barry'sboots Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: I assume he isn't available for Monday needing a work permit? Will be fantastic ovation when his name is read out in the home game v Man. Unitred. Get the feeling it will be like when Bent scored the winner v Man. City. I read he'd just tested positive for COVID so needs to finish his isolation so it won't be until next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StewieGriffin Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, sidcow said: I'm actually suprised more players don't do this in all honesty. I try and put myself in that position. I've got a massive mansion in the poshest part of town. I've got a garage full of supercars. I've got £100m in the bank. What motivates me. Do I wake up in the morning dreaming of another £10m barely involved in my absolute passion or do I dream of playing the game I love, scoring goal, listening to the adoring fans........ And STILL get paid an absolutely stupid amount of money by anyone's standards. You must have real passion and drive to get to that status in the first place. You can see most footballers hate being on the bench or subbed off. Surely at some stage money takes a back seat. It's not as if they go from gigantic sums of money to nothing is it? I was about to post something fairly similar... It says a lot about him when he could easily have stayed at Barcelona and earn whatever ridiculous wage they pay him to be on the fringes of the team. Not only has he said "no, I want to play" (and we could all name plenty of players who would have happily sat on the wages and not play), he appears to have given up a significant chunk of his wages in order to play for a club which, let's be realistic, most players of his stature would see as beneath them. Would you give up 40% of your wages to go and work at a smaller company because your current one cant really afford your wage? Me neither. But more than that, what sort of madman sits in a recruitment meeting at a team in 13th place with no notable recent history to speak of, and genuinely suggets "what about Coutinho?" without being worried he'd be laughed at? Im assuming its Gerrard who's suggested and driven it, in which case you have to admire the balls of the man 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Loxstock92 said: Eh? Lol no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Never really paid that much attention to Coutinho as don't tend to watch much other than us but watched his highlight reel last night - largely Liverpool for obvious reasons. His dribbling/close control is insane - he does things Jack wouldn't try and his long range shooting is as good as anybody I've seen. If he can recapture half of that he will be a great signing (and for less, allegedly, than the cost of Ross Barkley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: I was about to post something fairly similar... It says a lot about him when he could easily have stayed at Barcelona and earn whatever ridiculous wage they pay him to be on the fringes of the team. Not only has he said "no, I want to play" (and we could all name plenty of players who would have happily sat on the wages and not play), he appears to have given up a significant chunk of his wages in order to play for a club which, let's be realistic, most players of his stature would see as beneath them. Would you give up 40% of your wages to go and work at a smaller company because your current one cant really afford your wage? Me neither. But more than that, what sort of madman sits in a recruitment meeting at a team in 13th place with no notable recent history to speak of, and genuinely suggets "what about Coutinho?" without being worried he'd be laughed at? Im assuming its Gerrard who's suggested and driven it, in which case you have to admire the balls of the man I alluded to this yesterday, the board will have asked something along the lines of where are we going wrong? What do we need to do to get to the next level etc, answer, a whole different level of player, wouldn't surprise me if we are linked to another wtf name in the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaslash Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 38 minutes ago, sidcow said: I'm actually suprised more players don't do this in all honesty. …. Surely at some stage money takes a back seat. It's not as if they go from gigantic sums of money to nothing is it? Agree. I also think the World Cup is going to motivate a lot of players to move somewhere this window to get game time and make the team. There’s just enough time to change a WC coaches mind and make it. I think it’s a great time to bring him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 43 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: more than that, what sort of madman sits in a recruitment meeting at a team in 13th place with no notable recent history to speak of, and genuinely suggets "what about Coutinho?" without being worried he'd be laughed at? Im assuming its Gerrard who's suggested and driven it, in which case you have to admire the balls of the man That’s a really good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 52 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Quite funny to see the two clubs trying to get their side of the story out. Purslow through BBC, Percy and Collomosse. ~£125k a week, whatever. Barca through Romano, Xavi, whoever. They're paying 65% which would probably be ~£225k a week. If the player wanted to come, and it certainly looks like it does, we've done badly if we haven't got a favourable deal. We’ve got the deal that we’ve got and the market will have largely dictated the price. In any case I’m not sure it matters much to me, or more importantly the long term aspirations of the club, whether it cost us £5m or £7.5m. It is a pittance compared to the signal of intent it sends across world football. We’ve arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Adman said: Got the news whilst having root canal surgery at the dentist. It was the best part of the root canal surgery That is a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: In any case I’m not sure it matters much to me, or more importantly the long term aspirations of the club, whether it cost us £5m or £7.5m. I dunno, it matters to me. Not in the larger sense, but because I enjoy discussing the numbers and stats around football, because it’s nice to know whether we got a bargain or not, and also useful to know when we’re discussing FFP limits at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: We’ve got the deal that we’ve got and the market will have largely dictated the price. In any case I’m not sure it matters much to me, or more importantly the long term aspirations of the club, whether it cost us £5m or £7.5m. It is a pittance compared to the signal of intent it sends across world football. We’ve arrived. Yeah - I mean in retrospect do we care if Jonathan Kodjia was on 30k or 65k in the championship? As always, it’s not our money and these guys seem far more competent to make good decisions than previous leadership so it’s not really a worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Any confirmation on his squad number yet? I’m guessing 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano & Dalian's Umbrella Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Aston_Villan4 said: Lol no chance. I just saw it here too: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted January 7, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Vancvillan said: Wondered why my Nan went in for a hip replacement and came out with a Brazilian. How did you, umm, find out...? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said: I just saw it here too: What the hell? How reliable is that account? How did Levy sneak that in through the back door? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said: I just saw it here too: So spurs were the other club if this is true...perhaps we're confident that he'll come to us if we want him? Or perhaps reality will kick in and he'll go to spurs if they're in Europe and we're not next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, Adman said: So spurs were the other club if this is true...perhaps we're confident that he'll come to us if we want him? Or perhaps reality will kick in and he'll go to spurs if they're in Europe and we're not next season i cant see Levy sanctioning the wages to get him anyways tbh..... Levy isnt known to like big outlays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said: I just saw it here too: Florida based Barcelona fan account quoting Bruno Alemany. I guess that's settled then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Adman said: So spurs were the other club if this is true...perhaps we're confident that he'll come to us if we want him? Or perhaps reality will kick in and he'll go to spurs if they're in Europe and we're not next season So basically spurs offered the same deal as us and phillippe chose us, I can deal with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, StewieGriffin said: But more than that, what sort of madman sits in a recruitment meeting at a team in 13th place with no notable recent history to speak of, and genuinely suggets "what about Coutinho?" without being worried he'd be laughed at? Im assuming its Gerrard who's suggested and driven it, in which case you have to admire the balls of the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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