Derry Alli Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Good to see Harry Kane return to pre season with Tottenham. Never had him down as a fan of Kiss. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 10/07/2023 at 22:07, Musketeer Gripweed said: Ashley Young? Fucking hell Everton. Was pretty decent for us last season, I was surprised we didn't offer him a new contract. As a squad player he's a good option for them for a season or two at the most. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Ashley Young is a proper football player who will do a lot for the group and for the football club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Torres is an excellent signing for Villa, think they'll break into the top 6 next season if their core stays fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Was pretty decent for us last season, I was surprised we didn't offer him a new contract. As a squad player he's a good option for them for a season or two at the most. I saw £100,000 a week being talked about. For a club in as much financial trouble as Everton are allegedly, I think they shouldn't be giving that to a 38 year old squad player, sorry. It probably highlights the fact the club are a basket case at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeTon Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 49 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: I saw £100,000 a week being talked about. For a club in as much financial trouble as Everton are allegedly, I think they shouldn't be giving that to a 38 year old squad player, sorry. It probably highlights the fact the club are a basket case at the moment. Highly doubt Everton can afford to give anyone 100k a week, especially with Gnonto and another player out in Italy expected to be coming in very soon. And considering he's 38 and past the peak of his abilities, I highly doubt Ashley will be able to demand a wage like that. Luton certainly wouldn't be offering anything close, either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, ClydeTon said: Highly doubt Everton can afford to give anyone 100k a week, especially with Gnonto and another player out in Italy expected to be coming in very soon. And considering he's 38 and past the peak of his abilities, I highly doubt Ashley will be able to demand a wage like that. Luton certainly wouldn't be offering anything close, either. Just putting it out there what I read somewhere else. I also read they were going to offer Leeds £15M for Gnonto, can't see that happening at that price. Tom Heaton looks likely though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeTon Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Just putting it out there what I read somewhere else. I also read they were going to offer Leeds £15M for Gnonto, can't see that happening at that price. Tom Heaton looks likely though. Not sure how they're doing it for Gnonto, but they're using installments to pay for the Serie A player they're in for, probably similar here. They'll have a budget they'll be able to spend without triggering FFP, but for a PL team that has to be upwards of, being generous, £60m. They could do £15M in one go but they'll be worried about leaving little room going forward. Some sites are saying they're looking at Moussa Dembele and Jamie Vardy. Not looking great for them (although Vardy would probably work quite well, tbf) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Some story Dele Alli has. Just shows that we do judge people too hard at times. He hasn't had his troubles to seek. Poor guy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Just watched the full interview (here). There's a lot to resonate with and some really good quotes. So fucking sad and fair play to him for coming out and speaking, that couldn't have been an easy thing to do. Reminds me a bit of Adam Strachan who clearly had so much going on. If anyone ever needs a chat then my PMs are open. There's a Depression Thread in GN which is incredible and there are so many people on the forum able to give support if needed. Take care of yourselves. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Some story Dele Alli has. Just shows that we do judge people too hard at times. He hasn't had his troubles to seek. Poor guy. Now there's a proper player. A proper Barclays man who just.......gets it, you know? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonHMFC Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Seems he was a bit forced to come out before the press did it for him Still very young, think it's easy to forget that a lot of these lads are in their bloody 20s, got to take some toll. Hopefully able to focus a bit more on his football now, but a long journey in front of him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 53 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Some story Dele Alli has. Just shows that we do judge people too hard at times. He hasn't had his troubles to seek. Poor guy. What's the story here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 24 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: What's the story here? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66187943 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 That was a tough watch at times. Wish him all the best throughout his ongoing recovery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 19 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66187943 Thanks, quite a tough read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Thanks, quite a tough read. if you want to watch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I always had a feeling Dele’s demise had more to it. What a tough upbringing he had had. I hope he can turn it around and get back to his best on the pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I used to laugh at the English media lauding any player with a bit of promise breaking through in the EPL but Dele was one I felt would break the mould to be potentially a world beater but his quick demise really baffled me. He was one who's talent really seemed to match the hype. Regardless now I hope he just enjoys his life now and whatever level of football he ends up at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabGaz Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gianfranco said: I always had a feeling Dele’s demise had more to it. What a tough upbringing he had had. I hope he can turn it around and get back to his best on the pitch. I felt the same as well. He was such a talent in his first couple of years at Spurs that you just thought there’s no way that his playing levels could’ve fallen so much without something going on behind the scenes. Hopefully he gets all the support he needs. Edited July 13, 2023 by ArabGaz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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