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To be very Frank, it’s quite clear that if we want to keep on improving the squad which obviously should be a priority for us we have to player trade like Villa are, we’ve shown an absolute refusal to do so and is the thing slowing our progress. Benitez made nothing stretch so fucking far, and he we are crying the poor tale whilst offering 70m for centre half’s. Literally mad.

They make absolutely zero sense, crying the poor tail when we’ve offered 70m for someone is fucking nuts

I’m not sure anymore tbh, according to Eddie we were in for multiple players and couldn’t land any, that’s a pretty big failure to be honest mind.

Couldn’t be reaching here but he doesn’t come across as if he’s been fucked over mind.

To warm the bench as the superior Isak starts? Toney makes no sense for us unless we were selling Isak and obviously that would be a horrible deal. It’s be akin to trading Gordon for 30m and Joe Gomez.

I’m talking about at a societal level. I’m not on board with the play for the glory and get less mindset.

1, 10m for a sporting director is incredible business. 2, Minteh was always bought as an FFP flip, what an incredible investment he turned out to be. 3, what choice do we have? We want to grow rapidly in order to do so we have to push the line, we actually need to be more aggressive than we have been and be open to trading even our best players to give us headroom to improve (after the shambles of this window I can imagine our fans being even more concerned about such an approach kind)

We had an offer for Miggy we turned it down. Wilson is injured and Targett has been injured for 2 years. No way the club expected 70m from those players either btw.

What makes you think that?

We live in a world where the MO is to make as much money as possible, he’s just doing what’s expected. I think because we have the best league in the world we tend to get a bit snobby when we are snubbed but he’s an employee at the end of the day and like most employees they go to the guy who’s giving the most money.

Getting 30m a year isn’t wasting anything. The money will do more for him than the trinkets and medals ever will if we are being honest.

I don’t think so no, they get to live in a bubble like China before them until they realise they are literally pissing into the wind. The league is totally irrelevant.

Fee is super low mind, arse has well and truly fallen out of the market.

Fair enough, maybe I’ve been on the copium anarl? I really don’t want to believe Eddie’s refused alternatives for a player who is massively overpriced.

My point was pretty simple like, the void will be filled if the club opt not to do so themselves. I’m not demanding an official explanation nor do I expect to receive one, I know exactly how this plays out the face saving will begin. I think what we have achieved though is we’ve removed positivity and excitement from our fan base and filled with it with rumour and hearsay and we’ve nobody to blame for that other than ourselves. We’ve had an entire summer to improve a team which everyone knows can be improved; we are not 1972 Brazil and we do have money and for whatever reason we haven’t managed to achieve that simple task. We should also take a step back and re examine the clubs own words and goals, YAR said the goal is to be number one; the fans believe that this window has done absolutely nothing to bring us closer to that goal.

Yeah I watched it and I still feel like he’s stopping short of what hope implied. Eddies main and only target doesn’t suggest to me that Eddie refused other alternatives mind, I read it as this is the guy Eddie brought forward as the one he wanted. the other sentence which starts with “ I get the feeling” can be pretty much ignored imo.

In lieu of official communication the void will always be filled with something mind. Id love to hear an official explanation for the shambles which is occurring but I won’t hold my breathe. If that’s me having a meltdown or losing my head fair enough.

Romano has just given it the here we got for al Nassr

Hate to break it to you but even if the first thing occured the second thing will not. The amount of money needed to actually chase the top 6 is beyond the pale and beyond everyone who isn’t a multi billionaire with 100’s of millions to gamble. for most rational business people it’s better to fall in line with Parish and watch your clubs value grow. Nobody is paying to watch Brighton vs Palace other than the fans of those two clubs.

You don’t think offering 70m for Guehi (which is an absolute mad Manchester United esque offer) is backing him?

Downie didn’t go as far as to say Eddie refused anyone else and only wanted Guehi, big difference between having a number 1 target and refusing any other alternative.

@nufcnick not going to pile on or give you a kick mate, but we don’t know that Eddie is to blame for this, yes Hope has put out a piece suggesting Eddie only wanted Guehi but he’s the only person to have reported it and your or anyone else will not be able to verify that is the case. If the opposite turns out to be true then Eddie has been absolutely shafted.

Which is fine, he’s entitled to do that and if anything it only exposes our own failings. If you’re being quoted daft money for a player you walk away; what you do not do is lowball offer and drag it out without a plan b.

I get what you’re saying don’t get me wrong but Parish is basically the head honcho of the other 14, you know the gravy train riders? All they want to do is exist and increase the value of their equity. It’s why they nod through everything the super league 6 suggest.

I don’t think he is, I think he realises his team actually aren’t particularly good despite the hype and relegation would cost a whole lot more than the 20m MAX they lose next summer.