Stuy_O

60 days left mate. Keep faith, thinking (hoping?) the true targets aren't necessarily bandied around the media. The season kicks off in 5 weeks. Rafa will clearly want his business done by then.

The legacy of Mike Ashley. You are one of many he's brainwashed.

If we sign someone like Ashley Barnes in this window then you really have no right to complain after hideous posts like this.

Everton are a better attraction than us. We have to realistic about the type of player we can attract. They (and I would probably say most of the premiership teams) are now thanks to the Ashley and his muppets as they certainly weren't before he bought the club. They were well on there way to taking over us from 2005 to Ashley like. Even in that period the likes of Dunn and Smith (to which they would have been well chuffed about) chose us over them so don't agree there mind. I suspect they only choose us because of the wages we offered. Also it's Duff not Dunn. We were pitched as a club far far better then. We had high revenue compared to Everton and platitudes aside, came across as a big club. We got Rafa Benitez to manage us in the Championship so I dont think its entirely unrealistic to challenge f***ing Everton for Sandro Ramirez. Again... its all down to how we are sold as a club. This is the legacy of Ashley... to get everyone thinking tiny.

Doing my fucking head in this now tbh. Not being prepared is gonna cost us again and will probably cost us our manager.

Well you would chill if you ignored the fact that in nearly every one of those seasons we have been shocking, fighting at the wrong end of the table, and eventually going down. I can't remember a premier league season under Ashley when i'v thought we were ready come the first game. Obviously with Benitez as manager it helps a great deal and subsides any panic to a degree, but posting a list of the lack of activity around now is just posting a list of examples of the club not learning their lesson imo.

Ashley spending 20 million on a player :lol:

Depends on your definition of "exciting"? Premiership quality players. Not Jacob Murphys.

Does anyone genuinely believe we're going to bring in 6 or 7 exciting players?

Problems between manager and board at the first hurdle. If there's no sign of anyone coming in the next week or so I think it's time to worry. This just looks to me like a continuation of January. We were given a major warning then.

Maybe they're both talking shit

There can be terms within a release clause. A low release clause is a nuisance to a selling club in the first place so they will try and shape it to get the best deal they can, despite being powerless to prevent the actual sale.

Not gonna worry yet. If we're at this situation in a months time however then obviously this is significant.

Villa. Surely Sheffield Wednesday should be favourites. Now that we're up Villa have probably the best squad in the Championship, and a manager who knows how to get teams up. In a bit of a better position to go for promotion this time round imo

That was Simon Bird, who then subsequently blocked anyone on twitter who called him up on it.

I thought he was class.. even when he was out of form he was impossible to dislike. Really gut wrenching news.

RIP Cheick

Who? i think everyone knows none of them are good enough. Well stocked and good enough are two separate things.

If Reina comes in Selz, Krul and Darlow will likely all leave. Was quite telling Rafa dropped Darlow almost as soon as Elliot was able to play again. I think Reina would be a great signing. Everyone says we're well stocked in the GK dept but there's question marks over every one of them. Krul's form dipped alarmingly prior to his loans, and he seemed to be going through the motions.. see the smiling with Defoe episode.

I like the shirt, but imo its a slightly disappointing sponsor. Be good to see it with the red numbers on.

Is a points deduction realistic?

We are bottling it and have been since the Huddersfield win. No way we are going up automatically.

win and its as good as over. lose and it's the beginning of the erosion.