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LIAR, only because I voted in you

Yep! I wouldnt change it though, I liked it. However, it would be all your fault.

@, you realise if we dont qualify on Wednesday it is all your fault right?

@, since you are the stats man, what is the record for Shak vs Juve?

Nobody is worth 50mi and nobody is worhty of making 10mi/year, it is not about that though. You simply forgot 4 hugely important factors: inflation, profit, increase of value and performance. INFLATION: 4 of the 40mi+ you posted have 3 years old or less. For instance, there is a reason why all no movie before the 2000s make the top 10 of most profitable movies of all time and why in 2012, 2 movies made the list. We live in the world where money loses value little by little in each year. If you take in consideration Drogba and Essien, they would cost 40mi in January and Zidane would have cost more than the 80mi payed for CR7. Today, 40mi for a player is yesterday`s 25-30mi. Your list for most expensive players and EPL striker would change, and so would the flop list. People get caught up too much on the numbers... PROFIT: When a Football Club goes out to buy a big name, it looks for some factors other than talent, etc. It is looking for a return, it can be inside the pitch or not. They bring new fans (specially from their nationalities) that spend big money on products and membership, sell an absurd amount of shirts, make advertisers and unconsciously relates them to their club and, lastly, improve their teams. Just like any investment, sometimes it works, some doesnt. However, it is not like the owner loses 100mi, he recovers most part with all the profit the player brought. Wgaes in the entire world works like this, if you have very profitable job for your boss you will make lots of money, if you have a non profitable job for him you dont. People have a hard timing understanding why some jobs are so highly underpaid, that is why. INCREASE OF VALUE: How can a team win trophies without expensive players? That is impossible! What happens, is that the player wasnt worth that much when he came, but that doesnt mean they dont have a value of 40mi+. How much do you think Messi, Ribbery, Iniesta, RVP (with a decent contract), Gotze and Cavani would cost? The difference is there are Buyers (Chelsea, RM, ManCity) and Developers (Barcelona, Arsenal). Well, you might say the clubs who develop are the real deal, but that does not mean they dont have expenses or make mistakes in the process. Look how many strikers Arsenal bought in the hopes of him becoming Henry 2.0, when it happens it is highly profitable but until then, a lot of players have to suffer. It really does not matter which way you go, they both work. What you cant have is doubt (Chelsea and ManCity). PERFORMANCE: It admires me you focusing on goals statistics when you are one of the first to criticize Falcao for not having anymore than finish. You are absolutely right saying a player needs way more than a great shot. However, you go and post the top scores, like they were good or you would like them in your team. Most of the players with a great scoring record, dont deliver the aspects a top team need. Anyways, I think you are being overcrtitical of Falcao. He is not super adaptable but that does not mean he will become a flop or it would be the worst mistake ever to spend 47mi on him.

LOL, not at all! It was at November 10th, he was putting some magical UCL performances... To be fair, he is a ghost on EPL, but he is young and he will adapt. We also dont have a striker and manager!

There were some excellent posters this month, seriously. I think I will go with @! Honorable Mention: TorontoChelsea, Peace., Henrique, Kez, Fulham Broadway, super_frank8, BluesMaster and Leif.

Moses is better than Marin, I dont get Benitez...

OOOH, so much better now

Specially when you realise it wasnt a penalty. To be honest though, I was rooting for them because of Manure. I do want you guys to finish top4 though!

Kez, why dont you merge The Roman Abramovich Thread with this one? It would make things easier...

I agree most of our past big transfers were panic buys, but as it comes to the strikers that are possibly available right now, all of them are big names (Falcao, Cavani, Lewandoski, Pato, Huntelaar, Dzeko, etc). I know we need to create a team with players of the same style and we need leadership and identidy, it wont come before a manager and we all know it. I wouldnt take Lewandoski, Pato nor Huntelaar. They each have their major flaws... Dzeko would be a very good option for less than 30mi, but he is already around 150k/week. He would bring just what we need, although he still isnt the best option. Cavani aint cheaper than 40mi + 200k/week. He is the only one who delivers everything, he is the whole package! Falcao is that insane 100mi, but he can get the job done and is less one dimensional than you are making him. If Cavani and Dzeko are too much of a dream, we cant risk sticking with Torres... IMO

Nobody is saying he will score on almost every shot and you are already counting him as a flop. I think you are being biased when it comes to Falcao. Just because some big names hasnt work for us, they are big for some reason. Why cant you give the man a chance (if he really comes)?

He looks so sexy and happy in that pic

FUUUUUCK! Real 2-0 Atletico

SOMETHING FOR YOU:

I am not saying it is right, but it is the price surronding football. They only make that much because they are highly profitable. CR7 was bought for 80mi + 10mi/season, Messi would be 150mi+, Rooney makes 220k/week, etc. If we are a buying club we will have to live with some flops, but others will become great players...

@Liquidator, aint you responding to my greetings?

You realise Torres will cost us more than 100mi if he stays until the end of his contract right?

Havent decided! Alright, HI!

Hi? I dont know wether to like it or not?

I did not know that, it does make life easier! COMEBACK MOURINHO!

Things can always get worse...

LOL Didnt you make a joke? I was joking too! I am laughing so hard that you took it serious... Google says it is some sort of female dress, it is only my initials though.