Non-Chelsea Transfer Pub

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Pique is slow anyway, he'd be massacred in the EPL, overrated. Thiago Silva is the true best CB on Earth.

[Jype 6,398]

Why not Pique roman is gonna spend big in the summer there are a few faces i see leaving in the summer like meireles to roma , and possibly david luiz to barca . I think we could get Pique !

I'd rather keep Luiz than go for that cunt Pique and let Barcelona have David. And there's no way Barcelona are selling Pique even if they bought another CB because they're lacking in that department at the moment and are looking to improve.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Why not Pique roman is gonna spend big in the summer there are a few faces i see leaving in the summer like meireles to roma , and possibly david luiz to barca . I think we could get Pique !

If we sell Luiz we would fuck that Royaly and also he is happy here, not seeing him go away.

And Pique? Lol, the worst CB in world. Puyol is better and still Barca has defence like swiss cheese. No Thanks Pique!

[Marvin123 484]

If we sell Luiz we would fuck that Royaly and also he is happy here, not seeing him go away.

And Pique? Lol, the worst CB in world. Puyol is better and still Barca has defence like swiss cheese. No Thanks Pique!

pique worst CB in the world??? ive seen it all now!!

[BlueLyon 9,359]

pique worst CB in the world??? ive seen it all now!!

I didnt meant like actualy worst CB, but it was sarcastic. He is most overrated, you have to understand that barca plays extremly offensive football and defenders have much less work than those in Chelsea for example (the amount of conceded goals is very clear; barca got less goals than probably any other team). But every time, opponent attacks, barca defence reacts like shit. And Pique is just very slow, wonder how good he would be in team, where he would have to defend whole game. Only Puyol is decent, you can see that anytime barca plays. The opponent needs only one attact to score against barca, they are bad in that area. You see that on matches barca agains Real, Milan, Chelsea,...Yp, Pique is overrated, extremly.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

I think im jelous at Arsenal... for getting M'villa

Well we dont know if they got him, but if they do they gonna have some great line up. He's a brilliant CDM, could be the best in the world in a season

or two. Mikel has played well since Di Mateo gave him the keys in midfield, but there is no competition between him and players like M'villa...

I want a brand new Essien! or Essien back... somehow.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I dint think Arsenal will buy mvilla, he is just too expensive for them, not Wenger style to spend 25mio on one player, specialy not CDM...

[nadavTKL 1,787]

its more like 17m - 20m... thats what the papers and twitter are saying at least..

[Emmanuelpee 12]

Axel witsel a gud or beta replacement for Essien...hulk/munian/belhanda for left wing while Adam Johnson/willian for right wing and cesar for full back

[Strike 7,217]

Axel witsel a gud or beta replacement for Essien...hulk/munian/belhanda for left wing while Adam Johnson/willian for right wing and cesar for full back

Axel Witsel played like a box-to-box midfielder for Benfica and it gives Mata a new option to pick a pass to. Right now when mata gets the ball, the striker is covered by 2 defenders and the wingers are covered by the full-backs. almost always the ball ends up with terry or cahill and they dump it long. Lampard used to run from midfield before but now he has tightened his game, cut down on his forward runs and become like scholes. axel witsel or even someone like Marek Hamsik or Clint Dempsey - who go forward wil be a good addition to our team

[capriccioso 2,545]

Pique shouldn't be on anybodies top 5 defender list. Bit too cavalier for me to ever trust him should we sign him.

[English Freak 456]

Axel Witsel played like a box-to-box midfielder for Benfica and it gives Mata a new option to pick a pass to. Right now when mata gets the ball, the striker is covered by 2 defenders and the wingers are covered by the full-backs. almost always the ball ends up with terry or cahill and they dump it long. Lampard used to run from midfield before but now he has tightened his game, cut down on his forward runs and become like scholes. axel witsel or even someone like Marek Hamsik or Clint Dempsey - who go forward wil be a good addition to our team

Axel Witsel would be a good option for our midfield...but he only moved to Benfica last season, they won't sell him yet.

[Spike 12,049]

With FFP perhaps one marquee player per transfer window would be wise.

[capriccioso 2,545]

With FFP perhaps one marquee player per transfer window would be wise.

As I have said many times, all FFP will do is increase the role of creative accountants in football. The owners of these clubs are largely a corrupt lot who have cheated governments out of tax money for years by using said accountants; and UEFA's auditors are likely to possess nowhere near the skill that government financial forensics do. Even if they are equal to government level auditors, the accountants should still get the better of them.

If you do slip up and get caught, you can bribe FIFA/UEFA officials. They're as corrupt as can be, anyway; if Barcelona or Real Madrid or Bayern or one of other UEFA Historic 10 Clubs are caught they'll probably be let off.

[Spike 12,049]

As I have said many times, all FFP will do is increase the role of creative accountants in football. The owners of these clubs are largely a corrupt lot who have cheated governments out of tax money for years by using said accountants; and UEFA's auditors are likely to possess nowhere near the skill that government financial forensics do. Even if they are equal to government level auditors, the accountants should still get the better of them.

If you do slip up and get caught, you can bribe FIFA/UEFA officials. They're as corrupt as can be, anyway; if Barcelona or Real Madrid or Bayern or one of other UEFA Historic 10 Clubs are caught they'll probably be let off.

You seem pretty confident for an 18 year-old, you take a lot of assumptions with you statements, Cap. Age notwithstanding, the only thing I know is that I know nothing. I know little of FFP and I really struggle with the concept of business finances.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

You seem pretty confident for an 18 year-old, you take a lot of assumptions with you statements, Cap. Age notwithstanding, the only thing I know is that I know nothing. I know little of FFP and I really struggle with the concept of business finances.

Cap isn't 'assuming' much. He's stating the obvious. The world revolves around Money. People will do almost anything for it. The more you have, the more you'll get away with stuff. Taking that into consideration, we're in a damn good position.

[capriccioso 2,545]

You seem pretty confident for an 18 year-old, you take a lot of assumptions with you statements, Cap. Age notwithstanding, the only thing I know is that I know nothing. I know little of FFP and I really struggle with the concept of business finances.

I don't know a lot about FFP either, but you really have to wonder, these guys are happy to risk long jail sentences by dicking around with Federal agents, UEFA will be nothing to them.

Beyond that, FIFA and UEFA are probably the most corrupt sporting bodies in the world, even they do catch someone a few million can change hands and no one will be the wiser. This legislation is denied to keep UEFA's earnings high, they always want two big clubs in the final of the CL, they couldn't give a rats arse about trying to improve football. To ensure that they will have two clubs with worldwide reach in the final every single time (leading to huge TV audiences, etc.) they've gone for a system that just won't let anybody else compete.

I predict that until these laws are removed, the CL will only be won by the following clubs:

Both Manchester's

Barcelona

Real Madrid

Arsenal

Chelsea

Juventus

Both Milan's

Roma

Anzhi

PSG

Malaga

Porto

Benfica

Bayern

Liverpool ( )

Even then, 3 quarters of the teams I've mentioned probably won't be able to win it. All of those clubs except Anzhi and perhaps Malaga are reasonably well known worldwide, UEFA would obviously prefer Manchester United vs Spanish team every single time but they wouldn't mind too much if a final involved these clubs. Once you start talking about Fenerbache SK playing Newcastle United in the final of the CL, they'll do everything in their power to stamp that out. If you really want to improve the chances of the little clubs, implement a salary cap, or force big clubs to share their income with others in their division. Don't create a system that'll only perpetuate further growths in inequality and maintain the status quo, all the while disguising it as something necessary.

[Spike 12,049]

Cap isn't 'assuming' much. He's stating the obvious. The world revolves around Money. People will do almost anything for it. The more you have, the more you'll get away with stuff. Taking that into consideration, we're in a damn good position.

Even if it is obvious he is still assuming. He hasn't presented any hard facts. Facts are important.