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Yawn. This has been going on all week; where have you been? Le Havre so far have been all ...

Yawn. This has been going on all week; where have you been? Le Havre so far have been all piss and wind and in fact, United has taken the initiative by warning Le Havre not to spread malicious stories.

So far Le Havre have done nothing but moan.

Actually the humour is in you writing "Its was FUNNY, that ok?" as it certainly ...

Actually the humour is in you writing "Its was FUNNY, that ok?" as it certainly isn't.

Have Le Harve made a complaint ot FIFA yet or are they still pondering their next action?

Have Le Harve made a complaint ot FIFA yet or are they still pondering their next action?

Pad, either you are suffering from the deleterious effects of numerous antimnemonic substa...

Pad, either you are suffering from the deleterious effects of numerous antimnemonic substances, or your goldfish memory doesn't recall that I set you straight on the Giggs story. His mother gave first refusal to City, and they turned him down leaving the way clear for him to join United, but if you think both Giggs and his mother are lying then please say so. Usually when somebody proves an accusation you have made to have been false, you withdraw that accusation, and accept that you are wrong.

Any news yet on the mighty weight of Utd's legal team bearing down on a certain French...

Any news yet on the mighty weight of Utd's legal team bearing down on a certain French port? Although I did hear Fiorentina are pondering a complaint to FIFA, and a bit of tidy up paperwork is being done with Empoli as well!

Personally think the dam has broken following the Chelsea story, so you're going to see a lot of stories like these come out of the woodwork. Most I doubt will have much credence, but some will. Which category the Utd's complaints I have no idea, and be honest nor does anyone on this board either.

But, I think its fair to say that all the large clubs, may have strayed close to the line. All the debate about contracts, pre-contracts and the like is a bit absurd in my mind. Those are legal questions, and can be sorted very quickly. FIFA may well change its rules regarding what contracts it will accept as binding on international transfers, or even impose an age limit, but all these deals were done at a time when the rules were black and white.

The real question, and story is if clubs used incentives to encourage players, or their families to move. If they did, then things could get very sticky, and for a change think that FIFA might actually be doing something to clean up the game.