Kid Icarus

I guess it depends on where you draw the line between investment and clearly pumping money in far, far beyond the club's revenue. Imo that line was crossed by Chelsea.

Well I would expect their fans to be ideologically consistent and not partisan when it comes to the things that are ruining the game, so in cases where they're not you have a point about their hypocrisy and exceptionalism, but it still won't mean they're wrong.

Hmm I dunno. Man City and Chelsea certainly wouldn't, the rest can argue that they got to where they are without financial doping.

Very ambivalent about this one now tbh. Would have been good to get him, but if it means getting Szoboszlai then so be it.

Always find it mad how people think signing a piece of paper with someone that can be undone without giving any reason is a commitment, but the shared, lifelong responsibility of having children with someone isn't on its own Indoctrination has loads to answer for.

Coventry, Man City, Sheff Wed, Everton Wimbledon twice, Bolton, Stoke, Spurs, Boro, Forest, Arsenal (before the LC) he was unreal IIRC. One of those things that's lost in time as well, but up until Sheff Wed away for me it was just listening on the radio and hearing what he was doing described, hearing the crowd react to it, then hearing from people who went to the matches how good he was. Seeing him for the first time on Sky in that Sheff Wed match didn’t disappoint like, he was absolute magic, jaw droppingly skillful but stylish with it as well, then he went and scored as well.

Don't think it would happen but he wouldn't be wrong

*6 months of being utterly ridiculous though. During that time Keegan came out with one of his famous Keeganisms "I wouldn't say David is the best player in the world at the moment, but there are certainly none better". Lee Clark put it another way, "the best two players I've ever played with are David Ginola and Peter Beardsley. Beardsley for all of the time that I played with him and David for the first half a season after he came" Scott Sellars to Bez after Ginola's first time getting the ball in training "well that's me fucked isn't it" The numbers might not have been there (7 goals and 16 assists in a team where goals and creativity were widespread is still very good) but for me with Ginola it was love at first sight and he took us up a notch to being serious contenders, I never felt that with Robert, as great as he was, I never thought we had the best winger in the league like I did with Ginola. Ginola won PFA player of the year and the League Cup at Spurs, scoring and assisting for fun and yet for me still wasn't as good as that first half of 95/96.

Perfect example of stats not being everything. Ginola was as good as any player that I've ever seen at Newcastle in the first half of 95/96, he made us title challengers overnight.

Southampton fan on Loaded confirmed that he has definitely played left back for them, but rarely.

Twice last year!

I want to know where the youtubers are getting these mockups from.

The sort of thing I get in the ear from my mam.

Aye, Dicking Chi...nah

Livramento is better than Ashby, it's who we see our future starter that I'm trying to work out, in terms of age profile their careers will align which isn't ideal either.

Could be wrong like, but I think it's Livramento and Ashby being almost the same age that's the head scratcher.

Starting to find that the sofifa player profile pages are more active and better than r/soccer for learning about players, highly recommend it.

Trippier's also a back up LB if ever needed, don't think Livramento is though

Definitely, just doesn't seem to really add up in terms of ages.

On paper it doesn't make much sense to have a 20 year old back up with a 21 year old out on loan like. Kyle Walker-Peters would make much more sense.

I think he's probably up there as one of the most underrated players of all time tbh. Whether it's Premier League, English, or just players in general, he was incredibly naturally gifted but also incredibly clever. He never got the plaudits he deserved even before he came out as a daft racist.

Brown and Smith within a couple of years of each other is a right shame like.

Percy's very reliable with Midlands stuff, I wonder if he is in general

Love that it's definitely a DHGate special

Yeah that's not accurate like