loki679 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wonder who we’re going to get as our chief scout If it's not a Terrahawk i'm out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 If their ambition is to challenge for honours, we might see a few over-the-top signings like Bale, Stones, James Rodriguez first to be honest. The elite will obviously still go to the established clubs but those sorts of names will be a statement of where they’re trying to go. Think there’ll be a mix of hit & misses, with a few ‘Galactico’ names who flop as they try to get where they want but they’ll still be huge for the club in spreading the brand again. Think that's a fair point actually. We have sort of got used to the idea of wanting great long term value out of every signing, but with the deep pockets of the Saudis, they would probably not blink at spending plenty on big name players who are approaching over the hill status. £100m down the drain would probably be worth it for the exposure worldwide, and short term results that it would bring. its essential if you have a strategy of buying older players as not to sound like current lot but they have zero resale value. You buy them for what they offer in the here and now (or the hope they reproduce it at your club). Some will fail as they cannot transition to us, transition to this league, transition to the manager or other players around them etc. Having owners that cut losses and are happy not making a monetary return on every one is a good thing. At the end of the day you can spend big on players and they not be as successful as the cheaper gems, it mainly allows you to spread your wings in terms of a talent pool and not dismiss players because of transfer fee or age which has heavily limited us on certain sales going through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Personally my number one target would be this decade’s Vincent Kompany. No idea who that is but that is what I’d like most of all Upamecano. Agree, but do a raid on Leipzig in general, they seem to have many good players, and their talent spotting has been very good for future players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wonder who we’re going to get as our chief scout If it's not a Terrahawk i'm out. I’m hoping the terrahawk is allowed to stay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 If their ambition is to challenge for honours, we might see a few over-the-top signings like Bale, Stones, James Rodriguez first to be honest. The elite will obviously still go to the established clubs but those sorts of names will be a statement of where they’re trying to go. Think there’ll be a mix of hit & misses, with a few ‘Galactico’ names who flop as they try to get where they want but they’ll still be huge for the club in spreading the brand again. Think that's a fair point actually. We have sort of got used to the idea of wanting great long term value out of every signing, but with the deep pockets of the Saudis, they would probably not blink at spending plenty on big name players who are approaching over the hill status. £100m down the drain would probably be worth it for the exposure worldwide, and short term results that it would bring. its essential if you have a strategy of buying older players as not to sound like current lot but they have zero resale value. You buy them for what they offer in the here and now (or the hope they reproduce it at your club). Some will fail as they cannot transition to us, transition to this league, transition to the manager or other players around them etc. Having owners that cut losses and are happy not making a monetary return on every one is a good thing. At the end of the day you can spend big on players and they not be as successful as the cheaper gems, it mainly allows you to spread your wings in terms of a talent pool and not dismiss players because of transfer fee or age which has heavily limited us on certain sales going through. It actually reminds me of the Keegan days a bit. If you can recall, he wanted to bring Henry here in his second stint as manager, and of course it was laughed out of the boardroom by Ashley's mates. It did seem a bit extravagent, but he was probably looking at results and stature as a club worldwide rather than resale value of one individual player. I remember even from his first stint as manager, even if he bought players like Beardsely and Venison who were in their 30's, adding them to the squad actually inflated the value of the whole squad because of the success they brought with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 He rubbished the Henry and other fanciful names personally... Were those rumours not part of the club ”deliberately trying to mislead the fans”? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 If their ambition is to challenge for honours, we might see a few over-the-top signings like Bale, Stones, James Rodriguez first to be honest. The elite will obviously still go to the established clubs but those sorts of names will be a statement of where they’re trying to go. Think there’ll be a mix of hit & misses, with a few ‘Galactico’ names who flop as they try to get where they want but they’ll still be huge for the club in spreading the brand again. Think that's a fair point actually. We have sort of got used to the idea of wanting great long term value out of every signing, but with the deep pockets of the Saudis, they would probably not blink at spending plenty on big name players who are approaching over the hill status. £100m down the drain would probably be worth it for the exposure worldwide, and short term results that it would bring. its essential if you have a strategy of buying older players as not to sound like current lot but they have zero resale value. You buy them for what they offer in the here and now (or the hope they reproduce it at your club). Some will fail as they cannot transition to us, transition to this league, transition to the manager or other players around them etc. Having owners that cut losses and are happy not making a monetary return on every one is a good thing. At the end of the day you can spend big on players and they not be as successful as the cheaper gems, it mainly allows you to spread your wings in terms of a talent pool and not dismiss players because of transfer fee or age which has heavily limited us on certain sales going through. It actually reminds me of the Keegan days a bit. If you can recall, he wanted to bring Henry here in his second stint as manager, and of course it was laughed out of the boardroom by Ashley's mates. It did seem a bit extravagent, but he was probably looking at results and stature as a club worldwide rather than resale value of one individual player. I remember even from his first stint as manager, even if he bought players like Beardsely and Venison who were in their 30's, adding them to the squad actually inflated the value of the whole squad because of the success they brought with them. I think there needs to be a balance as with everything too many old players even high calibre ones restricts the type of play you can play due to their declining speed etc you dont want a squad of 30 somethings as it just means you need to do major squad overhall on a regular basis which is no good as the more players you need to replace the more likely you will bring flops due to higher turn over. Just because a player is 30/31 does not mean they cannot add value or bring on your younger players which as you say in itself adds value to those individual players. Taking losses on players will happen and while we have managed to make profits on Ashleys way we have also had some losses/lucky to get our money back players. I think having alot of money means as a supporter you dont (or at least I wont anymore) shite we have blown 20 million on him we now cant spend this window or we are shopping for free's as the money is all gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 He rubbished the Henry and other fanciful names personally... Were those rumours not part of the club ”deliberately trying to mislead the fans”? Aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Personally my number one target would be this decade’s Vincent Kompany. No idea who that is but that is what I’d like most of all Imagine being in the mix for players like that Just to clarify though, I meant in terms of a club leader as much as having ability. Doesn’t matter where they play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wonder who we’re going to get as our chief scout Hopefully we don’t employ one as that would likely result in a much better structure of the recruitment department. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wonder who we’re going to get as our chief scout He's already signed the new contract apparently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Nobody deserves it more than Rod Stewart’s sister. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wonder who we’re going to get as our chief scout If it's not a Terrahawk i'm out. I’m hoping the terrahawk is allowed to stay Have to find Zelda before they can sack her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 They need a mini coup if they are to attract quality players. Like it or not, players arent going to come here unless they see the ambition. Once one or two come on board, the rest should follow. When Man City signed Robinho, he turned into a bit of a dud but the message was there. Out of the names I've seen, Coutinho would be perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Personally my number one target would be this decade’s Vincent Kompany. No idea who that is but that is what I’d like most of all Turns out we’ll have to settle for actual Vincent Kompany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 if we're to assume this is happening then nothing more important than a statement signing at number 9 for me - we've been on ashley austerity strikers for 13 years and it's proven that it's about the most important position there is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 They need a mini coup if they are to attract quality players. Like it or not, players arent going to come here unless they see the ambition. Once one or two come on board, the rest should follow. When Man City signed Robinho, he turned into a bit of a dud but the message was there. Out of the names I've seen, Coutinho would be perfect. I'm confident he'll be one of our first signings - partly because he ticks so many boxes but he's one of the most "available" top-tier talents. In a fantasy world, I'd like us to get de Ligt as a 10-year player, but even in the best case scenario, we're probably at least five years away from getting players like him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 They need a mini coup if they are to attract quality players. Like it or not, players arent going to come here unless they see the ambition. Once one or two come on board, the rest should follow. When Man City signed Robinho, he turned into a bit of a dud but the message was there. Out of the names I've seen, Coutinho would be perfect. Yes please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 They need a mini coup if they are to attract quality players. Like it or not, players arent going to come here unless they see the ambition. Once one or two come on board, the rest should follow. When Man City signed Robinho, he turned into a bit of a dud but the message was there. Out of the names I've seen, Coutinho would be perfect. Yes please. Is he past it now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 He's 27. Surely got a few more years to give. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Looks like he had a decent year at Bayern. We might as well bring Lewandowski with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 They need a mini coup if they are to attract quality players. Like it or not, players arent going to come here unless they see the ambition. Once one or two come on board, the rest should follow. When Man City signed Robinho, he turned into a bit of a dud but the message was there. Out of the names I've seen, Coutinho would be perfect. Yes please. Is he past it now? No, we just need the cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Bring Hatem home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 We were about to sign Motherwell's keeper on a free before lockdown started. He's now waiting to see if he'll still be wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Bale would be an incredible signing I've always said if wasn't for falling out with zidane he would be challenging Ronaldo and Messi for awards every season he is a game changer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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