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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Papafeels said:
People say this, we didn't give him chances etc. BJ scored nearly 20 goals, most of which were from about 2 yards out. And he had chances, he just couldn't score them.

He doesn't fit this system really either. Richy is better at holding up the ball, and knows where to be. Richy's issue has always been fitness, and for that season he was suicidal, clearly his head wasn't in it.

He's more expensive deadwood that we panicked into signing. Hos replacement at Bournemouth is a far better player, we just don't recruit very well.
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You are wrong on this. He’s not a bad player
We paid too much and he lacks quality, but look at the shit Utd have signed and how many Chelsea strikers have died a death…. He’s alright, good team player
 
Papafeels said:
People say this, we didn't give him chances etc. BJ scored nearly 20 goals, most of which were from about 2 yards out. And he had chances, he just couldn't score them.

He doesn't fit this system really either. Richy is better at holding up the ball, and knows where to be. Richy's issue has always been fitness, and for that season he was suicidal, clearly his head wasn't in it.

He's more expensive deadwood that we panicked into signing. Hos replacement at Bournemouth is a far better player, we just don't recruit very well.
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Well for example he scored the 2nd most headed goals ITL for Bournemouth but we played the least amount of crosses, he also played with players surrounding him and close to him at Bournemouth yet Ange played his full backs inside, his 'wingers' wide and his no10 dropped deep, basically he was on an island on his own chasing space and facilitating players like Johnson (hence why he scored so many)

He fits into this system much better because Frank goes more direct,plays more in the channels and transitions much quicker than Ange did and not to mention we cross the ball more.

Also I find the insistence that Evanilson is better than Solanke pretty funny when Solanke comfortably outscored him (19) under Iraola the season before we bought him as opposed to Evanilson (10)

As I said he's not a top striker but judging him or anyone after the absolute clusterfuck of last season is unfair.
 
Teach said:
He’s a good player, does everything well apart from scoring enough goals to be top class. Does a lot of work for Johnson as an example, that enables him to play off the ball and run in behind.

Delap is a scruffy player, no first touch. Will not make it at Chelsea
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I'm sure Solanke is a good lad, we know he is hard working, but which ever way you look at it he is a mid-table number 9!
 
That third kit release is really peculiar - absolutely no fanfare. Not even a solitary tweet with a link to the online store.

Unless it was a massive fuck up, i.e. releasing early by mistake (unlikely, and it's also on the Nike UK store too), it actually seems like palpable embarrassment by the club because they know they've embarrassed the fuck out of themselves in the transfer market. Even after beating Man City away only three days ago.
 
Papafeels said:
Oh, I remember that. Also remember when he came, it didn't quite pan out that way.

I have no faith he'll score when he plays. When I saw the few being banded about, I was disgusted, and I was just on Reddit at the time and they were all delighted with it. It was a disgrace and even half that is questionable.

Before pen was put to paper, it was so obvious he'd need replacing sooner rather than later.
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Papafeels said:
Isak has a million more strings to his bow than Dom and is the best striker in the league. Dom runs around good, that's about it.

And no, I think he's worth about £90m more, because Solanke isn't worth close to £65m.

25 goals over 2 seasons, when all your contribution is running and scoring is shocking, quite frankly.
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Isak also gets assists.
Solanke is worth £30m tops
 
Papafeels said:
Your "fact" was based on goals exclusively, and you carefully selected 2 seasons as your sample size. But Isak is a more than a goal every other game in his PL career this far, Solanke is not even even 1 in 4.

Those are facts.
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I selected 2 seasons because solanke was in championship beforehand.

I picked Isaks best 2 seasons and left out his 1st because it didnt reflect well on him.

You see when i made my origional case, i made it solankes last 2 seasons at bournemouth before we signed him for 65m

And isaks last 2 seasons at newcastle before liverpool pay 120(if they pay it)

Solanke works out better value for money.
i also didnt add wages because that also doesnt work out in Isaks favour.

I only did this because of the nonsense you said about Solanke not being a 30mil player.
 
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