Quote Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
People can think what they like but I'll tell you straight what I would do/have done. I'd have already committed to the transfer so that money was already spent as far as I'm concerned. It's irrelevant as to 'who's money it is', it's a spreadsheet at the time of the deal. I'd have abided by the original ruling and sought to seek compensation afterwards. I wouldn't risk a transfer embargo. I wouldn't put the club in that position and neither would I want my club/business to look the way Cardiff City FC look right now.

Sure, it's not my money. There are enough people who know the type of person I am on here who know I'm not bull*tting when I say this stuff. I don't like this argument that 'it's Tan's money'. No! It may be Tan's business but that business is called Cardiff City Football Club and I live a mile away from it. We support its football team. This is visceral. It hurts and makes me feel ashamed.

Sh*t happens. Really bad sh*t happens. My view is you deal with it at the time and fairly and honourably. Move on, get on with it. We support a football team. I do not support this. It's why I'd make a sh*t politician because I believe in keeping to my agreements and doing the right thing. That is not always the same as the 'legal' thing. It works both ways.
You wouldn't it's easy to say it but you wouldn't.

If you bought your first house for Ł200K and the estate agent acting for the previous owner accidently burnt it down ten minutes before you moved in you wouldn't say to the previous owners, don't worry I'll pay I said I would so I will, it doesn't matter if the paperwork was incomplete I'll just pay the mortgage for the rest on my life and not have the house!

You'd fight it to the end, like Tan and everyone else would!