Koeman: "We've only spent £7m"

[davek]

It won't be 45m more but rather 25m more.

Plus the circumstances are different. Barca are desperate and have just been given 200m.

...that they wont be stupid enough to hand over 60% of to Liverpool for a bit part player for them.

 

[nsno-chris]

You are a funny little lad for a "New Poster".

Interest has been piqued after a closer look. Lets see.

 

[technojoe]

But Barcelona aren't mugs. Look at the way they fought for every penny from EFC for Deulofeu.

So they wont get over charged for any major signing coming their way this summer? Hmmm right sure!

 

[davek]

Where did you get 120M from Dave, I've not read that figure anywhere.

It was on the BBC today, Been widely reported.

 

[lancs blue]

I'm 51 mate, no thanks.

They've just released a walking football version

 

[Goat]

It was on the BBC today, Been widely reported.

 

[MikeBlue]

I'm 51 mate, no thanks.

So if you don't play it then how can you comment on what I am saying. A computer game is just a simulation.

It's no different than using a computer to predict markets, weather, formula 1, traffic etc

Obviously it makes no sense if the game is very unrealistic or too basic but that's not the case now. The tactics, player stats everything is modelled as realistically as they can and considering the developer spends 10s of millions developing it then it probably produces a reasonable approximation.

Developing a team is all about finding the right players who gel with each other. I have no idea why a manager wouldn't try something like that.

 

[Seathestars]

It was on the BBC today, Been widely reported.

Just looked now, also 90M quoted.
I think maybe the fact that Lakaku only had 2 years left and Coutinho just signed for 5 makes the price rocket.
I'm not sure Coutinho is even worth 90 but this is one strange window.
Lakaku wanted out so I think we done ok out of it.

 

[davek]

?? They sold us Del for peanuts with a 3x buy back.

Everton paid to loan him initially, probably cost us about £2M. Then we paid a fee of £5M. Now they've bought him back for £10M and are out of pocket by about £3M until they sell him on for about £12M to some other club...if they dont keep him themselves.

They're not profligate nobheads.

 

[ProZ]

If they sell him for 120M I'm going to ring Everton reception and kick off.

 

[d4kyxx]

Tell me one like for like Striker in World football we can attract to a 7th placed club and europa league....for ANY amount of money.

Icardi

 

[Seathestars]

So if you don't play it then how can you comment on what I am saying. A computer game is just a simulation.

It's no different than using a computer to predict markets, weather, formula 1, traffic etc

Obviously it makes no sense if the game is very unrealistic or too basic but that's not the case now. The tactics, player stats everything is modelled as realistically as they can and considering the developer spends 10s of millions developing it then it probably produces a reasonable approximation.

Developing a team is all about finding the right players who gel with each other. I have no idea why a manager wouldn't try something like that.

Oh, so you don't actually control anything, I mean it's not like the car rally video game. You just sit and watch the game with 2 teams you've selected.

 

[MikeBlue]

Just looked now, also 90M quoted.
I think maybe the fact that Lakaku only had 2 years left and Coutinho just signed for 5 makes the price rocket.
I'm not sure Coutinho is even worth 90 but this is one strange window.
Lakaku wanted out so I think we done ok out of it.

If he is it shows how cheap PSG got Neymar for.

Neymar is up there with Ronaldo and Messi and given their ages will be in a league of his own in a couple of years. He's worth far more than two Coutinhos.

What Mourinho said was right. The player inflation that is going on will disadvantage clubs like us far more than the top clubs. We are already seeing it with the price of players like Sigurdsson.

 

[Seathestars]

They've just released a walking football version

Thanks mate, I'll bear that in mind. By the way, I was a boss footy player in my day:/

 

[MikeBlue]

Oh, so you don't actually control anything, I mean it's not like the car rally video game. You just sit and watch the game with 2 teams you've selected.

Exactly. Let the AI play the game.