That's just not good enough for a summer window. 51m net spend for a club of our stature is a joke.Kane money was spent on the players £151m spent, £100m in
That's just not good enough for a summer window. 51m net spend for a club of our stature is a joke.Kane money was spent on the players £151m spent, £100m in
Apparently Fulham have a deal going through for a defender, maybe a chance for Tosin?
The window is closed mate.
and WinksKane money was spent on the players £151m spent, £100m in
Ok amazing. So where is the tv money ?
By "a number", I'm assuming you mean more than two key areas. Where is it thin aside from CF & CB?Pro: Delighted with our current first 11. Much improved and great age profile in most areas.
Con: Squad is as thin as a Rizla paper in a number of key areas beyond the first 11 though
Would have liked Gallagher but that was a nice to have IMO.
Depth at CB should have been non negotiable. The idea that Dier or Sanchez could get minutes still worries the life out of me.
Paying off Hugo, Eric and Ndombele to get them out of their contracts.Ok amazing. So where is the tv money ?
I genuinely don’t think our squad is as bad as it’s being made out to be.
Last year we had at least two of Dier, Davies, Sanchez or Lenglet starting each game. Now all of them are firmly reserves (or have left). Yes, it would have been preferable to have another top CB option to rotate with Romero and Van de Ven, but Sanchez, Davies and Dier are all proven, experienced Premier League players. Whilst they’re not at the top level it’s not like we’re having to chuck in a 17 year old if one of the starters is unavailable.
Porro and Royal are two good and complementary options at right back. Udogie looks fantastic at left back and Davies is a solid backup.
Similarly in midfield, one or two of Hojbjerg and Skipp started in almost every game last season. When Bentancur is back they are 4th and 5th choice in a two-man midfield, behind two arguably world class players and one of the most promising young midfielders in the league. You’d be hard pushed to find a better 4th choice than Hojbjerg.
We now have a playmaker for the first time since Eriksen left.
Clearly Kane will be a huge miss, but we’ve got a wealth of options in the front three (albeit all of them have some question marks above them and finding goals from attack could be a worry).
I’ve not even mentioned the new keeper. Kane aside, it’s so much better than last year.
Oh, and our manager isn’t a ****.
Lol I understand pretty well how transfer dealings work.People will learn a lot from watching it and get more of a sense of the reality of transfer dealings.
We had people on here today thinking we were going to sign Bremer, Gallagher and Johnson for circa 120-150 mil pound.
You know running a football club costs money right? Like, you have to pay players and fancy bars that let you pour beers from the bottom up and stuff…
Also wouldn’t surprise me if being torn down by terrible managers over the years has beaten any fight they had out of them. Obviously not the exact same but I had similar with a bully manager who made my life hell and all my hopes of progressing and fighting to further my career were the furthest thing from my mind. Sometimes it takes time to get over that.I don't think you can blame the players. In every walk of life some people prefer comfort and continuity over pushing the boundaries and I'm sure the club as a whole over the last few years has accustomed them to that. They have every right to reject any moves. It just does us no good to keep comfortable players around the new boys.
A rebuild is replacing your current first 11 with better players, and this takes time. Nobody is expecting that to happen over night however support the manager with what he needs to give us a fighting chance for the season ahead.
Unless we sign players for good transfer fees 5+ year contracts should be off the table.No one could have foreseen the rapid drop off in Hugo, and likewise not sure many thought Ndombele on a 6 year deal when we signed him was anything other than good business. Dier is a little more complicated.
Watch the Newcastle documentary. The richest club in the world who have to be so prudent in spending money.
Lol I understand pretty well how transfer dealings work.
Newcastle have to be careful because of how they were run prior to the takeover and financially meeting FFP regulations.
We on the other hand have had an awful lot of room to maneuver in that regard. More than pretty much every other team in the prem in fact.
So when you use Newcastle as some sort of baseline of how things are, you are actually very wide of the mark.
ha sure but I've just watched mid table teams spend that same tv money with no fancy beers
Ndombele can make the teas in the morning.
SPOILER ALERT!!! Levy fucked it! Don't bother watching it pal!In fairness, I'm 8 hours behind!
No one is saying buy buy buy. No one is saying this was a one window rebuild. People are saying Ange has been left short at centre half, and are refuting your mad claim about Lloris, Dier and Ndombele staying around not being a bad thing. And now you’re straw manning an argument to present yourself as reasonable and everyone else needing a dose of reality.Im not using them as a baseline. Just as a useful example of the reality of the transfer market and it’s not as simple as just buy buy buy. I’ve worked in and around football for over 20 years.
This isn’t a one window rebuild.