And where does the £80m come from?
Cause we sure as shit ain't throwin money around are we.
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Cause we sure as shit ain't throwin money around are we.
And they could say they have Saka who cost what from.their academy?
Let me tell you I would rather we paud 100 million for Rice than 50 million for Ndombele and whatever we paid for Lo Celso.
Not comparing apples and apples mate.
Wash your mouth out mate Australia has reached the knockout phase as many times as Canada has even qualified for the tournament. Since they last won a major tournament, we won our continental trophy, moved continents, qualified for 5 straight World Cups, won another continent's trophy and produced one of the best managers in World football.
Sorry mate you touched a nerve.
We had Kane from our academy. Who wins now?
The point is, it's not finally down to how much you spend.
Rice is class. Would be happy if we’d blown 100m on him this summer.
DM and captaincy sorted for years.
Can’t agree.
He’s not THAT good. A very good player but a £100m player? Nope.
How much did we pay for Bissouma?!
I respect your opinion btw. I just don’t agree with it.
Chances are that “the Todd” has bought him a load of shite.
Honestly, Arty? The right ones. And the right manager. I don't personally care how much stuff costs (not my cash) but I do want it all to make sense. That's where the club's been failing for a fair old time.
But I now see green shoots and good football and that counts for something. Just hoping Levy realises what he's got: a manager we're all getting behind and some really good young players. Give them more to strengthen depth and the future's bright.
Will it happen? We'll see ...
Bissouma was a bargain. I’d be happy to pay 100m for another Bissouma as well. Sometimes you get bargains sometimes you supplement it with paying out. The bargains aren’t always available.
Is rice worth 100m? Probably not. But then Caicedo isn’t worth 115. I think he’ll end up England’s captain and Woolwich’s captain quickly.
(I’m not saying that if we had that money to spend I’d go and pick out Rice .. but I definitely wouldn’t be annoyed if we’d done it.)
Not letting myself get wound up that we’re not throwing money around. It’s just not the way we operate and no amount of moaning is going to change our model.
We’ve made loads of mistakes in previous windows and we’ve been left with a huge squad we can’t shift.
At this point I’m happy we’re almost starting again with a new team. signing more and more players isn’t what we need right now.
We need some patience while the mess is sorted - and to let Ange do his thing with the squad we have.
We won’t fix everything in one window. I can already see progress on the pitch - there’s another window in January and we might even do well to have the kane money stored away when ange has given a few players even more of a chance to prove themselves (rich, kulu im looking at you)
We’ve made loads of mistakes in previous windows and we’ve been left with a huge squad we can’t shift.
At this point I’m happy we’re almost starting again with a new team. signing more and more players isn’t what we need right now.
We need some patience while the mess is sorted - and to let Ange do his thing with the squad we have.
We won’t fix everything in one window. I can already see progress on the pitch - there’s another window in January and we might even do well to have the kane money stored away when ange has given a few players even more of a chance to prove themselves (rich, kulu im looking at you)
I think this if being very honest.
Rice has been bought, to add a necessary piece to their puzzle. A part that is unlikekyto need upgrading for a while.
I think they are still short but in Saka amd Rice have two players who start in most teams. They would be the first names on our team sheet.
It's about having the best whole that you can be and in that regard, and aside from cost, they are further down the line than us.
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That's my point, spending a shit ton of money isn't a guarantee of success if you've spent most of it on dross...
We have spent 200m, and the window hasn't shut yet. Not sure what your point is?
But he won't score bundles. Those strikers are few and far between at present, so it's a matter of what type of striker we want to try and secure.
No Kanes, Agueros, Henrys anywhere at all.
I doubt we're planning on using him as a striker. Taiwo Awoniyi is a much better goalscorer than he is for Forest.