*Official* English Football Season 2014-15

[sledger]

Haha WAG. Who needs new signings? He's probably planning on playing himself up front.

 

[duffer]

Chelsea sold Mata for £37.1m and David Luiz for £50m and bought Cesc (£27m) and Matic (£21m) with plenty to spare for others. Impressive start for them.

 

[Cabinet96]

I still don't know why Liverpool are signing Lallana.

 

[Eds]

He's a really good signing in terms of what he adds to the squad. Just well, well overpriced.

 

[Uppercut]

In a sense they're paying for the devil they know. Finding another Coutinho would be perfect but at least this way you know you're not getting another Aspas.

Everyone knows Lallana is a good player, likely to settle quickly, links well with Lambert. Might be better to just overpay than to take a punt on someone less well known.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Again it depends how much is left over for other signings.

Lallana definitely shouldn't have been top priority. If other positions are being strengthened then that's fine, if they're not then it isn't. Essentially they've paid £25m for more depth in a position they're already strong in (not saying that isn't worthwhile necessarily, depends on budgets) and as yet haven't fixed the defence and midfield that shipped 50 league goals last season.

I guess what I'm saying is we don't know whether it's a good piece of business or not yet for Liverpool.

 

[sledger]

Not looking especially good for Southampton. Losing 3 key players and a successful manager in a space of weeks isn't something that's likely to be easy to overcome.

 

[Cabinet96]

Cloning Ramsey. I like the idea, but for that much with other priorities?

 

[sledger]

Have needed a new midfielder in the Vidal mould tbh, and there aren't many players in the world better at doing what Vidal does than Vidal. And from the sound of things Arsenal will still have plenty of cash to throw around, so I wouldn't worry about the other areas being neglected.

That said RE: the Vidal transfer, I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Jarquis]

Fee for Shaw is fine IMO. Rooney and Ferdinand hardly turned out to be wastes of money. No way he justifies 100k pw right now though

 

[Jarquis]

Will explode with joy if we get either Sanchez or Vidal

 

[Cabinet96]

Have needed a new midfielder in the Vidal mould tbh, and there aren't many players in the world better at doing what Vidal does than Vidal. And from the sound of things Arsenal will still have plenty of cash to throw around, so I wouldn't worry about the other areas being neglected.

That said RE: the Vidal transfer, I'll believe it when I see it.

Oh yeah it definitely won't happen, I was just thinking about it in theory. II'm not so sure whether he and Ramsey would work as a midfield paring in practice. They both tackle loads, but they also thrive on driving into the box and scoring loads as well. Will either of them be disciplined enough to sit back and would we even want that at the expense of their attacking threat?

 

[sledger]

No worries whatsoever imo. Wenger obvs planning on playing a 6 man, Spain-style, attacking midfield consisting of Wilshere, Vidal, Ramsey, Ozil, Ox, and Diaby as the false nine. Would be incredible.

 

[Uppercut]

Will explode with joy if we get either Sanchez or Vidal

It's weird that Barca seem willing to let Sanchez go after such a great season.

 

[Cabinet96]

Barca are weird.

 

[Jarquis]

Oh yeah it definitely won't happen, I was just thinking about it in theory. II'm not so sure whether he and Ramsey would work as a midfield paring in practice. They both tackle loads, but they also thrive on driving into the box and scoring loads as well. Will either of them be disciplined enough to sit back and would we even want that at the expense of their attacking threat?

The idea that 'if one goes the other stays' was the basis of central midfield partnerships for about 30 years is wager. They'd be fine. Having two players capable of doing two jobs makes life so much harder for the opposition.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah it is just so stupid. Taken two years to settle in and then he starts to beome they player they thought they bought and they are willing to let him go.

 

[Pothas]

Anyway amazing and rather strange day for the Bees, we spent a million on a player....I can't actually get my head round it.

What makes it exciting is that it is on a young exciting player who is moving up in the game and not in a Premiership has been.

 

[sledger]

That is actually amazing. Must be a transfer record for Brentford?

Looks like a really good signing too.

 

[The Sean]

Odubajo or Gray? Read that the fee for both was undisclosed.