Christ, the club isn't perfect. Saying saying even slightly negative doesn't mean I'm a troll. Grow up.
I didn't say you were a troll. I've read many of your post, I know you are not a troll. That's why I was very specific. The comment itself was trolling. You may not have uttered it with such an intent. But here are some reasons why I considered the comment trollish.
1. None of us are privy to the negotiations info. So concluding concluding we negotiated poorly is a bit of a fallacy.
2. Even if we had the world's foremost negotiator this would not have guaranteed a lower fee. Sometimes the other side simply doesn't budge. See Pogba.
3. You are selective with your choices of our failings. And even then you were still wrong. Sane: they wanted 45, we paid 37.
4. DeBryune was expensive, but rightly so. Only an idiot would have taken less. Personally, if I was negotiating for Wolfsburg, there is no way I'm collecting any less than the Premiership transfer record. Anyone who had watched him play could easily tell he'd walk in and become a top 5 player in the league.
5. I agree on Mangala being expensive. And this was even before it turned out he wasn't going to become a great player. But I was greatly influenced by the fact that I personally didn't rate him. Others did. And had they been right, it too would have been a fair price.
6. Let's examine our other deals. But let's see how we did with Gundogan, 21, Nolito 13, Moreno 8, Zichencho 1.7. 45 million for 4 internationals.
I conclude, that at the worst, we have good negotiators, and at best likey great ones.
