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Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1620 on: April 24, 2021, 03:20:00 PM »
Yep there is all that. But then how did Watford get Joao Pedro or Reading signed Araruna for example? Both really good prospects. I know it’s messy with 3rd party ownership and red tape. But I want us to find ways to get young talent in without having spend 3 or 4 times the amount.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2021, 03:24:14 PM by Toronto Villa »

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1621 on: April 24, 2021, 03:37:19 PM »
The Joao Pedro is a strange one. They signed him on a 5 year contract in October 2018, it took 12 months to get his work permit and was only allowed to start playing for Watford in January 2020.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1622 on: April 24, 2021, 03:45:14 PM »
That’s what I mean. It’s weird. They signed him as a really top prospect from Fluminese’s academy essentially and with no international experience still found a way to secure a work permit.

I know it would cost us a few or Naz and Wes’ millions but I would love us to go get Barbosa from Sao Paolo. He’s a much better player now than the one who played at Inter.
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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1623 on: April 24, 2021, 03:51:12 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1624 on: April 24, 2021, 04:00:45 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

They’re all gambles. He’s got tremendous raw talent. His goalscoring record has been really good and at 24 a mature player than the one who came to Europe in his very early 20’s. He’s no more a gamble than us splashing out what we did on Wesley. And that remains very much in the not sure if he was worth it camp.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1625 on: April 24, 2021, 04:19:00 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1626 on: April 24, 2021, 05:49:06 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

Posts of this quality make me worry that it's only a matter of time before Ads, Monty and some of the other heavyweight intellects of this board look to break away and form a Super Forum.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1627 on: April 24, 2021, 05:50:23 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

They’re all gambles. He’s got tremendous raw talent. His goalscoring record has been really good and at 24 a mature player than the one who came to Europe in his very early 20’s. He’s no more a gamble than us splashing out what we did on Wesley. And that remains very much in the not sure if he was worth it camp.

He recently got arrested in an illegal gambling club. ;)

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1628 on: April 24, 2021, 05:55:39 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

Posts of this quality make me worry that it's only a matter of time before Ads, Monty and some of the other heavyweight intellects of this board look to break away and form a Super Forum.

It amused me too, Ritter Von LeeB.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1629 on: April 24, 2021, 05:57:20 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

Posts of this quality make me worry that it's only a matter of time before Ads, Monty and some of the other heavyweight intellects of this board look to break away and form a Super Forum.

Dont mind me, just here for the adulation from Legacy Posters.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1630 on: April 24, 2021, 06:06:35 PM »
Perez reckons there ain't nobody leaving

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/24/perez-says-super-league-clubs-cannot-leave-as-manchester-united-fans-protest

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Pérez, whose club is one of three along with Barcelona and Juventus yet to withdraw, said it was not so simple for clubs to leave. “I don’t need to explain what a binding contract is but effectively, the clubs cannot leave,” Pérez told Spanish newspaper AS. “Some of them, due to pressure, have said they’re leaving. But this project, or one very similar, will move forward and I hope very soon.”

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1631 on: April 24, 2021, 06:17:59 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

Posts of this quality make me worry that it's only a matter of time before Ads, Monty and some of the other heavyweight intellects of this board look to break away and form a Super Forum.

Dont mind me, just here for the adulation from Legacy Posters.

Dave Woodhall statement due shortly....

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1632 on: April 24, 2021, 06:41:09 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

Posts of this quality make me worry that it's only a matter of time before Ads, Monty and some of the other heavyweight intellects of this board look to break away and form a Super Forum.

Dont mind me, just here for the adulation from Legacy Posters.

Dave Woodhall statement due shortly....

To be fair, I am losing money at a truly spectacular rate.

Online Sexual Ealing

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1633 on: April 24, 2021, 06:43:59 PM »
I would like to state clearly that I am against this new Super Forum unless invited into it.

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Re: Champions League restructuring
« Reply #1634 on: April 24, 2021, 06:44:51 PM »
Barbosa would be a gamble. Sorry.

I can see Hitler going for it.

Posts of this quality make me worry that it's only a matter of time before Ads, Monty and some of the other heavyweight intellects of this board look to break away and form a Super Forum.

Dont mind me, just here for the adulation from Legacy Posters.

Dave Woodhall statement due shortly....

To be fair, I am losing money at a truly spectacular rate.

I know the feeling.

 


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