Alex 42163 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Anyone who gets upset when Ben Arfa is brought up shouldn't go on twitter any time soon. Quite a few people pointing out that we've wasted North of £25m trying to replace him. On worse players who've made less of an impact :lol: Exactly what Ashley deserves though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43974 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 No tears will shed in CT Towers. Simply not cut out for this league. Bring Back Shane. I've generally found people who describe their home or work with 'Towers' after the name tend to be unmitigated, colossal puddings. Glad you're the exception to the rule, CT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 No tears will shed in CT Towers. Simply not cut out for this league. Bring Back Shane. Bring back Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39291 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 You look at the team that Stoke have assembled, Bojan, Shaqiri, Arnautović, Afellay. That's a lot of mavericks, but it's working. Mercurial talents lighting up the league, at Stoke?! 'Can he do it on a rainy night in Stoke?' has clearly been one of their key scouting criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 6705 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Bring back Sammy Where's the goals scored column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Baffles me sometimes about how we're so quick to give up on potential flair attacking players yet the likes of Dummett, Williamson, Anita, Gouffran and Colback have been persisted with when they're clearly poor players and haven't been replaced as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Mental really, falls into a similar category as Tiote leaving for me in that I think he can definitely do a job for us but McClaren doesn't seem interested. I'd rather sell him because loaning him out doesn't really do us much good does it? Utter embarrassment this club like, fully agree with the lad Fish is on about saying we've basically spunked 25m on Ben Arfa replacements. This is a lad many on here were adamant would come and fail and he has came and failed (of course there is obviously blame at the feet of management for this but either way), worrying that people on a forum saw what our scouting team were blind to. I've started reading the book soccernomics and I couldn't help but think of the Cabella and Thauvin mess when he was discussing player relocation. I know many have probably read this but the jist was some clubs are willing to spend up to 25k on a relocation agent for new players who would set new players up with phones, cars, apartments as well as assist their girlfriends/wives getting settled, basically allowing the new player to concentrate on football however some clubs baulk at that extra cost (despite the player costing millions). I do wonder if we're one of the clubs who don't bother with that sort of thing, especially with our cheap cunt owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63312 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm happy to assist their wives and girlfriends getting settled, and for a lot less than 25k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm happy to assist their wives and girlfriends getting settled, and for a lot less than 25k. Especially Thauvins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42163 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm happy to assist their wives and girlfriends getting settled, and for a lot less than 25k. I did wonder who got that job with Defoe. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39291 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Shelvey pays his live-in cook £65k pa. You're getting short changed, Gemms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 388 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'd like to write a big angry rant, but all I can add is - seriously??? what the fuck..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 What's more worrying is we pursued the cunt for a couple of seasons then dropped him after a couple of games, he wasn't exactly an impulse buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 If the manager is picking the team then Carr needs to be less influential and just be a normal scout. I think they've signed one each this window, I think Shelvey will prove the better buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 388 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So who was Steve's in the last? Gino? (I think Gino could be a fuckin legend here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 He will not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2869 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 The clubs being found out in its policy of gambling that young foreign talent will instantly deliver. The shines gone off Carr now too imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 6009 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 What a mess. Really dont think he's had enough of a chance, granted he's looked way off pace whenever he's played though. Dont blame him if he has asked to leave, especially after Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I blame him, if some cunts paid 12 million for me and I took a bit of stick I'd be breaking my neck to prove the fuckers wrong. I don't think he wanted to come here in the first place like, he'd already knocked us back before and we've forced his club's hand with a ridiculous offer. A proper shit show of a transfer really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I blame him, if some cunts paid 12 million for me and I took a bit of stick I'd be breaking my neck to prove the fuckers wrong. I don't think he wanted to come here in the first place like, he'd already knocked us back before and we've forced his club's hand with a ridiculous offer. A proper shit show of a transfer really. Spot on.He's fucked about from day one.When given the chance in league games he's basically took the piss.He's here to fuck about and pick up his money whist putting in no fuckin effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1839 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I blame him, if some cunts paid 12 million for me and I took a bit of stick I'd be breaking my neck to prove the fuckers wrong. I don't think he wanted to come here in the first place like, he'd already knocked us back before and we've forced his club's hand with a ridiculous offer. A proper shit show of a transfer really.Aye that and as Ant says him coming on the back of a shocker of a season makes his signing a really strange one. Nothing about him has ever suggested he'd be a good fit here. It's also amazing that while Carr was watching him last season he didn't notice Payet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Don't see why we'd loan him back to them like. They've already had our pants down. They'd need to want him back badly enough to not take our eyes out again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1839 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 They're the only team he can go to now after playing for them and us this season. Not sure how a loan helps us like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Only reason would be a loan where a buyout after appearances is triggered, like Santon and mbiwa It'll end up a scenario where they sign Thauvin back and we've effectively paid them to have Cabella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9912 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Or they just want him off the wage bill.... Shocking signing to replace Cabella with him, especially as Cabella had a season in PL under him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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