Summer 2017 transfer window or, waiting for Godot

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Jayc1 said:
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Jesus, and I thought Mindblown was a troll. Grow up, fucking hell.
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If you return the favor he'll start crying.
 
Jayc1 said:
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Jesus, and I thought Mindblown was a troll. Grow up, fucking hell.
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Um, you're crying about three neg reps, and even took a screenshot, because I think you're talking shit about "snatched" players and I'm the one who needs to grow up?? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. :dembelelol:God help you if you fall foul of the likes of Lego boy, who'll give you a hundred a week. You might have to see a shrink to calm yourself.
 
Jayc1 said:
Let me ask you this simple question.

If Levy was in charge of Real Madrid, would he "Bid before our purchasing window closes"?

Would he fuck. He would wait until the very last selling day and pile on the pressure. And a player who is unsettled doesn't give a shit if we get a replacement in or not - they're just going to hand in a transfer request and try to force a move.

You say that "Liverpool, Woolwich, Chelsea held onto their stars", yet...
  • Coutinho hates Liverpool for rejecting Barca, he was crying constantly while on international duty. He won't perform this year.
  • Sanchez hates Woolwich and isn't going to put a shift in at all. He told his family and close friends it was a done deal and may refuse to play for Woolwich.
  • Costa ran off to Brazil and said that he wouldn't even train with Chelsea again and that he only wants to join Athletico.

    How many games have these players played for their club so far? 0, 1, 0. Brilliant, well worth keeping.

In all 3 scenarios you've got the club refusing to sell a player and the player reacting badly. Do you think any of those 3 players are going to hit incredible form this year? Not a chance. All three see this as a wasted year they can't wait to get through so they can go in Winter/Summer window.

Saying "Oh just don't sell the players then" is overly simplistic. An unmotivated Eriksen or Dele is almost useless in a system like ours, at that point we may as well just sell and not get a replacement until Jan, which obviously negatively effects our performances on the pitch and where we finish.
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It is interesting to see how other clubs offset this. We have seen how the above players have behaved and will probably continue to behave, it makes sense then, to identify a successor before this occurs.
Ajax, for example, when a player leaves they ease another player in who knows their system, and their philosophy.
Clubs like Sporting, Monaco etc. perennially produce star players who go on to bigger clubs, yet still challenge at the highest level.
Clearly this would not apply to unique talents like Messi, but it would be a good way to 'future proof' the club.
It may not be perfect, but it is much more than just damage limitation, and whilst it is better to take the money for these players, we would not be left in a situation where we have no replacement a la Berbatov.
 
Totti said:
There never even used to be a transfer window.

I think it absolutely needs to change to before the season starts, but for all leagues. Problem is, not every European league starts at the same time.

Id get rid of the winter window.
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we used to have transfer deadline in march. lasted till the end of the season, so it was more of a "no transfer" window
 
Ive noticed strong parallels between TFC transfer threads and the War on Terror. New threads being opened while old ones still simmer, growing disenchantment among the participants, no one even sure who the bad guys are anymore...

All we are missing is a Mission Accomplished banner.
 
The frustrating issue with the transfer window business is it is absolutely a direct example of an issue whose solution is the mandate and purpose of existence of UEFA/FIFA....

But then I suppose there's no bribes to be coerced regarding sensible legislation.
 
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