Andrew 4929 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I didn't think Emre was that bad? All 3 were knocking on 30 All on Rolls Royce wages All 3 inj prone Emre the mind boggles was the last what I'd term a creative mf we had. But a 1 good game in 5 merchant. in 05/06 emre was 24, luque was 27 and owen was 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Boro would have been 10th if they had stayed up! And how come Portsmouth went bankrupt?! Wages Mad though, making a profit on transfers, plus ticket sales, TV money and they still cant run it like a business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 And how come Portsmouth went bankrupt?! Agents taking 40 percent of the fee. Return on investment as a percentage.... Blackpool 125 Pompey 118 West Ham 99 Leeds 97 Blackburn 94 Wigan 93 Arse 86 Burnley 81 Bolton 76 Everton 74 Man U 68 Newcastle 64 Boro 62 WBA 59 Liverpool 53 Spurs 52 Villa 52 Mackems 47 Hull 47 Wolves 46 Birmingham 42 Fulham 41 Stoke 40 Chelsea 34 Man City 21 How have you measure return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I didn't think Emre was that bad? All 3 were knocking on 30 All on Rolls Royce wages All 3 inj prone Emre the mind boggles was the last what I'd term a creative mf we had. But a 1 good game in 5 merchant. in 05/06 emre was 24, luque was 27 and owen was 25 Well they played like 30 yr olds then. Owen defintiely had the inj overworked body of a 30yr old and so did Emre, who came to us after some ghastly injuries and Luques one big inj finished him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) And how come Portsmouth went bankrupt?! Agents taking 40 percent of the fee. Return on investment as a percentage.... Blackpool 125 Pompey 118 West Ham 99 Leeds 97 Blackburn 94 Wigan 93 Arse 86 Burnley 81 Bolton 76 Everton 74 Man U 68 Newcastle 64 Boro 62 WBA 59 Liverpool 53 Spurs 52 Villa 52 Mackems 47 Hull 47 Wolves 46 Birmingham 42 Fulham 41 Stoke 40 Chelsea 34 Man City 21 How have you measure return? Just based on what they were able to recoup in fees on the chart. Clearly Chelsea's title is a better return than Wigan's balanced spreadsheet. Edited August 20, 2010 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Boro would have been 10th if they had stayed up! And how come Portsmouth went bankrupt?! Wages Mad though, making a profit on transfers, plus ticket sales, TV money and they still cant run it like a business. Aye but as others have alluded to, you can guess where the 'profit' went. Redknapp couldn't lie straight in bed, etc. Also, the figures would be partly down to the fact they barely have a squad since going down and they've been a selling club more or less since they won the cup (or so it would seem anyway). It goes back to '92 as well. They've only spent big relatively recently. Edited August 20, 2010 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I didn't think Emre was that bad? All 3 were knocking on 30 All on Rolls Royce wages All 3 inj prone Emre the mind boggles was the last what I'd term a creative mf we had. But a 1 good game in 5 merchant. in 05/06 emre was 24, luque was 27 and owen was 25 Well they played like 30 yr olds then. Owen defintiely had the inj overworked body of a 30yr old and so did Emre, who came to us after some ghastly injuries and Luques one big inj finished him. They were injury-prone and on silly money like, I'll give you that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I didn't think Emre was that bad? All 3 were knocking on 30 All on Rolls Royce wages All 3 inj prone Emre the mind boggles was the last what I'd term a creative mf we had. But a 1 good game in 5 merchant. in 05/06 emre was 24, luque was 27 and owen was 25 Well they played like 30 yr olds then. Owen defintiely had the inj overworked body of a 30yr old and so did Emre, who came to us after some ghastly injuries and Luques one big inj finished him. They were injury-prone and on silly money like, I'll give you that Still can't belive Emre was 24!! He looked laboured most games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Looking at that you can see we made our worst signings when we had one scout and people were just ringing up FFS and Sourmess late at night with 'deals'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Aye. We were unlucky with Owen though. Not defending the little cunt but he'd never suffered the sort of injuries he did here prior to arriving. It was all hamstring problems that kept him out of (at a guess) 20% of the games in a season. Was Luque injury-prone btw? No idea. Is having a heart the size of a pea classed as an injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Expected us to be 5th best tbh. We would be if it hadn't been for Ashley's austerity measures. £55+ million recouped in the last 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Expected us to be 5th best tbh. We would be if it hadn't been for Ashley's austerity measures. £55+ million recouped in the last 2 years. LM would be proud of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Aye. We were unlucky with Owen though. Not defending the little cunt but he'd never suffered the sort of injuries he did here prior to arriving. It was all hamstring problems that kept him out of (at a guess) 20% of the games in a season. Was Luque injury-prone btw? No idea. Is having a heart the size of a pea classed as an injury? Tbf to FFS at least he had some balls compared to the current encumbent. I don't know about Owen, I think the niggling inj had started at Liv hence Houlier not being able to guarantee him games iirc Baros was keeping him out the side, could be wrong. What happenned to him anyway? At the end of the day if you can you have to take a risk on players like Owen cause the upside is so big and he was a proven goalscorer (2J alarm goes off in house regarding his finishing prowess). Well we found out later the Souness only made one call reg Luque to his mate who still lived in Spain (Robinson?) and on the strength of it about 15m was spunked. Not all bad luck we did slip Dyer away for 6m. We've never had the creativity of late in midfield and I think we've all been moaning about that for at least 5 years now. Edited August 20, 2010 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Aye. We were unlucky with Owen though. Not defending the little cunt but he'd never suffered the sort of injuries he did here prior to arriving. It was all hamstring problems that kept him out of (at a guess) 20% of the games in a season. Was Luque injury-prone btw? No idea. Is having a heart the size of a pea classed as an injury? Tbf to FFS at least he had some balls compared to the current encumbent. Easier when it's not your money like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Aye. We were unlucky with Owen though. Not defending the little cunt but he'd never suffered the sort of injuries he did here prior to arriving. It was all hamstring problems that kept him out of (at a guess) 20% of the games in a season. Was Luque injury-prone btw? No idea. Is having a heart the size of a pea classed as an injury? Tbf to FFS at least he had some balls compared to the current encumbent. Easier when it's not your money like. You can't take it with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 The whole Luque thing reminds me of this: Depor: We think our player is worth 7.5m FFS: I'll give you 15m Luque agent: He's on 35k a week FFS: I'll pay him 70k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Shepherd and co. and brown envelopes over that one tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Expected us to be 5th best tbh. we overperformed then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now