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Transfers The Winter Transfer Thread - 25/26

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In my 40+ years as a fan, I always bragged to rival fans that we always have a talisman guy or 2. From Hoddle, Ardilis, Waddle, Gazza, Lineker, Sherringham, Anderton, Klinsmann, Defoe, Kanoute, Berbatov, Modric, Bale, Kane to name a few.

Unfortunately, I do not see anyone fitting this caliber. The closest is Maddison, but he is always injured and only played under two mediocre managers

Is it just me or has the quality of footballer dropped off massively in modern times? All those players would be the best players in the division now.
 
I know I’m getting old, but it doesn’t feel that long ago to me that we were clearly getting the better of them, the new stadium was opening and going to be our cash cow, we were flying high banking 3 points against all the teams beneath us (and there were many), and I honestly believed we were done with these days.

What a fool I was.
I know, but sometimes you want to believe.
Right now the club is a mess again, they just can’t get it right.
Its time they sold up and give someone else the chance to take us where we need to be.
 
There’s more chance of me playing for Spurs at 47 in my 27 BMI condition with my dodgy knees than there is of Biss putting our shirt back on and playing under Frank.
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Is it just me or has the quality of footballer dropped off massively in modern times? All those players would be the best players in the division now.
Yes. Quality dropped due to the way they train youngsters these days. No more individualism. Kids are taught to 1-pass football (pass and run). Even if one shows skills he has to use it within the scheme. No out-of-script moves otherwise the whole unit fails (in their minds of course). Kids are treated as moving objects or robots that execute specific tasks within the team gameplan.
Remember an interview with Thierry Henry when he moved to Barca (Pep days). He said Pep approached him at the side line and warned him to stand close to the touch line or go set on the bench with him. Imagine, Thierry Henry (I know he is a gooner, I am talking to skills) is told to stick to the scheme. Back in the days of REAL football, such players are let to run around and do things.
Thanks to Spain, thanks to Barca, and thanks to Pep and the rest of copycat people who ruined football.

Still are BTW.
 
Jesus, dude, you’re VOLUNTARILY supporting a football team — a large percentage from the comfort of their living room — not standing in front of a tank in Tianamen Square.
Dont think that's what they're saying, but I dread to think the amount of money that season ticket match going fans spend over a season. I very much doubt that all of them are flush with cash to the point that it has little to no impact on them. Let alone travelling fans who'll sacrifice a whole day to watch the shit we've been putting out.
 
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