AyeDubbleYoo

Nobody can argue with the facts of the window. What I don’t understand is what people get out of an excessive reaction and hammering the club when it’s better than it’s been in living memory. Unless you’re a goldfish I don’t see any reason to be angry. It’s weird.

You don’t believe Howe when he said we tried for several players?

Thought it was a very good press conference, as expected he has a realistic view of finances and a good relationship with the other people at the club. And repeatedly said we did not just put all our eggs in the Guehi basket.

Again, it may not be the case.

Preach.

We had reports he was getting ready to travel at one point.

He did palm a shot right at Willock’s feet for the goal mind.

Like a new signing?

I find this one strange. I know he’s had his issues but he’s a handful and definitely capable of starting for a PL team.

I'm sure they'll all be covered, don't worry.

IIRC they've said loads of times that they're working well together. But fair point.

I strongly disagree

50-odd posts in 8 years and this is what you go with?

Appreciate the effort in this post but there's no evidence that there's any 'toxicity' here at all. Maybe an adjustment period and some instability that happened too close to a transfer window.

We have truly jumped the shark now.

Should be fine, it's OK even on the general sale if you get in early enough. So ballot winners period I would expect no problem.

The club really has to sort this.

You've got to laugh. Right?

All I can assume is that we always thought we would get it done. I don't see how anyone can say otherwise since nobody has a clue what has happened. You can't say we should have pulled out earlier just because it didn't happen.

Assuming no injury crisis it’s at least as strong as the team that finished 4th, isn’t it?

I agree, I wasn’t arguing that it’s a good window. Clearly it isn’t (at the moment).

Yeah it looks like it has failed, that’s clear. But we don’t know much beyond that.

It just doesn’t make sense to me that people expect every problem to have been sorted. I don’t think any squad in the league has no weaknesses, except maybe Man City. We were in diabolical shape. Of course we should improve every year and it’s a shame if we don’t.

Not very long in transfer planning. The plans for this window would’ve been in place well before Mitchell arrived, I would imagine.

I wish you had any evidence for this. Even if there is a change in the organisation and a difference in approaches, they’re both professionals and I would hope it’ll be resolved and come up with a joint shortlist for the future. That’s how most clubs work.