The Prophet

The thing is I can understand the sceptics. Everytime it has looked like the club is moving forward the higher ups have acted, usually out of incompetence, in a manner that has grounded expectations and stalled progress, if not taken it back a couple of notches. Frequently we've failed to invest sufficiently in the squad during the transfer market and it has left a bitter taste in the mouth. At the same time there's no point in sitting there moaning when it's very much going to be a wait and see deal. I'm as pissed as anyone at the prospect of selling Enrique but we'll just have to hope there's a suitable replacement lined up. Come the end of the summer and we're still short of the required quality, then i may consider lighting the torch and sharpening the pitch fork but for the time being patience is the order of the day.

The 'small man will struggle up front his own' is such a myth, it really depends on the players supporting him and the general style of the team he is playing in.

Williamson > Taylor At this moment in time anyway.

Liverpool have sold Torres, who was on the downward track, as well as losing Alonso and Mascherano to bigger and better clubs. Their net spend is irrelevant because they've wisely reinvested the money. It's exactly what we have to do with Carroll and now Jose. It's the way of football, clubs frequently lose players to clubs further up the pecking order. Spurs lost Keane and Berbatov but reinvested superbly and look where they are now. We have to do the same, that's why this is such a massive summer in terms of Ashley's intentions.

As I've said in other threads, it's the depth of the squad that worries me. I guess that comes with time and investment.

The top six (or seven if you include Everton) is a closed shop. It would take at least a couple of seasons of substantial investment to break it in my opinion.

Looks exiciting.

Got to love the anti-board agenda being spun here. Barely anyone is blaming Jose, it's obvious his head has been turned by a club/s further up the pecking order that will be able to offer European football sometime in the forseeable furture, that's the game. You can only do so much to convince a player to stay, Erique's mind was obviously made up some time ago, whether he knew others were interested or he was disheartened by the Carroll sale or a mixture of the two reamins to be seen. He's had two very, very good years here and I wish him all the best, he's been a joy to watch. Now, we need to focus on finding a top draw replacement.

more or less confirms we'll be going one up top next season.

You should work for a tabloid newspaper with insights like that. Nah man, he knew Taiwo wouldn't sign. Cutting insight.

Congratulations. I'll make you a hat.

Classy. Simple is better.

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Recoba, I hear we're in for Erding, do you know anything about that?

Seen it in the flesh and it's just as bad. What is it trying to be? Stripes? Patches? Both? The end produce is a bit of a joke really, I for one won't be wasting any cash on it.

Good.

It must be that time of year when Madrid have their annual squad overhaul. Having said that, he could be one of those genius Milito-esque signings that appear a bit bizarre on first appearance, doubt it like.

Sahin and Altintop are quality players but they seem like pointless signings for Real Madrid.

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Last year perhaps, but now they have Suarez and Carroll I think he'll be struggling for a place next year, providing the latter stays fit of course.

calling him one of their 'most important players' is a bit far like

true, but it would difficult trying to accommodate him and Suarez.