2016/2017 THE Premier League Thread

[Kipper is King]

Originally Posted by Slava

Too bad you didn't sit in the away section?

Pipe down.

(That's my diplomatically-worded reponse!)

[Locke]

Jesus H Tapdancing Christ....did I read that right??

Fellaini is on £120k/week? And they re-upped that? Somebody is high....

Thats nuts...

[devo22]

again, it says 80k everywhere else. The only outlets who have different numbers are the Mirror (100k) and the Mail (120k) ... feel free to trust those great newspapers if you want to

Schneiderlin to Everton is done.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

again, it says 80k everywhere else. The only outlets who have different numbers are the Mirror (100k) and the Mail (120k) ... feel free to trust those great newspapers if you want to

Schneiderlin to Everton is done.

Still nuts.

And I hate that, Schneiderlin is a good player, Everton just got better.

[devo22]

I really hope he does well there, always rated him highly. Just didn't work at United, which is too bad. Everton say they are paying an initial £20m with £4m in add-ons, which really is great business for everybody involved IMO.

According to Sky, Olympique Lyon have failed with a bid for Memphis Depay. I really wonder what the evaluation for him is at this point, but I'd be happy if United could sell him for a decent fee. Useless player.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

I really hope he does well there, always rated him highly. Just didn't work at United, which is too bad. Everton say they are paying an initial £20m with £4m in add-ons, which really is great business for everybody involved IMO.

According to Sky, Olympique Lyon have failed with a bid for Memphis Depay. I really wonder what the evaluation for him is at this point, but I'd be happy if United could sell him for a decent fee. Useless player.

Agreed, it was a good bit of business for both United and Everton.

You're really that low on Depay huh? I dont get him, he was supposed to be the next Arjen Robben, but he just never seemed to put it all together, but then again, Robben had unsuccessful stints at big clubs as well. The thing that I find most strange is that hes rubbish and surplus to requirements at United, but the Dutch National Team still rate him fairly highly.

[devo22]

When all is said and done, Depay will end up like Marko Arnautovic or Ricardo Quaresma if you ask me. Incredibly talented, but incredibly lazy. It's no coincidence that both van Gaal and Mourinho have prefered a guy like Jesse Lingard over him ... in terms of talent, Lingard isn't even in the same universe as Depay, but he works hard, runs and gives it all for the team. Depay is not interested in that kind of stuff.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

When all is said and done, Depay will end up like Marko Arnautovic or Ricardo Quaresma if you ask me. Incredibly talented, but incredibly lazy. It's no coincidence that both van Gaal and Mourinho have prefered a guy like Jesse Lingard over him ... in terms of talent, Lingard isn't even in the same universe as Depay, but he works hard, runs and gives it all for the team. Depay is not interested in that kind of stuff.

I would agree with that assessment, bearing in mind I have less knowledge of Depay.

Maybe he figures it out, but I do always wonder about players like that, its like they have all the talent but dont want to put in the hard work. You're a professional athlete, its going to be hard work until you retire, but its a short career.

[Locke]

http://www.totalsportek.com/money/ma...ayer-salaries/

Wow...Bastian Schewinsteiger gets £200K/week? Good on you Basti...

Pogba makes more than Rooney...interesting.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by Locke

Still nuts.

Why is it nuts to trigger an extension for one more year on someone that could walk away at season's end? It's a sound financial decision.

On the one side there is the risk of losing a ... say 10M fee for him against the risk of paying him another 4M/year.

[d_phaneuf]

Payet on strike

[d_phaneuf]

Depay made the same mistake many have made and many more will as well

You shouldnt take that step-up until you are ready

Jack rodwell, Scott Sinclair, shaqiri, Marko Marin etc.

He can still come good and United would be smart to loan him not sell

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Locke

Still nuts.

more nuts than 105k/week for Sakho?! Lol.

Kaveh Solhekol ✔ @SkyKaveh
Sevilla, Southampton and Swansea interested in Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho but can't match £105,000 a week he's on at Anfield

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

more nuts than 105k/week for Sakho?! Lol.

Kaveh Solhekol ✔ @SkyKaveh
Sevilla, Southampton and Swansea interested in Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho but can't match £105,000 a week he's on at Anfield

I'll call that a toss-up, he was pretty good before he got into Klopp's doghouse over that drug fiasco.

And at least they're trying to get rid of him but I dont blame anyone for not wanting to take on those wages.

He is a good player, I really liked him when he was playing.

[Senator Clay Davis]

So Pogba now has his very own emoji that you can use when you hashtag him. I mean Payet did too, but the snake emoji is for everyone to use and not specifically for Payet.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

more nuts than 105k/week for Sakho?! Lol.

Kaveh Solhekol ✔ @SkyKaveh
Sevilla, Southampton and Swansea interested in Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho but can't match £105,000 a week he's on at Anfield

In what Universe was Sakho ever worth £105K/week? Holy crap wages are insane these days.

[Locke]

London - Chelsea paid Jose Mourinho and his staff £8.3 million following his sacking last season, taking the total severance payments to the Portuguese coach and his assistants to a remarkable £31.4 million since 2007.

http://www.thescore.com/epl/news/120...or-2015-firing

I need to get a job working for Roman Abramovich.

1. Win the League.
2. Suck Horribly.
3. Profit.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by devo22

summer.

sooner.

[Slava]

Maybe not all is well for Chelsea as Costa will sit this weekend. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...aining-ground/

I'm not sure that there is a more unlikeable player?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Well if the rumour is right he'll be the highest paid, least liked player in the world. Apparently China came calling with the offer, £30 million a year. I still have no idea where this money is coming from for a league, as far as I can tell, no one in this thread has ever seen more than highlights of (except probably Girly lol). Is it that huge in China?