janpawel

Fair point, Emery has won loads of Europa stuff I probably jumped the gun but (unfortunately) I think Arteta will be a top tier manager, got Arsenal playing quality football, can see them becoming a 90+ point level for the foreseeable future Plus, he had 0 management experience before taking on Arsenal. Imagine he will only get better

Pep is the goat for me. But Pep and Arteta are in a tier of their own

Did I read he wanted a Saudi move but it broke down? Surely of all teams, we are the team a move shouldn't breakdown with? 😂 Really hope we can get a fee for him, does us no well losing one of our better players on free /loan

Any news on if we have appealed? If so, when would we expect a decision?

Said it before but we are a good RW and CB away from imo having the best team outside city / arsenal / Liverpool (well not Chelsea but they don't put it together well) . If we keep the team as it is now, then I don't think we do BTW crazy Brighton have signed 3/4 Right Wingers. Almost like they know there is a shortage of top players there and they'll be able to flog them at a profit in the near future

Yeah I think Arteta is a fantastic manager, he's done unreal and he's one of the few managers to sign £500m worth of players and actually perform like they should do. Shame he's a smarmy, cringe pr*ck

If we can't get Guehi, surely Diomande is a great option? Looks like he could be elite, he's a beast

I do worry, or hope that we do develop the ability to control a game at our own pace, and not constantly seek transitions to score our goals. But with our personal, I'm not so sure

How was he in the second half? Wasn't impressed first half and missed from 50mins onwards

Isn't there usually a '24/25' season type of thread?

I rate Howe so much, wish he had a elite RW and CB at his disposal for this season, could see what damage he could do with a confident-top 4 level first 11.

He'll no doubt be class if they want him if Michael Edwards wants him I've the most confidence in him/Liverpool and Brighton when it comes to signings

Honestly It hurts me that we probably can't get a top CB and top RW, I honestly feel if we add Guehi and a very good RW, we'd be better than these teams, mainly because of Howe, as some clubs like Chelsea have endless quality but haven't had a manager who can put it together etc

Ffs, bet they sell Allison for a huge fee next year then to Saudi

How many years left on his contract? If 1 then taking the fee is a no brainier imo

Surely Gordon wouldn't take Liverpool to the next level? They have so much pace in the front line already with Salah, Nunez etc, surely someone who is more adept at unlocking a low block would be more beneficial to them

They gonna buy Longstaff for 40m?

Is Madueke a good creator type? Assuming Olise was the ideal profile we wanted for RW

Agreed, so I'm telling myself we've watched him thoroughly over the last couple years, and the underlying data looks great and therefore we have decided he's our long term CB for the years to come

Whilst I think Willock is better and more talented than Longstaff (albeit they are different players) Both Willock and Joelinton have never looked good on the right of a midfield imo

Anyone think he may come back rusty and take time to settle back into real football games? I think he might, though a lot of people think he willl come back and smash it, hope I'm wrong and he does, but just hope people give him a chance if not, there's so much pressure on him after he fucked the last year up

Thought he wasn't posting till we signed someone or something

Seen how the likes of Tottenham, Chelsea etc have played some elite teams in this pre season Reckon it's much of an advantage to them, getting tested against opposition? Our last 2 pre seasons seemed to go pretty well when transitioning to start of the season I must say, I'd love to see us against Bayern or Madrid in pre season!

Wait, I thought we knew he wasn't the best in the air as the stats show he's about 50/50? Oh wait, forgot people get upset at people talking about it 😂

There is a possibility our desired RW isn't available this window, so the club may want to wait until they are available, rather then spend funds on someone who we don't think is the ideal fit, would be ashame if so Though I'd still hope there's an young up and comer type with high potential