Akileese posted:

Well according to L'Equipe Arsenal offered €100m for loving Mbappe. It's worth noting I don't believe this poo poo for a god damned second.

e: Here's the article: https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-mercato-d-ete-au-tour-d-arsenal-de-convoiter-kylian-mbappe/806556

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“Pointless, petty, pathetic” Saints
Is there a more pointless, petty, pathetic football club than Southampton?

Gossip: “Lots of clubs want Van Dijk”

Southampton: *silence*

Gossip: “Chelsea, City and Liverpool lead race for Van Dijk”

Southampton: *silence*

Gossip: “Arsenal have entered the race for Van Dijk and made an offer to the player”

Southampton: *silence*

Gossip: “Man City have won the race for Van Dijk and have offered him a £200k per week deal”

Southampton: *silence*

Gossip: “Van Dijk has decided he actually wants to move to Liverpool”

Southampton: “WAHHH!!! REPORT THEM, REPORT THEM!!! THEY KEEP SIGNING OUR PLAYERS!!!! WAHHH!!!”

On the day that Evertons Romelu Lakaku says he “has an agreement” with his new club for example, and in these times of contiunal football gossip (“such and such a club has agreed a deal with such and such a player”), are we really going to pretend that clubs and players dont talk?

In everything Southampton do they are the absolute epitome of classic small club mentality. Genuinely pathetic. A club that in recent years has become a regular PL team, has moved to a new stadium, has made literally hundreds and hudreds of millions of pounds from tv deals, sponsership and transfer fees….yet still acts like little old Southampton.

What they and their sad little fans fail to realise is that its a self fulfulling prophecy. Just look at the players they’ve lost over the years. Bale, Shaw, Clyne, Walcott, Lallana, Mane to name but a few. They’ve had Ronald Koeman and Mauricio Pochettino in charge. Yet because of their small time mentality, they’ve lost them all. If the club had actually behaved correctly and more fitting of a PL club, theres a decent chance they’d have kept a lot of them. But if you’re a player or manager there seeing the club constantly moaning and complaining, and acting like a competition winner who actually belongs in League 1, then you’re naturally going to think “why am I wasting my time here?”.

Maybe with a different mindset they might have actually won more than the one paltry FA Cup they have (in 131 years of existence!). But then again, their club legend is a player who was too lazy, too comfortable, and too scared to ever bother testing himself at the highest level and stayed there for his entire career (albeit scoring a couple of decent goals along the way), so I guess that small time mentaility is ingrained in the club.
Smiddy (in before the “if we’re so average, how come Liverpool couldnt beat us last season” crowd….another example of their small club mentality!)

Bea Nanner posted:

Can we come up with a Sex Noise XI?

I can only offer Schlupp

Bobby Digital posted:

Blue Star Error posted:

Its a squad game you really need at least two scapegoats

Der Shovel posted:

Really goes to show you where Rooney's priorities lie. Dude's already rich as gently caress, has the chance to finish his career at his boyhood club while possibly making a bid at World Cup 2018 if he gets regular play time and can regain his form (lol he can't) but he's loving it all up by demanding so much money that United would have to pay half of it for it to happen.

T Bowl posted:

Giroud has said he wants to stay so why would they sell? He is an amazing choice as a backup or against certain types of teams.

Akileese posted:

He only started 11 times last season and still has no issues making the French national team (or scoring goals for them). He had 18 sub appearances in the PL last year. As long as he keeps banging in goals at the rate he is for the NT they'll keep picking him regardless of his overall minutes at Arsenal.

Scherloch posted:

I don't think Lukaku ever had a problem with Mourinho?

Gorn Myson posted:

I'd be kind of hesitant to blame Mourinho for his transfer, even though hes clearly a massive loving oval office, because Chelsea have a history of selling good youth prospects at a decent profit.

big crush on Chad OMG posted:

30m

hadji murad posted:

what was the Herrera one from a couple years ago?

blue footed boobie posted:

Szczesney is apparently close to going to Juve. £10m. Arsenal loving suck at selling players.