What the pundits & media are saying about us

[Gb160]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bale-expects-real-to-match-ronaldos-750k-a-week-zkwsxhh89

That's regarding the new deals they're currently negotiating isn't it?

 

[Gb160]

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/08/17/paul-merson-slams-tottenham-hotspur-signing-davinson-sanchez-in

"Told by presenter Simon Thomas that Tottenham are set to complete a deal for Davinson Sanchez [SkySports], Merson offered a short response: He said simply: "Never heard of him." He added: "I think they could get left behind. It's not that far between first and fifth."

Well going on your lots performance last season, it is exactly 18 points you coke snorting c*nt!! Hell, there was a 11 points gap between us

It's the way he says 'never heard of him' as though it proves his point, when in reality it just shows how ignorant he is regarding overseas players.

 

[ajspurs]

Shearer' argument was a good one (who exactly are these players demanding winner wages when they've achieved nothing) but what I really want is for a pundit to point out the total absurdity of football wages in general and to praise Spurs for being the only top club not giving in to insane wage demands from players, just because the other clubs do.

Indeed. It's like what someone else on here said a few days back, it's not really that we underpay, it's that a lot of others vastly overpays their players and that's become the problem. The examples used were Walcott on £140k, Sterling on £180k and Lingard on £100k. None of those players should be on that much at all. It also probably contributes to Walcott and Sterling doing fuck all in the last few years when they're on that much already and Lingard already being on £100k is laughable.

 

[Lilbaz]

Foreign players wages are often are listed as wages after tax

So Marcelo and Isco are on double that and Alaba too

Not really, the beckham law says foreign nationals have to pay 25% tax on the money made in spain rather than 43%.

 

[kungfugrip]

so what was the excuse for Leicester winning it, and their wage structure was way below ours when they did it.

what wins the league is players putting in a performance, getting the breaks, the club not have a heavy injury list.

the last 2 seasons for definite have been won by the team that's not had any European commitments, and have been very fortunate with being able to field the same XI the majority of the season.

if players want to win trophies they also need to make sure they give 110% every week.

Leicester was a complete one off. The lowest points tally to win the league in the previous 15 seasons (bar one) clearly points to the fact that the big hitters were very poor that year. I'm not saying our players need a big pay rise. I'm saying I'd like to see one, maybe two big signings to show intent, to keep our existing players on their toes, and to bring people who know how to win into the club......but that can't happen without movement on wages. Just feel a bit underwhelmed that we're in the Champion's League again, we've become title challengers for the biggest league in the world, yet we still can't attract even one big name.

 

[Lighty64]

Leicester was a complete one off. The lowest points tally to win the league in the previous 15 seasons (bar one) clearly points to the fact that the big hitters were very poor that year. I'm not saying our players need a big pay rise. I'm saying I'd like to see one, maybe two big signings to show intent, to keep our existing players on their toes, and to bring people who know how to win into the club......but that can't happen without movement on wages. Just feel a bit underwhelmed that we're in the Champion's League again, we've become title challengers for the biggest league in the world, yet we still can't attract even one big name.

these 1 or 2 big signings you say you would like how would you convince them to join?

Poch to a poss striker = hmmmm yes we can pay you ???k, but your be competing with Kane, so your have to sit on bench until he picks up an injury.

striker goes away and thinks, "I might only get 5-6 appearances if he gets injured, I wonder if my international manager will be happy with the WC coming"? replies to Poch, sorry I need minutes

the same goes for every starting position in our team at the moment

 

[Shadydan]

Leicester was a complete one off. The lowest points tally to win the league in the previous 15 seasons (bar one) clearly points to the fact that the big hitters were very poor that year. I'm not saying our players need a big pay rise. I'm saying I'd like to see one, maybe two big signings to show intent, to keep our existing players on their toes, and to bring people who know how to win into the club......but that can't happen without movement on wages. Just feel a bit underwhelmed that we're in the Champion's League again, we've become title challengers for the biggest league in the world, yet we still can't attract even one big name.

In that case you need to reset your expectations fella.

 

[Fidget]

I dont think ive seen the sensible and probable suggestion that the current players we have might improve their performances in lieu of signing new players. You'd think the pundits are on commission the way they see the signing of players as a guarantee of success.

For the life of me were they in a cave when leicester won the league. Ironically the unpredicted success allowed leicester to go on and sign players and theyve been shit ever since.

Why cant these pea brained pundits see this. If we have players improving like son did and lamela, rose...etc seemingly all our squad are on an upward trajectory value wise and consistency wise for performances, then our results might improve.... Winks would be a new player in our team in that respect seeing as hes just breaking through

Theres not much improvement left until trophies and titles, pochs learning to, weve seen a better reaction to lessons learned from our first title challenge where we collapsed and lost our cool at the tail end.

Just because we ain't signed nobody, it seems to guarantee to the pundits and most fans that we will be a lot worse off? I mean it takes time for all these other signings to acclimatise as well for the other teams

Some good sense being talked today.............

......and some boll*c**

 

[Fidget]

It's the way he says 'never heard of him' as though it proves his point, when in reality it just shows how ignorant he is regarding overseas players.

He is saying, presumably, that..............you have to buy really.................and unless............

 

[Ledley's Right Foot]

http://www.skysports.com/share/10994100

I think Sky are trolling Arsenal fans...see the last comment about "Alexis Sanchez" lol!

 

[Gb160]

http://www.skysports.com/share/10994100

I think Sky are trolling Arsenal fans...see the last comment about "Alexis Sanchez" lol!

I think its much more likely they're just completely inept.

 

[Ledley's Right Foot]

I think its much more likely they're just completely inept.

Yeah, true.

 

[eddiev14]

This from Jenas is exactly what I was saying in the Matchday thread yesterday.

He's bang on.

https://vid.me/JJD9H

 

[danielneeds]

There aren't enough facepalms for what I think of Phil fucking Neville, who probably thought he was world class for playing for United.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41262641

Shearer, Totti, Batistuta, Pele, etc, etc. Bog off Neville...

 

[Tucker]

There aren't enough facepalms for what I think of Phil fucking Neville, who probably thought he was world class for playing for United.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41262641

Shearer, Totti, Batistuta, Pele, etc, etc. Bog off Neville...

Lol

What a Donkey Cave

 

[Deleted member 27855]

There aren't enough facepalms for what I think of Phil fucking Neville, who probably thought he was world class for playing for United.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41262641

Shearer, Totti, Batistuta, Pele, etc, etc. Bog off Neville...

What an asshole. Somebody should ask him his fucking opinion after the season when we finish above United for the 3rd straight year. We should all be as lucky as that ****, who turned his role as a completely average passenger, who rode on the shoulders of greatness, to a managerial job he never deserved and a tv punditry gig that pays him millions. Who cares what he thinks? He should have to pay residuals to Beckham, Scholes and Giggs as they are responsible for his entire career.

 

[thelak]

Safe to say P Nevilles punditry and creativity of thought is about as limited as his ability as a player

Will forever be in his much smarter brothers shadow

 

[richard_gleeson]

I don't know why pundits are always trying to get the best players to leave England to go to Spain. I thought we want to see them playing in this country.

 

[Danners9]

I don't know why pundits are always trying to get the best players to leave England to go to Spain. I thought we want to see them playing in this country.

and then when they do, the same pundits will lament the lack of quality in the league. They spent months beforehand talking up Bale/Suarez for moves to Real Madrid and Barcelona, how they deserve it, could walk into that side etc etc.. and then moan when it happens.

 

[swarvsta]

BBC have gone a step further now and turned it into a main page article.

Should just ignore it, but it's fucking infuriating. We have a glorious night against a top side and they headline with an article about how Harry must leave us to become world class?!

Don't even read the comments section, it will make you want to smash your screen in.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41262379