Quote Originally Posted by Jammy89 View Post
Agreed.

We'll need our fighters and Ritchie is that, him screaming and shouting at the others is what we've needed it.

Agreed about Joelinton.
Yes, he had a better game but he missed two absolute sitters and has scored 4 in 62 games.

Just thought I'd add that.

It's clear that Joelinton provokes strong feelings.

The club ignored Rafa and spent £40 million on Joelinton to replace Perez they sold for £30 million to Leicester & not taking turning Salomon Rondon's loan deal into a £16 million permanent contract which every single person bar the now banned Anti-Rafa crowd knew was such great deal & now looks very reasonable looking option indeed considering what the big unit offered up front.

Andy Carroll's pay as you play salary wouldn't have been needed if we Rondon up top. Also we'd have 10-15 goal striker and an out ball for Bruce's garbage tactics... I mean it's just mind bending how they didn't think Rondon was a good option at that price!?!

Perez out for 30, Rondon in for 16 - not spending 40million on Jokie boy!?! I don't get it, Ashley is supposed to be good at money/business - how does any of that make sense?

Also were they hoping that Jokie was gonna become a Coutinho/Naymar type character? Develop into a £100m player? Double / Triple their money?

What metrics made them think that?

Where was the analysis?

They play money ball with player purchases - We didn't get Modric, Lacassette etc etc etc because they prices were sometimes as little and + £500,000 more than they valued the player yet they spend £40m on Jokie - with zero evidence that this guy was going to become a Bale, a Ronaldo.

A wide left player who never scored more than 1 in 3or4 in a mid table bundesliga team going which none of Europe's elite teams were considering as a player capable to stepping up to the top tier.

It makes no sense.

Once again It makes me wonder what kind of fraudulent back door agreements or deals outside of football this player transfer paid for!?!

I can't see any other reason for it?

Am I biased? Am I just seeing corruption everywhere because of Ashley's horrendous abuse of our famous old club or do you guys agree??

Change my mind!?!