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Ian Walker
I though i'd start up a new thread to discuss discretely the issue of managers and agents seemingly making purchases for "goodwill reasons."
You remember Redknapp making purchases seemingly insisting he "needed 3 right-backs2 as a neccesity.
Then we've seen whispers about how Tony Pulis makes purchases and how he left Palace a few days before the start of the 2014/15 season possibly due to throwing his toys out his pram and not able to have free reign to make his usual "goodwill reasons" purchases (he spent a load at Stoke and often on players that he hardly played, hence why they parted ways). Then you remember the Secret Footballer article that hinted at the fact that Peace at West Brom was reluctant to sell Berahino because he didn't want Pulis spending the money the way he usually does..
I must say Allardyce makes me wonder in these terms as well...
So who else can be put on the list in your opinion?
Bruce?
Pardew (i know he's generally a dunce in terms of progressive tactics, but how many strikers does he have at Crystal Palace??)
You have to maybe add Mourinho **cough**Mendes**cough** to the list as well...
I wonder if, strangely, this phenomenon is something that can indirectly act as an equaliser in terms of leauge competitiveness (i.e. the clubs at the top of the food chain get duped - and there are so many players that can be stockpiled, Chelski's loan "system" notwithstanding...)
You remember Redknapp making purchases seemingly insisting he "needed 3 right-backs2 as a neccesity.
Then we've seen whispers about how Tony Pulis makes purchases and how he left Palace a few days before the start of the 2014/15 season possibly due to throwing his toys out his pram and not able to have free reign to make his usual "goodwill reasons" purchases (he spent a load at Stoke and often on players that he hardly played, hence why they parted ways). Then you remember the Secret Footballer article that hinted at the fact that Peace at West Brom was reluctant to sell Berahino because he didn't want Pulis spending the money the way he usually does..
I must say Allardyce makes me wonder in these terms as well...
So who else can be put on the list in your opinion?
Bruce?
Pardew (i know he's generally a dunce in terms of progressive tactics, but how many strikers does he have at Crystal Palace??)
You have to maybe add Mourinho **cough**Mendes**cough** to the list as well...
I wonder if, strangely, this phenomenon is something that can indirectly act as an equaliser in terms of leauge competitiveness (i.e. the clubs at the top of the food chain get duped - and there are so many players that can be stockpiled, Chelski's loan "system" notwithstanding...)
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