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Transfers January 2022 - Transfer Window

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What evidence have you seen for FFP? Because I'm not sure I've seen any... A despotic country with enough money for world domination has just bought Newcastle, with barely any questions asked... They likely have a lair in a volcano, a shark tank and plans for a death-ray in space. We have no hope.
FFP’s nothing to do with who owns the clubs, it’s just about taking persistent losses.

Even the richest clubs sell to buy and are forced to juggle competing squad priorities now.

The petro clubs can walk all the way up to a pretty loose line (and of course there’s all the fake sponsorship deal bullshit), but the books can’t get so bad they can’t be cooked back into compliance.

I definitely don’t want to overstate it, but it’s SOMETHING, and it will definitely be in Newcastle’s thinking.
 
I'd like your help please transfer junkies.

I'm working on the translation of the latest version of the basketball version of Football Manager.

There's this message that literally reads as "Team XXX have rudely rejected your offer for the transfer of..."

What's the typical expression that journos use when Team XXX tells Team YYY to fuck off, like when Levy makes his initial derisory offer? I know "rudely rejected" sounds crap bu I can't think of the normal way of saying it
Hehe that's a fun translation job.

How about:

Laughed off
Dismissed out of hand
Angrily rebuffed
Go away and sharpen your pencil


If you don't already, you should listen to the Football Clichés podcast, it's an absolute goldmine.
 
I'd like your help please transfer junkies.

I'm working on the translation of the latest version of the basketball version of Football Manager.

There's this message that literally reads as "Team XXX have rudely rejected your offer for the transfer of..."

What's the typical expression that journos use when Team XXX tells Team YYY to fuck off, like when Levy makes his initial derisory offer? I know "rudely rejected" sounds crap bu I can't think of the normal way of saying it

rejected their derisory offer.... ?
 
FFP’s nothing to do with who owns the clubs, it’s just about taking persistent losses.

Even the richest clubs sell to buy and are forced to juggle competing squad priorities now.

The petro clubs can walk all the way up to a pretty loose line (and of course there’s all the fake sponsorship deal bullshit), but the books can’t get so bad they can’t be cooked back into compliance.

I definitely don’t want to overstate it, but it’s SOMETHING, and it will definitely be in Newcastle’s thinking.
they just bought Chris Wood for £25 million...
 
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1) Conte and Spurs have plenty to do in little time​

Antonio Conte forcing his available players into a rigid 4-4-2 formation was his way of making a point to the the Tottenham hierarchy. The Italian has not been particularly enamoured with what he found at the club when he arrived, spending plenty of time tinkering with his selections in the hope of finding the right mix. Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli have been given chances but failed to provide evidence they can be relied upon in the long term. There were issues all over the pitch at Stamford Bridge, implying that Spurs face a difficult final week of the window. A new right-back, central midfielder and a striker are necessities for a side devoid of ideas against the top sides in the division. Whether the club can move quickly enough to do everything Conte wants is another problem for the Italian and, as Internazionale found out last summer, if he is unhappy he is willing to go. Will Unwin

 
I'd like your help please transfer junkies.

I'm working on the translation of the latest version of the basketball version of Football Manager.

There's this message that literally reads as "Team XXX have rudely rejected your offer for the transfer of..."

What's the typical expression that journos use when Team XXX tells Team YYY to fuck off, like when Levy makes his initial derisory offer? I know "rudely rejected" sounds crap bu I can't think of the normal way of saying it

Spurned their offer

or

spurned their derisory offer

You can have great fun joining several words together...
 
Their entire interest is a game with FFP and their attempts to re-sign Mbappe. Ndombele and Mbappe are reportedly friends and even on his absurd wages he’d still be a cheaper option in their midfield. They’re trying to ensure they can offer him more than Real Madrid.

It’s a tricky and somewhat shady deal, and therefore one in which having Paratici being the guy on the phone rather than Levy or Hitchen is a big plus.

But we just have to do whatever the final offer is. The situation can only improve with him out the door, even if he’s back in July.
Mbappe is not signing a new contract at PSG just because a mate of his is joining on loan. I would hope the PSG owners are more intelligent than to believe such a stupid thing. Mbappe made up his mind to leave long ago, he is just running down his contract and will be off in the summer.
 
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