Sick Boy
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It's hard not to imagine what might have been if we'd gone up.He has, but he was turning into an unplayable monster with us the last season.
Although I remember the Barnsley away last minute penalty which was shocking
Viktor Moving on (4 Viewers)
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Colin Steins Smile
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I can't see Vik moving until next summer, due to CL.
As for the prospect of him joining MU, then that would depend on United offloading a load of rubbish forwards first. I can't see too many clubs being interested in a number of players on £200k a week, unless MU decide to finance 50%+ of the players weekly wage?
In terms of other clubs, then the prospects of Haaland wanting a move to Spain could open up the chance of a MC move. As for others, I'm not sure he's a good fit of Arsenals team, but would thrive at Liverpool.
As for the level of sell on fee, then other bids may not be successful....as we found out with Vik and his agent insisting on the Sporting move.
As for the prospect of him joining MU, then that would depend on United offloading a load of rubbish forwards first. I can't see too many clubs being interested in a number of players on £200k a week, unless MU decide to finance 50%+ of the players weekly wage?
In terms of other clubs, then the prospects of Haaland wanting a move to Spain could open up the chance of a MC move. As for others, I'm not sure he's a good fit of Arsenals team, but would thrive at Liverpool.
As for the level of sell on fee, then other bids may not be successful....as we found out with Vik and his agent insisting on the Sporting move.
Skyblue Bangkok
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Surely any club would be after " world class " Antony " lol
Ccfcisparks
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Christ the keepers positioning
Skyblue Bangkok
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Oh yes just noticed that .
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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£20mil
Some on here wanted to sell him for 15.
shmmeee
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It's hard not to imagine what might have been if we'd gone up.
We’d be a PL team today, I’m convinced.
TomRad85
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Just having Gyokeres is a good start isn't it. Then you have Hamer of course. Sheaf would have been OK.
Wonder who we'd have still signed from the Championship recruitment list? I reckon MVE and Wright and they'd have been ok too.
That as a starting point plus the many millions more we'd have certainly spent, I reckon we'd have stayed up too.
Matt smith
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I’m confident he’d have given us one seasonIt's hard not to imagine what might have been if we'd gone up.
Sick Boy
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Wright 100%; it was said after he signed that he was invited over for the play-off final, so would have been brought in regardless.
Sky Blue Goblin
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Wonder why it took so long then. Maybe a matter of funding since we had to replace the prem money with vik.
SlowerThanPlatt
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He would still have left if we got promoted. His agent wanted him in a weak top division to artificially boost his value and profile. Playing in a bottom 3-5 PL club doesn’t do that.
Sheffield United lost Ndiaye when they went up
Sheffield United lost Ndiaye when they went up
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False9
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We could have afforded to forgo the fee from Sporting and make him see out his last year
Perennial Lurker
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There's not a chance King would've done that
Alkhen
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In what world do we forgo £20 m+, risk keeping a pissed off player for the sake of 1 season?
He was a gonna if he wouldn't sign a new deal.
As mentioned above his agent has played a blinder with the move to Sporting. bigger profile, fill his boots against shite opposition but still get a run out in Europe.
AOM
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Yeah, I think he was set on leaving regardless of us getting to the Premier League or not.
We'd probably have kept hold of Hamer though
shmmeee
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“1 season” that’s worth £100m
Brighton Sky Blue
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W
Points deductions for Everton and Forest, Vik leading the line, the fans getting to embrace underdog status again…we’d have had a chance for sure.
TomRad85
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Prem players are even bigger divas so probably not
Alkhen
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keeping Vik wouldnt have saved us in the prem and we'd have still got the parachute payments regardless.
Actually just occurred to me, I bet the season we finally go up is the one they change parachute payments.
missed them in 2001 and now they are talking of major reform
shmmeee
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Alkhen
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Really not sure, Think we would have given it a good go but the gap is huge.
still reckon there is no way we let Vik leave on a free
Brighton Sky Blue
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I’d still be very surprised if he followed Amorim there.
Bad Boy
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I take your point BSB but ultimately Vik will want to test himself and see whether he can do it in one of the biggest leagues in the world.
I can't see many clubs in this country who'd pay for his services apart from the Manchester United Muppets.
edgy
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United will be the least attractive option he has. Sporting will accept less than his release fee. European clubs will be falling over themselves to sign him.
United won't be in the CL again. Next to no chance of winning a title any time soon. Laughing stock of English football. Known player, especially striker, graveyard. Surely him and his agent are wanting better than that.
The only way he goes to United is for money.
Brighton Sky Blue
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He’ll have competition with Højlund and Zirkzee when he’ll want to be the main man. Still think he is what Arsenal need but they clearly aren’t interested
Ccfcisparks
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I’d be amazed if Vik doesn’t end up at United. He’s in a total different league to their current options and clearly close with Amorim
Flying Fokker
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City won’t be either. Yet he gave us a season to get in the Prem before he left.
edgy
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I can't work out your point here?
He's heading to the top of the footballing world in the next season or two. United are not there and wont be there in that time frame.
Can’t see him giving up on CL football though. I think it’s more likely he ends up at Arsenal/Liverpool/City even with the Amorim factor. Fuck knows though.
But yeah he’s miles better than Hojlund and Zirkzee.
It’sabatch87
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If you said to utd a player is yours for £100m they probably say we’ll give you £150m
They been shafted so many times they are that thick buying has beens or will never be’s!
They been shafted so many times they are that thick buying has beens or will never be’s!