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Finished above us 2 seasons in a row. Unlimited spending hack.

You sure that's u23 and not u9's?

I think players look at the package as a while and not just the sporting side. It's a short career and they need to maximise what they earn. Plenty of players who can improve us, I don't think that's the issue, but how many players can improve that are both young, with room to grow and affordable? The pool shrinks and those said players are the ones our competitors want as well for the same reasons. It's also why what Chelsea are doing is interesting and obviously grotesque. Think about how they've basically done everything wrong (some horrible signings, no long term strategy, scattergun approach, heavy overpays and poor managerial appointment) yet they still finished above us. You may also note how they are linked to practically every player we are.

Kuol scored a belter in a U23s match for Oz v South Korea. It's the first of two goals...

I do sort of understand the logic and also realise that things could definitely be being kept under wraps, but the the majority of links so far have all been for players already playing in the Premier League. I'm stating the obvious but there's much, much better value overseas and we'd be fools not to be tapping in to the European market. Maybe the fact we're ploughing through Sporting Directors has meant that we have not really been able to grow a vast network of scouts/contacts yet. Of course there is always a risk that they don't take to English football, but our record so far has been pretty impeccable when signing players from overseas. For balance, it's been impeccable from these shores too, so I don't really know how to put into words what I'm thinking in my head without contradicting myself 10 times

The local journalists are more less paid club mouthpieces. It's quite rare for them to break genuine transfer news. Before I get jumped on, that's not a criticism, just the way it has seemed for quite a while now.

Love how Sky are trying to big this up as some sort of deadline day. Fuck off man!

I sort of agree. Clearly we are hobbled when it comes to offering mega wages (which I prefer, as it helps to avoid mercenaries). But the types of players we need and in my view should want are going to be expensive. Fair enough if we are trying to maximise budgets but at some stage they’re just going to need to pay asking prices. If you want good players normally clubs aren’t openly willing to sell them at a price convenient for the buyer. I am biased AF but to me any footballer worth their salt would look at our club and project and go “I fancy a bit of that”. You’ve a manager who will get you to the top of your game and you’ve a great chance of silverware and winning lots of matches, as well as being adored by the most loving fanbase there is. I don’t agree that there aren’t many options. To me it’s inconceivable that there aren’t players available for purchase who make us better.

I actually don't think the media have it wrong in this case. Now don't get me wrong the prices quoted shouldn't be described as a "Saudi tax" as it's both wrong and completely unfair. As I said in my above post, it just pure market dynamics.

Well Eddie said he wanted to take advantage of other clubs being in the position we were last year.

I’m a big Kudus fan but I don’t want him. He’s one you gamble from abroad. He’s not performed well enough to get that big move up. Both not in input or underlying numbers.

If we're buying Pedro, he's not going to be a rotation player. Were not going to spend that amount of money on a player who doesn't go straight into the 11 with everyone fit. He's going to start. Either in a different position to what he normally plays at Brighton or Howe is going to change our system. I don't think we're after him though, I don't think Howe will tinker too much with our system and he doesn't seem to fit in with how we set up now.

I mean, the club is right in a way. The prices quoted for a lot of players are ridiculous but this is because of market dynamics. Unfortunately what Psr has created is convergence every club is targeting the exact same profile (young with room to improve and who's resale value can be enhanced). Obviously this kind of thing pushes us down the pecking order because despite what we are doing, we are probably the 5th most attractive club to join and when you factor wages maybe the 7th most attractive and that's just in England. It's extremely difficult and we don't have many options.

I’m struggling to make sense of things, I’m just hoping the media have got it all wrong.

Won’t be signing anyone until July anyway I suspect.

They say it pretty much every transfer window, to be fair. The "Saudi tax" soundbites started in January 2022.

I'm not hand washing any clothes whatsoever for fuck's sake, what are we, Victorians? Am I going to clean myself in a tin bath in front of the fucking fireplace? Any garment of mine goes in on whatever setting my washing machine has been on since the day I got it with everything else or it goes in the bin.

You didn’t have to. You just had to click where it said REVEAL HIDDEN CONTENTS. @r0cafella had did all the hard work for you

I don't like the noises about prices being too high. The reality is that the prices are going to be high, and we need to have a squad in place for pre-season to give ourselves a fighting chance across 4 very difficult fronts. At some point they're going to have to bite at the asking price. Slightly concerned about the sense of drift in ownership - where is the new CEO? Who is actually running things at the moment?

I can't access it anymore. I cancelled my subscription when they stopped offering it at a pound a month. I'm cheap rather than lazy!

Would love him but he would cost a pretty penny and wouldn't change the dynamic of the side, IMO. Though I do long for a left-footed central midfielder.

Whiff of bisto for me like marra

Just read the post then. You lazy sod