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Na its bollocks. Squad harmony is fine.

Im more edging back towards the hes staying camp. Largely because the club simply isnt going to cave into a reduced fee. Liverpool haven't bid yet and even if they do, I doubt it will be close to 150m.

Van Hecke would likely cost us 60m but considering how our window has gone, bringing in a player of that quality would be seismic at this stage.

Even you knew, it was you. Quite telling. Also, I'll go where I want and so long as you keep fanning the flames of negativity, I'll be there with my positivity hose, making you look... weird.

Couldn't imagine who you are talking about.

We clearly dont get on like. Every time you talk shite, I call you out and then you cry. Now you are spouting about Sunderland. Im barely in that thread. Stop making stupid points and I'll stop correcting you. I wont be replying to you again because you cant take in basic stuff.

I tried.

I'll say this one more time. If you enter a thread an immediately start with hyperbolic nonsense, you are going to get called out. You said we were a laughing stock. You were wrong. Our transfer window so far has been shit, nobody disagrees with that but if you can't include context in your posts, expect push back. The club is in the best place its been in since the mid 90s, I include the Robson era in that because Shepherd was clueless. Weve missed out on some big targets, partially because of poor strategy but mainly because of a rigged system. It is what is. The transfer window isnt over. Chill the fuck out man. If you get annoyed now, what were you like 5 years ago? I threw Chalobahs name out for a simple reason, I was giving an example of a player who could be a means to an end IF we cant sign our main targets at CB. Weve missed out on a dozen targets already, we need contingencies, its either that or we sign noone and noone isnt an option because we have 60 games coming up. I'm not saying I want Chalobah, im saying that someone like him might be better than a geriatric Schar. That's all. A football forum is absolutely for venting frustration but its also for reasoned discussion. For it to work, you cant have one without the other. IMO you need more of the latter and less of the former (as well placed as your frustration is).

Hope has been very accurate this window but yes, a pinch of salt is always required.

Was Hope i think. One of the north east ones. If your next post is about them not being respected, then you dont get to comment on anything a journalist ever says. We are all in the world where we have to work out the truth in between what's being reported. If its not true, fine.

Who have I insulted? Your not frustrated, it petulance. I suggested a lesser name. Thats one more name than you have suggested but then that's not really your style.

Eh, it's not me that's pissing my pants?

Because if we miss out on our targets we may be forced down that route. Keep up.

Again, presuming that reports are accurate, our top 3 CB targets are based in France, Spain and Italy.

Im with a few on this. I know Sesko is a good player but im not sure i can be arsed with it. It sounds like we can get him but his agent is stalling to fish out a better move. Cunt.

Would you rather we signed noone? The choice might not be great player or good player, the choice might be good player or no player.

I keep coming back to someone like Chalobah at Chelsea. Would just be a simple and smart move for someone we know is good and could still grow. Again its not the Scalvini signing but we need to have practical alternatives at this stage.

That sounds exactly like imagined it. Just start giving players deadlines.

The strategy has been tragic. Does anybody here believe differently? The outcome doesn't need to be tragic. Also, let's hope a new CEO and DoF makes this the last window of this nonsense.

So you want us to sign only players from abroad is what your saying? Or what percentage from abroad/domestic? Be clear in your expectations. No, we didnt have the funds to sign Guehi, hence why we didn't sign Guehi. This has been gone over multiple times. Weve not signed players because of PSR. By all means judge them on this window and a harsh judgement it should be.

Yep. It makes you wonder what's the point.

Right? Its like every time Sunderland sign a player, I get that little pang of jealousy that they are getting a new player. Then I have to remind myself that we could have signed all of them players but the reason we didnt is because we dont want them. Im still confident that we will get at least one top level signing but we may well have to make do with a couple of lower level players too. Weve got a very good starting 11. Time will tell if we end up with enough of a squad to cope.

Well then its down to speed of growth. Im happy with 30%. When the takeover happened, I never asked for Man City or Chelsea. At that point id just about given up with PL footy completely.