lol Packy Bonner on the Arsenal:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48732772
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:35 (four years ago) link
I have to say, and no doubt time will make a fool of me, but Utd's signings so far this summer haven't convinced me that top 6 is an unattainable dream for us lesser clubs
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:36 (four years ago) link
AWB is a brilliant signing imo. Best one on one defender in the league
Bit more business to do for sure though
― Number None, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:47 (four years ago) link
AWB was nailed on to go to Utd for a chunk of change since November I'd say. A very obvious coincidence of needs for the player and the two clubs I reckon.
Packie Bonner's comments on Tierney are indicative of how hard it's going to be for anyone from the Premier League to sign players from much less wealthy leagues. Why should Celtic a first team player with a contract to an English club for anything less than £25m?
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:09 (four years ago) link
awb is a very good signing id love to be calling him a useless cunt for us next season
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:41 (four years ago) link
It's not so much AWB as let's say the rebuild necessary and the money already spent
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
not that i would put United as the likeliest target to overtake for teams looking to finish 6th.
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:12 (four years ago) link
If the transfer ban is upheld I'd imagine Chelsea will be the team to beat
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:16 (four years ago) link
Looking at them yeah
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
theres a lot of fat in that squad and i know just the man
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:26 (four years ago) link
Official and confirmed: Joao Felix is new Atlético Madrid player, here we go! €126M to Benfica, deal done 🔴⚪️ #JoaoFelix #transfers #Atléti #AtleticoMadrid— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 26, 2019
Juventus have found an agreement with Matthijs de Ligt. He’s ready to accept a contract until 2024 for €12M/season. Raiola also wants a release clause in the agreement. Now Juventus will start official talks with… https://t.co/Bvpq5oIV5h— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 26, 2019
― Number None, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:52 (four years ago) link
Inter will propose loaning Lukaku for two seasons for a £9m fee with an obligation to buy at the end of it for £53.7m for a total package worth £62.7m. Selling Icardi proving difficult so far so Inter exploring an alternative proposal for Lukaku #mufc https://t.co/R4RqkAk1YW— James Ducker (@TelegraphDucker) June 27, 2019
― Number None, Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:12 (four years ago) link
Perhaps TWP could come back
Take a bow, @WayneRooney! You are ridiculous. 😱 pic.twitter.com/On1oDnp8dX— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 27, 2019
― groovypanda, Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:56 (four years ago) link
or maybe Utd should switch to MLS
― Number None, Thursday, 27 June 2019 09:23 (four years ago) link
yes better
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:12 (four years ago) link
all that clip is missing is a rolex and a skip, embarrassing
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:13 (four years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48782683
― groovypanda, Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:01 (four years ago) link
I've just checked and they currently have 32 players out on loan, which is likely to mitigate the transfer ban a bit. Abraham, Mount, etc, are likely to come back, i guess.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:06 (four years ago) link
It's friggin' Charlie Adam, what do you expect him to say?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48780865
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:35 (four years ago) link
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/lee-bowyer-renews-attack-rangers-17264372
lee bowyer took the absolute piss out of rangers and Scottish football by saying their latest signing mr gummy sweets would have made a wiser career move going to brentford, then he completely owned himself by complementing the grunting semi-sentient troglodyte gerrard.
― calzino, Thursday, 27 June 2019 14:42 (four years ago) link
It sounds like the Ndombele deal is a long way from being done.
― ShariVari, Friday, 28 June 2019 05:45 (four years ago) link
the fuck time of the morning is this to wake me for that
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Friday, 28 June 2019 06:33 (four years ago) link
He was at Spurs' training ground yesterday so I'm quietly confident.
But, you know, Spurs
― groovypanda, Friday, 28 June 2019 07:42 (four years ago) link
At the Spurs' training ground looking at houses.
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Friday, 28 June 2019 08:17 (four years ago) link
willian scars run deep yet
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Friday, 28 June 2019 11:39 (four years ago) link
Milan banned from the Europa League for FFP violations. Do Man City next.
― ShariVari, Friday, 28 June 2019 11:53 (four years ago) link
lol
BREAKING: Arsenal have today bid £40million for Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, Sky Sports News understands— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 1, 2019
― Number None, Monday, 1 July 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Monday, 1 July 2019 21:44 (four years ago) link
should cost more for a whole mid to lower table prem team :p
― calzino, Monday, 1 July 2019 22:20 (four years ago) link
the fuckin state of that bid
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Monday, 1 July 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
i no longer know how much footballers should cost but palace have fuckin gotten into the premiership at the right fuckin time
― imago, Monday, 1 July 2019 23:55 (four years ago) link
United have apparently bid £34m for Bruno Fernandes, which is likely to be as successful as the Zaha offer.
Barcelona have supposedly put up £100m for Lautaro Martinez, scorer of six Serie A goals last season (who does look an excellent prospect tbf).
― ShariVari, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 06:38 (four years ago) link
there's a story floating around that Fernandes had a clause inserted in his contract that if Sporting turn down any offer above €35m, they have to pay him €5m
no idea of its veracity, but it seems weirdly specific
― Number None, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 07:01 (four years ago) link
I saw that and couldnt tell if it was yknow every time or what
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 07:02 (four years ago) link
I preferred the ceefax/teletext days of reading about summer transfer rumours, the mountain of worthless shit on newsnow is just too much to filter.
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 07:14 (four years ago) link
i solve it by not believing a fucking word until i see somebody turn up for a team's first fixture
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 07:17 (four years ago) link
I solve it by reading about summer transfer rumours on teletext.
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 07:23 (four years ago) link
the last time we signed someone there wasnt any other option tbf
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 08:13 (four years ago) link
AS understand Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a loan deal to sign Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos with the two clubs 'optimistic' on completing the move. #THFC pic.twitter.com/oPkCklpBSq— Talking THFC (@TalkingTHFC) July 2, 2019
― Number None, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 10:43 (four years ago) link
Oh and Utd have bid £70m for Harry Maguire
oof
― Number None, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 10:46 (four years ago) link
wouldnt get in Ireland team
ceballos hardly come to us in good attitude imo
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 11:07 (four years ago) link
loan tho. hmmph.
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 11:08 (four years ago) link
ndombellllllleeeeeeee
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 15:57 (four years ago) link
goodbye Helder Costa, i for one will miss you ;_;
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
Leeds 😅
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 12:59 (four years ago) link
he deserved better but i'm sure he'll enjoy working for Bielsa
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 13:01 (four years ago) link
spanish media (fwtw) claim mpappe transfer request
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link
mpappe roach
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
Man city sign Rodri for 62m making him the second most expensive Welshman ever
― or something, Friday, 5 July 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
false giggs economy
― damarraghcas.jpg (darraghmac), Friday, 5 July 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
oh fuck off
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
really want him to be a different but not llorente option for us this year ffs
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 21:29 (four years ago) link
Tottenham have this morning agreed a deal worth £25m for Ryan Sessegnon. @SamWallaceTel has the latest https://t.co/xLHEtqx73p pic.twitter.com/472alIAr0L— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) August 8, 2019
― Number None, Thursday, 8 August 2019 07:10 (four years ago) link
Tottenham close to reaching agreement to sign Juventus forward Paulo Dybala. Deal not done but clubs hopeful. #THFC stepped up interest after their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes ended over fee & Man Utd’s proposed move for Dybala was called off #JUVE #MUFC— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 8, 2019
― Number None, Thursday, 8 August 2019 07:16 (four years ago) link
really dont see it tbh
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 07:28 (four years ago) link
No, it would be the most surprising signing since Klinsmann, and with significantly higher barriers.
The only way it would work would be if Levy's decided the current wage structure is unsustainable. Realistically, idk if Harry Kane is going to be happy earning exactly half as much per week as Aaron Ramsey, for the next six years.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 8 August 2019 07:32 (four years ago) link
Don't they have a ridiculous bonus system that means their real earnings are significantly higher than their weekly reported wage though?
I mean it seems implausible that they're going to get this far down the road and then go "oh, we didn't realise Dybala's wage demands were going to be so high" but who even knows. Maybe Levy is deluded enough to think he can boardroom hard man him into submission.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 8 August 2019 07:49 (four years ago) link
Or it was all a bluff to get Betis to fold on lo Celso, idk.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 8 August 2019 07:58 (four years ago) link
ive more concerns about him fitting tbh
weve moved up from salary caps and fees being a ceiling given progress and money saved the past few years
but cant see levy or poch chucking the bases for that progress out to start behaving in a way that has badly failed arsenal or utd recently
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 08:35 (four years ago) link
imo he'll go to utd now lukaku funds freed
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 09:08 (four years ago) link
Not a whisper of any business for us
Apart from dumping Rojo on Everton
― Number None, Thursday, 8 August 2019 09:29 (four years ago) link
Still time for Ollie to register himself
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 August 2019 09:37 (four years ago) link
BREAKING: Tottenham’s proposed move for Paulo Dybala is OFF after Juventus ultimately decided not to sell the 25-year-old Argentina forward #THFC #Juve— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 8, 2019
― Number None, Thursday, 8 August 2019 09:53 (four years ago) link
Lol Dybala is cancelled
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 August 2019 09:54 (four years ago) link
Ah beaten to the punch
bbc guy says that eriksen is on his way to carrington
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:10 (four years ago) link
do they even have a football team?
levy'd
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:18 (four years ago) link
eriksen surely leaves, whether utd today or a european outfit later matters not
but lo celso/ndombele in, eriksen/wanyama out is neither a disaster nor a huge leap forward, regardless that it'll be painted as both
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:19 (four years ago) link
Lo Celso and Ndombele are several years younger than either and Ndombele is almost certainly a major upgrade on any of our central midfielders. Sessegnon looks like it's happening as well although he's obviously a work in progress I'm confident in Poch to work his magic on him.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:24 (four years ago) link
Twitter seems to think Sessegnon has hit problems.
Think I'm just going to turn the internet off until about half past five tonight.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:37 (four years ago) link
Why would anyone want to go to Arsenal, igi, but really why would Luiz want to?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:37 (four years ago) link
can we start arguing about this season's thread title now so it's ready for tomorrow? would propose "Your old car is completely reliable, but you want a new one and two weeks later it breaks down" but it's a bit much
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:39 (four years ago) link
Throwing "Steve Bruce is the rock on which Newcastle's free flowing football finally flounders" up for consideration, stumbled on it somewhere
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:46 (four years ago) link
just been reminded that Leon Clarke is technically a Premier League footballer at the moment
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:50 (four years ago) link
You must be Joachim: Liverpool will not compete for the Gibraltar Premier Division 2020
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 11:55 (four years ago) link
gah i've not been able to get this out of my head since hearing robyn in the co-op this morning, someone's going to have to fill in the blanks for me though:
paulo dybala / he's not the guy you're taking home / we'll just get _____ ____ on loan
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Thursday, 8 August 2019 12:23 (four years ago) link
thank god andy carroll doesn't scan
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Thursday, 8 August 2019 12:24 (four years ago) link
Looks like Sessegnon and Lo Celso are done.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 8 August 2019 14:43 (four years ago) link
I honestly couldn't tell you how good lo Celso is and i've probably seen him 15 times. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does, though.
Mooy and Maupay to Brighton is good business imo.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 8 August 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
Sarr to Watford too.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 8 August 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
Everton have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal and Nigeria winger Alex Iwobi for a fee in the region of £35-40m #EFC #AFC— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 8, 2019
― Number None, Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
kieran tierney to arsenal confirmed :'-(
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
see ye in jan
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
lo Celso is a loan?
― ShariVari, Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
Loan w/ option to buy him for 55m next year
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
Which is a pretty sweet deal imo
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:39 (four years ago) link
different info on whether its an obligation or an option
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:47 (four years ago) link
Mooy isn't one of the wasters that downed tools last season but he's been a shadow of the player he was for a while. This funny business of getting him to sign a contract extension then loaning him to Brighton might backfire on us - if he has another dud season it might be hard to move him on when the club is thinking how much they could have got for him in this window. He must have agitated for the move because we just received £15m for Billing and are not under pressure to sell and the players all take 40% wage cuts with the relegation - or something like that is written into all their contracts. Proper tight northern bstads!
― calzino, Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
I think it's an obligation to buy Lo Celso unless we fail to qualify for Europe. In which case it becomes an option, and he won't want to take it.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 8 August 2019 17:17 (four years ago) link
wasnt benik afobe....good...recently enough?
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 August 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
Went to shit at Bournemouth when he realised he wasn't good enough for the Prem iirc
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 August 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, August 8, 2019 3:39 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
fire it up, slackers liverpool is already up 3-0 and it's only been 30min
― gbx, Friday, 9 August 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
Lads, it's the Premier League thread - EPL 2019/20
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Friday, 9 August 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link