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I went to school with a Ben Godfrey. Was at Charlton academy before finding himself in the non leagues. Found him on Football Manager once. 27 now so doubt it's him.Please be Ben Godfrey and Lloyd Kelly.
I went to school with a Ben Godfrey. Was at Charlton academy before finding himself in the non leagues. Found him on Football Manager once. 27 now so doubt it's him.Please be Ben Godfrey and Lloyd Kelly.
Especially if he was born in the early 70sI went to school with a Ben Godfrey. Was at Charlton academy before finding himself in the non leagues. No idea where he is these days though. Be hilarious if it was.
They sound like cricketers from the 1980s
I thought I did but now I'm not so sure.Why conflicting?
Do you understand the ‘shagging’ analogy?
I thought I did but now I'm not so sure.
I understood you to mean that we're trying to be in the running, even though we've probably got no chance, because he hasn't been taken yet (because De Jong is going to Barca and they won't go for both De Jong and Rabiot, so Rabiot is still available). Yet somebody else mentioned that 'JJetset states Rabiot is "still off to Barca" '.
So I'm clearly missing something. It's probably because I haven't got lucky in a while so shagging talk is going over my head.
You guys have lost me. If Barca don't want both, but JJ says Rabiot is off to Barca, then does that mean we're still in for De Jong?? Or am I completely off track??
What happened with de Ligt? Weren't we favourites to sign him at one point? Or we missed the train and now he is too expensive?
You are right but there are loads on SC who will be moaning because we are buying kids who are not the finished article etc.I think the moral of the De Ligt and De Jong and possibly even Rabiot stories is that we need to snap these kids up before Barca become interested!
Googlie themThey sound like cricketers from the 1980s
It's not that simple mate, if they know there is slight interest from the likes of Barca They are being told by their agents to hold out to keep the prices down. De Jong is a prime example of this.I think the moral of the De Ligt and De Jong and possibly even Rabiot stories is that we need to snap these kids up before Barca become interested!
Don't think I'm going to have too much to say this January. Info isn't given up as freely as it once was and it's just the odd snippet I get now, and usually asked not to pass on. As things stand we are in a very similar position to the Summer. There is 100% money to spend but only on the very few players we have shortlisted. If they are for whatever reason unobtainable that will be it. Poch has told Levy he needs signings but doesn't want to sign players just to get numbers in. We have already got a few we can't seem to move on, and the last thing we need is any more clogging up the squad. Never say never but it will be hard to get what we want. We were hoping the stadium might sway a couple that we have been chasing and are sitting on the fence, the fact that this will not happen till after January is not helpful in the short term.
Don't think I'm going to have too much to say this January. Info isn't given up as freely as it once was and it's just the odd snippet I get now, and usually asked not to pass on. As things stand we are in a very similar position to the Summer. There is 100% money to spend but only on the very few players we have shortlisted. If they are for whatever reason unobtainable that will be it. Poch has told Levy he needs signings but doesn't want to sign players just to get numbers in. We have already got a few we can't seem to move on, and the last thing we need is any more clogging up the squad. Never say never but it will be hard to get what we want. We were hoping the stadium might sway a couple that we have been chasing and are sitting on the fence, the fact that this will not happen till after January is not helpful in the short term.
Don't think I'm going to have too much to say this January. Info isn't given up as freely as it once was and it's just the odd snippet I get now, and usually asked not to pass on. As things stand we are in a very similar position to the Summer. There is 100% money to spend but only on the very few players we have shortlisted. If they are for whatever reason unobtainable that will be it. Poch has told Levy he needs signings but doesn't want to sign players just to get numbers in. We have already got a few we can't seem to move on, and the last thing we need is any more clogging up the squad. Never say never but it will be hard to get what we want. We were hoping the stadium might sway a couple that we have been chasing and are sitting on the fence, the fact that this will not happen till after January is not helpful in the short term.
You guys have lost me. If Barca don't want both, but JJ says Rabiot is off to Barca, then does that mean we're still in for De Jong?? Or am I completely off track??