Summer Transfers 2014

[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 1,151]

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.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

If thats to me

Well, it was a general comment. Me, I love you. Happy Birthday. Many more, etc.

[Josef Svejk 4,804]

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

 

Also, sign Davide Le Viathan.

 

Thanks for reminding of what I can't buy in these here parts...

 

 

[MegadriveMan 862]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/473061/Manchester-United-given-boost-as-Marco-Reus-remains-coy-over-new-contract

 

Fuck United! 

 

Alleged £28 million buy out clause, and could operate anywhere across the front three.

[G Richards 4,264]

Just thinking out loud here, but Pochettino is rumored to be off to Spurs (or at least they are very interested). Perhaps he would take Lallana with him? 

[Frankenhooker 949]

Isn't de Boer in talks with Spurs ? Lallana will have a choice of clubs, he won't opt for those pretenders.

[Paulie Dangerously 6,745]

Wouldn't spend a penny more than 14 million on him personally. He's peaking, no doubt, but there's a chance he'll trough as soon as he picks up the 90k a week we'd end up paying him.

 

 

[Guest LFD]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/473061/Manchester-United-given-boost-as-Marco-Reus-remains-coy-over-new-contract

 

Fuck United! 

 

Alleged £28 million buy out clause, and could operate anywhere across the front three.

 

If available we should be interested.

[JaminKibbler 23]

If available we should be interested.

 

Absolutely, exactly the player we need for next season

[TheHowieLama 11,051]

Wouldn't spend a penny more than 14 million on him personally. He's peaking, no doubt, but there's a chance he'll trough as soon as he picks up the 90k a week we'd end up paying him.

 

Exactly - stand firm at 13.8.

[Ne Moe Imya 3,275]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/473061/Manchester-United-given-boost-as-Marco-Reus-remains-coy-over-new-contract

 

Fuck United! 

 

Alleged £28 million buy out clause, and could operate anywhere across the front three.

 

I have my doubts as to whether Reus is actually available, but if he is and United end up with him for £3 million more than we pay for Lallana then there will be rioting in the streets.  I know wages have to come into it but that would still be ridiculous.

 

Is it just me, or does Lallana feel like Rodgers and not the scouting committee to anyone else?  Hard to tell how much of it to take seriously but there were rumours that they've butted heads over players before.  To me this one just feels more like him than the committee that has gone out and found players like Coutinho and Aspas (and recommended the likes of Konoplyanka) overseas, players who may or may not pan out but seem to offer good value and a reasonable chance to succeed relative to their price.

[Russ Atmosphere 6,341]

Express, therefore it's made up.

[JermainePennant 1,544]

I have my doubts as to whether Reus is actually available, but if he is and United end up with him for £3 million more than we pay for Lallana then there will be rioting in the streets.  I know wages have to come into it but that would still be ridiculous.

 

Is it just me, or does Lallana feel like Rodgers and not the scouting committee to anyone else?  Hard to tell how much of it to take seriously but there were rumours that they've butted heads over players before.  To me this one just feels more like him than the committee that has gone out and found players like Coutinho and Aspas (and recommended the likes of Konoplyanka) overseas, players who may or may not pan out but seem to offer good value and a reasonable chance to succeed relative to their price.

It certainly looks like there is some truth in the link as a lot of sources are linkng us with him, you would also think if we are after him we would be trying to wrap the signing up before the world cup.

 

Rodgers has a lot more power and backing then this time last season so I am expecting him to have a much bigger say in our signings and rightly so after he has shown what he can do.

[Mojo 76]

I like Eden Hazard a lot suddenly...

[Malarkey 231]

Just thinking out loud here, but Pochettino is rumored to be off to Spurs (or at least they are very interested). Perhaps he would take Lallana with him? 

 

Yeah, because they don't have enough flair players as it is.

[Lario 1,250]

I like Eden Hazard a lot suddenly...

 

Yup.

A front 5 of.....

 

Sterling........Hazard........Lallana

 

......Sturridge.........Suarez

 

wouldn't be too bad at all.

 

Obviously Reus in there someone wouldn't hurt either.

[Brigant Moloch 426]

fuck Lallana, I want Viktor Fischer, he'll be available, some rumours of him being offered to us, bullshit I reckon but he's a marvelous player, love him

['Kaka 0]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/473061/Manchester-United-given-boost-as-Marco-Reus-remains-coy-over-new-contract

 

Fuck United! 

 

Alleged £28 million buy out clause, and could operate anywhere across the front three.

 

Fantastic reporting in that article - Reus never played alongside Kagawa.

[CWD82 112]

One signing, £35m, £200k a week. Get Koke in at all costs.

 

Cracking player, watched Atletico 20-25 times this season and he's been brilliant everytime. He's played a lot on the left but getting him next to Henderson would be the dream midfield.

 

The fact he plays for his boyhood team who I hope win the double shouldn't be an issue...

[Bjornebye 26,487]

One signing, £35m, £200k a week. Get Koke in at all costs.

 

Cracking player, watched Atletico 20-25 times this season and he's been brilliant everytime. He's played a lot on the left but getting him next to Henderson would be the dream midfield.

 

The fact he plays for his boyhood team who I hope win the double shouldn't be an issue...

 

 

I agree. He is boss

 

Also Munain at Bilbao is class. 

 

Koke, Munain or Reus. Lallana 4th out of them. 

[Gnasher 1,855]

I have my doubts as to whether Reus is actually available, but if he is and United end up with him for £3 million more than we pay for Lallana then there will be rioting in the streets.  I know wages have to come into it but that would still be ridiculous.

 

Is it just me, or does Lallana feel like Rodgers and not the scouting committee to anyone else?  Hard to tell how much of it to take seriously but there were rumours that they've butted heads over players before.  To me this one just feels more like him than the committee that has gone out and found players like Coutinho and Aspas (and recommended the likes of Konoplyanka) overseas, players who may or may not pan out but seem to offer good value and a reasonable chance to succeed relative to their price.

Hmmm? Aspas etc.

[Bjornebye 26,487]

I have my doubts as to whether Reus is actually available, but if he is and United end up with him for £3 million more than we pay for Lallana then there will be rioting in the streets.  I know wages have to come into it but that would still be ridiculous.

 

Is it just me, or does Lallana feel like Rodgers and not the scouting committee to anyone else?  Hard to tell how much of it to take seriously but there were rumours that they've butted heads over players before.  To me this one just feels more like him than the committee that has gone out and found players like Coutinho and Aspas (and recommended the likes of Konoplyanka) overseas, players who may or may not pan out but seem to offer good value and a reasonable chance to succeed relative to their price.

 

Coutinho and Aspas should not be mentioned in the same sentence. 

 

 

And they ain’t no fucking ball-park either.

 

 

Now maybe your concept of football differs but being fucking shit and helping the ball end up in the holyest of holys. aint the same league, they aint even the same fucking sport. 

 

 

Aspas aint shit. 

 

 

[Aldonose 128]

Yeah Munain is exactly the kind of player I'd want us to be bringing to the club.

[Ne Moe Imya 3,275]

 

Coutinho and Aspas should not be mentioned in the same sentence. 

 

I'm not sure how you misread that, but I was not trying to compare the two in any way other than to say that Aspas and Coutinho seem to be pretty clearly down to the transfer committee and not Rodgers.  I included Aspas in there as a way of saying 'sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.'  Obviously, he would be the prime case where it didn't work, but there are others (Assaidi, for example).

 

My point was that Lallana doesn't feel like the same kind of player at all, I would have expected the transfer committee to be recommending the likes of Firmino, Kovacic, Fischer, or Koke, not Adam Lallana, the 26-year old who scored 10 goals in 40 games in this, the best season of his life.  If we're after Lallana and we didn't put down the phone chuckling after Southampton mentioned 25 million, then that's down to Rodgers IMO.