murphy Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 1 hour ago, joachim1965 said: Sounds like a plan to unsettle the player ahead of the game to be honest. Ha, we'll have the last laugh - he's not playing. Oh yeah.. Benny. Maybe we won't be laughing after all.
RowlattsFox Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 I don’t think they’ve ever been interested. Their target has always been Alderwiereld and the Maguire talk is probably an attempt to move things along. If they were interested I don’t think their initial bid would be anywhere near the quoted prices. 1
urban.spaceman Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 1 hour ago, Fox 4 Life said: United are apparently very close to signing Alderweireld for 50m. Close thread TheFightingCock is not happy. They seem to think they're direct rivals to Man Utd
Tuna Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 I'm sure this was always a smokescreen for another target.
ARM1968 Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 3 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: TheFightingCock is not happy. They seem to think they're direct rivals to Man Utd This season they probably are in reality.
Matt Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, mozartfox said: If this were to happen and we end up having Wes, Benny and Evans as the CB’s triplets, then we deserve the outcome that awaits us. No sale at this time is the only sensible decision. I don't know how many times I have to say it and I get the feeling a majority of people seem to think my outrage is unjustified but the fact we have Maguire (Who is fantastic), Evans (I'm happy about his signing but have fear he's a year older than last year - obviously and injuries seem to be creeping in giving me doubts), Morgan and Benalouane is a major concern. Are people really happy with that situation? I can't believe people genuinely aren't concerned. The biggest annoyance of it all is it's been happening for years, by now it should have been sorted. Add to that the likelyhood of Maguire going next summer is high we should be looking sign a replacement and be involving/bring them through this season, so they slide in next season. It just seems very naive, very short sighted. But hey, who cares, positivity, we'll be ok, i'll just keep telling myself that, seems to work for the majority. As you say with the CB's we have (Take Maguire out of the equation because he can't do it all himself and wouldn't expect him to, the club and management obviously do though) we deserve the outcome that awaits us. Perhaps I am ott sometimes, too negative but if you can honestly say there are no concerns and this area hasn't been number 1 priority to strengthen for 3 - 4 years now, with Maguire being the only decent acquistion, Evans who as I keep saying i'm happy with but have concerns over age and injuries, to be left with Morgan and Benalouane as our only hopes then i'm sorry but you must be an Ostrich. Edited 5 August 2018 by Matt
smr Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 With Ben Gibson signing for Burnley that says to me Maguire is definitely staying. I think we would have been in for him if he wasn't.
fazzyfox Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 There was always going to be speculation but have there been any bids? Now that Mawson and Gibson have been snapped up elsewhere we'd have to look after our own interests and say no, it's too late. I can't see Morgan wanting to be a sub so If he was to go I'd want a decent replacement and then hope one of the youngsters would be ahead of Benny if it came to it.
Bunyip Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 56 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: This season they probably are in reality. Not any chance of Spurs being a rival to Man United, not now not ever.
ARM1968 Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 1 minute ago, Bunyip said: Not any chance of Spurs being a rival to Man United, not now not ever. On the pitch I think they might well be this year. As s club I agree. 1
Bunyip Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Matt said: I don't know how many times I have to say it and I get the feeling a majority of people seem to think my outrage is unjustified but the fact we have Maguire (Who is fantastic), Evans (I'm happy about his signing but have fear he's a year older than last year - obviously and injuries seem to be creeping in giving me doubts), Morgan and Benalouane is a major concern. Are people really happy with that situation? I can't believe people genuinely aren't concerned. The biggest annoyance of it all is it's been happening for years, by now it should have been sorted. Add to that the likelyhood of Maguire going next summer is high we should be looking sign a replacement and be involving/bring them through this season, so they slide in next season. It just seems very naive, very short sighted. But hey, who cares, positivity, we'll be ok, i'll just keep telling myself that, seems to work for the majority. As you say with the CB's we have (Take Maguire out of the equation because he can't do it all himself and wouldn't expect him to, the club and management obviously do though) we deserve the outcome that awaits us. Perhaps I am ott sometimes, too negative but if you can honestly say there are no concerns and this area hasn't been number 1 priority to strengthen for 3 - 4 years now, with Maguire being the only decent acquistion, Evans who as I keep saying i'm happy with but have concerns over age and injuries, to be left with Morgan and Benalouane as our only hopes then i'm sorry but you must be an Ostrich. This happens when a club is owned by multimillionaires who know their own business inside out but dip their toes in a sport. Our biggest let down as a club has been small-time advisors to big-time owners. Until the owners wake up and get rid of that small time Klingons we will never truly move on to our full potential. Edited 5 August 2018 by Bunyip
Marshall Cockney Fox Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 This is like the Mahrez in January scenario. Too late in the day to wave your cash as we couldn't spend it on a replacement even if we wanted to. If they genuinely wanted him they would have gone in already with a bid. He's on their radar, but maybe one of several on a short list.
Bunyip Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 6 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: On the pitch I think they might well be this year. As s club I agree. Spurs are hampered by their owners. Where have they shown any ambitions other than to have been an also-ran this season?. They are going to be nothing less from now on, just like Arsenal were hampered by the huge debt around their ground. Nice ground shame about the next ten years.
MPH Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 5 hours ago, Happy Fox said: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/998993/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Harry-Maguire-Jose-Mourinho MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho is plotting a world-record deadline move for England World Cup hero Harry Maguire, who is rated at £80million by Leicester City. By NEIL FISSLER - EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHED: 00:13, Sun, Aug 5, 2018 | UPDATED: 00:14, Sun, Aug 5, 2018 The Foxes want more than the £75m Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk earlier this year to part with Maguire, who has four years left on his contract. United boss Mourinho is ready to sell Marcos Rojo to Everton for £20m to help finance the move for the Sheffield United academy graduate. And to believe there are people in here who still think he isn’t that good...
ARM1968 Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 42 minutes ago, Bunyip said: Spurs are hampered by their owners. Where have they shown any ambitions other than to have been an also-ran this season?. They are going to be nothing less from now on, just like Arsenal were hampered by the huge debt around their ground. Nice ground shame about the next ten years. Guess we will see.
Spudulike Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 43 minutes ago, Bunyip said: Spurs are hampered by their owners. Where have they shown any ambitions other than to have been an also-ran this season?. They are going to be nothing less from now on, just like Arsenal were hampered by the huge debt around their ground. Nice ground shame about the next ten years. ... but they have got a cheese room. Why haven't we ?? Puel OUT. 1
Spudulike Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 3 hours ago, murphy said: Ha, we'll have the last laugh - he's not playing. Oh yeah.. Benny. Maybe we won't be laughing after all. Are you sure about that ?? Stones and Walker and playing for Manchester today.
lcfc sheff Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 4 hours ago, joachim1965 said: How can selling your best players improve the club. Infrastructure, I didn’t say the playing squad did I?
lcfc sheff Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 3 hours ago, Countryfox said: NO NO NO !!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO !!!!!!! Get the message ... He’s not that good a defender, we can replace him well enough
Matt Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 8 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: He’s not that good a defender, we can replace him well enough We can't replace Wes Morgan let alone Harry Maguire. 3
mozartfox Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 2 minutes ago, Matt said: We can't replace Wes Morgan let alone Harry Maguire. C’mon the scouting team have only had 3 years to sort that one out. Patience please. 1
Countryfox Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 40 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: He’s not that good a defender, we can replace him well enough You have to be on the wind up ... you must be ... but out of interest who can we replace him with before the dead line ? 1
UniFox21 Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 3 minutes ago, Mullet1 said: So they move the transfer window closing date to limit the impact of bids unsettling players. So instead? Man Utd plan to bid the days before we play them. This isn't an approach, its just dirty tactics.
SheppyFox Posted 5 August 2018 Posted 5 August 2018 Our defence is relegation quality without Maguire. 1
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