RobsonsWonderland Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: At the beginning of the window we wanted RW, CB, CB/LB, ST. We’ve signed 1 of them. Thats why people are disappointed. I'm not going to disagree that it matches my own wishlist but maybe in reality we are looking to sell a miggy, Wilson or trippier before we buy a replacement in their position. If we went out and bought their replacements now and didn't manage to sell them.. it increases the chances of selling Bruno, Gordon to clear FFP challenge next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) Aye, the restructuring, coupled with Mitchell's focus on recruitment always meant that whatever transfer plans Howe and Nixon had drawn would be put on hold. It's very frustrating but we should be patient. We have the money to react and we will improve the team in August - it's not that hard to sign a better winger than Miggy, there are at least 30-40 players who are proven in a top league and are attainable. The intriguing question for me is what type of player are we looking for that position - winger/inside forward/ wide playmaker.. CB should also be fairly easy to strengthen with a better player than Thiaw Edited July 30 by junkhead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, Max Cherry said: Shite this window like. Not normally a doom and gloom merchant but fuck me what are we doing Maybe console yourself with the belief that we will be doing lots. Just frustrating that it is to no major benefit as yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Current squad, if it stays relatively injury free, finishes in a CL spot IMHO. I'm not even that fussed about any signings, though there are a couple of obvious shortcomings in the starting eleven and squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 18 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said: I'm not going to disagree that it matches my own wishlist but maybe in reality we are looking to sell a miggy, Wilson or trippier before we buy a replacement in their position. If we went out and bought their replacements now and didn't manage to sell them.. it increases the chances of selling Bruno, Gordon to clear FFP challenge next year. I full agree. That’s my expectation. But I understand why ppl are frustrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 11 minutes ago, Nobody said: Current squad, if it stays relatively injury free, finishes in a CL spot IMHO. I'm not even that fussed about any signings, though there are a couple of obvious shortcomings in the starting eleven and squad. That's like saying as long as Wilson goes through the season injury free we are qualifying for the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 35 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: At the beginning of the window we wanted RW, CB, CB/LB, ST. We’ve signed 1 of them. Thats why people are disappointed. Maybe the club didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 minute ago, TRon said: That's like saying as long as Wilson goes through the season injury free we are qualifying for the CL. I wanted to sympathise with @Nobody's post, but yeah I had a similar thought The 'if' is gigantic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Every window all we got was ffp from howe so fuck knows how we went over the top. I still think miggy and trips should've been sold in January,now we've got miggy basically happy to sit out his contract and trips probably leaving for a pittance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 I’m confident we’ll make some good key additions but there is pressure to get this window right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 minute ago, andycap said: Every window all we got was ffp from howe so fuck knows how we went over the top. I still think miggy and trips should've been sold in January,now we've got miggy basically happy to sit out his contract and trips probably leaving for a pittance. Even flogging them both in January wouldn’t have been enough to cover the shortfall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) 3 hours ago, Unbelievable said: So what you said was wrong Only if you're pedantic like. Was well documented that we could only buy new players if someone left, we couldn't sign Barnes and Livramento until we had a buyer. This was before we signed Barnes, we'd not have bought unless we were certain Maxi was going. Edited July 30 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gbandit Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Great news, at least the youth stuff is constantly promising Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, Nobody said: Current squad, if it stays relatively injury free, finishes in a CL spot IMHO. I'm not even that fussed about any signings, though there are a couple of obvious shortcomings in the starting eleven and squad. I sort of agree, but we'd make for an incredibly rare case of a team not strengthening and then doing anything other than standing still or going backwards. I would take it and hedge our bets if the alternative meant selling one of our Bruno, Isak or Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 5 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 9 minutes ago, gbandit said: Great news, at least the youth stuff is constantly promising Yeah, it gives a lot of hope for the future. 5 years from now will hopefully be quite a different picture for the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, Max Cherry said: I'm just frustrated watching the likes of Villa and Man Utd strengthen, who are our direct rivals. Cheers for the condescending reply though More frustration than condescension 👍🏻 They both spent a lot of money but not sure either are much stronger if at all for it. None of them have bought anyone I would say we are the other top teams were clamouring for. Time will tell though. Going forward all the windows will be like this as the stronger our first eleven get the harder it is to find improvements. Especially ones that will justify certain layouts. We are clearly being choked financially by the rules whereas Man Utd and Villa have more wriggle room due to Grealish etc sales and vast sponsorship income. Judge the window when it closes. It’s the only way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 8 minutes ago, Yorkie said: I sort of agree, but we'd make for an incredibly rare case of a team not strengthening and then doing anything other than standing still or going backwards. I would take it and hedge our bets if the alternative meant selling one of our Bruno, Isak or Gordon. I think the two key clauses in the idea are the lack of injuries and Europe. Especially Tonali, but also Pope and dare I say Hall really are going to be like new signings for us. Throw in a hugely reduced workload versus our core competitors and it starts to look interesting. But RW and lack of back up up front (Wilson barely counts) leaves us very vulnerable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) Friday 30th August is the day to have a meltdown if nothing has happened by then. Happen to think one, two or three things might be done in the next 31 days myself. Edited July 30 by Bimpy474 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 I know a Blackburn fan and he's gutted. He thinks he'll play in the PL at some point this season. Let's see, but more of these signings pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, Shearergol said: Maybe the club didn't. That’s fine. But ppl can be disappointed. Im personally happy to keep Wilson. Just get me a quality RW and CB and I’m happy. There’s something deeply wrong if they don’t want those 2 positions btw. We lack quality and depth in those positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 29 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Love this for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 26 minutes ago, The Prophet said: That future profit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 The Yoro lad is definitely a top target like. Seemed destined for Real M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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