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Lamps

Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 14, 2026, 03:09:36 PMLook at every successful managerial reign. Ferguson. Wenger. Guardiola. Klopp. Charlton. Even Stephen Bradley.
I thought Klopp had his transfers picked for him by the FSG transfer committee and their stats machine?

Baile Brigín 2

Quote from: Lamps on January 14, 2026, 03:16:57 PM
Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 14, 2026, 03:09:36 PMLook at every successful managerial reign. Ferguson. Wenger. Guardiola. Klopp. Charlton. Even Stephen Bradley.
I thought Klopp had his transfers picked for him by the FSG transfer committee and their stats machine?

At the start. He fought, and won, to have them rubber stamp his picks.

Armagh18


statto

Quote from: Armagh18 on January 15, 2026, 11:16:06 AMTroy Parrott on loan?
AZ would surely not sanction a loan?

Baile Brigín 2

Quote from: statto on January 15, 2026, 11:35:57 AM
Quote from: Armagh18 on January 15, 2026, 11:16:06 AMTroy Parrott on loan?
AZ would surely not sanction a loan?
Why would he make that move?

Scored a hattrick v Ajax at the weekend, in the European places, playing the football of his career

JPGJOHNNYG

You would wonder is he at that level and then you look at some of the crap Utd have had recently and realise he would actually probably do quite well

Dag Dog

Gyökeres is an example of someone who can bang them in if playing in a farmer's league, but falls short at the top.

Baile Brigín 2

Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 15, 2026, 11:43:23 AMYou would wonder is he at that level and then you look at some of the crap Utd have had recently and realise he would actually probably do quite well
Signing for united might be more lucrative, but he had just gotten his career back on track. He would be nuts to sit on a bench at a club in flux.

Look-Up!

Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 15, 2026, 02:02:50 PM
Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 15, 2026, 11:43:23 AMYou would wonder is he at that level and then you look at some of the crap Utd have had recently and realise he would actually probably do quite well
Signing for united might be more lucrative, but he had just gotten his career back on track. He would be nuts to sit on a bench at a club in flux.
Yeah, just got his career back on track and still only 23. If he is good enough to ever make it at a club like Utd, he has the perfect age profile to knuckle down at AZ for next year or two, build on his rep, and sign for a huge club while still only coming into his prime.

Baile Brigín 2

Quote from: Look-Up! on January 15, 2026, 02:34:27 PM
Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 15, 2026, 02:02:50 PM
Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 15, 2026, 11:43:23 AMYou would wonder is he at that level and then you look at some of the crap Utd have had recently and realise he would actually probably do quite well
Signing for united might be more lucrative, but he had just gotten his career back on track. He would be nuts to sit on a bench at a club in flux.
Yeah, just got his career back on track and still only 23. If he is good enough to ever make it at a club like Utd, he has the perfect age profile to knuckle down at AZ for next year or two, build on his rep, and sign for a huge club while still only coming into his prime.
I think he will do a jump to a Werder Bremen or similar for a year or two before going back to England

Look-Up!

Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 15, 2026, 02:40:11 PM
Quote from: Look-Up! on January 15, 2026, 02:34:27 PM
Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 15, 2026, 02:02:50 PM
Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 15, 2026, 11:43:23 AMYou would wonder is he at that level and then you look at some of the crap Utd have had recently and realise he would actually probably do quite well
Signing for united might be more lucrative, but he had just gotten his career back on track. He would be nuts to sit on a bench at a club in flux.
Yeah, just got his career back on track and still only 23. If he is good enough to ever make it at a club like Utd, he has the perfect age profile to knuckle down at AZ for next year or two, build on his rep, and sign for a huge club while still only coming into his prime.
I think he will do a jump to a Werder Bremen or similar for a year or two before going back to England
Hopefully he has matured and learned his lessons. Huge player there if he can stay focused on hard work and not get swayed by money and celebrity.

clonian

Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 15, 2026, 02:40:11 PM
Quote from: Look-Up! on January 15, 2026, 02:34:27 PM
Quote from: Baile Brigín 2 on January 15, 2026, 02:02:50 PM
Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 15, 2026, 11:43:23 AMYou would wonder is he at that level and then you look at some of the crap Utd have had recently and realise he would actually probably do quite well
Signing for united might be more lucrative, but he had just gotten his career back on track. He would be nuts to sit on a bench at a club in flux.
Yeah, just got his career back on track and still only 23. If he is good enough to ever make it at a club like Utd, he has the perfect age profile to knuckle down at AZ for next year or two, build on his rep, and sign for a huge club while still only coming into his prime.
I think he will do a jump to a Werder Bremen or similar for a year or two before going back to England
If I was advising him, I'd tell him to stay away from England altogether.

Armagh18

England is where the money is though. As a United fan you'd love to see him go there and be an option even off the bench, might grab a goal or two. As an Irish fan you'd be telling him to stay away from that clown show and keep devloping

NAG1

Quote from: Armagh18 on January 15, 2026, 04:06:47 PMEngland is where the money is though. As a United fan you'd love to see him go there and be an option even off the bench, might grab a goal or two. As an Irish fan you'd be telling him to stay away from that clown show and keep devloping

Also as United fan he is never going to be the quality that is required at the very top end where the club should be aspiring to be.

I get is as an Irish fan but there are levels to this.

gallsman

Key point there is "aspiring to be".