Danny Drinkwater

[Vesper 30,120]

4 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Also regardless of his situation here, I am starting to doubt he was even a Conte buy. Conte already had the likes of Kante, Cesc, Bakayoko, even Ampadu in MF and maybe if the club listened to him, Matic would of stayed and they wouldnt have panicked and felt the need to sign Drinkwater. 

no, it was Marina

Conte said Donkeywater was not who he wanted

Conte had a fit when Matic left, like Sarri did with Cesc

we should have snatched up Corentin Tolisso

yet another huge cock-up

[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

Also regardless of his situation here, I am starting to doubt he was even a Conte buy. Conte already had the likes of Kante, Cesc, Bakayoko, even Ampadu in MF and maybe if the club listened to him, Matic would of stayed and they wouldnt have panicked and felt the need to sign Drinkwater. 

Drinkwater wasn't but the other signings that window were.

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

17 hours ago, Vesper said:

no, it was Marina

Conte said Donkeywater was not who he wanted

Conte had a fit when Matic left, like Sarri did with Cesc

we should have snatched up Corentin Tolisso

yet another huge cock-up

I read Conte was the reason the Tolisso transfer didn’t go through. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

6 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

I read Conte was the reason the Tolisso transfer didn’t go through. 

Tbf Tolisso has looked bang average whenever on the pitch for Bayern. he has been wrecked by injury tho

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

14 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Tbf Tolisso has looked bang average whenever on the pitch for Bayern. he has been wrecked by injury tho

Was really good for Lyon though. Proper all rounder. Not quite worked at Bayern maybe but think it was a shit move for him too with Thiago, Martinez, Vidal, Rudy and Kimmich there at the time (although Kimmich has played RB more genuinely think he is more than capable of starting for Bayern in MF though) and now, Goretzka and Sanches there too, although Rudy and Vidal arent.

[the wes 7,212]

Drinkwater as turn into Winston Bogarde he's just happy picking up his wages than moving to another club 

[1905didierblue 748]

1 hour ago, the wes said:

Drinkwater as turn into Winston Bogarde he's just happy picking up his wages than moving to another club 

Would you leave your current job for another one for half the salary? 

[the wes 7,212]

41 minutes ago, 1905didierblue said:

Would you leave your current job for another one for half the salary? 

No I wouldn't but that's me lol  but there is players out there would take a pay cut to play football week in and week out tho 

[Fernando 6,585]

The problem is that no one gets fired for buying a player like Drinkwater. 

That is the issue here. 

[manpe 10,861]

1 hour ago, the wes said:

No I wouldn't but that's me lol  but there is players out there would take a pay cut to play football week in and week out tho 

A contract is a contract. The club is to blame.

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

1 hour ago, Fernando said:

The problem is that no one gets fired for buying a player like Drinkwater. 

That is the issue here. 

And the fact he’s earned almost 5 million since his last professional appearance 

[LAM09 7,043]

The problem is that no one gets fired for buying a player like Drinkwater. 
That is the issue here. 

The same person gets stupid money for someone with a year left on their contract, so they get a pass.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,067]

2 hours ago, Fernando said:

The problem is that no one gets fired for buying a player like Drinkwater. 

That is the issue here. 

That's because the persons who I believe have the final say on football decisions can't be fired.

47 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

2 hours ago, Fernando said:

The problem is that no one gets fired for buying a player like Drinkwater. 
That is the issue here. 

The same person gets stupid money for someone with a year left on their contract, so they get a pass.

Iv'e never seen any evidence that Marina handles anything other than the financial aspect of player recruitment. Until I do, I just can't buy the idea that she selects the targets. That notion makes zero sense to me.

[Tomo 21,751]

Looking back on this thread while he did play people seemed quite happy with him for the first six months, so saying he's been shit was stretching the truth a bit, waste of a signing absolutely but he did allright with his minutes for a while.

He doesn't fit the system now and should either be 4th choice for cup games or shipped out but on paper he was a decent fit in Conte's 343, I was quite happy with the signing at the time for that reason (not so much the price and wage but I tried to ignore that) as I personally felt he was better than post 2014 Matic.

[Jase 43,479]

19 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Looking back on this thread while he did play people seemed quite happy with him for the first six months, so saying he's been shit was stretching the truth a bit, waste of a signing absolutely but he did allright with his minutes for a while.

He doesn't fit the system now and should either be 4th choice for cup games or shipped out but on paper he was a decent fit in Conte's 343, I was quite happy with the signing at the time for that reason (not so much the price and wage but I tried to ignore that) as I personally felt he was better than post 2014 Matic.

We are funding his restaurant and getting nothing in return.