It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[hgblue]

Four after Torres, but a slight hope for a very big and surprising fifth.

Thanks bud.

 

[Gabriel]

A derivative of Gray is Gris which could lead to Griezmann. Alternatively, Kitty’s mother in the Sullivans was played by a woman called Bayly which sounds the same as Bailey.

Time for my medication...

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Four after Torres, but a slight hope for a very big and surprising fifth.

Slight hope is probably right. We seem afraid to really push the boat out for anyone. We try and tie up the player then squeeze the selling club on price. If we have competition for the players affections we walk away.

Our record suggests that our policy works pretty well, all the same there’s the nagging feeling that instead of strengthening after success we sit back. We then stagnate for a season before going aggressively after players again but we never play top dollar. I wonder have we left a league title or 2 behind by not buying Van Persie in 2011, full backs in Pep’s first season or of course not replacing Kompany last summer.

I hope this summer we start planning for a post Aguero future as the market will be as good as it will be for the foreseeable. Next season we’ll be buying in obvious desperation and be royally screwed in any deal. Buy now, save later but I have no real feeling that we will. Last season we were linked with both Maguire and Felix and balked at both.

Whether it’s Havertz, Kane, Martinez or Felix I can’t see us paying the market rate. We’ve competition for 2 of those or we’d need to pay a huge price to secure either if the others. We’re more likely to look for the next Jesus or hope that Sterling’s future is as a false 9.

Sooner or later we need to realise that sometimes you just have to pay the price. Madrid do it, United always do, Bayern when they have to, PSG always do, Liverpool did it last season and Barca do it when they have to. To keep dining at the top table, sometimes you have to pay high prices.

 

[Monkchester]

A derivative of Gray is Gris which could lead to Griezmann. Alternatively, Kitty’s mother in the Sullivans was played by a woman called Bayly which sounds the same as Bailey.

Time for my medication...

You might not need any medication - The actress was Vivean Gray (Long Live a Gris - as the French might say) - So maybe a Gris Man who is a footballer sponsored by Puma and described as a quick, modern, and versatile left-footed forward, with an eye for goal, and also as a "team player" capable of occupying several offensive positions in or behind the main attacking line, due to his technical skills, ability to drop deep and link-up play between the forwards and midfielders, or score many goals: who has been deployed as a main striker, in a central role as an attacking midfielder, or as a winger, on either flank. Someone who is an accurate finisher with either foot from both inside and outside the area, and is also good in the air and accurate with his head, in spite of his relatively small stature ??? Just a thought...

 

[RayCTID]

Griezmann is not a bad short term fix but I'm not sure on whether his overall personality will fit.

 

[HaalandEffect]

Four after Torres, but a slight hope for a very big and surprising fifth.

And how many will get sold?

 

[p.taker]

And how many will get sold?

4, maybe 5.

 

[Tevez City]

Four after Torres, but a slight hope for a very big and surprising fifth.

Names please

or you can say the nationality & position of these targets.

 

[mosssideblue]

Names please

or you can say the nationality & position of these targets.

Lol

 

[g180aj]

Four after Torres, but a slight hope for a very big and surprising fifth.

So potentially 6 in total, does that include steffan as 1 of those 6?