Farehamseagull
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Yep, my eldest got one straight away. Normally I'd never let them get a loanee but this was a bit of a one off. I'm gutted it's not worked out so far.
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[Albion] Ansu Fati **Signed On Loan 01/09**
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I'm not sure that this has 'worked out well for Barcelona' at all. Yes they got a % of his wages off their books but I'd imagine that they were hoping that he would get back to full fitness/ form, with another club having done the work, and:
1) They would get a ~$100m elite player back into their squad
2) They would get a mega transfer fee from a 'big' EPL club
3) Worst case if he only did 'OK' then Brighton might offer ~$40m for him
However I now think the absolute best they can hope for is another club taking a loan punt on him
1) They would get a ~$100m elite player back into their squad
2) They would get a mega transfer fee from a 'big' EPL club
3) Worst case if he only did 'OK' then Brighton might offer ~$40m for him
However I now think the absolute best they can hope for is another club taking a loan punt on him
GT49er
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Getting his wages off the books (or most of them anyway) was 'working well for Barcelona'! It was a good deal for them! Yes, it would have been even better fr them (and hugely better for us!) if he'd torn the PL a new one; that hasn't happened, but it's still benefitted Barcelona - just not as much as they hoped.
Don't think there was ever a chance of Brighton offering £40M (or any other amount) for him - not unless he was prepared to take a huge cut in wages. Which, being an elite footballer, he won't!
I have felt similar. As much as I love RDZ there is a pattern of players falling out with him. Agreed Trossard And Sanchez’s behaviour didn’t help matters but different people respond in different ways e.g. Dahoud. Remains to be seen what will come of the alleged Barco and Fati ding-dongs.A fall guy?
You think that Tossard dicking about in training was by RDZ's design?
You think that Sanchez sulking in Pizzaland was by RDZ's design?
You appear to have invested in him super-powers beyond imagining
Is this actually true, or did he just happen to have a couple of decent games against a crap Ajax team just before he got injured?
That's a genuine question by the way, my memory for these things is shocking.
It may all. Just be a cunning plan
play crap until the end of the season, but all the while he's great in training . . . Buy him cheap.
He clearly loves Lancing, has a bulging loyalty card at Budgens and wants to stay.
play crap until the end of the season, but all the while he's great in training . . . Buy him cheap.
He clearly loves Lancing, has a bulging loyalty card at Budgens and wants to stay.
BluesRockDJ
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Barca must be embarrassed having bigged him up ! Still, they'll take the money ££££££
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starting to look good = decent games in the Europa League - yes.
ClemFandango
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Wouldn't assume he's fallen out with him, don't forget RDZ had him round for pasta at his gaffe not that long ago
Yes, I imagine giving 'fitness ' as the reason was more palatable,(,to all concerned) than the actual reason. Just my guess though.
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Pliny the Gull
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Observation, not criticism. Interesting this striker confidence thing. Managers have their own tolerance of how long will I give. Think RDZ is very short ie. 2 starts, nothing, dropped. 6 or more of the bench, little result, bench again. Ever decreasing circle ? Fati ? Evan ? Undav ? Further back Gyokeres ? Dare I say Andone. Works the other way though. J Pedro, and Danny W.
Still confident with 8 to go. Tbh, always feel more confident against the top 6. (And Chelsea) ha ha. UTA
Still confident with 8 to go. Tbh, always feel more confident against the top 6. (And Chelsea) ha ha. UTA
I heard both had a ding dong with RDZ
On the other hand, maybe that's exactly why they've fallen out.
Having looked it up, he did score a goal against Man City around the same time to be fair.
That said, I do think those two games against Ajax are doing a lot of heavy lifting considering how often the "starting to look good before he got injured again" line gets brought out.
Flounce
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Have we signed a dickhead in young Barco?
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I find this hard to believe; he was only round his the other day for pasta
This was a month and a half ago.I find this hard to believe; he was only round his the other day for pasta
Seasider78
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Trossard and Sanchez behaviour needed stamping on as undermines the manager so can see why RDZ came down on both of them. Dahoud has recently fallen out with the Syrian FA over his agents demands when he attended the national team camp so not just here he has had issues.
Don’t know anything about the Fati and Barco situation but we do know RDZ has very intense training methods and high expectations about application in training so maybe they have not been applying themselves to his standards
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Super Steve Earle
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If you're going to buy a shirt with a name on the back for your son, you jump in quick when it's Fati!