Milas_Spur
Wayne Routledge
The source for that info on POTL is another ITK so it can't be true.
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Summer transfer thread, AvB window wrap up pg 1527
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The source for that info on POTL is another ITK so it can't be true.
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Serge Aurier
But Milner is a premier league medal winner and he was not a first teamer last season. Damiao would still become a prem medal winner if he went there and they won the league. I think footballers would rather play at a team at the top of the league and in the Champions League than a team in the Europa League and not fighting for the title week in week out.... oh and the fact City could give him £150 minimum whereas we couldnt.
however, its just speculation so dont worry about it just yet I'd say.
however, its just speculation so dont worry about it just yet I'd say.
True - but I guess it's all about how much you feel a part of it. I always wonder how players like Victor Valdes must feel about his Euro 2012 or World Cup medals. Sure they were part of the squad but it must feel a little hollow in the cold light of day.
I know the PL is different in that you need 10 appearances to get a medal but I would rather be playing week in week out and earning 30% less. Especially when that could still be 60-70k a week!
I know the PL is different in that you need 10 appearances to get a medal but I would rather be playing week in week out and earning 30% less. Especially when that could still be 60-70k a week!
braineclipse
Willie Hall
If you were moving abroad and you had no affiliation with the clubs you would rather move to Valencia than Barca or Real, for substantially less money?
Also, most footballers have solid egos, until it's actually proven that they can't break into the first team at the biggest possible club they will go there and think that they can. Part of what makes them good in the first place. Most of them aren't making a "oh, I'll sit on the bench 75% of the time" decision.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Well, we might actually have a press conference before the friendly though? Not likely that it will have anything to do with transfers though.
Ganter
Erik Edman
pre match talk
Ganter
Erik Edman
things will happen eventually
we WILL sign 2 strikers
we WILL keep Modric or ship him out and bring in replacement
patience
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
IIRC we've only had 1 press conference to announce a signing in about the past decade (for Bentley).
Press conferences are so 1990s (pre-internet age).
jts1882
Dean Richards
Good point.
Also if a club are offering to buy you for a big fee and pay big wages that will reinforce the players perception. He's unlikely to think they are buying him to sit on the bench 75% of the time and they probably aren't. More likely the club are buying on potential and hoping that some players makes the grade. Its not so unreasonable for the player to assume he will be one who does.
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Sonny Walters
This holds true the majority of the time but there are exceptions. If a player would end up competing for their position with a well established, possibly world class player then it will be a factor. This is a very small percentage of transfers as obviously there are not that many world class players about by definition.
In Leandro's case he would have to dislodge either Aguero or Tevez to be top dog. This is a big ask and no matter how big his ego he will have some doubt over how much playing time he will get. I'm sure the extra 50mil a week will be enough to make his mind up unfortunately.
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Serge Aurier
Yeh I do too. Reina for example jumping for joy when they won the Euros but he wasnt involved at all. Im with you on the playing week in week out but this comes from me playing on Sunday in my football team not wanting to be sub because I love football and dont want to be standing on the freezing sidelines and for no money! These guys are getting paid ridiculous amounts of money and probably arent as fussed as they have an Aston Martin, a fit wife, mansion and tons of wonga to go home to when the games finishes and they havent played. Money makes it a lot easier......
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
He wasn't involved it is true. However i would assume most Spanish fans were also jumping for joy and they were not really involved with the win either.
At the end of the day Reina is Spanish, and would want Spain to do well. It's difficult to compare that to club football.
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Serge Aurier
was he not at the Euros? maybe im thinking of Valdes then.....
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Most of our contracts these days are those funny 4+2 ones, so it wouldn't be surprising if he effectively has 4 years still to run.
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Serge Aurier
Ah I see. Yes there is a difference. 6 games tournament - national pride / 50 games a season. Yeh you are right my friend.
fcuk it, my above post is only for club status!
fcuk it, my above post is only for club status!
by 'not involved' I meant whichever one sat on the bench, be it Reina or Valdes
The point is sitting on the bench for your country can't really be compared with sitting on the bench for your club, because you can change clubs.
Yeah, but the point remains do you want to look back at your trophies at the end of you career and realise you didn't earn any of them. I remember Lukaku saying something similar about his Champions League medal. Doesn't mean anything to him.