Hhtoon Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 6 minutes ago, Andy said: What does "no time to divert funds to RW" even mean? It's not like we have to do some kind of time consuming, inter-departmental budget transfer, the funds are literally there. If the issue is we don't have a list of RW targets ready, that's concerning as and of itself. It's reporter BS. If the club wanted to, then they would have but for some reason they opted not to. Maybe key targets weren't available and they don't want to settle with someone they'll be stuck with for 5 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, Ghandis Flip-Flop said: Surely he's a more useful person to bring on than Matt Ritchie, given that’s who he has effectively replaced in the squad. Likewise Kelly for Dummett Richest clerb in the world have finally replaced Paul Dummett and Matt Richie after 3 years in power. Get the bunting out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Eddie led us from the arse end of the league to top four . I trust in his abilities and judgement. Howay The Lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Just seen the ‘no time to divert funds’ line Can only be used on certain positions. Depending which account it’s in. Should have moved it 2-3 working days ago to the forwards account. Yet another misstep by Mitchell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 14 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Happy with Kelly definitely (if he can stay fit). There is no way of knowing about Osula yet, no way we can say he has improved the squad yet. So you go with Anderson, Ritchie & Dummett then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 6 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Then you’ll understand Fezzle’s point that the sales fell into last season’s accounts, so the net spend for 24/25 isn’t £zero … I completely get that. But it's still correct that the summer 2024 transfer activity shows a net spend of around zero, albeit spread across two PSR periods. The key point is we seem to have at least £65m to spend. But for whatever reason(s) have chosen not to spend it. That not how successful progressive clubs operate. Hopefully it's an exception and not a sign of things to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 minutes ago, Conjo said: So you go with Anderson, Ritchie & Dummett then? I’d say the squad is at best the same as last season. Our starting 11 so far this season has been weaker than the same stage last season. How many times have you watch Osula play to know he has strengthened the squad ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) While I'd be disappointed not sign anyone, I'm certainly not doubting the ambition if the owners. This would be the first time we haven't maxed out our limit. Our inability to shift players isn't helping Edited August 29 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 minutes ago, The Prophet said: While I'd be disappointed not sign anyone, I'm certainly not doubting the ambition if the owners. This would be the first time we haven't maxed out our limit. Our inability to shift players isn't helping Think we will have to wait for their contracts to expire to shift them tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Think we will have to wait for their contracts to expire to shift them tbh. I’d genuinely let them all go apart from Burn and Schar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Our inability to shift players isn't helping In combination with the players inability to play football well enough to hold any type of saleable, marketable value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, toontownman said: In combination with the players inability to play football well enough to hold any type of saleable, marketable value. If they could we maybe wouldn't want to shift them so much ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 29 minutes ago, Matt1892 said: It looks like a bit of a shambles from the outside. A little ? Its a fucking mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhtoon Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I’d say the squad is at best the same as last season. Our starting 11 so far this season has been weaker than the same stage last season. How many times have you watch Osula play to know he has strengthened the squad ? The issue wasn't this stage last season, it was the mid and latter stages with injuries, Tonali suspended and Trips wobble. We are currently in a far better position than the end of season. Livra and Hall are more developed, Tonali back, JL and Barnes back from injury and hopefully Trips back focussed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I can understand why we didn’t have a large pool of targets in the £50m+ range at RW or RCB that were realistic (wanted to come, affordable with wages, selling club open to selling) but why have we not got a ton of targets that focus on 19 - 22 year olds in those positions who aren’t fully developed and maybe aren’t at the top level yet but are good prospects who’d benefit from Howe’s coaching and still improve us, certainly at least at RW? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Andy said: What does "no time to divert funds to RW" even mean? It's not like we have to do some kind of time consuming, inter-departmental budget transfer, the funds are literally there. If the issue is we don't have a list of RW targets ready, that's concerning as and of itself. 3 working business days to transfer the funds from the Centreback savings account to the Rightwinger saver. Realistically, probably the time it takes to get PIF to agree to changing our approach. Edited August 29 by Weezertron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, gbandit said: I can understand why we didn’t have a large pool of targets in the £50m+ range at RW or RCB that were realistic (wanted to come, affordable with wages, selling club open to selling) but why have we not got a ton of targets that focus on 19 - 22 year olds in those positions who aren’t fully developed and maybe aren’t at the top level yet but are good prospects who’d benefit from Howe’s coaching and still improve us, certainly at least at RW? We did. But had to selll him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 18 minutes ago, Izakaya said: Richest clerb in the world have finally replaced Paul Dummett and Matt Richie after 3 years in power. Get the bunting out. Nobody is saying get the bunting out, but I’m not pissing my pants either. And as has been said by most people with an even passing understanding of PSR since day one, we’re not the richest club in the World are we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 41 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Intrigued to know which other CB targets moved earlier in the summer, all the heavily linked ones seem to still be at current clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, Whitley mag said: Intrigued to know which other CB targets moved earlier in the summer, all the heavily linked ones seem to still be at current clubs. Tosin the main one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 17 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I’d say the squad is at best the same as last season. Our starting 11 so far this season has been weaker than the same stage last season. How many times have you watch Osula play to know he has strengthened the squad ? Do you really need to see more of him than what we did in pre-season to determine that he'll easily contribute more to the team than Matt Ritchie and Paul Dummett would have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 14 minutes ago, Nucasol said: I’d genuinely let them all go apart from Burn and Schar. I'd be a bit wary of having 2 of our 4 CB options 33/34. We're not Milan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Why do people expect Osula to make much of an impact by the way? I'd be shocked if he gets more than 10 games this season tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Intrigued to know which other CB targets moved earlier in the summer, all the heavily linked ones seem to still be at current clubs. Tosin and Kilman from the little pool of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, Menace said: Why do people expect Osula to make much of an impact by the way? I'd be shocked if he gets more than 10 games this season tbh Aye very telling he didn’t even get off the bench in the cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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