The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 1st January

[Hercules]

That is baffling. To me, he is the best player they have. Better than Ronaldo. Absolutely crucial to them and the best CM in Europe. If Modric wants to return and RM want to sell, we have to go in for him. Plus, Winks learning from Modric would be incredible. Oh god, I think I just convinced myself.

They NEED to raise money, as the likes of PSG, Citeh, pricing them out on players they would have a clear field because of their name. As I said, I do not at all expect it, same as Bale. But, RM trying to offload to bring in. Their wages alone is another factor.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I’d be all over bringing Modeic back. Bale I think would break us financially, and just seems (I might be wrong) to be injured too often. I’d rather a younger cheaper alternative.

But Modric would be incredible. Can’t see it personally

 

[YiddoInPoland]

ohhh Real Madrid, how the tables have turned.....

 

[HildoSpur]

Modric back? Holy crap that would be a dream.

 

[tiger666]

He can't be too pleased they want to sell him. He said he wants to retire there two weeks ago.

 

[Hercules]

He can't be too pleased they want to sell him. He said he wants to retire there two weeks ago.

Funny how his wish may not happen.

 

[TheChosenOne]

He can't be too pleased they want to sell him. He said he wants to retire there two weeks ago.

Glad HK is on the bench and not anywhere suss.

 

[dovahkiin]

pleased to hear about the interest from sponsors

sorry no itk to be found elsewhere

 

[wallyjakeman]

Great stuff, thanks @Hercules!

If I could pick one former player to return to us it would be Luka. However, if Madrid is selling to raise money I can't see us being the highest bidder unfortunately.

Regarding Toby, I get that players want to win titles. But this time I don't buy it. It's not like he's playing for West Ham or Newcastle. We have had the chance to win the league two years in a row. No one is stopping you Toby, just f**king win a title.

What he's really saying is that he wants to go to Man City, triple his wages and cruise to the title, because all the players who can stop him from winning it are sitting on the bench in a Man City track top, earning the same wage.

Me, bitter? Nah...

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

pleased to hear about the interest from sponsors

sorry no itk to be found elsewhere

Fuck's the blue font?

 

[Hercules]

Apologies if I should not share this here, but Coutinho wants 100% our now!

His people have agreed everything with Barca, around 130m, but 110 now, with incentives clauses that increases it to 130, with clause to have buy-back option.

They tried again for Sess, but not happening.

 

[dovahkiin]

Fuck's the blue font?

i thought id try white for a change

 

[sammyj]

pleased to hear about the interest from sponsors

sorry no itk to be found elsewhere

Agree great news and great times to be a penny chew

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

i thought id try white for a change

Racist

 

[Japhet]

£20m is next to nothing in todays market though.

I think it's high when you're paying for half a season and he hasn't proved fitness or full recovery from injury. In effect, it would be forking out 20m to stop him going somewhere else.

 

['O Zio]

That is baffling. To me, he is the best player they have. Better than Ronaldo. Absolutely crucial to them and the best CM in Europe. If Modric wants to return and RM want to sell, we have to go in for him. Plus, Winks learning from Modric would be incredible. Oh god, I think I just convinced myself.

Agree. I'd take Modric over Ronaldo all day long. Ronaldo is great but it all has to be about him, can't stand the bloke and he's nowhere near the level he used to be.

 

['O Zio]

£20m is next to nothing in todays market though.

Don't forget this is someone who is:

• Out of contract at the end of the season
• Has already expressed his desire to play for us rather than the only other club in for him i.e. Chelsea
• Is just coming off the back of major injury/surgery, so we don't know if he'll be the same player he was
• Even if he is still able to play at the same level, it will probably take until mid-way through the second half of the season to return to full fitness/match sharpness

We'd basically be paying 20m purely so that we could play him in the last 10 games of the season or so. For me that's ridiculous.

 

[Nine while nine]

i thought id try white for a change

Good idea. Using white font in the ITK thread has never caused any problems in the past as @Hot Spur would no doubt testify.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Because it couldn't find it?

Sadly, yes...

 

[NinjaTuna]

Hercules is ruddy good at this ITK stuff, aint he. Trying to convince myself that I wont be spending the entirety of my January in this thread