From: Kevin McCauley [redacted@gmail.com]

Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2013 7:45 PM

To: Cartilage Free Captain Staff [redacted@gmail.com]

Subj: Gareth Bale's sale and my upcoming vacation

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Gareth Bale's future looks set to be decided imminently, with the announcement of his inevitable departure to Real Madrid looking like nothing more than a formality at this point. But we all know that anything can happen in #batcountry. During silly season, deals can come out of nowhere and others can collapse at the drop of a fax machine. And we need to be ready for it.

I'll be on vacation for the rest of the transfer window, so I won't be around to get the news up as soon as it breaks. But I wanted to be prepared no matter what the club announces, so I've drafted several different statements, covering any eventuality, for you to publish as soon as Bale's future is decided.