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[We need another Hoddle]

Only club in the 5 biggest leagues.

Exactly. We already know we are not good enough to win the PL. We already know we are not good enough to win the CL. Another season of, can we get in the top 4. Another season of dread everytime Kane gets clattered

 

[philll]

First Premier League club to sign no new players in the summer window since 2003.

Every team in PL has signed at least 3 players this summer except Spurs who have signed 0.

And to think, the shit I gave Arsenal fans when they only signed Cech a couple of summers ago.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

He has a valid point though doesnt he

No, not really

 

[Fredo]

This window was the perfect opportunity to cement our place above Arsenal and Chelsea imo, adding a marquee signing and a couple other decent players would of done that. However, they have strengthened and we haven't therefore I'm a bit worried about top 4 this year. Think we could just manage it, however I expect signings in January no excuses.

 

[ERO]

Where's VdV these days?

 

[luptic]

Next window when we will have budget again and actually intending to spend,we will not be in the CL and this will apparently be the reason why we couldn't sign top players. Because they want CL. And then all over again.

BOLLOX

There is no point in signing players in Jan because Poch doesnt blend them in for a while.

 

[Martinhotspur]

Seat belt off

 

[George94]

The club have to make a statement about this right?

They surely can't just ignore it and pretend this window never happened?

 

[sebo_sek]

That's all folks

 

[nedley]

It's a fact. Just look at the rest of the league. Manchester United haven't been able to sign the players they wanted nor have City bar Mahrez. Arsenal have signed a load of shite. Only Keita is worth shouting about.

Totally disagree.

Man Utd signed Fred, a player in a position they very much needed. They also bought another young star that could possibly make an impact this season but more likely for the future. Maureen clearly wanted another experience CB but like us baulked at the asking prices and most likely Levys for Toby. But they do have a shit load of CBs already.

Citeh are in a different league. Their squad is unbelievable and on a different planet than our but they have still moved forward and brought in more quality.

Arsenal are in transition and have brought in experience and will be much better for it.

Liverpool have done brilliant business. Just saying Keira is worth shouting about is foolish.

Not singling out you, but im bloody fed up of the happy clappers;

The ones that were all happy on the bandwagon of the 150m net spend, make or break Levy, statement stadium signing etc....

Now with no signings and no sales (albeit European window still open).....

It's not too bad - Toby will be like a new signing...

Jeez.

 

[Teddy Klinsmann]

Going to take a long time for our new recruits to settle in...and we were concerned they might be signed after the World Cup ?

 

[Blinkey88]

At least we tried

 

[Wig]

We're in the last minute, we can still do this!

 

[Dougal]

Well. That could have gone worse. Anyone got any plans for the rest of the summer?

 

[HildoSpur]

*pulls trigger*

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Well. That could have gone worse. Anyone got any plans for the rest of the summer?

Find a new religion

 

[aussie spur]

There is no point in signing players in Jan because Poch doesnt blend them in for a while.

Some would have you believe that there is no point getting new players at all, because we have good ones and there is a risk that the new on might be bad.

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

1. As far as I can tell, 21,000 season tickets are still available at the same prices as the 21,000 tickets that were sold for the last season at WHL. The difference is all in the extra 20,000 season tickets, of which some are cheaper but most are more expensive (I think about a 30/70% split). This is obviously going to raise the average ticket price in terms of the mean, but I think you'll find that the mode is not dramatically different to what it is. However, on the basis that ticket prices are expensive, that's nothing to do with who we sign. It's everything to do with supply and demand, with the fact that our ground has just been built so has the most state of the art facilities to run and, by default, the most expensive facilities to run, the fact that our ground, apart from Ashburton Grove, is on the most expensive plot of land rates wise in the entire country, and the fact that the product available next season, a club in the Champions League with some of the best players in the country, England captain included, is one of the top products in the country. Think of it like this, it is far more expensive run a shop selling fine chocolate in Hampstead, even if you never change the stock for something different, than it is to sell Dairy Milk one week, Galaxy the next and Mars the next from an equally sized shop in Salford. The cost of my season ticket and all the others is everything to do with a simple equation involving runnings costs, demand for product and scarcity of the product and absolutely nothing to do with what transfers we make.
2. We hover around top 3 at least based on the last 3 seasons of 3rd, 2nd, 3rd.
3. I can't comment on that because, like everyone else here, I haven't the foggiest.

Anyway, I've had a fun day, I hope all you lot who have doh'd and spammed the hell out of me also have, it's all one big panto really and we all play our roles very well. I for one am disappointed that we haven't strengthened and concerned it will bite us in the bum, but am hoping that it doesn't and that the excellent players and manager we have will be able to deliver another fine season. COYS.

F*** everyone else then.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

So now we wait for all the deals that went in, but are still being finalized, right?

 

[Stoof]

Totally disagree.

Man Utd signed Fred, a player in a position they very much needed. They also bought another young star that could possibly make an impact this season but more likely for the future. Maureen clearly wanted another experience CB but like us baulked at the asking prices and most likely Levys for Toby. But they do have a shit load of CBs already.

Citeh are in a different league. Their squad is unbelievable and on a different planet than our but they have still moved forward and brought in more quality.

Arsenal are in transition and have brought in experience and will be much better for it.

Liverpool have done brilliant business. Just saying Keira is worth shouting about is foolish.

Not singling out you, but im bloody fed up of the happy clappers;

The ones that were all happy on the bandwagon of the 150m net spend, make or break Levy, statement stadium signing etc....

Now with no signings and no sales (albeit European window still open).....

It's not too bad - Toby will be like a new signing...

Jeez.

More miserable people! Why can't you be miserable like me!!