ExiledGeordie

We’ll agree to disagree 👍😂

While I’m desperate for us to sign a RW, we’re royally fucked if we get an injury to Schar.

Well the deal isn’t exactly dead yet, but it does seem unlikely now. I still think we’ll sign a CB and RW by the end of the window as well have other targets. Still 2.5 weeks but clock is ticking for sure.

I think if we’ve gone in with a genuinely fair offer (in our view) with add ons that increase the amount and they’ve still said you can feel you’ve gone as far as you can. I agree Palace can rightly try and bleed us for every penny and they not going to just hand him over but there’s a tipping point isn’t there. They might price him out of a move and end up losing money. Someone else might come in and give them 70m who knows. I guess the point is if you feel you’ve offered a fair amount for the player and haven’t taken the piss and they still say no you eventually have to walk away.

Fair points.

Just watched that video and yeah I’m inclined to agree with moving on now sadly. 70m (if that’s what they want) is too much for me. We’ve made our 3 bids, they don’t think it’s enough, move on to other targets.

I guess it just depends how far apart they are. Also if the Madueke deal is very doable they may decide to cut their losses as you say.

Apparently miles apart on valuation so very unlikely this happens

Yeah Bowen would cost an absolute fortune ffs 😂

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Yeah you’d hope Guehi comes in, a few go out last minute with a RW coming in last minute. That’s my guess anyway.

Im coming round to the idea that we can “manage” the RW position with various options. It’s less than ideal but if Guehi signs that strengthens the team far more. I’m still pretty hopefully that before the end of the window we’ll have another RW option too though.

Would certainly be a massive boost going into the first game if this was confirmed next week.

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Some good points raised there. I think until we have a RW who can change games, score goals regularly we’ll struggle to win away at the big teams. Get the point about pressing and work rate though.

Yeah goalkeeper is an uncertain situation if Pope gets injured.

And they have champions league

Have done for ages, surprised how many seem far more relaxed about this. If you’d said to me a few years ago Murphy and Miggy would be our designated RW options going into the 24/25 season I’d have laughed nervously.

Howe isn’t going to play Barnes on the right (even tho he said he can play there last offseason) so I agree our most dangerous front 3 currently is Barnes, Isak, Gordon, no doubt about that.

Great to have a 3rd option striker now who is powerful and fast. I just hope Wilson isn’t injured so much that he’s forced to play too much.

Yeah Guehi makes a huge impact on our defence and then we need another option for RW. I’d be happy with that what with Tonali coming back and the likes of Willock back fit too.

Hes a different player. I think he’s a better finisher but he ls not as quick and doesn’t take players on like Gordon does. I could easily see him getting double figures in goals this season and if he hadn’t been injured I think we’d have been in Europe this season. His and Popes injury last season was critical.

If Barnes is on form our best current option imo is him left and Gordon on the right against the top teams.

Completely agree. We’ve still got loads of dead wood we haven’t moved on and haven’t filled either of the two key positions everyone knows we needed to fill. There’s still time but as it stands it’s been underwhelming.

Agreed then we’ll look at some kind of deal including loan option for a RW before the window ends.