"We've momentum and we can't afford to lose it tbh"- The '13-'14 summer transfer window thread for PL and beyond

Q: What damages are available to an employee claiming constructive dismissal?

A: The compensation awarded for constructive dismissal is the same as that for unfair dismissal and an employee must have at least one year’s service in order to bring a claim. If the employee succeeds in his claim, he will be awarded a basic award (equivalent to a statutory redundancy payment) plus a compensatory award which is based upon his losses. The amount of the compensatory award will normally depend upon the employee’s salary and the length of time that he is out of work, subject to the employee’s duty to mitigate his loss by finding alternative employment. The statutory cap on the compensatory award is currently £60,600.

huh

"I heard that silly comment, 'what can I attract'. I can open the door... to any football manager in the world. Anyone. That's the difference. I can talk, I can pick up... I spent my whole life picking up the phone talking to Alex Ferguson. week in week out, 'what would you do, what would you do, what would you do'. I can pick the phone up at any time of the day and speak to Arsene Wenger. I can pick the phone up and talk to any manager in the league. ANY manager. In ALL divisions. So you know, I don't know what angle they've got, they wanna sit down and argue with me... some of them are just talking out their backside, a load of tosh. And I'm not accepting it. It's as simple as that. I've got more intelligence than them, that's for sure."

Kevin Keegan has been awarded £2m plus interest after an independent arbitration panel found that he was constructively dismissed by Newcastle United in September 2008.

In a judgment which has ramifications for English football, and particularly those clubs which employ a director of football, the panel declared that although it was not spelt out in Keegan's contract, managers have the right to have a final say on transfers.

The former England coach, who left Newcastle after the midfielder Ignacio González was signed on loan, against his will and as a favour to South American agents, had lodged a claim which amounted to £25m – £8.6m for the remainder of his contract and £16.5m for "stigma damages". Keegan said he "has found it and will continue to find it difficult, if not impossible, to obtain work again as a top-flight manager"

he kind of dismantles the initial denial of the claims that pardew is being sidelined when he starts talking about his own managerial stripes.

xpost.

so by the same ratio if they would pay off only about 1/4 of the remaining 6/7 years of his contract, which would be a sweet outcome for nufc

I like the idea of Kinnear being employed entirely to destroy things from the inside, he's there to a job Jeff

Also it's the only thing that really makes sense, inadvertently breaking everything and harassing other managers with drunken phone calls

Then having another heart attack when he's done

I can only think that managers aren't employees as such, but engaged under some variety of providing services. Certainly none of them are pissing about down the EAT for sixty grand, it's all yachts and buckets of diamonds for these guys.

hatem ben afree - derek lambayzee

― Shamrock Shoe (LocalGarda), Monday, 17 June 2013 23:08 (39 minutes ago)

sure he seems pretty thick but not thick enough to be mangling simple syllables like this, is got to be half-intentional

August 5th 2009:"I''ve spoke to Derek Lambezi they've offered me a two year contract and they wanted to announced it last week, but I've put it on hold...I should be back in a month at the most. In the meantime, anything can happen..."

I think there's a cap on the amount of money an employment tribunal can award but there's no limit when it comes to a civil court case for breach of contract.

I think that's right - the £60k cap is in an EAT for unfair dismissal damages, but a court could award more for *for example* someone who was entitled to seven years' notice under contract.

sure he seems pretty thick but not thick enough to be mangling simple syllables like this, is got to be half-intentional

― ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Monday, 17 June 2013 23:50 (Yesterday) Bookmark

"charles insomnia" was definitely one he'd had in the oven earlier i'd say

I've basically just c&p'ed your post and tried to look all authoritative, hope you're all impressed

Been reading Lou Macari's dismissal from Celtic and failure to get damages. Sacked for refusing to move house from Stoke, you couldn't make it up.

that makes sense

curblishley got £1m compensation for a similar claim at west ham so it does still look cheaper to undermine pardews contract and make him claim

the suggestion at the time was ashley gave the 8yr contract cuz he thought madrid or chelsea would end up buying it out, but it looks much more likely that he was prepared all along to repeat the keegan process if and when he needed rid

Utd should move heaven and earth to sign Thiago

Llambezee out oh dear oh dear

As trailed, accidentally, by Kinnear in his radio interview the other day.

Villa sign 6"5 Danish striker Nicklas Helenius for £1.2 million and already the nicknames are coming: 'Mount Helenius', 'Danish Bergkamp' (formulated by one bright spark after viewing the .gif below.

http://i.minus.com/iEhnZRCtzngMp.gif

Lambert's transfer policy continues to be enthralling and exciting in the off-season, but I'm starting to worry that this might have all changed by early October. First run of fixtures:

17/08/2013 15:00 Arsenal (a)
24/08/2013 15:00 Liverpool (h)
31/08/2013 15:00 Chelsea (a)
14/09/2013 15:00 Newcastle United (h)
21/09/2013 15:00 Norwich City (a)
28/09/2013 15:00 Manchester City (h)

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Potentially pointless by October if the early games go against us and heads go down.

I was just thinking that Liverpool's opening run, even the Utd game being at home, could see us on a real flier up to the end of October. Must be something about fixture day that brings reversion to type.

i checked it angrily expecting the absolute hell of the last 3/4 seasons.

Stoke at home on the opening day is guaranteed deflation, but let's enjoy it while it lasts eh

Apparently signing YET ANOTHER winger today. Christian Atsu. Where are they going to put all these lads?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/18/liverpool-porto-christian-ats-deal

gesundheit

Lol Bren definitely seems hubristic enough to try some batshit tinkering with basic shape and formation in order to integrate more of your two-dozen assorted forwards. And then coin a sickening buzz-phrase to signify it. 'Forward Thinking'? idk

Potentially pointless by October if the early games go against us and heads go down.

― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:54 (21 minutes ago) Bookmark

you really boo-hooing about this after last season when you were dead in the water round xmas? this looks like your only rough patch anyway, even the return fixtures arent so clustered

Spurs runin is a fucking peach

It's just a puzzlement that the back half of the team isn't getting much nursing when that's the half that's dissolving. Having nothing but a swarm of technical players is hella risky for England, if that's where this is heading.

what a wonderfully dreary opening day. palace spurs is the only goodun and even then only in faint hope

Arsenal's run-in is custom-made for a late surge to fourth btw

Arsenal-Villa's a good 'un imo, I'm taking that in if I can make it

xpost to il you mean defence? they'll sign a centre-half i'm sure. i guess he's trying to create a culture of creativity in the side which is quite welcome after years of narrow drudgery.

you really boo-hooing about this after last season when you were dead in the water round xmas? this looks like your only rough patch anyway, even the return fixtures arent so clustered

― r|t|c, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:24 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Just a pain in the arse tho isn't it? Would've liked to maintain close-season form as we begin next season (and obviously that's a possibility regardless of the fixture list) but tbh I don't think being concerned about a relegation threatened team having a brutal opening run qualifies as boo-hooing.

But ur right, I should show more faith. More than ever I feel that next season hinges around what happens with Benteke now.

arsenal have a nice pair of month-and-a-half spells playing the rest of the top 6

I dunno City v Newcastle on the opening day has mad potential. Swansea v United as well maybe.

lol cardiff chelsea season finale, get those pacemakers checked you geriatric hoolies

newcastle and swansea will both get beat 5-0

From a Spurs point of view I'll take that - Arsenal away out of the way early on, but otherwise a fairly gentle start to the season and a nice run-in.

November is horrible though.

xp yeah I meant defence - Kolo Toure's coming but I'm praying there'll be more. Papadopulous isn't likely now aiui, though iirc the Sevilla guy's a CB? But it's only those two + Agger, Mignolet and Jones in goal, and who at the sides? Johnson, Enrique ... where's Kelly nowadays? It's about time for Wisdom to make his breakthrough, but gosh that's threadbear.

nah luis alberto's a winger

There's the Lisbon youngster too. But I would be v surprised if they didn't buy somebody a bit more established. Like just cos Papadopolous has fallen through doesn't mean they'll abandon that plan.

I think full back is more of a problem than seems to be acknowledged though, agreed.

Also Skrtel not gone anywhere yet.

Of course he is. I guess Downing can do a job there, I'm forgetting him.

Skrtel's okay (I'd prefer an upgrade) but clearly not rated - best to move him on, this is doing nobody any good.

http://i.imgur.com/BWoyK0m.png

yes thank u graun, well played

Is Harry actually staying? When I saw his wobbly over Wayne Bridge (Wayne Bridge!) I assumed he'd've manoeuvred himself into constructive dismissal within the week, but no.

i'm alright with sheff wed first up but hudds, ipswich, bolton, leeds after that looks an ominous realness

never mind though i'm sure danny fucking simpson is just the man to mouiller le maillot