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Is that less likely to stay at Fulham, or less likely to leave?
less likely to spurs, but not sure we are allowed to post the links, will do it in the player thread
Is that less likely to stay at Fulham, or less likely to leave?
Barca know that the PL is their best opportunity to get shot of him and they've been actively looking for a taker. If he's truly Poch's first choice and the financials are doable I don't see why the deal couldn't be done in two days. I know Levy drags his feet but we're down to the wire now and he's got to act. I disagree with Ali's tactical assessment but that's more a discussion for the player thread.Ali z regarding Coutinho
Certainly Poch's first choice, do I see it happening, No
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Think financials are doable, just too late to get it done IMO, plus him and Eriksen are pretty much same player where as Le Celso and Fernandez could arguably play in same side as Eriksen, don't think Coutinhio could and we have no bid for Eriksen last I heard.
Put yourself in his shoes now, with what he asked for and what has been delivered and what has not and why it hasn’t. I have a feeling that Betis are now just refusing to deal with us, even if it spites their own face.Can't help but wonder.
Again, sounds like Eriksen is the piece that controls almost all things outside of Sess. That said, the financials being doable and him being the number one choice confuses me, because supposedly we have financials for Sess +1 at a minimum. Not sure why it would be too late except for getting the player to agree to terms.Ali z regarding Coutinho
Certainly Poch's first choice, do I see it happening, No
AND
Think financials are doable, just too late to get it done IMO, plus him and Eriksen are pretty much same player where as Le Celso and Fernandez could arguably play in same side as Eriksen, don't think Coutinhio could and we have no bid for Eriksen last I heard.
Go back and read the last 10 pages and get pissed off like the rest of usSo we jumped a few pages quickly here - anyone wants to give me a brief of what's happening?
Ali z regarding Coutinho
Certainly Poch's first choice, do I see it happening, No
AND
Think financials are doable, just too late to get it done IMO, plus him and Eriksen are pretty much same player where as Le Celso and Fernandez could arguably play in same side as Eriksen, don't think Coutinhio could and we have no bid for Eriksen last I heard.
Because we are veterans of these transfer windows and we know how this ends. Sess announced on Thurs to placate us.
it is more likely levy fucked up again than making a miracleSo we jumped a few pages quickly here - anyone wants to give me a brief of what's happening?
Nope - I don't have a razor blade nearby and I can just sense the anger coming through my screen right now, so guess it's all gone to shit. NM, it is what it is - no point getting fucked off about things if we can't change what Levy does or doesn't do.Go back and read the last 10 pages and get pissed off like the rest of us
Barca also want rid of Coutinho. We've got some decent options for sure, just have to close at least one of the deals.I am myself a veteran of many transfer windows but I feel optimistic about this window because we actually have money to spend also Betis NEED to sell GLC and Lisbon want to sell BF. Neither clubs are going to get anymore money from European sides once the prem window is shut so they're just posturing.
I think when looking at the info coming down, we also need to remember that we don’t know who the sources are, and this is especially worth remembering when the info comes with an emotive opinion attached. Source could be one of the agents the club works with, who is pushed off that we’ve shelved a bid for a player he’s been working on, or is delighted that we’ve made progress on a player he’s been working on. It could be someone close to the board, so the info will likely be spun in a pro Spurs way (e.g. vilifying outgoing player). It could even be a journalist who has his finger on the pulse but is trying to throw people off the scent of a story he is due to break. There are hundreds of avenues through which we get information, and it’s always passed on in good faith, having been severely vetted. Fact is, every bit of info we get, we get for a reason, and those reasons are not necessarily because the itks source is a purist believer in freedom of information. So just enjoy it, be grateful for the insight we do get, be aware that we only ever get a fraction of any given story and save the vitriol, histrionics and melodrama for when you have tangible, factual reasons to do so.
I think if we'd have won the Champions League, there would have been very little moaning about the transfer window in this forum, whatever happened..The state of some of you. Take it all with a pinch of salt and see where we end up. As entertaining as it is, this cycle of tantrums, followed by glee, followed by more tantrums, starts to wear thin after the umpteenth time the same thing gets posted.
We went from Baldini to Bald-aint-heDirector of Football, please.