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He should've been loaned to an easier top league like Germany or Italy. I think sending him to the Prem first was a mistake and too difficult of an environment for him to succeed in in his current form. I imagine he would find it much easier to score in other leagues and his value would be a...

Always said it but the board and the club just seem to have this attitude of never ever wanting to sell any good player even if it would make business sense. We only consider selling players we already removed from the team which is not exactly an attractive option.

They're getting rid of actual good players (Gallagher, Sterling etc) and keeping shite players just because they're new toys the new board signed. Total joke of a strategy and it's obvious why they have ended mid table. Never had anything to do with Poch or Potter, the board and the upper...

Sterling is far better than the likes of Ferran Torres and I would take him here immediately on loan or if he agreed a fair pay cut, transfer. He scores goals at every level and is an athletic, intelligent winger with great movement and dribbling skills. I also have no doubt he'd score goals...

It's funny how they're telling players like Sterling they aren't good enough whilst starting Marc Guiu. Lol.

The joke's on him as he will probably be sacked in a season like the last two guys under the current board.

Many of their 'exiled' players are literally better than the ones that are currently playing. That club is hilariously badly managed and on top of it the way they have treated some of these players is utterly disgusting.

Letting him go on a free transfer would be grounds for Laporta's immediate resignation and all of the board members. That would be absolutely shocking and would confirm beyond any doubt the incompetence of the leadership. Of course for that reason it won't actually happen as it would be...

It's relatively low risk and if he succeeds here there's every chance he could end up being sold for big money to the Prem or a big club. He's only 26 which makes me more positive about thinking of him as an asset rather than a burden going forward. We're also lacking a left winger which is...

Which isn't bad. If he's a consistent EL level type defender that's still pretty good and he can still be sold for good money. Not good enough to start for us but could be for a lot of decent teams. We should be expecting at least 15-20m for him and not worth selling for less frankly.

Because if you're scrambling to find money to register him it can lead to rushed and forced decisions, like selling players for less than they're worth just to make sure you register him. Like this stuff about selling Faye or others to get the money to register him... we're doing that because...

You act like what he said is illogical though, it isn't really. If you're struggling to get together money to register new signings it might be better to put mercato on pause and play with what you have until your finances repair. Instead of doing this song and dance if we accepted a couple...

Too simplistic of an analysis. You can do good business by selling valuable players for high fees and redistributing the money in a better way. You can also sell good players to get players in a position you need more. You can also make a good sale and sell players for more than they are worth...

He wasn't a prime age signing from a top league. We signed an 18 year old striker from Brazil. We weren't meant to get anything out of him immediately, whilst we're spoilt with our young players, the vast majority of young players are not like that and aren't ready to be thrown straight into a...

Not only glass half full but I think this is actually the correct way to look at it. He's a very young player and it doesn't make sense to instantly sell him after we've spent a season trashing him in the media, as his stock is at its lowest. He clearly has talent and I think he could plausibly...

The reason they have the best team is they don't tolerate passengers and they ensure that every player that starts for them contributes. Anyone who plays an important role for them is a very good player. They have, like you say, the most money and the best manager, so there is no reason they...

Just contradicting yourself as you go really. Malvolio : - Gundogan is a washed bum near retirement - City also have lots of money and best managed team in the world with the best squad And yet they had Gundogan as a key player in a treble winning side not too long ago. Whilst having the best...

He isn't known as a goalscorer to be fair, or particularly as an assist king, one of his main strengths is great dribbling and ball carrying. He would certainly add more than Ferran but the question is do we need more bloat? If we're signing players it should only be ones that we see in the...

The real question is why tf were you arguing for 120 pages under a fake persona of a psychotic Scotsman? If it was just for the love of the game I respect it :lol:

I also think so. I think he expected us to be better and more competitive than we are and didn't expect he'd find himself in a rebuilding club that's clear 2nd best in Spain for the moment. Also like you say he was sold the project by Xavi and now Xavi's gone. Add to that the numerous...