• Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.

    You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!

    If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

*Official* English Football Season 2014-15

Cabinet96

Cabinet96

Hall of Fame Member
This fawning over Chelsea's selling has to stop btw. Of course they can sell fringe players for big money, they literally use about 15 all season. As it was Schürrle is 24, was their first choice replacement if either Hazard or Willian got injured and 2nd choice if either of Oscar or Costa got injured, and would pretty much always come on as a sub every game. It's the equivalent of Arsenal flogging Walcott/Wilshere/Chamberlain, or Liverpool with Lallana, City with Navas, United with Herrera/Mata/etc. People honestly think none of those players would fetch a fee as high as Schürrle's? I reckon Arsenal could sell one of those three to Liverpool or City for something silly, some people think they will with Walcott. I mean,they've made some good sales sure, but only Luiz was actually a bad buy. All the rest were fair prices for good players, who weren't quite first choice, but would get regular game time for a similar level side that wasn't full of robot men who didn't get tired or injured.

Anyway, apologies for the rant. Lets see what opinion is after the CL knockouts.
 
cpr

cpr

International Coach
Great window, got rid of the mercenaries like Fletcher, and in bringing in a left back, strengthened the position where we've failed to plan for the future.


William Prunier fearing for his cult status as we speak
 
cpr

cpr

International Coach
Also Zaha move now permanent, talk of never being given a chance. Obviously didn't shift as many shirts as Dong Fangzhuo
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Cabinet96 said:
This transfer deadline day **** has got out of hand. Two big transfers (Quadrado and Schürrle) and people are moaning about how boring it is. If you're bored it's your fault for getting really excited about Monday because Sky told you to.
Click to expand...
Yeah, Paul Sarahs made a similar point on World Football Phone-in this week. Basically said that there was loads of actual sport on Monday, and that if people wanted something to get excited about they should perhaps try watching it rather than getting sucked into the media circus that is transfer deadline day.
 
P

Pothas

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Cabinet96 said:
This fawning over Chelsea's selling has to stop btw. Of course they can sell fringe players for big money, they literally use about 15 all season. As it was Schürrle is 24, was their first choice replacement if either Hazard or Willian got injured and 2nd choice if either of Oscar or Costa got injured, and would pretty much always come on as a sub every game. It's the equivalent of Arsenal flogging Walcott/Wilshere/Chamberlain, or Liverpool with Lallana, City with Navas, United with Herrera/Mata/etc. People honestly think none of those players would fetch a fee as high as Schürrle's? I reckon Arsenal could sell one of those three to Liverpool or City for something silly, some people think they will with Walcott. I mean,they've made some good sales sure, but only Luiz was actually a bad buy. All the rest were fair prices for good players, who weren't quite first choice, but would get regular game time for a similar level side that wasn't full of robot men who didn't get tired or injured.

Anyway, apologies for the rant. Lets see what opinion is after the CL knockouts.
Click to expand...
Agree with a lot of this but the thing that still gets me as that they are selling these guys for a profit. They should be making a loss on at least a few of these.
 
grecian

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
cpr said:
Great window, got rid of the mercenaries like Fletcher, and in bringing in a left back, strengthened the position where we've failed to plan for the future.


William Prunier fearing for his cult status as we speak
Click to expand...


Does LVG really think you don't need any quality defenders? It just seems bizarre.
 
Uppercut

Uppercut

Request Your Custom Title Now!
Cabinet96 said:
This fawning over Chelsea's selling has to stop btw. Of course they can sell fringe players for big money, they literally use about 15 all season. As it was Schürrle is 24, was their first choice replacement if either Hazard or Willian got injured and 2nd choice if either of Oscar or Costa got injured, and would pretty much always come on as a sub every game. It's the equivalent of Arsenal flogging Walcott/Wilshere/Chamberlain, or Liverpool with Lallana, City with Navas, United with Herrera/Mata/etc. People honestly think none of those players would fetch a fee as high as Schürrle's? I reckon Arsenal could sell one of those three to Liverpool or City for something silly, some people think they will with Walcott. I mean,they've made some good sales sure, but only Luiz was actually a bad buy. All the rest were fair prices for good players, who weren't quite first choice, but would get regular game time for a similar level side that wasn't full of robot men who didn't get tired or injured.

Anyway, apologies for the rant. Lets see what opinion is after the CL knockouts.
Click to expand...
£22m is a fair price for Schurrle. But generally speaking they have been owning at transfers for the last year and a bit. Great deals on Luiz, Mata, Lukaku, Matic, Costa, and Fabregas. It's depressing, especially when United's transfer dealings are such a sack of ****, but there's no point pretending it isn't the case.
 
Uppercut

Uppercut

Request Your Custom Title Now!
sledger said:
Not sure, but since they've only got him on loan that would seem a bit odd.
Click to expand...
They were loaning out a player to Bolton, and since that would have left the U21s desperately short of players they agreed to send someone the other way.
 
duffer

duffer

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Was talking to a mate about Balotelli and whether he's in the Last Chance Saloon. If he fails here who is dumb enough to give him another chance? Guy is done imo.
 
Furball

Furball

Evil Scotsman
duffer said:
Was talking to a mate about Balotelli and whether he's in the Last Chance Saloon. If he fails here who is dumb enough to give him another chance? Guy is done imo.
Click to expand...
Either a manager with a massive ego like Rodgers or some dumb **** Russian mob with more money than sense.

Either that or he'll do a Cassano. Get his **** together at a middling club lime Fiorentina or Parma and kickstart the whole circus again.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Top