Flip Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I would be pretty happy if we spent £20m on Lukaku, does that make me thick? Nope. I'd do it too. Lukaku is after this season worth £20m in my opinion. Still a big big risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I would be pretty happy if we spent £20m on Lukaku, does that make me thick? Nah i would be too but it doesn't make a lot of financial sense IMO. I personally wouldn't pay 20m for Benteke either, i'm loathe to wanting to spend big money on strikers based on one season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Sad that some people don't think Carroll is a genuinely good player. He would improve our attacking potency ten fold irrespective of who the manager is. It's not sad it's fucking tragic. Excuse my language. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Sad that some people don't think Carroll is a genuinely good player. He would improve our attacking potency ten fold irrespective of who the manager is. If he was that good why didn't he succeed at Liverpool? It's not like they were overloaded with strikers until they bought Sturridge this season. He wasn't given the chance to as far as I see. Toward the end of last season, he looked as if he was regaining some form, then they offed Dogleash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I would be pretty happy if we spent £20m on Lukaku, does that make me thick? You're not thick for that no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Sad that some people don't think Carroll is a genuinely good player. He would improve our attacking potency ten fold irrespective of who the manager is. It's not sad it's fucking tragic. Excuse my language. I aint having that. Reported. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I would be pretty happy if we spent £20m on Lukaku, does that make me thick? Well considering all the times you've defended us penny-pinching when it comes to players... http://i.imgur.com/6OSXT3H.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 ....We must have saved up enough for one splurge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/6OSXT3H.png Class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 oh wow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I would be pretty happy if we spent £20m on Lukaku, does that make me thick? Well considering all the times you've defended us penny-pinching when it comes to players... http://i.imgur.com/6OSXT3H.png The argument doesn't make sense, but I enjoy the face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Considering you've argued on many occasions that we can't possibly afford to spend a penny more than our own valuation on any proposed target because it would likely cause the club to go into near-instant administration and rocket down the leagues, saying you'd be pretty happy to spend £20m on anyone is pretty thick, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Considering you've argued on many occasions that we can't possibly afford to spend a penny more than our own valuation on any proposed target because it would likely cause the club to go into near-instant administration and rocket down the leagues, saying you'd be pretty happy to spend £20m on anyone is pretty thick, yeah. Eh? Are you serious? I'm happy for us to get good deals on reasonably-priced players, that doesn't contradict being happy to spend good money on someone class (if we are/were able). That stuff about instant administration is absolute bollocks and you know it. It's a bit early to be on the drink. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I would be pretty happy if we spent £20m on Lukaku, does that make me thick? Nah i would be too but it doesn't make a lot of financial sense IMO. I personally wouldn't pay 20m for Benteke either, i'm loathe to wanting to spend big money on strikers based on one season. Carroll being case and point, good player but never worth the £35m price tag that weighed him down so much. 1 season doesn't make a legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Considering you've argued on many occasions that we can't possibly afford to spend a penny more than our own valuation on any proposed target because it would likely cause the club to go into near-instant administration and rocket down the leagues, saying you'd be pretty happy to spend £20m on anyone is pretty thick, yeah. Eh? Are you serious? I'm happy for us to get good deals on reasonably-priced players, that doesn't contradict being happy to spend good money on someone class (if we are/were able). That stuff about instant administration is absolute bollocks and you know it. It's a bit early to be on the drink. I may be wrong but by the end of the summer I seem to remember you said that maintaining our principles and showing that we weren't a soft touch was more important than actually buying the players we needed. You said that we couldn't afford to pay the going rate for known players. How can that opinion possibly sit alongside being happy with spending £20m on a single player, and all the associated costs and implications? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Spend £20 on giving Mourinho a 3-year deal and he'd have it paid back by the time he left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 £20's a bit optimistic. I don't doubt he could return it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Considering you've argued on many occasions that we can't possibly afford to spend a penny more than our own valuation on any proposed target because it would likely cause the club to go into near-instant administration and rocket down the leagues, saying you'd be pretty happy to spend £20m on anyone is pretty thick, yeah. Eh? Are you serious? I'm happy for us to get good deals on reasonably-priced players, that doesn't contradict being happy to spend good money on someone class (if we are/were able). That stuff about instant administration is absolute bollocks and you know it. It's a bit early to be on the drink. I may be wrong but by the end of the summer I seem to remember you said that maintaining our principles and showing that we weren't a soft touch was more important than actually buying the players we needed. You said that we couldn't afford to pay the going rate for known players. How can that opinion possibly sit alongside being happy with spending £20m on a single player, and all the associated costs and implications? Why do you always make those small twists on other peoples opinions to suit your own? I don´t think he has ever said the club cannot pay the going rate for players, just that the club won´t spend more than they rate the player at, which is stating a fact, opposed to wanting the club to spend X amount of money on a good players, which is a wish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 BAN him Dave! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Considering you've argued on many occasions that we can't possibly afford to spend a penny more than our own valuation on any proposed target because it would likely cause the club to go into near-instant administration and rocket down the leagues, saying you'd be pretty happy to spend £20m on anyone is pretty thick, yeah. Eh? Are you serious? I'm happy for us to get good deals on reasonably-priced players, that doesn't contradict being happy to spend good money on someone class (if we are/were able). That stuff about instant administration is absolute bollocks and you know it. It's a bit early to be on the drink. I may be wrong but by the end of the summer I seem to remember you said that maintaining our principles and showing that we weren't a soft touch was more important than actually buying the players we needed. You said that we couldn't afford to pay the going rate for known players. How can that opinion possibly sit alongside being happy with spending £20m on a single player, and all the associated costs and implications? Why do you always make those small twists on other peoples opinions to suit your own? I don´t think he has ever said the club cannot pay the going rate for players, just that the club won´t spend more than they rate the player at, which is stating a fact, opposed to wanting the club to spend X amount of money on a good players, which is a wish. I would say it's more that Ian twists his own opinion so that he rarely has cause to blame anyone for anything, which I find a bit odd. As I said, I might be wrong but I clearly remember having this debate about our transfer policy with him in the summer. It's perfectly acceptable to change your opinion on something, of course. If people were willing to do it more often then this forum would probably be a better place. Anyway, he asked the question in the first place, I merely answered it. I think it's a bit daft to go on about principles then say that you'd like to see us break our transfer record on a player that will be very much in demand this summer. He asked if anyone thought that was thick. Well yeah, I do. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Oh and I'll openly admit to being overly facetious about the administration thing. But that's how it felt in the summer when we bought ONE player, and generally made to feel like one of the smallest, most financially insecure clubs in the league. Even Llambias has admitted they fucked that up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I feel bad now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It doesn't really make sense to say "I trust the clubs policy, but this time we should step out side of it for X reason" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That feels better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Yeah that fake transfer account called "Eric" had a massive opinion on our transfer policy in the summer, strangley the user has never appeared again. Even stranger when we were spending (for us) decent wedge in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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