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who is the biggest fail club
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Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

trem_two posted:

The Sun said today that Stoke are going to buy Rooney for £45m, and I've never wanted a transfer rumor to be true as much as this one

Put a decimal point in between the numbers and they can have him.

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Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Der Shovel posted:

Michael Carrick has signed a one year extension. I guess that's a good thing because he can still be useful in a very limited role.

United have fuckall for cover in center midfield since they sold Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger so that's not the worst thing in the world.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Jose posted:

City are going to break the record spent on a keeper signing Ederson from benfica

It's amazing that Buffon's transfer record has lasted as long as it has. £32.6m in 2001!

That's probably £250m in today's transfer market, if not more.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

FullLeatherJacket posted:

It's roughly the same amount we paid for Ferdinand at that point in history, and both made sense in terms of their talent and their age

Probably closer to the £60-75m mark today, unless Rooney really is worth £45m

City paid £50m for Stones who can't get a game.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Eau de MacGowan posted:

I think Mangala would be the far more obvious centre back to make fun of, jeez louise.

He was really good on loan at Valencia though.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

mackintosh posted:

Aren't there rumours there is an offer out for Mmmmbop?

He doesn't want to play for Mourinho allegedly.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Syncopated posted:

Knowing Mourinho, wouldn't the feeling be mutual since Mbappe's so young? Or does he play young players if they're good enough.

United put in a huge bid for him that Monaco rejected outright so who really knows.

I think Monaco want €/£100m for him and United bid like 75.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

ChainsawCharlie posted:

Nope.donnarumma is great, is better at crosses, but ederson is incredibly fast off the line,can play with both feet and do poo poo like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8DxZs8i57I
That's a 80 meter goalkick assist straight into Jimenez ,there is no gk in the word that can do that on a consistent basis like Ederson does.

Lol, this is some hot garbage Portuguese defending and a lucky goal kick.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Willninho posted:

He's still only 26 which is amazing to me.

Actually he's 47 but he does look pretty good for his age.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

PirateBob posted:

This transfer window looks super depressing for Man United so far.

The most credible link to a player atm is that we're getting 28 y/o Perisic for £45m lol :eng99:

Shut up, ffs.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005


Arsenal sold him for £5m at the start of last season.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Big Definitely Heterosexual Ron has a €1bn release clause in his contract so I'm not sure Madrid is even obligated to sell him if he puts in a transfer request.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Messi isn't going to jail, they already decided that.

He was found guilty but sentences in Spain of two years or less are suspended or something like that.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Thirteenth Step posted:

apparently it's to do with the spanish tax man saying that they now have decided image rights are taxable and want the last 5 years worth.

I'd move too if the tax man bummed me for that much money

It's actually called the Beckham Law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckham_law

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Moktaro posted:

To be fair, why would you want Sanchez to cross to those other losers?

Giroud scores a lot of goals from crosses but Wenger refuses to start him because he prefers lean, lithe, nubian lads.

Shrapnig fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jun 21, 2017

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Healbot posted:

How nice of Swansea to be playing Guido Italianman from New Jersey.

He's actually Canadian lol.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Hoops posted:

I like buying expensive attacking players as more often than not they're brilliant, unlike expensive defensive players who usually make gently caress all difference

Andrew Carroll

Christian Benteke

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Byolante posted:

Jurgen Klopp(fiction)

Thassa ban.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Ninpo posted:

Well who knows how long he had form for before he was caught

Are you confusing Andrew "Andy" Johnson with Adam "Pedophile" Johnson?


chuggo is BACK posted:

Andy Johnson is the archetypal This Guy in chuggos world

Kevin Phillips.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

sassassin posted:

Swansea City are an established Premier League team with fancy foreign owners.

You play uninspired football and are in Wales.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Der Shovel posted:

Same but for United. One Lindelöf isn't nearly enough for what the team needs. Yes there's still time but the feeling of deja vu from the summer of Fellaini is ominous.

United have been linked to every single player in the world and the window just officially opened today. Calm your balls.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Jose posted:

diego costa suddenly became really good around that age


vyelkin posted:

Didier Drogba

Both very very different types of players than the Ox though.

Strikers/poachers seem like they peak a little later, part of that could just be because they get better and anticipating where to be.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Ewar Woowar posted:

Don't really want Ox. Too much money for an inconsistent player that's injured all the time.

You already have Sturridge and Coutinho to fill that role.

That's not really fair to Coutinho, he's very good.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

FullLeatherJacket posted:

I don't think he's going to single-handedly win us the league, but I'm hopeful that he'll be able to do what Van Nistelrooy did, which was to somehow know exactly where the ball was going to come and then make it go into the goal from eight yards out, and also to be a Big Unit

death to strikers who've ever run more than ten yards continuously

Chicharito was also very good at these things despite being a Little Pea.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Adding Lukaku and jettisoning Rooney is definitely worth it.

New deal is being reported as £100m, £10m for Rooney("alleged valuation" but him going for free), £75m for Lukaku with £15m of "easily attained" add ons based on Lukaku being on the pitch and kicking a ball, sometimes into the goal

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

TheBigAristotle posted:

Lukaku can win them the league, Morata might be a little Spanish babby and poo poo himself

Lukaku has proven he can do it on a wet, windy Wednesday night at Stoke.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Ninpo posted:

He'll score against United at Goodison, book it.

An OG, Phil Neville style.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/884442786887553024

Done Deal

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Chelsea have agreed a deal with Moncao for Bakayoko.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Lol.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

blue footed boobie posted:

Post your favorite transfer sagas. Here are my best transfer sagas:

1. Odemwengie in QPR's parking lot
2. The babelcopter
3. Some club expecting to sign Berbatov and finding out that the transfer was off when his plane landed and he wasn't on it.
4. £40,000,001
5. De Gea and the fax machine

Andrew Carroll for £35,012,000.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

£53m for Kyle loving Walker, lol.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Everton are signing a lot of players.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

trem_two posted:

apparently Wilshere to Sampdoria is a thing that is being discussed

How are the doctors in Italy?

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

You had 50 players out on loan last season.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

tarbrush posted:

The quantum state of Naby Keita appears to be collapsing to OFF, in much the same way as my excitement for Liverpools transfer window.

I think you may be the only person left actually talking about Keita to Liverpool.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005


I think this is a really good signing for the Wet Shams.

Edit: Especially for the £13m that's being reported.

Shrapnig fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Jul 20, 2017

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Frankston posted:

There's no way we bought Elmo to be RB

Are you going to play him on the wing then? Sort of a reverse Antonio Valencia?

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

I guess a Premier League standard right back could probably do a job in the Championship as a winger.

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Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

sassassin posted:

Chester's not big enough for the PL.

Centerhalfs Gary Medel is 5'7" and former Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro is 5'9" and both of those heights are probably inflated.

Neither played in the Prem though so there's always that.

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