Would it make you feel better if I let you have the last word ?
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Would it make you feel better if I let you have the last word ?
It was in soccernomics, the authors did a study on it.You'll have to link me the article. All the information I've seen on this has shown a clear correlation, obviously not 100% of the time (United..) but teams who invest more generally achieve more. I imagine the top spenders on transfers correlate pretty closely with the top spenders on wages, anyway.
Would it make you feel better if I let you have the last word ?
exactly! dier is not the man you want at the heart of your defence getting on the ball. its ok if youre mid table, going for major honours and champs league football, no chance!
This does not look good for the club in question..................
This does not look good for the club in question..................
I dunno.
It was an allegation at that point. Brighton and Spurs knew there was an allegation (not of rape) against Bissouma.
I don't think the club did anything wrong.
Nothing I haven't said to you directly.Could’ve sworn you said you put me on ignore and slagged me off when I had my little timeout…
So kindly mind your business because I did see what you wrote and I’ve not forgotten it (elephants don’t forget).
I stand by everything I’ve said today. Very pleased with our transfer business, there are no GAPING holes in our squad, and we don’t need to just ho out and spend big money for the sake of it.
I trust in Conte.
And that do be all I gots to say about that.
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Really hope this happens a fine player but completely underwhelming,
Nowhere near the level of Rudiger or Christensen
Quite, unless a player is charged or arrested they can't start suspending peopleI dunno.
It was an allegation at that point. Brighton and Spurs knew there was an allegation (not of rape) against Bissouma.
I don't think the club did anything wrong.
Nothing I haven't said to you directly.
You just seem to have a bee in your bonnet for some reason these days.
The single biggest correlation for league position is on wages spent if I remember rightly, more so than transfer fees. But correlation doesn't necessarily prove causation of course.Yes.
No, spending directly correlates with success. Clubs who spend more statistically do better. Obviously you can find bargains, but operating on a smaller budget is far, far harder, and players with higher wages & transfer fees are generally costing more for a reason.
This obviously doesn't equate to every expensive signing being a success, or that we should pay more for mediocre players. But that's not the argument put forward, but you know that, you're just going to pretend I've made that point because it's easier to try and discredit.
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I know, because you'd be in the bin againNot at all. I’m actually in a good mood.
Maybe you want to change the way you read things.
Anyway how you take what I write…that’s on you. I couldn’t give a rats fart.
You would fucking know about it if I really did have a ‘bee in my bonnet’.
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Ooh ageism, very edgy of you.Nah, whack out some more of your dusty collection of gifs/reactions, granddad.