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I don’t believe it’s happening anymore, but it’s proper conspiracy theory stuff to suggest there was nothing to this rumour this month. But you’re never going to change your mind on that for some reason.
After our competition is annihilated by the Wuhan virus we should walk to our next titleAssuming we do land Bruno Fernandes, which we have no idea will even happen, then it's been a very underwhelming transfer window again
The squad needs some major work and at the the pace Ole/Woodward are working on it, we should be challenging in 2030
Assuming we do land Bruno Fernandes, which we have no idea will even happen, then it's been a very underwhelming transfer window again
The squad needs some major work and at the the pace Ole/Woodward are working on it, we should be challenging in 2030
Pizzi plays different role for Benfica, ot's not apple-to-apple comparison. Benfica is different financial situation to Sporting and best believe they'll charge you through the nose for him. They got something like £115m for 19-yo Joao Felix. It's in their business model to buy cheap talents and sell for exorbitant fee once the hype is on.
Those questioning Bruno's career path need to understand that timing is HUGE for a football player. You can be a great player but once you make a move at the wrong timing, your already short career can get derailed and you might not get a chance to recover. I think Bruno is being level-headed by sticking with Sporting and biding his time. He's now 2x league's best player and on course to win the 3rd. He will get his big money move soon to the big boys and chance for UCL glory. And this will be in his prime years.
We all need to remember that Aubameyang got his big money move to Arsenal at 28-29. And he went on to win joint golden boot in that rather pedestrian Arsenal of recent years. And he's always in the mix for top scorer in PL.
Assess players' quality, not just their circumstances.
People seem to forget the fact that this injury was caused by him demanding to play in a cup game against lower league opposition...doesnt seem like the actions of someone who is egotistical and self centered.
We miss him a lot.
It's a period of adaptation man, it's normal even we as normal guys change jobs.People don't think it's a 'Godly level', people think, and rightly so, that it's different
The PL is incredibly fast-paced and the ball probably spends more time in the air than in any of the other major European league. It's not that good players can't learn to adapt, it's just that like when you do anything new it takes time.
Fred is a great example. Worse than useless for the first 12-16 months at the club. Under any normal circumstances he would likely have missed his chance and been discarded as a bad buy. He's almost been lucky that the club is in such a poor state because it's meant he's had far more time and chances to prove himself - and is now looking a decent player
When you think about it, we needed 6-7 new players last summer, as crazy as it sounds. Bruno, as good as he is, is one player and won't impact our struggling team that much tbh.If we land him it's one more player than I expected us to get, which shows how low the expectations are. We needed 2-3 at least this window, but the way this club seems to operate, that was asking for a miracle.
Castles' saying we've upped our bid to €55m.
All it would take to change my mind is quoted source close to the club or a source that doesn't trace back to a newspaper that has a long history of making things up.I don’t believe it’s happening anymore, but it’s proper conspiracy theory stuff to suggest there was nothing to this rumour this month. But you’re never going to change your mind on that for some reason.
So, like the BBC?All it would take to change my mind is quoted source close to the club.
What would it take for you to change your mind that this story ever had legs?
A single story backed by a good source is better than a million stories backed by shitty sources. You seem to have got sucked into wishful thinking.
Assuming we do land Bruno Fernandes, which we have no idea will even happen, then it's been a very underwhelming transfer window again
The squad needs some major work and at the the pace Ole/Woodward are working on it, we should be challenging in 2030
What's the story and what's the source for the story? The BBC are are a media company whose employees vary in the quality of what they report.So, like the BBC?
We'd break the Jan window record fee if we get this done. Think it's about 30 million
Aubameyang breakout season was his 2nd season with st etienne where he finished 2nd top scorer behind Zlatan. He was 24, same age as Bruno when he won his 1st Primera Liga POTY. Aubameyang then went to Dortmund and eventually Arsenal as their transfer record fee. Arsenal may have regressed but being EPL top 4 (at that time) transfer record breaker sure worth something for him.Aubameyang has been fantastic for years, and arguably Arsenal has been a well monied step down for him.
Andy Carroll cost Liverpool 30m in January. Chelsea paid 50m for Torres in the same window.We'd break the Jan window record fee if we get this done. Think it's about 30 million
We'd break the Jan window record fee if we get this done. Think it's about 30 million
How many more replies do you need for this to be disproven?We'd break the Jan window record fee if we get this done. Think it's about 30 million
Also according to the press, Alexis Sanchez cost about £100m even though he was actually freeWe'd break the Jan window record fee if we get this done. Think it's about 30 million
Also according to the press, Alexis Sanchez cost about £100m even though he was actually free
Wasn’t it a straight swap for Mkhrifhdk?Sanchez wasn't free. We bought him for £30m
How many more replies do you need for this to be disproven?
Wasn’t it a straight swap for Mkhrifhdk?
We'd break the Jan window record fee if we get this done. Think it's about 30 million
Maybe United are leaving it late as possible so fans won't be asking for more signings.
Get it done on deadline day and fans will be like "Yay, Fernandes!"
Do it two weeks ago and fans will be like "Great...get a striker now."
Seems this will get done. Reports that Judge has gone to Lisbon and Castles saying we have upped our offer to €55m.
All seems to point towards this getting wrapped up Monday/Tuesday.
Sure these were the exact words on the first week of January
Yip. There will be a bad feeling because 1. we could have used him in January and 2. actually getting it done early would allow us to attempt to get someone else in.If we do end up getting him and we have paid a stupid amount of money I will be just as annoyed as if we didn’t get him. If we are genuinely interested how can you take an entire window to get the deal over the line? Woodward is a joke.
OopsWhat’s that got to do with Fernandes?
It probably would have been a penPlease somebody GIF Maguire's fall before the Jones goal
It probably would have been a pen