Rumour: John Mensah

Mr Angry · by **Mr Angry** » 02 Aug 2006 15:29

Did Sky say when was the bid tabled?

Did Coppell say when the bid was tabled?

I was under the impression that we were all aware that a bid HAD been made before the WC - thats why the figures of Â£4 -Â£4.5M have been bandied about for ages (even on this thread).

IF this is a new bid then it most certainly would be news.

Arch · by **Arch** » 02 Aug 2006 15:35

On the other hand Rennes' website was saying at the beginning of the week that no bids had been received (IIRC)

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 02 Aug 2006 15:42

Mr Angry Did Sky say when was the bid tabled?

Did Coppell say when the bid was tabled?

I was under the impression that we were all aware that a bid HAD been made before the WC - thats why the figures of Â£4 -Â£4.5M have been bandied about for ages (even on this thread).

IF this is a new bid then it most certainly would be news.

SSN's rolling banner says

"Reading have confirmed that they've tabled a club record bid of Â£3.5m for Rennes defender John Mensah"

Whether that's just regurgitating reports from local and football gossip columns of a few weeks back or the club are actually trying to force Rennes hand remains to be seen.

HereWeCome · by **HereWeCome** » 02 Aug 2006 15:48

The way they were reporting it was as if it was a new bid, but can't be sure.

Mr Angry · by **Mr Angry** » 02 Aug 2006 15:58

My understanding is that this may well be a confirmation of the bid made pre WC.

bracknell loyal royal! · by **bracknell loyal royal!** » 02 Aug 2006 16:01

Please let it be true! Please let it be accepted! Please let him succesful agree terms with us!

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 02 Aug 2006 16:08

Mr Angry My understanding is that this may well be a confirmation of the bid made pre WC.

Reading this BBC article that they've just put up, I think you are probably right.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 239514.stm

Doesn't seem to be anything new there.

Cavaman · by **Cavaman** » 02 Aug 2006 16:12

Furthermore, when Two-10 FM called the club this afternoon, they refused to confirm the bid saying all dealings will be kept private (as they always do).
On the other hand, perhaps they only give exclusives to Reading 107

TFF · by **TFF** » 02 Aug 2006 16:19

Stranded
Mr Angry My understanding is that this may well be a confirmation of the bid made pre WC.

Reading this BBC article that they've just put up, I think you are probably right.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 239514.stm

Doesn't seem to be anything new there.

The BBC
Royals make record bid for Mensah

Ghana defender Mensah enhanced his reputation at the World Cup
Reading have made a club record Â£3.5m bid for Rennes defender John Mensah.
"We're waiting for things to happen. We're not in a position to start the ball rolling," Royals boss Steve Coppell told the Reading Chronicle.

"We depend on others, and our resources are such that we're waiting for the fall-out on other deals."

Mensah, 23, was an ever-present at the centre of Ghana's defence at the World Cup and signed a new three-year contract with Rennes in April.

Coppell also confirmed that he has earmarked several other targets as he looks towards the new Premiership season.

"At the moment we're hovering around," he added. "We know our targets. Sooner or later something will happen."

The second half of this is a real Coppell quote but it's very old. Did he actually state on SSN in front of camera that we'd made a bid?

Arch · by **Arch** » 02 Aug 2006 16:25

That Friday Feeling
Stranded
Mr Angry My understanding is that this may well be a confirmation of the bid made pre WC.

Reading this BBC article that they've just put up, I think you are probably right.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 239514.stm

Doesn't seem to be anything new there.

The BBC
Royals make record bid for Mensah

Ghana defender Mensah enhanced his reputation at the World Cup
Reading have made a club record Â£3.5m bid for Rennes defender John Mensah.
"We're waiting for things to happen. We're not in a position to start the ball rolling," Royals boss Steve Coppell told the Reading Chronicle.

"We depend on others, and our resources are such that we're waiting for the fall-out on other deals."

Mensah, 23, was an ever-present at the centre of Ghana's defence at the World Cup and signed a new three-year contract with Rennes in April.

Coppell also confirmed that he has earmarked several other targets as he looks towards the new Premiership season.

"At the moment we're hovering around," he added. "We know our targets. Sooner or later something will happen."

The second half of this is a real Coppell quote but it's very old. Did he actually state on SSN in front of camera that we'd made a bid?

No.. They quote old material from the Chronicle.

TFF · by **TFF** » 02 Aug 2006 16:28

Coppell appeals to Royals
By Chris Stanton - Created on 24 Jul 2006

The original Sky story

Then quoted by the Chronicleafter a bit of speculation about Mensah

and then back to Sky and mis-quoted.

Journalists

The whole year inn · by **The whole year inn** » 03 Aug 2006 05:31

I wonder which club is going to jump in and snap him up form under our noses?

Daniella · by **Daniella** » 03 Aug 2006 06:02

Ya know...

He didn't play all that much for rennes last season.

http://www.staderennais.com/index.php?r ... &id=FC1589

rabidbee · by **rabidbee** » 03 Aug 2006 06:33

Daniella Ya know...

He didn't play all that much for rennes last season.

http://www.staderennais.com/index.php?r ... &id=FC1589

He played in almost a third of their matches (12 out of 38), despite having only moved to the club in January. Most of his career has been played in Italy (where he has admitedly not stacked up the most impressive of stats, but he is still only 23).

arreff · by **arreff** » 03 Aug 2006 07:31

The whole year inn asks "I wonder which club is going to jump in and snap him up form under our noses?"
Could the answer be here?

http://myghanafootball.com/content/view/459/1/

Scarface · by **Scarface** » 03 Aug 2006 07:56

Marvelous, Coppell has put all his eggs in one basket and it looks like we'll be shafted.

We might break Sundlerland's points record.

Dangerous · by **Dangerous** » 03 Aug 2006 08:22

arreff The whole year inn asks "I wonder which club is going to jump in and snap him up form under our noses?"
Could the answer be here?

http://myghanafootball.com/content/view/459/1/

Arsenal?!

warrpp · by **warrpp** » 03 Aug 2006 08:32

chronicle this morning gigive quotes fropm hammond concerning mensah (something along the lines of we like him....yadda yadda yadda)

nothing about a bid tho, and as others have said, we never go public with info like that until after the signing is in the bag

just to add to all this, the post today says that coz weve taken a cd on trial from moscow, that means the death knell for the mensah bid

basically, no one knows whats going on, or will do until we have a new signing sitting at a table with mr mad signing a contract

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 03 Aug 2006 08:46

Scarface Marvelous, Coppell has put all his eggs in one basket and it looks like we'll be shafted.

And you know that for a fact do you?

Anyway, EP reports that the deal is all but dead hence why the Cameroonian defender is in Sweden.

Apparently we have been close to tying up some deals only for it to break down at the last minute.

mydak · by **mydak** » 03 Aug 2006 09:07

Stranded Anyway, EP reports that the deal is all but dead hence why the Cameroonian defender is in Sweden.

Apparently we have been close to tying up some deals only for it to break down at the last minute.

which cameroonian defender are we trying to sign then??
i#d been reading about this ghanain fella for a few weeks, but can;t remember a cameroonian

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