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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    London 7 Manchester 1 today...
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,757
    Given how he plays in such a mature way and that this is his 20th appearance of the season, it is incredible to think that Lewis-Skelly is just 18 years old
    Said this after one of their games a few weeks ago, he's an unbelievable talent. Apparently he's a midfielder who's been moved to LB, but if he wants to stay as a LB then he's surely going to be in the England team soon.
    And Nwaneri is still only 17
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    May be an image of 2 people people playing football people playing American football and text
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,890
    London 7 Manchester 1 today...
    London & Surrey (stripy cheerleading mugs).
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,030
    What actually is wrong with City this year? Lack of hunger after winning everything? De Bryne reduced to a bit part hurting them?
  • Uboat said:
    ‘Erling Haaland - stay humble you c*nt’. 
    Love it. 
    I was at the Emirates (my boys PL team).
    Fans were singing:
    🎼Stay humble, sit down, stay humble, sit down 🎼
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,958
    se9addick said:
    What actually is wrong with City this year? Lack of hunger after winning everything? De Bryne reduced to a bit part hurting them?
    No Rodri
  • se9addick said:
    What actually is wrong with City this year? Lack of hunger after winning everything? De Bryne reduced to a bit part hurting them?
    No Rodri, aging team - Walker for one they let stay too long - poor succession planning last couple of years.  No Plan B to Haaland scoring - letting Alvarez go without replacing him was daft.
  • Also, and this might be controversial, but could be a 'cycling off' season.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,029
    Think City have gone one season too long with the reliance on the likes of KDB and Walker. Rodri is practically irreplaceable too. Will be interesting to see how Marmoush and the Uzbek CB do being thrown in. 

    They'll be back next season , probably with a large fine from the charges. 
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  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,166
    Great hearing MOTD2 tonight using Television (the new wave US band) music in the opening sequence tonight!
  • se9addick said:
    What actually is wrong with City this year? Lack of hunger after winning everything? De Bryne reduced to a bit part hurting them?
    No Rodri, aging team - Walker for one they let stay too long - poor succession planning last couple of years.  No Plan B to Haaland scoring - letting Alvarez go without replacing him was daft.
    Everyone goes on about how Arsenal have gone the entire window without signing a striker but for me it's far more baffling that 33 days into the window City have not bought either a DM or a right back.

    Their midfield is absolutely non-existent and if you're playing Nunes at right back then the squad planning has gone horribly wrong. 

    Unless Pep changes his entire style of play and conjures up some masterplan, Real Madrid are going to run all over them next week.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Last Day Larry (Levy) at it again.

    Bidding £70m for Guehi on the last day of the window?
    Knowing full well Palace have been playing with 3 CBs most of the season and they only actually have got 3 fit CBs and they've been trying to bring in another CB themselves.

    As if they'd ever ever accept £55m up front and the rest in add ons?  Even weirder when Newcastle had a £65-70m bid turned down in the summer.

    Tomorrow we'll get the rinse and repeat excuse of 'its difficult', 'we tried' etc knowing full well half the fan base will fall for the same old shit every bloody season.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,555
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Last Day Larry (Levy) at it again.

    Bidding £70m for Guehi on the last day of the window?
    Knowing full well Palace have been playing with 3 CBs most of the season and they only actually have got 3 fit CBs and they've been trying to bring in another CB themselves.

    As if they'd ever ever accept £55m up front and the rest in add ons?  Even weirder when Newcastle had a £65-70m bid turned down in the summer.

    Tomorrow we'll get the rinse and repeat excuse of 'its difficult', 'we tried' etc knowing full well half the fan base will fall for the same old shit every bloody season.
    You’re a Charlton fan really aren’t you?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    se9addick said:
    What actually is wrong with City this year? Lack of hunger after winning everything? De Bryne reduced to a bit part hurting them?
    No Rodri, aging team - Walker for one they let stay too long - poor succession planning last couple of years.  No Plan B to Haaland scoring - letting Alvarez go without replacing him was daft.
    Everyone goes on about how Arsenal have gone the entire window without signing a striker but for me it's far more baffling that 33 days into the window City have not bought either a DM or a right back.

    Their midfield is absolutely non-existent and if you're playing Nunes at right back then the squad planning has gone horribly wrong. 

    Unless Pep changes his entire style of play and conjures up some masterplan, Real Madrid are going to run all over them next week.
    It's baffling how 5 of the Big 6 could have spent so much on players, yet not fixed obvious flaws with their teams.
  • JohnBoyUK said:
    Last Day Larry (Levy) at it again.

    Bidding £70m for Guehi on the last day of the window?
    Knowing full well Palace have been playing with 3 CBs most of the season and they only actually have got 3 fit CBs and they've been trying to bring in another CB themselves.

    As if they'd ever ever accept £55m up front and the rest in add ons?  Even weirder when Newcastle had a £65-70m bid turned down in the summer.

    Tomorrow we'll get the rinse and repeat excuse of 'its difficult', 'we tried' etc knowing full well half the fan base will fall for the same old shit every bloody season.
    Not that i want to defend Levy but the bid itself doesn't seem that silly. Yes Newcastle did have a 65m (it was 55m plus 10m add-ons) bid rejected in the summer, but we are now 6 months further on, and the bid is higher.

    But more importantly, Guehi is out of contract in summer 2026, so you'd expect that as of now his value will only start to drop. Palace won't get 70m for him in the summer with just a year left on his deal.

    What i do agree with is it's clearly not a serious bid. Why didn't they go for Guehi 1-2 weeks ago? If they want him so badly, will they go for him in the summer? I doubt it. So in that regard yes it's probably just to show the fans 'look we tried to spend money' but without actually ever really wanting to spend the money.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Last Day Larry (Levy) at it again.

    Bidding £70m for Guehi on the last day of the window?
    Knowing full well Palace have been playing with 3 CBs most of the season and they only actually have got 3 fit CBs and they've been trying to bring in another CB themselves.

    As if they'd ever ever accept £55m up front and the rest in add ons?  Even weirder when Newcastle had a £65-70m bid turned down in the summer.

    Tomorrow we'll get the rinse and repeat excuse of 'its difficult', 'we tried' etc knowing full well half the fan base will fall for the same old shit every bloody season.
    Not that i want to defend Levy but the bid itself doesn't seem that silly. Yes Newcastle did have a 65m (it was 55m plus 10m add-ons) bid rejected in the summer, but we are now 6 months further on, and the bid is higher.

    But more importantly, Guehi is out of contract in summer 2026, so you'd expect that as of now his value will only start to drop. Palace won't get 70m for him in the summer with just a year left on his deal.

    What i do agree with is it's clearly not a serious bid. Why didn't they go for Guehi 1-2 weeks ago? If they want him so badly, will they go for him in the summer? I doubt it. So in that regard yes it's probably just to show the fans 'look we tried to spend money' but without actually ever really wanting to spend the money.
    your last paragraph was a point I wanted to make... but my head was gone halfway through my rant, I missed that bit off lol

    Meanwhile, we have made another signing on Deadline Day.  Bloody Beyonce again!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    se9addick said:
    What actually is wrong with City this year? Lack of hunger after winning everything? De Bryne reduced to a bit part hurting them?
    I wonder if Pip is a wonderful manager when a team is on the up, Barcelona, Bayern, he was able to spend loads when coming to Citeeeee, perhaps he's not so adept at motivating a team on the decline
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,255
    Chelsea v West Ham tonight but i'll be watching Middlesbrough v Sunderland which is live on itv4. Have a 0-0 double for both games among other combinations for a fun watch.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Chelsea v West Ham tonight but i'll be watching Middlesbrough v Sunderland which is live on itv4. Have a 0-0 double for both games among other combinations for a fun watch.
    You've missed absolutetly nothing at Stamford Bridge.  Dire game so far.
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  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,255
    Looking like two quality sides in the championship game. Sunderland just leveled, 1-1
  • jakecafc
    jakecafc Posts: 2,065
    Colwill awful for Chelsea. Been caught out a few times already and now just passed to Bowen for him to score.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,142
    edited February 3
    Clear foul on Bowen at the start of the move that led to Chelsea’s goal, but  as it was “outside the attacking phase of play” or some such nonsense VAR doesn’t take it into account apparently. Utter bollocks. 
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    JohnBoyUK said:
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Last Day Larry (Levy) at it again.

    Bidding £70m for Guehi on the last day of the window?
    Knowing full well Palace have been playing with 3 CBs most of the season and they only actually have got 3 fit CBs and they've been trying to bring in another CB themselves.

    As if they'd ever ever accept £55m up front and the rest in add ons?  Even weirder when Newcastle had a £65-70m bid turned down in the summer.

    Tomorrow we'll get the rinse and repeat excuse of 'its difficult', 'we tried' etc knowing full well half the fan base will fall for the same old shit every bloody season.
    Not that i want to defend Levy but the bid itself doesn't seem that silly. Yes Newcastle did have a 65m (it was 55m plus 10m add-ons) bid rejected in the summer, but we are now 6 months further on, and the bid is higher.

    But more importantly, Guehi is out of contract in summer 2026, so you'd expect that as of now his value will only start to drop. Palace won't get 70m for him in the summer with just a year left on his deal.

    What i do agree with is it's clearly not a serious bid. Why didn't they go for Guehi 1-2 weeks ago? If they want him so badly, will they go for him in the summer? I doubt it. So in that regard yes it's probably just to show the fans 'look we tried to spend money' but without actually ever really wanting to spend the money.
    your last paragraph was a point I wanted to make... but my head was gone halfway through my rant, I missed that bit off lol

    Meanwhile, we have made another signing on Deadline Day.  Bloody Beyonce again!
    Dragusin now confirmed out for the season with an ACL injury and rumours tonight that van der Venn has injured his hamstring AGAIN and needs an op, ruling him out for the season.

    That would explain the £70m panic bid for Guehi!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Interesting that Liverpool, the best team in the country and arguably in Europe at the moment, brought in one squad player (Chiesa) in the summer, and nobody this window.

    Indeed, having sold a few players last summer, they could win the league while making a transfer profit for the season.
  • Ben Chilwell has signed for Palace... Didnt see that one coming
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Ben Chilwell has signed for Palace... Didnt see that one coming
    A good signing for them. 
  • Ben Chilwell has signed for Palace... Didnt see that one coming
    A good signing for them. 
    Just needs to try and stay fit
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Everton sign Carlos Alcaraz. Impressive that David Moyes can entice him to quit tennis and play for Everton instead.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp8q2qyn8nno
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,217
    It's been his dream to play for Everton since he was a young boy.