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So we have room for Mckennie when we still have Sarr to arrive? What happened to him? I assume he's still coming?
Yeah he'll be back for pre-season and then Conte will decide what happens with him next year.So we have room for Mckennie when we still have Sarr to arrive? What happened to him? I assume he's still coming?
Nobody is expecting Sarr to be challenging for the CM spots this season as he was a longer term transfer.So we have room for Mckennie when we still have Sarr to arrive? What happened to him? I assume he's still coming?
This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....greatLolz. You can understand people getting a bit carried away as we could have four signings sorted mid-June. It’s unprecedented in recent times - and whilst it’s not the end of our business that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve credit to be given where it is due.
Can still get a few years out of players like that, it’s not like it was 10-20 years ago, they have elite training and health facilities now and they are being brought in for a title challenge next season.This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
We are doing this to back a proven manager while our chips are at the highest it have been in 3 years. It indeed is good to build for the future but the present will ALWAYS be limited by the amount of "immediate impact" players we have. You know what happened to the young and raw squad we built with Pochettino. Yes they tried to challenge for half a decade but inevitably fell short due to tha lack of experienced winners and impact players.This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
We have an elite manager who wants to win NOW. We're getting the players he feels are ready for it NOW.This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
OK. I think you're in the minority, and that's obviously absolutely fine. But the strong majority in here - and on Twitter - are super excited. We've had enough false dawns in recent times and promises of big windows. It looks like we're delivering. That's certainly the messaging stronger than ever.This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
On the front page of the transfer rumours forum, how many of the players that we're interested in are over the age of 25?This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
Everything points to us spending big on a CB and a CM both of which will likely be players in their mid-20s who will go straight into the first team.This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
I’ll be surprised if, based on what I’m hearing on here, we spend big on a CM. Not sure we will.Everything points to us spending big on a CB and a CM both of which will likely be players in their mid-20s who will go straight into the first team.
Supplementing the squad with 2 very experienced, top class pros who have won stuff is something to be excited about IMO. That's the kind of things teams who win trophies do that we've neglected in the past.
Lol....league...naaah...a cup yes. League we were 30 points off it. Maybe the season after with more squad building.... love your optimism and hope you right.... after all I didn't expect 4th when the season began..... so who knows.Those 3 players north of 30 have, like Bentancur, all won a league title in the last couple of years. That's absolutely invaluable for a team that doesn't have that collective experience. I'd love us to win a Cup next year, but I think Conte's going all out for the League and these purchases show that.
If we want, say, Mckennie, that's bound to be 40m or so. As would the likes of JWP who we have also been linked to. Given we're getting frees and bargains in other positions I think it's fairly likely we spend a chunk on a CM.I’ll be surprised if, based on what I’m hearing on here, we spend big on a CM. Not sure we will.
I also don’t think we need to spend all our money just cause we have it. Think the squad is shaping up nicely, and a few years with experienced pros will be useful in bedding in some younger players, of which we have quite a few, and we can take our time targeting the right players when they become available
I think @Nine while nine is right, Conte wants to go for the league and history pretty much shows us that it's what he does.Lol....league...naaah...a cup yes. League we were 30 points off it. Maybe the season after with more squad building.... love your optimism and hope you right.... after all I didn't expect 4th when the season began..... so who knows.
Okay peeps I've derailed this thread long enough and the mods have been fair and endulging. Rather pm of you want to engage further.
This is gonna sound like I'm knocking our business and it's not meant to come across that way...... we doing business.. great... we not waiting until the last weeks....great
For me it's 3 players north of 30 and a prospect for the future. The window has juuuuust opened and I'll get excited when I see quality that's long term. Once again I'm not knocking our business.....I'm more circumspect at this moment in time.... not excited not disappointed etc.
He didn't say we'd win the league, just that Conte's ambition is to challenge for it and so it should be.Lol....league...naaah...a cup yes. League we were 30 points off it. Maybe the season after with more squad building.... love your optimism and hope you right.... after all I didn't expect 4th when the season began..... so who knows.
Okay peeps I've derailed this thread long enough and the mods have been fair and endulging. Rather pm of you want to engage further.
I don’t think this is true. The investment can be drawn in tranches until the end of the year. That doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be spent on transfers by the end of the year. The investment could be drawn and sit in an account as cash or cash equivalents until such time as we wish to use it.The 150m has to be spent by the end of this year.
I think this is the first 'agree' rating I've ever given you- usually 'funny' ratings; but I can't agree with you more than on this point.Those 3 players north of 30 have, like Bentancur, all won a league title in the last couple of years. That's absolutely invaluable for a team that doesn't have that collective experience. I'd love us to win a Cup next year, but I think Conte's going all out for the League and these purchases show that.