Tugay One Cup
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That's the important part though, isn't it?
You might as well have said "both the betting investigation and the fact he's sponsored by Nike suggest he isn't right for us."
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Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches
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That's the important part though, isn't it?
You might as well have said "both the betting investigation and the fact he's sponsored by Nike suggest he isn't right for us."
Kamaro011
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John Stones has no more talent than Harry Maguire? Fucking hell
Sorry if my english is bad, i said Stones will not realize his potential if he joining with the rags instead us back then.
BringBackSwales
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To be fair you said Stones would be no different than Maguire if he played in that team. Glad we cleared that up, and appreciate English isn’t your first languageSorry if my english is bad, i said Stones will not realize his potential if he joining with the rags instead us back then.
Kamaro011
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To be fair you said Stones would be no different than Maguire if he played in that team. Glad we cleared that up, and appreciate English isn’t your first language
Sorry for confusion, back to my point i still held in my believe that Maguire might potentially be better if he decides to join us instead the rags back then.
I'm not saying Maguire will become exactly just like Stones in term of fullfiling his potential but at the very minimum Magure will improve and become a decent playing for us rather than disaster class he have been playing for the rags.
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How is that remotely the same- or make even a shred of sense? What I SAID is I don't think that his diving suits us- you may very well, but I don't like a player who goes down from a touch: in the Chelsea game the second time he embellished contact (dove) at his own end in the corner it well could have cost his team points as he literally took an already down to 10 men side down another player as he was lying by the far end corner flag hurt due to his own stupidity. As I said we don't need that kind of behavior. I was not a fan of Jesus as he was soft, Sterling threw himself around like a rag doll at times and refs wouldn't look at him twice in some cases where he may have legit drawn contact. I am happy they moved on. You follow up with "we have players who dive". Those players (whomever you may be referencing who even comes near that level of embellishment Packets showed yesterday) are also not players who we are hoping to sign who simultaneously have an irregular betting charge hanging over them which well could after a sale render them unplayable.That's the important part though, isn't it?
You might as well have said "both the betting investigation and the fact he's sponsored by Nike suggest he isn't right for us."
It's all irrelevant as he's not coming here imminently unless someone really stupid decides to spend for him not knowing the ramifications his charges.
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Personally I’d stop digging.Sorry for confusion, back to my point i still held in my believe that Maguire might potentially be better if he decides to join us instead the rags back then.
I'm not saying Maguire will become exactly just like Stones in term of fullfiling his potential but at the very minimum Magure will improve and become a decent playing for us rather than disaster class he have been playing for the rags.
Kamaro011
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Personally I’d stop digging.
Okay, not everyone will agree with my opinion but i still need to voice it.
Dribble
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So the investigation into Paqueta seems to surround one match on March 12th vs Villa where there were a flurry of bets in Brazil on Lucas to receive a yellow card, which he did late on.
After checking the betting exchanges, most of the bets originated from Paqueta Island where the player hails from. There were also suspicious betting patterns reported in the UK too.
Paqueta didn't place any bets personally, & the amounts won amounted to relatively little, but it's the fact that so many yellow card spot bets on one player in one match happened at all, which is being viewed as highly suspicious.
Apparently a similar situation happened with Granit Xhaka a couple of years ago & the investigation only concluded in January with no charges, because it was impossible to prove Xhaka had anything to do with it.
Dunno what to make of it. Paqueta's received two yellows in two matches this season already, & reportedly admitted earlier last season that he wasn't a good tackler because that's not his natural game, but because Moyes played him so deep, he had to adapt.
I'd still take him because he's a quality player playing in the wrong type of team to get the best out of his talents, hence why he wants the move to City where he can revert to the creative force that he is.
However, if the Xhaka investigation is anything to go by, I can't see the Paqueta situation being resolved before September 1st, so I seriously doubt City will have the opportunity to sign him for the reported £80m agreed before the window closes.
The deal's still not impossible, hence the "paused" claim. Paqueta was supposed to meet with the WHU hierarchy today, but the meeting was cancelled with no reason given & the FA informed.
Read into that what you will... \0/
After checking the betting exchanges, most of the bets originated from Paqueta Island where the player hails from. There were also suspicious betting patterns reported in the UK too.
Paqueta didn't place any bets personally, & the amounts won amounted to relatively little, but it's the fact that so many yellow card spot bets on one player in one match happened at all, which is being viewed as highly suspicious.
Apparently a similar situation happened with Granit Xhaka a couple of years ago & the investigation only concluded in January with no charges, because it was impossible to prove Xhaka had anything to do with it.
Dunno what to make of it. Paqueta's received two yellows in two matches this season already, & reportedly admitted earlier last season that he wasn't a good tackler because that's not his natural game, but because Moyes played him so deep, he had to adapt.
I'd still take him because he's a quality player playing in the wrong type of team to get the best out of his talents, hence why he wants the move to City where he can revert to the creative force that he is.
However, if the Xhaka investigation is anything to go by, I can't see the Paqueta situation being resolved before September 1st, so I seriously doubt City will have the opportunity to sign him for the reported £80m agreed before the window closes.
The deal's still not impossible, hence the "paused" claim. Paqueta was supposed to meet with the WHU hierarchy today, but the meeting was cancelled with no reason given & the FA informed.
Read into that what you will... \0/
dadnlad
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through gritted teethIt would have been the FA who would have to have told City i imagine mate?