Fibreglass was twice the player Lo Costlio has been for us.
Sadly I agree and I hated the diving little cunt!
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Fibreglass was twice the player Lo Costlio has been for us.
I'd definitely keep him around for the season, knocks and all, unless we are absolutely nailed on to get another footballer cm in to replace him, the sight of PEH or Skipp limbering up to come on for any of our other cms is soul destroying.
They're perfectly serviceable midfielders for many a side, but for what we are aiming to play they are totally counter productive.
Let's be real, "a knock in training" this close to the transfer window can mean a lot of things.
Not saying it is but considering the way that Deki has played at 10, it wouldn't shock me if this was a sign the club feel a deal with Barca is getting done.
That option crossed my mind as well.
Really hoping that this really is the case.
Guess it just highlights what a dissapointment he has been for this club.
That fans are hoping he is already shipped off behind the scenes as borderline conspiracy theory...
that's one way to spin it.Not really imo.
He's actually playing well for us and the fact that we could get a decent fee for him shows that he wasn't that bad of an investment after all... Just that the chaotic conditions of our recruitment not matching our coaching choices means we maybe never saw the best of him.
that's one way to spin it.
Now back to the real world. He's been bang average to poor for the most part with the occasional good period here and there (which doesn't last very long). Before this recent streaky patch of 2 goals he had 1 goal and 1 assist in 58 league games for us. We spent 45m on him and proceeded to loan him out.
we could get a decent fee? where are you reading this? all I'm seeing is Barca want him on loan. He has been a poor signing for the money spent.
Not really imo.
He's actually playing well for us and the fact that we could get a decent fee for him shows that he wasn't that bad of an investment after all... Just that the chaotic conditions of our recruitment not matching our coaching choices means we maybe never saw the best of him.
Where you see that they want him on loan?
He is not even playing. Now that he has been ruled out for todays game, it will mean across 17 games he has been on the field for 18,75% of minutes.
And that is under Ange. Could not blame Parmesan Pulis or no one else for that.
"we could get decent fee for him" ? What? Where? Ofc nothing is announced or public, but I think if we would get 20 million for him, it would be absolute max. Most likely we don't get even that. And we paid for him 48 million. So we will lose roughly 30 million euros.
Also across only his time with us, we have paid 81,6 th EUR for him per week... even if we count out 1,5 seasons he was sent away (during which time we most likely subsidised his salary), meaning roughly speaking we've paid him for 3 full seasons. that is 12,8 million euros.
EVEN IF we manage to get rid of him for 18 million, it means that meanwhile he has been carrying cost of 42 million euros. And what did we get for return? Less than 20% of minutes played in EPL. Yes - for 80 % he was absolutely useless. So actually this 42 million has not been cost, but absolute waste for 2nd biggest flop that this football club has ever seen.
If he would not play any more minutes in EPL for us, it would mean that his overall cost for ONE MINUTE of EPL football has been 14 218 EUR. And cost for any goal participation? SEVEN MILLION EUROS per goal.
It is literally everywhere that they want him on loan.
Guess why? Because they don't value him.
Hope we can force them to cough up some money though. But I assume that since we demand actual purchase or purchase obligation, they go on to some other target.
Let's be real, "a knock in training" this close to the transfer window can mean a lot of things.
Not saying it is but considering the way that Deki has played at 10, it wouldn't shock me if this was a sign the club feel a deal with Barca is getting done.
Or maybe it’s just a knock? This player is physically feeble and has picked up many knocks before, even in training.
We are in the middle of an injury crisis and I’d like to think that Ange decides who to select based on what the team needs, not what Levy’s fax machine says. Kane’s move to Bayern didn’t stop him playing in pre-season, did it?
Of course we absolutely should be selling him in January but if he’s fit we need him to be in the squad.
Thank you. Here are the facts. He's been an epic mistake just like burger boi. I want them both gone yesterday!He is not even playing. Now that he has been ruled out for todays game, it will mean across 17 games he has been on the field for 18,75% of minutes.
And that is under Ange. Could not blame Parmesan Pulis or no one else for that.
"we could get decent fee for him" ? What? Where? Ofc nothing is announced or public, but I think if we would get 20 million for him, it would be absolute max. Most likely we don't get even that. And we paid for him 48 million. So we will lose roughly 30 million euros.
Also across only his time with us, we have paid 81,6 th EUR for him per week... even if we count out 1,5 seasons he was sent away (during which time we most likely subsidised his salary), meaning roughly speaking we've paid him for 3 full seasons. that is 12,8 million euros.
EVEN IF we manage to get rid of him for 18 million, it means that meanwhile he has been carrying cost of 42 million euros. And what did we get for return? Less than 20% of minutes played in EPL. Yes - for 80 % he was absolutely useless. So actually this 42 million has not been cost, but absolute waste for 2nd biggest flop that this football club has ever seen.
If he would not play any more minutes in EPL for us, it would mean that his overall cost for ONE MINUTE of EPL football has been 14 218 EUR. And cost for any goal participation? SEVEN MILLION EUROS per goal.
are you bantering right now??Where you see that they want him on loan?
are you bantering right now??
Google "Lo Celso barcelona loan"Nope.
Not seen anything related to them wanting him on loan in January
that's one way to spin it.
Now back to the real world. He's been bang average to poor for the most part with the occasional good period here and there (which doesn't last very long). Before this recent streaky patch of 2 goals he had 1 goal and 1 assist in 58 league games for us. We spent 45m on him and proceeded to loan him out.
we could get a decent fee? where are you reading this? all I'm seeing is Barca want him on loan. He has been a poor signing for the money spent.
Or maybe it’s just a knock? This player is physically feeble and has picked up many knocks before, even in training.
We are in the middle of an injury crisis and I’d like to think that Ange decides who to select based on what the team needs, not what Levy’s fax machine says. Kane’s move to Bayern didn’t stop him playing in pre-season, did it?
Of course we absolutely should be selling him in January but if he’s fit we need him to be in the squad.
Fair enough, I'd only seen reports of Xavi wanting his board to back him with GLC.Google "Lo Celso barcelona loan"
there's a report from 2 days ago, one from 4 days ago, one from a week ago, one from a few weeks ago..you get the point.
In fact, I've rarely seen it reported that Barcelona actually want to sign him permanently in January.
what is he likely to go for? It's right to say he's been very underwhelming however the last few games he has shown he has something to offerI hope so , nothing against him personally it just hasn’t worked out here how we expected - hopefully we can get someone else in with the money and he can start fresh somewhere else