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  1. FatBloke

    U23s, Academy and Loanees

    That does seem rather strange. A year I can understand, but two? Ah. there are reports that Brexit means that we can't sign EU players until they're 18. So the lad could have gone straight to Barcelona, if the reports are to be trusted...so why wouldn't he? Maybe his dad, being an actual...
  2. FatBloke

    Luka Vuskovic

    So what you're saying is that things can change in a Split second...? I'll get me coat.
  3. FatBloke

    Hugo Lloris

    All that implies knowing what you need. As a 20 year old, would I have had the gumption to go and find a lawyer? Get in touch with my union when I needed some advice? Almost certainly not -- I was a fudgewit. A fairly numerate, literate, IT-savvy fudgewit, but a fudgewit nonetheless. I can't see...
  4. FatBloke

    The Official 2023/24 Premier League Thread

    Well, so much for that one then:
  5. FatBloke

    Hugo Lloris

    Of course, it could be both. Agents getting great deals for their players while at the same time exploiting those players. Encouraging them to go to Club X who have nice big brown envelopes. Touting them around without regard to what's the best for them and their short careers. Like everything...
  6. FatBloke

    Son Heung-Min

    To be fair, it's a reasonable headline. "Negotiations failed three times" is probably a better one, but you can't argue that (1) the talks failed, and (2) they were Levy's talks. As you say, Daddy Son's gripe is with the Bayer hierarchy at not playing his son.
  7. FatBloke

    Son Heung-Min

    Nightmares! Must have been like having the Terminator running after them. I'm not surprised Sonny outran the entire population of Burnley a few years ago.
  8. FatBloke

    Tanguy Ndombele

    Nah, he's the Fisher Price Dembele, whereas he could have been the DeWalt one.
  9. FatBloke

    Brennan Johnson

    While I agree with you, I still think some of the Prem spending this summer has reeked of panic buying. Chelsea and ManU are desperate and have plenty of cash to spend, and of course the selling clubs have had no reason to sell for any less. As always, the risk for the less thrifty clubs is...
  10. FatBloke

    Brennan Johnson

    Opinions are like arseholes. Everyone's got one, and they're often full of brick. My disappointment about Johnson is due to: 1. Him not being an out-and-out striker to replace Kane -- the goalscoring half of Kane, anyway. 2. Him costing almost £50m. We have a terrible track record with...
  11. FatBloke

    Was this transfer window a success?

    Just looked up our 2019/20 transfers. "Disaster window" is right! Ndombele £55m Bergwijn £28m Sessegnon £25m Lo Celso £15m loan fee + £27m purchase Jack Clarke £10m Gedson Fernandes £4m loan fee In hindsight...wow. Of those, only Lo Celso looked vaguely like a player after signing. Although...
  12. FatBloke

    Was this transfer window a success?

    Quite. It's a big "if". Toney's an interesting one though. Undoubtedly a fine player, who's already shown that he can do it in the Prem, but I'm sure I read something about attitude issues -- being a nob, basically. I already have more faith in Ange's character assessment than I did in Poch's...
  13. FatBloke

    Was this transfer window a success?

    Sorry, should have written "HAD the Kane money". I doubt anyone outside the club's management really knows, given that much of our transfer kitty would have depended on loans and other financing options, but my suspicion is that Johnson was bought with the Kane money, while the others were...
  14. FatBloke

    Was this transfer window a success?

    As others have said, I'd have liked another CB and a proper CF. However, that's not to say it's been a bad window at all. Getting Vicario, Van Man and Maddison done early was crucial to us starting the season well, and I guess Solomon being there in time for pre-season would have helped as...
  15. FatBloke

    Alfie Devine

    Here's the interview: That's massive balls from Devine, and a lot of trust from the manager (and whatever senior players were left on the pitch). He must really be tearing it up at training to engender that sort of confidence. Looking at the celebrations after the penalty, it seems that the...
  16. FatBloke

    Micky van de Ven

    Super Van?
  17. FatBloke

    Was this transfer window a success?

    Ask me again in a month or two! Seriously though, I'm pretty happy with the window, and the more I think about it, the happier I am with it. However, any window where we lose one of the greatest goal scorers in Spurs history can't go down as a great one.
  18. FatBloke

    Transfer fred.

    I suppose getting three players (four if you count Udogie) slotting straight into the 1st XI is pretty good business. Vicario, VdV and Maddison have certainly started brightly, and I'm hopeful of both Solomon and Veliz. Going into the season with Sanchez, Davies and Dier as our backup CBs isn't...
  19. FatBloke

    Brennan Johnson

    A good player, but if that reported (well, tweeted) £47.5M flat fee is true, well, that's a lot of cash. He's got Prem experience, is young and home grown...but that's a lot of money. 8 goals and 3 assists from 38 PL games last season is not all that, albeit for a lower-table team. I suppose I...
  20. FatBloke

    Eric Dier

    Definitely the former! To get to be a regular in a top half Prem team must take huge mental strength and self-belief, as well as talent. I'm not for a second arguing that Dier is one of the world's top players. I don't even think he should be anywhere near our 1st XI on recent form. It's just...
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