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Fact is football was normal over here.... then Chelsea came along with a cheat code, then some rich Arabs got the same cheat code for City.

Now they both buy trophies.
 
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No one over 50m I believe.


But let's not forget the 40/50 players bought for or near that sum and we can talk @Welshie
Cancelo was £60m, Mendy was £52m and Walker was about £50m, but otherwise they frugally spent less than that.
I think Wan-Bissaka's the only other fullback in history to cost that much, of course, but yeah.
 
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Cancelo was £60m, Mendy was £52m and Walker was about £50m, but otherwise they frugally spent less than that.
I think Wan-Bissaka's the only other fullback in history to cost that much, of course, but yeah.
Ahh yeah cancelo, the 60m Fb who sat on the bench all last season.

Easy to forget tbh
 
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They picked four defenders against Newcastle that cost a combined £220m. They had another two on the bench that cost £110m.
Kept a clean sheet though, to be fair! <laugh>
@Welshie

Your other team newcastle... You think Ashley will sell it for more than what city's bench costs?
 
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Your other team newcastle... You think Ashley will sell it for more than what city's bench costs?
That wasn't what their bench cost. It was what two players on it cost.
They also had Fernandinho, Mahrez and Aguero, plus a few cheapo signings.
Probably about £250m in all.
 
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That wasn't what their bench cost. It was what two players on it cost.
They also had Fernandinho, Mahrez and Aguero, plus a few cheapo signings.
Probably about £250m in all.
Yh but I'm chatting about how much Ashley will get for Newcastle.


2s enough:bandit:
 
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Ok

So you agree you were **** back then, ye?
It's not really relevant. Surely that would be more of a reason to block any takeovers, if we had that miraculous power, somehow?
Summer of 2008, we'd just won a trophy and qualified for Europe, though. Better than any Newcastle season in your lifetime, basically.
 
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