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I was so glad he took the easy option and passed to Isak, had he shot and missed, there would’ve been a collectively meltdown of levels we’ve not seen before.

We’ve been poor as a side first four games, but I’m going to cling onto it being some weird conditioning thing, where we’re set up to come strong fitness and play wise as the season goes on. 7 points and through the cup, regroup now for international break, and hit the September month hard.

Some how not a red

This is funny. ETH such a crap coach, but they got De Ligt cheap so they’re COOKING.

Isn’t this the type of moments to use Ousla? Isak dead, fresh legs to chase channels and press.

Gordon been so bad again. Lost the ball so often in stupid areas.

Have been all season so far. Theres some clearly off within the club, as training ground showing is coming across in the games now.

When you start your main three attackers, we have no game changers off the bench. Murphy / Osula / Almiron are not game changers.

Feels this game is going way at this point.

Was a good attacking left back for Norwich who was all about getting balls in early. Bit like Robertson for Liverpool years ago. But Bruce seemingly had him sit back, defend and weakness exposed more and strengths not used, then made to play safe and confidence just destroyed.

Greenwood for RW signing in 2025?

Doubt it. Would be say £5m and we’d be saying we want £10m.

Poor from us. If there’s offers there for fringe players, TAKE THEM.

Should hit 40 this season. Overdue it.

Only way I can see him coming, is if there's some agreement established now that we will come back with similar offer £60m+£5m in January and it's accepted then. Palace got their CBs, can spend time recruiting to sign another and we get him. But at that point, probably would want to trust our scouting and DoF to say, no, and back themselves to find value elsewhere which allows other positions to be strengthened,

No back bone. Probably didn't want to lose a manager on top of everything else during the summer

Need a positive result to nip all the shit talk that will come during the international break if we lose.

Because they need rid of him, like they did with Sterling. If the offer was same, it would put Chalobah in driving seat if he wanted move and say accept it, or I'm staying and being disruptive. Chalobah wouldn't be just this season, it would be view for future seasons too. Schar is getting on, last year, and no guarantees he's here next season. Legs could drop off by then which make us uneasy to give him a deal, and he could want a 3 year deal which he can get elsewhere and hopefully not here.

1/10 Considering start of May, club probably had in mind getting Freedman in, Tosin and a top RW, then needed to pivot to Guehi after Tosin went elsewhere, and likely wanted to move on a few players. We failed in all that. Got Kelly who will be a scrap back up defender, Osula who we won’t hardly see, and some Greek GK who won’t ever appear for us. On top of all that, we were a panicking mess come PSR deadline, which saw a promising player in Anderson needing to be sold in a dodgy deal which leaves us with that Greek goalkeeper for however many years his contract runs for, and losing Minteh who will forever be a what if, whilst we roll out the same RWs from the 2010s. Keeping likes of Bruno / Gordon / Isak shouldn’t be used to bump window rating up, when we didn’t face any serious bids for them.

They’ve had an active one, that’s for sure. Time will tell how good it’s been the outlay for players. Was only 3 years ago they had an amazing window bringing in Sancho, Varane and Ronaldo, costing £125m, and they’ve got £23m back for them.

Why would it be a chunky loan fee when Chelsea wanted rid? Likely just covering his wages. With Chalobah, it’s more he’s potentially a future squad CB too. A loan we could’ve seen first hand if he was worth making a squad signing, who can play RB too.

Wouldn’t he have been involved in Mitchell appointment after freedman pursuit, and needing to do the PSR business and Ashworth panic whilst Mitchell wasn’t in post? Or did that sit with someone else.

Probably a panic appointment, after failing with the Freedman approach. Needed to get someone in, has a reputation, no club, easier deal to make then get involved with trying to pry someone away from a club again. Think once dust settles, depending on what vision Yasir still has for the club, Eales could be the one that gets the chop.

We’ve signed Kelly, Osula and Greek Guy, who could all be the three you mentioned Club is in a completely different place to when we signed the ones you mentioned, and the ones that could’ve came in, are more the young cusp players. Like Rowe went for loan and £13m. We could’ve done that deal, shifted Miggy on for £5m just to get his wages off, and had Rowe be the fringe player that could develop, with the main RW signing coming next summer anyway. Same approach for CB. Instead went all in on one guy, and that’s it. Nickson must’ve had a a good portfolio of players, and it’s just been disregarded and some likely have moved elsewhere. Not even got another Minteh in the pipeline. Just proper shit all round.

Likely be repeating same about Kelly come 2027-28.