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Possibly time off as late back from int duty

 

Midfield as it stands
Thiago , Mac , Szob
Jones , Bajcetic , Elliott

which looks threadbare to me particularly as 2 of those 6 are injured/recovering from injury ,

 

the very fact that the players who left early for free didn’t play much led to the demise of our season and first team players. Imo we need quality AND depth PLUS the developing kids or top 4 will be hard, never mind winning it.

that said, we aren’t a million miles away from that currently. But we are defo short of experience at #6 when Fab goes.

 

surely still on holiday?

 

I reckon Trent is now In That list now Solid

not saying I agree

I just think he is in there

 

no idea
i don't really watch foreign football and unless we are involved if i do watch for example BL highlights i don't really pay attention to who did what i just watch a game of football.

 

in that case we have no RB so i'm not sure how that helps

 

DM definitely, no argument there.
With the rest, I'm thinking of what's achievable rather than what we'd choose in an ideal world. I don't see us paying £50m or whatever on someone to thicken out the squad. DM apart, pick the best 15 from what we have, and the rest are likely to be more modest buys, or young players on the way up.
We'll always struggle to keep up with City when we don't have their squad depth, but that's how it is and that's unlikely to be changing in the foreseeable future.

 

Gomez out to RB and when injured
Milner…. Oh wait
Hendo… oh wait
Fab into CB … has he gone yet lol ?
Yeah you could be right dude lol

 

He's probably going to need to pay for special security (at least while he is still famous). He will probably have several homes which each cost several million. Pay people to do his lawn and weed his flower beds, maybe pay people to clean his houses. Expensive vacations, trips to his charity destinations, etc. Oh yeah, and I'm sure some will go to charity.


You or I could live at our lifestyle levels for well under £500k per year and live off that interest... He has been living a much more luxurious lifestyle and is accustomed to it.

Eating out at a fancy restaurant with your friends and family who all expect you to catch the bill and buy drinks could easily run thousands at a time. His dining expenses alone will probably be more than you or I make in a year.


Yes all this is frivolous luxury that he doesn't "need", most people go without... but if you're used to that and see having to give it up in "retirement" it might be tough to swallow....that £500k per year wouldn't cover it as easily as £5 mill a year. £500k per year only looks "unlimited" because you don't have that much money to know how to waste it.

 

you have made the rookie error.

nobody keeps the money in the bank or under a mattress and just spends it a bit at a time.

they all have oodles of cash that makes more oodles of cash.

plus you've missed the key one. 4mil a year to prattle on on sky tv about whatever.

 

Trouble is, everyone knows we need midfielders

 

FFS

 

Five of them are under 23 too aren't they

 

think Mac is 23 but is does feel we are going from one extreme to another .

 

I did initially say three teenagers too but Jones is 22 and Elliott 20

 

i know the feeling chatting to a mate recently and i claimed TAA was 21
my excuse is i'm so old that time no longer has any meaning

 

Not at all... The concept was that if they had enough money to earn 500k in interest a year would that be enough... I would say to maintain the lifestyle they are used to it's not nearly enough. Of course the money is out earning more money... But there is no stage of income for a footballer where earning twice as much wouldn't help them live an even more extravagant lifestyle.

 

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