Finally, Moggi Ponders move for Van Bommel (1 Viewer)

Dan10

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Mar 15, 2005
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Juventus ponder move for PSV skipper Van Bommel
tribalfootball.com - March 30, 2005

Juventus are aiming to trump Barcelona for PSV Eindhoven captain Mark van Bommel.

The Holland international is off contract in the summer and has been in talks with Barca about a Bosman deal at the end of this season.

Van Bommel insists nothing has been agreed with the Spanish Liga club, while those close to his camp say talks have stalled over concerns of regular first team football.

Juve director general Luciano Moggi is ready to step in as he seeks a midfield partner for Emerson.

Moggi is yet to make a concrete proposal to Van Bommel's representatives, but has made contact with them through intermediaries to register Juve's interest.
 

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Mark

The Informer
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Dec 19, 2003
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++ [ originally posted by nosubstitute959 ] ++
I keep reading that word "Bosman" whenever a transfer story pops up. What does it mean?
It means a free transfer:

Here's the story:

Jean-Marc Bosman is a Belgian footballer who proved that in today's complex legal climate, not only the most outstandingly gifted players are capable of hoisting their names into the headlines virtually every day. In the case of Bosman, the headlines invariably spelled bad news for the football community at large, although of course many individuals, especially players nearing the end of their contract, were not unhappy.

The ruling of the European Court of Justice in December 1995 upheld the case brought by Jean-Marc Bosman against the European football authorities as a result of his failed transfer from a Belgian to a French club in 1990. The repercussions spread quickly through western European football as the European Union demanded that regulations concerning players' transfers and limitations on foreign players be amended almost immediately. The inflexibility of the ruling and the urgency of the deadline, in mid-season, amply illustrated the EU's total disregard, and indeed its total disdain, for the realities of football competition.

In the many months while the storm-clouds of the Bosman ruling had been gathering on the horizon, FIFA had played a deliberately low-key role, as the issue was one which essentially affected only the 18 national associations of the member states of the EU. Clearly the statutory provisions for almost 200 national associations worldwide could not be radically altered because of legislation affecting less than ten per-cent of this membership. The dossier remained with FIFA's confederation partner, UEFA, and was therefore in experienced hands, especially as UEFA had maintained an on-going dialogue with the EU for the better part of the previous two decades and had successfully achieved special dispensation for the needs of football.

The storm has now broken and brought with it from Brussels a fresh wind of intolerance. FIFA has been obliged to add its own weight to withstand the blast, which has threatened to blow away much of the foundation on which the sport is built, in Europe and potentially also elsewhere. The well-known saying maintains that it is an ill wind that blows no good, however, and the challenge of the years ahead will be to rescue from the remains of the Bosman Affair those pieces which can be used to build a new and lasting world football order.

Sequence of events :

June 1990: Jean-Marc Bosman gets into a quarrel with his Belgian club, FC Liege. They reduce his salary by 60%. Bosman wanted to transfer to the French club Dunkirk but his current club wanted a huge transfer fee. Finally, FC Liege dropped Bosman.

August 1990: Bosman sues for damages against FC Liege and the Belgian Football Association.

November 1990: A Belgian court permits Bosman to transfer to the French club free of charge. The Belgian Football Association appeals.

May 1991: The Court of Appeal decides that Bosman has the right to transfer.

January 1992: Bosman returns to Belgium and his application for unemployment benefit is rejected.

March 1995: The appeal to UEFA (United European Football Association) by FC Liege and the Belgian Football Association fails.

June 1995: Bosman claims 1 million dollar damages at the EU-tribunal in Luxembourg.

November 1995: UEFA issues an open protest letter in favour of Bosman. FIFA (International Federation of Football Association) supports UEFA.

15th of December 1995: Bosman wins his case at the EU-tribunal. No further appeals are possible.
 

Mr. Gol

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Sep 15, 2004
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++ [ originally posted by Dan10 ] ++
Juventus ponder move for PSV skipper Van Bommel
tribalfootball.com - March 30, 2005
Besides I'd don't want van Bommel at Juventus. Blasi, Tacchinardi and Maresca are better players. I'm not saying that he is a bad player, but not Juve material. I hope he goes to Barcelona, they are badly lacking defensive midfielders at the moment.
 

#10

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Jul 28, 2002
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#14
Van bommel, the dutch savage. A bigger ego than Zidane, constantly liking himself to clubs, a tosser on the pitch and not actaully that good.....no thanks.
 

Mr. Gol

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Sep 15, 2004
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++ [ originally posted by John #10 ] ++
Van bommel, the dutch savage. A bigger ego than Zidane, constantly liking himself to clubs, a tosser on the pitch and not actaully that good.....no thanks.
Well said. He's been linking himself to other clubs for three years now. Could be the mist disloyal player in the world.
 

Tom

The DJ
Oct 30, 2001
11,726
#16
Tribal nonsense again by the looks of it. He's not the player he was 2-3 years ago and certainly not whats required at the minute imo
 

Dominic

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Jan 30, 2004
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++ [ originally posted by John #10 ] ++
Van bommel, the dutch savage. A bigger ego than Zidane, constantly liking himself to clubs, a tosser on the pitch and not actaully that good.....no thanks.
That's actually all but true. If there's one thing van Bommel hates it's those spoiled players with a big ego's, like the players at ajax(Wesley Sneijder etc.) .
Amazing match-winning mentality, always giving his best. Very complete player, can play pure dmf, but can also play a more playmaking role. Transfer free ... yes please.





++ [ originally posted by Paolo_Montero ] ++
Tribal nonsense again by the looks of it. He's not the player he was 2-3 years ago and certainly not whats required at the minute imo
Actually this is his best season of his carreer.








It does look like tribal nonsense though..
 

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