That is proper tosser behaviour from Messi.
The attacking ones won't play.
Presumably James might get a run at rightback (or is Azplicueta still soldiering on?) and Mount might get some game time because he's Lampard's pet, but, realistically, the attacking 4 are going to be all the expensive signings. Having faith in the young players was force of circumstance and it's clearly gone out the window now they can spend money again, probably rightly. Bit of a shame that they've gone from prospectively having 4 or 5 youth players in the first XI to, probably 1 at most.
It's a shame because it made the club more likeable. Mount and Abraham have goals in them and they'll not learn much by being farmed out again.
Mount will play a lot: a) general rotation, and b) at least one of the newbies probably won't be all he's cracked up to be. Mount is a very solid performer already and if he adds a bit of clinicality in front of goal could still reach top, top status.
Mount will be fine. It’s Tammy that’s set for a Kevin Campbell-esque trip around the mid table, always top scorer at a low scoring club, never decent value for money in fantasy football, always the memories of that one season he did well at a top club.
That's the thing when strikers revolve around service. 15 goals at a top club won't always translate when you've only got Chris Brunt for ammunition or whatever.
Fabio Silva off to Wolves for Ł40m....
18 years old.
He's meant to be shit hot.
He has incredible attributes on FM20.
I'm a twit
Same price as Champions League semifinalist ‘Donny’ so you have to think Wolves got mugged off there.
Never heard of him. The portuguese invasion to work for a fourth season?
Yeah. No way.
He had that fist-like Adam's apple even in his Sporting days. There was always a beast in there.
By the sounds of it Jamal Lewis is happening. Jake Humphreys describes him as, "A great bloke."
If Bruce keeps us up he needs a statue and all four stands named after him.
There's still a chance for him to go Golf. Argentina. Barcelona.
With the sale of Doherty and the arrival of this Freakshow, it sounds like It is Traore to RWB.
Interesting that Leeds appear to be firing into the same transfer strategy that served them so well in past. Throw lots of money at it and we will be great.
Newcastle in for Wilson for Ł20m.
Sadly not of the Harry variety.
Wijnaldum all but gone. One can only assume Thiago is on his way.
I believe he thought that his contract meant he could leave at the end of every season and that, given COVID has delayed the end, that would also extend the deadline for deciding.
Whereas the idiot didn't bother to read that it has a defined date each year(sometime in June?) and has sulked. All because they lost in the Champions League too. It's not like he's won it 4 times or anything.
Regardless of the existence or exact wording of the clause isn't the president basically on record saying Messi has earned the right to walk away whenever he wants really, and he's gone back on that reasonably explicit promise? It's a shit show all round.
Second bid for Aouar turned down. I’ve still got hope for this one. I’d say we need him more than Partey given the balance of midfield right now.
I see Lewis has done the work of a hero already regarding Jorge Mendes making Wolves pay Ł40m for the guitarist from The Kooks.
Wolves have signed Marcal from Lyon for a few million. He speaks Portuguese
West ham have had a 27m bid rejected for Tarkowski
Wilson has joined Newcastle for 20m
Is this fungus gonna endanger Vinagre? [/ff]
Callum Wilson for Ł20m is tasty business. They were well on course to absolutely sink by Xmas but there might be some life left, especially if Fraser follows.
They ain't gonna give me him at 6.0, are they? [/ff]
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Muddying the waters between fantasy football chat and transfer chat. It's the business end of it though so await me creeping it into the coronavirus thread too.
Everyone has gone as bad as the yanks for that.
It's strange it took so long tbf. I remember seeing the hype for their drafts on their films and tv shows way back when me and my bro were wanking off about newspaper ones that we sent a team in for like the virgins we were.
Probably a result of new generations not using football as background noise to drinking seshes.
Proper boring bastards play and talk about Fantasy Football.
As the old saying goes, people who post heatmaps, erm, shouldn't live in glasshouses?
All Hail New Bournemouth.
Fuck sake.
Wolves have gone back to Porto.
They're loaning Vitor Ferreira with an option to buy for 20m Euros.
This is getting to ridiculous levels now.
Seems to have a good record (scored 8 in 15, assisting 3) for Porto B. Less so the main team, where he's failed to score or assist in 8 appearances, but they were mostly for 15 minutes at the end of games they'd already won.
I'm a twit
The kid's 64kg
As long as it leads to Porto's new Iranian striker replacing Jimenez next summer I'll back it but all these flops will probably have them in a relegation dogfight.
Jamal Lewis is set to sign. Productive but in a 'we signed three of them for nowt' way.
Alex Telles could also be joining Wolverhampton Porto.
Hamez to Everton, DONE.
Ł20m apparently.
The Goodison seethe will hit him hard the first time he smashes one 40 yards over the bar.
That's either a waxwork or a homosexual. Or a South American.