Dr Jinx Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) All quiet on the western front compared to last week. I hope that’s a good thing. I think an issue that won’t be lost on the new owners is that our manager may not be a big enough draw to land certain players. This is why we’re being linked to players with clubs he’s had history with. Hopefully just a fall back option but.. Edited January 10, 2022 by Dr Jinx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I can admit now that I am too old to recognise the name of any of these players aka I don't enough spare time to play Football Manager as much as I used to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 What’s Martial earning PW? I seem to recall £130k but could be remembering wrongly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, LFEE said: What’s Martial earning PW? I seem to recall £130k but could be remembering wrongly. £250k pw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 'I guess' doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, jack j said: I would hope that the main reason Yasir Al-Rumayyan was there on Saturday, was exactly for that. Edited January 10, 2022 by et tu brute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, jack j said: I really don't understand that kind of thinking, why would you put hurdles in your own way to get signings through the door? Not that I believe it, seems like he doesn't actually know, and is just speculating to fill column inches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 It's 2022. It isn't like we need to post a letter to Saudi Arabia. I don't have permission to do everything at work, but I have the phone number of my MD and can get his attention if I need to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzaschicken Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Do pif need sign off? Probably not they will sign off the budget yes, say OK you have 250m to spend. I don't believe pif will be micromanaging this from saudi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I quite like Douglas normally, but I wonder if he's just pissed that the journos aren't getting any hints as to our targets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Really surprised by a lot of posters on here and their take on the transfer window so far. It was always going to be difficult due to our predicament and also resentment from possible selling clubs, particularly ones in a competing division. That’s without mentioning a lack of operational support within the club. We are nearly 1/3 through transfer window and have one problem area solved. We’ve 2/3 of the window to solve you could argue 3 key areas and another 2 supplementary signings. All the talk has been making 4-7 signings in total so are clearly in agreement in numbers. Lets see how it goes. They can’t be criticised for players not wanting to come or clubs not wanting to sell. Especially mid season. I think they are being sensible in knowing in one hand they need to improve almost half the team ASAP whilst being mindful you’ve got to still rely on the other half of the team still here. Yes it’s typical of our luck this season the timing of the Watford fixture. However don’t forget we’ve got Everton and Southampton to play later in the season when it could’ve not been the case. Losing Wilson when we did was a disaster and again another sign of our luck this season. Not that they never had intentions to buy a CF but it really backs us in a corner with negotiations. Hopefully we land at least one if not two players in time to register before Watford but ultimately let’s get the right players on sensible wages before the window closes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Can someone enlighten me. (Please dont lump me in the impatient camp - just curious) Why do the negotiations only start in January? eg: With Botman. Why could fee not have been negotiated during December so we can pounce in Jan? (or know we have to move to other targets and move on) Are there some steps I am missing? Edited January 10, 2022 by arnonel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 As the rumours have died off I thought Id start my own FM tastic list of players the club should look at. Central defense: Christiansen at Chelsea Kimpembe at PSG Martinez at Ajax Midfield Alvarez at Ajax Bentancur at Juve Tchouaméni at Monaco Rodríguez at Betis Palhinha at Sporting Striker Adeyemi at RB Salzburg Raspadori at Sassuolo Dolberg at Nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, arnonel said: Can someone enlighten me. (Please dont lump me in the impatient camp - just curious) Why do the negotiations only start in January? eg: With Botman. Why could fee not have been negotiated during December so we can pounce either in Jan? Are there some steps I am missing? I suppose the risks are (a) an injury or (b) the player downing tools. I'm sure that discreet talks will have been made across agents and clubs but nothing more than toe dipping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, arnonel said: Can someone enlighten me. (Please dont lump me in the impatient camp - just curious) Why do the negotiations only start in January? eg: With Botman. Why could fee not have been negotiated during December so we can pounce in Jan? (or know we have to move to other targets and move on) Are there some steps I am missing? We don’t know that they didn’t? Seems like they certainly did for Trippier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, LFEE said: Really surprised by a lot of posters on here and their take on the transfer window so far. It was always going to be difficult due to our predicament and also resentment from possible selling clubs, particularly ones in a competing division. That’s without mentioning a lack of operational support within the club. We are nearly 1/3 through transfer window and have one problem area solved. We’ve 2/3 of the window to solve you could argue 3 key areas and another 2 supplementary signings. All the talk has been making 4-7 signings in total so are clearly in agreement in numbers. Lets see how it goes. They can’t be criticised for players not wanting to come or clubs not wanting to sell. Especially mid season. I think they are being sensible in knowing in one hand they need to improve almost half the team ASAP whilst being mindful you’ve got to still rely on the other half of the team still here. Yes it’s typical of our luck this season the timing of the Watford fixture. However don’t forget we’ve got Everton and Southampton to play later in the season when it could’ve not been the case. Losing Wilson when we did was a disaster and again another sign of our luck this season. Not that they never had intentions to buy a CF but it really backs us in a corner with negotiations. Hopefully we land at least one if not two players in time to register before Watford but ultimately let’s get the right players on sensible wages before the window closes. Losing Wilson was unlucky in one way, but also sort of predictable given his history. At least it happened right at the beginning of the transfer window rather than the end. Now that would have really been unlucky. And also somewhat negligent. We should always have an alternative striker to turn to if Wilson gets crocked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, arnonel said: Can someone enlighten me. (Please dont lump me in the impatient camp - just curious) Why do the negotiations only start in January? eg: With Botman. Why could fee not have been negotiated during December so we can pounce in Jan? (or know we have to move to other targets and move on) Are there some steps I am missing? transfer dealings are a very intensive period and selling clubs aren’t going to want to distract their focus for something that can instead be deal with in January or the summer. also agents and clubs can maximise income by going as late as possible with negotiations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, arnonel said: Can someone enlighten me. (Please dont lump me in the impatient camp - just curious) Why do the negotiations only start in January? eg: With Botman. Why could fee not have been negotiated during December so we can pounce in Jan? (or know we have to move to other targets and move on) Are there some steps I am missing? The steps you are missing are: 1. They didn’t have a football club until 7th October and even then unsure what they were going to find when they got it. 2. It took until 8th November to decide and appoint Eddie Howe and another week to sort out the back room team. So you’d start sounding out people after that which they did in November with Trippier. It’s just not that easy as very good players will always have more than one option and the KO stages of the European competitions not finalised until late December which can also affect who you can attract along with a clubs need to sell. The Botman deal is the blueprint of how difficult it is. You’ve a player your manager clearly has as his No.1 target. Player is happy to come it seems but also happy to stay due to being in the ECL (so a good professional which I’d like to think is one of the reasons we want to sign him like Trippier). Without that extra revenue of the 2 extra games the club may of been keener to sell and also at a lower price, similar with player and his wages. They want to advance in Europe however and sell in the summer and Botman may have his preferred option of AC Milan back on the table then or even other suitors. Edited January 10, 2022 by LFEE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The January market doesn’t usually open up till the last week, this is where why big loans would normally happen. It’s just unfortunate that we are so desperate for players now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Concerning this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, gdm said: Concerning this. Imagine the end of Jan if they come out with "We tried", the meltdowns would be unreal 🤣 Maybe even a reveal where Amanda takes her mask off and it's Charnley underneath, have they ever been seen in same room? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 We're pretty much going to have to fluke a win against Watford now to stay alive. Problem is we're unable to get any lucky wins at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, xLiaaamx said: We're pretty much going to have to fluke a win against Watford now to stay alive. Problem is we're unable to get any lucky wins at all. Well a draw would mean we are within two points of safety with 18 games left so, despite its obvious importance, it's not game over if we don't win. It's just another missed opportunity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 They play Burnley and Norwich before we play again after Saturday though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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