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These Journos need a reality check, it feels like they are still throwing the same prices that were there pre-covid. I think 40m range is going to be very rare in the next window. Much less for a championship player.Tweet
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Reddit has a tier list. The issue with that is when someone says something people are like "LOL HE'S ONLY TIER 3 IT'S BOLLOCKS" when they could in fact be telling the truth. I find those kinds of things somewhat helpful but not altogether great. Healthy skepticism is the best way to approach transfer news and rumours.I had a thought recently, was going to make a thread about it. Why doesn't somebody create a league table of sorts for the reliability of newspapers when it comes to transfer dealings?
Every time a paper runs a story that proves to be bogus they get a -1 and every time a story is proven right they get a +1
If it gained attention and the papers were aware of it would it not help limit the amount of absolute rubbish they print on a daily basis? I think it could, so long as it became prominent online.
Sports Witness are the closest thing to this, if they introduced a rating system it would at least help guide people away from the trash articles.
Yeah I can see the downside to that. However I’m all for anything that may limit the amount of rubbish articles that are put out daily.Reddit has a tier list. The issue with that is when someone says something people are like "LOL HE'S ONLY TIER 3 IT'S BOLLOCKS" when they could in fact be telling the truth. I find those kinds of things somewhat helpful but not altogether great. Healthy skepticism is the best way to approach transfer news and rumours.
The blacklist in the OP should do that in theory. But no one actually reads in threads these daysYeah I can see the downside to that. However I’m all for anything that may limit the amount of rubbish articles that are put out daily.
The journalists and papers are making money from totally fabricating nonsense and basically making fools out of football fans.
There is no consequence and therefore there is no inclination for them to be honest.
For example the more hardcore football fan that exist on forums like this know the difference (mostly anyway) between rubbish and potentially truthful articles, however a large proportion of people just take what any paper says as gospel.
The amount of times in my workplace I have to shoot down people spouting off about articles in the Sun or feckin Metro etc.
He is class and too good for the Championship, one thing with Brentford players is they are extremely well scouted but scouted to perform in the Bees system and the way Brentford like to play. If they use him as part of an attacking three then he could replace, somewhat, the hole left by Hazard. 40 million quid would snap their arm off, his price last season was 20/25 million but nobody went for it. Brentford will sell for the right price and he is a real entertainer. Would love to see him in the Prem with Brentford and watch how the BMW get on in that league.Tweet
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I hope all of us would have understood that ten years ago.One thing this crisis has highlighted is how full of shit 95% of transfer stories are - literally making things up out of thin air with the sole purpose to fill column inches.
No it never reched the levels seen recently.I hope all of us would have understood that ten years ago.
The journalists and papers are making money from totally fabricating nonsense
Yeah, right not they may as well have a hat with players names in and another hat with club names in and then just draw one from each before each ‘story’ is printed.No it never reched the levels seen recently.
Go and get him Woodward you prick.
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Don't know where you are getting that from, he's always played as a striker for Germany. His issue is that he hasn't been able to play in a single striker system. Leipzeg have always played a 2 striker system, which suits his ability to drift wide and be a larger part of the attack.Might be a hot take, but I don’t think he’s *that* good. There’s a reason why he’s chucked out wide most of the time he plays for the national team.
Crazy, it’s almost like he’s not *that* good.Don't know where you are getting that from, he's always played as a striker for Germany. His issue is that he hasn't been able to play in a single striker system. Leipzeg have always played a 2 striker system, which suits his ability to drift wide and be a larger part of the attack.
His recent form hasn't helped him. 4 goals in 10 BL matches, with a hat trick coming in the previous match. I biggest gripe I have with him is that he blows hot and cold, he'll get 10 goals in 7 games but then go the next 10 games with 2-3 goals. On an overall level it's still a very good season, even this season he's scored 30 goals and 12 assists in 39 matches, but it can lead to changing opinion during the it.
Quite similar to Martial, I would argue. Maybe a bit more of a typical striker. But then again, Martial was used the wrong way for several years. Maybe he would have been more of a typical striker if he played in the same position as this season from 20 to 23.What type of forward is Werner exactly ?
That's ridiculous to say, players are reliant on systems. Because Werner hasn't been as succesfull in a single striker system does not mean he isn't a good striker or he can't work with one in the future. Gnabry and Waldschmidt starting Germany's matches last season was more down to 1) Werner's indifferent form for Germany and 2) Rotation from Low.Crazy, it’s almost like he’s not *that* good.
Apologies on the out wide part, I’ve just checked and it looks like that wasn’t the case. Must’ve just been one of those weird feelings. But he didn’t start either of the most recent NT games vs Estonia — with Serge Gnabry and Luca Waldschmidt being preferred upfront in each tie...
Erik NevlandWhat type of forward is Werner exactly ?
Comparisons to previous strikers acceptable.
He's a cross between Dong Fangzhou, Tomasz Radzinski and R9What type of forward is Werner exactly ?
Comparisons to previous strikers acceptable.
Tomasz Radzinski . Him and Koller up front for Anderlecht back in the day, what a pair.He's a cross between Dong Fangzhou, Tomasz Radzinski and R9
A lot of injuries. Not particularly uncommon in growing lads though, so who knows if it is because he's genuinely injury prone.I just read up that Monaco signed him for £21m when he was only 16? But he's hardly placed for their first team since, I wonder why?
Can we trust Di Marzio given what has happened last summer...
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He isn’t a ‘minor’.I don't like the use of the word tracking in association with minors.
Defence rests, your honour.He isn’t a ‘minor’.
I personally would trust Di Marzio due to the player being a Italian national. I think there could be something in this.I just read up that Monaco signed him for £21m when he was only 16? But he's hardly placed for their first team since, I wonder why?
Can we trust Di Marzio given what has happened last summer...
Yeah that's what I feel too but not sure if a young prospect / striker is what we need...unless Ole sees Greenwood's position on the right wingI personally would trust Di Marzio due to the player being a Italian national. I think there could be something in this.