Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap

[Gandalf]

Random thing to chuck in.

How good their signings are isn't the point. That's subjective. But they have to sign players. I'm guessing de Jong wants to them sign players. Unless he wants to play at a mid table club.

I chucked it in because that is the narrative the Spanish media love to use in these situations, same as with Bale.

If you think Barca are going to end up mid table in a 2 club league I am going to need to write a novel to explain this to you. Last season Barca started with the most abysmal team they have fielded in decades and despite much humiliation still never dropped out of the top half of the table and after adding Auba and Torres in January steamrollered the rest of their domestic fixtures to get top 4 and CL football at a canter. CL football is pretty much nailed on every year no matter what team they field in La Liga.

Without blowing all of this cash in the summer they could easily stay top 4 and competitive in all competitions and you know, actually get their finances fixed properly instead of mortgaging future revenue to buy 34 year old Polish blokes. The funny thing is, if they had taken this approach and committed to austerity there is a good chance FDJ would have agreed to a further pay cut as the responsible thing to do but by whizzing millions against the wall on fees and wages all summer to then ask him to effectively cut his salary to help pay for their shopping spree it is little wonder he is telling them to do one.

 

[Godfather]

FdJ is one desperate joke of a man if he accepts that.

 

[AndySmith1990]

Is he feck.

The denial is strong

 

[croadyman]

FdJ is one desperate joke of a man if he accepts that.

Yeah will look at him in a very different way

 

[Plant0x84]

The denial is strong

Denial of shitty sources.

 

[Yorke to Cole]

Depends, I Dont believe polar bears do

Some other bears like the brown bear are held in captivity, by arseholes in Eastern Europe.
Sp

 

[Brownie85]

Denial of shitty sources.

Shitty sources are always 100% truth when it's something negative.

A shitty source is a shitty source, positive or negative

 

[DJ_21]

I’m quite surprised we’ve not gone in for milinkovic Savic… seen us linked with him a few times but how is he still at lazio? Should of been snapped up by now surely. Would probably cost less then 65m aswell.

 

[Shakesy]

Some other bears like the brown bear are held in captivity, by arseholes in Eastern Europe.
Sp

Other bears can't stand their neighbours and set fire to the woods

 

[Nero]

I’m quite surprised we’ve not gone in for milinkovic Savic… seen us linked with him a few times but how is he still at lazio? Should of been snapped up by now surely. Would probably cost less then 65m aswell.

He hasn't been snapped up because he's average.

 

[Yorke to Cole]

Yeah will look at him in a very different way

I already do. He and his agent are a pair of idiots for letting Barcelona treat him that way.

I just hope Ten Hag does not become an idiot for letting the club be embroiled and then embarrassed by this arduous pursuit.

 

[Plant0x84]

Some other bears like the brown bear are held in captivity, by arseholes in Eastern Europe.
Sp

Paddington Bear lives with the brown family. I doubt he lives near the woods.

 

[Fanta Stick]

Well... i supposed i royaly fecked up on this one haha.

Sorry man but someone has to be the pedant around here.

 

[Strootman's Finger]

I’m quite surprised we’ve not gone in for milinkovic Savic… seen us linked with him a few times but how is he still at lazio? Should of been snapped up by now surely. Would probably cost less then 65m aswell.

Lazy journalism (although isn't it all?). We had a genuine link to him years ago when Mourinho was here, now whenever he's trying to get a new deal or Lazio is trying to make some more money they just link him to United. Would bet my house he's never even been in consideration at United.

 

[ForeverRed1]

FdJ is one desperate joke of a man if he accepts that.

Do we know what they have offered ?

 

[Shakesy]

Paddington Bear lives with the brown family. I doubt he lives near the woods.

Winnie the never Pooh

 

[hellhunter]

Do we know what they have offered ?

40-50% reduction of wages was the number going around during the day

 

[Plant0x84]

Winnie the never Pooh

He probably did in the woods. Dirty bastard.

 

[croadyman]

40-50% reduction of wages was the number going around during the day

WOW must really love the club to do that

 

[Godfather]

Do we know what they have offered ?

Almost 50% no? Imagine accepting that offer from you employer. All that while also shifting him to the CB position. I just refuse to believe this.

 

[Penna]

Winnie the never Pooh

Bravo.

 

[duffer]

WOW must really love the club to do that

Or really not want to move to Chelsea or Man United.

 

[Brownie85]

Sorry man but someone has to be the pedant around here.

Haha well, i'm sure i'll live

 

[Fanta Stick]

Winnie the never Pooh

 

[hellhunter]

Or really not want to move to Chelsea or Man United.

He doesn't have to, even if he doesn't reduce his wages

 

[Rams]

WOW must really love the club to do that

I always found the young pretty naïve in terms of what they accept from their employers.

 

[Shakesy]

He probably did in the woods. Dirty bastard.

Never ever ever

 

[Godfather]

Or really not want to move to Chelsea or Man United.

Well he could just say feck off I stay put to the conditions we agreed on

 

[Fanta Stick]

Haha well, i'm sure i'll live

Next time go with "is the pope a catholic?"

You're on solid ground there.

 

[Irrational.]

Can’t wait until this shitty saga is over.

 

[duffer]

Well he could just say feck off I stay put to the conditions we agreed on

Then he gets frozen out I would imagine.

 

[Brownie85]

He probably did in the woods. Dirty bastard.

Yeah am sure he did... he seems the type.

 

[DJ_21]

He hasn't been snapped up because he's average.

Mctominay is Average… this guys miles better then what we have.

 

[Brownie85]

The thing that really gets me is, if he was going to accept a pay cut to stay, why doesn't he just come out now and put an end to it all?
He could say i'm going nowhere, and soon i'll prove my love for the club etc etc.

He's not said or done anything to signal his decision one way or the other to be honest

 

[DJ_21]

Lazy journalism (although isn't it all?). We had a genuine link to him years ago when Mourinho was here, now whenever he's trying to get a new deal or Lazio is trying to make some more money they just link him to United. Would bet my house he's never even been in consideration at United.

Ye mourinho probably did want him… liked his physical guys. I’d still take him though if it saves watching mctominay every weekend.

 

[Brophs]

The market has spoken. The cost of not having to play for Manchester United is between £20-30m.

Which seems about right, having watched us for the last few years.

 

[Godfather]

Then he gets frozen out I would imagine.

And otherwise he wouldn't? Not sure they are planning with him either way. He's already playing as a freaking second fiddle CB during pre season for them. All so bizarre.

 

[Shakesy]

Yeah am sure he did... he seems the type.

That's cool Your quoted name has changed

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

I guess that's almost the end of things

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Sure. He’s gonna do something now he could’ve done two months ago when his position was infinitely better than now, when he hadn’t been treated like piss, then benched, then told he’s a
CB.

Course he is.

 

[Brownie85]

That's cool Your quoted name has changed

Well, if you ask my girlfriend, that name would be pretty spot on!