Ozza wrote:Blooming heck if Cech is reaching his twilight years then what's Casillas (I know he's a year older)?
Which is the very essence of my post.
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Ozza wrote:Blooming heck if Cech is reaching his twilight years then what's Casillas (I know he's a year older)?
Nothing, but equally we didn't really know that Payet, Lanzini, Kouyate, Reid, Cresswell, Antonio and the like would translate their form into the Premier League either.ChzMff wrote:I don't know. Maybe because I'm old and don't play Championship Manager anymore but who is to say all of these players are going to translate that form into one of, if not the worlds, hardest league?
I would actually favour players, ideally British, with a 'reputation', who have been there and done it, mixed with these types of unknowns.
YorksHammer wrote: Every signing has a risk associated to it. We signed a player with 7 goals and 3 assists for Hull in January who has offered nothing significant for us since. So in my opinion we'd be better of risking it on a youngster who can improve rather than older players who likely won't.
I doubt theyre on talking terms, different sides of the dressing room split under Mourinho. Anyway Iker looked well past it a couple of years ago and I doubt his skill set would have been best used in the PL even at his peak.Patito wrote:
Arsenal have spent the last decade signing players for positions in which they already have sorted out.
In all seriousness, I did forget they had Cech though, maybe we have a chance. I'm sure Arbeloa will give Iker a glowing reference.
'Nordshite to Nordsvelt: one man's journey of self discovery'spod wrote:Can people stop giving Hammerman11 grief?
I'm collecting his posts for a Christmas coffee book, provisionally titled:
Ardebola
The same f***ing thing on every page
He seems to think if he says it enough times it will happen :lol:spod wrote:Can people stop giving Hammerman11 grief?
I'm collecting his posts for a Christmas coffee book, provisionally titled:
Ardebola
The same f***ing thing on every page
This. The bloke scores goals, there is nothing else to it. Yes he is old, but goals are goals. I say the same thing about young players too.thejackhammer wrote:I would take Defoe if he's an as well as not an instead of.
Brexit is the new FFP? Is that you David?kitthehammer wrote:Just an off the cuff thought given Brexit today. There is the possibility that should things all go seriously wrong financially in the UK then it might be prudent by the owners at this moment in time that we do not invest heavily in expensive players on long term contracts? Obviously that applies to all English football teams but it's very much a case of damned if they do or don't. Nobody can really predict what is going to happen. I suppose the only slightly positive thought is that we could return to seeing more local players raised through the academy who we can identify with like in the past, and on much less money.
The plus side might be that the pound drops making the purchase of the club a lot more interesting for foreign buyerskitthehammer wrote:Just an off the cuff thought given Brexit today. There is the possibility that should things all go seriously wrong financially in the UK then it might be prudent by the owners at this moment in time that we do not invest heavily in expensive players on long term contracts? Obviously that applies to all English football teams but it's very much a case of damned if they do or don't. Nobody can really predict what is going to happen. I suppose the only slightly positive thought is that we could return to seeing more local players raised through the academy who we can identify with like in the past, and on much less money.
It was in relation to the previous poster saying that Everton don't ave high expectations of Enner and are happy giving him the odd cameo and the fans are content with him, my point being that they aren't the ones that paid 12.5m for him with the intention being that he'd become a first team regular.Ozza wrote: err i'm confused by this