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The Footie Thread

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4LEX said:
That's the problem with bad signings and high wages - impossible to shift. Griezmann is the one who refused to leave and take a wage cut but you can't blame him. I expect he won't play many minutes for Barcelona this season and end up on loan at Arsenal or Inter.

I can't honestly believe how Barcelona managed to pay a combined £350m for Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann. All three have given almost zero back and have picked up £200m plus in wages over that time. Although they've been better value than Mendy ;)
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Am sure I read somewhere that if couthino plays X number of games, Liverpool get another lump sum. Something Barca can ill afford.
 
Easy life for Messi. Probably bang 40 goals in the league next season. I want to know what happens if PSG meet Barca in the Champs League though. Can he bring himself to play? I suppose he'll have to but I foresee a poor performance from him.
 
I just do not get it, tearful press conference, total love for Barcelona so, what are your options. Retire and stay faithful to your beloved club, go and perhaps play for your boyhood club in Argentina, take a one year contract to give Barca time to sort things out then go back next year or be a free agent until that happens or ...........................................................take the 35 million a year contract at a team rivalling your beloved Barcelona in European competitions.

How do fans of a club accept a player who held a press conference like he did then moves to your club when he clearly has not a care for the people he is playing for now.
 
GB72 said:
I just do not get it, tearful press conference, total love for Barcelona so, what are your options. Retire and stay faithful to your beloved club, go and perhaps play for your boyhood club in Argentina, take a one year contract to give Barca time to sort things out then go back next year or be a free agent until that happens or ...........................................................take the 35 million a year contract at a team rivalling your beloved Barcelona in European competitions.

How do fans of a club accept a player who held a press conference like he did then moves to your club when he clearly has not a care for the people he is playing for now.
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I think fans now know there is zero loyalty in football - the players chase the money and there are clubs out there that can give it
a lot of Barcelona issues are down to the level of contract he had at the club - he contributed to their money issues

He couldn’t even play a year for free because they still need to get rid of some players on huge wages.

I’m glad to see La Liga are sticking to their wage rules and wish that the Prem would introduce something like it and indeed every league
 
Liverpoolphil said:
I think fans now know there is zero loyalty in football - the players chase the money and there are clubs out there that can give it
a lot of Barcelona issues are down to the level of contract he had at the club - he contributed to their money issues

He couldn’t even play a year for free because they still need to get rid of some players on huge wages.

I’m glad to see La Liga are sticking to their wage rules and wish that the Prem would introduce something like it and indeed every league
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True but the OTT press conference. A fine analogy would be someone whose loses there wife, professes love at the fiuneral and marries the rich widow next door 2 days later.
 
GB72 said:
True but the OTT press conference. A fine analogy would be someone whose loses there wife, professes love at the fiuneral and marries the rich widow next door 2 days later.
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Oh i agree totally but it doesn’t surprise me one bit
 
GB72 said:
True but the OTT press conference. A fine analogy would be someone whose loses there wife, professes love at the fiuneral and marries the rich widow next door 2 days later.
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What did you expect him to do? It's not like he's past it, to go and play in an irrelevant league in another continent. He has maybe 2-3 more years at the top, and he still wants to play in the Champion's League for those years presumably. He'd rather be doing that at Barca but it's not an option.
 
Blimey it’s all kicking off on Twitter between the Liverpool fans over the lack of action in the transfer market ???

#FSGOUT ???
 
Familiar name among the subs for Birmingham in tonight's League Cup tie.

A lad called Bellingham.

Younger brother and not 16 for a couple of weeks. Just hope that expectations don't weigh too heavy.
 
Pin-seeker said:
Blimey it’s all kicking off on Twitter between the Liverpool fans over the lack of action in the transfer market ???

#FSGOUT ???
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Let them crack on. It's not like it was a surprise this summer.

Fill the big CB shaped hole in the squad, make some room in the squad for potential further signings and then look to fill those holes. As it stands we have no room in the squad for non-homegrown players, so the likes of Origi and Shaqiri were always going to be in the shop window. If those 2 leave, we might get a forward in. If they don't, we won't. it's super simple.

Apparently renewing contracts for Trent, Fabinho and Alisson doesn't count as "money the club spends" either... Even though there's probably another £200k pw+ the club wasn't spending last year!
 
MetalMickie said:
Familiar name among the subs for Birmingham in tonight's League Cup tie.

A lad called Bellingham.

Younger brother and not 16 for a couple of weeks. Just hope that expectations don't weigh too heavy.
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That is a bit young to be playing with seasoned pros.
Good luck to him though.
Hope he gets on and scores the winner ,that is really something to remember.
 
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