'Even allowing for inflation, this thread is not worth 198 Terry Francises' - EPL 2017-18

I do work with an Italian woman but I don't think I could broach the subject without getting a 70s sitcom style slap across the chops... she's an old fashioned girl.

Che faccia tosta subject of a 90m bid from citeh

Bloody Kramaric is determined to keep making my boosting of him look foolish.

whoa

kind of lousy keeping but a great hit

actually nah that wasn't being saved

Everton have splashed out another £45m for Sigurdsson

Woof

John Terry's Aston Villa currently two down at winless Reading and bottom but one as it stands

^^ awes.

Completely forgot abt tonight's matches. Do we need a CL thread or nah?

yah

Hoffenheim's set piece delivery was great, yet we had the better chances from set pieces. Should've won that 0-3 at least.

It was a great result for Liverpool considering the Keystone Cops defending

It was like a game from the 60s or 70s. Here you have a go ok now you have a go..

Sanchez to Spurs seems like a done deal

(fact that this news got out while Ajax were embarrassing against Rosenborg is v satisfying)

what's your opinion of him?

He's obviously got the physical attributes but I thought he was all over the place positionally (although he had the pace to bail him out) and passing-wise in the EL Final. Utd basically let him have the ball all game long

was much more impressed by de Lijt tbh

He's the best defender of the league, but that doesn't mean a whole lot when transfered to the PL. Tbf to the lad, all of Ajax were outplayed in the EL final. But he's had a very good season (his first here), and I do think he can get a lot better, too.

De Ligt is a good prospect but on the whole he's just too young (18) for a step up. He's had numerous slip-ups. He's allowed to imo at his age, but there's no way he'd be of any use to any PL club right now.

Sanchez should be ready to play from the start for Spurs I mean, think he'll do well. Plus he adapted to a new continent really fast.

This is good news

johnny evans to city for 27.5m?

Nothing about that makes any sense at all. Also the fact that West Brom are apparently willing to drop £15m on Kevin Wimmer as a replacement.

Guessing they're both dependent on the Sanchez deal going through.

is there anyone worth less than 10m in the league?

john walters went for 3m. i know he's not amazing but it does feel a huge chasm between him and all other deals. how many clubs are going to be bankrupt in about 3 years?

Liverpool reject 114m bid for Coutinho.

If they really won't sell, they won't. But Barca is desperate, with a disastrous start to the season and Neymar-money to burn, but no-one will take it. Liverpool could squeeze 150m out of this if they want.

mane is a bigger deal for liverpool than coutinho. but 150m that they can't spend or don't know how to spend is never ever worth it.

Otm, I hope he stays, too. It's funny that the outrageous amount paid for Neymar is something Barca can't buy someone for (same with Dembele apparently), unless they slap nearly all of it on the table.

barca are on the edge of becoming a bit of a joke, this summer. they are actually desperate to sign anybody, like fucking whoever, just to wave in front of the fans.

#supportersinglasshouses

Think Barca becoming a joke is a bit much. They never, ever expected PSG to actually buy out Neymar. No one did. It was an unprecedented move spinning the market out of whack.

It's a beautiful paradox: they can't sign their desired players because they have too much money.

it's the same for a bunch of clubs. everyone is so rich that their money is worth less.

apparently some clubs believe psg are deliberately bidding way, way above even what's necessary, to squeeze the market, as well as obv for the purpose of getting their targets.

Exactly. If the Neymar deal hadn't happened, I'm certain Liverpool would've accepted a 90/100m bid for Coutinho in a heartbeat. xp

i don't think they would have - i'm not even convinced they'll sell him at any price but it's harder to tell.

It's guess work. I do think they won't sell him this period.

I'm really curious what will happen with VvD and Soton. Who will win the staring contest?

i doubt he'll go either - they're v determined not to sell and he won't go as far as going on strike or whatever.

mane is a bigger deal for liverpool than coutinho. but 150m that they can't spend or don't know how to spend is never ever worth it.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, August 18, 2017 10:36 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm on both points

Huzzah!

We are delighted to announce we have reached agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Davinson Sanchez subject to medical & work permit. pic.twitter.com/bCjP3ur3Ca

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 18, 2017

i'd still like a bit of good news for liverpool before the window closes

Great news on Sanchez.

On a side note, is it easier for footballers to get a work permit these days? Sanchez has only played for Colombia twice and Richarlison has never represented Brazil at senior level.

sans EU we'll be BRIC-ing it yo

^this may be incorrect

Would that have made Tim a briced dallas howard

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40979887

quality press conference

they changed the permit rules so that if a transfer costs a certain amount of money the player is assumed to be of the quality required to earn a permit.
xps

actually it looks like it changed to a points-based system, and the points are based on the value of the transfer and the wages, etc. upshot is if you pay a lot, you'll almost always get a work permit.

Ah, thanks.

My theory is that they have engineered a version of fmrte that works in reality.

when it rains, it pours
https://talksport.com/football/deal-close-tottenham-hope-conclude-deal-argentinian-defender-juan-foyth-170818251047

not sure sanchez or especially foyth make spurs better this year

so many puns

why sign two defenders when they had such a mean defence last year?