Other clubs' transfers

[leffe186]

  On 31/07/2024 at 20:48, gbandit said:

Who drops off for Arsenal next season? Can’t see Saka or Odegaard dropping their level. Havertz isn’t a good finisher at all but he’s very good at linking play. Their speed at moving the ball means that they get so many goals from their wide and midfield options. They also have serious height from set pieces. They will either finish top or just behind top in second. 

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Surely they can’t have the same luck with injuries again. If so I’d expect them to at least win the league.

[Disco]

Striker and a manager away from going very, very close. Peddle Nketiah plus a couple of other non-events in addition to Death Row and they’ve potentially got the money to go big on a forward too. 
 

Suspect he’ll only start against better teams replacing that slimy Jorginho cunt.

[cubaricho]

  On 31/07/2024 at 20:48, kingxlnc said:

Oh man Merino to replace Longstaff would have been an amazing upgrade

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Like we're anywhere near that.

 

 

Edited August 1, 2024 by cubaricho

[janpawel]

  On 01/08/2024 at 01:28, Disco said:

Striker and a manager away from going very, very close. Peddle Nketiah plus a couple of other non-events in addition to Death Row and they’ve potentially got the money to go big on a forward too. 
 

Suspect he’ll only start against better teams replacing that slimy Jorginho cunt.

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Arteta is a cunt but great manager imo, has them going toe to toe with city for 2 seasons, they dominated Liverpool when I watched them last season etc. He's also spent an absolute bomb in his 5 or so years, but bought very well in comparison to other big spenders like Chelsea, man u etc

 

Having said that, yet to win a trophy which is what matters 

 

 

[Froggy]

  On 01/08/2024 at 05:52, janpawel said:

Arteta is a cunt but great manager imo, has them going toe to toe with city for 2 seasons, they dominated Liverpool when I watched them last season etc. He's also spent an absolute bomb in his 5 or so years, but bought very well in comparison to other big spenders like Chelsea, man u etc

 

Having said that, yet to win a trophy which is what matters 

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He won the FA Cup, which is arguably the biggest of the lot.

[janpawel]

  On 01/08/2024 at 06:48, Froggy said:

 

He won the FA Cup, which is arguably the biggest of the lot.

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Hahaha, tbf I forgot that 

[SUPERTOON]

Villa in for Lukaku.

[Fak]

Fulham £22m bid for McTominay.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

  On 01/08/2024 at 08:43, SUPERTOON said:

Villa in for Lukaku.

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Odd, selling Watkins?

[gbandit]

What a wild transfer for Villa. That price for McTominay is fair and probably suits all parties 

[r0cafella]

Market starting to move

[Kid Icarus]

Villa in for Lukaku doesn't make much sense 

[r0cafella]

Cashing in on Watkins?

[KaKa]

Emery sometimes plays with two strikers in a 4-2-2-2.

 

He might be looking to do that more often again, with Watkins and Lukaku upfront.

[Kimbo]

  On 01/08/2024 at 08:43, SUPERTOON said:

Villa in for Lukaku.

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He looked really bad at the euros. Overweight and old.

[Froggy]

  On 01/08/2024 at 08:55, gbandit said:

What a wild transfer for Villa. That price for McTominay is fair and probably suits all parties 

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McTominay going to end up going for the same price as Gallagher, which is insane to me.

[r0cafella]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:09, Kimbo said:

He looked really bad at the euros. Overweight and old.

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Been playing since he was 16, and he’s got that Body shape like Rooneys that isn’t going to age well. Obviously he’s on a massive wedge as well. 

[joeyt]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:12, r0cafella said:

Been playing since he was 16, and he’s got that Body shape like Rooneys that isn’t going to age well. Obviously he’s on a massive wedge as well. 

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Hasn't got a whole lot of relevance but I was reading that in Japan most of their players don't start playing first team football until about 23 or 24.

 

So players like Mitoma are 27 but still really young in terms of "football years".

 

Seems to be the opposite of everywhere else in the world

[r0cafella]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:17, joeyt said:

 

Hasn't got a whole lot of relevance but I was reading that in Japan most of their players don't start playing first team football until about 23 or 24.

 

So players like Mitoma are 27 but still really young in terms of "football years".

 

Seems to be the opposite of everywhere else in the world

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I had no idea, that’s really interesting is it a modern thing? I remember players like Nakata already being in Italy at that age?

[Froggy]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:12, r0cafella said:

Been playing since he was 16, and he’s got that Body shape like Rooneys that isn’t going to age well. Obviously he’s on a massive wedge as well. 

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£325k a week as per Capology, which is never wrong when it comes to verified wages.

[r0cafella]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:18, Froggy said:

 

£325k a week as per Capology, which is never wrong when it comes to verified wages.

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[joeyt]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:18, r0cafella said:

I had no idea, that’s really interesting is it a modern thing? I remember players like Nakata already being in Italy at that age?

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I think it's quite modern, there's a few championship clubs who have signed Japanese players this summer and they're all mid 20s but it's only their second or third season in senior football. 

[SUPERTOON]

  On 01/08/2024 at 08:53, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

Odd, selling Watkins?

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Wouldn’t have thought so, but equally can’t see Lukaku sitting on the bench.

[Geogaddi]

Yeah I have a feeling Arsenal will finally win it this season, it's daft to doubt Man City but they can't keep getting away with starting slowly and then winning every game in the second half of the season.

[r0cafella]

  On 01/08/2024 at 09:24, SUPERTOON said:

Wouldn’t have thought so, but equally can’t see Lukaku sitting on the bench.

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If your a madman selling your players at peak value is a great thing to do, it’s basically what Brighton do, obviously comes with tremendous risks mind.