Paullow Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 West Ham agree fee of £30m, with possibly £5m add ons for Scamacca. Must admit, I did think we would be differentiating ourselves from the likes of West Ham (and Villa) this window with a few statement signings, to bridge the gap and possibly be expected to finish above them, but as it is, thus far, they've both had stronger windows, and it'll take good management, crowd support, and continued momentum for us to be close to them, especially West Ham, rather than it being the expectation, unless things significantly change in the coming weeks. Obviously it's mainly covering their backs and anticipated money, but those odds of being the 7th favourites for the league, top 4, w/o big 6 etc. look pretty optimistic at the moment. https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/top-6-finish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Never heard of him. Any good? Sounds made up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Forest have gotten themselves a bargain in Lingard. Young players of his quality rarely come round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, TBG said: Forest have gotten themselves a bargain in Lingard. Young players of his quality rarely come round. He’s not young, and not quality? Plus £200kpw is hardly a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Just now, Manxst said: He’s not young, and not quality? Plus £200kpw is hardly a bargain. See who posted it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Saw Sinisterra went off with a hamstring injury today. Probably less likely Harrison is going anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobloblaw Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Thought this would fit best here... https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1548917012021145606.html and https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/barcelona-sell-further-15-laliga-tv-rights-sixth-street-2022-07-22/ About barcelona spending. EDIT: That values their la liga tv rights at $80m per year, which seems low? Edited July 22, 2022 by bobloblaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Going back to Scamacca. We've been credited with an interest in Isak since the takeover and tried to buy Ekitike. To me that sounds like we're after a player who can play across the front line and who will help our ball retention in the final third. Scamacca would help with neither of those things. While I do think they've overpaid a bit, he should suit West Ham's style of play, even if they create less chances than Sassuolo do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Going back to Scamacca. We've been credited with an interest in Isak since the takeover and tried to buy Ekitike. To me that sounds like we're after a player who can play across the front line and who will help our ball retention in the final third. Scamacca would help with neither of those things. While I do think they've overpaid a bit, he should suit West Ham's style of play, even if they create less chances than Sassuolo do. You’ve just picked one forward to suit your point. We’ve been credited with an interest in lots of forwards DCL, Toney, Broja, Mara, Sesko & Scamacca. I don’t know about Mara but the other 5 don’t play across the front 3 Edited July 22, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, gdm said: You’ve just picked one forward to suit your point. We’ve been credited with an interest in lots of forwards DCL, Toney, Broja, Mara, Sesko & Scamacca. I don’t know about Mara but the other 5 don’t play across the front 3 Aye, but Ekitike is the only one we've actually bid for. I used Isak as Botman and him were allegedly the consortiums number one targets when they took over. Edited July 22, 2022 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I get it with Ronaldo but he should of had a clause in his contract saying he could leave for free if they didn't make the cl,hope he finds a club in the cl asap can't be wasting a year now without it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Solitude20 said: The thing is he could have agreed with some other club before going public with his desire to leave, just like what Lewa did. Apparently he assumed clubs would be lining up for his service. Even if he realized now that Man United is his only option, it would be too embarrassing to just walk back to the training and be like :” Hey guys”. Funny because most of us want Martial to start the first game. Edited July 22, 2022 by Froggy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 29 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Aye, but Ekitike is the only one we've actually bid for. I used Isak as Botman and him were allegedly the consortiums number one targets when they took over. How do you know Ekitike is the only one we have bid for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 1 minute ago, relámpago blanco said: How do you know Ekitike is the only one we have bid for? In theory there's others we could have bid for, but it's an absolute rarity that a bid stays private. *the only one that we've knowingly bid for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 56 minutes ago, The Prophet said: In theory there's others we could have bid for, but it's an absolute rarity that a bid stays private. *the only one that we've knowingly bid for. I'm not sure you really bid for players nowadays to show interest. I think you have a conversation and see how far apart you are. We probably did with Reims as it sounded like they accepted terms but Ekitike and his agent didn't want to come to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 1 minute ago, relámpago blanco said: I'm not sure you really bid for players nowadays to show interest. I think you have a conversation and see how far apart you are. We probably did with Reims as it sounded like they accepted terms but Ekitike and his agent didn't want to come to us. Reims confirmed that we had a bid accepted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNK Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 17 hours ago, KaKa said: Ah, maybe you're not as familiar with him then. He's actually a midfielder that previously drew comparison's to Kaka. https://en.as.com/en/2020/05/22/soccer/1590131510_159980.html I honestly thought he was a CB, saw some highlights, seems like a good player, but I haven't seen anyone talking about him online or between my friends yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 3 hours ago, The Prophet said: Going back to Scamacca. We've been credited with an interest in Isak since the takeover and tried to buy Ekitike. To me that sounds like we're after a player who can play across the front line and who will help our ball retention in the final third. Scamacca would help with neither of those things. While I do think they've overpaid a bit, he should suit West Ham's style of play, even if they create less chances than Sassuolo do. From the little I've seen of him Scamacca's calling card is his really good hold up and link up play. Every scout report you read on him also supports this. Not sure why you don't think his ball retention is good. He's more of a technical sort than a robust powerful type though, so not sure if it will work out with Moyes to be honest. Could see it ending up like it did for Haller. https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/gianluca-scamacca/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, KaKa said: From the little I've seen of him Scamacca's calling card is his really good hold up and link up play. Every scout report you read on him also supports this. Not sure why you don't think his ball retention is good. He's more of a technical sort than a robust powerful type though, so not sure if it will work out with Moyes to be honest. Could see it ending up like it did for Haller. https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/gianluca-scamacca/ There was a number of games last season where his general play was really poor. Games towards the end of the season such as Lazio, Cagliari and Napoli spring to mind. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a good player with potential to grow., but there were games where Sassuolo were under the cosh and he'd just surrender the ball cheaply, giving them no outlet at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Jules Kounde to Barca Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Barca doing their utmost to cause a global recession Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Nothing makes sense at Barca, batty club! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 This is their version of the banks being bailed out and them doubling down on reckless spending. I'll be shocked if their CEO doesn't get a big bonus at the end of the year as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Don't they have one of the best youth academies?! What is happening with all of the youngsters coming through? My God, what a waste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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