Venables - Ridsdale meeting
Elland Rd Boardroom. Sunday 7/7/02. About tea-time.
Peter Ridsdale : Ah......... Terrance...... do come in. Nice to meet
you.
El Tel : Wotcha mate.
PR : Erm.... yes.... Hello. Please sit down.
ET : Cushty.
PR : Erm..... yes..... quite. Now then..... thanks for coming
Terrance... the
reason.......
ET : Do you want a watch?
PR : I beg your pardon?
ET : Tags..... 100% kosher. Got two dozen in the back of the Merc. You
can have
one for a monkey.
PR : Thank you, but no thanks Terrance. Now as I was saying......
ET : How about a whistle?
PR : Erm.... a whistle?
ET : Yeah..... I got eighteen flutes in the boot, Armani..... yours for
a
pony.
PR : Again..... thanks..... but I asked you here today to offer you the
manager's job.
ET : Sweet.
PR : Yes...... now that David's gone....... (under his breath) and
Martin's
told us to f#ck off......... we'd like you to take over first team
affairs.
ET : Well.... it's tempting.... the club is pukka but I'm earning more
green
than you can shake a jellied eel at working on the goggle box..... and
Ally
McCoist helps me crack one off under the desk every saturday night.
PR : Well...... I'm sure we can work our way round that and Brian Kidd
is
more than obliging....... but think of the possibilities Terry......
look at
the squad........ we've got Rio, Kewell, Viduka, Keane, Bowyer and
Harte.
ET : That is an impressive list.
PR : Too right it's impressive..... can you imagine how much we'll get
for
them?
ET : Do what? Are my cauliflowers working? You want me to sell 'em?
PR : Course we f#cking do. We're up $h!t creek without a f#cking
paddle.....why
do you think you're here?
ET : Well.... I'm sorry Mr Ridsdale but NO WAY. I'm not your hatchet
man....I
have ambition.... I want to win trophies!
PR : I'll give you 3% of each deal.
: How dare you?!?!?!?!..... That is a f#cking insult to my integrity!
PR : OK..... 4% and I'll take three Armani's and four Tags.
ET : Where do I sign?