Summer Transfers 2014

[TheHowieLama]

Foreign is far more tasty though.

[Jairzinho]

Yeah but English players never fail to adapt.

[Josef Svejk]

Yeah but English players never fail to adapt.

 

Passion. Heart. Dedication to the cause. That's what you get with English players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Russ Atmosphere]

Or Scottish, or Welsh.

[TheHowieLama]

Passion. Heart. Dedication to the cause. That's what you get with English players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He's been Hodged!

 

Wait - that is actually him.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Why is Downing being brought up?

[Jairzinho]

We're looking to sign him.

[Josef Svejk]

Why is Downing being brought up?

 

Humour, innit?!

 

For what it's worth, I like Lallana...

[cuppatea]

Why is Downing being brought up?

 

He was signed after an abnormally good season for a massively inflated fee despite his career as a whole suggesting he was completely average.

[Josef Svejk]

He was signed after an abnormally good season for a massively inflated fee despite his career as a whole suggesting he was completely average.

 

Hey, hey! I brought him up and that wasn't the reason!

[skend04]

Over to you Chelsea?? Fuck off Tyldsley you whopper.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

He was signed after an abnormally good season for a massively inflated fee despite his career as a whole suggesting he was completely average.

Yes, I know. But that is totally different to Lallana, who has been good for two seasons in the premier league, previously in the Championship, and has an abundance of natural talent. The comparison is bogus and, in my opinion, makes anybody who makes it look a bit daft.

 

I screamed from the rooftops about not signing Downing. Lallana is English. That's where the comparison ends

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Hey, hey! I brought him up and that wasn't the reason!

It was made earlier in a shittier way. Wasn't really referring to the other stuff.

[cuppatea]

Yes, I know. But that is totally different to Lallana, who has been good for two seasons in the premier league, previously in the Championship, and has an abundance of natural talent. The comparison is bogus and, in my opinion, makes anybody who makes it look a bit daft.

 

I screamed from the rooftops about not signing Downing. Lallana is English. That's where the comparison ends

 

Southampton must have been the most scouted club in English football during the time Lallana has been there, why has no one ever noticed his abundance of natural talent? How much could he have possibly cost when he was playing in League 1 at the age of 23? £3-4m? Surely worth taking a punt if any of the scouts watching his team extensively (and there were many) had any hint of his talent?

 

I actually like Lallana but signing players with average careers for huge fees after a run of good form is such a terrible and horrifically cost inefficient practice, I'd hate to see us repeat the same mistakes of the Dalglish/Comolli era.

[Torvald Utne]

I have a feeling I'm repeating myself but fuck Lallana, he's shite.

[Red Banjo]

Southampton must have been the most scouted club in English football during the time Lallana has been there, why has no one ever noticed his abundance of natural talent? How much could he have possibly cost when he was playing in League 1 at the age of 23? £3-4m? Surely worth taking a punt if any of the scouts watching his team extensively (and there were many) had any hint of his talent?

 

I actually like Lallana but signing players with average careers for huge fees after a run of good form is such a terrible and horrifically cost inefficient practice, I'd hate to see us repeat the same mistakes of the Dalglish/Comolli era.

 

Whole lotta' truth up in here.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

This is nothing like those signings. Had they been good players, there wouldn't have been an issue. The offer is rumoured to be 15m.

 

As for people noticing his talent, you just need to look at what mood AMD I said before he came up. Clubs preferring to spend 50m on Torres instead of playing Sturridge doesn't make Sturridge shit, nor does people choosing to pay mega money for the likes of Fellaini mean Lallana shouldn't have been givemna chance earlier on. like it or not, proving yourself at the top level puts your price through the roof. Whether we should pay it is up to the manager. 15m is fair. 20m to get it done wouldn't be terrible. At least he's good, which is the major fall down with the likes of Carroll and Downing.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Sorry, on phone. Shit English.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I like Lallana, he's got quick feet and he reads the game well, but he's not the fastest and he can go missing when things get tough.

 

I find it hard to believe we'd be willing to pay what Southampton must want for him.

[Nightcat]

Lallana is so average it makes me wanna take a shit, though.

[BCM]

Ive not seen enough of Lallana but  with people talking about buying players after one good season in the league  im just going to leave this name here................................................................................................................................................

...............................................  Charlie Adam.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

In general, humans are fucking incorrigible dicks.

[Josef Svejk]

In general, humans are fucking incorrigible dicks.

 

To paraphrase Thomas Hobbes.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

To paraphrase Thomas Hobbes.

Along with his partner, Billy Nobbes, the finest biscuit maker these isles have ever produced.

 

Also, sign Davide Le Viathan.

[BCM]

In general, humans are fucking incorrigible dicks.

 

If thats to me, id just like to make clear i was taking the piss. Like i said ive not watched enough of Lallana this year so il leave it to others to argue. Just in a funny mood and its my birthday so ive had a few.