Nine Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 If we only sign 2 more to the end of the window and they arnt £30m+ players then a big bonus from that will be to temper some fans expectations. It’s always more, more, more, now, now, now.. any other club would be the same as with a lot of fans it’s just natural human emotion taking control so I’m not saying it’s specific to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Heck I'd even take 12th and a cup. Mate, this first season I'd just take never once being stressed about relegation at any point. No drama, just a nice, standard mid-table finish. Run in a cup would be nice, but I just need a season to re-adjust after Ashley! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 minute ago, KaKa said: It's getting to the point I actually wish it would happen. Just so they stop going on about the guy. Same.. he’s become just the answer to everything. Need a striker or RW? Paqueta. Let’s play him out of his natural position just to have him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said: Mate, this first season I'd just take never once being stressed about relegation at any point. No drama, just a nice, standard mid-table finish. Run in a cup would be nice, but I just need a season to re-adjust after Ashley! Basically what I want. Just enjoy the games, don’t worry about going down, have a lovely time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Nine said: Same.. he’s become just the answer to everything. Need a striker or RW? Paqueta. Let’s play him out of his natural position just to have him. Nobidy has mentioned at all about playing Paqueta as a striker or RW Edited July 19, 2022 by et tu brute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, KaKa said: It’s clear that character is almost as important an attribute as talent in our transfer policy. No space for outright dickheads or players who don’t want to be here, regardless of how talented they are. Edited July 19, 2022 by Tomato Deuce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, Amir_9 said: I can't imagine what's basically a Saudi national/government entity buying a football club to see it do mediocre in the league it's in, because I know how much they value not losing face in that culture, especially with their investments. Surely they have to blow the big cash at some point this summer. Another 10th/11th/12th finish does nothing towards their project ambitions (if they are indeed true). I’m not really sure we are the full sport washing vehicle that people thought we are. It really does seem like we’re another investment as part of Saudi’s Vision 2030 and diversifying their economy away from purely relying on oil. The slow build mentality would seem to support this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Amir_9 said: I can't imagine what's basically a Saudi national/government entity buying a football club to see it do mediocre in the league it's in, because I know how much they value not losing face in that culture, especially with their investments. Surely they have to blow the big cash at some point this summer. Another 10th/11th/12th finish does nothing towards their project ambitions (if they are indeed true). They've had their investment for 9 months There were multi-year plans for improvement laid out at the start. I get that it's hard to square what we're seeing now against the common (possibly offensively stereotypical ) perception of saudi decadence/opulence and buying the best at whatever cost, but I think that's the reality. It's simply not an "i want the fastest emerald-encrusted Lamborghini" situation, or else they would have bought Man U and done just that. Edited July 19, 2022 by thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said: Mate, this first season I'd just take never once being stressed about relegation at any point. No drama, just a nice, standard mid-table finish. Run in a cup would be nice, but I just need a season to re-adjust after Ashley! I've never really known NUFC to do that in my lifetime We're a momentum heavy club. When things are going ok, they end up going way better than ok... Thing is, to be serious, it's a pretty fine line between worrying about relegation and pushing for Europe (pushing, not qualifying). If we remove the threat of the former, we pretty much automatically introduce the joy/stress of the latter. Edited July 19, 2022 by 80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 As always, the reaction on social media is more extreme than the general reaction. While a few are beginning to panic, there is still plenty preaching patience. Certain journalist aren't helping. Unfortunately, transfer stories receive more engagement than any other story. When there is an information vacuum, fans are particular thirsty for news and nothing stories are frequently exaggerated or sensationalised. As much as he's a cunt, Luke Edwards is great at this. We even saw a bit of click bait from Craig Hope the other evening. While its fun to chat and speculate about these stories while there's no real news, far too many on social media take them at face value which can often be the trigger of meltdowns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Speaking of fun stories to speculate about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Such a stupid rumour/story. I mean, how long would it take. Hello, is Paqueta going cheaper like? No Ok, bye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Speaking of fun stories to speculate about. We know (well some do), that if the club are really interested, they will know exactly what the value of the player is. If there is a change in price, I am certain that information would have also been relayed directy to the club. Honestly man these journalists/media sources are going overtime on their clickbait. Edited July 19, 2022 by et tu brute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, reefatoon said: Such a stupid rumour/story. I mean, how long would it take. Hello, is Paqueta going cheaper like? No Ok, bye. You mean you don't buy that Lyon used Media Foot to get the info out there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Let's be honest, none of the signings we've made so far have been sexy - a keeper, a loan player we already know and another CB. The ones we all get excited about are offensive players and we haven't seen any yet, after 6 months of anticipation or 12 years depending on how you want to look at it. I imagine the frustration would've been tempered if the world cup was on, but there's so little decent sport on that it's difficult not to obsess a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 The foundation of a strong team lies on the quality of the defenders. A bit old school I know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 43 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I don’t think the reaction has been too bad TBH, people are just keen for better players. Personally I don’t care where we finish this season but I would like some of the shit players to see fewer minutes. Our signings have been good but attackers are always going to be more exciting. I do care where we finish tbh. I thought the January window was always going to be really tricky, but we did pretty well in hindsight. I was expecting us to land 3-4 big targets this summer though, when we would have more time to set deals up. It might still happen tbh, but I don't expect us to have a season treading water. We can't challenge the top six, but I would have expected us to be chopping down the next tier, the likes of West Ham and Leicester. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Holmesy said: Let's be honest, none of the signings we've made so far have been sexy - a keeper, a loan player we already know and another CB. The ones we all get excited about are offensive players and we haven't seen any yet, after 6 months of anticipation or 12 years depending on how you want to look at it. I imagine the frustration would've been tempered if the world cup was on, but there's so little decent sport on that it's difficult not to obsess a bit. Would have been so nice having the World Cup on right now. Such a shame it's at the end of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 26 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Speaking of fun stories to speculate about. The fun went out of that story a long time ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 You never know. About a month ago the Botman transfer looked dead and many assumed he was off to Milan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) To be fair there must be something to it if the transfer checker is on the case. Doesn't at all come across as someone who just rehashes and reports other stories. Edited July 19, 2022 by TBG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnolan13 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 The paqueta thing could be sort of true in the sense they know he wants to leave and they're trying to start a bidding war. Tempt the prospective buyers in with a cheaper price and get them to fight it out among themselves eBay style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Sounds like they are absolutely trying to force a bidding war Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 19 minutes ago, TBG said: To be fair their must be something to it if the transfer checker is on the case. Doesn't at all come across as someone who just rehashes and reports other stories. I thought it was a total dud account. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said: I thought it was a total dud account. There's a few of them on here 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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