[wba1993dave]

He's not going anywhere now it's to late. By the way where is TP?.

[boinging_along]

No - that's still illegal.  A player can only agree a pre-contract when his contract has less than 6 months to run.  Any agreement must be registered with the FA.  You can't have players with "hidden" agreements which could influence how they play (or dont play) against the team that they've agreed to join.

No it isn't illegal.  A pre-contract is a binding agreement that a player can make when near the end of his contract.  That way he doesn't have to wait for his contract to expire before talking to others clubs.  This needn't be a legal, binding agreemnent, hence why I said it would be unlikely.

[skyclad99]

He's not going anywhere now it's to late. By the way where is TP?.

Took Saido and his mum out to lunch.......

[Fritzl Palace]

I will be seriously disappointed if he does not go. The amount of money offered for someone who will not try for us for the remainder of the season was far too good to turn down.

[WBAinDEVON]

Took Saido and his mum out to lunch.......

down London way

[boinging_along]

yeah course he did, same principle though. Agreed in the last window by all accounts.

Yeah, it was agreed in the summer when Leicester triggered a release clause (and he signed a new contract) so it was pushed through in January, hence why the transfer happened on the 2nd Jan.  Unless whoever it is up there thinks the entire deal was sorted out on New Years Day or something.

[WBAinDEVON]

I will be seriously disappointed if he does not go. The amount of money offered for someone who will not try for us for the remainder of the season was far too good to turn down.

whos going to score the goals to keep us in the greed league then, even an half hearted Saido is more likely going to score over anyone else we have

[overseas baggie]

No it isn't illegal.  A pre-contract is a binding agreement that a player can make when near the end of his contract.  That way he doesn't have to wait for his contract to expire before talking to others clubs.  This needn't be a legal, binding agreemnent, hence why I said it would be unlikely.

If it's not a legal binding agreement then it's not an enforceable contract so isn't worth anything!

[OldburyWBA]

He's not going anywhere now it's to late. By the way where is TP?.

Not sure when too late will be as if they get some paperwork faxed through then deals can be completed after the deadline

[boinging_along]

If it's not a legal binding agreement then it's not an enforceable contract so isn't worth anything!

Which is why I said it's unlikely  .  You said it was illegal, I disagree.

[boinging_along]

Not sure when too late will be as if they get some paperwork faxed through then deals can be completed after the deadline

I can't see it going through, with the noises coming out of the club and there being no real way to get a replacement I think he'll still be an Albion player come tomorrow.

[kc56wba]

Simon Stone from the BBC is saying Newcastle have no chance of signing Berahino.

"They had tabled a £21m bid but this was rejected. No other deal under discussion."

[Beefy]

Asked about more general deadline day activities, Kemp went on to explain that with a few hours left it's possible we might add another player but it won't be a loan.

'I'm not saying nothing will happen it's deadline day, you never know. We'll be here until quite late as tends to happen. Outside of that we`re preparing for tomorrow`s game.'


Read more: http://www.wba.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=433164#ixzz3yvwBa500

[caravanc58]

Simon Stone from the BBC is saying Newcastle have no chance of signing Berahino.

"They had tabled a £21m bid but this was rejected. No other deal under discussion."

it wasn't rejected, according to sky we still haven't replied,
fax machine broke.

[Fritzl Palace]

whos going to score the goals to keep us in the greed league then, even an half hearted Saido is more likely going to score over anyone else we have

...because we have been so reliant upon his contribution in amassing the 27 points we have thus far? How many has he scored in the league so far, two or three? We need another three or four win and a couple of draws from the remaining games which I have no doubt Pulis will grind out.

I would far sooner take the risk than have a player like him at the club, a cancer behind the scenes festering. His reaction to the second goal said it all, cupping his ears at his own clubs fans, the lad is a shambles and the sooner he is gone the better.

[timdon]

So, with Saido going nowhere, what can we expect from him for the rest of the season? Get fit and prove his worth, or continue sulking and throwing his toys out of the pram? I for one am expecting the latter on the basis of once a knob, always a knob. Anyone more hopeful?

[Dexy]

I've such mixed feelings on Saido , for all the bag of trouble he brings he is still a natural goal scorer of which the likes of us rarely have in the squad. I don't think however his overall game has improved enough over the last 18 months , his awareness and especially his passing are poor at times.
I can see why the club don't want to sell him to Newcastle being as their down near us but personally I'd have been tempted to sell and spend on the squad.

[BAGGIES4LIFE]

So, with Saido going nowhere, what can we expect from him for the rest of the season? Get fit and prove his worth, or continue sulking and throwing his toys out of the pram? I for one am expecting the latter on the basis of once a knob, always a knob. Anyone more hopeful?

In agreement - if he scores more than 3 goals for the rest of the season I will be surprised.

[Signor_Maresca]

In agreement - if he scores more than 3 goals for the rest of the season I will be surprised.

3 goals for us is better than 10 goals for Newcastle.

[BB74]

Gutted he won't be leaving 

[dont ask me to choose luv]

...because we have been so reliant upon his contribution in amassing the 27 points we have thus far? How many has he scored in the league so far, two or three? We need another three or four win and a couple of draws from the remaining games which I have no doubt Pulis will grind out.

I would far sooner take the risk than have a player like him at the club, a cancer behind the scenes festering. His reaction to the second goal said it all, cupping his ears at his own clubs fans, the lad is a shambles and the sooner he is gone the better.

Don't forget the vile game 

[Fritzl Palace]

Don't forget the vile game 

And the Sunderland game where he scored the winner in a 1-0 win, but ultimately there is nothing to say that someone else wouldn't have bagged a winner in either of those had they been up top. You cannot get away from his attitude and contribution to the season thus far as being a disgrace.

[BAGGIES4LIFE]

3 goals for us is better than 10 goals for Newcastle.

Quite right I never advocated a move there, but sure a deal with Spuds could have been done which would have been best for all concerned INHO.

[B_H_Baggie]

And the Sunderland game where he scored the winner in a 1-0 win, but ultimately there is nothing to say that someone else wouldn't have bagged a winner in either of those had they been up top. You cannot get away from his attitude and contribution to the season thus far as being a disgrace.

I assume he was referring to the fact we have 28 points rather than 27 after our last league game against Villa rather than the individual contribution of Berahino to the earlier win at the seal sanctuary.

He has contributed this season despite him not wanting to play for us and clearly letting himself go a little. We can't afford to strengthen a relegation rival, £25m would have been great but if he went there and as unlikely as it may seem it led to us going down instead of Newcastle then it costs us a hell of a lot more than that.

[Lloydy]

Gutted he won't be leaving 

Our best striker, top scorer and our only hope of staying in this league is going nowhere.

Absolutely devastated.