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[Blue warrior]

Can just see Merlin playing those slide rule passes for sterling to run on to before slotting home or cutting back for Sergio orgasmic :)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Hi Prestwich.....I know nothing mate!:) just opinions, which we're all allowed, right? I'm on the fence when it comes to Txiki..but do feel he has a lot to prove this transfer window.....going off the reports, rumours and the bits of info we get from the people (ITK's) on here mate.....Would love to say, Txiki is perfect and everything going to plan so far but if what the ITK's and press are saying about the Delph situation...clearly Delph was one of our main, early targets and when a team triggers a release clause and has a medical set up for a player and he doesn't turn up, that can hardly we classed as "going to plan"......I believe with the development of the team and the long term plan we have, it should make it "easier" for Txiki to buy top players and so far he hasn't....Sept is the time to question what he has or hasn't done, so I'm willing to sit back and see what happens...which I feel is a fair and balanced opinion to have....Sterling will be a great start tho!;)

I understand why people get agitated but the reality is that, in the level of the football atmosphere in which we now live, transfers are very complex. I've been lucky enough to be ITK on a few transfers, some of which I've shared on here, some I've had to wait a while before talking about and some, because of the source, I keep to myself.

Big ones can take months from setting up the deal to completion and all sorts of hazards lie in wait. For instance, our policy is that we will only pay the contracted agent and then only up to a certain level. If anyone crawls out the woodwork demanding money that we don't feel they're entitled to then they get told to do one. If that kills the deal (Isco definitely and, I believe, Hazard) then so be it. Van Persie would have been ours but either Mancini refused to sanction the sale of Balotelli to PSG or Mario refused to go. Players like Delph and De Rossi simply didn't want to move. Agents play games and so do clubs.

The point is that you can be as clever or on the ball as you like as a club or DoF but that's often not enough. It's a world populated by sharks and shysters and a lot is in the lap of the gods.

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

Think we needed this signing more than pogba in my opinion. He's just what we're lacking. Can't wait to see him with silva and aguero.

 

[meeesh]

I'm sure there are one or two around who aren't as much of a tosser as Ward. Let's face it if he was an agent of one of our players this board would be in meltdown about his tactics.

True,but they are menna be close mates so don't think there's much chance of a split unfortunately

 

[Neville Kneville]

Exactly. We have to strengthen because we fell alarmingly short on all fronts. If we signed a Fabregas and a Costa this season, I'd say Chelsea would need to strengthen again. But we haven't yet and we're not going to improve by buying players who are no better than what we have.

And so what If I'm moving from thread to thread. My point is still the same. If we want the best, we still probably have to over pay because the best are wanted by the best. And we're still not at that level.

Ahh right, so we can assume that as we sign players, you will then adapt accordingly & praise our enemies' signings & run with the theme that ours aren't good enough.
You are full of shit.

 

[Marvin]

Exactly. We have to strengthen because we fell alarmingly short on all fronts. If we signed a Fabregas and a Costa this season, I'd say Chelsea would need to strengthen again. But we haven't yet and we're not going to improve by buying players who are no better than what we have.

And so what If I'm moving from thread to thread. My point is still the same. If we want the best, we still probably have to over pay because the best are wanted by the best. And we're still not at that level.

Do we have a layer like Sterling? He's very close to Hazard's level at 20. That's amazing.

 

[gio's side step]

Sterling isn't better than we have?

Bollocks.

Sterling is the best young player in european football

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Think we needed this signing more than pogba in my opinion. He's just what we're lacking. Can't wait to see him with silva and aguero.

We need Sterling more than De Bruyne but we need Pogba and Sterling to be a real force next year. If Yaya gets injured our midfield duo is Fernando and Fernandinho at the moment

 

[SWP's back]

Ahh right, so we can assume that as we sign players, you will then adapt accordingly & praise our enemies' signings & run with the theme that ours aren't good enough.
You are full of shit.

This

 

[Citizen Green]

Do we have a layer like Sterling? He's very close to Hazard's level at 20. That's amazing.

Not sure about that Marv.