Other clubs' transfers

This Coutinho business is grating. Sell him, don't sell him, just shut the fuck up about it.

Vieira was the worst one ever imo, linked with a move abroad every summer for about 6 or 7 years.

Why not Matic/Bakayoko instead of Bakayoko/Drinkwater then?

 

Whoever's ultimately in charge of their transfer policy is an idiot. They'd be done if they were forced to deal with any significant spending constraints.

Conte i imagine, he did this at Juventus all the damn time. He's a great manager but he insists upon buying mid table level garbage all the time to pad out the squad because he knows they will work really hard for him.

 

Then he'll complain why the squad isn't good enough to compete in the CL.

Why not Matic/Bakayoko instead of Bakayoko/Drinkwater then?

It's

Matic->Bakayoko

Then

Chalobah->Drinkwater

As the Homegrown Player box-ticking exercise.

This Coutinho business is grating. Sell him, don't sell him, just shut the fuck up about it.

Vieira was the worst one ever imo, linked with a move abroad every summer for about 6 or 7 years.

Ah god aye. The 'Carlos Tevez saga' was the one that got me, like. Probably what made me stop watching SSN in the end. Constantly hearing Rick Parry's "Shtevensh deshided te shtay" interview in 2005 as well.

Fabregas to Barca has to be up there, especially with the whole he has Barca DNA nonsense every fucking week.

Fabregas to Barca has to be up there, especially with the whole he has Barca DNA nonsense every fucking week.

yeah seemed like they had the entire barca squad taking turns in talking about it in the press.

Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing

Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing

Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest.

 

Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry.

 

IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though.

 

It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels.

Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing

Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest.

 

Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry.

 

IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though.

 

It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels.

 

Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously.

Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing

Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest.

 

Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry.

 

IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though.

 

It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels.

 

Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously.

Barry would have costed more than Alonso though.

After all this Coutinho saga, I still think he's only a good player, not a world beater but one who flatters to deceive. Mikhtarian already is only 2 shy of the number of assists Coutinho got all of last season after 3 games.

Vieira to Real Madrid used to be an annual thing.

 

Not forgetting N'Zogbia to Sunderland.

Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing

Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest.

 

Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry.

 

IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though.

 

It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels.

 

Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously.

Barry would have costed more than Alonso though.

 

Pretty sure in an interview Rafa says people used to question why he wanted to sell Alonso and he said he didn't want to sell him.but he had no money to spend to had to raise funds.

Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing

Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest.

 

Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry.

 

IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though.

 

It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels.

 

Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously.

Barry would have costed more than Alonso though.

 

Pretty sure in an interview Rafa says people used to question why he wanted to sell Alonso and he said he didn't want to sell him.but he had no money to spend to had to raise funds.

That was next season I think.When we sold Alonso for 30mil to Madrid.

Think the Zog is still in Seaham Hall according to them

Didn't realise Matuidi had gone to Juve. For £18M that might be the best deal of the summer.

Didn't realise Matuidi had gone to Juve. For £18M that might be the best deal of the summer.

 

Thought it odd someone like Arsenal or Liverpool weren't in for him, maybe had been lined up by Juve for ages and not going anywhere else

Didn't realise Matuidi had gone to Juve. For £18M that might be the best deal of the summer.

 

Thought it odd someone like Arsenal or Liverpool weren't in for him, maybe had been lined up by Juve for ages and not going anywhere else

They tried to buy him last summer as well so it's been in the works for awhile.

We are not the only club that is in shambles after summer. 

Think Bakayoko might prove to be an upgrade on Matic.

 

I don't think Conte is one for much rotation and I agree that he seems to like players that are 100% committed to the cause. At a club like Real there's probably 3 or 4 players not happy with playing time at any given time and the manager needs to deal with it - it's a big part of the job - Conte doesn't seem to want to deal with it.

 

Matic would be 4th choice CM (behind Fabregas), don't think Conte wanted to deal with that. Drinkwater would be a happier 4th choice.

 

Without Costa they look light upfront that's the big issue imo.

 

 

Arsenal have had a mare and have clearly zero interest in winning the league

Arsenal are probably balancing on a very thin rope right now. Can see them falling away big style, they look so ordinary.

Matic would be 4th choice CM (behind Fabregas), don't think Conte wanted to deal with that. Drinkwater would be a happier 4th choice.

 

Matic wasn't behind Fabregas for most of last season for what it's worth

Matic would be 4th choice CM (behind Fabregas), don't think Conte wanted to deal with that. Drinkwater would be a happier 4th choice.

 

Matic wasn't behind Fabregas for most of last season for what it's worth

 

Aye but they're different types of players so they aren't really in competition.

 

Conte goes for Fabregas when he wants a more expansive game. He goes Matic and now Bakayoko if he wants to keep it tight. If Bakayoko is the #1 partner for Kante - Fabregas is the option for a more pronounced change of tact. Matic would largely be relegated to "last 15 minutes - extra defensive midfielder to protect a small lead" position.

Anelka to Madrid, all those years ago.

 

Sigh.