29 Jun 2014 12:17:03
Francois Pinet reporting that we will sign alexis sanchez and Schneiderlin for a combined fee of 42 mil, now that's good news . What are your thoughts on this eds?

{Ed025's Note - for me they would be 2 great signings shankara, but dont count your chickens yet mate..

1.) 29 Jun 2014
I know its only a rumour, but I would be over the moon with Sanchez, I don't watch a lot of European football, but I thought he was outstanding yesterday against Brazil, by far the best player on the pitch, but on the down side, that performance could have added £10 - £15m to his asking price,!
Ive got my fingers crossed on this one ! Garry

2.) 29 Jun 2014
I make that 4 chickens Ed

3.) 29 Jun 2014
Agreed Colby.

It seems the big- gigantic!- flaw with scouting at the world cup.

A bizarre idea in the first place, where huge players are concerned, as if 3-7 games should prove decisive for players who often have hundreds of games under their belts; but of far more importance if that the price can't fail to rise sharply if they do well- and then there's the billionaires to worry about who I'd imagine are apt after a brilliant performance everyone's talking about to go 'me want. get me'

Our best chance of getting established greats is if their current clubs are ludicrously well stocked with stars or have just acquired yet another one, but if said player is shining on the biggest stage the advantage for us seems likely to disappear- either they keep him, or someone even richer gets the shot in the arm and pays up big

But hey, hopefully the scouting thing is more a media invention than anything else.