Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap

[EtH]

The updates on this road to nowhere are epic.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

I miss the ‘long ramp’ thread title. Those were simpler times.

 

[El-Manos]

What’s with the constant title updates ?

 

[Alvaro Maestre]

I have a theory that @Berbaclass is behind the Sports Twitter account and writes random info about FDJ just to keep this sub alive.

 

[hellhunter]

I have a theory that @Berbaclass is behind the Sports Twitter account and writes random info about FDJ just to keep this sub alive.

This is not Reddit

 

[Acquire Me]

Tick tock, Frenkie is soon in the box.

 

[AbusementPark]

title change, is something happening? Is it imminent? I havent had my daily yet should I hold out for good news?

 

[dave2528]

I feel like we're in a good spot with this.

This thread I mean.

 

[AbusementPark]

Tick tock, Frenkie is soon in the box.

As a Barca defender

 

[Berbaclass]

I have a theory that @Berbaclass is behind the Sports Twitter account and writes random info about FDJ just to keep this sub alive.

I post far too much in the afternoon to be Spanish.

 

[MDFC Manager]

I post fart too much in the afternoon to be Spanish.

Interesting

 

[Devilyouknow]

He make a tiktok video of him twerking violently against Laporta while holding a sign saying ‘punish my salary daddy!’

 

[villain]

@villain, you've been summoned!

everybody does need me

 

[GDaly95]

Did something happen?

Very excitable atmosphere in this thread but I've gone back a few pages and can't find any meaningful update to make sense of said excitable-ness.

 

[Berbaclass]

I think it’s obvious that Eriksen is the ‘backup’ if we don’t get Frenkie. We then get a more defensive/box to box type player like Savic etc

 

[Cassidy]

I think it’s obvious that Eriksen is the ‘backup’ if we don’t get Frenkie. We then get a more defensive/box to box type player like Savic etc

Is Savic more defensive?

 

[saik]

Did something happen?

Very excitable atmosphere in this thread but I've gone back a few pages and can't find any meaningful update to make sense of said excitable-ness.

Barca supposedly wants to get this sorted quickly and apparently FDJ and Xavi are going to have a meeting to discuss. That's basically the gist of it.

 

[Berbaclass]

Is Savic more defensive?

He’s more box to box

 

[Tony247]

Did something happen?

Very excitable atmosphere in this thread but I've gone back a few pages and can't find any meaningful update to make sense of said excitable-ness.

people are losing interest or losing marbles or both.

 

[scottser]

I last checked in 30 pages ago, did I miss anything?

 

[GDaly95]

Barca supposedly wants to get this sorted quickly and apparently FDJ and Xavi are going to have a meeting to discuss. That's basically the gist of it.

Thanks.

Although it sounds like the same kind of stuff we've been hearing for a while now!

 

[Brownie85]

He kept changing the thread title, despite not displaying sufficient levels of muppetry in this thread.

That's very poor form... one should have a sufficient level of muppetry and be well versed in the muppetry of the thread to be able to change titles haha

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Is Savic more defensive?

No!

 

[frostbite]

We desperately need another thread with the title changes. We can't keep up. What happened to the dial up modem?

 

[Brownie85]

Thanks.

Although it sounds like the same kind of stuff we've been hearing for a while now!

Come on now, this is Barce were on about. They couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery, never mind sort a transfer out in a few hours

 

[frostbite]

As a Barca defender

Straight swap with Phil Jones.

 

[RedDevil@84]

What’s with the constant title updates ?

The mods want to keep something moving at least.

 

[Counterfactual]

We desperately need another thread with the title changes. We can't keep up. What happened to the dial up modem?

In the bin with the fax machine. He's coming snail mail now. Two deliveries out, apparently. It's happening!

 

[Spoony]

I'd rather follow this on Ceefax.

 

[Blood Mage]

The pace this thread is moving at with only speculative reports here and there is scary. It will reach 2000 pages easily for a player who we probably won't even sign.

 

[sourdough satellite]

I miss the dial up modem

 

[tombombadil]

We've reached the promised land!! 1000 pages!! That means he's gonna join, right? Right?

 

[worldinmotion66]

Tick tock? Think you've spelled Tika Taka wrong!!!

Edit: So did I. Facepalm.

 

[frostbite]

We've reached the promised land!! 1000 pages!! That means he's gonna join, right? Right?

You missed the memo. It's 2000 pages.

 

[hellhunter]

Tick tock? Think you've spelled Tika Taka wrong!!!

So did you

 

[worldinmotion66]

So did you

Doh!!!

 

[DJ_21]

Sanchoooo

Surely that doesn’t count? We had a whole year of trying to get him

 

[AjaxCunian]

Gavi and Pedri are also 18 and 19. At that age players really should be playing 2500-3000 minutes in all comps tops. Barca has also seen what playing Pedri into the ground in 20-21 did to him in 21-22.

Barcelona faces many of the same issues English clubs face - a condensed schedule in which they'll probably play around 55 fixtures, so they'll need a lot of depth. 55 fixtures is about 10000 total midfield minutes for the two 8s in their 4-3-3. If you give Pedri and Gavi together about 5500, that is still about 4500 for FDJ and Kessie to split. And then FDJ might pick up some minutes at the 6 or CB as well. And all that is assuming that none of Pedri, Gavi, or Kessie pick up a significant injury.

Beyond all these calculations, the simple fact Barca seem to want to replace FDJ with Bernardo Silva puts the lie to the notion that there aren't enough midfield minutes to go around. Its not about insufficient minutes at all.

You make a fair point.

 

[dubplate warrior]

Surely that doesn’t count? We had a whole year of trying to get him

Sancho also wanted to come back to England, personally feel like we should of had other options so we could start the season ready. Fully behind the new manager, just would like a holding midfielder, was almost certain we would have bought one this season.

 

[croadyman]

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Gary get on the phone to him and say you are being treated like crap pal, come and join the guy who gave you that big break