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You must be an accountant?8 is fair enough not 15 and salary for 100K per week not 150K and 2 years not 4
You must be an accountant?8 is fair enough not 15 and salary for 100K per week not 150K and 2 years not 4
25M? That can't be right.Tweet
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It’s still pretty mental. Everton have reportedly bid £70m + two players and Palace continue to price him out of a move.He left it all too late to kick up a fuss in order to get a move.
What, Like Sanchez, Bailly, Fred, Herrera, Valencia, etc.I've not got a problem with youngsters getting a chance, but when they struggle, lose confidence and form, then what?
Irrelevant. The actual time it took to get it over the line has nothing to do with the quality and suitability of the signing. That was my point.We have made 3 well thought out signings. The Maguire one took too long when we all suspect he could have been signed and bedded in during the pre season tour. He could have been signed for less money last summer. The idea that Leicester wanted to be thrashing about trying to replace him in the last few days of the window is absurd.
We also needed to sign a right winger and having lost Herrera, a midfielder. Yes it is difficult to sign five players in a window but for a club with our resources and in the position we find ourselves, it was important we fixed the blatant issues.
Three summers ago, City signed a keeper, two right backs, a centre back, a left back, a central midfielder and a right winger - all for their first team squad. They went on to win immediate back to back titles.
What’s the alternative though?8 is fair enough not 15 and salary for 100K per week not 150K and 2 years not 4
Be the smartest move Woody has made all summer.Considering the pittance spent yet again, I’d write him a check for 5M to just be quiet this season until he gets his move next summer.
And he started a World Cup final.When a youngster with, what, 8 first team games, is being quoted at £50 million, £25 million for an Argentine international who can play in 2 positions is a bargain.
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Yep, good for the bean counters at United. It also gives us another stick to beat Ed with if our lack of further signings comes back to haunt us this season. He can't argue that he didn't have enough money to spend if our net outlay was such a reasonable figure.It also means our net spend is like £50m or something if it goes through.
Oh god, please no. Don't get me wrong, they have flashes of greatness, but they're so rare now it's stupid.Then we turn to Jessie and Mata
Yup, then when they appear to be failing, we sell them to another club who manage them properly and they turn out to be amazing. Sounds right!We carry on playing them and ruin their confidence further seems to be the plan.
Seems like we just don't care anymore though. We seem happy to just make top 4 and get into the CL whilst spending as little as we can (yes we've spend lots, but our net will be lower when Lukaku goes through and if Rojo goes)Exactly my point.
I think a lot comes down to what expectations people have set for themselves. I personally felt we needed 3 or 4 windows, obviously including January, to move certain players on and build our way towards a project. If people set their expectation as us spending 250 million this summer, whilst also selling 5 players and being good to go, they are setting themselves up for disappointment.25M for Rojo is actually a great piece of business by us. It isn't another signing like we all want, but at least we've managed to find a taker for some of our deadwood that people have been moaning about us not selling this summer, and for a decent fee at that.
Why would he want to move to sit on the bench? He walks into Arsenal's team.would have loved Tierney for £25m as back up/put pressure on Shaw. £25m is nothing.
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Difference being it could derail their development as a player and they become just another promising academy player that ends up struggling to find a club because of we handled them.What, Like Sanchez, Bailly, Fred, Herrera, Valencia, etc.
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Makes Harry Macguire seem like a bargain now.If that Rojo deal for £25m goes through and it's not bullshit, I estimate our net spend will be £47m We're officially Arsenal.
Even if United don't get anyone in anymore, the fact that Ed managed to get respectable amount for the likes of Lukaku and Rojo (potentially) is very good, and make this window a good one. Not excellent as in upgrading the whole first 11 but getting there. Defence is sorted, just need to sort out the midfield and RW next.Tweet
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I mean if you contextualize the fact we've signed one of the best CBs in the league, and selling a CB/LB who has about 15 apps in 2 years, and throw in the fact Lukaku barely started under Ole unless Lingard, Martial or Rashford were injured, it does offer different reading.If that Rojo deal for £25m goes through and it's not bullshit, I estimate our net spend will be £47m We're officially Arsenal.
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Me too. Brilliant the guy. Hope Ole rates him.If we promote Gomes aswell i'll somewhat look forward to watching games.
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If they do then they are cnutsWhat a surprise. I just hope the fans don't get on the youngsters backs if they fail to hit the ground running.