Raja Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Anyone subscribing to the athletic uk? Their Arsenal line up is quite decent, and I need amy lawrence's writing in my life so I'm thinking of giving it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Mignolet off to Club Brugges. I wish him all the best in the future but can't say I'd miss him. He really was a weak link in the Liverpool lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Liverpool have already signed Adrian on a free transfer to replace Mignolet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Raja said: Anyone subscribing to the athletic uk? Their Arsenal line up is quite decent, and I need amy lawrence's writing in my life so I'm thinking of giving it a go. This already looks quite intriguing, good quality writers. Saw a post about Guardiolas defence that I wanted to read but obviously need to subscribe. Not sure I am committed enough to pay for it but I'm tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Raja said: Anyone subscribing to the athletic uk? Their Arsenal line up is quite decent, and I need amy lawrence's writing in my life so I'm thinking of giving it a go. I did a weeklong trial of The Athletic just recently and found it to be almost all American sports articles. And that’s not just because it is soccer’s off-season —NBA and NFL had loads of content. I might try it again once they have more soccer content but it was pretty thin for a paid subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I mean, their UK football section just launched today and has a bunch of good people involved. 50 percent off means I'm probably going to take a look at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: I did a weeklong trial of The Athletic just recently and found it to be almost all American sports articles. And that’s not just because it is soccer’s off-season —NBA and NFL had loads of content. I might try it again once they have more soccer content but it was pretty thin for a paid subscription. Like Raja says they just launched their UK version yesterday and they've been poaching a load of football journalists over the summer to provide content for it. It does look interesting but I'll probably wait a bit to see what people think of it before I fork out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Raja said: Anyone subscribing to the athletic uk? Their Arsenal line up is quite decent, and I need amy lawrence's writing in my life so I'm thinking of giving it a go. I'm already subscribed so looking forward to it. The coverage for American sports is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Latest transfer buzz is Dybala has chosen Spurs over United. Also Rugani to Arsenal loan obligation to buy. Cancelo to City should be official later as well. Juve has gotten some good players in but I question some of these out going’s. Danilo is definitely a downgrade on Cancelo. Kean has tons of promise and Dybala is a fan favorite, still young with superstar potential. Guess he just doesn’t jive on the pitch with cr7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, Mark Antony said: Latest transfer buzz is Dybala has chosen Spurs over United. Sad and funny at the same time if true. Quite a deep fall for United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Not exactly true though. Reports are that Spurs have reached an agreement with Juve, not with Dybala as yet. United also had an agreement with Juve. The stumbling blocks were 1) Dybala wasn't keen on leaving Juve 2) his salary demand was €10-11m/year net and 3) his agent wanted a £16m commission. ETA. There were also issues regarding the use of his image rights. Personally, I'm very happy that United pulled the plug on that transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 If Spurs are negotiating for Dybala then they are probably worried that Eriksen will be departing. From their point of view it was a very positive surprise to have so little activity around him this summer after he basically announced his intention to leave, and his contract expires next summer. Spurs probably hoped that with Madrid and Barcelona signing other players that perhaps Eriksen had no better option available and would instead sign a new contract (we should just call that "doing a DeGea" going forward). But paying a big fee and big wages to Dybala would only make sense if they expect to lose Eriksen after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 There's also reports that Spurs are negotiating with Barca for Coutinho - a season long loan apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Harry Wilson is off to Bournemouth on loan for the season. David Brooks will be out for three months with an ankle injury. I hope Wilson does well and builds on his success at Derby. But now we have even less squad depth in attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 The Sky live feed is suddenly linking us with Alex Iwobi (rather him than Zaha for my money) and Smalling (wtf). We do need a CB, but Smalling really isn't the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Apparently United have rejected anyway - doesn't make sense for us to accept a loan deal. Arsenal have rejected the bid for Iwobi as well. Paul Joyce reporting that Zaha is trying to force a move and Everton are prepared to pay a club record fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Just now, Consigliere said: Apparently United have rejected anyway - doesn't make sense for us to accept a loan deal. Arsenal have rejected the bid for Iwobi as well. Paul Joyce reporting that Zaha is trying to force a move and Everton are prepared to pay a club record fee. That we bid for Iwobi suggests any Zaha deal is dead. We have, it seems, offered a club record fee for Zaha - twice (remember, ours is £45m for Sigurdsson), and have been rebuffed. So I see this as switching targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Naw, I want to keep Iwobi. Take Saka on loan instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rorshach said: That we bid for Iwobi suggests any Zaha deal is dead. We have, it seems, offered a club record fee for Zaha - twice (remember, ours is £45m for Sigurdsson), and have been rebuffed. So I see this as switching targets. I don't think the intestest in Zaha is dead - Paul Joyce wouldn't have reported this otherwise and he's incredibly reliable for Everton and Liverpool. I don't see Palace budging with the window closing tomorrow though. I'd also be surprised if Arsenal sells Iwobi this late in the window unless Everton up the offer to around £40m. ETA. just as I typed that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, Rorshach said: That we bid for Iwobi suggests any Zaha deal is dead. You could also take Mikhi from us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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