OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

vtotheinay · Jul 24, 2022

mastamind89 said:

did newcastle get the broke saudis?

HNL HI · Jul 24, 2022

no one wants to take a chance on Timo? it was funny at first but surely he can find the goal right

flyeed · Jul 24, 2022

jape said:
Y'all wouldn't believe the number of PSK's in the Barca Reddit. It's too easy

In the interest of research and lulz what exactly does this mean

Nike Jordan · Jul 24, 2022

jape · Jul 24, 2022

flyeed said:
In the interest of research and lulz what exactly does this mean

A bunch of holier thou culers who hate hate Barca players better than y'all do. Right now it's flooded with ridiculous optimism. psk probably sick.

vtotheinay · Jul 24, 2022

Verde Shuttles · Jul 24, 2022

jape said:
Stole is such a possessive word that leaves out one of the biggest factors... the players intention.
Kounde didn't want to go to Chelsea. They are offering him almost double what Barca can offer.

And regarding Mariano, it is hard to swallow that players would rather sit on the bench but if you factor in the lifestyle of living in Spain and the fact that a lot of these players have families. It's hard to just uproot your whole family especially if you have kids older in age and are happy there. It's not an ideal to just switch countries out of nowhere. That's tough on anyone especially kids.

He had an offer to Rayo on loan, literally didn't have to move, he didn't want to go

As for Kounde he was ready to go to Chelsea last summer

fluid hips · Jul 24, 2022

Won both of my Sunday league games today. God is great :smokin

mastamind89 · Jul 24, 2022

flyeed · Jul 24, 2022

Was vibin to this track while folding laundry half-listening. And then stopped thinking did I hear that right, and sure enough lyrics show he mentions Iheanacho :lol:

I know Iheanacho is Nigerian but still felt like a random reference

mastamind89 · Jul 25, 2022

mastamind89 · Jul 25, 2022

Bosa · Jul 25, 2022

Retroballer · Jul 25, 2022

Verde Shuttles said:
Y'all should mad at your own board on this one, you been linked to Kounde forever and had time to wrap this up since last summer, you let it linger and Barca stole the deal

most of this is on Sevilla. That deal was wrapped up last summer then they moved the goal posts last minute. They have dragged their feet most of the summer again. Sure Chelsea deserve blame but Sevilla plays too many games dealing with transfers

rolaholic · Jul 25, 2022

Welp

rolaholic · Jul 25, 2022

First the play him out of position then in a whole other position saying he won't get burn in midfield anymore then telling him they won't pay what he signed and that he'll have to get half if he wants to stay as they spend millions on new players and wages...

Haven't seen a player get big bro'd by a club like this in a minute but these Dutch players have a love affair with Barca the same way South American players do.

Verde Shuttles · Jul 25, 2022

Unless there's future ownership involved why is Cesc going to serie b, surely some mls team would take him.

Verde Shuttles · Jul 25, 2022

rolaholic said:
Welp

This ain't ending until the courts make that ruling or UEFA gives up more money to the clubs.

rolaholic · Jul 25, 2022

Money laundering...

I dunno, think they were worse off without Aubemeyang last season.

rolaholic · Jul 25, 2022

Verde Shuttles said:
This ain't ending until the courts make that ruling or UEFA gives up more money to the clubs.

Yea they're not gonna let it die, too much damn potential money to be made if they cut out the middle man in UEFA.

Not a coincidence Barca are a leading driver of it now though :lol:

Honestly though with the UCL format about to be blown up after next season, I wouldn't be against the ESL and even on principle. Just wonder how they'll work and maneuver public opinion this time around cause it's not a terrible idea in and of itself.

Just gotta get rid of the whole 'closed doors' concept from the beginning that made people have such a visceral reaction and outrage to it and they've been working on refining the plans to have a revolving door entry policy that wouldn't exclude other big clubs.

rolaholic · Jul 25, 2022

Along with the ESL meeting stuff, there's also been this development with possible far reaching ramifications...

Good thread breaking it down

flyeed · Jul 25, 2022

Yep didn’t take long to appreciate what Mendy brings to the table. And Alaba’s leadership and organizational skills as a CB

If RM don’t buy any attacking reinforcements, it’ll go down as a questionable window. Brought in two talented players, but who could wind up on the bench, without addressing needs.

I’m glad the RM brass aren’t dismissing what we all saw last match as just preseason. They should really just bring back CR on loan and call it a day. It looks like it’d be a potentially easy deal to get done.