The Football.....

[Starchivore]

Johnny's gone to city.

47.5 mill

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Game changer. Bargain

Good player when he is on his game - poor showing in Euro's though. Seems to drift out of the game from time to time - although to be fair I have only seen him play in maybe a dozen matches over the past couple of years so maybe I am wrong.

I think the 'buying titles' moniker so often levelled by MUFC fans at CFC fans has finally returned home to roost. It is the nature of the modern game for sure and I do wonder at what point this ever expanding bubble of transfer fees and wages will burst.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Johnny's gone to city.

47.5 mill

Another bonkers fee in the mad world of football.

Just needs Chelsea now to shell out £75m on Lukaku to make me weep.

 

[Roadhump]

Johnny's gone to city.

47.5 mill

And Everton sign Ashley Williams for £12m as a replacement. Suits City and suits Everton. You and I have different views on Stones, but I do think he has great potential which is more likely to bear fruit under Pep (although Koeman was a great defender so perhaps that is debatable as imho Stones needs to improve his positional and aerial play, and the physical side of his game), whereas Everton sign an experienced tough, traditional centre half who knows his defensive stuff and is a leader on the pitch, something Everton are desperate for.

Also supposed to be after Kone from Sunderland (hope he is better than his namesake already on our books), but Moyes wants Jagielka as part of the deal, I would be very sorry to see Jags go, but at 33 and injury prone, it might be a shrewd move if Williams and Kone come in, plus we have the very promising Mason Holgate and Brendan Galloway coming through the ranks.

 

[mark st1]

Good player when he is on his game - poor showing in Euro's though. Seems to drift out of the game from time to time - although to be fair I have only seen him play in maybe a dozen matches over the past couple of years so maybe I am wrong.

I think the 'buying titles' moniker so often levelled by MUFC fans at CFC fans has finally returned home to roost. It is the nature of the modern game for sure and I do wonder at what point this ever expanding bubble of transfer fees and wages will burst.

It is embarrassing admitidly spending that amount on 1 player is mad especially after the debacle of Di Maria although for years now every club in the world seems to add on 10-15 million just because it's Man Utd that are buying. We were spoilt for years with the class of 92 doubt that will happen again anywhere so apart from the exceptions from the academy Rashford Lingard etc we are now buying just like everyone else. Pogba's fee is less than 20% of our annual turnover and compared to the £100 million Shitty have now spent on Sterling and Stones neither of which are worthy of anywhere near that amount Stones has potential yes but Sterling is dog shite. Prices are going up and up can't see it ending anytime soon tbh.

 

[Andrew_P]

90 million for Bambi on Ice!

 

[mark st1]

90 million for Bambi on Ice!

Lol you will be a motd pundit if you carry on with comedy genius like that.

 

[potsy]

Game changer. Bargain

Carlton Palmer's love child?

 

[potsy]

 

[SpokeyDokey]

It is embarrassing admitidly spending that amount on 1 player is mad especially after the debacle of Di Maria although for years now every club in the world seems to add on 10-15 million just because it's Man Utd that are buying. We were spoilt for years with the class of 92 doubt that will happen again anywhere so apart from the exceptions from the academy Rashford Lingard etc we are now buying just like everyone else. Pogba's fee is less than 20% of our annual turnover and compared to the £100 million Shitty have now spent on Sterling and Stones neither of which are worthy of anywhere near that amount Stones has potential yes but Sterling is dog shite. Prices are going up and up can't see it ending anytime soon tbh.

I'm just getting tired of the greed. AFAIK Pogba's agent has raked in around £20m for the deal - astonishing.

As much as I love Chelsea this sickens me:

2015 4th highest turnover in the League at £319m and a wage bill of 68% (highest in League) of turnover at £217m - absolutely obscene imho.

And still the greedy *astards want more and more and more.

At least Bayern have had the balls to tell Lewandowski to bugger off with "crazy wage demands.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Nearly three hours of a game but we got there in the end!

Where's Mark F tonight?

http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2016/08/stanley-bradford-reds-win-10pens/

 

[Starchivore]

That was one helluva feat of organisation, and must have required no end of patience, particularly when we started adding random Irish and Scottish teams. Probably took years off the poor chaps life!

I'd suggest that for his sake and keeping it sensible I've set up a Private Classic league on fantasy.premierleague.com called Legia CC.

Joining code is 489071-145634

Make your selections by 11.30 on August 13.

Last reminder for people to join the CC league, details above!

9 people so far so it should be a good one.

 

[AndyRM]

Last reminder for people to join the CC league, details above!

9 people so far so it should be a good one.

Credit to Marko van Bestun's - that's a cracking name!

 

[AndyRM]

Another bonkers fee in the mad world of football.

Just needs Chelsea now to shell out £75m on Lukaku to make me weep.

I'm sure he'll be worth every penny...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Anyone else doing the BBC Predictor?

Just set mine up and looks easy-peasy to do.