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Appiah had two good games just before we traded him. But it wasn't entirely Appiah's fault, as this team has tried to turn just about anyone creative in midfield into a DM. But for what I've seen of the games where they actually made it to the pitch, both Tiago and Almiron have had a higher...

I don't think it's been so terrible -- that's where I'm coming from. Though I agree on the cost-benefit part. The Real Madrids should often come out on the losing end by spending like drunken sailors on shore leave for players past their prime.

That's my point. The objectives are different. We could land a bunch of great players in one year, but that's meaningless if they're all on the bench and we spend the season languishing for lack of any real starters or depth at a position that becomes our Achilles Heel in the standings later on...

I don't know. Could you really say that this year was worse than the summer of 2006? We're comparing apples to flashlights.

Sorry. Didn't realize we sold Zinedine Zidane for 66 million Euros once again last summer. How silly of me.

Two words for this thread: Marcello Salas