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Football Thread 2017/18 |OT| Relegated to Community
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Saw it pop up on a few feeds.
The mail are literally no better that the daily star and shit like that when it comes to football rumours
GoldenCrow
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Wow! I didn't think he would have it in him to make a sensible decision like that. Thought he would go for big money instead like most English youth do.
brokenbeans
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Yeah I was thinking this myself earlier
Stead Fast
Banned
He started to shine something fierce at the start of this season. Good luck to him!
Hope the lad kills it in the Bundesliga. He's got a lot of potential.
Wolves are really going for it this year.
Don't be saying this around Rafa
I'm heavily biased, but thats not a ridiculous argument to make tbf. United are a machine that grinds out trophies - Liverpool do tend to be the team that either have glorious failure at the final hurdle, or some legendary win like Istanbul, or Gerrards FA cup final goal etc etc
There is a difference between "best" and "more romantic"
Yep, in hindsight Funes Mori really fucked over Origi with that 'tackle' he did in Klopps first season. He was first choice striker and looking really good then, hasn't really got back to that level since
I wouldn't call it THAT sensible considering his future teammates on the same position (Pulisic, Reus, Yarmolenko, Schürrle, Philipp), but it's certainly better than going to any EPL club.
For now he is one for the future and I'm absolutely happy to get someone that talented.
nature boy
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Gotta admit Barcelona are looking like the Spanish Arsenal, all over the place with rumours and panic buys (Dembelé)
It's hard to think the money couldn't be better used (i.e. Seri plus one of Mahrez or Draxler).
Though I suppose that means paying two players £100k+ p/w rather than just one.
Panic buy? lol
They'll surely have to do it as well at this rate.
velociraptor
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Being an Arsenal fan is definitely the worst thing for your mental health.
Every week brings me pain and agony.
Wenger has destroyed us.
This squad is a joke.
We have no spine in this team, for some bizarre reason, we are playing a LB in CB, sold a CB, sold Ox but kept the useless plonker Theo, and are selling our best player.
What in God's name compelled Wenger to omit Mustafi and Lacazette from the starting 11 last season?
We could also do with a CM. Our current crop is garbage.
Every week brings me pain and agony.
Wenger has destroyed us.
This squad is a joke.
We have no spine in this team, for some bizarre reason, we are playing a LB in CB, sold a CB, sold Ox but kept the useless plonker Theo, and are selling our best player.
What in God's name compelled Wenger to omit Mustafi and Lacazette from the starting 11 last season?
We could also do with a CM. Our current crop is garbage.
MrS
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You know it's true. Istanbul was more impressive than 99 too.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I watched the 2016/17 season review last night and he scored some great goals. The fact that there's no option to buy says a lot. This gives Ings and Solanke a bit of breathing room as well.
Remember not so long ago when the only backup striker we had was Ngog?
As much as they look clueless here: Dembele was definitely not a panic buy.
Their only mistake was to wait until Neymar was already sold, but I guess that's their typical Barca hubris.
brokenbeans
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Feel sorry for the guy outside Old Trafford
There's also an option to recall him in January if we want. That should send a strong message that Klopp rates him and he has a future here.
There are a lot of football clubs who would love to be Arsenal right now. If you think supporting Arsenal is stressful, try literally any other club below you.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Unless he ends up with a purple dildo in his ear, I'd say he's happy.
The window hasn't closed yet. We are signing 3 players and Center Forward is one of them.
I hope for Vardy
FSR the only memory I haven't repressed of him is the goal vs United
ReplacementPelican
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If Ox is worth £40 now we would not have gotten Draxler and/or Mahrez for £95m.
I do wonder if we're actually, legitimately offering that though. I've resigned myself to 'fuck it' in regards to purchasing anyone.
MrS
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Why would Vardy leave a club he won the league at to play for Everton who haven't won anything in years?
I feel sorry for the ones inside too tbh. Horrible club
Oveja Negra
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BTW, a chilean newspaper is reporting Alexis already told the rest of the national team the same: he is a Man City player.
nature boy
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140 million (potential) for a 20 year old sounds like a panic buy to me.
Not saying Dembelé doesn't have the talent, but the price is ridiculous.
Plus they really only went after Dembelé once Neymar went to PSG
Agreed, there really wasn't a more promising replacement for Neymar that was available. Ticks many boxes.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
There was also the goal against Arsenal after Joe Cole got himself sent off and then Reina shit the bed. Actually I'm repressing that one too from now on, that was the start of Pepe's decline.
cromofo
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Oh I hope you're correct
Did I somehow slip into an alternate reality, in which Liverpool are a club that top players genuinely want to join.
Is this the Klopp effect?
I'm not a big fan of OX but the fact that he turned down 180K a week tells you something.
Yeah I knew no one was coming in since there were hardly any rumors. No one is going to sell a top striker or defender now without being able to get something in return. All that posturing from Ron Ko and I knew it was all just for show.
I think Leicester said they wouldn't accept less than £50m when Roma bid and Seri reportedly has a £36m release clause for clubs outside of France.
Well because "més que un club" didn't think that Neymar would actually leave them. Only with him gone he has chances to be a starter.
brokenbeans
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Sanchez stays and in January signs a pre-contract with United, winner.
BTW, a chilean newspaper is reporting Alexis already told the rest of the national team the same: he is a Man City player.
Yeah, I saw that as well. La Tercera, right? Still subject to a Lemar or Draxler signing though, so it's still relatively up in the air
Worth noting, he also started the whole Man City offering Sterling rumor fwiw. Which was total nonsense
Daffy Duck
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Of course it's the Klopp effect.
It's all about dem hugs.
nature boy
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Agreed, still think Barca payed over the price. Don't think he's a one-of-a-kind player that warranted that money
We've been trying to buy Draxler for about 3 years...
He's next in line after we announce the long awaited signings of M'Villa and Kalou
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