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MrBling posted:Real Madrid have also shipped out Coentrao on loan to Monaco. I always hated him and his stupid sexy hair and blue eyes shining like the sky.
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kcer posted:Last I heard about Illaramendi he was doing all sorts of slick passes and people loved him, what happened? He moved to madrid.
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sassassin posted:He moved to madrid. This.
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kcer posted:Last I heard about Illaramendi he was doing all sorts of slick passes and people loved him, what happened? He has never done any of that. He was like the 5th best player on that Real Sociedad CL team.
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Honestly I think it's close to a tipping point on young next-big-things moving to the massive clubs. I can't think of a single recent one outside of Neymar that's worked out for the parties. If I had any talent I'd think more about game time and look at a fringe CL player, maybe in the PL due to the TV money distribution setup, than a Madrid, Barca, Chelsea, City, etc. If Van Gaal wasn't a madman I think United, as much as it pains me to say it, would be the best positioned club to sign younger talent, given their history of actually playing young kids.
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Its not surprising illaramendi was poo poo for Madrid after leaving Fuentes care at Real Sociedad
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Hazard made the step up quickly as well but in general you are right. The obvious problem is the wage parity between being the 30th man on a superclub and the best player on basically any other team. There's no reason for superclubs to stop stockpiling and if you are a young player hey your legs could explode tomorrow so take that signing bonus asap etc.
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MoPZiG posted:Hazard made the step up quickly as well but in general you are right. The obvious problem is the wage parity between being the 30th man on a superclub and the best player on basically any other team. There's no reason for superclubs to stop stockpiling and if you are a young player hey your legs could explode tomorrow so take that signing bonus asap etc. Oh totally. It makes sense for the kids, or at least it always has. That's why I think we are nearing the tipping point but we are not there yet. The finances of the mid tier clubs in the PL are changing, the BL is experiencing some healthy turnover outside of bayern, etc. Combined with all these flameouts, it's setting things up.
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Aug 26, 2015 20:04
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triple sulk posted:£58m for de bruyne 3 times the player that left chels then
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triple sulk posted:£58m for de bruyne 
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gently caress me. City just have unlimited cash don't they?
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quiet enjoyment posted:gently caress me. City just have unlimited cash don't they? Have you been living under a rock?
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Someone find my post where I said benteke was the most expensive Belgian until De Bruyne went to man city
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Thinking about swapping in De Bruyne for that wasteman Navas is giving me a huge pump Silva and De Bruyne making cool passes and switching positions, Sterling doing gay moves down the left, mmmmmmm
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Shrapnig posted:Have you been living under a rock? Its just the disconnect between the amount of talent someone displays and the money teams are shelling out this summer seems particularly silly. It's a funny old game.
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beedeebee posted:Wow Benteke is the most expensive Belgian player.... 
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My POV on this is, getting money to invest is not a big problem for these clubs and to say that 'a storm is coming' is pompous and absurd.
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Breath Ray posted:My POV on this is, getting money to invest is not a big problem for these clubs and to say that 'a storm is coming' is pompous and absurd. I don't think a storm is coming. I think the end result is that really promising talent will probably go the Ajax>Liverpool>Barcalona route much more than the Ajax>Arcelona route. That playing time and still decent wage at a middle of the pack club like Liverpool will look better. Otoh maybe the richest and most prestigious clubs will just continue buying all the kids but pay 2x-3x now!!
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To be fair you were basically betting City wouldnt have the dignity to walk away when the price got absurd, which seems a fairly safe one
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Parody Threads posted:Silva and De Bruyne making cool passes and switching positions, Sterling doing gay moves down the left, mmmmmmm Mate Sterling is poo poo and we never wanted him. Mark my words.
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Mate Sterling is poo poo and we never wanted him. Mark my words. *Does the Sterling run gesture, which doubles as a very homoerotic dismissal of an argument*
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It's loving insane how much money City can spend.
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Delph and that kid they signed from Fulham this summer will not play a meaningful game for City in the next 5 years.
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Stones getting some fan abuse: https://twitter.com/Sickmick123/status/636693911742885888
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rats off to ya posted:Stones getting some fan abuse: https://twitter.com/Sickmick123/status/636693911742885888 Football fans are the worst
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rats off to ya posted:Stones getting some fan abuse: https://twitter.com/Sickmick123/status/636693911742885888 username post combo
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Kevin Nolan to the unemployment line is a DONE DEAL https://twitter.com/whufc_official/status/636810853858324480
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Ziggy Tzardust posted:Kevin Nolan to the unemployment line is a DONE DEAL  Unless this means we bring in Joey Barton as a replacement
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Andre Le Fuckface posted:Ian Harte announced his retirement today Haha is there any missing context to this or does he just have the finesse of David Dunn?
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Bacon Terrorist posted:Haha is there any missing context to this or does he just have the finesse of David Dunn? He just fell over afaik, good player though imo his free kicks were tasty
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Arsene Wenger posted:I am always confident that a last-minute situation or solution is available
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quote:Leicester City are in negotiations with Birmingham City over a deal for 19-year-old winger Demarai Gray and have submitted a bid to activate his £4.7m release clause. Why are Birmingham so dumb with their release clauses? We got Redmond for £3m and now Gray going for about 5m, the fans should be going mental at the owners.
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i really hope good old boys txiki and khaldoon are standing outside platini's office, banging on the window, holding up pictures of de bruyne and sterling and laughing, sellotaping fifty pound notes to the glass whilst platini sadly crosses out FFP on his desk
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Arsene's last minute lucky dip: sometimes you get Ozil, sometimes you get Silvestre.
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Bacon Terrorist posted:Arsene's last minute lucky dip: sometimes you get Ozil, sometimes you get Silvestre. Either way, they stay in the CL.
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Eau de MacGowan posted:i really hope good old boys txiki and khaldoon are standing outside platini's office, banging on the window, holding up pictures of de bruyne and sterling and laughing, sellotaping fifty pound notes to the glass whilst platini sadly crosses out FFP on his desk lol
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Brony Car posted:Either way, they stay in the CL. That's not really going to satisfy anyone now that CL money isn't vital to the clubs existence. Wenger must be a masochist for fan abuse because there is really no other reason to have signed no outfield players when our bank balance is ballooning.
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