January Window Speculation
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Do you actually know anything about football? Yossi was a poor man's Luka Modric. Ronnie was so good that he could have solved Palestine-Israel issue, that's how good he was.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...asel-centre-back-gossip-rumours-a8122406.html
Anyone heard of Manuel Akanji?
Anyone heard of Manuel Akanji?
Never heard of him but he's the same height as Klavan so that's a no from me. We need some tall cunts the height of van dijk.
We are being linked with a list of unkowns including some guy called Marvelous.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...ol-transfer-gossip-marvelous-nakamba-11380985
You've got some brass neck telling an Israeli he can't remember Rocket Ronnie, I'll give you that much.
Or Koucou Kachoobe.
Sorry but that is a typical fan view, and not one based in reality. I've never understood why fans tend to think players aren't human and should be focused on glory over financial reward. It's all well and good when it's possible to achieve both but for young players on the rise securing their financial future, when their career could be cut short at any time, is quite understandable. I'd certainly take the paycheck and plan a future for myself and family that could likely be anything I wished it to be.
As far as that affects Tex ..... his and his family's financial security is now secure and he is free to pursue whatever road he wishes to.
Seeing as this comes from an Ulsterman I couldn't resist a reminder of your late lamented countryman:
Froggy, any of the clubs chasing him would have set him up for life. Conservatively, we would have offered him a 4-5 year deal worth 90 grand a week. He could plan a future for himself and his family for that I'd say. He also could have furthered international ambitions and played in big competitions that matter. Instead, he consigned himself to the footballing wilderness. I'd say the majority of world class players with ambitions to make the most of their career would think twice about a move to china.
You have a point of course, but if your expected career was 10 or less years, with the added risk of it being cut short at any point, the lure of earning twice that expected amount in less than half of that span would be massive for anyone.
Especially those that may not have had the best of lives before making it in the profession.
Yeah, I guess. It sounds like it happened very quickly too, and he had little time to ponder the implications of the move, perhaps. No doubt his agent wasn't exactly talking him through the pros and cons.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/alex-teixeira-earn-tenth-highest-112826802.html
Is he some kind of lucky charm?
Goretzka would be a fucking amazing signing for us. Totally fearless, physically dominant marauding CM. He’s the business but I think there’s a lot of clubs in for him in January. If we get him, we stand a chance of winning shit.
I want Goretzka and Oblak but my head would probably explode if this happened.
It means he had to put up an Avi of Goretzka because it's not Butland. Maybe he has trouble differentiating who's who.
He had an avatar of VVD for months, since the start of last summer. Now that his prediction came true, he has to put a new one.
His sources told him that we're interested in both Butland and Goretzka but he thinks Butland is crap so he's put Goretzka on even though our chances of landing him are only about 50%
[article]West Ham United are closing in on the signing of Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson, sources close to the Welsh club have told ESPN FC.
West Ham boss David Moyes has made signing a new central defender during January’s transfer window a top priority and has identified Mawson as his top target.
West Ham are prepared to pay a fee in excess of £20m plus add-ons to persuade Swansea to cash-in on the former Brentford and Wycombe defender.[/article]
West Ham boss David Moyes has made signing a new central defender during January’s transfer window a top priority and has identified Mawson as his top target.
West Ham are prepared to pay a fee in excess of £20m plus add-ons to persuade Swansea to cash-in on the former Brentford and Wycombe defender.[/article]
Swansea really aren't keen on staying in the PL are they.
I think that's why they want Martinez back - rebuild based on the 'way' that got them there.
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