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Originally Posted by Slava
Wow, that kind of money for VDV is insane. I mean sure, he's OK, but hardly world class? It's an enormous amount of cash for Southampton and obviously they couldn't say no. And it will help Liverpool for sure. But my god that's an incredible amount of money for a pretty average player.
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Yeah, its a lot of cash, but the market is what it is.
Hes 25, if he improves or lives up to potential we could have the cornerstone of our Central Defence for the better part of the next decade.
Thats the hope. But yeah, its a lot of money but one of the things that I have a hard time doing is distancing my opinions and expectations of the player from the cost.
In England you have to do that because the rest of the World markets rake the EPL over the coals, they have to pay a huge premium, if he were British that price would have been double.
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I don't cheer for anyone. It's really hard for me to start cheering for someone when I never really did cheer for anyone growing up. I watched United the most, of course, since they were always the team on TV. Now, well, I only ever really watch them when it's a big game or the only game on, because I find them kinda dull. I'm glad I never became attached because it'd be hard for me to wanna keep watching them week in and out since there are other teams who play more attractively. And over the years I've turned into more of a consumer than a fan. With so many options, why limit yourself if the product is poor?
There are definitely teams I enjoy watching more than others. Liverpool, for instance, are one of the teams I watch the most because they're fun going forward, and a trainwreck at the back (probably not for much longer) which means the entertainment value is always there. I like watching Spurs too, and of course Arsenal since I need to be abreast of what to expect on AFTV. Obviously though City are the most enjoyable to watch right now, but I like that if their football turns dire I can just ignore them.
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That is a very interesting way to look at sports.