Cambridge_fox
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I'm bored of this now. He needs to go so we can all get back to the serious business of aimlessly checking the BBC's football rumours to see which second-rate keeper we're going to imminently sign.
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Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
Roma best place for him even if we get a little less cash. Wouldnt like to see him move to a rival
Lako42
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Can't see him going to Watford
City Fan
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Would you really class Arsenal as a rival?
Sell him to the highest bidder. Unless it's an actual rival.
Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
We play them at least twice a season you know. Where you expecting us to finish? top half? Where you expecting Arsenal to finish?
City Fan
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Wow.
FIF
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It's astounding that some of our posters don't think this.
homer
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fox58
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Ture
City Fan
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Err yes.
It's astounding how some people would rather take less money from a foreign team, than more money from a team in our division who we ultimately won't really be competing with.
Graz
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Our goal this season is to qualify for the Europa League.
There's a good chance that's all Arsenal will achieve this season as they probably won't make top 4.
That makes them a rival...
Alright we might not realistically be likely to finish above Arsenal, but surely by selling our most talented player to them then we only reduce the likeliness of us competing with them?
We could achieve Europa League qualification through a cup competition, where Arsenal would also be a rival.
City Fan
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I do understand what you're saying, but let's say we don't sell him to Arsenal - we sell him to Roma at less than Arsenal will pay. Then Arsenal might sign Lemar from Monaco (or whoever) and they might rip up the league more than Mahrez would.
We could sell Mahrez to Roma, and end up in another relegation dog fight, in which case Arsenal aren't a rival.
It's all a bunch of what if's. Sell to the highest bidder.
City Fan
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So you'd consider Chelsea to be our rivals last season? I genuinely wouldn't.
FIF
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Even if we end up in a relegation dogfight, Arsenal are our rivals. But really only a troll fan would be thinking we're not top 8 this season.
FIF
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So why did we play them twice then? Why were they competing for the same same trophies and money as us. Of course they were rivals.
And when did Arsenal last look like winning a title?
Blaarev
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We were not rivals for the title as it turned out, but we still had to play them, and Kanté, twice. Hence, they were one of our rivals.
And what about the season before? By your logic, Arsenal weren't our rivals that season either.
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