Why is it a shame? The world of football is a fantasy and have very little to do with reality, a dreamfactory. People who have realised that cannot be in shame.
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Why is it a shame? The world of football is a fantasy and have very little to do with reality, a dreamfactory. People who have realised that cannot be in shame.
Took the words out of my mouth. It looks like @spitshine is clueless to how Levy operates.
And not just Levy, but most well-run clubs, regardless of they're big clubs or not. None of them sell their star players if said players do not get their heads turned and agitate for a move. Only teams that sell their best players when someone waves a bucket of shekels at them are those that are badly managed and in financial trouble and we're certainly not in that category.
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Did anyone see the interview with Danny before a game on SKY not long ago, think it was the Stoke game. He described his year on loan at Sunderland as the best year in his footballing career, and I think he mentioned that being up North was one of the reasons. Best year of his footballing career despite playing for a very good top 4 side. I saw another interview where he was asked what his favourite ground to play in was and he answered something like 'any of the grounds up North'.
I think he'd be very tempted if a big money offer came from one of the top Northern clubs.
Did anyone see the interview with Danny before a game on SKY not long ago, think it was the Stoke game. He described his year on loan at Sunderland as the best year in his footballing career, and I think he mentioned that being up North was one of the reasons. Best year of his footballing career despite playing for a very good top 4 side. I saw another interview where he was asked what his favourite ground to play in was and he answered something like 'any of the grounds up North'.
I think he'd be very tempted if a big money offer came from one of the top Northern clubs.
Fancy choosing a nickname that is actually the name of another player. How confusing.That's fair enough, but he also said in the same interview his level of respect for Poch. He's even nicknamed "Son". So, you have two contradictory feelings here and it will come down to which of those overrides the other. My personal feeling is that he won't move unless Poch does. His loyalty is to Poch and not the club.
I don't think we will be able to buy from Man U. Not unless we agree to sell to them, so like Chelski, I think those avenues are over. I cannot see Rose going this summer. KWP isn't quite the ticket yet, and although Davies is a fine back-up, Danny Rose he isn't.
Transfers for players surplus to requirements are a different kettle of fish, imo
Transfers for players surplus to requirements are a different kettle of fish, imo
I never saw the fuss before his injury either. I would prefer to play Davies over him if it came to that.Shaw is looking like the next kaboul/sandro.
Both were never the same player after their major injuries.
I think Levy would want A) a brick loaf of money and B) something else in return i.e. a player of good value for us to even entertain the idea of selling Rose to one of our rivals for the top 4/title challenge.
I think transfers between the top clubs for players surplus to requirement (Shaw) ate still likely to continue
Tell you what, I really wouldn't want to lose Danny Rose and definitely not to a direct competitor although on the basis of including a sweetener, player wise to allow for a smaller fee I would accept £35/£40m if it included Iheanacho coming this way as part of the deal. Really like the player and think he is being criminally under used by City tbh despite the fact they have Aguero and now, Gabriel Jesus.
See that would be great business for us and them
They get a player who makes them better and we get £££ and a player who will improve our squad in an area of weakness... but we would also need to have Shaw lined up as his replacement before hand to make that viable
Remember the true cost of selling Bale? We got a record £86m but squandered much of it on utter dross. As a result the following season turned into an absolute shambles. We got mauled so badly by the big boys that AvB had to be booted out by December and from that point on the season was pretty much a write off.I'm not convinced. We were starting to get somewhere and then Berbatov went, then we had a great team a few years later and Modric went. Then Bale, admittedly for a world record fee.
Danny Rose, albeit a great left back, no brainier if the price is right.
FTFY.They will 100%
Clubs may be rich but they aint foolish
If a club has a player they dont want they will sell regardless of who too
The difference here with Rose is we dont want to sell
Sturridge will go this summer and IMO a top 6 side will go for him unless he isbravedumb enough to go abroad