SimonButtle Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Sigurdsson works hard for his team. And it definitely looks like there will be a lot of people bitterly disappointed come September when the team is not full of world class players. In some respects they have a right to be though, our billionare chairman was the one who went on national radio stating that we had bid £60m for a world class defender last summer, maybe he should have just kept his mouth shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 If it was a class player I would be worried. He's not. He's a barkley replacement or rotation player. Also it's not even confirmed. That's why I said if. Also it doesn't matter whether you pr I agree on if he is class or not, if the manager has identified him and wants him and the board are losing out to Leicester then what type of message does that send to him? Sorry Ronald, we know you wanted him but they wanted 30 and we were only prepared to pay £25. Where did he go to? Oh Leicester!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 That's why I said if. Also it doesn't matter whether you pr I agree on if he is class or not, if the manager has identified him and wants him and the board are losing out to Leicester then what type of message does that send to him? Sorry Ronald, we know you wanted him but they wanted 30 and we were only prepared to pay £25. Where did he go to? Oh Leicester!! how do we know the manager has identified him? ron has said nothing, just "i've identified the targets with walsh, and given them to the chairman, my phone is on all summer". we don't know anything, journos could be making all this up. i refuse to be upset by unconfirmed articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Sigurdsson works hard for his team. And it definitely looks like there will be a lot of people bitterly disappointed come September when the team is not full of world class players. I'm missing something then mate. When I have watched he doesn't seem a workhorse at all. But honestly, I have watched him maybe , three times.... so could be a mile off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Why? You think his list is just 4 players, he's probably got 3 for every position knowing full well we can't bring in all of them. I'd be worried if it was the last day of the window but it hasn't even opened yet. Mark, it's not the problem with having 3 or 4 players, its the way we deal with the transfers, we put in a stupidly low offer and inevitably lose out to mid table clubs. The window starts coming to an end and we have lost out on 2 or 3 of our targets, so we are now down to the 4th choice and this is when the last day panic sets in, buy anybody that nobody else wants. I'm hoping it's going to be different this time round, or I will be very very disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Might just be paper talk, let's not get needlessly irate over a rumour. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Doesn't it start in three weeks? Isn't it not even open yet? markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Mark, it's not the problem with having 3 or 4 players, its the way we deal with the transfers, we put in a stupidly low offer and inevitably lose out to mid table clubs. The window starts coming to an end and we have lost out on 2 or 3 of our targets, so we are now down to the 4th choice and this is when the last day panic sets in, buy anybody that nobody else wants. I'm hoping it's going to be different this time round, or I will be very very disappointed. i agree with you but last year we just finished 11th and had no europe. this year we have europe and finished 7 close to 6th. we have more leverage. not CL leverage, but more than last year. i still expect us to miss out on targets but get maybe or 2nd and 3rd instead of 4th choices. only CL teams are getting their 1st choice targets (and sometimes not even that when Real/Juve/Bayern come calling). Just the nature of the transfer food chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Doesn't it start in three weeks? Isn't it not even open yet? correct. you can sign a pre contract agreement and then sign on july 1. so it's pretty much open but most are on holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Because if the manager wants him and Leicester can out bid/page wages us then we're clearly fucked. Are we even interested in him? Do we have anything other than Koeman saying he's an "interesting player" to go off? Calm your tits ? markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Are we even interested in him? Do we have anything other than Koeman saying he's an "interesting player" to go off? Calm your tits ? Exactly! We'll be linked with probably 100 players this summer - we're not signing them all!!! We will sign players who will improve us - who? None of us know for certain but we've all got our opinions about who we'd like so build our hopes up about these players - it's only natural to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Are we even interested in him? Do we have anything other than Koeman saying he's an "interesting player" to go off? Calm your tits ? I'm perfectly calm and said numerous times IF, I even went to the trouble of pointing out I said IF. My original point was IF Koeman has said he wants him for defo and IF he is going to Leicester it would worry me massively that we are losing out like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 how do we know the manager has identified him? ron has said nothing, just "i've identified the targets with walsh, and given them to the chairman, my phone is on all summer". we don't know anything, journos could be making all this up. i refuse to be upset by unconfirmed articles. See above posts. I'm not going to say if again today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 I'm perfectly calm and said numerous times IF, I even went to the trouble of pointing out I said IF. My original point was IF Koeman has said he wants him for defo and IF he is going to Leicester it would worry me massively that we are losing out like that. Wouldn't me mate it'll only be for financial reasons if he does and if that's the case I wouldn't want whoever it may be anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Swansea want £40m apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Swansea want £40m apparently! Jesus Christ. I guess they'd have half an argument though seeing as we just payed £30m for a goalkeeper who has played 30 games at this level. Id love to see him, Keane and 1 more striker come in if Rom does leave. That'd be a class summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Not for £40mill. Surely not. SimonButtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 No thanks for 40m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 I'm not massively excited by him anyway, but £40m? No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Not at that price but we can't moan, we want 100 for Lukaku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Bernard Silva (top top player) has just cost City £40m, GS really isn't that great. Still think he's a MOTD player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vranny Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I think he would've been a good playmaker for us in, say, Martinez's team, but at £40M and considering Koeman wants his CMs to press, I'm glad we've got Klaassen instead. I'd rather we look for a playmaker with a bit more pace who can also play wide, like Lanzini for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) I think he would've been a good playmaker for us in, say, Martinez's team, but at £40M and considering Koeman wants his CMs to press, I'm glad we've got Klaassen instead. I'd rather we look for a playmaker with a bit more pace who can also play wide, like Lanzini for instance.Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't sigurdsson make the most crosses this season just gone? I see what you mean about his pace but look at the best central attacking midfielders in the world, not many are quick. Edit: he had the most at 304, KDB had 275 at second. Edited June 18, 2017 by AidanLewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 £40m would hurt. A lot. I can't see anyone being willing to pay that for him, and I reckon they'd take a fair chunk less than that in reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristagi Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 40m would be stupid. I'm understand we are in a different market to when I grew up watching football (jesus that makes me sound older than I am) but there is no way in hell he is worth 40m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yeah, 25m MAYBE, but I just can't see him being worth 40m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I really like the lad but £40m is silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yeah, 25m MAYBE, but I just can't see him being worth 40m. Yeah. £20 - £25 mill would be a goer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I rate him highly and I know it's monopoly money these days but I wouldn't want us to spend £40m Obviously not overly arsed as it's not my money but for £25/30m and I'd be very happy we went for him You don't rake up the stats he does and has being a YouTube or MOTD player the lads proven consistently he's a very good player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westlo Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Bernard Silva (top top player) has just cost City £40m, GS really isn't that great. Still think he's a MOTD player. Yeah no fucking way should he cost the same as Bernado Silva, who's potentially a Top 5 player in the world at some stage of his career. If that's the asking price fuck him off and sign the next Bernado Silva at the same stage Monaco signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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