JonBez comesock Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, gdm said: Pope £10m Targett £15m Botman £30m Not exactly crazy money Some of the other signings (by other teams) haven’t exactly been crazy money maybe we should of pushed harder for free transfers , and paid higher wages Cornet has a release clause if we are struggling Eriksen on a free, Zichenko £32m, Watford’s Dennis ? , Kalimuendo £20m ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, McCormick said: There are bargains out there to be had -Palinha (17m), Sinisterra (25m), Awoniyi (17m), Kamara (free) were all very attainable and would massively improve us- we just seem to be resolutely targeting players that clubs don’t want to sell. This Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, WillingtonMag said: Back to back tight arse owners it seems. Just the £150 million and counting in two windows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Just the £150 million and counting in two windows. Was a joke haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, McCormick said: There are bargains out there to be had -Palinha (17m), Sinisterra (25m), Awoniyi (17m), Kamara (free) were all very attainable and would massively improve us- we just seem to be resolutely targeting players that clubs don’t want to sell. Can’t speak for the others, but Sinisterra for 25m is hardly a bargain like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, gdm said: We heard the same thing in Jan, nothing new here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Not wanting to pay around ten million and waiting for a club to go bust instead is a shitty move, we don’t have an obligation but the shoe could always be on the other foot and we wouldn’t feel the same. Howay man, it's obviously not as cut and dried as that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Chris Waugh is a good journo, but he's been recycling the same material since May. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Novocastrian Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Why are we surprised that clubs don’t want to sell their best players? If a team came in with a £35m bid for ASM we’d quite rightly be saying he’s not for sale or putting a £60m price tag on him. If PIF don’t bring in the quality we need in forward positions very soon we are looking at another mid table, ‘consolidation’ season. Frustrating because we have a real opportunity to drive on and challenge for Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Howay man, it's obviously not as cut and dried as that I’m not getting into an argument about it, it’s an opinion based of a tweet that I said might of course not even be true. My opinion on it if it is true is that it’s a shitty thing to do, and if it wasn’t us doing it most people would agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Can’t speak for the others, but Sinisterra for 25m is hardly a bargain like. They’d be able to almost double their money on him in a year imo, certainly in 2 years. I really really rate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, WillingtonMag said: Back to back tight arse owners it seems. You’ve changed your tune Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Just now, gdm said: You’ve changed your tune Haha I was just joking I'm still confident of us spending some big money before the window closes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I'm not saying a word Edited July 21, 2022 by et tu brute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Just now, McCormick said: They’d be able to almost double their money on him in a year imo, certainly in 2 years. I really really rate him. We’ll see. I have seen quite a bit of him and it ties in with what a Feyenoord fan I know who sees him every week has said about him: talented, but very raw. I personally don’t think he’s ready for the PL yet, but we’ll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Longer this goes on worse its going to get for us because clubs know we're desperate and have had other deals turned down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Novocastrian said: Why are we surprised that clubs don’t want to sell their best players? If a team came in with a £35m bid for ASM we’d quite rightly be saying he’s not for sale or putting a £60m price tag on him. If PIF don’t bring in the quality we need in forward positions very soon we are looking at another mid table, ‘consolidation’ season. Frustrating because we have a real opportunity to drive on and challenge for Europe. We're not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, WillingtonMag said: Longer this goes on worse its going to get for us because clubs know we're desperate and have had other deals turned down. Not necessarily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: Not necessarily. What's your thoughts process that they might also get desperate to get money in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 It’s a bit shitty with all these reports of us being frustrated and players being overpriced blah blah blah. Our new owners have done a splendid job this far but if we don’t strengthen in attacking positions they will have failed this summer IMO (that in itself does not make the business we’ve done poor or bad but on the whole). You don’t hear talk of other clubs pleading poverty (except for Barca who seem to be buying players anyways ?) four times a week. It’s a tad embarrassing IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I’d rather the club took this approach even if that means it takes longer to build into the club we want to be. If we’re caving paying over the odds for good Premier league players we’ll have to cave and pay over the odds for elite level ones if we ever get there. I think it reflects worse on a club when you pay over the odds and they turn out to be shite. Look at the state of Everton. They over paid for average players and are now shackles with ffp. As a fan base we need to enjoy the process rather than whinging about each deal that doesn’t come off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelevats Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) At some point if we are genuinely serious about improving the squad we are going to have to pay what is being quoted. Option 1: Continue to be stubborn and refuse to pay the prices on top targets. Move down the list and buy a 4th or 5th choice player who isn't really that much better than what we have or don’t strengthen at all which would be a failure. Option 2: Wait until future transfer windows to get top targets at what we value the players at, however inflation will mean we’ll likely pay the same as what is being quoted now if not more assuming they continue to develop. Such an opportunity this summer to push on and ride the crest of a wave that everyone is on. I fear if the owners miss this and it maybe a sliding doors moment. Edited July 21, 2022 by Yelevats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I’m not getting into an argument about it, it’s an opinion based of a tweet that I said might of course not even be true. My opinion on it if it is true is that it’s a shitty thing to do, and if it wasn’t us doing it most people would agree. Of course it would be a shitty thing to do, but it's a hypothetical situation, man You think we'd be the only club interested if they went bust and there was 4 or 5 semi decent players available for nothing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 The club is playing its cards so close to their chest there are no leaks. Just bullshitters trying to be itk/clickbaiters. We’ve got as good a back-room team as any club in place now so I expect they know exactly what they’re doing and I have no concerns whatsoever. And in case anyone has forgotten the last 14 years what we’ve seen so far is a bit of an upgrade in the way we’ve operated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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