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3/10 but that is mainly due to having to read incessant whinging of outraged, fickle fans than any actual transfers themselves.

Maybe in the good old days, but you can't just waste what funds we have for the sake of it. I also have absolute faith that our players have one of the best team spirits in the league. If you mean fans mood, then that is frankly their problem and can't dictate club policy.

Just not the personnel they want - as he said, if the right person isn't available then maybe doing nothing is the best option.

The issue wasn't this stage last season, it was the mid and latter stages with injuries, Tonali suspended and Trips wobble. We are currently in a far better position than the end of season. Livra and Hall are more developed, Tonali back, JL and Barnes back from injury and hopefully Trips back focussed.

It's reporter BS. If the club wanted to, then they would have but for some reason they opted not to. Maybe key targets weren't available and they don't want to settle with someone they'll be stuck with for 5 years.

I don't think just playing in Europe is enough at some point - top tier players like Bruno and Isak will want to be winning it and we're years off that due to the financial restrictions. I wouldn't be surprised if we've given them "gentlemans" agreements (hate that expression) that we won't stand in their way if they decide to move on. I also wouldn't be surprised if secretly the club would be happy with the huge financial benefits it would bring to let one go...Bruno especially is a real FFP game changer

But why does it have to make sense to any of us? They make the decisions based on what they think is best, not just for this season, but for 2,5, 10 years ahead. If they deem the structure has failed, then I'm sure they'll change it....a new DOF is a huge job and new ways of working need to be established. EH may decide to doesn't want to work like that and maybe he'll opt to leave. Who knows, we aren't privy to the facts.

I don't particularly think we do but fair enough.

So why do you think they aren't going for anyone else? Do we think they are incompetent and useless?

Fraid so, we'll be top 6 by then anyway so won't matter

If they have decided that Guehi is their number 1 target who will be with us for the best part of a decade, they may opt to wait year and try again from a stronger position of his 1 year left contract wise. I'd love to bring someone in as it's exciting and I'm sure there are players that would make some some improvement but I'd rather hold for the 1st choice than a backup for the sake of it. I think our 1st team is more than sufficient to get a European space this season. I don't think any player would get us top 4 at the mo. Could we lose Bruno or Isak? Yeah, but think we will anyway. I can't imagine they want to just play in the Champions League, they will want to win it and we aren't coming to be close to that for years. Plus it's pretty clear that with the financial restrictions, selling is out key revenue earner.

We heard you the first 10 times.

They're furious about the fee, blaming the club and citing various lesser players going to other PL clubs for more.....all well and good, but why aren't these other clubs in for him?? They struggle to grasp these simple concepts and it's hilarious

Hopefully the drop in form was due to personal issues and we don't have to write him off just yet. If he's got his head straight and gets back to his best (10 assists in 28 games last season ) then might buy us another season without the RW upgrade - Almiron/Murphy allows him to get up the pitch more. I love Tino, but there'll be plenty of game time to share between them I'm sure.

You don't think every club has a significant element of the fanbase that are spoilt/bedwetters? We are not better or worse than anyone else and it's part of football. No point pretending otherwise. Honestly, I'll be disappointed if we don't strengthen as I want us to be the best we can be. But I can understand why it may not happen and I won't disrespect the owners who have done so much for us by saying they've failed.

Of course they are man 😂 And of course it's the clubs overall aim. Just clearly going to take longer than maybe they'd hoped. I think they deserve some leeway myself.

Fucking hell...how quickly people have forgotten the relegation battles oh so very recently. "Unacceptable window" "failure" "questions must be asked" If it wasn't for FFP we'd have everything we wanted. It's just going to take a little longer and unfortunately, will either have to sell one of our top players or buy and flip youth talent ala Chelsea to build the squad ala Minteh. Which obviously sucks. Honestly, sometimes I think that 4th spot set unrealistic expectations and turned some of the fanbase into spoilt brats.

It all just feels a bit "easy" to complain about this and why? We didn't lose yesterday because of Murphy...we didn't even lose at all. Yes Minteh looks good, but I've only ever read about his attacking play. What's he like defensively? No one seems to talk about that and it's a huge part of his position here. Out of anyone that we could have sold (that someone wanted), he's the one that I feel most comfortable losing at this point and still unknown. It's a shame we had to sell, but that's the game at the moment

Nice comfortable 3-0 lead by 60 mins allowing us to blood some youngsters, ahead of flogging a couple of them for 35-50m each next summer to stave off last minute FPP concerns

I'd happily go through the season with the squad we have and minimal injuries so would be good to see some ££ spent there. That being said, I'm just enjoying my football again. I don't need Champions League just yet, as exciting as it was, and appreciate it's going to take longer than expected due to obvious restraints. I do of course stilI a juicy signing

Pretty much what I'd want us to say if someone bid for one of a players and we didn't need to sell. They can value him at whatever they want. They'll give him a new contract to make him happy and limit their exposure next year. Move the fuck on

Fuck, so you're telling me we lost the injury list cup as well? It's like the carabao final all over again

Reckon everyone should turn up to the Southampton game wearing a cycle hat and a blob of lipstick on their chin

Might have absolutely nothing to do with football

Just hope he doesn't turn out to be our version of Chelsea and De Bruyne/Salah