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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
Signed with LA til 2023, he’ll need somewhere to go in August 2023 for a year to see him through to Euro 2024…
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
Can't agree more ..
He knew he must know he was raising the fans of City falsely in my view ..
Very poor form ..
And to say it wasn't about money or level he played at makes even worse ..
Money talks folks ...
He could have played for nothing and got back the value in tax credit ..
Tbf the MLS is lower than championship standard so he's partly right.
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Eric Cartman
Tbf the MLS is lower than championship standard so he's partly right.
Did you watch Cardiff City play last season?
:hehe:
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alan_corneli
Everybody says he's such a nice bloke, but personally, I think he's a plick. There's been weeks and weeks of speculation about him joining the Bluebirds. He was quick enough to say he was joining Getafe. If he had an respect for our club and our supporters he could have nipped the rumours in the bud at the very beginning as he obviously had no intention of joining Cardiff City.
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C1C9F2C7
judas
Calm down, it was always a long shot and it's not like he owes us anything
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Did you watch Cardiff City play last season?
:hehe:
Do you watch much MLS?
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
Glory hunter, they’re top of the league. He’s looking to add an America’s Champions League to his 5 European.
Ralls or Bale a tough decision :hehe:
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
I, for one, will never drink in Elevens and that includes a retrospective shun, since I've never been there. Good day!
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Originally Posted by
Eric Cartman
Do you watch much MLS?
None. But in terms of quality, the Championship was utter garbage last season. That much I know.
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I hope he’s on a South Wales golf course at this very moment, stranded from shelter :hehe:
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I wanted it to happen as i love carnage and stories. Would have been a monumental boost.
However my head says this is probably for the best. Weve got a new squad in and bale would have been a huge huge distraction. He would only have come for the world cup.
Maybe he will finish his career with us? Who knows. Personally id rather we got the world cup out the way then if he wants to come and give his all after then lets have it. Seeing him just make the odd sub appearance or be pulled off on 50 mins still looking pretty fresh when we are 2 down at home would have made things turn pretty sour pretty quickly i fear (look at the threads on this board for evidence. Lol). and the pressure would have been ridiculous.
In the calm of the summer everyone can day they would have accepted any conditions to get him but in reality during games and the season i couldn't see people sticking to that. He would have to perform consistently or the fans would let him have it. Just the way it is.
Best for all this he goes to the MLS i think.
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
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Originally Posted by
C1C9F2C7
judas
hardly
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
None. But in terms of quality, the Championship was utter garbage last season. That much I know.
Oh you need to give it a watch, the standard of finishing makes it look like the goals are 3 foot wide sometimes. Games are either walking pace or end to end and error strewn. It's certainly a step up on the a-league in Australia but the MLS is basically a safe space for South Americans who can't make it in any league in Europe.
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Can't see anything in any of the stories citing any official source confirming it mind, and some even broke the story as "Bale agrees" only to replace it later with "Bale mulling over"
Lol
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gabbsthenewt
Can't see anything in any of the stories citing any official source confirming it mind, and some even broke the story as "Bale agrees" only to replace it later with "Bale mulling over"
Lol
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ssage-24324011
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Michael Morris
So the Yanks can nobble him before the WC rather than the English Championship defenders.
Interesting to see that only 7 out field players of the last US squad play in the MLS. Their squad is scattered across 11 different leagues
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Originally Posted by
Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
I, for one, will never drink in Elevens and that includes retrospectively, since I've never been there. Good day!
Here we go, another boycotter, will you be telling everyone about it in 15 years time how you haven't put a penny in Bales coffers and won't ever be going to Elevens till Bale leaves and then rush online to post when Bale tweets he has had a bad day on the golf course :shrug:
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Originally Posted by
Eric Cartman
Oh you need to give it a watch, the standard of finishing makes it look like the goals are 3 foot wide sometimes. Games are either walking pace or end to end and error strewn.
Should suit Bale down to the ground then. He’s looked well off the pace in recent internationals. A few months lording it over the MLS in warm weather could do him the world of good.
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Originally Posted by
City123
I still prefer cut and dried confirmation with clarification over which official source
it's come from - the actual player or representative (rather than "Dalman said this on being told" -(who was telling Dalman?)) but I'm not under any true illusion that it doesnt seem like that is the death knell for our chances; and of course knew it was highly unlikely in the first place.
His own decision if he's decided it - I wouldn't have chosen it - he'll be just another one to the Americans - another aged galatico on a final pay day, while, even if already at superstar status here, this could have turned it up yet another dial and given the club some real propulsion - place would have been like Disneyland had been built in town. What a pity.
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
Here we go, another boycotter, will you be telling everyone about it in 15 years time how you haven't put a penny in Bales coffers and won't ever be going to Elevens till Bale leaves and then rush online to post when Bale tweets he has had a bad day on the golf course :shrug:
Get that fella in from the RMT he’ll organise a good boycott :biggrin:
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
Here we go, another boycotter, will you be telling everyone about it in 15 years time how you haven't put a penny in Bales coffers and won't ever be going to Elevens till Bale leaves and then rush online to post when Bale tweets he has had a bad day on the golf course :shrug:
Whoosh :facepalm:
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ninian opinian
Whoosh :facepalm:
no whooosh I can assure you :thumbup:
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Championship football is recognised as one of the most competitive leagues in the world ..
MLS is where greedy waining skilled players flock too its footcan at times look very ordinary will lots of stupid razzmatazz to.beef up the day which lacks the quality and intensity that the championship delivers ..
Should fit nicely for Bale and his steady football needs
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On another note, has he ever gone on record as saying Cardiff are his team because I haven’t seen anything.
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OK so now that's all over let's move on to the important signings still to come, our attack needs strengthening asap
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
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Dave Blue
On another note, has he ever gone on record as saying Cardiff are his team because I haven’t seen anything.
I think there was a Sky piece with him and Rodon briefly ribbing each other about Cardiff and Swansea, but that’s all I can remember.
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Dave Blue
On another note, has he ever gone on record as saying Cardiff are his team because I haven’t seen anything.
Yeah he's been in one of those video features - let's go through a rack of shirts that mean something to you - and among them was I think our 1993 shirt, and he talks about always checking for our score etc, pretty sure he calls himself a fan in that, but sure some would say it's not convincing.
https://youtu.be/8jp4FVPLW7o
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Originally Posted by
alan_corneli
Tan was involved in the beginning but has since sold his shares.
Half his shares! Still owns 10% I think, so maybe a loan deal!
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
I think there was a Sky piece with him and Rodon briefly ribbing each other about Cardiff and Swansea, but that’s all I can remember.
In that he said he was a Cardiff fan, but I think it was just to wind up Rodon.
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good luck to gareth bale football is a short career get rich and get out, do you really blame him he's looking after his family.you or i would do the same. football has no loyalty ask any pro player.:ayatollah::wales:
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Nah this was a prick move. He didn’t need to string us along for three weeks. Maybe it took that long for him to realise he’s past it. Twat.
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
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Originally Posted by
driver blue
good luck to gareth bale football is a short career get rich and get out, do you really blame him he's looking after his family.you or i would do the same. football has no loyalty ask any pro player.:ayatollah::wales:
Yeah. He would have struggled financially like all of us with the cost of living crisis. Dont blame him. Poor bloke has to feed his kids after his 400k a week contract has expired.
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Pedro de la Rosa
In that he said he was a Cardiff fan, but I think it was just to wind up Rodon.
The only way Bale would've sign for us was if the club could persuade him we were seriously signing players to make a Promotion challenge. Alas our signings are a cover to reduce wages in the hope of not getting relegated. Bale would've been completely barking to agree to such a deal. We are literally turning into Millwall, signing bale yeah right.
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He definitely shouldn't get away with claiming that money had nothing to do with it.
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Re: Gareth Bale chooses to play in the MLS
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Eric Cartman
He definitely shouldn't get away with claiming that money had nothing to do with it.
It's being reported that his contract will be subject to the MLS salary cap, so it does seem that it really isn't about the money.
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Things like Gareth Bale 100% wants to sign for Cardiff City dont help as it draws in our most gullible fans.
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LeningradCowboy
It's being reported that his contract will be subject to the MLS salary cap, so it does seem that it really isn't about the money.
Well I'm done then because this just doesn't make any sense. How on earth is being in America good for the world cup prep of him or more importantly the rest of the squad. Baffling.
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Hilts
Things like Gareth Bale 100% wants to sign for Cardiff City dont help as it draws in our most gullible fans.
Nothing gullible about it. We’ve seen it before with Bellamy (not quite Bale status I know) but on the face of it the option looked strong. Bale and the media haven’t helped things. Bale was cryptic with his “not about money” “ next move will shock the world” bullshit. In the end he’s gone to the MLS for prestige and money over anything else which isn’t a shock at all. The media have fallen for it hook line and sinker. Very disappointing as it would have been massive for our club
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Has Bales's move to the MLS been confirmed? Is everyone focussed solely on the Athletic and Wales Online articles? The Mail (which is normally very good for Sports coverage) states Bale is in talks but hasn't actually confirmed he has signed.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ion-offer.html
I'm probably (almost certainly) clutching at straws here but everything I've read does not provide absolute confirmation. For all I know the story could have originated from Los Angeles FC in similar fashion to the rubbish spouted by officials at Gestafe.
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Originally Posted by
UNDERHILL1927
Nothing gullible about it. We’ve seen it before with Bellamy (not quite Bale status I know) but on the face of it the option looked strong. Bale and the media haven’t helped things. Bale was cryptic with his “not about money” “ next move will shock the world” bullshit. In the end he’s gone to the MLS for prestige and money over anything else which isn’t a shock at all. The media have fallen for it hook line and sinker. Very disappointing as it would have been massive for our club
No it is gullible.
Bale 100% wants to sign for City.
Complete and utter bollox.