Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

[Mac76]

Moving the goalposts suggests im pretending I’m making another argument than the one I’m making

You said "lots of pace but very little grey matter"

'grey matter' is a euphemism for the human brain, not the footballing part of the brain

both Letters and I are pointing out that you have a habit of saying something indefensible and then saying you meant something else - playing the 'outraged' card by calling it lying is a bit over the top, maybe you don't even know you're doing it

and while we're here you also did that other thing you appear to do, which is to focus on one point and conveniently sidestep the other, in this case his goal contributions, which I'm pretty sure are better then any single Arsenal midfielder this season...

Anyway I'm going to take a leaf out of Letters' book and leave it there ...

[HCZ_Reborn]

“Didn’t mean it” would imply that I said something in the heat of the moment but I’m walking it back.

And No I mean what I say, but as I tried to point out the other day there are times where you have either misread the post (the Gyokeres example and that’s not exhaustive) or and where I’ve tried to be accommodating admit where I’ve not been clear rather than what I perhaps wrongly assume you do which is to pretend you don’t understand what I’m saying to make an argument.

I’ve said this to be unkind, but your very literalist and often maximalist interpretation genuinely makes me wonder if you’re on the spectrum. But equally I can’t overlook the fact that I’m not making myself as clear as I’d like.


I won’t lie (and I’m sure it’s the same for you) I read some of your posts and think “is there something wrong with you?” Not as a matter of contempt but utter confusion.

The grey matter is a euphemistic term that refers to speaking about intelligence generally, I don’t think it restricts itself to intellect.

And I did address the stats. We all use stats to evidence the argument we want to make (me included) but actually they can be kind of prosaic. Admittedly I’ve seen Eze play more for England than Palace but this is a player for me who doesn’t have much of a footballing brain, and you can score goals and provide assists without one (Walcott managed it).

But it would depend against what team he amassed these goals and assists, sometimes explosive pace can help you, but if you can’t read the game to look up and see what’s around you, if you don’t know when to cut inside and when to take on your man….the effectiveness of that player is limited.

In terms of career Assists, Aaron Ramsey is not a million miles away from Zinedine Zidane but in terms of his natural ability he was. It’s not just about goals or even assists it’s about moments you can create on a pitch that can lead to creating space for others to make assists. The stats don't tell you how invaluable an assist was…whether it was a simple pass or a pass that no one else could see and it’s only from being able to see the game and understand where a player will be that means you can make it.

And finally not everything you don’t personally agree with is an indefensible position.

[Niall_Quinn]

You said "lots of pace but very little grey matter"

'grey matter' is a euphemism for the human brain, not the footballing part of the brain

both Letters and I are pointing out that you have a habit of saying something indefensible and then saying you meant something else - playing the 'outraged' card by calling it lying is a bit over the top, maybe you don't even know you're doing it

and while we're here you also did that other thing you appear to do, which is to focus on one point and conveniently sidestep the other, in this case his goal contributions, which I'm pretty sure are better then any single Arsenal midfielder this season...

Anyway I'm going to take a leaf out of Letters' book and leave it there ...

He's here to win arguments, not make points. But at least he's smart enough to figure out the parameters of those arguments, even if he'll cling on once every last defence has been shot down. Letters has no parameters, just blind belief.

[HCZ_Reborn]

He's here to win arguments, not make points. But at least he's smart enough to figure out the parameters of those arguments, even if he'll cling on once every last defence has been shot down. Letters has no parameters, just blind belief.

Interesting given that in your arguments with Letters, you do exactly what Mac accuses me of doing which is to shift the goalposts

I also enjoy the inappropriate moral tone you take with him, and how you act like he should care about your homilies.


I’d just say “mind your business what I do or don’t do you sanctimonious turd”. But I suppose that’s a reflection of my own lack of patience with trying people

[Letters]

Letters has no parameters, just blind belief.

I will add this to the ever growing list of "things NQ is wrong about"