Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches

[DeBlueLou]

No, they’ve just signed Alvarez

that's rice replacement.

 

[kaz7]

What position does he play ? Who is comparable in our current team please, ta

 

[SamBlue]

Cash plus Palmer would make sense, even though I don't particularly want him to leave

Why...seriously why?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

And your phone would never ring.

West Ham are interested in Phillips though.

 

[oakiecokie]

City made a market offer for Mahrez. It was turned down.

City waited 10 months and made a market offer for Mahrez. It was accepted.

I believe it was £10 million less than the first market offer.

Lesson in patience ??

Something that doesn`t come easy ... for some Blue Mooners.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I followed Paqueta in his OL days (Olympique Lyonnais). He was a good player, in a mediocre team. I say that with no pleasure, because OL are sort of my second team and club (for reasons that I won’t bore people with here). Thus, he was made to look very good. He is £51 million good, no sweat. Ok — let’s allow for “player bought from an EPL club” inflation. You will notice that it’s no longer even “English player” inflation (which is in and of itself ridiculous). Now let’s add “player being bought by Manchester City” inflation (which by the way should no longer be operative, because we’re far, far from the days when we had to pay inflated prices for a player who was purely here for the money — we are Treble Fucking Winners, with some of the best players on the planet, and the unquestioned best coach on the planet — oh and by the way, we pay a pretty good weekly wage, too, while we’re about it. Only thing against us is the town and the weather — and even those can become an acquired taste for these Mediterranean and Brazilian types). So ok, in my considered opinion, that makes Paqueta about a £70 million player. Anything north of that is pretty extortionate, and £85 million is downright a piss take (Gvardiol is by all accounts a generational talent in his position; he should not be mentioned in the same breath. Paqueta is a good player, who Pep will almost certainly make better. But should MCFC pay the price for having the most talented coach alive every time?)

 

[DJ1]

I totally agree.

Is it a fact or pure speculation and opinion - too many ongoing and protracted slagging matches which fills the bloody threads .

Hopefully all our transfer activity is resloved soon, and then the needy fantasists and terminally stupid can concenrate on the Match Thread :)

Can we get Ric to include these two tick box options when you register for Bluemoon. That way we can restrict access and keep them away from each other.....although that might reduce forum content by about 99% :-)

 

[Zenmanc]

West Ham are interested in Phillips though.

I mean- that'd be great and I'd snatch their hands off to get the deal done but they just signed Alvarez so their need for that position and Philips has diminished.

 

[footballmanager]

What position does he play ? Who is comparable in our current team please, ta

same positions as bernardo

 

[Zenmanc]

same positions as bernardo

He rarely plays wide though does he? As in I doubt we would see Paqueta spread out to the right wing doing endline runs.

 

[footballmanager]

He rarely plays wide though does he? As in I doubt we would see Paqueta spread out to the right wing doing endline runs.

he played there a lot at lyon, havent followed his west ham career

 

[Zenmanc]

he played there a lot at lyon, havent followed his west ham career

Good to know- I guess if that's the case and he can play wide which I didn't realize- even more reason to sign him up: I just thought he was more of a central player.

 

[Dribble]

Just a little dip Dribble. Let's not get too serious...
Btw, you had a few dipping in on your end too, no?

No. As I've repeated, it makes zero sense to place one personal opinion, over another by claiming one is empirical, yet no evidence is provided.

It's nonsense. However, the issue's resolved, so let's put this to bed & move on shall we... )(

 

[Sibierskii]

What position does he play ? Who is comparable in our current team please, ta

Brazilian de bruyne

 

[Gumzy97]

No, they’ve just signed Alvarez

Still blows my mind that Edson Alvarez is a man city fan

 

[yeah whatever !!]

IPWT











In Pep We Trust

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Good to know- I guess if that's the case and he can play wide which I didn't realize- even more reason to sign him up: I just thought he was more of a central player.

He was. Playing wide was the exception rather than the rule. Advanced midfield.
He’s got a good head on him, and hates to lose. He can turn a game for you (and did it for OL a number of times) and that’s certainly in his favour. Probably one of the reasons why Pep likes him so much.
He’s not in the same bracket as Bernardo. But then, who out there is?

 

[kaz7]

same positions as bernardo

Thanks

 

[remember arthur mann]

Likes his Cruyff turn and back-heels.

 

[footballmanager]

Good to know- I guess if that's the case and he can play wide which I didn't realize- even more reason to sign him up: I just thought he was more of a central player.

he played in multiple positions up front and for Brazil he plays a lot as a number 8 i think.



anyway, its easy to see there his movements from the right wing