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my thoughts exactly
BensGrandad
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we can always hope as I am sure he would be about the best option at the moment if Liverpool are happy to loan him out. There are reports of Sturridge going to Milan so perhaps they wont.
Here's a link I posted in another thread.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/gallery/18-premier-league-players-who-cost-less-ps1m
Please supply the proof you have of the oft-spouted rubbish about the huge sums AFCB have spent of players.
BensGrandad
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Wasnt IBE their record signing at £15m beating Afobe at £10m other than that they were low fees generally so full credit to their recruitment team.
BRIGHT ON Q
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Ake was £20m I think
BensGrandad
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Yes I forgot him this year from Chelsea but we were generally talking strikers.
*Gullsworth*
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*Gullsworth*
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They have certainly done well in transfer dealings and have a large number of players in their squad they paid peanuts for but they also have a good few big signings ranging from 10 million to 20 million.
Ake 20 million
Ibe 15 million
Afobe 10 million
Begovic 10 million.
Ake 20 million
Ibe 15 million
Afobe 10 million
Begovic 10 million.
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We don't actually know, because AFCB never release the figures for players bought or sold.
Begovich was rumoured to be £8 million but of course, as with pretty much every transfer, there are a whole raft of conditions built into transfers and final price.
The most likely accurate figure, is for Wilson, who allegedly cost £3 million from Coventry (which was what Norwich allegedly paid for Grabban) which then leads on to a supposed £7 million for Grabban but Norwich would have still owed money on the original transfer, so working that one isn't easy.
If Ake was £20 million, that is money well spent and the most worrying thing is a 'big' club comes along in the summer and offers £35 million for him.
In fact the most worrying things are that Liverpool invoke a buy-back clause for Ibe (now Howe has turned him into the player that Liverpool could see was there but couldn't extract) and Chelsea realise letting Ake go was a mistake and also invoke the buy-back clause. That is assuming those players think the grass is greener at LFC and CFC where they couldn't get any game time before.
I was having a chat with the chairman at Dean Court today after the game, I've had many a chat with him, yet not once has he told me how much AFCB spend on players, so how do posters on NSC know how much has been paid?
Begovich was rumoured to be £8 million but of course, as with pretty much every transfer, there are a whole raft of conditions built into transfers and final price.
The most likely accurate figure, is for Wilson, who allegedly cost £3 million from Coventry (which was what Norwich allegedly paid for Grabban) which then leads on to a supposed £7 million for Grabban but Norwich would have still owed money on the original transfer, so working that one isn't easy.
If Ake was £20 million, that is money well spent and the most worrying thing is a 'big' club comes along in the summer and offers £35 million for him.
In fact the most worrying things are that Liverpool invoke a buy-back clause for Ibe (now Howe has turned him into the player that Liverpool could see was there but couldn't extract) and Chelsea realise letting Ake go was a mistake and also invoke the buy-back clause. That is assuming those players think the grass is greener at LFC and CFC where they couldn't get any game time before.
I was having a chat with the chairman at Dean Court today after the game, I've had many a chat with him, yet not once has he told me how much AFCB spend on players, so how do posters on NSC know how much has been paid?
And if Steve Cook really did cost only £150k from B&HA, that was an absolute steal. He was outstanding today. Won every header and made some crucial, last-man, goal-saving tackles.
I think he's the 2nd-highest scoring PL defender in the time we've been in the PL.
I think he's the 2nd-highest scoring PL defender in the time we've been in the PL.
darkwolf666
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Is it all about scoring goals though?
Burnley have scored just two more then us this season yet currently occupy 7th place. To me this indicates it is more about not conceding, and scoring when you have the opportunity.
darkwolf666
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Mr Putdown
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But what about the rest of the league? Have Manchester City got their approach all wrong by scoring loads of goals?
If a team can’t score in this league, they go down.
darkwolf666
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But what about the rest of the league? Have Manchester City got their approach all wrong by scoring loads of goals?
If a team can’t score in this league, they go down.
Ok, so decide to ignore the FACT that Burnley have only scored TWO goals more than us if you want.
I was just trying to demonstrate that it's not ALL about how many goals you score...
Apologies for the repeated use of caps, but just wanted to make sure you understood the point I was making.
Of course; just the 9 goals
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/footbal...ok-s-goalscoring-knack_sto6466553/story.shtml
Weststander
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Bmuff on the cusp of Champions League football.
Tearing media-loved Watford apart at Vicarage Road.
Tearing media-loved Watford apart at Vicarage Road.
Behind Enemy Lines
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Eddie Howe has the makings of being a top, top manager. Big fan.
Papa Lazarou
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Next Man Utd manager?
