markjazzbassist Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, hafnia said: Useless manager. Egotistical and has no idea how to use a squad. I was being sarcastic haf I know you hate him with a passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: I was being sarcastic haf I know you hate him with a passion. To be honest he's no worse than a lot of them but what he did at villa was particularly awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 dembele to china for 9m. i would have been all over that if i was in charge. he could be the lone sitter we need, physical and great dribbler of the ball able to move quick in transition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 35 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: dembele to china for 9m. i would have been all over that if i was in charge. he could be the lone sitter we need, physical and great dribbler of the ball able to move quick in transition. I don't think we should be trying to compete for players that are only interested in a pay cheque, which is the only reason why anyone goes to China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Poch speaks very highly of him but not used him much this season. Guessing his legs have gone. Might as well take an easy pay day than run himself into the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 17 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: dembele to china for 9m. i would have been all over that if i was in charge. he could be the lone sitter we need, physical and great dribbler of the ball able to move quick in transition. At 31? He was a great, often underrated, player but he’s been out so long that by the time he got up to speed again, he’d be 32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Matt said: At 31? He was a great, often underrated, player but he’s been out so long that by the time he got up to speed again, he’d be 32. He is class and speed has never been his game ala Barry. He’s a dribbler like no other. StRted At CF for Fulham, moved to the wing, then to the deep role. I used to watch a lot of Fulham back then because they had Dempsey my favorite American player. Dembele was a beast on the ball, no one could take it off him. He still is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Matt said: At 31? He was a great, often underrated, player but he’s been out so long that by the time he got up to speed again, he’d be 32. you think he could get up speed again? what about stopping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: He is class and speed has never been his game ala Barry. He’s a dribbler like no other. StRted At CF for Fulham, moved to the wing, then to the deep role. I used to watch a lot of Fulham back then because they had Dempsey my favorite American player. Dembele was a beast on the ball, no one could take it off him. He still is Don’t get me wrong, I rate him highly. But I was surprised by your comment because age and sell on value seem to factor into your assessments of players quite often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, Matt said: Don’t get me wrong, I rate him highly. But I was surprised by your comment because age and sell on value seem to factor into your assessments of players quite often oh i agree, but he's one i've wanted for a long time. just like gylfi. i have my favorites in the league, them being 2 of them. i also really enjoy Sari on fulham and bernardo silva from city. i like the creative players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: oh i agree, but he's one i've wanted for a long time. just like gylfi. i have my favorites in the league, them being 2 of them. i also really enjoy Sari on fulham and bernardo silva from city. i like the creative players. B Silva is going to be a superstar. Sari... meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Matt said: B Silva is going to be a superstar. Sari... meh. yeah he was awesome for monaco too. Sari will be really nice next campaign, he's adapting now, but i think he's got the quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Callum Hudson-Odoi will reject Chelsea’s offer of a new £85,000-a-week contract. Bayern Munich have made four bids for the 18-year-old winger with the last one at £35m. His Chelsea contract runs out in 18 months and he does not want to sign a new deal. Hudson-Odoi has made 14 first-team appearances without starting a Premier League game and came on as 80th-minute substitute in the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday. He's only got 88 minutes of Premier league experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 hours ago, pete0 said: Callum Hudson-Odoi will reject Chelsea’s offer of a new £85,000-a-week contract. Bayern Munich have made four bids for the 18-year-old winger with the last one at £35m. His Chelsea contract runs out in 18 months and he does not want to sign a new deal. Hudson-Odoi has made 14 first-team appearances without starting a Premier League game and came on as 80th-minute substitute in the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday. He's only got 88 minutes of Premier league experience. Sancho didn't have much prem experience either and now look at him. They don't have to have the prem experience to be a very good player, which Hudson-Odoi is. A team like Chelsea will play the big name signing over the younger up and coming stars for a number of factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 hour ago, aaron said: Sancho didn't have much prem experience either and now look at him. They don't have to have the prem experience to be a very good player, which Hudson-Odoi is. A team like Chelsea will play the big name signing over the younger up and coming stars for a number of factors. He's been offered £85k a week before he even played 90 minutes at this level. It's crazy. Matt, MikeO and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 This doesn't sound good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-46954922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, MikeO said: This doesn't sound good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-46954922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 http://www.espn.com/soccer/german-bundesliga/10/blog/post/3753198/borussia-dortmund-stopped-spending-and-started-scouting-now-theyre-top-of-the-bundesliga great insight into the Dortmund model. i really hope this is what Brands is doing here. You can't outspend but you can out scout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 http://www.espn.com/soccer/chelsea/story/3761446/chelsea-investigated-by-fifa-over-100-young-players-transfers people bitched when we did it with 7 and got a transfer ban. Chelsea under investigations over 100’s of them. Guess we aren’t the big bad wolf after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Ireland 13 England 32 with a couple of minutes left has cheered me up a bit. Wasn't expecting that! Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Following on from my discussion with Bailey about us on paper being the best of the rest on paper. What team would have the most players in it. I'd have us with 4. Pickford Pereira Duffy Zouma Digne Zaha Neves Dacoure Richarlison Gross Jimenez Goal Keeper. Pickford is out of form but would you swap him for any of the others? RB the hardest to pick with Wan-Bissaka and Holabas. Went for Pereira as he's the most balanced. RCB. No one really stands out but Duffy has now experience than Tarkowski and Lacellas the only other decent ones I could think of. LCB. Sakho, Maguire and Ake close. Depends on the style of football who you'd want. LB. Probably the easiest pick. LW. Fraser is more creative in his vision but Richarlison is a potential match winner. Centre mids. Along with Digne they pick themselves. RW. Zaha, not been great this year but he was head and shoulders above everyone last year. Probably the player that needs a move to help himself progress. AM. Another tight pick. Anderson and Jota being very close. ST. Arnautovic the only other I could think of. Jimenez edges it on experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 https://www.premierleague.com/news/1049265?fbclid=IwAR0TVQU8MPaB7PikNDsOa9ihAsC-VjZ4C_ytgKd2F1AqIPIXJ7uYzfuYMUE Away tickets to continue to be capped at £30. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 10 hours ago, pete0 said: Following on from my discussion with Bailey about us on paper being the best of the rest on paper. What team would have the most players in it. I'd have us with 4. Pickford Pereira Duffy Zouma Digne Zaha Neves Dacoure Richarlison Gross Jimenez Goal Keeper. Pickford is out of form but would you swap him for any of the others? RB the hardest to pick with Wan-Bissaka and Holabas. Went for Pereira as he's the most balanced. RCB. No one really stands out but Duffy has now experience than Tarkowski and Lacellas the only other decent ones I could think of. LCB. Sakho, Maguire and Ake close. Depends on the style of football who you'd want. LB. Probably the easiest pick. LW. Fraser is more creative in his vision but Richarlison is a potential match winner. Centre mids. Along with Digne they pick themselves. RW. Zaha, not been great this year but he was head and shoulders above everyone last year. Probably the player that needs a move to help himself progress. AM. Another tight pick. Anderson and Jota being very close. ST. Arnautovic the only other I could think of. Jimenez edges it on experience. Interesting to think about... The players I would look at are: Bournemouth: Ake, Fraser, Brooks, Wilson, King Palace: Wan-Bissaka, Zaha Leicester: Schmeichel, Evans, Maddison, Vardy Newcastle: Dubravka, Lascelles, Rondon Watford (not that I have seen much of them): Geri, Doucoure West Ham: Rice, Anderson, Arnautovich Wolves: Neves, Jota, Jimenez I would probably go with: Pickford Wan Bissaka / Lascelles / Zouma / Digne Doucoure / Rice / Neves (that might be too negative) Zaha / Arnautovich / Anderson (Bernard and Richarlison would be very close) I think if we picked up Lascelles and Rice we would immediately have a much stronger, smarter, and organised spine to our team. pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, Bailey said: I think if we picked up Lascelles and Rice we would immediately have a much stronger, smarter, and organised spine to our team. One of the only ones who we could pry that said I wouldn't mind giving Holgate another chance first. Agree on the spine, I'd axe Sigurdssen too though. I'd prioritise those three positions before the obvious ones that we need in a striker and a right back. It's easier to build round a good spine than it is to work barkwards. It's weird watching a 'soft' Everton team, need a little grit and fire. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12961/11634727/arsenals-aaron-ramsey-signs-four-year-juventus-deal-worth-400-000-per-week Fucking Nora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, pete0 said: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12961/11634727/arsenals-aaron-ramsey-signs-four-year-juventus-deal-worth-400-000-per-week Fucking Nora! hopefully its 400k a week if he's fit, so they'll pay that only about 4 weeks of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: hopefully its 400k a week if he's fit, so they'll pay that only about 4 weeks of the year. If John Charles was going to Juventus today, his wages would be £1m per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Gordon Banks has died. RIP. I played golf with him at the Belfry some years ago. A lovely man and the best goalkeeper England ever had. rubecula and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 8 hours ago, johnh said: Gordon Banks has died. RIP. I played golf with him at the Belfry some years ago. A lovely man and the best goalkeeper England ever had. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47215837 Praise doesn't come much higher. What would he be worth today John? Priceless. I only ever saw him play live once and I was eight at the time (England 5-0 France) so no real memories to call upon but the highest praise I can give is that he was probably very nearly as good as Southall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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