Shak Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 @gbandit just accusing baffled new posters of smelling like piss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Brighton just got £35m (alright seems there might be various add ons on top) for Mac Allister with one year left. Leicester obviously aren’t getting £50m for Maddison in the same situation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 minute ago, kingxlnc said: One guy I was hoping for was the LB Guerriero from Dortmund, he had a Trippier-esque season and was also in the European team of the season alongside Trippier Would have been cool to have two top class fullbacks for the total sum of £12m! But he's signed for Bayern now It’s fine, we’ll just get Alphonso Davies now that they go him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 minute ago, andyc35i said: It’s fine, we’ll just get Alphonso Davies now that they go him There were rumours linking him to Man City say we do sign Maddison - I hope we sign Alex Scott and Gabri Veiga too along with a proper 6 - that would be incredible business from us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Shak said: @gbandit just accusing baffled new posters of smelling like piss Going to make it my calling card from now on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 £50m for Maddison seems a lot given the situation Leicester are in, and that he'll be wanting away. Saying that, I wonder if that's the right way to look at it. I think the real question is, what would he be worth to us and therefore what should we be prepared to pay? If we thought Gordon was worth £45m (and the jury is out on that one for sure), why do we think £30m is what Maddison would be worth to us? Plus, more childishly, I'd just like to stop Spurs getting anyone they actually want and send them further into a tailspin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mikky said: There were rumours linking him to Man City say we do sign Maddison - I hope we sign Alex Scott and Gabri Veiga too along with a proper 6 - that would be incredible business from us Real Madrid are sniffing about Davies as a Mendy upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Davies is my dream signing. I hope he stays at Bayern for another two years and we continue to progress so that his type of signing is actually realistic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, Abacus said: £50m for Maddison seems a lot given the situation Leicester are in, and that he'll be wanting away. Saying that, I wonder if that's the right way to look at it. I think the real question is, what would he be worth to us and therefore what should we be prepared to pay? If we thought Gordon was worth £45m (and the jury is out on that one for sure), why do we think £30m is what Maddison would be worth to us? Plus, more childishly, I'd just like to stop Spurs getting anyone they actually want and send them further into a tailspin. I completely agree with the Gordon thing but Howe has said he was a long term target and came available (sure I read that somewhere but my apologies if I just made it up). If he's not prepared to divvy up an extra £5m on Maddison then it must be an age / long term thing as that's all I can think if. The guy got 10 from 30 this season and 12 from 35 last season so will chip in with decent goal tally for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, gbandit said: Going to make it my calling card from now on Call it the "gbandit piss of death" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 30 minutes ago, gbandit said: Going to make it my calling card from now on Terrible banter is this bed wetting stuff. Shame on you gbandit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I love how for weeks before we got top 4 all the journos said we had 3 lists of targets depending on what position we finished. Move forward a few weeks after getting champions league and we can’t afford Diaby and Szoboszlai and we are targeting players from relegated clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 28 minutes ago, Abacus said: £50m for Maddison seems a lot given the situation Leicester are in, and that he'll be wanting away. Saying that, I wonder if that's the right way to look at it. I think the real question is, what would he be worth to us and therefore what should we be prepared to pay? If we thought Gordon was worth £45m (and the jury is out on that one for sure), why do we think £30m is what Maddison would be worth to us? Plus, more childishly, I'd just like to stop Spurs getting anyone they actually want and send them further into a tailspin. It all comes down to contract length. £45m for a 21yo on a long term contract is reasonable enough (whether he has the talent/ability to justify it is an entirely separate argument). No one is paying £50m for a 26yo with one year left on his contract unless that player is a bona-fide elite level player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 My first thought of MrSnrub was the poster Messi too tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. TC Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 minute ago, SteV said: It all comes down to contract length. £45m for a 21yo on a long term contract is reasonable enough (whether he has the talent/ability to justify it is an entirely separate argument). No one is paying £50m for a 26yo with one year left on his contract unless that player is a bona-fide elite level player. Surely it all comes down to what someone else will pay? 26 with 1 year left or not, if Spurs will pay £50m to take him from us, why would Leicester settle for £40m, unless the player refuses? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I love how for weeks before we got top 4 all the journos said we had 3 lists of targets depending on what position we finished. Move forward a few weeks after getting champions league and we can’t afford Diaby and Szoboszlai and we are targeting players from relegated clubs. They know shit.. just like when isak was signed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I love how for weeks before we got top 4 all the journos said we had 3 lists of targets depending on what position we finished. Move forward a few weeks after getting champions league and we can’t afford Diaby and Szoboszlai and we are targeting players from relegated clubs. Spot on this. Let’s have it right, we seem to be doing business a lot more buttoned up now, they don’t usually get a sniff of who we are after until terms are agreed and it’s 95% done. Think Ashton and co have brought a lot more professionalism to our transfer dealings and the journos have been left well in the lurch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Cherry Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 NE journos don't a clue. That slaphead Edwards does it all the time, said we couldn't afford Isak but then when we signed him "our budget had changed", trying to maintain his credibility. Let's be honest, last year we only knew about Botman initially from the French side, and Pope pretty much happened over night, same as Isak. The club are usually water tight when it comes to transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Just now, MrSnrub said: NE journos don't a clue. That slaphead Edwards does it all the time, said we couldn't afford Isak but then when we signed him "our budget had changed", trying to maintain his credibility. Let's be honest, last year we only knew about Botman initially from the French side, and Pope pretty much happened over night, same as Isak. The club are usually water tight when it comes to transfers. Got your sash ironed for the 12th? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I don't know why anyone bangs on about a budget. Eales has said that if the right player comes along well adjust to ensure we can sign them. We can't keep doing that forever but in the grand scheme of ffp we still haven't spent loads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Cherry Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 minute ago, CFlan said: Got your sash ironed for the 12th? Sorry? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Maddison makes perfect sense to me with his adaptability in a 433 or switching to 4231 in a game to break teams down. Mind it sounds like the Hungarian lad can play anywhere attacking other than number 9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr. TC said: Surely it all comes down to what someone else will pay? 26 with 1 year left or not, if Spurs will pay £50m to take him from us, why would Leicester settle for £40m, unless the player refuses? Well obviously, like any transfer (unless there’s a release clause) someone else can always come along and pay over the odds. But in those situations, you’ve just got to walk away and let them get on with it. It only makes things increasingly hard going forward, and you end up consistently overpaying for players. Man Utd being a prime example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Just now, MrSnrub said: Sorry? Orange sash for the March before you throw some bricks through the windows of Catholic’s houses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexred Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 59 minutes ago, Nucasol said: I don’t think Spurs will want to pay £50m either. Leicester will weaken on that over the summer but it’s whether we want to wait knowing Eddie needs pre season with his players. I really doubt they will pay it. They're haggling with Juve, trying to reduce the fee they'd agreed to pay for Kulusevski. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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