January Transfers 2020 - Sponsored by the WTAS™

[Disco]

Arsenal seem to be signing a bunch of shit defenders to complement their current setup.

So their normal transfer policy then.

[SincereTheRebel]

If they took all those small £5m-£20m fees and splashed it all on one defender, they would be OK. Similar way if PSG or Barcelona decided to buy Kante, they wouldn't lose a single game.

[randomlegend]

Cavani one of the strikers Utd are looking at apparently. He looked nailed on to go to Atletico but they've pulled out.

[John Arne]

Off to Miami thanks to Becks sex appeal.

[niko_cee]

If they took all those small £5m-£20m fees and splashed it all on one defender, they would be OK. Similar way if PSG or Barcelona decided to buy Kante, they wouldn't lose a single game.

Barcelona would, and PSG would find a way. They always do.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/166AD/production/_110712819_fernandes.jpg

[Spikey M]

Looks like a noncey Dracula.

[Ian]

Fernoncedes.

[Shindig]

Those arms do look a touch skinny.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"All the better for wanking you off..."

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can tell just from looking at him that he is dogshit.

[Ian]

With that build I could see him doing what Reyes did for Arsenal. Start well and then some Neville analogue spends an afternoon hoofing him up in the air and he doesn't fancy it so much after that.

[Shindig]

Ole will make fun of his ears and that'll be the end of him.

[randomlegend]

He's going to don it.

[Lewis]

I wonder whether Juan Mata regrets wasting his peak years at United. If he had left Chelsea to go be the designated flair player in a workmanlike Spanish/Italian team he might not have aged fifteen years since.

[Smjffy]

Sander Berge will be great

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[niko_cee]

Does he really look any older than he did when he joined Chelsea? He always looked old.

[Lofty]

Surprised Chelsea have let Lamptey go to Brighton, looked good in the 2-1 against Arsenal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Right decision for him, he was never going to get a regular game with Reece James in front of him, possibly ever.

[niko_cee]

Josh King (back) to United seems to be doing the rounds.

:cab:

[John Arne]

Solksjaer might as well dust off his boots.

Martial - Solksjaer - Greenwood

[mugbull]

Speaking of coming back to former clubs, Gareth...

[Shindig]

AC Milan signing a Wigan defender is end of days stuff.

[Lewis]

Say what you will about 'LvG' but he would have chucked some eighteen year old in until Marcus Rashford came back. Joshua King. Fucking hell.

[Mellberg]

Proper Souness/Hodgson signing.

[randomlegend]

Say what you will about 'LvG' but he would have chucked some eighteen year old in until Marcus Rashford came back. Joshua King. Fucking hell.

We've already chucked the 18 year old in. We're laughably thin up front at this point.

Edit: the only actual striker we have in the youth squads who's meant to be good is Hoogewerf who's sixteen. Ramazini is highly rated I think and is eighteen, could give him a go at left wing.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ryan Bennett is off to Leicester on loan from Wolves.

[Lewis]

Stick him in, play Dalot on the right, Chong (who is crap), even Williams could do a shift on the left if necessary. It's a few weeks. Improvise. Don't spend REBUILD money on some goon who won't get a game beyond March.

[Ian]

Well we've had Williams on the left ahead of Shaw in some games anyway so I don't see why we couldn't do more of that.

Lol if there's been any serious attempt to buy Josh sodding King.

[Baz]

He’s patriotic, Ole.

:harold:

I feel like everyone else struggling to find form has done him a massive favour. Especially Arsenal. Ole’s target for the year could genuinely have been “finish above Arsenal” and it would have sounded like a decent achievement, but they’re currently 10th with the same number of points as the team in 14th(!) so ehhh maybe not. Going off the league table it looks like he’s actually doing okay but the fact that united could end up 8th on goal difference if Wolves beat them this weekend tells another story. The teams between 5-14th are in a little league on their own and it’s quality. Easy to enjoy it when Liverpool are unbeaten and 19 points clear though. Gonna soar past 100 points with ease and it’s gonna be amazing. 🤤 This season is fantastic.

[phonics]

We're like 6 points behind them so it'll come.

[Ian]

What's Dugarry doing these days?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd rather bring Macheda back than Josh King.

[randomlegend]

Josh King agreed, provisional on them finding a replacement apparently.

I do get the need for bodies but blood hell.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Chance of it being bollocks then if the ITKs are on it.

[Smjffy]

I'd rather bring Macheda back than Josh King.

Curiosity got the better of me and it turns out he's playing for Panathinaikos at the moment.

From United to Sampdoria > QPR > Stuttgart > Doncaster > Birmingham > Cardiff > Forest > Novara > Panathinaikos.

I think the bigger surprise is he's still only 28.

[SincereTheRebel]

Where is Guiseppe Rossi these days?

[Smjffy]

Where is Guiseppe Rossi these days?

Genoa. Not as impressive. I had a look at some of Liverpool's "the next" whatever.

Sinama Pongolle - Liverpool > Blackburn > Recreativo > Atletico Madrid > Sporting CP > Zaragoza > St Etienne > Rostov > Chicago Fire > Lausanne-Sport > Dundee United > Chainat Hornbill and still at it now at the age of 35 with Saint-Pierroise.

Next in line was Zidane who sadly never scaled the same heights with just three French caps.

Liverpool > Marseille > Bordeaux > Rennes > Anorthosis > Nantes.

Paul Konchesky (shudder) had a bit of a drop after us. Liverpool > Forest > Leicester > QPR > Gillingham > Billercay Town > East Thurrock

Finally, because I'm bored.

Igor Biscan is now manager of Croatia's U19's.

[niko_cee]

By Zidane do you mean Le Tallec or Cheyrou?

[Dave.]

By Zidane do you mean Le Tallec or Cheyrou?

It will be Cheyrou. Le Tallec was on loan at Sunderland.

[SvN]

How have I only just spotted the Klopp quote in Smiffy's signature? :D

[SvN]

Josh King agreed, provisional on them finding a replacement apparently.

I do get the need for bodies but blood hell.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51325071

He's done it again. Haters gonna hate.

[John Arne]

How have I only just spotted the Klopp quote in Smiffy's signature? :D

I believe it is a Pep Lijnders quote.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I love these crap ITKs.

[Lewis]

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[randomlegend]

We're looking at Ighalo on loan but his wages are retarded so probably won't go through. Slimani also mentioned.

Probably too late for anything to happen, barring something different becoming available out of the blue.

[Manc]

The use of we has never been more unwarrented.

[randomlegend]

Simon Stone and Romano confirming the above.

[SincereTheRebel]

I know man utd have fallen off but those names are fucking ridiculous.

This is Manchester United here lads.

Manchester United.

[Mike]

It’s great, isn’t it!

[Ian]

There's probably basically nobody who fits the bill of not being above whatever they want to pay because of midseason inflation, not some old hack and actually any good.

How you end up with Josh King from that scenario I dunno but then I've never claimed to understand how we function.

[Kikó]

Always been a big fan of [checks notes] Ighalo.

[Kikó]

Especially if he wipes out half the team with corona virus.

[Lofty]

Not sure why they don't hijack the Bowen move and spin it as part of the project.

[randomlegend]

It's going to be a six month loan deal to make up numbers. It's far from the end of days scenario it's being made out to be. Pretty good window overall.

[Spikey M]

First 2 weeks in quarantine.

[Smjffy]

Prime > Julius Berger > Lyn > Udinese > Granada > Cesena > Granada > Watford > Changchun Yati > Shanghai Shenhua > Manchester United.

:D Unreal career for the Nigerian.

[randomlegend]

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Done.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice to see an African Robbie Keane.

[Lewis]

It's not that terrible in isolation. It's just yet more evidence of piss-poor management and planning, which is costing the club 'Alexis' money over the six months.

[Shindig]

Hey, he could be a proper Julius Aghahowa.

[Gray Fox]

How have I only just spotted the Klopp quote in Smiffy's signature? :D


I believe it is a Pep Lijnders quote.

The quote he's got there is wrong too. It's been niggling at me for weeks.

[Lewis]

'Insanity is our identities.'

[Shindig]

I really hope he don't let Matty Longstaff leave in the summer.

[AyDee]

I don't think Ighalo on loan is all that bad business. Granted it's worth a lol at how far Man United have fallen but Ighalo will do a decent enough job.

[niko_cee]

When the alternative is £20m for Josh King (lol no we want £40m!) then some shitter on loan for 6 months is probably quite a good deal.

Until he has 4 good games and they decide to buy him for a silly amount and give him a 5 year contract that is.

[niko_cee]

Pretty good window overall.

I feel the Sanchez transfer has really lowered the bar at United when it comes to assessing transfers.

As long as a signing isn't as bad as him, it's been alright.

[Kikó]

It's been a complete shambles of a window. We've wasted a month signing a player we wanted then ruled out in the summer. I'm not unhappy there's a forward in there but it's laughable how they had no plan after Haaland.

It's still clueless despite the new scouting system set up.

[John Arne]

How old are we saying Ighalo is? I reckon it's not too far from his claimed age. Maybe 33? My Nigerian mate reckons he pushing 40 :D

[John Arne]

It's been a complete shambles of a window. We've wasted a month signing a player we wanted then ruled out in the summer. I'm not unhappy there's a forward in there but it's laughable how they had no plan after Haaland.

It's still clueless despite the new scouting system set up.

What's the reason for the delay in appointing a proper DoF?

[Ian]

I assume because Woodward doesn't want it to happen.

[Shindig]

Which binman would you opt for the role?

[Kikó]

I assume because Woodward doesn't want it to happen.

Yep.

And even if we did, it still doesn't mean he's got any power or influence.

[Danny]

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[bruhnaldo]

"Because in the internet age people earn currency based on clicks rather than facts and there are over a dozen million (idk just a stab) people who would find interest in clicking "Manchester United" stories"

[John]

Mark Bosnich has just been on SSN saying Ighalo will have a similar impact as a midseason signing to that of Cantona.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The best thing on Chelsea Twitter last year was a now mid-thirties, fat Lenny Pidgeley calling out Bosnich as a cunt.

[Ian]

Mark Bosnich has just been on SSN saying Ighalo will have a similar impact as a midseason signing to that of Cantona.

He back on the coke?

[John Arne]

He back on the coke?

He was pundit'ing on A-League a few days ago and didn't realise his mic was on when he uttered something like "Is it just me or was that utter shite"

[SvN]

I was just reading an interview with him from a few years ago, and I've never known such a self pitying, know-it all, nothing-is-my-fault melt.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/big-interview-mark-bosnich-fergies-terrible-professional-comment-was-was-just-a-lie

[bruhnaldo]

i'm sorry, what does he mean when he says this?

‘I took the first high ball and launched a throw out to Mark Hughes. I thought, ‘Why did you take a high ball in the first 10 minutes? You've made yourself a target now.’

I'm confused and apologize again as I'm sure it's a lot more simple than my brain is trying to work it as

[Lewis]

Wimbledon were a shithouse long ball side, so presumably he thought casually dealing with their first attempt would provoke them into roughing him up a bit.

[phonics]

Meet that Wimbledon team


https://youtu.be/kdU1qUN7LX8?t=2311

[Danny]

The fact that Fashanu played for England is a disgrace.

100% recommend watching that doc Bruh. Serious shithouse team.

[Jimmy Floyd]

John Fashanu is probably the worst bloke in the last 40 years of football, or right up there, and if the clips of him in that are recent he also seems to have gone way off the deep end as well.

[Danny]

It’s from 2014. So he has probably only got worse. That reminded me how much of a tosser he is though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He was a great host for Gladiators though.

[Alex]

He was a great host for Gladiators though.

Awooga!

He genuinely does come off as mentally unhinged in that Crazy Gang documentary though.

[Danny]

Stole that too the bastard

[Shindig]

John Fashanu is probably the worst bloke in the last 40 years of football, or right up there, and if the clips of him in that are recent he also seems to have gone way off the deep end as well.

He was a right cunt to his brother.

[Mazuuurk]

Is he wearing a Sweden tracksuit...? :scratch:

[Shindig]

He sure is. No loyalty.

[Mazuuurk]

But why the fuck.

[SvN]

It's a hat tip to Ulrika, his former Gladiators hosting partner.

[Bob Sacamano]

I remember him on that Bravo documentary years ago, he didn't come across well. Fash FC :sick:

On the same topic, Big Ron Manager was tremendous.

[Offshore Toon]

He was a great host for Gladiators though.
Better in Nigerian Deal Or No Deal, which is well worth watching. Then move on to South African Take Me Out.

[Manc]

On the topic of Nigeria, how old are we saying Ighalo is?

[SincereTheRebel]

Taribo West minus 5

[Ian]

Premier League clubs vote for return to longer summer transfer window (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51401149)

Cor, an extra month back in Woodward's calendar to achieve the asking price he was quoted in May. Great stuff.

[Kikó]

Grealish personal terms agreed.

[Ian]

Is that official #ITKiko news?

[Kikó]

I'm hanging my fading reputation on it.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure how him and Lionel Messi fit in.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kiko now using Randrew's ITKs :harold:

[Kikó]

:sherlock:

[randomlegend]

The ITKs have Grealish as one of the players we're in for (and are trying to get done early) but nothing about personal terms being agreed.

They reckon Woodward himself isn't actually involved with transfers directly very often, and when he is (which they are saying he is for Grealish) the leaks dry up completely.

:sorry:

[Kikó]

Well my ITKs can beat up your ITKs.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure how him and Lionel Messi fit in.

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Instead of whoever he wants you twat slaphead.

[Raoul Duke]

I reckon Messi will end up at Juventus

[Giggles]

Will he not just retire at Barcelona?

[Ian]

They'll give Abidal the boot to pacify him and try to get a deal for Neymar done before May, which is when the Messi countdown is to because of his contract clause (which I only learned about during this fuss and find a bit weird.)

[niko_cee]

Messi would be a prize plantpot to not see out his career at Barcelona, but he does seem to have tendencies that way. Getting found out with Pep at City would be a magnificent end to it all.

You can only imagine he'd want a crippling contract.

[Mike]

Could come to Liverpool, would make a decent impact sub.

[Shindig]

You already have Origi for that.

[Giggles]

Bringing in a person like that would ruin Liverpool.

[Mike]

You already have Origi for that.

:wub:

[Baz]

I’d have Ronaldo but not Messi.

[Shindig]

I'd take both on the proviso one teaches Saint Maximum how to dribble and the other teaches Joelinton how to score.

[randomlegend]

I'm hanging my fading reputation on it.

The latest ITK info is we've agreed personal terms and a fee for a player but they don't have a name confirmed, but they suspect it's Grealish.

Who's our resident Villa fan? What position does Grealish actually play; I'm hearing worrying suggestions he's really a left winger.

[SincereTheRebel]

Villa stan at work claims Jack is better than Wij. Jack gets put to LM becuase the other CMs at Villa cant play there. His best position according to Stan is a CAM. Cunt has a bet that Jack will be at the euros and i kind of agree with him

[Giggles]

Villa stan at work claims Jack is better than Wij. Jack gets put to LM becuase the other CMs at Villa cant play there. His best position according to Stan is a CAM. Cunt has a bet that Jack will be at the euros and i kind of agree with him

Grealish. Wijnaldum.

[niko_cee]

Wij?

I reckon Grealish is best as an '8' in the modern parlance, although could easily play as a wide forward or a '10' if you roll with one of those.

Presumably if United are interested then Pogba must be going.

What they should actually be doing is chucking everything at getting Ndidi out of Leicester.

[-james-]

I reckon there are two midfield spots up for grabs for the England squad. Grealish should really be a lock for one of them but I'm half expecting them to go Barkley and Rice.

[SincereTheRebel]

Wij?

I reckon Grealish is best as an '8' in the modern parlance, although could easily play as a wide forward or a '10' if you roll with one of those.

Presumably if United are interested then Pogba must be going.

What they should actually be doing is chucking everything at getting Ndidi out of Leicester.

Its the Leicester scouts who you need to buy.

[niko_cee]

Nah, that never works. Didn't Everton already do that anyway?

[Mellberg]

The latest ITK info is we've agreed personal terms and a fee for a player but they don't have a name confirmed, but they suspect it's Grealish.

Who's our resident Villa fan? What position does Grealish actually play; I'm hearing worrying suggestions he's really a left winger.

I can see Grealish agreeing terms, but there's no chance you've agreed a fee with Villa at this stage. We'll be cunts about it and it will take top dollar.

Unless we go down. Then we've fucked it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I reckon there are two midfield spots up for grabs for the England squad. Grealish should really be a lock for one of them but I'm half expecting them to go Barkley and Rice.

Having now seen Barkley with a vested interest, I am really none the wiser as to what all these managers see in him. Are they impressed by his physical attributes? If so they should just build a statue or make him do life modelling.

I have never seen a supposedly 'top' player with a worse football brain.

[phonics]

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:sherlock:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Obviously QPR.

[Smjffy]

Having now seen Barkley with a vested interest, I am really none the wiser as to what all these managers see in him. Are they impressed by his physical attributes? If so they should just build a statue or make him do life modelling.

I have never seen a supposedly 'top' player with a worse football brain.

I think it was the Leicester match I watched recently and he came on as a sub, nothing that we didn't really know already but he'd have been better off being kept on the bench. I'm certain if he wasn't English he'd have been hounded out a long time ago. He's just very average, makes poor decisions constantly yet swans around as though he's actually something special.

[randomlegend]

https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/604631338/chelsea-en-ajax-akkoord-over-transfer-hakim-ziyech

Ziyech to Chelsea for 45m euros (telegraaf are extremely reliable for Ajax).

[Manc]

Lovely player.

[Spikey M]

45m is daylight robbery. He's worth twice that.

[Waffdon]

They’ll beat Man Utd for Sancho too.

[niko_cee]

45m is daylight robbery. He's worth twice that.

Wasn't he available for a fraction of that last summer?

Spending £165m on attackers when you have no defence . . .

[Jimmy Floyd]

Defending hasn't been coached for years, possibly decades. There are only about three proper defenders outside Uruguay.

[Lofty]

Wasn't he available for a fraction of that last summer?

Spending £165m on attackers when you have no defence . . .

£27m release supposedly.

[Ian]

Amounts of money being discussed aside is this Jude Bellingham actually particularly good?

[Raoul Duke]

He has the name of an early 90's sitcom actress

[Ian]

Part of the Oxo advert dynasty.

[Ian]

I see United are keeping Ighalo away from the squad.

Personally I say let him in and if he wipes a few of the useless bastards out he may go down as one of our great signings.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51488996

Ziyech official.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Like that. Midgets from Holland are not exactly bombproof, but it's something to look forward to.

[Mellberg]

Amounts of money being discussed aside is this Jude Bellingham actually particularly good?

The Noses rave about him, but they would, as the best player they've seen in the last 30 years is Dele Adebola.

[niko_cee]

Seeing Ziyech go, which seems quite a sensible signing at a reasonable price, I was wondering what that David Neres chap everyone was raving about last season is up to but I see he's suffered some sort of knee injury.

Liverpool are definitely going to be in the market for some sort of attacker this summer, I'm sort of hoping it isn't Sancho for £100m.

[John Arne]

The Noses rave about him, but they would, as the best player they've seen in the last 30 years is Dele Adebola.

Dele was fucking legend for Crewe. What a player.

[Shindig]

Like that. Midgets from Holland are not exactly bombproof, but it's something to look forward to.

I'm still annoyed Kezman failed over here.

[Baz]

Liverpool are definitely going to be in the market for some sort of attacker this summer, I'm sort of hoping it isn't Sancho for £100m.Mbappe.

[Smjffy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtoCcCWwfB0

:happycry:

[randomlegend]

Latest ITK chat:

Apparently Pogba has agreed terms with Juve so Ole has told him he won't play again for us this season and we still won't accept any lower than our previous valuation which is something mental around £150m.

Grealish is basically done; a basic fee is agreed with Villa and how high/achievable the add-ons are will depends whether they get relegated or not.

If Pogba leaves we'll sign Saul.

Lots of discussion over Sancho but he still will only come if we get Champions League. The fee is going to be eye-watering.

We want Moussa Dembele for striker, he's very keen.

The ITKs are at war over the manager. One is dead certain Pochettino is coming in the summer, others saying Ole may still stay.

There's an interesting ITK now who clearly works in football in some capacity and has news from all over Europe. He called loads of the January transfers before they were in the news, and the Barca manager as well. When the City news came out he said to expect PSG and Barca to be next, which they have been.

[Waffdon]

I’ll give you odds of 5/1 for one or more of the above to actually happen

[Lewis]

I'll have a grand on there being ITKs disagreeing over the manager.

[Lewis]

Easy money.

[randomlegend]

I’ll give you odds of 5/1 for one or more of the above to actually happen

I have to choose or just any one or more?

[niko_cee]

Is Moussa Dembele any good?

Poggers going back to Juve would be all sorts of funny. I don't see how that's going to work unless United accept being gypped in some stupid player exchange where all the shit Juve get for nothing is suddenly worth £40m a throw, and even then, nope.

[Giggles]

Is he the ex Fulham player?

[niko_cee]

I was going to say no, but did they both play for Fulham? I think so, yes, the one that went to Celtic for not much as opposed to the (ancient) midfielder.

[Giggles]

I was going to say no, but did they both play for Fulham? I think so, yes, the one that went to Celtic for not much as opposed to the (ancient) midfielder.

Yeah that’s the one, went to Celtic. Hadn’t realised he’d left them.

[The Merse]

Good centre forward. Has the full suite of post-Drogba no. 9 attributes, albeit is less overpowering than some. I’ve seen him in person a few times and each time he’s improved something. Vs Arsenal in pre-season his movement was great, way better than when I’d seen him Scotland. I’m fairly convinced he’ll be a 20 goals a season man if dropped into the Prem. whether the reported fees are worth that is another question.

[niko_cee]

20 league goals would make him an elite level striker.

He's never scored 20 league goals in a season in France, or Scotland, or the Championship, and he plays in a team where Memphis Depay is king. These would all be slight red flags for me

[The Merse]

20 league goals would make him an elite level striker.

He's never scored 20 league goals in a season in France, or Scotland, or the Championship, and he plays in a team where Memphis Depay is king. These would all be slight red flags for me

I should probably qualify that's by 20 goals I mean in all comps - which is Lacazette level, short of elite for me. He's been scoring 1 in 2 at Celtic and Lyon. He arrived at Celtic as a 19 year old to lead the line, and has improved his strike rate at Lyon. At this stage, I'd be very happy if he arrived at the Arsenal.

[Kikó]

I told you Grealish months ago so piss off we're full.

[randomlegend]

I’ll give you odds of 5/1 for one or more of the above to actually happen

Well?

[SincereTheRebel]

I should probably qualify that's by 20 goals I mean in all comps - which is Lacazette level, short of elite for me. He's been scoring 1 in 2 at Celtic and Lyon. He arrived at Celtic as a 19 year old to lead the line, and has improved his strike rate at Lyon. At this stage, I'd be very happy if he arrived at the Arsenal.

Isnt elite the highet level?

[Mellberg]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/25/manchester-uniteds-net-debt-rises-736m-to-3913m-in-three-months-solskjaer-woodward

That alleged agreed Grealish fee must be about £27.

[Lewis]

Hopefully the seven is in add-ons.

[Danny]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/25/manchester-uniteds-net-debt-rises-736m-to-3913m-in-three-months-solskjaer-woodward

That alleged agreed Grealish fee must be about £27.


Regarding the net debt increase it is understood this was primarily because of investment in players and that the club view the figure as manageable and that the gross debt remains the same.

Nothing to see here but a headline.

[randomlegend]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/03/02/manchester-united-leading-race-make-jadon-sancho-record-premier/

[phonics]

United are in for Jordan Sancho? Fucking EXCLUSIVE that one.

Turns out my Tier 1 Journalist, Talksport. Had this over a year ago. So ITK.

https://talksport.com/football/590744/jadon-sancho-manchester-united-january-transfer/

[randomlegend]

Your recent responses to me in this thread are so far into stupidity that I don't even know how to respond.

[SvN]

United are in for Jordan Sancho? Fucking EXCLUSIVE that one.

Turns out my Tier 1 Journalist, Talksport. Had this over a year ago. So ITK.

https://talksport.com/football/590744/jadon-sancho-manchester-united-january-transfer/

August 2019 was not over a year ago.

[phonics]

Depends what calendar you're on. Could be a couple thousand years ago if we use the Jewish Calendar. CY@

[Gray Fox]

I feel like the Sancho one is going to drag on into the summer. If I were him I'd be waiting to see who made top 4.

Could just as easily see him at either Chelsea or United. I'm not sure what level of interest Liverpool or City would have either. Word I hear is that our eggs are in a Werner shaped basket.

[SvN]

I read that he was meant to be signing for us last year, then our form fell off a cliff and we didn't make the top four, so he had second thoughts.

He's exactly what we need, so I'd be gutted if we didn't sign him.

[Manc]

Word I hear is that our eggs are in a Werner shaped basket.

He's a speed merchant in a wasteman league. Avoid at all costs imo.

[niko_cee]

So is Sancho.

Liverpool do need something to spice up the front 3 a bit, Werner looks a finisher which would be useful. Just get him and Phil Couts back for the lols.

[phonics]

Liverpool need a stand in for Firmino, a striker that sets up the play for the other forwards and chips in with a few goals.

There's only one man for the job. Olivier. Giroud.

[niko_cee]

He'll be long dead before the train can get there fast enough to justify the commute.

[phonics]

I'm sure Cisse can let him stay somewhere in that Dukedom he owns.

[Gray Fox]

For the £50m price tag being mooted he's much more of a Liverpool type signing. Klopps not really been wrong before.

Personally I'd try and buy both after the money saving that was done last year, but I'm not sure that's sustainable. I think Werner + CB + creative midfield type would be all that we did.

[phonics]

For the £50m price tag being mooted he's much more of a Liverpool type signing. Klopps not really been wrong before.

Keita?

[Gray Fox]

Keita?

Hard to judge him properly. He comes in for 5 games and by game 4/5 he starts to look very good.
Then he gets injured for 5-10 games.

[Lewis]

The Liverpool front three never get injured or tired, so they might as well bring Daniel Sturridge back with a decent Fitness Advantage after his gambling ban. Buying some big name forward for 'depth' just rocks the boat, and he would be a tit for joining anyway if Bayern are in for him and would play him more often.

[randomlegend]

There's a lot of rumours one of the front three will be sold.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure who that benefits.

[niko_cee]

The Liverpool front three never get injured or tired, so they might as well bring Daniel Sturridge back with a decent Fitness Advantage after his gambling ban. Buying some big name forward for 'depth' just rocks the boat, and he would be a tit for joining anyway if Bayern are in for him and would play him more often.

Bayern burnt their bridges last summer apparently after basically agreeing to sign him then saying "lol no wait a year and we'll sign you for nothing mate" much to Timo's chagrin.

[niko_cee]

I don't think anyone would be willing to put enough money down to buy any of Liverpool's front three. They're all great, but, in isolation they're not galatico material. Salah was probably the closest a few years ago but he's settled now and anyone would be mental to be putting the £100M+ it'd take to sign him on the table.

Where the fuck are Bayern going to play Firmino if they sign him?

[Gray Fox]

There are only really 2 clubs that can buy any of the front 3. Both the Spaniards and one of them is restricted from doing so until I believe 2021.

It'd be madness to sell any of them after finally reaching the top of the game. Most seem to say they'd like to sell Salah if any of the 3 and they're mental. He's been top scorer, for club and league for the past 2 seasons and could well do it again this. The only difference between now and when he first arrived is everything then flew into the top corner, now he's much more human.

There is scope for Werner to play in a 4-2-3-1 with the other 3 still involved. Same for Sancho if you think that would be on. The former seems desperate for the move which would need to be done in March to be done on the cheap.

[phonics]

People over-rate the idea of a squad/2 players for every position. There's no team that were any good where you couldn't name 10/11 of the starting XI every week. Anelka had Cristopher Wreh,, Henry had Sylvain Wiltord, Drogba had Salomon Kalou. Football Manager has rotted fans brains.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham, Dwight Yorke and Ole...

[Lewis]

Cole and Yorke started about ninety per cent of matches.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was pretty much even in the 2000/01 season when Sheringham was top scorer.

[Lewis]

Yeah because they were all crap by then. That side was probably the worst title winners ever.

[Ian]

I don't think anyone would be willing to put enough money down to buy any of Liverpool's front three. They're all great, but, in isolation they're not galatico material.

I reckon there's a bit of a Fergie effect going on with Klopp and at least some of these players. Making them look a lot better than they are through organisation and motivation.

[randomlegend]

Jude Bellingham been at Carrington today apparently (as has Woodward).

[Luca]

https://i.redd.it/ku4zzg1mcol41.jpg

His parents leaving Carrington.

[randomlegend]

One of the ITKs donned Fabrizio Romano by saying Chong would sign a new contract after Romano said he was done to Inter :drool:

[Lewis]

Top drawer black mothering bollocking him for something minor in front of everyone. He'll go far.

[SincereTheRebel]

Does that mean Paul gets a new deal too?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

One of the ITKs donned Fabrizio Romano by saying Chong would sign a new contract after Romano said he was done to Inter :drool:

:lol:

What a loser Romano is.

ITK 4 LYF.

[Luca]

To be fair, Romano never said it was a done deal. I’m convinced they were close, but then had a look at recent first team appearances and realized he was nowhere near first team standard, so they built in the loan clause (which didn’t go over well with his camp).

He’s not very good.

[randomlegend]

To be fair, Romano never said it was a done deal. I’m convinced they were close, but then had a look at recent first team appearances and realized he was nowhere near first team standard, so they built in the loan clause (which didn’t go over well with his camp).

He’s not very good.

He said "said 2 months ago and also 2 weeks ago... he’s going to join Inter!" (tweet since deleted).

[Luca]

He said "said 2 months ago and also 2 weeks ago... he’s going to join Inter!" (tweet since deleted).

Sneaky bastard. :D

It still was probably very close to being done.

[Lewis]

They should have let him go.

[Ian]

You know your hobby is the most tragic thing going when Tahith Chong is at the centre of it.

[Giggles]

John, Nathan Oduwa just signed for Dundalk. What was he like in the stint at Rangers? 1 in 15 doesn’t look good on the face of it. What level was it at the time?

[John]

John, Nathan Oduwa just signed for Dundalk. What was he like in the stint at Rangers? 1 in 15 doesn’t look good on the face of it. What level was it at the time?

We were in the second tier at the time. He wouldn't score goals in the park against a school team, but he generally doesn't try to. He's more concerned with doing tricks on the touchline fifty yards from goal. He has fantastic ability so he'll produce the odd moment but unless he's had a radical change of attitude he's a pound shop Adel Taarabt.

[Giggles]

Sound job cheers. You'd imagine him hitting this level would be last chance for attitude change anyway.

[randomlegend]

Some ITK stuff to keep you ticking over in quarantine:

Apparently Spurs are in an absolute mess financially due to coronavirus and are having to seriously consider selling Kane. United are unsurprisingly interested; we'd pull out of the Grealish transfer (which is all but done) to fund it.

Sancho to United very likely. Bellingham to Dortmund very likely as well.

Bayern interested in De Gea.

We've had offers for Lingard. Had an offer for Sanchez which would involve us paying 45% of his wage for the rest of his contract. Offers for Mata and Matic turned down.

[Shindig]

I can believe Spurs being twatted because of the stadium. And Mourinho could not have been cheap. Newcastle's got the usual takeover talk but, given the coronavirus situation, this might actually be the time to opt in.

[Waffdon]

How on earth could Spurs be struggling for money. Their owner is worth 4 billion quid. Fuck all on wages too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Levy is a snake going to the government for bailout money to furlough staff while paying players hundreds of thousands a week.

[Lewis]

He's worth that partly because he doesn't piss his money up the wall bailing Tottenham out.

[Luke Emia]

Levy is a snake going to the government for bailout money to furlough staff while paying players hundreds of thousands a week.

Yep, only 80% of pay as well so they aren’t even topping it up the cunts.

[Kikó]

But we must get the football show back on the road!! I hope this is the thing that eats them all.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The top end football response to this in general has been fucking bizarre. This sort of head-in-sand shit coming out even today: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/31/uefa-fears-football-season-unlikely-to-resume-before-end-of-june

It's not starting before September you fucking lunatics. Sorry if the gravy train has shuddered to a halt for a while but, get this, no one cares. Let's hope they all saved a few pennies for tins of rice pudding and didn't piss it all up the wall on sports cars.

[Raoul Duke]

Surely, if nothing else, this will precipitate the mass extinction of tinpot clubs even quicker?

[bruhnaldo]

Just realized with our crippling debts Man United will surely go bankrupt in the New Economy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Surely, if nothing else, this will precipitate the mass extinction of tinpot clubs even quicker?

They'll get through, on sheer goodwill if they need to. All local community assets will. If there's a reset then the big winners from before have the most to lose.

The fromagerie, fictional or otherwise, is not going to be a survivor of this.

[phonics]

Just realized with our crippling debts Man United will surely go bankrupt in the New Economy.

Stock price was lower in 2016 and it's bumped up since.

[Kikó]

Stock price is irrelevant.

[Manc]

As is the club.

[Kikó]

So's your mum.

[randomlegend]

Sancho to Utd as good as done.
Chelsea after Coutinho.
Grealish to Utd also still on.
Barca and Utd both made approaches for Harry Kane.

[Smjffy]

No chance will Man United sign Sancho, Grealish and Kane in the same season nor in this lifetime.

[Andy]

The Kane move is one of those that will rumble on, I doubt any enquiry was made with a view to a transfer this summer.

[randomlegend]

I don't think we'll get Kane. If he's really available then Levy will sell him abroad.

I think we'll get Sancho. Grealish will probably depend on how the season finishes (or doesn't).

[Spikey M]

Grealish has probably halved his value for the next 6 months.

[Lewis]

I'm going to clap for Randrew doing this essential work at eight for half an hour.

[Luca]

Could do without Kane and his dodgy injury history.

[bruhnaldo]

We already have Marcus Rashford, so.

[Lewis]

He's never starting a game as the main striker ever again.

[bruhnaldo]

We already have Anthony Martial, so.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm going to clap for Randrew doing this essential work at eight for half an hour.

:D

[niko_cee]

Presumably FFP is fully going out of the window after this.

[randomlegend]

Grealish to Utd done, £60m when the window opens.
Sancho agreed in principle, €110m.
Pogba will sign a new contract.
Kane was a non-starter, Levi refused to point blank. Back in for Moussa Dembele.
3 Premier League teams (including United) + Madrid in for Upamecano. No idea where he'll go.
Sanchez will be back next season, can't get rid.
Smalling will probably stay out on loan.
Romero to leave.

Non-United stuff
Werner to Liverpool on hold because of finances (as a result of covid)
Bayern to sign Havertz and Sane
Lautaro Martinez rejected an offer to join Barca, may go to Man City
Spurs interested in Mattias Ginter
Zakaria will likely leave, has lots of offers from around europe

#ITK

[thommo]

https://media0.giphy.com/media/PYEGoZXABBMuk/source.gif

[Boydy]

Will the transfer window be at the same time as usual? Will players transfer before the season ends? Or will the teansfer window be pushed back till after competitions have finished?

[randomlegend]

Will the transfer window be at the same time as usual? Will players transfer before the season ends? Or will the teansfer window be pushed back till after competitions have finished?

Don't think anybody knows.

[niko_cee]

I can't imagine transfers will be allowed until the current campaign is concluded in some way or another, and with the Champions League apparently running until the end of August there's probably going to have to be a mad week or two at some point to squeeze everything in before THE FOOTBALL can start up again next season, which is apparently of paramount importance.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Agents and clubs negotiating multi-million pound transfers now is proper deck chairs on the Titanic stuff. There won't be the money there to spend, especially on wages.

[randomlegend]

That's why you need a noodle sponsor, for when a global pandemic hits. Woodward masterclass.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The noodles aren't going to be sponsoring a team that isn't playing.

[Offshore Toon]

Agents and clubs negotiating multi-million pound transfers now is proper deck chairs on the Titanic stuff. There won't be the money there to spend, especially on wages.
:drool:

[randomlegend]

The noodles aren't going to be sponsoring a team that isn't playing.

Is that true? I have no idea.

[Ian]

I've seen bits on a few sites saying United still stand to be in reasonable nick because of the number of sponsorships they have that owe nothing to being on TV or matchday. I dunno if it's true but it's been written about in a handful of different places. Could just be one iffy source that's being parrotted of course but if the deal is based on Jesse Lingard dabbing in front of a mobility scooter or whatever then I can see the logic in it.

[Lewis]

They can't be in that great shape if they're losing their best goalkeeper.

[Jimmy Floyd]

:drool:

I can't think of a club better positioned for this than Newcastle. Loyal, local fanbase, top flight status assured, minimal wage bill for the level. And it's all thanks to Mike Ashley.

[Shindig]

You forgot FA Cup Quarter Finalists :dc:

[Offshore Toon]

I can't think of a club better positioned for this than Newcastle. Loyal, local fanbase, top flight status assured, minimal wage bill for the level. And it's all thanks to Mike Ashley.
Thank you Mr Ashley for our local fanbase. God knows where they'd be without him.