Kompany rejected Chelsea before taking the Bayern job.

[sinkov]

I am beyond mystified at clubs wanting Vincent Kompany. Kane will have much more authority at Bayern than VK and any messing with Kane will result in a rapid turnaround of managers

There's some big hitters at Bayern besides Harry Kane, as they sit there listening to VK surely some are going to be thinking, 'Good player he might have been, but he was a disaster managing in the PL last season, why is he standing there telling us how to play football' ?

[wanderlust]

I think he wants to play in a certain way that he tried with you - and with better players it is possible to make it work as Pep has shown - so he will perhaps be ideal for Bayern. Which will piss off supporters of every other club in Germany.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I think he wants to play in a certain way that he tried with you - and with better players it is possible to make it work as Pep has shown - so he will perhaps be ideal for Bayern. Which will piss off supporters of every other club in Germany.

Borussia Monchengladbach, Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund will all be trying to send Der Kaiser back to his home in Manchester before Christmas. I would not bet against that happening either.

[wmdave_b]

So his "long-term contract" was about as much use as a once used bog roll.

I'm going off Kaiser Kompany very fast indeed.

The long term contract ensured a more than decent compensation was received, so was useful BT

[The Bedlington Terrier]

The long term contract ensured a more than decent compensation was received, so was useful BT

I meant from the "loyalty" point of view wmd. In all honesty Pace had all bets covered and we could hardly begrudge Kaiser Kompany the München gig could we?

Ten million will cover this year's loan interest, so it's not all bad is it?

[sinkov]

The long term contract ensured a more than decent compensation was received, so was useful BT

With no new manager coming in for a while we're also saving on Vinnis wage at the moment, if we leave it until July that could be another £300/£400 thousand saved, keep Bellamy and Jacko on as the next manager's assistants and we don't have to pay them off either. Financially Bayern have done us a big favour, we're doing OK out of Vinni's departure.

[chastenor]

Will the new manager want Bellamy and Jackson as part of his team?

[sinkov]

Will the new manager want Bellamy and Jackson as part of his team?

If we choose from out of work managers, as it seems we are, they won't have an entourage to bring with them, so they may be quite amenable to working with Bellamy and Jackson, after all the money we save by not having to pay them off means more for the new manager's transfer budget.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

If we choose from out of work managers, as it seems we are, they won't have an entourage to bring with them, so they may be quite amenable to working with Bellamy and Jackson, after all the money we save by not having to pay them off means more for the new manager's transfer budget.

I'd give Bellamy and Jacko a crack at it until Christmas and if it all goes tits up bring in another manager, but I don't think it will.

[sinkov]

I'd give Bellamy and Jacko a crack at it until Christmas and if it all goes tits up bring in another manager, but I don't think it will.

I think Mr Pace needs/wants a big name like Frank Lampard to sell the club to new investors and new players and Bellamy and Jackson just isn't going to cut it.