It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition
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mosssideblue
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Dead right, second wave before Christmas, third after then hopefully big improvement. Can see FFP being suspended for another year with a possible rewrite to allow football clubs to prostitute themselves even more to bring money in
Rammy Blue
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We will always rue the day we kept Gundo, seeing as he’s wank.
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People wrongly acting and posting as if we have finished in the market I’d imagine.
r.soleofsalford
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Because of injury, I dont think we`ve ever seen the Gundogan we thought we were buying.
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You know what not many people are seeing this, maybe just maybe City are looking more long term, just look at Liverpool they have just won CL and then the league and they are skint and they only missed 5 home games, now imagine every team losing 19 days of match day takings, next season they will be brassic. City seem to be financially better off than most, come next season and say Messi signed they will be far and away ahead of everyone with sponsorship deals etc. Even if they don’t the way we are run seems to put us in a better position than most, maybe with Pep going the board are almost prepared to lose write this season off to a degree to then push on with a new manager to dominate for the next few years, lose the battle win the war. Then again I could be talking complete bollocks.
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UEFA postpone FFP's 'break-even' assessments until end of next season
The break-even assessment, which forces clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League to spend only what they earn, of club finances for 2020 will be postponed for a year.www.dailymail.co.uk
Even more reason to reinvigorate the squad this transfer window then.
I still think our lack of pace in midfield and defence (Walker excepted) could be a hindrance this season unless it's addressed.
I haven’t been on this thread since the heights of the messi saga - they were the days hey - so haven’t read what’s been posted about for the last week, but having caught the post about flappers just now... is anyone that surprised?
Yes we might win the league. Liverpool might get some injuries, not have the desire, not hit their form of last season, BUT we are only winning the league if we are at our best and they have a dip. We haven’t used this transfer window to push forward IMO.
Torres is a player for the future, I doubt he’ll end up being a decisive player this season. Ake is a decent upgrade on what we have but questions remain whether he can slot in next to Laporte as he normally plays left too.
We’ve also lost Silva and as great as Foden is he’s going to still have moments where his form drops (or he does something stupid away with England). Agüero is pivotal for us and on the wrong side of age. Questions remain whether Jesus can fill his boots.
meanwhile Chelsea have bought very well and will no doubt close the gap between them and us(albeit they are still significantly inferior at present so I’m not saying they will overtake us).
Point beingare the flappers really flapping or are they not just being realistic?
Yes we might win the league. Liverpool might get some injuries, not have the desire, not hit their form of last season, BUT we are only winning the league if we are at our best and they have a dip. We haven’t used this transfer window to push forward IMO.
Torres is a player for the future, I doubt he’ll end up being a decisive player this season. Ake is a decent upgrade on what we have but questions remain whether he can slot in next to Laporte as he normally plays left too.
We’ve also lost Silva and as great as Foden is he’s going to still have moments where his form drops (or he does something stupid away with England). Agüero is pivotal for us and on the wrong side of age. Questions remain whether Jesus can fill his boots.
meanwhile Chelsea have bought very well and will no doubt close the gap between them and us(albeit they are still significantly inferior at present so I’m not saying they will overtake us).
Point beingare the flappers really flapping or are they not just being realistic?
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I don't get the theory that it's Peps last year so let's withhold some funds for the next manager. Surely the next manager will want the best squad possible already in place.
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UEFA postpone FFP's 'break-even' assessments until end of next season
The break-even assessment, which forces clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League to spend only what they earn, of club finances for 2020 will be postponed for a year.
Fucking laughable decision that destroys any remaining myth that these measures are in place to stop clubs spending money they don't have.
You can imagine the phone calls crying they wont meet FFP so you had better suspend the rule and we will let you know when you can put it back in.
Fucking criminals running the game.
It's a daft theory anyway. We wouldn't fuck Pep over by witholding funds, makes no sense whatsoever. Club bosses are some of his best friends, not Bartomeu...
I say flapping.
Would Liverpool have won the league so easily if what you describe that might happen to them hadn't actually happened to us?
Torres is a player for now, he played for Spain a week ago. Foden will just get better. Ake is a proven Premier League defender of quality and in our side he will only get better.
I have posted previously that you do not replace Vincent Kompany. There are some players in some clubs that never get replaced. We need other senior players to step up in leadership terms both on and off the pitch. Then we will be fine I am sure.
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Lol, yeah it is comical mate that the next manager would winge about having koulibaly/kouande, possibly aouar etc?! Am pretty sure the club isnt planning on treading water this season to see how pep goes.
mosssideblue
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The trouble is with the flappers we have is they flap and post in the extreme and mainly, in an irrational manner often inventing scenarios to fuel their message.
There is a huge difference to voicing a concern in a structured and factual basis vs some of the ignorant bile thrown out by some.
Until the extremes are tempered, the flappers imo, will rightly get shot at.
Please have a look at Gabby's stats.
BlueRockape
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IF when we replace Pep as a club they will want the same style of playing .....so same type of player Pep would choose.
It won't matter a jot who he buys.. continuity
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Obviously saving themselves for the thrashing I hear they’re going to give us on Monday.
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I wish people would stop chasing off the ITK's. Apart from the bitch fighting these threads get really boring without them
You can’t replace Kompany like for like but you can find a similar replacement. It’s just very hard to do. However we haven’t even attempted to replace him (ie we haven’t bought a right sided CB)
And you’re asking senior players to step up who didn’t last season! Why, maybe because they don’t have it in them?
Look I hope you’re right but standing still in football is the same as going backwards and this, given the ban was overturned, was a pivotal transfer window for us and it’s not flapping to point out we’ve had an average window (as it stands).
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