Grealish looks like staying put, having just agreed a new 5-year Villa deal:
I bet my left nut , that thereās a relegation clause somwhere in there.
Otherwise a smart move by the lad not to get burned through by one of the big clubs and stay there for a while.
It is Buster Keaton.
chaplin, eh
but buster keaton was truly a genius. incredible
Haha, Grealish not the only one with a new five-year deal.
23% pay cut. Trending closer to true value?
Aubameyang new contract confirmed. 3 year deal.
Was it 400k a week as rumoured?
How can he get by on that?
First sensible thing Simon Jordanās ever said and probably the first sensible thing ever said on talkshite.
Or he realised the only club in for him was Utd and was like fuck that.
I was unaware that thereās an offer in to buy West Ham. I think this one might happen if the American consortium comes back with an offer that covers the 20% that West Hamās owners would have to repay to the public coffers.
Would have to revise my ranking of Moyes in the sack race. If new owners come in heāll be gone the next day.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/15/us-consortium-upped-west-ham-offer-to-400m-and-plan-third-bid-next-month
The presenter or whoever he was didnāt look too pleased at such a logical view that clearly makes sense. Bet he didnāt expect that either.
A bit surprised with these overreactions from the media after only matchday 1.
Suddenly Spurs are f*cked, our defence is dropping seriously, Arsenal will fight for the league, Aubameyang is the leagueās best striker, Everton will fight for top 4, Sheffield will be in relegation battleā¦
Jeez, we really missed football.
Whatās new then?
āItās too early to call anything , butā¦ā is that infamous opening that inshures absolute bullshit to follow.
Just like in āIām not racist , butā¦ā
Media and people in general do overreact, but I actually think some of those are points in the correct direction and Iām not basing that on GW1 only (except for Arsenal fighting for the title - no way that happens imo)
Everton will be much better team this season imo, Ancelottiās work will start to bring results this season - itās a bit like when Klopp came in when the season was ongoing - we didnāt suddenly see huge increase points-wise from day one, but we all could see the improvements and we knew that itās only a matter of time for that to affect our points and league position. Everton now have much much better midfield in Allan, Doucure and Gomez is fit again, James Rodriguez will bring creativity and they will look quite better in attack + have better protection defensively. They still have suspect defence and shite keeper though, so I donāt think they will get top 4, but maybe top 6, Ancelotti is a class act.
I think Sheff U will struggle this season, second season syndrome coming, they surprised most people last season after coming up, but now everyone knows what theyāre about and will find ways to score more against them. I donāt think theyāll be that good defensively and they are quite bad in attack anyway, so while I donāt think they will get relegated (Fulham, WBA and West ham (if they donāt change something) looking more likely) I wouldnāt be surprised if they are close to the relegation zone.
Spurs also look quite bad with the āSpecial onceā effect and I think they will not be in top 6, they are looking worse by the day. And Mourinho already started throwing players under the bus, so we know what happens then, I wonāt be surprised if heās sacked before the season is finished.
Iām not convinced by Allan as a #6, especially as a single pivot.
Doucoure is also a little bit overrated in my opinion, but yeah, could bring some dynamism and a few goals.
James remains quality technically, but weāll see how good in this league. Iād say there are good reasons why he ended up at Everton. Also only on a 2-year deal. Means theyāll already have to make a decision next summer what to do with him.
I also think Doucoure is a bit overrated, but still a decent player. The new players + Gomez (injured most of last season) are still big upgrades on what they had to use last season. They often had to play with midfield two of Tom Davis (terrible player imo) and Siggy (decent player, but not his position). JamesR should be much better than Walcott/Iwobi to support their attack. If Spurs prove me right, I think Everton will be fighting for top 6 with Wolves and Leicester.
Yeah, they were a mess. Huge roster, but pretty unbalanced and too many similar players of not even great quality.
The changes they made should bring more order I think and better results. Just how good? Weāll see.