Transfer Tweets - 2017/18
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Feel free to name this elite defender who'd be available and willing to sign for Liverpool? Market is crazy and clubs seem to have cash to burn. I'm glad Jose has called out the owners to react to the market, hope to see some action and issues rectified now, I was expecting nothing in January.
I still expect nothing in January. United never seem to do any transfers without either signing an overrated player who doesn’t fit in or making an absolute meal of things.
Got so little faith in the direction this club is taking in general.
Things have changed.... The summer window has been shortened and it's World Cup year next year, so United will have to spend irregardless of what we used to practice. If we don't spend in January, it means Mourinho is leaving and we are saving the funds for the next manager to spend which will be a complete disaster.
I dont think its crazy at all for Liverpool to pay that amount for VvD. They have to do something to upgrade a defense that is costing them a change at challenging for titles. With the front line they have the time is now to throw in the money and give it a real go. I'd also be throwing a huge sum of money to the best goalkeeper they could convince to join the club. Not sure who that would be though
No one cares what managers say... We are already a joke the way we are playing at the moment. Hopefully, it doesn't end up with Klopp having the last laugh at the end of the season.
Our squad is massively deficient - I really hope we don’t feck around. A good January could provide a massive boost in the second half of the season. If we keep our personnel as it currently stands, chances are we finish potless and outside the top four.
Liverpool have made the first move, let's see how we respond. They've addressed their weakest area with the best option available. Does the price really matter if you get the player you want?
Well yes, if you have more than one position to fill and you're working with a budget.
Reading comments like "Got so little faith in the direction this club is taking in general."
And other similar comments with ppl shitting themselves it is completely laughable.
If you cant see the improvement we did from the past years then I dont know... we are currently 2nd and won 3 trophies last year. Liverpool are in their 3rd with klopp and they won feck all.
And other similar comments with ppl shitting themselves it is completely laughable.
If you cant see the improvement we did from the past years then I dont know... we are currently 2nd and won 3 trophies last year. Liverpool are in their 3rd with klopp and they won feck all.
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True but adding quantity over quality rarely works out, just look at the Spurs with the Bale money.
I've got this crazy theory, players will become available if you way the right price.
Unless we can buy someone absolutely outstanding who will make a difference for us over the course of years rather than the remaining months of the season, we should steer clear in Jan. The league is gone, not many top players aren’t cup tied and winning the CL is extraordinarily difficult at the best of times. Far better to have a real go early in the summer and try to let those players bed in during the pre-season.
That's just repeating what Mourinho has already said in a previous press conference. I don't think we'll sign anyone in January tbh.
I see what you mean - we shouldn’t just buy for the sake of buying, and no rush buying, in fact that’s how we’ve got in this mess - by accumulating deadwood year in, year out. On the flip side, the race for top four will be extremely tight this year so a signing like Malcom may be worth the risk to add a much needed spark to our attack. That and he’s also not cuptied.
I wouldn't want Carrasco. His decision making is brainless at times and though he's clearly talented he's also a very frustrating player. He can be better off the bench than starting but I just don't think he'd be worth a punt. Saul on the other hand would be more than worth it.
Mental and to think those quotes were only from a year ago. Has gone on to spend 75m on VVD and what, 40m on OX in the last year of his contract? Klopp's desperate.
Winning the league may be gone but the team is still in a dog fight to finish in the top 4. 5th place is just 6 points off. not concerned with a player being cup tied when they can help the team with anywhere from 13-16 league games (depending on when they would arrive during the window.)
Of course it does. Ever heard of budget?
Coutinho will go and one could argue they will be a weaker side.
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Right, so the fee you agree on no matter the amount is obviously within the team's transfer budget. Obviously you want the best possible deal, but as we've now seen with City it's more important to get your players than to settle for second options.
Better to buy now than after the World Cup when the prices will be even more mind-boggling for anyone who plays well.
haha how do they write these things? https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f...Paulo-Dybala-Juventus-Tottenham-Transfer-News
Really, how? And that guy is payed for that. And the fun part is that some other papers in other countries will quote that.haha how do they write these things? https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f...Paulo-Dybala-Juventus-Tottenham-Transfer-News
I don’t think Coutinho is related to us signing VVD.
We rejected numerous offers for Coutinho from Barcelona whilst trying to sign VVD in the summer, which suggests that we were planning to spend big regardless of what money was coming in.
Not aware of this guy, any ideas what he's like? Seems a fairly sizeable amount to spend on somebody who only really came to prominence in the Turkish league last season age 25. Everton certainly could do with additional striking options, though.
haha how do they write these things? https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f...Paulo-Dybala-Juventus-Tottenham-Transfer-News
I just stumbled across this a minute ago as well. Talk about basically just taking the Jose 'what we've spent isn't enough' quote and running with it to the extreme... how much would those 3 together be, close to half a billion £?You genuinely believe that Coutinho stays whilst 75m VVD 40m Ox and 67m Keita goes out of the bank?
Mega money. 182m on three players.
No, I think Coutinho is going because he really wants to and that’ll happen in the summer.
FSG have been pretty good at balancing the books as far as transfers go, so we were due a bit of a splurge.
John Henry would never sanction this spending without planning to sell everybody on Merseyside. If not, Linda will bugger off, and he'll end up living in a wigwam.
Exactly. I think the money has been sanctioned as its clear Coutinho is off.
This. Its drama, drama, drama on here at times.
If they're buying van dyke for £75m then one of their big names must be on his way out. They don't tend to throw big chunks of money around like that.
Phil is gone but I think it's in the summer.
Clubs have started agreeing fees with other clubs. Are we still preparing our bids?
Exactly. Big deals already happening while we're dithering.
Because the papers aren’t reporting loads of stuff about us it must mean we are utterly useless and dithering, god bless RationalCafe.
He's an out an out striker, which is pretty much what they failed to sign in the summer. I think Calvert-Lewin has been doing a good job up there, but that's not really his game. 20 goals last season and also scored in Europe. Worth the gamble IMO.
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