JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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Not in my eyes :stuckup:

For the Isla deal, you know there's no way we'll end the loan deal and give him back to Udine, we end up overpaying for a redundant player.
You're right, you were one of the few who wasn't mentally insane.

Isla is a co-ownership, bro. The second half value hasn't been finalised or determined. If Isla has a so-so two years here I can't see us paying another €9m for that half.

Marotta will go to a blind auction, and we all know he has the upper hand here.
 

Cheesio

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Jul 11, 2006
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You're right, you were one of the few who wasn't mentally insane.

Isla is a co-ownership, bro. The second half value hasn't been finalised or determined. If Isla has a so-so two years here I can't see us paying another €9m for that half.

Marotta will go to a blind auction, and we all know he has the upper hand here.

I just think that the Isla deal will be similar to the Motta/Pepe deals, Marotta won't break his gentelmen agreement with Udinese.

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Remember, cheese is an advocate of the phrase "depth is overrated"
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Cheesio

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Jul 11, 2006
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Good. We can do with amazing depth like that. Isla is a great player and given time and a proper and full return to fitness he will prove his naysayers wrong.
I've never doubted Isla's abilities altough i think he's somehow overrated around here, the thing is that we alredy had great depth at the right side ( Licht, Caceres, Pepe...) and no matter how you look at it, there won't be enough games for both Isla and Licht, Conte will not play Licht a game and Isla the next games, it doesn't work like that. At the end of day one of the two will have to sit on the bench.
 

Jem83

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Nov 7, 2005
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There are a lot of ifs and buts, but the fact is that the Cesena-goal was absolutely vital in winning the scudetto. In hindsight, all of the goals scored that season were, but there was just something about the timing of that goal. It was a bleak afternoon, we didn't look like scoring after Pirlo's penalty miss, and that goal came out of nowhere. It was the first time I really believed that we could win the scudetto (but I was a huge pessimist last season).
 

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