Dr Venkman

why are we aiming for top 10 next season when we were extremely close to it last season? lowering of expectations.

if we're only signing two more players we better not lose anyone else like, and we'd best bring in some players with proven quality and good fitness records. spending the 35m on training facilities for fucks sake, where does ALL the other club revenue go like? are the fucking under-pants gnomes stealing it? wankers.

someone made a documentary about our pre season game in carlisle?

of course we are, because the quality of the players is a secondary concern

it's no more childish than going to the match

he picks the team, thats it. that's why he's here and not someone else with a decent record and some self respect

Looks like Mos Def. what kind of dope are you smoking?

Whether we are currently stronger than we started last season is very debatable.. How exactly? We have lost Carroll and have replaced him with Ba. I don't think that constitutes progress, do you? We have lost Nolan, our club captain and goal scorer and replaced him with Cabaye, who looks promising but is a bit of an unknown quantity. Let's call it evens. We have lost Campbell (essential cover at centre back) and got Marveaux (cover for wings with first team potential but also massive crock potential). All in all we haven't done too badly, but we've gone backwards in attack and defense, and (hopefully) improved in midfield. We have also not spent any major transfer funds. As I have argued before, I am relatively happy so far, but don't come and tell me you are happy if this is how the window closes..? Since when did Campbell qualify as essential cover? He was f***ing shocking man. The same people who were moaning about Campbell being useless and Nolan panting after 50 minutes are now moaning that we've sold them....how ironic. I want a few more players in especially a top notch striker and right winger, but I'm happy so far quotes?

Still 2 months to go. I agree that we should invest more in the squad and I'm confident that given the right opportunities we will do so. Would rather us avoid splashing out for the sake of it though, especially if there isn't any value to be found. Not sure splashing out on N'Zogbia is frugal considering his contractual situation? Would have no problems if we let it drag on and snatched him on the last day. Would also have no problems if we miss out because another club were to spend £10m on him - just silly. thats all fine but the 'right opportunities' for us now are getting players for less than they're worth and bollocks to everything else. dont think anyone's advocating 'splashing out for the sake of it'. spending what is reasonable for a club of our revenue, for the sake of competing for a position relative to our revenue would be fine by me.

Whether we are currently stronger than we started last season is very debatable.. How exactly? i'll give you a start. the team hasnt played since last season, debate is all we have

i'll be surprised and delighted if we get him tbh, all the circumstances point towards him going elsewhere. imo we're so obsessed with getting value for money that paying what someone's actually worth isnt good enough when we can get another player for half their actual value because of a different set of circumstances. it's pretty ironic when you think about it.

i do think wickham is a strange signing for a team that needs an immediate injection of goals

i've been telling shola he should feel free to find another club for about 10 years

our first pre-season game's in 3 weeks

dis-regarding whether we should just pay the fee or not, this is what pisses me off about the transfer window, it should close BEFORE the season starts. Aye, always thought that. Don't understand why it runs into the season at all. i'm guessing the excuse is that so clubs can assess what they have during the first month, bollocks, do it in pre-season. if the rules were the same for everyone there'd be no advantage either way and every club could have a settled squad for the start of the season. They can assess what they need before the end of the current season anyway. The transfer window should really only be for signing the contracts, everything else should be going on all the time. yep. i dont think we'll ever get shot of the current system mind, it creates loads of a bluster and press attention on 'dramatic' transfers and keeps people watching SSN

dis-regarding whether we should just pay the fee or not, this is what pisses me off about the transfer window, it should close BEFORE the season starts. Aye, always thought that. Don't understand why it runs into the season at all. i'm guessing the excuse is that so clubs can assess what they have during the first month, bollocks, do it in pre-season. if the rules were the same for everyone there'd be no advantage either way and every club could have a settled squad for the start of the season.

dis-regarding whether we should just pay the fee or not, this is what pisses me off about the transfer window, it should close BEFORE the season starts.

S. Taylor celebrating Jonas's goal :facepalm: :facepalm:

they're taking the piss

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good post

dont actually think that's him, just looks a lot like him. carroll though what are you doing you absolute pleb

Yeah, seems to be way too many people thinking a good signing MUST cost large amounts of money. more importantly, one person seems to think a good signing MUST NOT cost more than a 'bargain' Ah give him a chance, 21st June... absolutely agree, merely responses to posts. i've changed my mind before and will again (forum suicide). I speak as i find though.

Yeah, seems to be way too many people thinking a good signing MUST cost large amounts of money. more importantly, one person seems to think a good signing MUST NOT cost more than a 'bargain'