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Transfer Rumour Axel Witsel

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KevMirallas said:
McCarthy hasn't actually trained under him yet, yeah? So that bit is obvs nonsense.
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I didn't say Mccarthy had trained, he just said that the team who have been training under Koeman have been saying how much better it is and how they're enjoying it after how rubbish it was under Martinez and no one was fit.

Regardless, it could be jarg, it could be truth. I'm just passing on what I was told.
 
We'veGotTonyHibbert! said:
I didn't say Mccarthy had trained, he just said that the team who have been training under Koeman have been saying how much better it is and how they're enjoying it after how rubbish it was under Martinez and no one was fit.

Regardless, it could be jarg, it could be truth. I'm just passing on what I was told.
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Poor fella clearly hasn't been told he is being sold yet. ;)
 
We'veGotTonyHibbert! said:
I didn't say Mccarthy had trained, he just said that the team who have been training under Koeman have been saying how much better it is and how they're enjoying it after how rubbish it was under Martinez and no one was fit.

Regardless, it could be jarg, it could be truth. I'm just passing on what I was told.
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Yeah not having a go at you mate. Don't reckon McCarthy would have been anywhere near the club yet tbh, but who knows.
 
We'veGotTonyHibbert! said:
This is probably worth a mention... Got talking to a lad tonight in the bar, he's a mate of James McCarthy's, and before anyone calls jarg, I didn't believe him at first, until he showed me pictures of them together etc... anyway, he said that James told him that he doesn't think we'll get Witsel as Koeman's preferred choice is Morgan Schneiderlin, he reckons that's who'll we'll land instead. Now I don't know how much James McCarthy would know about transfers etc but I'm sure he has some clue about plans etc, maybe we are getting both and he just hasn't heard anything concrete about Witsel or we've been knocked back for Schneiderlin... Personally I'd prefer Schneiderlin over Witsel.

He did say that McCarthy told him Mata is more or less a done deal which backs up what @The Esk has been saying.

He also told me that Mccarthy doesn't believe his position to be under threat and reckons whoever we buy as a CM will be Barry's replacement, and he said all the lads are happy to be working under Koeman and everyone is relieved to be rid of Martinez and already the training is better as apparently Martinez didn't do anything fitness related and didn't work on set pieces etc, basically he ignored a lot of the essentials when it came to training. He mentioned how the whole dressing room had more or less had enough and turned against Martinez with Jags apparently leading a revolt where the whole team turned on the manager at half time during the FA Cup semi final, and Baines who is the quiet one had constant run ins with Martinez.

I didn't get the chance before he left to ask him about Stones and whether he's staying or leaving or about anything else and I know we know most of this stuff already but I just thought it worth sharing since its coming from a players mouth and backs up what people are saying already like the Esk etc.

Chances are I'll probably never bump into the lad again but it made for interesting conversation.
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Players will know jack about transfer plans mate.
 

We'veGotTonyHibbert! said:
This is probably worth a mention... Got talking to a lad tonight in the bar, he's a mate of James McCarthy's, and before anyone calls jarg, I didn't believe him at first, until he showed me pictures of them together etc... anyway, he said that James told him that he doesn't think we'll get Witsel as Koeman's preferred choice is Morgan Schneiderlin, he reckons that's who'll we'll land instead. Now I don't know how much James McCarthy would know about transfers etc but I'm sure he has some clue about plans etc, maybe we are getting both and he just hasn't heard anything concrete about Witsel or we've been knocked back for Schneiderlin... Personally I'd prefer Schneiderlin over Witsel.

He did say that McCarthy told him Mata is more or less a done deal which backs up what @The Esk has been saying.

He also told me that Mccarthy doesn't believe his position to be under threat and reckons whoever we buy as a CM will be Barry's replacement, and he said all the lads are happy to be working under Koeman and everyone is relieved to be rid of Martinez and already the training is better as apparently Martinez didn't do anything fitness related and didn't work on set pieces etc, basically he ignored a lot of the essentials when it came to training. He mentioned how the whole dressing room had more or less had enough and turned against Martinez with Jags apparently leading a revolt where the whole team turned on the manager at half time during the FA Cup semi final, and Baines who is the quiet one had constant run ins with Martinez.

I didn't get the chance before he left to ask him about Stones and whether he's staying or leaving or about anything else and I know we know most of this stuff already but I just thought it worth sharing since its coming from a players mouth and backs up what people are saying already like the Esk etc.

Chances are I'll probably never bump into the lad again but it made for interesting conversation.
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Ginger fraud will be getting binned off, he don't know shiz
 
KevMirallas said:
McCarthy hasn't actually trained under him yet, yeah? So that bit is obvs nonsense.
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Koeman hates ginger hair. Notice every club he has managed he has shipped out the ginger haired players really quickly. It's probably wrong - but it could be what is holding up the Mata transfer. He wants to make sure he's not a bit ginger.
 
Hangleton said:
Koeman hates ginger hair. Notice every club he has managed he has shipped out the ginger haired players really quickly. It's probably wrong - but it could be what is holding up the Mata transfer. He wants to make sure he's not a bit ginger.
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....good job he wasn't around in the 60s or we'd never have seen the greatest of them all.
 
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I honestly couldn't be less bothered if a player openly admitted he is coming here for the money, and that if we don't get champions league football in the next 2 years then he's off.
 
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KevMirallas said:
Yeah not having a go at you mate. Don't reckon McCarthy would have been anywhere near the club yet tbh, but who knows.
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He may have spoken to one of the players in training, surely he'd be interested in what the new manager is like? If Ronald can get him up to the level of his first season, I'd be happy with McCarthy in the team.
 

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