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You think we should sign Donald Glover?
How old is he.

You think we should sign Donald Glover?
Loved him in Lethal Weapon 1-3. Not 4.You think we should sign Donald Glover?
Loved him in Lethal Weapon 1-3. Not 4.
We should offer them 70 and see if they will negotiate.
How old is he.
TL;DRLet's break this down, eh?
AnotherLondonManc actually initially "ridiculed" lex talionis for posting the below comment without making their own scouting list to back it up...
AnotherLondonManc insinuated that lex talionis had not done their scouting, because lex's comment suggested the only "quality" 6es of the kind United would "need" would cost as much as "Anderson" and "Wharton". AnotherLondonManc's comment indicated that had lex talionis done their scouting, they would know that United could find the "quality 6" which they "need" for less than Anderson and Wharton would cost.
When AnotherLondonManc adds that "pretty much every 6 in the world will cost less than those 2", he is putting forward that he must have a pretty good knowledge of who every 6 in the world must be. But, conversely, in his reply to me, ALM rather admits that far from having this knowledge, he is entirely ignorant.
Ultimately. AnotherLondonManc indicates that lex talionis' comment is daft, because if lex talionis knew as much as him he would have known you can find 6es of the "quality" of Anderson or Wharton able to meet United's "need", who won't cost as much as Anderson or Wharton. So if it's fair for AnotherLondonManc to ridicule another poster for supposedly thinking that the scouting list of "quality" DMs United "need" is only two expensive options long (in Anderson and Wharton), then it seems in turn fair for me to then ask on what basis AnotherLondonManc has come to his conclusion, and who these options with the quality United need are who would cost less.
On the subject of posters being "so fecking rude", the only poster who resorted to direct insults in this exhange was AnotherLondonManc in referring to me as a "Mug". And the only poster who used any swear words, was... erm... you...
I have actually "assessed midfield candidates in Europe", with a main focus on 6es/DMs, and shared my analysis and conclusions on here, e.g.:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/centre-midfielder-transfer-links.488776/post-34033035
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/centre-midfielder-transfer-links.488776/post-33997872
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/sandro-tonali.491274/post-34110158
And in recent weeks I've watched 2+ matches of the following players who have shown up well in my research in to relatively defensive central midfielders, or have been cited by others on here, with a focused eye on them: Chema Andres, Burger, Avdullahu, Nmecha, Martel, Manzambi, Locatelli, Thuram, Manú Koné, Ederson, Pape Gueye, Agoumé, Tchouameni, Pablo Barrios, Aleksandar Stankovic, Mamadou Sangaré, Anderson, Ampadu, Janelt, Baleba, Scott, Mateus Fernandes, Yarmoliuk.
As I've said before based on my assessments, Anderson is the best available option who can perform a 6-type role. His stats already fit the criteria, he's met these criteria in the PL, and he's 23 and so not even fully at his peak yet. The only other players who I don't think would be a significant downgrade on Casemiro immediately who if rumours are to be believed might not be totally impossible, would be Tchouameni and Locatelli. Possibly Valverde, but he's also not so much a 6. But even if doable all would likely cost similar overall amounts to whatever Anderson will go for.
The only more budget option I found in my analysis who I think might bring enough of the qualities United need from a starting Casemiro replacement is Wouter Burger, albeit he's more of an 8 than a 6, and I've also said that I would still wish to add a more sure-thing midfielder in the summer along with him (in case he doesn't fully adapt, and he's also not a totally complete player). There are a few other possibly cheaper 6/DM options who I also quite like, but only as prospects/back-ups/initial rotation options, as opposed to having the "quality" and preparedness to do what United "need" and immediately replace Casemiro as a key starter (eg Stankovic, Chema, Mateus Fernandes if you count him as a 6, possibly Siltanen).
TL;DR
Do you know that meme of the guy saying "Well, obviously"?
You do appear the kind of person who goes through life treating their ignorance as some kind of virtue.
It's hilarious that you think you can make assertions on my character based off of 3 caf posts.Getting too old for this shit

That's Danny Glover, right?Loved him in Lethal Weapon 1-3. Not 4.
We should offer them 70 and see if they will negotiate.
Let's hope they are forced to sell BrunoG or Tonali rather than their fringe players.To spend well over 150 million pounds on Woltemade, Elanga and Wissa and not reach C.L guarantee that Newcastle need to sell players
Yeah they didn't sound very optimistic apart from Baleba and Wharton, was hoping we might have got update about these eyebrow raising options from SpainJust caught up with the latest on talk of the devils. Certainly feels like this isn't a goer from our side but things can change.
Getting too old for this shit

It's so funny how often this classic cop-out answer gets trotted out by people who clearly have limited knowledge of what they've been talking about.
"I'm completely ignorant. Other people must know more than me. But I'm going to express a strong opinion anyway even though I'm completely ignorant."
I was stating the obvious about the poster.
I don't think you are very good at recognising if someone is "riled up" - unless you are referring to your own needless interjection?...
You’re well on your way to a warning if you don’t stop with the attitude and needlessly caustic posts.Do you know that meme of the guy saying "Well, obviously"?
You do appear the kind of person who goes through life treating their ignorance as some kind of virtue.
To spend well over 150 million pounds on Woltemade, Elanga and Wissa and not reach C.L guarantee that Newcastle need to sell players
Even Wharton I'd park. The most conviction I read was Tonali, funnily enough. Alongside Baleba of course.Yeah they didn't sound very optimistic apart from Baleba and Wharton, was hoping we might have got update about these eyebrow raising options from Spain
Don't be so childish, gambino.You think we should sign Donald Glover?
You sure? They sold that one guy for £135 mill or something like that.
I feel the opposite. One Bruno has been immense for us. So, why not 2, or even 3 Bruno?Im not comfortable with 2 same names in the side its just weird you know what im saying?
The plural of Brunonis Bruni.I feel the opposite. One Bruno has been immense for us. So, why not 2, or even 3 Bruno?
Is the plural of Bruno 'Bruno' (like naan) or 'Brunos'?
I want to see an entire first 11 of Bruno. Bruno on the left, Bruno on the right. A total Bruno delight.
Well I think the fact he hadnt heard anything when he was recently up in Newcastle was very tellingMitten was never going to confirm any interest unless the club wanted it out there anyway.
He would definitely be a good signing, however once Mitten talked about interest in pessimistic way I wrote off any chance of us signing him nowI think he'd be a good signing at the best price for us. If he keeps his engine as long as our Bruno, he'd be a phenomenal buy. Premier league proven, a proper prick to have. We need a few like him and Martinez to set the standard for the rest of the players. That we aren't some soft touch you can easily get points against us.
Yeah he's generally bang onNot a suprise. Fits in with what Andy Mitten said earlier in the week.
So do I but the club obviously asked the question and got told in no uncertain terms he's not leaving so that's itThat's a shame I really rate him
Not every 28 year old just declines and gives pretty much zero resale value though which they seem to thinkNot a huge surprise. The age profile doesn’t line up with the INEOS policy.
No they don't give a damn about resale value that's actually not how big Clubs operate what they seem to be mindful of and rightly so is the fact any big money signing should be good enough to warrant a starting spot atleast through out their initial contract length which tend to be a challenge when you spend big transfer fee and big wages on a player approaching 30's .Not every 28 year old just declines and gives pretty much zero resale value though which they seem to think