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22m or more for a player who was never going to feature for us this season is decent going. It's basically free money and if the whole lot is spent buying someone who will contribute to the team then it's fair play. Moving on Merino, Sels, Mbemba and Mitrovic for about 42m is good going. Their contribution last season was virtually nil.

 

The annoyance is the fact that the owner sees that 42m as enough to get by on.

 

If that 42 million was matched with around the same in TV money we'd probably be looking at a very exciting season ahead. It's a pisstake.

 

Absolutely. Just trying desperately to see it from Ashley's point of view. He'll think. "hang on, you've raised 40m+ from players who didn't even figure in the team that finished 10th last year. I've let you spend that 40m making that team even better so went do I need to give you more?"

 

The idea of actually 'investing' doesn't even cross his mind. Just get by, do just enough to survive, squeak through, cross your fingers, hope 3 teams are worse, spend in January if absolutely necessary etc. We've been here time and time again with this cunt. He needs to fucking do one or fucking die  :hmm:

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Aye Sissoko ran down the wing past a couple of players in the Euros final and it genuinely added about £10m onto his fee. Very odd.

 

That's a superficial view IMO, He worked hard across the pitch, offered pace as an outlet, and could cross a decent ball after all that. The only reason we got such a high price was because Rafa didn't want to lose him.

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The lad has a lot to prove at the top level, the last 6 months hasn't really changed that, imo. 22 is a decent price, all things considered. Reinvestment, however...

 

Don't think he'll ever be a rally good prem player. His big attribute has always been his size and physicality, he's playing in a league with defenders that can match it. He has no other outstanding attributes to compensate, and I really don't think his attitude is great when things don't go his way.

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Aye Sissoko ran down the wing past a couple of players in the Euros final and it genuinely added about £10m onto his fee. Very odd.

 

That's a superficial view IMO, He worked hard across the pitch, offered pace as an outlet, and could cross a decent ball after all that. The only reason we got such a high price was because Rafa didn't want to lose him.

 

It's true. His end product in the Euros was 0 goals and 0 assists. He's never been able to cross.

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The lad has a lot to prove at the top level, the last 6 months hasn't really changed that, imo. 22 is a decent price, all things considered. Reinvestment, however...

 

Don't think he'll ever be a rally good prem player. His big attribute has always been his size and physicality, he's playing in a league with defenders that can match it. He has no other outstanding attributes to compensate, and I really don't think his attitude is great when things don't go his way.

 

Good post.

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Decent fee.

 

Mitro had 14 shots at the WC for one goal. Based on minutes, 4.9 shots per game, way higher than anyone else. You cannot blame Serbia for not supplying him.

 

Time once again for one of my favourite links, but a 40% drop in goals is par for the course when a striker for a promoted team plays in the PL. I can see him getting double figures, but not much more. It may take a lot of ammo, more ammo than we could ever have given him. Dwight Gayle's drop was way more than 40% obviously.

 

https://experimental361.com/2017/07/15/how-do-goalscorers-fare-after-their-team-is-promoted/

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Not at all bothered about losing him but I'm very bothered about our ability to replace him.

 

Looks like we could sign Rondon and make a 5.5m profit. Sounds very US.

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Not at all bothered about losing him but I'm very bothered about our ability to replace him.

 

Looks like we could sign Rondon and make a 5.5m profit. Sounds very US.

 

Same. All very underwhelming.

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Just find it so ironic that we sell a player we dont want for so much more than our transfer record, yet won't entertain spending anywhere near £22m on any player.

 

Especially Fulham as well :lol: they have a stadium like an old abandoned warehouse

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Just find it so ironic that we sell a player we dont want for so much more than our transfer record, yet won't entertain spending anywhere near £22m on any player.

 

Especially Fulham as well :lol: they have a stadium like an old abandoned warehouse

 

Their stadium is great, one of my favourites. Give me Craven Cottage over Flatpark Park on Overpriced Shite Business Park off a Junction of a motorway.

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