The College Dropout Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 48 minutes ago, KaKa said: Don't think they will ever attempt to join the Euro competitions as it would kill their advantage of spending as much as they want on players and wages. Think it's more likely they end up becoming the actual super league eventually, with most of the better players going up against each other while being paid ridiculous sums of money over there. European teams will always carry weight. Best thing is to create a new international club competition. Make it so lucrative that European clubs prioritise it. Then UEFA will have to come to the table and agree to be minor shareholders in the comp and give it final legitimacy. The UAE proxy just won the UEFA champions league. What’s better than that? A KSA team (no proxy) winning a KSA run champions league equivalent tournament Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 13 hours ago, LionOfGosforth said: Wonder if Liverpool and Spurs are ok with the transfer fee, need to make sure of that first, could end any deal if they're at all irritated. 11 hours ago, wormy said: How have Spurs weaseled their way in to the Mbappe rumours as if they're genuinely in the running? 10 hours ago, Jonas said: Classic Spurs. The big 4, the big 6, Super League, Mbappe. Coat-tail c*nts I’ve never particularly liked the saying about living rent-free in somebody’s head, but come on lads . We’re shit, you’re in the CL, it’s the transfer silly season with bullshit everywhere. This doesn’t seem healthy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, leffe186 said: I’ve never particularly liked the saying about living rent-free in somebody’s head, but come on lads . We’re shit, you’re in the CL, it’s the transfer silly season with bullshit everywhere. This doesn’t seem healthy. I'm not sure quoting 3 posts, mentioning Spuds, posted 3 hours apart, by 3 different posters, in a thread entitled "Other clubs transfers" is either evidence of "living rent free" nor the win you think it is. Ps Spurs ARE wank. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 8 hours ago, KaKa said: Eventually more and more of the better players are going to question why they should settle for earning less than said washed up players. Also, the likes of Neves, Mitrovic and Milinkovic-Savic aren't washed up and they have all opted for Saudi. It is just going to escalate. Gets easier and easier for players to say yes with every other player that goes so it’ll escalate a lot more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 56 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: I'm not sure quoting 3 posts, mentioning Spuds, posted 3 hours apart, by 3 different posters, in a thread entitled "Other clubs transfers" is either evidence of "living rent free" nor the win you think it is. Ps Spurs ARE wank. ? yeah fair enough I think I’ve just reached capacity on transfer window Twitter BS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 £50 million, fuck me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: £50 million, fuck me How much does this make Wilock worth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 They have that Rice cash so will probably be why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 8 hours ago, KaKa said: Don't think they will ever attempt to join the Euro competitions as it would kill their advantage of spending as much as they want on players and wages. Think it's more likely they end up becoming the actual super league eventually, with most of the better players going up against each other while being paid ridiculous sums of money over there. I do wonder what the overall Saudi plan is, or whether there actually is one. The original NASL was, I think, hoping that buying big-name players at the end of their careers would build up domestic interest in the game, and lead to football competing within America with their four major sports. The game has developed slowly and steadily over time, but the 'big four' still seem secure. The Saudis may be seeking to go one step further, and build a league that is akin in quality to the major European Leagues, or perhaps even surpass them. However, their current spending, big though it is, would be a fraction of what it would cost to do that, and it would still take a large amount of time. There's also the issue that such a league would be somewhat isolated from international competition, as the clubs would need to adhere to UEFA spending rules. The idea that independent businesses would want to join in with the PIF seems unlikely, in that businesses seek profit. If they were able to compel those businesses, then they would become loss-making. It's one thing to pick off top players in individual sports like golf or boxing, but taking on the biggest team sport in the world is another matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 32 minutes ago, The Prophet said: £50 million, fuck me 30 minutes ago, r0cafella said: How much does this make Wilock worth? Hard to say. Willock is one of a number of players who Eddie has got playing consistently at their peak. Whether he'd flourish as much elsewhere, I doubt, and I think there's some wider recognition of that. Unlike Gallagher, Willock doesn't feature in the international set up, and doesn't get linked with other clubs in transfer gossip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 46 minutes ago, The Prophet said: £50 million, fuck me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Slim said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Yet we're selling ASM for £30m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, Nobody said: Yet we're selling ASM for £30m And lucky to get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: How much does this make Wilock worth? No more than £25m or we get a complaint put in about us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Mbappe to SA league is kinda wild. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 McTominay will end up at West Ham perfect fit for Moyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I think if they get two from McTominay, Gallagher, Ward-Prowse and Palhinha they'll have done well out of the Rice money like. They'll know they'll have to spend £5-10m over their valuations but the money they got for Rice makes it worth the push. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: I think if they get two from McTominay, Gallagher, Ward-Prowse and Palhinha they'll have done well out of the Rice money like. They'll know they'll have to spend £5-10m over their valuations but the money they got for Rice makes it worth the push. Yeah reckon? They aren’t getting Palhinha as it seems they Fulham are after daft money. The other two can’t really replace Rice for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Mental. Still can’t get over the apparent ASM fee in light of these ridiculous fees for mediocre English players who just happen to be on the books of the so-called big clubs. We got Milan’s talismanic, yet to hit his prime midfielder for just a bit more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 50 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Just shows how one over the top transfer inflates the rest of the market. Rice for £100 million then makes a player with half his ability £ 45 million. And then a relegated team like Leicester or Southampton thinking they can sell their players for 30 to 50 million. Maybe the senior pros but not kids who have played one season. It reminds of when City chucked 45m at Kyle Walker.. all of a sudden every transfer that summer was compared to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, RobsonsWonderland said: Just shows how one over the top transfer inflates the rest of the market. Rice for £100 million then makes a player with half his ability £ 45 million. And then a relegated team like Leicester or Southampton thinking they can sell their players for 30 to 50 million. Maybe the senior pros but not kids who have played one season. It reminds of when City chucked 45m at Kyle Walker.. all of a sudden every transfer that summer was compared to him. I mean, if that price for Mcsauce is really it’s clear they are trying to tax West ham, nobody is forcing them to pay it kind. Not sure about the rest of your points mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said: Just shows how one over the top transfer inflates the rest of the market. Rice for £100 million then makes a player with half his ability £ 45 million. And then a relegated team like Leicester or Southampton thinking they can sell their players for 30 to 50 million. Maybe the senior pros but not kids who have played one season. It reminds of when City chucked 45m at Kyle Walker.. all of a sudden every transfer that summer was compared to him. To be honest, Walker is, and was at that time, England XI regular. Gallagher and McTominay are just mediocre local players that are really overpriced. We sold Sissoko for 30 million when we went down, and he was France international. Prices have really gone up.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Gallagher is currently in the England setup too. He’s not worth £40m+ though. Not at the moment anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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