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Eric Garcia to Barcelona
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In truth, I have precious little time for any of these academies, including our own. It might give us all a rosy glow to see a local lad progress to the first team, but the idea of taking children and their families from the corners of the world and then farming them in a completely alien environment as if they were a product, we’ll that sits uneasy with me. Even the ‘poaching’ of kids from other teams seems a bit distasteful, but hey ho.
Erm, they are called canteras mate!
Otherwise, valid enough point.
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OH FUCK OFF, YOU ARE FROM SWITZERLAND. Is Cule the Catalan for plastic?Many cules, like myself, would prefer to keep both
OH FUCK OFF, YOU ARE FROM SWITZERLAND. Is Cule the Catalan for plastic?
Certainly a 'Cule'!
Centurions
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If Garcia stays until next season and then leaves, would we not get a fee set by a tribunal. Similar to the dippers having to pay £6.5m for Danny Ings from Burnley in 2015. Or am I barking up the wrong tree.
Pretty much correct yes mate
Good point. Depends on if he is on a professional contract or not.
The compensation fees for youth players going from one club to another in England(not sure if that includes the whole of the UK) is vastly more than if they leave the country. One is set by the English FA and the other by UEFA (I think).
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You sure you aren’t thinking of a different 4 letter word starting with the same 2 letters?Certainly a 'Cule'!
You sure you aren’t thinking of a different 4 letter word starting with the same 2 letters?
Cule is catalan for ass. I'm sure the explanation is coming, tbf, it is decent satire. If not highly ironic in this case.
I'm surprised he doesn't go out his way to spell it HeBarthelohna, with such commitment to authenticity!
Vidal also, when he was quite clearly finished at Bayern.
Yea, how about an almost 30 year old Paulinho from a Chinese club for €40m. There are too many to name. The only good signing they have made in recent years is De Jong who is a top player but they did pay €75m and another €300k per week in wages apparently, talk about over paying.
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You can be the most gifted of the youngsters and still not be ready. There will be a minimum criteria needed to gain a spot and if you don't meet it, you won't get much of a sniff. Such is lifeWell, Garcia was a prospect as well until Pep started him regulary. If we don't give him minutes and start loaning him around, we will never have a real value of him. I m not an academy frenetic, but I would like to see one year with the first team, for the most gifted players, before sending them on loans. I really hated the way we managed Angelino and Maffeo. I remember the friendly in USA pre seson, I think, when Maffeo destroyed Sane, they even had a little fight, and Maffeo deserved to be kept with the squad then.
I think international transfers use a formula set by FIFA, not UEFA, for compensation, which I believe would give us a lower fee than if he went to another English clubThe compensation fees for youth players going from one club to another in England(not sure if that includes the whole of the UK) is vastly more than if they leave the country. One is set by the English FA and the other by UEFA (I think).
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Literally no fucks given here.
He would never be a regular starter for me.
He would never be a regular starter for me.
I'm seeing similar comments that Dippers made when Sterling left them.
We are actually better than that. It always hurts when somebody wants to leave.
Clubs cut players adrift as soon as they don't need them, so they have to think solely about themselves.
He has potential, and maybe staying would have allowed him to realise that. But the draw of Barca and going home is obviously strong.
We sometimes forget they are real people with private lives.
So let's just wish him well and concentrate on us.
We are actually better than that. It always hurts when somebody wants to leave.
Clubs cut players adrift as soon as they don't need them, so they have to think solely about themselves.
He has potential, and maybe staying would have allowed him to realise that. But the draw of Barca and going home is obviously strong.
We sometimes forget they are real people with private lives.
So let's just wish him well and concentrate on us.
+1Literally no fucks given here.
He would never be a regular starter for me.
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Some of the comments on here are unreal he is a 19 year old lad and has broken into the team, does not matter what the circumstances are for that, hasn’t made any major errors and people are saying he is shit! I am disappointed that he has chosen to leave and like others think he will not be the answer long term but Christ almighty some of you need to have a word with yourselves
He looks a very composed player for one so young. Doesn't panic unlike several of our defenders. He also plays forward passes to feet with precision.
All in all I think he'll be a top class CB so this is disappointing. But as many have said understandable.
While he looks a great footballer, he does look a bit lightweight for the PL in his position.
All in all I think he'll be a top class CB so this is disappointing. But as many have said understandable.
While he looks a great footballer, he does look a bit lightweight for the PL in his position.
Neville Kneville
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THB is a decent prospect nothing more, don't get carried away because he is a local kid.
He will have to improve considerably to get anywhere near our squad, hopefully he will but he is not yet the 2nd coming!
Wheras Garcia, who can't defend for shit & isn't as good a defender as THB, is allowed to make exactly the same mistakes & be just as slow as an average 2nd team defender, but is welcome in the first team.
Perhaps if Taylor changes his name to Juan he might get some respect.
Ask yourself this if Garcia stayed would he be our dominate centre back for the next 5 years? For me Garcia is a great player with some great attributes but After watching him he would not be a centre back who would dominate at the back.
Neville Kneville
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Some of the comments on here are unreal he is a 19 year old lad and has broken into the team, does not matter what the circumstances are for that, hasn’t made any major errors and people are saying he is shit! I am disappointed that he has chosen to leave and like others think he will not be the answer long term but Christ almighty some of you need to have a word with yourselves
Depends whether defending is valued as part of a defenders job.
If it is, then so far, he's 19 & shite.
And if anyone says being twice beaten next to the touchline, in your own penalty area & turned inside out by Danny Wellbeck, for example, isn't shite, then we need a new definition for what decent defending actually is.
I'm seeing similar comments that Dippers made when Sterling left them.
We are actually better than that. It always hurts when somebody wants to leave.
Clubs cut players adrift as soon as they don't need them, so they have to think solely about themselves.
He has potential, and maybe staying would have allowed him to realise that. But the draw of Barca and going home is obviously strong.
We sometimes forget they are real people with private lives.
So let's just wish him well and concentrate on us.
The comments here aren’t similar to Liverpool fans at all.
how you can say that??
nobody is wishing death on Garcia, or a terminal illness...
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