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Wasn't Justin Kluivert primarily a RW or LW?

Would like David for that role

Chukeweze would have been nice cover for Almiron at least, a game changer from off the bench Can't have hurt - cheap loan. Cover for Barnes, even Isak

The new Amad

It is annoying to see how ruthless other PL clubs act when it comes to player purchases, we try and get everything perfect but others just buy with impunity

Wouldn’t even mind that as a spare body to cover Murph

So do we think there will be a nice surprise tomorrow at all?

Genuinely think Howe has us punching above our weight this season - the summer was SUCH a disaster. We've had 1 striker fit all season, 1 RW producing and another barely featuring and sold, 2 CB's inc best defender and the other an ex club captain out for half the season, the other ex captain with 10 assists last year barely featuring completely out of form. Having to pay £20m - a huge amount - in the top 12 all time NUFC purchases - and biggest outright purchase last summer (Hall was already confirmed before) for a GK that never features and a pointless outlay. Then being forced to lose Anderson and Minteh - probably 60-80M worth of young talent who have their best years ahead of them (neither would have been sold without PSR). Then getting rejected multiple times for our first choice signing in the summer, and our other freebie signing we had all but agreed. The other free signing turning out to be rubbish too. When you really put what we've had to deal with, we've honestly done amazingly. PSR has stifled our competitiveness but not killed our spirit thankfully. It's majorly frustrating though with what could have been. We keep saying we're 1-2 purples (RCB, RW, poss GK) away from a title-winning XI but the depth is really poor and can't be fixed in one summer. It really is 3-5 seasons away at our current run rate.

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Honestly, we need to sign up a few free transfers to pad out the squad, David for example would be a great Wilson replacement and even to play alongside Isak. If we need to get rid of a 40-50m player I’d be willing to let Joelinton go and even Botman at a push. If we got a 90m plus offer for Gordon or Bruno potentially would let go but would rather not. I wouldn’t even mind a Barcelona/Bayern type of move for a purple (not Isak or Tonali) if it means we get 3-4 players in exchange, eg Christiansen, Raphina, Tel etc There are decent players going for 25m fees, Tomori, Danso for example. Even Khusanov would have been around the same. We definitley need to use more loans - especially in an attacking sense as the talent of game changers is low on the bench. Look to Saudi or the bigger clubs. Tel on loan would be good. Look to the French league it’s worked for us in the past

But it’s bordering on negligence how paper thin the squad is. injury to Isak, Osula starts injury to Tonali, Longstaff starts injury to Murphy, Willock starts out of position the drop off is huge and dangerous for our goals

Ironically if we had Anderson and Minteh we’d have young legs and less concerned about depth and a refresh. Even if Longstaff and Willock were allowed to leave with Almiron just those two it would definitely have been better for us.

They defo got deals done tho and good ones A bit of Freddie shepherd about them perhaps, to gamble the future on the now although it’s less with vanity in mind and more from a well intentioned place

We defo need new ideas

Annoying as it’s a chance to get a better or on par player as Guehi for half the price

Ashworth is outperforming this guy currently

Has managed to go ahead of Diego Gavilán as the best Paraguayan to play for us

So no Hope then...

In hindsight, Trippier should have gone for 8-12m last Jan, he hasn't added much value in that time and in fact has only regressed to the point we will probably get nothing for him Ditto with Wilson - been such a pointless player to keep this season. I support getting rid of Targett, Longstaff, Kelly, Almiron whilst there are offers for them. Just need to make sure we don't get left too threadbare. We don't even have Ritchie and Dummett anymore for cover haha A couple of loans to cover and should be all good.

We actually didn't lol

We need David more than them man. Sick of Villa getting good free transfers every summer like Kamara and Tielemans while we get Kelly and rejected by Tosin

Man City were struggling, someone like Marmoush will give them new ideas and a new threat for opponents to deal with Sometimes to keep the team pushing getting a new body in is a sign to show the team you keep improving and investing your bodies and efforts and we’ll keep investing in improving the team to achieve our goals

Yea would Be up for him on the RW even on loan until summer

I do get it but it does feel deflating, with Miggy gone it would be nice to get a fresh injection of energy so the team keeps going hard this season

Yes and would have been enough to get us into the next round including the psg points to face another big name last season was so unlucky for many reasons but looking at Spurs and Man City and others who are struggling with crazy injuries Howe did very well. Iraola is doing even better