Football 2020/2021

[TheGayTent]

10 minutes ago, WS_Jack_III said:

ah, that old chestnut, another club has it worse off so you shouldn't really complain.

That very definitely wasn’t what I said or what I meant. 

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, pink_triangle said:

The likes of Maguire are happy to take the prestige and extra income for what is effectively a non job. I think therefore it's fair their behaviour comes into scrutiny.

If people want to scrutinise his behaviour that’s up to them.

Personally I think getting worked up over what Harry Maguire gets up to in his spare time is something Sun readers do.

[pink_triangle]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

If people want to scrutinise his behaviour that’s up to them.

Personally I think getting worked up over what Harry Maguire gets up to in his spare time is something Sun readers do.

I have no doubts that Maguire is happy to use the man Utd captaincy for his own financial benefit. I therefore think the trade off is an expectation of his off the field behaviour.

[zahidf]

4 hours ago, thetime said:

How? You don't know the details, he hasn't been charged of any offence. 

Why the media report on arrests, rather than wait for a charges or better a conviction is entirely another thread.

He's going to be charged 

https://www.football365.com/news/harry-maguire-man-utd-charged-aggravated-assault-brawl

Will he miss the first game of the season i wonder...

[thetime]

1 hour ago, zahidf said:

He's going to be charged 

https://www.football365.com/news/harry-maguire-man-utd-charged-aggravated-assault-brawl

Will he miss the first game of the season i wonder...

United don't play for a month, so doubt it.

[jyoung]

Chilwell going to Chelsea it would seem. 45-50m is the price being touted which seems okay given we were quoted 50m for the likes of Dunk. Either way, it's not like it's my money. I'll be glad to have defensive reinforcements anyway. LB and CB are two big weak spots in our side. Apparently Thiago Silva could be coming in on a free. Not sure his lack of pace would survive counter attacking teams but a short team deal could work well, tightening things up and the back, providing leadership and coaching some of the younger lads... 

[thetime]

4 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Chilwell going to Chelsea it would seem. 45-50m is the price being touted which seems okay given we were quoted 50m for the likes of Dunk. Either way, it's not like it's my money. I'll be glad to have defensive reinforcements anyway. LB and CB are two big weak spots in our side. Apparently Thiago Silva could be coming in on a free. Not sure his lack of pace would survive counter attacking teams but a short team deal could work well, tightening things up and the back, providing leadership and coaching some of the younger lads... 

What do you reckon will be a good season for chelsea this season? top 4 and a good run in the champions league?

[jyoung]

1 minute ago, thetime said:

What do you reckon will be a good season for chelsea this season? top 4 and a good run in the champions league?

With Werner, Ziyech and potentially Chilwell and Havertz coming in, we are definitely improving the squad so we need to improve on this season. Top four is a must and yes I'd like to see us have a decent run in Europe but I'm not expecting too much when teams like Bayern exist... Challenging for a cup would be good to create a winning mentality in the squad.

[thetime]

1 hour ago, jyoung said:

Top four is a must and yes I'd like to see us have a decent run in Europe but I'm not expecting too much when teams like Bayern exist... Challenging for a cup would be good to create a winning mentality in the squad.

Pretty much where I am with united, the gap to top 2 is so big from 3rd and 4th.

[zahidf]

4 hours ago, thetime said:

United don't play for a month, so doubt it.

Its on every single newspaper back page. At the very least he ain't gonna be utd captain 

[eastynh]

4 hours ago, jyoung said:

With Werner, Ziyech and potentially Chilwell and Havertz coming in, we are definitely improving the squad so we need to improve on this season. Top four is a must and yes I'd like to see us have a decent run in Europe but I'm not expecting too much when teams like Bayern exist... Challenging for a cup would be good to create a winning mentality in the squad.

You should be challenging for title with those signings. You don't have to face City or Liverpool every week and with that squad, you should be beating all the others. Chelsea should definitely be in contention.

[eastynh]

1 hour ago, zahidf said:

Its on every single newspaper back page. At the very least he ain't gonna be utd captain 

Was Giggs not captain after it emerged he had been shagging his sister in law?

[zahidf]

42 minutes ago, eastynh said:

Was Giggs not captain after it emerged he had been shagging his sister in law?

Not... illegal?

[thetime]

6 hours ago, eastynh said:

Was Giggs not captain after it emerged he had been shagging his sister in law?

Roy keane was charged when he was captain. Hey Eric Cantona was made captain after his assaulting.

I wouldn't have maguire captain anyway, then again we are a team devoid of any leaders.

[DareToDibble]

6 hours ago, eastynh said:

You should be challenging for title with those signings. You don't have to face City or Liverpool every week and with that squad, you should be beating all the others. Chelsea should definitely be in contention.

I’m inclined to agree to be honest. Granted Chelsea need defenders - and it seems like they’re also sorting that - but when you bring in that many top quality players in 1 window I think you’d be expected to compete.

This season I would suggest Werner, Ziyech, Chilwell and Havertz would get into Liverpool or City’s team/squad. 
 

That’s not to say it’ll be a failure if they don’t win it or anything but they should definitely be closer (points wise)

[eFestivals]

14 hours ago, zahidf said:

Will he miss the first game of the season i wonder...

he will if they bring in quarantine for greece.  

[jyoung]

8 hours ago, eastynh said:

You should be challenging for title with those signings. You don't have to face City or Liverpool every week and with that squad, you should be beating all the others. Chelsea should definitely be in contention.

We should be up the top, yeah. Huge investment and the club is backing Lamps big time.We've not got as many title winners in our squad now but you'd imagine it's time for some of the players to step up. If Werner can hit the ground running and Frank can solve our defensive woes I'd certainly expect us to be closer to the top in terms of points.

[eastynh]

8 hours ago, zahidf said:

Not... illegal?

Just my opinion here, but I would rather my captain got in a drunken bar brawl in Greece, than shagged his sister in law for 7 years and paid for her to have an abortion.

A drunken fight is stupid, what Giggs did was morally repugnant.

Edited August 22, 2020 by eastynh

[zahidf]

38 minutes ago, eastynh said:

Just my opinion here, but I would rather my captain got in a drunken bar brawl in Greece, than shagged his sister in law for 7 years and paid for her to have an abortion.

A drunken fight is stupid, what Giggs did was morally repugnant.

Oh I don't disagree but I think when it comes to morality stuff like that, its best for the clubs not to get involved.

[Wooderson]

Can any Chelsea fans explain to me where all this cash is coming from? 

[jyoung]

37 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Can any Chelsea fans explain to me where all this cash is coming from? 

Over 200m in player sales the past two years and we will sell more in this window as the likes of Bakayoko, Emerson, Batshuayi etc will leave. Pedro and Willian were on high wages and have left. 

Edited August 22, 2020 by jyoung

[JSmurphy]

Everton casually losing 3-0 to Blackpool after 10 minutes. I know it's pre-season but WTF.

[Gnomicide]

They pulled it back though, it's their Istanbul. 

[lost]

It wouldn't be pre-season if Everton did not have a poor result against lower league opposition.

Allan is the first signing that I've actually been excited about in while if it comes off. There was stat when Everton were in for Højbjerg that he'd made more tackles last season than the entire Everton midfield put together

[pink_triangle]

Random stat I discovered today, in this world of inflated transfer fees Man Utd have only sold players for 20 million plus on 5 occasions.