The Sunland Lord Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Reports that United have accepted Fenerbahce's €15m bid for Fred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, The Sunland Lord said: Real or Barca, or PSG? Edited August 10, 2023 by A Horse Named Stranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Real or Barca, or PSG? Maybe an English club? Dunno. Ward-Prowse to West Ham confirmed by Romano, in other news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Saudi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Nah, I think smart money is on PSG. They'll lose Mbappe, they want to get rid of Neymar apparently (good luck with his wages and injury record). So they very likely wnat a new shiny toy. Anyway, waiting for the Hoeneß bust up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) Perspective. Not only is Shearer only the fifth highest top flight scorer in English football, but he has the worst GPG ratio in the top 10. If the beating of Shearer's 'record' is what is driving Kane now, he's a bigger melt than I thought was possible. Edited August 10, 2023 by Spockydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Perspective. Not only is Shearer only the fifth highest top flight scorer, but he has the worst GPG ratio in the top 10. Doesn't really disprove Carragher's point, though, which is that people talk about Shearer's record all the time and he's treated as the one to aim at. Fair or not, he's gone down in history for it. Fair or not, Kane will go down in history if he breaks it. Personally I hope he signs for us and bags both it and Henry's single-season assist record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Ready to bin your Haaland knock-off already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Doesn't really disprove Carragher's point, though, which is that people talk about Shearer's record all the time and he's treated as the one to aim at. Fair or not, he's gone down in history for it. Fair or not, Kane will go down in history if he breaks it. Personally I hope he signs for us and bags both it and Henry's single-season assist record. So what? He will only hold that record until Haaland betters it (unless he buggers off to sunny Spain). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: Ready to bin your Haaland knock-off already? Yeah, coz why would we want two strikers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 58 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Perspective. Not only is Shearer only the fifth highest top flight scorer in English football, but he has the worst GPG ratio in the top 10. If the beating of Shearer's 'record' is what is driving Kane now, he's a bigger melt than I thought was possible. Never mind Harry Kane, just take a minute to savor Dixie Dean's hallucinatory GPG ratio. The guy was a machine. Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Never mind Harry Kane, just take a minute to savor Dixie Dean's hallucinatory GPG ratio. The guy was a machine. Especially the 27/28 season. 60 goals in 39 games ffs. Wilbur and Spockydog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Big problem for any Everton striker. You can only be our number two in the legend rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) We're at the eve of the season, and this saga is still going on lol. I feel like Brighton have probably delayed to get a bidding war going, and they've got one glad we're not involved. Edited August 10, 2023 by Raja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I still don't get why Liverpool just didn't beat West Ham to Alvarez signature. They would've ended up with a perfectly fine DM for less money and all would be done and dusted by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Big difference someone new to the league & someone who isn't, which is what you're paying the money for plus, heard he's not technically *that* great, whereas caicedo certainly is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Technically he looks sound enough to me. The #6 is usually not the position for your most technically gifted midfielder, but rather for the player with the better footballing brains, who can read plays make the interceptions and can reliably pass the ball. Preferably forward. And he ticks a lot of the boxes for what you want for that position. The only thing he doesn't have is EPL experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I'm only passingly familiar with Alvarez, but any bid for him must also come with the big-ass Eredivisie caveat, and in his case specifically that, given the careers of VDB, Ziyech and Antony so far since they left, ETH clearly built a team that was greater than the sum of its parts and at the least you can expect some settling in time. Also I'm not sure who the actual names to note are right now but I feel like if you're shopping in a non-big-4 league into the Prem, Ligue 1 is a more reliable source of midfielders than the Eredivisie. There must be someone there worth looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) You don't have to be the *most* technically gifted player in the team to play the 6, but imo it's an old way of thinking that your 6 can get by without having very good technique when you want to play for a top team ( chelsea v west ham) Partey's biggest strength is his technique, and why he was probably the best 6 for the first 6-8 months before his injuries last season. Rodri, Fabinho and Casemiro are all very technically sound ( before Fab fell off) 36 minutes ago, polishgenius said: . There must be someone there worth looking at. This I agree with. There is a lot of talent out there and it is a bit disappointing that lots of PL teams resort to getting players from the same league ( i know they are risk averse, but still) Edited August 10, 2023 by Raja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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