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Football Thread 2017/18 |OT| Relegated to Community
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Jesus fucking wept I've held off buying a shirt for a couple of weeks and wanted to get the prem badges. This seems to indicate I can only get one and that shite sponsor.
Roberto Larcos
Member
Well, PES is now sponsoring Fulham. Going as far as scanning all Fulham players and putting Craven Cottage in the game. Article here.
With Arsenal? Don't read too much into it. Wenger played Nasri right up until he was sold, I can't imagine he'd do anything differently with Alexis.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I saw this, the most random team for them to get the license for
At least Valencia makes sense
Audioboxer
Member
Up for pre-order.
If it has a headphone jack, this > Pixel 2017. I'd buy an Arsenal themed one before I'd buy the new Pixel.
Aye the player is a complete dick.
+ 5m more sales, take that EA. Return of the King.
brokenbeans
Banned
135 for Dembele wow 😳
MrS
Banned
Came to post this. Dortmund are out of their minds if they think he's worth that much. His value, in Dortmund's estimation, has risen by £125m in 13 months. Fucking idiots.
Lmao!!! Yeah, it was due to happen eventually
With regards to Dembele they don't want to sell him, hence the price they are asking.
He looks a special talent though and with his age, that sort of money might not be bad value, provided he lives up to his potential of course...
The thing is 100 million now is becoming more common, that isn't going to an amount that puts people off. Average players are going to go for 50 million soon enough (well they already are in my opinion).
Neymar's release clause was put there to put people off, thinking 200 million was an amount no one would pay. I wonder what PSG have set it to though, 1 billion? lol
The thing is all it takes is a Zuniga tackle on one of these players and their career is close to fucked.....And all that money spent on the transfer.
He looks a special talent though and with his age, that sort of money might not be bad value, provided he lives up to his potential of course...
The thing is 100 million now is becoming more common, that isn't going to an amount that puts people off. Average players are going to go for 50 million soon enough (well they already are in my opinion).
Neymar's release clause was put there to put people off, thinking 200 million was an amount no one would pay. I wonder what PSG have set it to though, 1 billion? lol
The thing is all it takes is a Zuniga tackle on one of these players and their career is close to fucked.....And all that money spent on the transfer.
Remember when Financial Fair Play was supposed to make things fairer for everyone.
Audioboxer
Member
It would have been unfair on Arsene's Warchest spending, to be honest.
Moussa Sissoko?
PSG are playing football manager in real life lol.
The sad thing is money isn't a guarantee of success. Buying good players alone won't do anything, they need to fit in together and play under a manager that makes the most of them. Emery is shit, he won't be the one to lead them to glory.
He might have had success with Sevilla, but last season was a nightmare...
Funnily enough, the teams that have had a lot of success have barely changed their first team line up, and all these other teams spunking money up the wall, constantly changing their starting 11 etc are doing nothing.
It'll be the same story for City, shit load of money, constant rotation, change of tactics and nothing achieved....
It wasn't, though, it was an attempt to placate the big clubs couched in language about the fact.
MrS
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Wouldn't mind seeing Neymar or Dembele take a Nigel de Jong kick to the chest, honestly.
Moussa Dembele, the kid from Celtic
It was never that. It was to stop more clubs like City and PSG from appearing. The traditionally big European elite were getting scared and FFP was their solution.
Samba is tragic.
Seems like you still have until the 27th to get your prem badge without the sponsor.
Found this hilarious though:
Just saw that as well. Iron it on yourself? Whaaaaaat.
I would have hoped you could get 2 badges without the sponsor. It looks really bad. Maybe I'll just get it plain then haha.
MrS
Banned
Ousmane can take the kick. Tottenham Dembele and Celtic Dembele are fine by me.
Guileless
Temp Banned for Remedial Purposes
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If Everton go for Boudebouz guess what happens to his price...
It doesn't go up to 50m. Yeah.
but it still goes up.
Getting 50m for Sigurdsson is pointless if Swansea get relegated.
Everyone is going to price-gouge PL clubs including other PL clubs. No one wants to pay these high prices.
McMoneyman
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Not sure if you're talking about me or Gray haha...
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
FFP hard at work
You clearly haven't watched Siggy that much. Besides I'm hoping it does fall apart so we can keep him.
I mean, obviously it does...but definitely not to the price Siggy is valued at by Swansea. Realistically it'd be what, 20 at best considering he was linked with other clubs (Saints was one, according to L'equipe) in the PL for less than that this summer.
The point is, Boudebouz is just a good of an option regardless of the money. I'm surprised more PL clubs weren't in for him considering how consistent he's been for the last couple of seasons in Ligue 1. Would be a great fit at Everton at least.
I've seen him plenty of times, & he's a good player for sure. But yeah, he's very reliant on SP's. Open-play he's not as creative or efficient as Boudebouz. Siggy does have a rocket of a shot, probably shoots a bit too much from outside the box though.
If Swansea had been relegated they'd have taken £20-25m for him.
There's no incentive for clubs outside the Top 7 to sell their best player when you're guaranteed £100m for finishing 20th.
McMoneyman
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Doesn't mean fuck all but Coutinho is named in the squad for the playoff against Hoffenheim.
Moreno is in, no Sakho or Markovic. No Sakho surely must mean a CB must be purchased.
Moreno is in, no Sakho or Markovic. No Sakho surely must mean a CB must be purchased.
Or Monaco and a rebuild job or Wolves and have Mendes buy all your players for you.
No shit. Could care less if Swansea sell him or not. 'm not looking at this from Swansea's point of view regarding what they value him at. This is more from a sheer value stand point & the fact that Everton (plus mid-table clubs) overlooked him when he's just as capable. Granted, he's not adapted to the PL.
Betis got hold of a possible gem for that price. La Liga's more suited for his style regardless.
What shit, buddy? I'm not a drive-by poster, if you have something noteworthy to say. You're probably better off with a rebuttal here.
Earthbound64
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Onward and upward for LFC!
Not this shit again
Can't bother to respond to these stupid drive-by posts again and again
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Fuckkkkk, Wolves is a great shout
Ruben Neves was IMMENSE on FM 17, bet the nerf him since he's there now
I usually create a local side (Choppington FC 🙏🏻🙌🏼
but might do a Wolves save this yearHonestly, he isn't wrong, is he?
PowderedToast
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coutinho is a good guy but barca won't be coming back for him, and for that reason I think he'll leave
according to macca at LFC rumours, keita and vvd will both sign
according to macca at LFC rumours, keita and vvd will both sign
...but that's what Everton are paying for, the best player outside the Top 7 clubs that's PL proven over a number of years.
You're the one that acted incredulous that Everton are paying this amount when it makes complete sense...?
CMojicaAce
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Modric will miss the first leg of the Spanish Supercup due to being sent off in the 2014 edition.
Well I am going to repeat this again and hopefully for the last time:
1- He is a very good player
2- He is one we desperately need in the midfield
3- He is the solution for our narrow midfield play
4- He has PL experience which is the most important point
5- Swansea doesn't want him to go
6- He is priced accordingly because its a ''fuck off'' signal
7- If he goes, Swansea are going down
8- We are adamant, because we really really need him
9- In a world where Pogba, Fellaini, Nemyar cost what they cost....
10- and we have the money, why the fuck not
Hence his price tag
lol that's ridiculous
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
True Geordie is doing a liveshow at half 2 on Saturdays in collaboration with Coral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZWgYyo-oAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZWgYyo-oAM
Yeah, there are reasons. Nobody is disputing that, the price is still fucking silly.
3 weeks, I would have agreed with you
Now? in a summer where crazy prices have overshadowed this, I am more or less numb to that price tag
Personally, I am more pissed off on how long it took us to actually seal the deal, not the actual price
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