Was sitting here thinking about the
Transfer market in general,
As regards the clubs position,
At the moment I'm guessing the top 4/5 player's
On 100/120k a week
Mid squad 70k
And kids who move up 40k to start,
Thinking Barnes and fafana are probably nearer
To 60k
But for transfers
Obviously shut down is a big factor but I'll ignore
That for this post
We have had fabulous luck with the last
Few players we have brought in to develop who
Have flew out the blocks
Söyüncü, fafana,Justin,
Now now we are at the stage of looking
At champions league fringe players,
So slightly older slightly more expensive slightly steeper wages,
Brendon has said he'll only bring in players
That are better than what he has,
Which brings me to
Christian Erikson for example
Wants back to the Premier league, obviously has good contacts with
Kasper, which is why he would consider Leicester,
I'm reading between the lines
It looked as though, a loan deal was offered
till end of the season?
But his club want his wages covered
£300k a week??
I be happy with that obviously they will
Need to half the wages
It only leaves one question is the Europa league
A good enough window for him,
As a foot note
In the 70s and 80s
We often bought players at the end of
Their careers @ 10 yrs at arsenal
They came down to div2 to help get us promoted
Kelly, Blockley, kember
So I'm thinking unwanted players who have something to prove,
If they fit brendan's plans,,
on short term contracts
Could be a way forward to cover players
And supply us with a higher standard of player
Transfer the difference 2yrs makes
posted on 26/1/21
Glad to hear you're doing ok Dubs.
I'm not quite sure whether we're there to attract really big Players, even at the twilight of their careers, the problem is if they're not a top top player your'e wasting those wages as they'll not be any better than what we've got.
posted on 26/1/21
For me, we follow our current transfer strategy.
A mix of young, unproven but hugely talented players, solid signings from abroad and a sprinkling of experience in the English leagues.
I’m never really a fan of top players at the end of their careers unless they have the right attitude or something to prove. Cambiasso was passionate about our cause, Cottee was grateful we gave him the opportunity, Collymore was a result of a bizarre career.
Look at Bale at Spurs. Adding very little. I was very happy when we didn’t seem over keen on Lallana.
For me we’re getting it right. Let’s stick to that.
posted on 26/1/21
Glad to hear you're doing OK, Dubs! Keep it up!
As for Eriksen, he's hardly coming to the end of his career is he? 28, or something? He's got plenty of miles left in the tank and having played a year or so in Italy, that's basically done nothing for the clock.
If you think about it, even if we were to pay him say £300K a week (which I concede is pretty steep and likely to cause more than a few tremors in the City dressing room) for the last 15-20 weeks, say - we are paying something like £5-6m, plus the loan fee (if any...) so call it £10m - would that be worth it if he just propelled us to the title (or at the very least 3rd/4th) and therefore CL football next season?
Yes, it sounds a lot when broken down week by week, but when all is said and done (and pretending the dressing room doesn't bat an eyelid) is that really a lot of money by today's standards?
If he genuinely adds quality (and he has just scored a last-minute winner in the Milan derby, by the looks of it...) then for me it's a no brainer. I think he would add that extra bit of quality - especially from set pieces, where, let's face it, we need to be much more potent than we are currently!
Get him in Brendan - he knows what he's doing at the top end of the league table and has a vast amount of experience and quality. That's why he's on what he's on!
posted on 26/1/21
I'd Give Tilly Motm for the rest of the Season if Eriksen came any where near Leicester, Loan or not.
posted on 27/1/21
Well you’d probably be right 50% of the time TB 😉
posted on 27/1/21
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
Well you’d probably be right 50% of the time TB 😉
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posted on 27/1/21
Perhaps I'm thinking wrong with Eriksen, but I can't see him doing the dirty stuff. The attraction is that he can create a goal out of nowhere, but on the other hand we've given Maddison that job - including with set pieces. Would Eriksen be motivated, or would he be like a lingering smell in the dressing room?
I'd really want to speak to the player and look him in the eyes (albeit over Zoom) before I took any kind of gamble on him. I'd want to see the hunger there in his eyes to prove himself again. And that means showing a lot more than he showed in his last year or 18 months at Spurs.
posted on 27/1/21
The fact that his performances for Spurs were indifferent and he was called out as a drag on the dressing room, followed by a high profile move that hasn’t worked puts this or straight in to the pot called “gamble”.
Would I be willing to risk the current dynamics of the dressing room by introducing a much higher paid player with a high opinion of himself?
Nope.
Not unless people know things I don’t about his motivations. Cambiasso looked an odd aquisition until we saw what he could bring. He strikes me as having a very different attitude though.
posted on 27/1/21
I'd have a lot more confidence in an Eriksen approach if the player himself was going: "I need to get games and fitness for the Euros; I'm desperate to play, I have a lot to prove and I'm willing to take a big pay cut to do so."
Unfortunately I'm getting none of that. Not even close. Just a vague "Eriksen's unhappy because he's not playing much at Inter and is open to a move back to the Premier League."
It's all very "I want to go to a big club that appreciates me for the talent I am" rather than "I need to prove myself".
posted on 27/1/21
Julian Draxler is available, we need a good winger, 120k a week wages apparently - fits the profile, he's in his prime and has something to prove and we could pick him up for a decent transfer fee.