up his shit instead of realising he has as much inside knowledge as the rest of us

You can't have it both ways. Either the club has briefed him and he has inside knowledge or they haven't and he doesn't.

[TheBirchgrovePub]

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You can't have it both ways. Either the club has briefed him and he has inside knowledge or they haven't and he doesn't.

They brief him at the last moment when it suits them and the deal is already done so he gets in slightly before an official announcement as a little something to keep him sweet so he continues to sing from their hymn sheet on other matters, whether that’s Kanga or off the field matters. I noticed he was praising Vincent Tan and Dalman recently.

In terms of actual inside knowledge there is none. This is why the club are never held to account by local media.

CCFCWelshlad is the definition of someone who has genuine inside knowledge, in this thread alone he has offered more of an insight to the deal. He doesn’t chase the clout either with it like all others

[Nobody's Rep]

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They brief him at the last moment when it suits them and the deal is already done so he gets in slightly before an official announcement as a little something to keep him sweet so he continues to sing from their hymn sheet on other matters, whether that’s Kanga or off the field matters. I noticed he was praising Vincent Tan and Dalman recently.

In terms of actual inside knowledge there is none. This is why the club are never held to account by local media.

CCFCWelshlad is the definition of someone who has genuine inside knowledge, in this thread alone he has offered more of an insight to the deal. He doesn’t chase the clout either with it like all others

Just been confirmed 👍

[Michael Morris]

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Alex Robertson has signed a four year contract with Cardiff City. The 21 year old midfielder joins from Manchester City. He is the nephew of former Bluebird Gavin Rae. pic.twitter.com/PtOvZsdsBd

— Cardiff City Mad (@cardiffcitymad) August 7, 2024