Sibierski

I know what you mean, but he effectively was signed last summer. He seemed a reasonable player, but we’re still operating at premium values for players we should be signing before they move to Prem. Like he’d cost £50m+, when he was a £30m signing. The dream signings I’d want in attack if we have to sell Isak and make some statements, is Ferran Torres (we can afford his wages without smashing our wage structure) and Watkins. It’s two significant attackers that replaces the goals and overall elevates our attack leaving us stronger. Would need to nail the CM signing though, as we need a household name there (and CB is self explanatory).

Guy is lying.

Would the sudden Liverpool urgency to do a deal now is because we want it resolved by the end of our tour and they know that? Left it as late as possible to try and force our hand?

We can still sign those, as the values are amortised over the years. So whether we clear more of in first year, or 2nd year (next) has same impact. Would say 2nd year has a better impact for us because it’s one year less on Isak fee and one year further on the three year rolling. On top of planning for the spending better.

Been a cunts play by Liverpool all window IMO. Signed Eititike for what? Pointless signing if they always wanted Isak. Let the Isak situation rumble, as they talk to him, meaning he pulls out of our tour. Then go in with a low bid (compared to our value) knowing it will be rejected, so Isak can kick off and either he comes back to us with our fanbase against him / performance levels down, and they come back following summer probably for a bit less as they know Isak wants to join.

Well we’ve rejected first bid. Nothing more we need to do, all over to Liverpool now. Assume any offer is direct to Yasir, so all on him surely?

This is where PIF need to come in with Ah-Ahli bid of £150m, which is also rejected to lay down maker of what we want.

Think he words it weird, and it’s £120m was add ons included.

We’ve got no need too.

I reckon it will have been a cunts bid, like £100m rising to £110m, knowing it would be rejected instantly to get Isak to public ally to kick off. Next 24 hours will be key.

Finally the official offer. Let’s get the price known so we can see how serious Liverpool are.

I take the pure silence from player and club that whatever is happening, there’s clear agreement behind closed doors as neither are throwing a tier one pissy fit like we’ve seen with Wissa and in past with Kane etc. Whether that’s: 1) Both agree a sale will happen, we’re just trying to line up deals and a sale will happen end of window regardless. 2) Both agree situation that we need two in if he’s to go, if we can’t do that, he comes back as normal and moves next summer. 3) There’s clear issue with his fitness, we’re both not letting it on to the full extent as it disrupts both a potential sale and driving up prices for players we want further Early next week when we’re back in Newcastle and training daily ahead of a home Sela Cup, I expect this to either be nipped in the bud, or taken to new levels and played out in the media fully. There 100% won’t be no greyness.

For a manager that won’t play someone if they’re unable to enact his tactical instructions and put in the effort, are we really saying Howe knew Isak was not putting in the effort (as they have the live data in game and can track output across all previous games) and kept playing him? Come on.

People thinking he was downing tools Christ, take a day off lads.

He’s of an age where you can still mould him as a player you want (position and play wise) whilst he has all the technical ability you can’t coach. We should be jumping on this once a price that’s acceptable for Southampton is known. We can use him in the central role, whilst also being an alternative style on RW. Not needed as a starter in either first season too, so can be slowly bedded in.

Cartel spend big, drive up the market prices, which makes it even harder too since the allowed loss is the same across the league. Alright for cartel who likely always have European money to boost revenues (and already larger commercial income), but rest of league are then operating on reduced margins due to inflated transfer fees and wages, all thanks to the cartel clubs. A rolling yearly 15m loss for cartel is like £100m+ spending difference to the rest of the league. Fair financial rules.

For all clubs who are not part of the cartel, it’s been a wank window. But that’s PSR doing its thing. They can sign sign sign, load up on a squad and worry about if they can shift players or not end of window (and sell their youth for big book profits because they can hoover up the young talent to keep them ahead of everyone else). Whilst rest of league is going to have to shop right up to final day, taking the scraps that are left (even from the cartel clubs themselves). PSR doing its thing, keeps the gap from cartel to rest of league, which their fans lap up. Probably be the norm now moving forward this type of window. Broken concept that nullifies any ambition. Palace have qualified for Europe and are needing to act like a club that are in a relegation battle rather then ambition to kick on. Just a load of shite.

And who’s to say if Eddie didn’t deliver he’d be carted off and the big ticket manager would be in with a changed approach? Eddie has delivered so keeps his power and the ‘project” (fucking hate this term in football, something that’s flooded the game last few years that has no meaning or substance) is on track. Like none us know what the actual timescales the club have for their targets? All that was said it would be a long term aim to get to top of league. That’s a decade for me, which case we’re not even half way through yet. If players are getting itchy as they interpret when joining “we will compete with the best” as in that’s happening next couple of seasons, then they’re equally as dumb and naive as we all think players are anyway. Does feel like after this window, our fans need to take a breather and a reality check. In UCL, just won a cup, and it’s all doom and gloom before the season has actually started. Yea things are not ideal off the pitch for where we all envisaged it would be, but that’s life. As long as the commitment is there still come kick off first game, and we’re performing as we’ve done last three seasons, everything is fine.

Probably say the Botman all clear scan and felt fuck that.

Be muted, then will be cheers when he starts deliveirng. Each fan are entitled to do their own thing, but people that boo our own player when wearing the kit will be an idiot in my eyes. You can be disgruntled, you can slag someone off, but when they're on the pitch in our colours, they'll be backed by me.

Only blessing, of the core XI, they should all be fit and ready to go (bar Isak situation). It's just the weak options off the bench. Something we can ride for first two games, but the signings then have to be guys that can hit the ground running. (now to get injuries in last 3 friendlies)

I mean, he hasn’t lied. You can love club and city, but then also be enticed by the increased wealth and increased chances of winning the major trophies.

Starting to think only reason Liverpool jumped on Etitike was in case Isak didn’t turn out possible. This way, they’ve got a striker and can pivot towards a LW signing, with Nunez remaining. If they lost Etitike to us, they would still be in same situation for Isak whilst needing an alternative option for ST AND a LW.

Wants to play UCL, not just us. Spurs come in, he’d go there.

Guy has churned out articles on this tour that have contained ZERO substance. Guy is useless.