That would involve competence and forethought, though.
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That would involve competence and forethought, though.
I said that to a mate earlier!
Oh, but that isn't embarrassing. The transfer team have been great throughout these last few days. Hell, all summer they've got it spot on.
"The situation is excellent!!!"
Who the fuck cares what position it leaves Chelsea in? How does that relate to our position?
We are standing in a prison shower, oiled up, arse naked, and God do we have pretty lips.
We are standing in a prison shower, oiled up, arse naked, and God do we have pretty lips.
Is there a downside in your analogy?
We are being fucked for money, not love?
Haha! Didnt even notice in all the transfer and Fantasy stuff happening.
I don't think it's as embarrassing inasmuch as it is, as rurik put it, a confirmation that football is completely and inevitably fucked.
In some ways I almost feel bad for FSG, who have been for the most part competent and responsible owners.
What they have always been is a bit slow to react, and rigid and inflexible when it comes to spending.
The reality has always been that European football is not a level playing field, with clearly established hierarchies in terms of financial muscle. We've always been a tier 2 team from that perspective, with at least half a dozen teams across Europe having significantly greater financial muscle than us. Those numbers have increased over the years with the likes of PSG and recently Newcastle. These clubs control and inflate the transfer market, which has forced us to continually operate within a finite budget and with fine margins.
FSG have always been uncomfortable with this scenario given that they come a far better regulated sports market, but for the most part, they've navigated this decently with an excellent recruitment team, and a top class manager.
The trouble always has been their slowness in reacting. I think they should have been quicker to react when the Super League failed in that they should have realised that the only way to continue to compete at the top end was to increase spending, which meant being more flexible in terms of taking on short-term debt if needed.
This paralysis over the last 2 years is exactly the reason we're in this situation now.
It genuinely did seem that they'd learnt their lesson by agreeing to spend this summer, but the Saudi money was another factor that they didn't anticipate and were completely paralysed by again. The writing had been on the wall for a month now - the market was seeing another major inflationary shift.
Think it took them 3 weeks to realise that, and when they finally did, they forgot that splashing such major cash also requires significant diligence at a player level (the kind we'd done with van Dijk or Alisson).
It is what it is unfortunately.
In some ways I almost feel bad for FSG, who have been for the most part competent and responsible owners.
What they have always been is a bit slow to react, and rigid and inflexible when it comes to spending.
The reality has always been that European football is not a level playing field, with clearly established hierarchies in terms of financial muscle. We've always been a tier 2 team from that perspective, with at least half a dozen teams across Europe having significantly greater financial muscle than us. Those numbers have increased over the years with the likes of PSG and recently Newcastle. These clubs control and inflate the transfer market, which has forced us to continually operate within a finite budget and with fine margins.
FSG have always been uncomfortable with this scenario given that they come a far better regulated sports market, but for the most part, they've navigated this decently with an excellent recruitment team, and a top class manager.
The trouble always has been their slowness in reacting. I think they should have been quicker to react when the Super League failed in that they should have realised that the only way to continue to compete at the top end was to increase spending, which meant being more flexible in terms of taking on short-term debt if needed.
This paralysis over the last 2 years is exactly the reason we're in this situation now.
It genuinely did seem that they'd learnt their lesson by agreeing to spend this summer, but the Saudi money was another factor that they didn't anticipate and were completely paralysed by again. The writing had been on the wall for a month now - the market was seeing another major inflationary shift.
Think it took them 3 weeks to realise that, and when they finally did, they forgot that splashing such major cash also requires significant diligence at a player level (the kind we'd done with van Dijk or Alisson).
It is what it is unfortunately.
They'll probably agree to an absurd 70 million fee, and then pull out once they get Caicedo, thereby fucking us completely as Southampton will demand 70 from us as well.
They'll just loan them out, if they have too many players anyway
Chelsea are more likely to sign both than we are to sign one of them.
They're just tickling everyone's taints before breaking out the footlong
FIFY
Did we go in for Caicedo last min because Chelsea were in for Lavia?
To be honest, you gotta laugh at the whole situation now. Everyone including Chelsea made to look like total chumps but where is our strategy in all this? We previously always seemed to have a clear plan and targer but since Touchamani saga last summer, that has clearly not been the case.
To be honest, you gotta laugh at the whole situation now. Everyone including Chelsea made to look like total chumps but where is our strategy in all this? We previously always seemed to have a clear plan and targer but since Touchamani saga last summer, that has clearly not been the case.
You were right it appears
Let’s walk away. I love walking away.
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