Transfer discussion thread

[jod23]

To be fair Arsenal has been complete dog shit for the better part of a season and a half, with him still scoring.

He’d easily be able to go to a team that’s at least competing and is out of contract end of next season so I don’t blame him.

The fans don’t really give a shit either way as Latro said, the vast majority would fu** the entire squad off and start again from scratch.

Even Guendouzi?!?

 

[ADL9798]

And outgoings:


Worth acknowledging what a huge influence Edwards and his data analytics based list management strategy has had on our progress as a club since his promotion to Technical Director in August 2015, and Sporting Director in November 2016.

Buying and selling to a plan. Manager aside, it’s the most glaring difference between our first and second halves of the decade.

 

[SM]

And outgoings:
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Worth acknowledging what a huge influence Edwards and his data analytics based list management strategy has had on our progress as a club since his promotion to Technical Director in August 2015, and Sporting Director in November 2016.

Buying and selling to a plan. Manager aside, it’s the most glaring difference between our first and second halves of the decade.

We didn't pay 8m for Stewart lol.

 

[pantskyle]

We didn't pay 8m for Stewart lol.

It's in a chart so you did.

 

[ADL9798]

We didn't pay 8m for Stewart lol.

Ta for the 8 million squids m8.

 

[Zidane98]

We didn't pay 8m for Stewart lol.

Thanks for the swap with Robbo, turned out just great.

 

[C Heston]

And outgoings:
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Worth acknowledging what a huge influence Edwards and his data analytics based list management strategy has had on our progress as a club since his promotion to Technical Director in August 2015, and Sporting Director in November 2016.

Buying and selling to a plan. Manager aside, it’s the most glaring difference between our first and second halves of the decade.

So basically all of your good players apart from Robertson cost heaps of money? Riveting stuff.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

There’s one we won’t lose for nix at least

 

[RossFC]

We didn't pay 8m for Stewart lol.

Was it 4mil + 3.5mil addons?

 

[moomba]

Worth acknowledging what a huge influence Edwards and Man City's data analytics based list management strategy has had on our progress as a club since his promotion to Technical Director in August 2015, and Sporting Director in November 2016.

Buying and selling to a plan. Manager aside, it’s the most glaring difference between our first and second halves of the decade.

EFA.

 

[drd23]

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Silly season. He would be on a private jet anyway.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[ADL9798]

So basically all of your good players apart from Robertson cost heaps of money? Riveting stuff.

You’re right, spending heaps of money on shiny new toys seems to be working really well for United.

 

[C Heston]

You’re right, spending heaps of money seems to be working really well for United.

Weird response.

The only thing that impressed me in your post is that Liverpool managed to squeeze £142m out of Barcelona for Coutinho.

 

[Zidane98]

Weird response.

The only thing that impressed me in your post is that Liverpool managed to squeeze £142m out of Barcelona for Coutinho.

You dont rate Matip for £0?

 

[C Heston]

You dont rate Matip for £0?

It’s solid business but not extraordinary. Good contributors are regularly signed for free.

 

[Zidane98]

It’s solid business but not extraordinary. Good contributors are regularly signed for free.

Salah for 38m seems cheap business for me

 

[C Heston]

Salah for 38m seems cheap business for me

Glad you’re happy with it.

 

[ADL9798]

Weird response.

The only thing that impressed me in your post is that Liverpool managed to squeeze £142m out of Barcelona for Coutinho.

We spent a shitload of money in the first half of the decade and had very little to show for it.

Spending money alone doesn’t guarantee you the strike rate Edwards has had in the transfer market flowing both in and out of the club over the last 4 years. Open to suggestions but I’d argue he’s been the best performed sporting director in the league during that period.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Haaland was going to Copenhagen on Holiday. His dad trolled the Norwegian sports reporter on Twitter about 15mins ago with Erling looking at the flight board and Alfie asking Stig Nielssen to guess again.

 

[C Heston]

We spent a shitload of money in the first half of the decade and had very little to show for it.

Spending money alone doesn’t guarantee you the strike rate Edwards has had in the transfer market flowing both in and out of the club over the last 4 years. Open to suggestions but I’d argue he’s been the best performed sporting director in the league during that period.

Never said it does, but you’re more likely to succeed when you have cash to throw around. Look at Chelsea, PSG, Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, etc. Liverpool and United butchering signings doesn’t detract from what other clubs have been able to achieve with their resources.

It’s no coincidence that as soon as you pulled the trigger on your big money signings in VVD and Alisson that you truly elevated yourselves into one of the best teams in the world. Without cash you don’t have those two and without those two I don’t think you’d be in the position that you’re in today.

Money doesn’t guarantee success but it certainly helps.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

You’re right, spending heaps of money on shiny new toys seems to be working really well for United.

No need to bring United into it. We all know that Woodward is a clown.

 

[ADL9798]

Never said it does, but you’re more likely to succeed when you have cash to throw around. Look at Chelsea, PSG, Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, etc. Liverpool and United butchering signings doesn’t detract from what other clubs have been able to achieve with their resources.

It’s no coincidence that as soon as you pulled the trigger on your big money signings in VVD and Alisson that you truly elevated yourselves into one of the best teams in the world. Without cash you don’t have those two and without those two I don’t think you’d be in the position that you’re in today.

Money doesn’t guarantee success but it certainly helps.

At the time, Carroll was the eighth most expensive footballer in history. If you adjusted that fee for inflation you’re probably looking at a £90m transfer in today’s money.

The £20-25m a piece we paid for Downing, Aquilani and Suarez is probably equivalent to £50-60m in 2018/19. Benteke, similar story.

You get the idea. We’ve been making ‘big money signings’ for years.

 

[Magma]

a shame downing never did get to play against bins.