United Thread - 2021/22

[East Level 2]

Know what you mean but let’s concentrate on the present and we need a world class striker. Kane will take some beating in terms of goals in this league and possibly even assists. 4 years and 100 and odd goals is very likely from Kane so I wouldn’t be calling that short term, he’s not Cavani. Get what you’re saying about resale but we don’t tend to sell our best players anyway.

True, but we also usually buy them a lot younger than Kane and get long service from them: Sergio, David Silva, KDB etc.

 

[jrb]

What was the name of that player the Rags signed last Month?

Apparently he used to play for City?

Back to the Grealish thread.

 

[Craig]

True, but we also usually buy them a lot younger than Kane and get long service from them: Sergio, David Silva, KDB etc.

Yeah, but then Yaya was 27 and Dinho 28. Great time to make a big statement signing I think after losing Sergio

 

[waspish]

True, but we also usually buy them a lot younger than Kane and get long service from them: Sergio, David Silva, KDB etc.

Fernandinho and Walker were similar age and been magnificent

 

[mat]

The hypocrisy of your average rag is staggering.

In complete denial that pisscan was doing the same as we're being accused of.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

The hypocrisy of your average rag is staggering.

In complete denial that pisscan was doing the same as we're being accused of.

I'm shocked I tell thee, shocked!!!

 

[JASR]

The hypocrisy of your average rag is staggering.

In complete denial that pisscan was doing the same as we're being accused of.

Rooney and Wio, Cole and others nod in agreement - taking from your rivals means killing them off.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

The hypocrisy of your average rag is staggering.

In complete denial that pisscan was doing the same as we're being accused of.

In summer 02 they bought Rio for £30m. The next highest fee signing in the Prem was us with Anelka at £13m, so by comparison for the market to be less competitive this window the next lowest signing after our "£100m" would have to be £43.3m. They've already spent £73m on Sancho, comparable to the actual £80m upfront on Grealish, and Chelsea are in for Lukaku at £90/£100m. For us to have the same comparable buying power as the rags had in 2002, we'd have to spend £168m on players without the Rags spending any more money after Sancho, and of course they bought Varane for £34m*(actually more like £50m).

That £30m is worth £50m today so is comparable to signing a Stones, the net on Dias etc. so the only CB truly splurged on in recent times was van Dijk...

 

[Blueboy73]

In summer 02 they bought Rio for £30m. The next highest fee signing in the Prem was us with Anelka at £13m, so by comparison for the market to be less competitive this window the next lowest signing after our "£100m" would have to be £43.3m. They've already spent £73m on Sancho, comparable to the actual £80m upfront on Grealish, and Chelsea are in for Lukaku at £90/£100m. For us to have the same comparable buying power as the rags had in 2002, we'd have to spend £168m on players without the Rags spending any more money after Sancho, and of course they bought Varane for £34m*(actually more like £50m).

That £30m is worth £50m today so is comparable to signing a Stones, the net on Dias etc. so the only CB truly splurged on in recent times was van Dijk...

They also signed Ali G lookalike Veron for £28.1 million in the same window as Camelgob.

 

[Blue Mist]

What was the name of that player the Rags signed last Month?

Apparently he used to play for City?

Back to the Grealish thread.

The one that rejected City you mean?

Dunno, can't think who it was