Deal agreed with rangers for John Fleck (9 Viewers)
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Im not sure fleck has much pace? from what I have seen and heard he is a creative force rather than an out and out winger?
junglej13
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The 'big 4' - I remember these guys.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Age is still on his side and if he rediscovers his early promise we'll have a cracking player on our hands.
AFCCOVENTRY
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The few YouTube vids I have seen he seems pacey.
Although accordingtl rangers he has got fat so maybe not as pacey these days! Lol
That sort of implies a fee is involved?
To be honest as long as he is not bigger than fat fred I think its a step forward
We'll_live_and_die
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matesx
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lordsummerisle
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Ah, but McPake was better than Dann, decent Championship keepers are ten a penny, and Baker is a brilliant signing.
Not missed at all.
sky_blue_up_north
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It will be a great signing for us.. lets hope this all happens no last minute issues
We'll_live_and_die
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I think beacuse they are claiming the players have to transfer to Newco, we have given some form of compensation to stop further legals.........SISU showing sense in business at last shock-horror
We'll_live_and_die
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Or even SISU paying out money they don't have to a company that they don't need to pay. Newco are not Rangers, I'm sure i read last week that the players have no legal obligation to transfer as the company that they are employed by has been Liquidated.
Brighton Sky Blue
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'Coventry City Football Club wishes to state that, contrary to widespread media reports and indeed from Rangers Football Club, that the club will not be signing John Fleck. The club is keen at this point to emphasise that such a move would signify ambition which at this stage in proceedings is not acceptable to the board.' 
Otis
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We'll_live_and_die
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But I linked it my dear.
kg82
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The impression I get is that those clubs who have signed players from rangers might gave a long winded fight to prove they don't owe money as compensation and I don't know if those players will be given international clearance until such time? It does actually seem to me (this is going to be very strange to say) that SISU are actually being sensible!
Sawyer
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http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2831446
Read the official site lads, sounds like Fleck is coming to Cov! BOOM
Read the official site lads, sounds like Fleck is coming to Cov! BOOM
Sky Blues
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Tend to agree, but if the offer were, say, 20% of any sell on fee that would be potentially some profit lost later (assuming the lad plays well for us) rather than the cost of a possible legal fight now - which we clearly can't afford.
We'll_live_and_die
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http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2831446
Read the official site lads, sounds like Fleck is coming to Cov! BOOM
Tell us something we didn't already know, why dont you.
Robccfc87
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All other players leaving rangers are free transfers so I would imagine we wouldn't offer any sort of deal. There is no rangers, he doesn't play for newco so he is fair game.
This being said a few Blackpool fans I know say he isn't great but we are a division lower now!
torchomatic
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Bang! .
castlevaleskyblue
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Big bang! Great news
We'll_live_and_die
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My company got bought out and my contract was moved to the new company, which is fair enough, but as Rangers went in to the Liquidiser does this mean all the players became unemployed before Newco bought the assets of Rangers?
Otis
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Sky Blues
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As I said, I agree he is fair game and I said yesterday my personal opinion is Green's legal threats will ultimately fail, but the Rangers site says: "Both clubs have in fact reached agreement for the transfer of the player and Coventry have recognised Rangers rights as part of the process." As others noted, this suggests some kind of arrangement has been reached to avoid any legal complications.
DH - Sky Blue
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'Coventry City Football Club wishes to state that, contrary to widespread media reports and indeed from Rangers Football Club, that the club will not be signing John Fleck. The club is keen at this point to emphasise that such a move would signify ambition which at this stage in proceedings is not acceptable to the board.'
Have you got a link for that mate?
lordsummerisle
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Fucking hell...
Agree, you cant knock the approach. The club wouldve taken legal advice and if theres uncertainty its sensible to reach an agreement. What happens if its found further down the line that that Fleck did transfer over to the NewCo, which in my view would happen with any ordinary employee (contracted players may be different though) and a tribunal found us to be liable for several £'000's which we cant afford.
We can all knock SISU for numerous things but this appears to be a decent approach to things.