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Football Thread 2017/18 |OT| Relegated to Community
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Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
If the stories about Ox and Townsend are true then it's already happened twice.
Steverulez
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Last the press (telegraph) were saying we wanted Barkley as well as drinkwater and Ox and he's out for 3 months
Don Draper's Hat
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What's this Townsend talk? Who's interested in signing that shithouse?
The rumours were that he wanted to play in the middle (which ironically seems to be something Wenger put in his head because basically no-one else believes he's any good there). There's no way he plays there for Chelsea, though, so this move shows he actually just wants to win things. If the wages Arsenal were apparently offering him were true, he's probably taken a pay cut to join as well.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was definitely one of the more likeable players at the club, but it's difficult to be too upset with him going. He was better than Bellerin as a RWB towards the end of last season, but it's important to remember that the reason Wenger moved him around so much was because he was so inconsistent everywhere else.
It will be interesting to see how he does with some actual structure in place under Conte.
Chelsea badly need squad depth, could do a lot worse than Ox. Prices our beyond fucked at this point.
Wonder what madness deadline day brings us, at this rate I reckon the Sissoko deal will be topped.
Townsend is rumoured to be replacing Mahrez who Arsenal want to replace Oxo
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
That would be a huge upgrade for Arsenal and infinitely shit replacement for Leicester. Makes me wonder why Chelsea aren't in for Mahrez.
toythatkills
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£35m for Ox after yesterday is hilarious, guy's worth about £3.50 on that performance. Can't wait to see Arsenal reinvest that money in some flats or something.
Maybe they want the £48m outgoing on the books this financial year instead of next financial year, especially considering the £100m+ they'll get back in for Coutinho, would make them more competitive in the market next summer, potentially.
Maybe they want the £48m outgoing on the books this financial year instead of next financial year, especially considering the £100m+ they'll get back in for Coutinho, would make them more competitive in the market next summer, potentially.
brokenbeans
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Good to see Ox stuck to his guns and got that bench role.
Presumably, Oxlade-Chamberlain will primarily compete with Moses for RWB. He can be pushed further forward if necessary.
Not at that price
Dutch Gronk
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Ox gives depth, which we desperately need.
Ox gives depth, which we desperately need.
whatsinaname
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Steverulez
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English, 24 decent player. If he wasn't last year of contract then the money is good and we have a lot to spend considering we have a £10m/£20m net spend and never spent the Oscar money either.
Pay the money and get the deal done
toythatkills
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He's not gonna go there to play RWB, not happily anyway.
shareholders are absolutely buzzin
A Serious Man
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This is good for everyone involved.
I think that's his best shot at actually starting there. He ain't gonna displace Pedro. He couldn't even displace Theo Walcott.
brokenbeans
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That's a good point Leicester are morons Gray needs to call his agent.
bonesmccoy
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toythatkills
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I don't think he cares about starting so much as getting his own way. If Chelsea play him there they'll be buying the same player that's at Arsenal now, one who just doesn't give a shit. If they want anything out of him at all they need to play him where he wants to play, but why would they do that if it's detriment to the team?
ambar_hitman
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Ox is a good buy. Don't care about the money anyways, itsnotmymoney.jpg.
Ox will be backup RWB, or even RW as needed. He will play under Conte who is 10x better coach than Wenger so he will improve. His crosses are much better than Moses already. Only positioning needs work and Conte is there for him at touch lines shouting his mouth off, and not sitting in the dugout playing with water bottles and zippers.
Now let's get 3 more signings and we are in for League title.
Ox will be backup RWB, or even RW as needed. He will play under Conte who is 10x better coach than Wenger so he will improve. His crosses are much better than Moses already. Only positioning needs work and Conte is there for him at touch lines shouting his mouth off, and not sitting in the dugout playing with water bottles and zippers.
Now let's get 3 more signings and we are in for League title.
Dutch Gronk
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3 more signings? At what positions?
Sun Bather
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Not sure about Ox. Never liked him much. But on the plus side, he will be one of the few homegrown at the club, and can play quite a few positions. I trust Conte sees something in him... He did manage to make Moses into a pretty good right wing back after all. So lets see.
Steverulez
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Well we're linked with 2 more cms and also llorente. Don't know if the club plans to get another wing back for the left from somewhere
Sun Bather
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Llorente in would be very nice. Batshuayi has for me proven enough times that he is just not good enough. Another CM would also be nice, should take a gamble on Barkley I think.
I somewhat doubt it will be more than two new players though, no matter how many Chelsea are linked to.
I somewhat doubt it will be more than two new players though, no matter how many Chelsea are linked to.
Seems we'll be paying 65m-75m for Keita.
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/k...ld.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
75m if they get CL
70m if they get EL
65m if they don't qualify for a European Competition.
Great deal for Leipzig. And Liverpool don't have to worry about anyone getting him first.
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/k...ld.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
75m if they get CL
70m if they get EL
65m if they don't qualify for a European Competition.
Great deal for Leipzig. And Liverpool don't have to worry about anyone getting him first.
Tbf, I blame Arsene and Arsenal for fucking up Oxo
His Majesty
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Batsman travelling in style
Also Oxlade was terrible yesterday but I'm fairly confident Conte can whip him into shape again. A polyvalent player is always a solid squad addition. Plus we're not exactly swimming in English players at the moment.
Sun Bather
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I don't think you should attempt to make sense or find logic, in the decisions of Wenger. While senility is nothing to joke about, you gotta wonder if it has set in.
His Majesty
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£45M for Costa is a steal for Atletico. Hopefully he can take some points off the top teams and Arsenal before he rejoins them in January.
papercan55
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Did you see the confirmation of drinkwater on the official page before it was removed?
Not too thrilled with the prices for ox or drink water but the market is nuts and given what conte managed with moses and alonso i have some faith he knows what he is doing.
While I will lay into him for his bad decisions like you say senility is not a joke so don't go there mate.
His Majesty
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I didn't and even if I did I am sure I would have repressed that memory.
papercan55
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So you don't forget...
Though it might have removed because the ox deal went through.
Alligatorjandro
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What is Arsenal doing
Sun Bather
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Steverulez
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Is this real? Weird.
Happy with drinkwater as a back up when Baka and cesc are main players.
I do think that we need to sign another wing back to challenge Alonso even if £60m for Alex santos is excessive another striker ok, not sure we really need Barkley though
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