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When we made those transfers I'd absolutely say there was space for a Real, Man U or City hand me down for the squad. At the moment I'd insist on players like Zinchenko, Dani Ceballos, Riqui Puig or say no deal.
I wouldn't want the ones they want shot of, I'd want the ones they are somewhat reluctant to move with as our only leverage in order to get them.
Walker should only have been sold if Sancho was on his way to us. We have to take advantage as best we can of any deal that gives us a potential opening.
Back when we sold Berba I'm sure Man U had a few squad players that would have helped us get off to a better start than we did at the time, the same with Bale & Modric to Real and Kyle to the moonies
I dont recall the buyers' squads at the time tbh...
For me selling abroad is always preferable option if we can get the price we're looking for and thus some of this would matter less to me.
Domestically, it's more of a concern as we risk the double jeopardy of strengthening a rival.
I think Levy felt burned by the Berba/Keane window. He's shown a tougher stance against Utd, Dips & Chavs since... Hearing of the Sancho stuff was a disappointing echo of prev. times.
At the same time, lets not overlook the fact that time and time again the cheque-book teams rely on the selling club not wanting to be left with an unsettled player on their books.
Good point. One of the things a lot of fans overlook when people chose to brand teams as a selling club.
The market fascinates me at the moment. Players like Solanke commanding a fee close to £20m leaves me absolutely startled. Where these teams will be in 5-10 years I've honestly got no idea. £50-£75m for Callum Wilson? Absolutely mental!
Yep completely right.
That is why I do have a certain synpathy for Levy and the stance we seem to adopt within reason.
It's finding the right balance that is key.
I would say it was unsustainable what some of these lesser clubs venture into but as yet none have gone to ground.
Not really sure what it will take but something will need to change.
I think you'll see the effects when teams are out of the league for a year or two and don't get investment etc. Aston Villa were in the shit before they got nabbed, Stoke would be if it wasn't for their Bet365 money etc.
When you see teams that really go for it and fail to survive, the spiral effect for them will be sudden and rapid. Fortunately for most there is a fair old amount of shit at the bottom of the league and if you have a shrewd manager like a Hodgson, Warnock etc you can survive by the skin of your teeth without lumping huge dough on moving up the ladder. Bournemouth & Watford deserve a fair bit of praise for meshing together well oiled teams from bits and bobs they've picked up along the way but when one eventually goes, we'll see them flapping
Spot on this.
If you go back a bit further you can cite Portsmouth, won the FA cup in 2008, Eufa cup the following year, by 2010 they had gone into administration, relegated to League 2 in 2013 and now have little or no chance of reaching the PL.
Leeds Utd were in the CL semi final and then due to debts went down the leagues, and went down to League 1.
Only now are they getting back
It's taken Leeds 15 years to get within arms reach of getting back in the Premier League and even if they do they'll be at the bottom of the pile because their roll of the dice didn't come off back in the O'Leary days. Will people think about that when they demand we spend on dross to show ambition? Na I didn't think so. It'll be 25 years after they were relegated if they're lucky until they are seen as a genuine force in the league again. 25 years because they we're reckless and it went wrong. Watch what will happen when these Sheikhs, oil barons etc get fed up of their little toys or something new comes along. We never lucked out with someone who was prepared to do a Jack Walker with us but look at us now &a look at where Blackburn have been since
Just like the sun rising every morning, and the world keeps on a spinnin'......., out come the requisite Leeds / Portsmouth scenarios in a transfer window thread.
Morgan Freeman hasn't aged a day since I saw him in Shawshank redemption. He still looks 90.Just like the sun rising every morning, and the world keeps on a spinnin'......., out come the requisite Leeds / Portsmouth scenarios in a transfer window thread.
Just like the sun rising every morning, and the world keeps on a spinnin'......., out come the requisite Leeds / Portsmouth scenarios in a transfer window thread.
Surely this is bullshit but what would he be worth and is still worth the hype?
Am I the only one who read that and doesn't think the title is particularly true?
Twitter is 96% bullshit 100% of the time
Really want us to get Rabiot, top level player within our budget.