Still find the McAtee links weird honestly. Do we really need an attacking midfielder who's good at getting shots off but not good at progressing the ball and creating chances?
Yeah I'd be extremely cautious judging transfer records of individuals over a decade ago. I think the single thing that has changed the most in football since then is the player recruitment process.
Shared my view before, during and now - that removing them was a mistake.
If it was my club, I'd have given Thelwell/Purdy a go with some money - we were definitely in for the likes of Gyokeres, Kudus, Wesley, Minteh, Elanga, Ekitike - but it...
Akliouche is an absolutely outrageously good player. To the point that I'm shocked they're even bothering to link us, I'd expect price to be way out of budget
Do love that we're finally getting regularly linked with CMs who can pull strings from deep. This kid looks great but I just desperately want a player like that of some sort
Agreed. With a long term view I think I'd prefer him to Luiz even? Luiz would settle in a lot faster for this coming season. But I think in 3 years time Hackney would be looked back on as the better buy. I may be massively off here though haha
Yeah, not that I know anything about scouting, but I feel like if he was just on that Sheffield team and not City but otherwise the exact same player, he'd be being talked about as a 10m project player with potential. Not 30m starter material
Absolutely fine not to watch it. There's just no need to slag it off or be misogynistic about it (not saying you were). It is what it is. The Lioness winning that euros has had a massively beneficial effect on the girls game in this country. More...