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Author Topic: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.  (Read 97442 times)

Offline paul_e

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #720 on: March 20, 2023, 03:28:19 PM »
Perez would be a downgrade on Bailey in my opinion. Had 1 god season at Newcastle and a few months of looking decent at Leicester but has been shit for 2 and half years now, he's right up there with Drinkwater and Barkley as the sort of player we shouldn't be going anywhere near.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #721 on: March 20, 2023, 03:34:44 PM »
Perez would be a downgrade on Bailey in my opinion. Had 1 god season at Newcastle and a few months of looking decent at Leicester but has been shit for 2 and half years now, he's right up there with Drinkwater and Barkley as the sort of player we shouldn't be going anywhere near.

Just speculating for players. I can think of worse and wouldn't put him as same trouble label as Barkley and Drinkwater but take your point

Offline Bully2345

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #722 on: March 20, 2023, 03:39:35 PM »
I think the whole point of the January window was not wanting to go out and buy squad players who will end up being on the fringes. Anyone coming in has to be a serious upgrade. Ayoze Perez is not that upgrade

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #723 on: March 20, 2023, 03:42:24 PM »
Zaha's no spring chicken and would want silly wages, but I can't help thinking we'd absolutely spank loads of teams with him in the side. Sheer quality and end product.

Offline paul_e

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #724 on: March 20, 2023, 03:44:02 PM »
Perez would be a downgrade on Bailey in my opinion. Had 1 god season at Newcastle and a few months of looking decent at Leicester but has been shit for 2 and half years now, he's right up there with Drinkwater and Barkley as the sort of player we shouldn't be going anywhere near.

Just speculating for players. I can think of worse and wouldn't put him as same trouble label as Barkley and Drinkwater but take your point

It's not that he's trouble, it's that we'd be signing the player he looked like 4 years ago rather than the player he is now. People have made similar arguments against Coutinho but he was at least still putting in good performances and having an impact, just not £143m impact.

If we're going to sign someone in their late 20s or early 30s I want them to have just come off the back of stellar season where they were in the form of their life, because at that age once your performance starts to dip it takes a lot to turn it around, especially when you're rich beyond your wildest dreams.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #725 on: March 20, 2023, 03:47:09 PM »
Ayoze Perez would be a good signing for one of the relegated teams, maybe.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #726 on: March 20, 2023, 03:50:05 PM »
Zaha's no spring chicken and would want silly wages, but I can't help thinking we'd absolutely spank loads of teams with him in the side. Sheer quality and end product.

The bigger problem is that we'd then have a player I think is a massive c**t and it's been a while since we had one of those.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #727 on: March 20, 2023, 03:55:21 PM »
Zaha's no spring chicken and would want silly wages, but I can't help thinking we'd absolutely spank loads of teams with him in the side. Sheer quality and end product.

The bigger problem is that we'd then have a player I think is a massive c**t and it's been a while since we had one of those.

I'm not aware of anything objectionable about him off the pitch. My in laws are big Palace fans and have met him a few times and say he's a lovely bloke, my niece basically worships him.

If he's a c**t on the pitch and winds up the opposition, I'm all for it.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #728 on: March 20, 2023, 04:21:46 PM »
Zaha's no spring chicken and would want silly wages, but I can't help thinking we'd absolutely spank loads of teams with him in the side. Sheer quality and end product.

The bigger problem is that we'd then have a player I think is a massive c**t and it's been a while since we had one of those.

I'm not aware of anything objectionable about him off the pitch. My in laws are big Palace fans and have met him a few times and say he's a lovely bloke, my niece basically worships him.

If he's a c**t on the pitch and winds up the opposition, I'm all for it.

He was interviewed on the Channel 4 documentary series about the Palace Academy and came across really, really well. Which backs up your theory. I'd be all for it too. I think Palace fans will wish him well when he goes but are hoping he goes abroad. The guy in our office laughed at the thought of him coming to us, so now of course I really, really want him too.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #729 on: March 20, 2023, 04:24:35 PM »
Zaha's no spring chicken and would want silly wages, but I can't help thinking we'd absolutely spank loads of teams with him in the side. Sheer quality and end product.

The bigger problem is that we'd then have a player I think is a massive c**t and it's been a while since we had one of those.
Yep, if you want an arsehole in the dressing room then he is your man.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #730 on: March 20, 2023, 04:37:36 PM »
He's a pantomime villain. I'd take him.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #731 on: March 20, 2023, 04:46:37 PM »
Most other Premier League fans think Big Emi is a twat, whereas we all love him. Similar story with Zaha I think.

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #732 on: March 20, 2023, 04:49:54 PM »
Most other Premier League fans think Big Emi is a twat, whereas we all love him. Similar story with Zaha I think.
Yes but do his team mates?

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #733 on: March 20, 2023, 04:55:30 PM »
Most other Premier League fans think Big Emi is a twat, whereas we all love him. Similar story with Zaha I think.
Yes but do his team mates?

Why wouldn't they?

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Re: January Transfer Window - The Verdict.
« Reply #734 on: March 20, 2023, 04:56:22 PM »
Most other Premier League fans think Big Emi is a twat, whereas we all love him. Similar story with Zaha I think.
Yes but do his team mates?

Why wouldn't they?
Because he is a twat.

 


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