Our model does so now, yes -
If we are being honest though - for the longest time, it didn't, yet we did still sign some of the absolute best, even though it was, at times, before their peak.
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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024
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Our model does so now, yes -
If we are being honest though - for the longest time, it didn't, yet we did still sign some of the absolute best, even though it was, at times, before their peak.
Did Conte even want Richy, mate? I ain't got the memory to recall if/when he ever said it publicly? But let's assume Wiggy did want him...it's still not Conte who signed the cheque. The manager tells the sporting director and other big heads who he fancies, they do the nego with selling club + player & agent, they agree on the numbers and stuff.
Spending 60 on Richy was idiotic, sure. All I'm saying is that it ain't Conte's fuck up.
Anyone that believes 'Football Insider' deserves to waste their own time & energy with all whole ay of merry go round -ing ...
My nan could get a blue tick if she pay for it LOL
You're his Huckleberry?Got a bull finish the other night too....
Been playing darts for years tbf, have the odd trophy......even have the beer belly to go with it!......☹
Keep it up anyway......
Our model includes a wage structure that makes it hard to get some players. I am not saying this is a bad thing, imagine where we would be if we had put a whole bunch of players on the Ndombele wage and they all downed tools after signing a 5 year contract on silly money.
Our coffers have been plenty fine for a few years, it ain't a now thing.
Still, went 18 months without a signing not that far back.
This summer we got Werner on loan when the guy is an average player nowadays...despite us clearly lacking top quality up front. But yeah maybe we'll get a Nico Williams or Xavi Simons type next, I'll give our deciders the benefit of the doubt til the window shuts. But I sure ain't that hopeful.
Who makes that list in your opinion? Not asking as a dig, just genuinely interested to hear your views.
Modric, Dembele, Eriksen, Toby, Superjan...they were all pretty good exciting players before joining us, but I wouldn't go as far as saying they were the absolute best. Even Rafa VdV wasn't.
Anyone that believes 'Football Insider' deserves to waste their own time & energy with all whole ay of merry go round -ing ...
My nan could get a blue tick if she pay for it LOL
Actually Football insider broke the Ndombele cancelling contract story.
Seems like they have different journos work for them, some more believable than others.
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Thing is, not that I don’t believe POK gets good info, I certainly don’t believe he ever has an inside track to the manager.
He might have been told Richy was a Conte request, that doesn’t mean it’s true. Perisic is pretty much irrefutable
Cheers, pal.
Think Conte picked Richy over a No 10 for system reasons.
As for Conte approving of Spence, our man
Richard Arlison
explained that one best a wee while back. My original point stands, though...managers don't sign cheques. Even Pep, Klopp and Carlo don't.
I genuinely thought Paulinho was top drawer after the way he played for Brazil. Sadly not true.
Ah yeah, good shout on Paulinho.
Like you, I genuinely thought we'd signed a real gem, that he was gonna tear the PL a new one. But man what a disappointment. In his defense, the club was a shamble back then and he ain't the only one that flopped big time.
I think our window will look something like this:
- Backup GK: nobody, unless we somehow manage to shift Frase. If we did, gotta bring in a youngbut one who, unlike Austin, has had plenty first team expo already, even if it's in the Champo (eg SAFC's Patterson)
- RB: a Don Fabio special from Serie A, like Bellanova from Torino. Or maybe that Van de Berg from Boro or his brother from Dippers...both can play RB or CB *bonus pts *
- CB: Tarkowski...LOL inclusion for our manShotgunofmichalebrow
Nah wouldn't be surprised if we used our special relationship with RBL to get Bitshiabu on loan...can play LCB and LB
- Eze for 60 or so mil...maybe Skipp going the other way or even Hojbjerg (Glassner is a highly-rated HC) to recoup 15 ish mil
- ST: Kolo Muani on loan from PSG...can play out wide or centrally. Or we'll reach even lower and get a Morata or Weghorst on loan or dirt cheap (except wages for the ex Chavs greasy twat)
Of course he doesn’t have an inside track to the bloody manager. But he gets info, that’s irrefutable. The fact he says he doesn’t know when he doesn’t know sets him apart from the usual itk bullshit merchants. They want to pretend they know everything.
View: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1803488858866372778?t=IRCiFQPcwJ6a0TmeXLzz6Q&s=19
Say hello to your new Chelsea contract, Conor Gallagher.
You left out hercules, trix, WLB and all the other clowns on the other side.List of banned sources -
football insider
Peter O Rourke
Talk sport
Newsnow (or other source thatHampshire Spur keeps quoting )
Insane money. Some back scratching going on there surely. Chelsea to buy a Villa player for a similar fee???
Nothing seems to stop Chelsea spending, villa has very determined owners, they will want to stay in the top four at the very least.