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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Doom Funk said:
Can someone create an apology form for Daniel?

I'd like to apologise for accusing him of having a lack of ambition

This signing surely ends that debate once and for all
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Well if someone does not post the source of the Winning is hard” comment attributed to Levy I am sure Shady will be producing one for me.
It will of course not be filled in and not be signed , but happy to forward it to you so you can ignore it as well
 
Richard Arlison said:
Bale, Modric, Walker, Kane, Berbatov..,

When we sell elite level players, how do we get on in terms of replacing them with similar level players in this model?

I’ve never said we haven’t signed good players, that’s what you keep bleating on about. I’m talking about what happens to our football team when those players we’ve signed develop into the elite level and we sell them.
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After a period of transition, we usually come back stronger and achieve the thing we couldn't achieve when they were at the club (despite having players of lesser technical ability in their respective positions):

Berbatov - couidn't get into the CL. Two seasons after he left us, we got into the CL with Defoe and Crouch leading the line.

Bale - couldn't achieve consistent CL football. Two seasons after he left us, we built a golden generation of players and became CL regulars and got to a CL Final.

Kane - couldn't win a trophy. Two seasons after he left us, we won a trophy.
 
Ed Vanderlay said:
I never said he never said it . I said a number of people posted it and I did not independently research its origin . So in this instance you are making stuff up . Now if nobody posts the quote and it’s context , then I have attributed something to Levy he did not say . However the jury ain’t in yet so a bit early to grandstand
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If you're constantly regurgitating a comment which you used as fuel to criticise the board with and used it as a stick to beat the club with then what's the difference?

It's only now when i ask you to actually provide some evidence of said quote you plead ignorance, funny guy.
 
Ed Vanderlay said:
I never said he never said it . I said a number of people posted it and I did not independently research its origin . So in this instance you are making stuff up . Now if nobody posts the quote and it’s context , then I have attributed something to Levy he did not say . However the jury ain’t in yet so a bit early to grandstand
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Shadydan said:
If you're constantly regurgitating a comment which you used as fuel to criticise the board with and used it as a stick to beat the club with then what's the difference?

It's only now when i ask you to actually provide some evidence of said quote you plead ignorance, funny guy.
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Meta AI reckons he never said it.

Must be true.
 
DOB and ages as of January 1. 2025:

SCARLETT Dane24/03/200420
DEVINE Alfie01/08/200420
TAKAI Kota04/09/200420
ODOBERT Wilson28/11/200420
TEL Mathys27/04/200519
PHILLIPS Ashley26/06/200519
BERGVALL Lucas02/02/200618
GRAY Archie12/03/200618
YANG Min-Hyeok16/04/200618
VUSKOVIC Luka24/02/200717
MELIA Mason22/09/200717
 
Kid Chameleon said:
After a period of transition, we usually come back stronger and achieve the thing we couldn't achieve when they were at the club (despite having players of lesser technical ability in their respective positions):

Berbatov - couidn't get into the CL. Two seasons after he left us, we got into the CL with Defoe and Crouch leading the line.

Bale - couldn't achieve consistent CL football. Two seasons after he left us, we built a golden generation of players and became CL regulars and got to a CL Final.

Kane - couldn't win a trophy. Two seasons after he left us, we won a trophy.
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Decent counter point tbf

So sell Romero what are we achieving in 2 years time?
 
Richard Arlison said:
Bale, Modric, Walker, Kane, Berbatov..,

When we sell elite level players, how do we get on in terms of replacing them with similar level players in this model?

I’ve never said we haven’t signed good players, that’s what you keep bleating on about. I’m talking about what happens to our football team when those players we’ve signed develop into the elite level and we sell them.
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You just completely ignored his point :harrysmile:
 
Shadydan said:
If you're constantly regurgitating a comment which you used as fuel to criticise the board with and used it as a stick to beat the club with then what's the difference?

It's only now when i ask you to actually provide some evidence of said quote you plead ignorance, funny guy.
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Well if he said it, he gave me the stick himself and said take a swing at me . If he didn’t say it I have found a random stick and beat him with it for no reason.
 
dudu said:
Also, cost doesnt matter, mate - output does.

Would you rather pay more just to pay more?

Talking about Diaz's and Nunez's total transfer costs as if it matters - neither have matched their predecessors' output.

That's the ONLY thing that matters..... Sanchez cost more than Toby did he not? Ndombele more than Dembele?
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Aurier cost more than Walker
Reguillon cost more than Rose
Lamella more than Bale
LoCelso more than Winks/Wanyama/etc.

etc.
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Richard Arlison said:
Are you saying Liverpool get less output from their transfers from us?

You are obsessed with Mane to Diaz as the one that maybe balanced out total transfer cost. I’m not sure but either way, it’s very clear their model is nothing like ours when most of their transfers have bigger total transfer costs than the outgoing player and they are serial winners where Levy isn’t and his model allowed them to overtake us.

Who did we sign to replace Bale, Modric, Walker, Kane, Berbatov…?

Were they for a similar or higher total transfer cost than the player we sold?

If we sell Romero this summer, are we replacing him with a players who’s total transfer cost equals or exceeds the amount we sell him for and get off our books for wages?
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Didn’t Arsewipes replace Henry with Giroud? Or Pires with Nasri? Or Fabregas with Wilshire?

Every club has similar issues replacing their stars
 
Sean said:

View: https://x.com/tabuteauS/status/1937427089923121455?t=Wg8bAScxHRAXNHbqNe8feg&s=19
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I know many will laugh at this link....
But if you actually look at the data, Norgaard is one of the best in his position in Europe.


View: https://x.com/FootballEcon_/status/1936102336272691703

You will see that right beside the names of Santos, Zubimende, Agoumé in the chart , you will also see a certain Norgaard...as one of the destructive DMs with progressive passing

If we do get him, even at 31, he would be big upgrade in our midfield interms of what he brings.
 
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