SHOULD WE RESIGN LITA?

[Snowball]

And like much of what you post, it adds completely nothing.

When two or more people are discussing a player's age, how exactly is the player's EXACT age, irrelevant?

When someone says "Lita is 23/24" the implication is

(a) the person is 23 going on to 24

OR

(b) The person can't be arsed to check the players D:O:B and thus his post is pathetic



I did check and discovered that the man is nearer 25 than 24 and a lot nearer 25 than 23


Simples.

[Snowball]

People have ignored the fact that Lita and Rodgers were seen and heard discussing terms on a new deal....

WRONG

ONE person has "reported" that HE saw someone purported to be Lita
talking to someone purported to be Rodgers, and in a place where ALLEGEDLY
club matters are discussed


(a) We don't know the statement to be true

(b) We don't know the identification(s) to be accurate

(c) We don't know a single word of what was actually discussed

(d) We know that Hammond is the actual contract negotiator

(e) We know that Lita can demand a good signing on fee and was probably on good wages (and we know or believe that Rodgers brief is to lower the wage bill

[YateleyRoyal]

People have ignored the fact that Lita and Rodgers were seen and heard discussing terms on a new deal....

WRONG

ONE person has "reported" that HE saw someone purported to be Lita
talking to someone purported to be Rodgers, and in a place where ALLEGEDLY
club matters are discussed


(a) We don't know the statement to be true

(b) We don't know the identification(s) to be accurate

(c) We don't know a single word of what was actually discussed

(d) We know that Hammond is the actual contract negotiator

(e) We know that Lita can demand a good signing on fee and was probably on good wages (and we know or believe that Rodgers brief is to lower the wage bill

Ok,

I personally know many of the staff at Warbrook and at least 5 of them saw Lita and Rodgers today.

Fine, If Hammond does contracts, then what were the two of them discussing

[Snowball]

Yately it MAY happen, but I seriously doubt it, but there could (if the meeting is true) be many possible reasons.



1 Rodgers may have been discussing Lita training with the lads

2 Rodgers could have been discussing THE POSSIBILITY of a rolling one-month contract

3 For all we know Rodgers could have been discussing a Norwich player, or a mate of Lita's, or what someone's house is worth in today's market.

4

5

6

The possibilities are many.

With Lita being a free agent he is going to demand a significant signing-on fee, perhaps a million or so? IF the various allegations surrounding him are true (please note the IF) and other managers are (allegedly) not showing interest, why should we, when for around that million, we can presumably get a good player without baggage?


Never say never, I guess, and I do believe, "got right" Lita can be a serious striker again,
but it would be a huge shock if he did re-sign for Reading

[Franchise FC]

I personally know many of the staff at Warbrook and at least 5 of them saw Lita and Rodgers today.

Fine, If Hammond does contracts, then what were the two of them discussing

How about :

Lita : Hey, Brendan. I know you can't afford me here, but have you got any contacts that can help get me sorted
BR : Why would I do that ?
Lita : 'Cos I've heard you're such a good bloke ......... and I've got a couple of vid's you might be interested in.

[YateleyRoyal]

I personally know many of the staff at Warbrook and at least 5 of them saw Lita and Rodgers today.

Fine, If Hammond does contracts, then what were the two of them discussing

How about :

Lita : Hey, Brendan. I know you can't afford me here, but have you got any contacts that can help get me sorted
BR : Why would I do that ?
Lita : 'Cos I've heard you're such a good bloke ......... and I've got a couple of vid's you might be interested in.

So what's the point of doing that in a conference room in a hotel, have you not heard of these new fangled inventions called telephones?

[Royal Rother]

Isn't the most likely purpose of a meeting for Rodgers to present to Lita his dossier of coaching and management etc. in the same way he did with Doyle?

If he's done it with 1 outgoing player the philosophy presumably holds good for all those leaving the club.

[Royal Rother]

It seems to me that, if an actual amount is £800k, the phrase "a million or so" contains just about the same degree of latitude as the statement "Lita is 23/24" when in fact he's nearly 25.

Would anyone share this view?

[Terminal Boardom]

It seems to me that, if an actual amount is £800k, the phrase "a million or so" contains just about the same degree of latitude as the statement "Lita is 23/24" when in fact he's nearly 25.

Would anyone share this view?

If the net result pisses off Snowflake or whoever it is, then I am in!

[Snowball]

It seems to me that, if an actual amount is £800k, the phrase "a million or so" contains just about the same degree of latitude as the statement "Lita is 23/24" when in fact he's nearly 25.

Would anyone share this view?

I asked my 17-yr old son what he thought "a million or so" was and he said, "800K to 1.2 Million"

[Royal Rother]

I just asked my 10 year old son what he thought "a million or so" was, and he said "Ermm, a million to 2 million I suppose".

[Platypuss]

It seems to me that, if an actual amount is £800k, the phrase "a million or so" contains just about the same degree of latitude as the statement "Lita is 23/24" when in fact he's nearly 25.

Would anyone share this view?

I asked my 17-yr old son what he thought "a million or so" was and he said, "800K to 1.2 Million"

Which merely serves to demonstrate that stupidity can be inherited.

[Snowball]

Th silly insults notwithstanding, "a million or so" can mean different things to different people and to me it means the same as my son thinks it means, 800K to 1.2 million.

If I wanted to say a phrase that mean "minimum 1 Million, but somewhere round there" I'd say "a million plus"

which to my mind would be 1,000,000 to a max somewhere around 1.3 million.


and 1.3-1.7 mill would be "1.5 million or so"

[Dirk Gently]

I'm loath to get involved in someone elses' slanging match, but for me certainly "a million or so" implies that the million is the minimum figure, and that there might be some more, but not some less. That would be "around a million."

[Snowball]

I'm loath to get involved in someone elses' slanging match, but for me certainly "a million or so" implies that the million is the minimum figure, and that there might be some more, but not some less. That would be "around a million."

Fair enough, BUT IT DOESN'T TO ME or my family.

It's colloquial language and doesn't have a precise meaning country-wide. End of.


But the best bit of this stupid, pointless argument is that my post
at no time refers to Reading FC anyway and the point was Sheffield's Mickey-Mouse posturing.


A million or so = About a million = Around a million all mean the same to me.


Maybe a million means up to and including a million, but not more


A million plus = A million and a bit = a million or more

all mean more or less the same (to me) but probably less than "more than a million"

even though I recognise that £1,000,001 is, technically, "more than a million"



As I've said, I'm a professional writer. When I want to be precise (when it matters) I'll be precise
(unless imprecision pisses of Ian Royal. Then, of course, I will be as murky as humanly possible)

[Dirk Gently]

......As I've said, I'm a professional writer. When I want to be precise (when it matters) I'll be precise
(unless imprecision pisses of Ian Royal. Then, of course, I will be as murky as humanly possible)

I hope you have a professional proof-reader.....

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Who is this amazing striker we can sign for a million or so???

[Terminal Boardom]

It seems to me that, if an actual amount is £800k, the phrase "a million or so" contains just about the same degree of latitude as the statement "Lita is 23/24" when in fact he's nearly 25.

Would anyone share this view?

I asked my 17-yr old son what he thought "a million or so" was and he said, "800K to 1.2 Million"

Which merely serves to demonstrate that stupidity can be inherited.

I hope reincarnation does exist because if so, I want to come back as you Snowflake. You are what I aspire to be!

[Ian Royal]

It seems to me that, if an actual amount is £800k, the phrase "a million or so" contains just about the same degree of latitude as the statement "Lita is 23/24" when in fact he's nearly 25.

Would anyone share this view?

No. 5 months is not nearly in age.

about a million I could understand. A million or so, (ie £1m or so - the or so being more, not less) just seemed to me, to be exaggerating the sum to help make the point. Unnecessarily so. and the only fee I've seen around was £750k, not £800k.

Not that it really matters. I just had time to kill and snowball instills a Pavlovian urge to bicker in me.

[Ian Royal]

I'm loath to get involved in someone elses' slanging match, but for me certainly "a million or so" implies that the million is the minimum figure, and that there might be some more, but not some less. That would be "around a million."

Fair enough, BUT IT DOESN'T TO ME or my family.

It's colloquial language and doesn't have a precise meaning country-wide. End of.


But the best bit of this stupid, pointless argument is that my post
at no time refers to Reading FC anyway and the point was Sheffield's Mickey-Mouse posturing.


A million or so = About a million = Around a million all mean the same to me.


Maybe a million means up to and including a million, but not more


A million plus = A million and a bit = a million or more

all mean more or less the same (to me) but probably less than "more than a million"

even though I recognise that £1,000,001 is, technically, "more than a million"



As I've said, I'm a professional writer. When I want to be precise (when it matters) I'll be precise
(unless imprecision pisses of Ian Royal. Then, of course, I will be as murky as humanly possible)

If you'd just explained your understanding of a million or so, rather than trying to be clever. This whole pointless argument could easily have been avioded. You'd still have been wrong, but that would be fine.