Transfer Window Thread

[blulouie]

He'll go to West Ham.

Or Stoke

 

[TheFinnFan]

He'll go to West Ham.

Or Stoke

 

[TheFinnFan]

Or Stoke

 

[blulouie]

Haha...great minds eh

 

[Jayhow15]

Couple of places have been reporting Lukaku as the United mystery striker today. Strongly doubt it like but I'd need to go on watch if that happened.

Man, this is so yesterday !

 

[Bigmaclad]

Negredo isn't that good is he

 

[njligernj]

Have Barnsley recreated La Masia or something? Where are they getting all these prospects from? Prem clubs pour millions into super academies but still end up bidding 30 plus million for a lad from Barnsley.

Because nobody has a bloody clue mate. Teams can't reliably predict how the fully developed adults they pay tens of millions for will fare in their teams immediately let alone looking at a 8 year old. Most of the "he signed for Barca at 3 and check out this YouTube video of him doing keepy ups" never work out as adults. It's why I laugh at everyone who acts like replacing great players is so easy ... every manager in the world (even the best) wastes millions on utter garbage be they young or old players.

Restriction on young players moving is arguably a bigger factor in the parity of N. American sports than the salary caps which usually get the most attention.

 

[Bally8]

Negredo isn't that good is he

Much better than that Fraud who wears number 9

 

[Jayhow15]

Not 100% sure how you intended this but the "FM/FIFA stats" is a very common insult and I'm not sure it makes sense. FM have a methodology for ranking players that is superior to many of the average fans who happen to catch the odd game or two of a player. Now there are people who know their stuff and I'm not saying stats are better than people etc.

However loads of players we signed were "turbo gash" according to lots of posters but they ended up being good players.

FM would have likely been a far more accurate predictor of their success than most posters.

Turbo Gash ! Like it !

 

[Bigmaclad]

Much better than that Fraud who wears number 9

Kone is the best player in the history of this football club

 

[ijjysmith]

Or Stoke

 

[Axlswhk]

We should sign a deal with barnsley paying them 2 million every season for the next 5 season and picking up any prospect they have in their academy for 5 consecutive season. Not sure if this is against any rules.

Or set up our own academy in that area.

 

[blue4eva77]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/valencia-desperate-alvaro-negredo-exit-6154636

There is your back up striker on loan Martinez.

Had to laugh at the last paragraph. A fan burning his ticket that he had waited in line 12 hours for (supposedly) in protest because the City team failed to acknowledge some fans. lol

 

[Kantareller]

Negredo would probably be another Eto'o.

 

[ijjysmith]

Negredo would probably be another Eto'o.

Probably a little less lazy though.