Summer 2021 transfer thread.

[dockers_strike]

Just now, Herp McDerp said:

 

There's no need for you to explain anything, I understood the gist of your argument and was just telling you that it's equal parts idiotic and myopic.

 

Oh and I believe that people like you are not far removed from City and Chelsea fans in your "Fuck you we've got ours" attitude.

You really do have a myopic outlook. You can believe what you want, still doesnt make you right.

[KevieG]

2 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

I think maintaining equilibrium is a bloody good idea in the current financial circumstances. But hey ho,on you go.

sell to buy equilibrium on transfers.

 

a hugely risky strategy.

 

Lets say we sell Salah and buy Sancho and Konate. 

It could all go pete tong very quickly

[El Rojo]

There was a piece in The Athletic recently suggesting that Red Sox fans are convinced the owners have completely abandoned them for us, which is hardly encouraging for either group of fans. 

[Herp McDerp]

2 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

There was a piece in The Athletic recently suggesting that Red Sox fans are convinced the owners have completely abandoned them for us, which is hardly encouraging for either group of fans. 

I hope they go down, the cunts.

[dockers_strike]

15 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

There was a piece in The Athletic recently suggesting that Red Sox fans are convinced the owners have completely abandoned them for us, which is hardly encouraging for either group of fans. 

I think that crops up every other season doesnt it?

 

Imagine what it would be like if FSG did start building a portfolio of other football clubs like the city group! No thanks, FIFA should outlaw that shit but they wont.

[TheHowieLama]

FSG OUT!! They don't want to win.

 

World Series Champs - 2018

Champions League - 2019

Premier League - 2020

 

[3 Stacks]

59 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

There was a piece in The Athletic recently suggesting that Red Sox fans are convinced the owners have completely abandoned them for us, which is hardly encouraging for either group of fans. 

For years, both sets of fans have thought they've favoured the other. This isn't exactly new.  

[3 Stacks]

1 hour ago, KevieG said:

Our current "self sustaining" model roughly equates to maintaining some kind of sell to buy equilibrium. Our net outlay on transfers is minimal. I would think the best case scenario in the picking up gems model is to become an english Borussia dortmund.  In effect, operate as a second tier club but every now and again hit the jackpot and have a short run of success. Thats a best case scenario. You could just as easily plod along like Arsenal or Tottenham.

 

There isn't an obvious solution. No-one can compete with the Oil Money head on. Klopps genius brought us close and I think we should have looked to make a bit of hay while on top but our owners for whatever reason thought differently.

 

 

We're owned by businessmen, hence are run like a typical business. That's kind of all there is to it. 

[Pidge]

Tammy Abraham is being touted for west ham, I'd try and sign him tbh. Scores, good touch, got some pace.

[dockers_strike]

1 minute ago, Pidge said:

Tammy Abraham is being touted for west ham, I'd try and sign him tbh. Scores, good touch, got some pace.

He'd give us some height in the box, that's for sure.

[Lee909]

Won't be popular but I think he's decent. Level below what we have(when on form) though. But would offer something different from what we have. 

 

What I give to see a Suarez, Torres, Sturridge again up top. 

[Barrington Womble]

15 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

We're owned by businessmen, hence are run like a typical business. That's kind of all there is to it. 

EXACTLTY! We are no different to Weetabix. 

[dockers_strike]

3 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Won't be popular but I think he's decent. Level below what we have(when on form) though. But would offer something different from what we have. 

 

What I give to see a Suarez, Torres, Sturridge again up top. 

Im still amazed no one has offered Dan a pay as you play deal. Or maybe they have and it wasnt tempting enough for him? He's one of the most natural goalscorers Ive seen in a red shirt.

[Lee909]

4 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Im still amazed no one has offered Dan a pay as you play deal. Or maybe they have and it wasnt tempting enough for him? He's one of the most natural goalscorers Ive seen in a red shirt.

Probably FSG summer idea if we don't make top 4. 

 

Yeah it's strange, I think he's got a bad rep as having a attitude and from what I've read it's bollocks. Always have time for him, not his fault his body broke down. He was sensational for a couple of years and even later got a few important goals to help us get over the line. Important player in a side trying to get back into the big time. 

[TheHowieLama]

He wouldn't last two weeks.

[Barrington Womble]

1 minute ago, Lee909 said:

Probably FSG summer idea if we don't make top 4. 

 

Yeah it's strange, I think he's got a bad rep as having a attitude and from what I've read it's bollocks. Always have time for him, not his fault his body broke down. He was sensational for a couple of years and even later got a few important goals to help us get over the line. Important player in a side trying to get back into the big time. 

he was good for a very short period. but mostly he has spent his entire career (including before us) injured. i don't know why anyone would want to spend a penny on him. he's a complete waste of a wage and there'd be no point him signing pay as you play as he'd be going to the treatment room every day and not get paid.  

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

25 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

He wouldn't last two weeks.

He injured a finger scratching with MC Tendon. Hasn’t rapped for two years after swallowing a fly.

[TheHowieLama]

They thought he'd die.

[El Rojo]

1 hour ago, 3 Stacks said:

For years, both sets of fans have thought they've favoured the other. This isn't exactly new.  

Comments from the Red Sox CEO that they wouldn’t be ‘going all in’ to win the World Series in 2021 probably gives it new legs over there this year. 

1 hour ago, Barrington Womble said:

EXACTLTY! We are no different to Weetabix. 

Our players certainly display all the durability of milk-soaked breakfast cereal. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

17 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

They thought he'd die.

The had the Hennessy ready.

[3 Stacks]

17 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Comments from the Red Sox CEO that they wouldn’t be ‘going all in’ to win the World Series in 2021 probably gives it new legs over there this year. 

Yeah, the Red Sox are in a transition period. But that's where baseball is different. You spend until you hit a certain threshold and then you have to pay a tax. If your team isn't at the level where you have a chance to win, you have a choice to not spend a lot of money because there's no salary cap you have to be over.

 

I'd say 20 of the 30 teams in MLB do not spend as much money as they could be spending and avoid paying this tax. There's a bit of an anti-competitive sentiment throughout the league at the moment. The Red Sox have spent a lot of money this past decade, but they have currently decided to be in this glob of teams who don't really want to spend so much. But this is temporary. They've always been amongst the highest spenders and they'll likely rejoin that group pretty soon. 

[TheHowieLama]

It's only been a few teams paying Luxury Tax these last couple seasons and the Red Sox were one of those teams.

[3 Stacks]

3 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

It's only been a few teams paying Luxury Tax these last couple seasons and the Red Sox were one of those teams.

Yep. 

[Megadrive Man]

3 hours ago, dockers_strike said:

Im still amazed no one has offered Dan a pay as you play deal. Or maybe they have and it wasnt tempting enough for him? He's one of the most natural goalscorers Ive seen in a red shirt.

 

Finances are incredibly tight for most clubs, so players with a bad injury record will be seen as too risky even on a pay as you play deal. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Its almost like the wages footballers demand these days are not really sustainable.