Shaun Rice
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I think everyone is getting a bit caught up on the 'release fees', whether that be Manning, Buckingham or whoever. In most cases they've been rumoured once and taken as gospel (like a lot of rumours on here). They probably just refer to an amount that a club would be willing to accept, or the outstanding value of the contract owed to the manager.
In either case, it won't count against of profit-and-loss balance (or FFP or whatever it's called). If the board have conducted a thorough interviewing process, have found their man and are happy to fund getting them, then I'm happy.
OUFC “ hello, we’d like to have DB as our manager “
MC “ okay but the buy out clause is 2 million”
OUFC “ 2 million rupees “ ?
MC “ yes rupees “
muffled OUFC “ Brenda, can you get £35.75 out of petty cash please”
OUFC “ we’ll get that across to you tomorrow “