I remember a big rumpus about that. Wasn't there a particular case with a kid from a Dutch club - was it Ajax?
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I remember a big rumpus about that. Wasn't there a particular case with a kid from a Dutch club - was it Ajax?
I saw something the other day that made me laugh:
Alan Pardew is having a medical at Crystal Palace after bidding £25 million for Christian Benteke!
Only me that thinks that would be a good signing for them? Zaha, Bolasie and Townsend getting the ball in the box to him! I predict he will get 15 goals next year with that supply
Could well have been. They were signing them from all over the world. Don't quote me on the percentage but I'm sure it was less than 1%.
If you look at Chelsea when Mourinho was in charge - very few players stepped up from within. Loftus-Cheek is probably the only notable inclusion recently.
Mourinho prefers to buy rather than promote from within.
Maybe it's just the way the PL is with the amount of money available. In contrast Liverpool in particular always seem to promote academy players.
He did the same at Inter. When they won the treble, including the UCL, they had the oldest average age of any professional football team in Europe. FACT. There was something like 7 or 8 national team captains in the first XI.
Well no, I said if they sign him they'll be guaranteed not to be relegated. He'd be an extraordinary signing, 12 months ago he'd have got in most sides in Europe.
Probably took one look at palaces fall from 5th and said they could see that coming.
I thought you'd blocked me?
We could all see it coming, it's Palace. The fact they were 5th to fall from was exceptional.
What position were Newcastle in when he left?
You mean like we all saw Leicester and west hams finishes coming? Pardew has history for over achieving then failing miserably. Think Newcastle are pretty happy rid of him.
Yeah they must look back at the season they finished fifth under him and thank God they're playing Burton next season.
I thought you'd blocked me? You took great delight in announcing it on here. Strange.
I did. I thought I'd give it a try having a civil conversation with you. I don't hd grudges.
If course Newcastle would love 5th but pardew just showed with palace what inconsistency he can bring. The position he left toon in was a dire one.
Yeah 10th and in the black on spending is really dire compared to their current situation after being one of the highest spending clubs in Europe last summer.
So you went out of your way to unblock me? Curiouser and curiouser.
They were in the black because they were selling their best players and were on a downward trajectory. Their fans were desperate for him to leave.
What is fascinating you?
They were still in the PL. I'm sure that fact isn't lost on the barcodes.
Fans should be careful what they wish for.
All transfer business so far...
1. AFC Bournemouth
IN
Lys Mousset (Le Havre) Undisclosed
Emerson Hyndman (Fulham) Free
Nathan Ake (Chelsea) Loan
OUT
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle) £12m
Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Glenn Murray (Brighton) Loan
Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen) Free
Sylvain Distin (Released)
2. Arsenal
IN
Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach) Undisclosed
Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Undisclosed
OUT
Daniel Crowley (Oxford United) Loan
Tomas Rosicky (Released)
Mathieu Flamini (Released)
Mikel Arteta (Retired) Joined Manchester City coaching staff
3. Burnley
IN
Jamie Thomas (Bolton Wanderers) Free
Robbie Leitch (Motherwell) Free
OUT
Joey Barton (Rangers) Free
Luke Conlan (Morecambe) Free
4. Chelsea
IN
Michy Batshuayi (Marseille) £33.2m
OUT
Stipe Perica (Udinese) Undisclosed
Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Nathan (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Mitchell Beeney (Crawley) Loan
Charly Musonda (Real Betis) Loan
Joao Rodriguez (Santa Fe) Loan
Nathan Ake (Bournemouth) Loan
Reece Mitchell (Chesterfield) Free
Marco Amelia (Released)
5. Crystal Palace
IN
Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) £13m
Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Undisclosed
OUT
Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) £10m
David Gregory (Cambridge United) Free
6. Everton
IN
Bassala Sambou (Coventry City) Compensation
Chris Renshaw (Oldham Athletic) Undisclosed
Maarten Stekelenburg (Fulham) Undisclosed
OUT
Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids) Free
7. Hull City
IN
Jonathan Edwards (Peterborough United) Undisclosed
Will Mannion (AFC Wimbledon) Compensation
OUT
Max Clark (Cambridge United) Loan
Ben Clappison (York City) Free
8. Leicester City
IN
Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow) £16.6m - Awaiting official confirmation
Nampalys Mendy (Nice) £13m
Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96) Undisclosed
Raul Uche (Rayo Vallecano) Undisclosed
Luis Hernandez (Sporting Gijon) Free
OUT
Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed
9. Liverpool
IN
Sadio Mane (Southampton) £34m
Loris Karius (Mainz) £4.7m
Joel Matip (Schalke) Free
OUT
Jerome Sinclair (Watford) Compensation
Lawrence Vigouroux (Swindon) Undisclosed
Joao Teixeira (Porto) £250k
Jordan Rossiter (Rangers) £250k
10. Manchester City
IN
Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund) £20m
Nolito (Celta Vigo) £13.8m
Oleksandar Zinchenko (Ufa) Undisclosed
Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City) Free
OUT
Seko Fofana (Udinese) £3.8m
Jack Byrne (Blackburn Rovers) Loan
Martin Demichelis (Released)
Richard Wright (Released)
11. Manchester United
IN
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) £26.3m - Awaiting official confirmation
Eric Bailly (Villarreal) Undisclosed
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) Free
OUT
NONE
12. Middlesbrough
IN
Viktor Fischer (Ajax) £3.8m
Bernardo Espinosa (Sporting Gijon) Free
OUT
Rhys Williams (Perth Glory) Free
Luke Coddington (Huddersfield Town) Free
Jonathan Woodgate (Released)
Damia Abella (Released)
13. Southampton
IN
Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) £11m
OUT
Sadio Mane (Liverpool) £34m
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) £11m
Juanmi (Real Sociedad) Undisclosed
Jason McCarthy (Walsall) Loan
Gaston Ramirez (Released)
Kelvin Davis (Retired)
14. Stoke City
IN
NONE
OUT
Mark Waddington (Kilmarnock) Loan
Yusuf Coban (Hoffenheim) Free
Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) Free
15. Sunderland
IN
NONE
OUT
Santiago Vergini (Boca Juniors) £1.5m
Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) Free
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) Free
16. Swansea City
IN
NONE
OUT
Eder (Lille) Undisclosed
Alberto Paloschi (Atalanta) Undisclosed
Oliver Davies (Kilmarnock) Loan
Liam Shephard (Yeovil) Loan
Kyle Bartley (Leeds) Loan
Raheem Hanley (Northampton Town) Free
17. Tottenham Hotspur
IN
Victor Wanyama (Southampton) £11m
OUT
Christopher Paul (QPR) Free
18. Watford
IN
Isaac Success (Granada) £12.5m
Christian Kabasele (Genk) £6m
Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool) Compensation
OUT
Miguel Layun (Porto) Undisclosed
Gabriel Angella (Udinese) Undisclosed
Joel Ekstrand (Released)
19. West Bromwich Albion
IN
Matt Phillips (QPR) £5m - Awaiting official confirmation
OUT
Callam Jones (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Anders Lindegaard (Preston) Free
Victor Anichebe (Released)
Stephane Sessegnon (Released)
20. West Ham United
IN
Toni Martinez (Valencia) Undisclosed
Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Monchengladbach) Free
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia) Free
Domingos Quina (Unattached) Free
OUT
Elliot Lee (Barnsley) Undisclosed
Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers) Loan
George Dobson (Walsall) Loan
Kyle Knoyle (Wigan) Loan
Joey O'Brien (Released)
1. AFC Bournemouth
IN
Lys Mousset (Le Havre) Undisclosed
Emerson Hyndman (Fulham) Free
Nathan Ake (Chelsea) Loan
OUT
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle) £12m
Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Glenn Murray (Brighton) Loan
Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen) Free
Sylvain Distin (Released)
2. Arsenal
IN
Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach) Undisclosed
Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Undisclosed
OUT
Daniel Crowley (Oxford United) Loan
Tomas Rosicky (Released)
Mathieu Flamini (Released)
Mikel Arteta (Retired) Joined Manchester City coaching staff
3. Burnley
IN
Jamie Thomas (Bolton Wanderers) Free
Robbie Leitch (Motherwell) Free
OUT
Joey Barton (Rangers) Free
Luke Conlan (Morecambe) Free
4. Chelsea
IN
Michy Batshuayi (Marseille) £33.2m
OUT
Stipe Perica (Udinese) Undisclosed
Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Nathan (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Mitchell Beeney (Crawley) Loan
Charly Musonda (Real Betis) Loan
Joao Rodriguez (Santa Fe) Loan
Nathan Ake (Bournemouth) Loan
Reece Mitchell (Chesterfield) Free
Marco Amelia (Released)
5. Crystal Palace
IN
Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) £13m
Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Undisclosed
OUT
Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) £10m
David Gregory (Cambridge United) Free
6. Everton
IN
Bassala Sambou (Coventry City) Compensation
Chris Renshaw (Oldham Athletic) Undisclosed
Maarten Stekelenburg (Fulham) Undisclosed
OUT
Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids) Free
7. Hull City
IN
Jonathan Edwards (Peterborough United) Undisclosed
Will Mannion (AFC Wimbledon) Compensation
OUT
Max Clark (Cambridge United) Loan
Ben Clappison (York City) Free
8. Leicester City
IN
Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow) £16.6m - Awaiting official confirmation
Nampalys Mendy (Nice) £13m
Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96) Undisclosed
Raul Uche (Rayo Vallecano) Undisclosed
Luis Hernandez (Sporting Gijon) Free
OUT
Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed
9. Liverpool
IN
Sadio Mane (Southampton) £34m
Loris Karius (Mainz) £4.7m
Joel Matip (Schalke) Free
OUT
Jerome Sinclair (Watford) Compensation
Lawrence Vigouroux (Swindon) Undisclosed
Joao Teixeira (Porto) £250k
Jordan Rossiter (Rangers) £250k
10. Manchester City
IN
Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund) £20m
Nolito (Celta Vigo) £13.8m
Oleksandar Zinchenko (Ufa) Undisclosed
Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City) Free
OUT
Seko Fofana (Udinese) £3.8m
Jack Byrne (Blackburn Rovers) Loan
Martin Demichelis (Released)
Richard Wright (Released)
11. Manchester United
IN
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) £26.3m - Awaiting official confirmation
Eric Bailly (Villarreal) Undisclosed
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) Free
OUT
NONE
12. Middlesbrough
IN
Viktor Fischer (Ajax) £3.8m
Bernardo Espinosa (Sporting Gijon) Free
OUT
Rhys Williams (Perth Glory) Free
Luke Coddington (Huddersfield Town) Free
Jonathan Woodgate (Released)
Damia Abella (Released)
13. Southampton
IN
Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) £11m
OUT
Sadio Mane (Liverpool) £34m
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) £11m
Juanmi (Real Sociedad) Undisclosed
Jason McCarthy (Walsall) Loan
Gaston Ramirez (Released)
Kelvin Davis (Retired)
14. Stoke City
IN
NONE
OUT
Mark Waddington (Kilmarnock) Loan
Yusuf Coban (Hoffenheim) Free
Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) Free
15. Sunderland
IN
NONE
OUT
Santiago Vergini (Boca Juniors) £1.5m
Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) Free
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) Free
16. Swansea City
IN
NONE
OUT
Eder (Lille) Undisclosed
Alberto Paloschi (Atalanta) Undisclosed
Oliver Davies (Kilmarnock) Loan
Liam Shephard (Yeovil) Loan
Kyle Bartley (Leeds) Loan
Raheem Hanley (Northampton Town) Free
17. Tottenham Hotspur
IN
Victor Wanyama (Southampton) £11m
OUT
Christopher Paul (QPR) Free
18. Watford
IN
Isaac Success (Granada) £12.5m
Christian Kabasele (Genk) £6m
Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool) Compensation
OUT
Miguel Layun (Porto) Undisclosed
Gabriel Angella (Udinese) Undisclosed
Joel Ekstrand (Released)
19. West Bromwich Albion
IN
Matt Phillips (QPR) £5m - Awaiting official confirmation
OUT
Callam Jones (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Anders Lindegaard (Preston) Free
Victor Anichebe (Released)
Stephane Sessegnon (Released)
20. West Ham United
IN
Toni Martinez (Valencia) Undisclosed
Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Monchengladbach) Free
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia) Free
Domingos Quina (Unattached) Free
OUT
Elliot Lee (Barnsley) Undisclosed
Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers) Loan
George Dobson (Walsall) Loan
Kyle Knoyle (Wigan) Loan
Joey O'Brien (Released)
We're getting all our business done early
I'm not sure it's entirely accurate, it's missing all our released players for a start.
Well yeah but that wasn't down to Pardew. Do you think he woke up one day and thought 'I'll sell for great profit all the players I personally picked up at a bargain price after painstakingly scouting them and go through the whole process again to bank loads of money for the club'? It was Ashley's business model. If Pardew had been given the money that McLaren was who knows where they'd be now? I'd wager it wouldn't be the Championship.
I'm just flattered that you woke up one day, realised something was missing in your life and unblocked me.
No, but you used it as a factor that made him the better manager so I explained why it wasn't actually a good sign.
I think they're pretty happy to have Benitez, be investing in a better quality player than McClaren thought they needed, and they'll be pl in 16/17.
Haha actually my phone prompts me to "see blocked content", and I was getting one sided arguments in half the threads which was getting on my nerves.