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It's not a completely unreasonable point that there's a big shortage of quality defenders around at the moment, and even fewer that are available to buy. There's a reason David Luiz cost £50m and someone as unproven as Mangala cost £35m or whatever it was. But they should have at least bought some middling defenders for cover rather than just buying no-one and relying on Tyler Blackett.
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irlZaphod posted:This didn't get enough lols for my liking. You're dropping the ball, TRP. IDGI, he's 23, has two seasons as first choice at Porto and has 3 France caps. He may have been highly rated, but he's definitely unproven for a player that is now the second or third most expensive defender of all time. Also I get that pretending you watch every league in world tootball is a TRP thing but I doubt most posters here had ever heard his name before the day he was announced for City.
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Ninpo posted:The reasons he gave? Yeah I'm not saying he's bad or won't turn out to be worth the money. He looked fantastic against Chelsea. Just that it's indicative of the shortage of talent available at the position that someone of his age and experience can command a transfer fee higher than Thiago Silva.
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Gate stewards tend to be pretty lax if you don't look dodgy. No alcohol in the stands rules are enforced very strictly though.
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Serious question - is it still really necessary? I know there used to be lots of problems with firms and what not (actually read a great book about it - Among the Thugs by Bill Buford) but was under the impression that has mellowed out a lot. Is there ever a chance this gets done away with or is it more or less permanently ingrained in English football culture at this point? I think it's a total waste of time. It just means people get tanked up quickly by downing beers before the game/during halftime rather than drinking more slowly throughout. It wouldn't be passed now, but since it exists it would require someone to do the work to get it repealed and no-one seems inclined. I'm surprised the clubs haven't tried harder as it surely hurts their match day earnings.
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sassassin posted:Non-specific rumours of 'substantial US investment' floating around the liberty. Would you want this? Swansea seem like the best run club in the league already.
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