miserableoldgit Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 Nothing that we didn't know, but interesting. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/jan/06/football-level-playing-field-cash-premier-league Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 Interesting but muddled thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed&White Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 Interesting but muddled thinking. Typical of Guardian. Had issues with them before (not football related) over muddled thinking not based on full facts but making incorrect assumptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st alex Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 Thought the point was fairly on the money, it is after all an opinion piece rather than a news item. The only bit that I'd have thought anyone could object to was the idea that all the top players we've had in the past 5 years could have all been in the same team when really many of them were brought in to replace those sold, and thus would probably have never joined without us first selling their predecessor (i.e. if we hadn't had lost Lovren we wouldn't have got Alderweireld, if we'd not lost him we'd never had got Van Dijk). The same for Lambert and Pelle, or J Rod and Mane. They certainly wouldn't have all played in the same team, but many of them did - Lallana, Lovren, Clyne, etc. Although it's used to make a point and certainly we have had a very decent team and a very good manager that if we had been able to add one or two of those new signings (i.e. Mane, Van Dijk) without selling nearly as many players then we may well have theoretically been in a similar position to Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 chelsea sniffing around Callum Wilson That has to be him gone surely. That is how it works right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 I would also add that they omit the fact we had a reluctant owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy windham Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 if we hadn't had lost Lovren we wouldn't have got Alderweireld, if we'd not lost him we'd never had got Van Dijk The intent was to sign both. Can you imagine us having a centre back pairing of Van Dijk and Alderweireld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 chelsea sniffing around Callum Wilson That has to be him gone surely. That is how it works right? What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 6 January, 2019 Share Posted 6 January, 2019 chelsea sniffing around Callum Wilson That has to be him gone surely. That is how it works right? Difference is they're just sniffing. If they want him, they'll get him. Sad truth for clubs like us and Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 7 January, 2019 Share Posted 7 January, 2019 The intent was to sign both. Can you imagine us having a centre back pairing of Van Dijk and Alderweireld?Was just about to make this same point, we fully intended to sign Aldeweireld permanently as well as Van Dijk but Atletico stitched us up. Sent from my SM-J600FN using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 7 January, 2019 Share Posted 7 January, 2019 Difference is they're just sniffing. If they want him, they'll get him. Sad truth for clubs like us and Bournemouth. It's the same for anyone bar Barca, Real and MAYBE PSG. Chelsea have their place in the pecking order too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red&white56 Posted 7 January, 2019 Share Posted 7 January, 2019 It's the same for anyone bar Barca, Real and MAYBE PSG. Chelsea have their place in the pecking order too. Why would he go (career-wise I mean, not money-wise) ? Chelsea loan out most of their youngsters, what will they do with him...….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 7 January, 2019 Share Posted 7 January, 2019 Why would he go (career-wise I mean, not money-wise) ? Chelsea loan out most of their youngsters, what will they do with him...….. European games, he'd probably have a few medals too if he stayed there for 2-3 years. If nothing else, money is a better reason than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 7 January, 2019 Share Posted 7 January, 2019 If I was a Chelsea fan I would be asking why we are selling Hudson-Odoi and Abraham while looking to buy someone like Wilson.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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