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It's June. Why aren't some still not understanding why we didn't sign anyone in the previous 3 windows? WE HAD NO FUCKING MONEY. It bares no relationship to what's happening this summer.

It's reported targets, I know you believe everything in the press but not me. For example, I dont think for a second we want to sign Jack Grealish. Clubs have multiple targets for a reason and there's actually no shame in having ambition to sign the best players we can. So what if bigger clubs gazump us on wages and fees? As far as i can tell there's absolutely nothing the club can do about it, other than not targeting good players, in which we'd have certain erudite posters criticising them for. Also, the timeline you have in your head, isnt the same as what reality is. For example, sure we likely put out hat into the ring for Cunha, Delap, Mbuemo but how far down the line were they ever at? I suspect not very far. We put out hat in the ring for Declan Rice and what? We didn't get him? So fuck. Move on. I dont understand what's going on here, we'd rather we went for worse players, so long as we actually sign them?

Well sign Trafford, a CB and two players further forward in this window. Im not so fussed on time, although early will be better. Im not too fussed on price because its clear the club have learned their lesson on the future PSR consequences. As for the quality, well, we have to wait.

This is spot on. This is entirely because of our lack of activity over the past 2 seasons. We've clearly got the money and the desire to improve. We need players in but they must be investments for the medium term and just throwing money at it quickly so they get an extra weeks pre season with us is mental... even if its desirable.

When you say long been abandoned, you mean for the two seasons we've not been allowed to spend money? The last time we spent money, we signed Tonali, who was a young foreign star and he wasn't even cheap either.

Oh James.

I do wonder whether we might go for a younger player or two. Someone like Dibling makes alot of sense to me. The issue again is cost. If hes going to cost the same as Pedro then its mental that some clubs can hold out at such a high fee. Also, I do wonder at what point Madueke becomes available at Chelsea.

These clowns can spend whatever they like, are the players they are signing any good? If they were any good... would they be signing for Sunderland? Have they one player that you can hang your hat on being a PL standard player?

The only thing giving me hope is that his info is only coming from the Chelsea end. He hasn't yet said that Pedro has chosen Chelsea. Sadly history suggests we know which way this goes.

I do feel like we need 4 minimum but we could easily do two in the last couple of days of the window. The issue is a simple one, we are losing out to players because clubs with more financial clout are blowing us out the water. There's 2 major international tournaments that have been going on, which means many transfers are on a standstill. You've got footballers and their families on holidays and you have the PSR deadline which can affect other clubs movement, which has a ripple effect. Just to add some positivity, there's been loads of players we've missed out on the past, who've ended up tanking when going elsewhere, Mount, Maddison, Lingard, Coutinho and so on. We will sign Trafford in the next fortnight, we will have someone else on their way soon after, that sets us up to attack the rest of the window.

I dont understand the constant negativity around our transfers. Our transfer record has been very good and our results on the pitch fantastic. I'll bet you that we sign more than 2 good players.

This ain't happening like.

Absolute hoof merchants these krauts.

Don't take this the wrong way but nobody gives a fuck about who Trippier is pumping.

German Pulis was practically on the pitch. Schnell Schnell.

Go on then... Nwankeri

How's that German player anything other than like 45?

So hes a toulouse player?

I thought he was at some French club?

Tino always plays through the middle. Or at least he does when right back. He goes on the outside when left back.

What sort of fee they looking at? Without looking, I reckon given hes english 45? If its more than that, then it too much given some obvious frailties to his game. It's one of those where the price reduces late on IMO.

Even though there would still be plenty of time, if by the second week in July we haven't got a couple of players in or at as good as in, it will be a clear indication that things haven't gone to plan at all IMO. I dont expect them to sign every targeted position before that point, in fact i think there is fair reason to keep some wriggle room for later in the window, but the club needs a couple.

If we cant get the big boy targets, id have no qualms if we went for a couple of these England starlets. I know the likes of Harvey Elliot and Hutchinson are raw and likely need 18 months of the Howe treatment but I think we'd all get on board with that against overpaying for other players.

German defence is awful.

Can we not just take these lads to the world cup? They'd not win but at least its something you can get behind.