Sol thewall Bamba Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 6 minutes ago, AKCJ said: If clubs have to shut their training grounds down to stop the spread of the virus then i'm not sure what choice they have. Surely the different age groups are in different bubbles?
Koke Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 11 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Depends on the times though. Some of their academy graduates would go for much more now, than they did back then, because of how high prices are nowadays. Likewise we wouldn't have got the same money for our players back then. I said in the other thread though, 20m for Haller isn't too bad. I don't think he's any good (or at least hasn't been at West Ham). Fair points. Though they sometimes sign injury phone has-beens like Wilshere and Carroll on stupid wages which cripples the club temporarily. But Declan Rice will probably go for big money soon.
AKCJ Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 4 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Surely the different age groups are in different bubbles? Not sure what you mean. If it's deemed unsafe to have the training ground open then none of the players can train and therefore shouldn't be forced to play.
RowlattsFox Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 (edited) I still don't understand why Man City had a pretty big outbreak but only closed the training ground for a couple of days. To have as many cases as they have, there must've been some close contacts that need to isolate. I don't know if size of training facilities make a difference, easier to have covid-secure facilities? Meaning apart from on the pitch, close contact is minimal. Edited 7 January 2021 by RowlattsFox
Fox92 Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 9 minutes ago, Koke said: Fair points. Though they sometimes sign injury phone has-beens like Wilshere and Carroll on stupid wages which cripples the club temporarily. But Declan Rice will probably go for big money soon. Oh yeah I agree with that. I'm surprised Aurnotovic didn't go for more (spelling mistake there) but having just looked he was £23m approx.
Ric Flair Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 6 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: I still don't understand why Man City had a pretty big outbreak but only closed the training ground for a couple of days. To have as many cases as they have, there must've been some close contacts that need to isolate. I don't know if size of training facilities make a difference, easier to have covid-secure facilities? Meaning apart from on the pitch, close contact is minimal. Due to how often the test their players and staff though, if they started returning negative tests en masse then they'd be ok to get back to training.
AjcW Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 11 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: I still don't understand why Man City had a pretty big outbreak but only closed the training ground for a couple of days. To have as many cases as they have, there must've been some close contacts that need to isolate. I don't know if size of training facilities make a difference, easier to have covid-secure facilities? Meaning apart from on the pitch, close contact is minimal. I mean their training ground is vast. And it's right next to the stadium. So i'm guessing they've probably been pretty good at keeping different groups separate.
AjcW Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 Also I think Man City have had like 7 or 8 positives right? I'd imagine 'a major outbreak' would be pretty much everyone at the training ground.
yorkie1999 Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 30 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: No chance games should be postponed due to Covid. If you can't safely field first teamers you field whatever youth team you can. It's the club's and player's responsibility to remain safe and fit to play, the FA shouldn't be bailing them out. That depends on whether or not you've got a maverick party animal who's out shagging every night but is being lined up as the future of English football playing for you.
urban.spaceman Posted 7 January 2021 Author Posted 7 January 2021 £120m loan from the Bank of England.
casablancas Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 16 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: £120m loan from the Bank of England. Sickening.
Out Foxed Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 1 hour ago, Koke said: They've never sold a player for more than £25m despite being a solid Premier Leaguet eam for much of the last 30 years. We've sold 4. Their recruitment is very haphazard to put it kindly. **** the lakers 1
StanSP Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 23 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: £120m loan from the Bank of England. Is this a joke?! 1
Christoph Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 To be fair though the whole point of a loan is that they'll pay it back. So it's not exactly like they're getting a free hand out is it?
Tuna Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 59 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: £120m loan from the Bank of England. Optics are appalling with so many lower league clubs struggling. That money would save most non league clubs. Disgusting. 2
tylesta Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 2 hours ago, Koke said: They've never sold a player for more than £25m despite being a solid Premier Leaguet eam for much of the last 30 years. We've sold 4. Their recruitment is very haphazard to put it kindly. 5. Kante Drinkwater Mahrez Slab head Chilwell
Corky Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 2 hours ago, AjcW said: Villa sound like they'd be happy to play their reserves just to get the game played. A bit like Liverpool against Villa in the LC last year. TV companies won't want Liverpool matches cancelled, either.
Lambert09 Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 2 hours ago, Fox92 said: Depends on the times though. Some of their academy graduates would go for much more now, than they did back then, because of how high prices are nowadays. Likewise we wouldn't have got the same money for our players back then. I said in the other thread though, 20m for Haller isn't too bad. I don't think he's any good (or at least hasn't been at West Ham). He’s actually been decent recently. It seems a very odd move by them as they’ve been doing well. If Antonio gets injured again this is going to bite them
StanSP Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 28 minutes ago, Christoph said: To be fair though the whole point of a loan is that they'll pay it back. So it's not exactly like they're getting a free hand out is it? I'm well aware of that angle, to be honest. It's more the fact on the point @Tuna raises.
leicesterseddon Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 It’s inevitable more games will be cancelled I think due to Covid. However personally I can’t see the point of suspending the league for a few weeks as some are suggesting. What would be the point? It’s not as if the virus will have gone away when they return, and because of their age profile players won’t be vaccinated until the summer.
Popular Post lildave3 Posted 7 January 2021 Popular Post Posted 7 January 2021 3 hours ago, AjcW said: And then buying Lingard with the money apparently Worse than that, apparently they are using the Haller money to pay for the original Haller purchase 😂 6
Finnegan Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 52 minutes ago, lildave3 said: Worse than that, apparently they are using the Haller money to pay for the original Haller purchase 😂 Are they actually in dire need or is it just the owners siphoning so much out to support their own businesses? With how little the pay in stadium rent you'd expect them to be struggling less than soe other clubs.
Sly Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 Talking of player values. https://www.totallymoney.com/content/transfer-index/data/#filters?5=Premier League/options?order=9|desc Top 10 in the Premier League based on today’s value. 1. Ferdinand to Man U - £158m 2. Torres to Chelsea - £153m 3. Shearer to Newcastle - £138m 4. Shevchencko to Chelsea - £136m 5. Easier to Chelsea - £132m 6. Pogba to Man U - £129m 7. Drogba to Chelsea - £124m 8. Cole to Man U - £122m 9. Di Maria to Man U - £121m 10. Rooney to Man U - £119m Our biggest transfers in today’s money. 1. Tielemans - £40.5m 2. Slimani - £37.7m 3. Perez . £30m 4. Maddison - £25.5m 5. Ihenacho - £25.2m 6. Muss - £24.0m 7. Draper - £24.0m 8. Ricardo - £22.4m 9. Silva - £22.2m 10. N’didi - £21.7m Some other interesting ones into us - Robins - £16m Elliott - £15.7m Izzet - £7.8m Out of us - Heskey - £51.1m Kante - £44.4m Draper - £41.7m Rowatt - £18.1m Piper - £18.1m Tommy Wright - £11.5m 1 1
SkidsFox Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 1 hour ago, leicesterseddon said: It’s inevitable more games will be cancelled I think due to Covid. However personally I can’t see the point of suspending the league for a few weeks as some are suggesting. What would be the point? It’s not as if the virus will have gone away when they return, and because of their age profile players won’t be vaccinated until the summer. Won't the clubs be able to get players vaccinated by paying the private sector?
The Bear Posted 7 January 2021 Posted 7 January 2021 Loads of PL teams get bank loans. They're guaranteed against future TV money and is a simple way of getting that money up front for transfers, etc.
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