Discussion: Txiki Begiristain (2015/16)

[kaz7]

I always thought we should all wait till the window closes before making a judgement on how he's done this summer but some folk just love a good whinge

 

[hilts]

Good signings especially if KDB gets done, not sure his haggling skills are the best though, we certainly pay top dollar

The love in from some seems a tad silly though

 

[Chi-town blues]

I always thought we should all wait till the window closes before making a judgement on how he's done this summer but some folk just love a good whinge

Are you still having his baby now the ginger is sorted.

 

[kaz7]

Are you still having his baby now the ginger is sorted.

Did i say that?
I'll force myself to take one for the team then

 

[Chi-town blues]

Did i say that?
I'll force myself to take one for the team then

Ok now you going for eleven babies? :)

 

[robbieh]

Good signings especially if KDB gets done, not sure his haggling skills are the best though, we certainly pay top dollar

The love in from some seems a tad silly though

This seems about right.

With KdB, Sterling and Otamendi we have obviously had the best transfer window of all our rivals. Whether we have the best value for money is a different issue. 130 million for three players is a bit of an eye opener but there is no doubting he quality. And throwing in Delph it is probably the best window since Yaya, Silva, Kolarov and Milner.

 

[mcfc1632]

I always thought we should all wait till the window closes before making a judgement on how he's done this summer but some folk just love a good whinge

Yeah - we should indeed wait until the window finishes - and then of course, assuming that KDB is signed, all those that were slagging Txiki off I am sure will be queuing up to do the decent thing

 

[Silva2021]

Well played this man!! I would say lucky to have him but no doubt we knew how good he was when we head hunted him!!

 

[Silva_Spell]

Prior to most of them even kicking a ball in training, let alone a game, I'd rate the signings as follows, based on what they (should/could) bring and for the price

Otamendi 9/10 - Best CB in LL and best CB in the world who is remotely available. 28-32m is a decent price in today's market. Made just a tad sweeter that Utd fans were fapping hard to him!
Sterling 8.5/10 - Overpriced for what he brings right now, on an individual level at least, but he brings a new dimension to the team and is still a kid so has lots of time to improve his game. He could be with us for over 10 years. Potential is very, very high.
Roberts 8/10 - Could be a masterstroke.
De Bruyne 7.5/10 - Stats suggests he warrants the price tag but I'm a little skeptical atm tbh. Very good player tho
Delph 7/10 - Nothing more than a decent player but the price makes it a bargain

Considering we've brought in about 80m from sales we've had a very good window.

The big negative tho is losing Lopes. I'm pretty furious about it tbh.

 

[BenjaniMwaruwari]

Best defender in Europe
Best player in the Bundesliga
Best young player in the Europe
England international for £8 million
One of the best English prospects

Not bad, Txiki. Not bad at all.