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Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb
you were arguing against me saying that the idea we needed an immediate clear-out was ridiculous ...
for some reason (autocorrect) my post says fletcher had proven instead of has proven - as in has since proven - so i'll let you off for attacking me on that one tbf
tbf to me s and d are next to each other
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Not as such, I was more saying that all those squad players leaving I don't think is what has hurt us. Many of them either weren't up to it or were stagnating. For me it was/is more that we lost so many big players and big personalities. And the age of those guys meant an overhaul was imminent. It also meant little in the way of transfer income.
The one good thing about the money we have wasted in recent years is, because of the age and profile of the players we bought, the re-sale value has been pretty high. So when Mourinho has wanted to sell, he's been able to recoup much better fees.
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Originally Posted by red in cumbria
Wembley curse affected them, no?
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They were also just bottlers in Europe. It continued for years, even with their invincible side. Even affected Henry, Pires etc quite often.