The Squad is ok imo , what i'm saying is we have supposedly been linked with a quality defensive midfielder for 3 weeks Bilic admitted to this but as is always the case our owner will not meet the fee being asked as we do everything on the cheap so getting quality in is one thing leaving it this late after the shower of the last 3 games is a joke , if he new he needed this type of player which its clear we do then why leave it this late again .
Yes I do think we have a decent team it just needs coaching watching the Newcastle game i found it hard to believe we had any sort of game plan .
And taking Rice off at half time was a stupid thing to do to the kids confidence imo .
According to Twitter chatter, we're still hopeful of landing Carvalho but are not close to any other deal.
If we believe SB when he said we would replace anyone who leaves, we must be looking at a wide player to replace Snodgrass. With Feghouli also being sold, we are very light on the wings (particularly risky when you consider Arnie's temperament and Antonio's muscle-testing style of play), and I think it's fair to say Fernandes is not the answer out wide.
Grey ;ok we broke the transfer record at west ham ;biggrin we didnt get messi though did we , joking aside my point will always be these two are just sucking the club dry imo , we are getting 57k through the door and our record transfer is 24m Leicester paid 34m for a striker last season are we not a bigger club than them.
Net spend is what i look at we had payet money from january or at least half of it we got 120m and net spend is about 36m very poor when you look at other teams around us .
You were the one stating we were a bigger club than them because our fan base is bigger, and using that 'fact' to criticise our comparative dealings in the transfer window.
Clearly your criticism if strongly felt, but as it is resting on only an assumption (or a 'bet'), I don't see any reason why I would agree with you. ;ok
Good news on Sakho especially if we get the reported £9m. He's in the last year of his contract and, unfortunately, we just can't have both him and Carroll in the same squad.
While I agree it'll be nice to get money for him we are probably gonna be in a relagation battle for at least half the season so I'd rather we just keep him
We don't need the money we have only spent about £10mil net this summer and have managed to shift a lot of big wages (Snodgrass, Feghouli, Arbeloa, Nordtveit, Calleri, Zaza, Tore etc)
This is why I wasn't find of losing both Feghouli and Snodgrass, I don't think either of them have done enough and neither were justifying their wages but we have sold both of them without a replacement and now look short for wingers
If we lose Sakho we will be down to Chicarito and Carroll who is less reliable than sakho
Feghouli and Snodgrass were poor players but they were actual wingers, we have gutted out our wingers and have no natural wingers at the club, we had this situation before I remember when we let Etherington go, it basically restricts our formation and tactics unless we play Antonio and Arnie as wingers which for me isn't their best position both want to be playing left or right of the striker up the pitch not back on the halfway line or on top of the fullbacks.
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so getting quality in is one thing leaving it this late after the shower of the last 3
games is a joke , if he new he needed this type of player which its clear we do then why leave it this late again .
Yes I do think we have a decent team it just needs coaching watching the Newcastle game i found it hard to believe we had any sort of game plan .
And taking Rice off at half time was a stupid thing to do to the kids confidence
imo .
If we believe SB when he said we would replace anyone who leaves, we must be looking at a wide player to replace Snodgrass. With Feghouli also being sold, we are very light on the wings (particularly risky when you consider Arnie's temperament and Antonio's muscle-testing style of play), and I think it's fair to say Fernandes is not the answer out wide.
Ayew and Arnie broke the club transfer record.
We agreed a fee for Bacca last year, but he wouldn't join us.
Our comparative transfer spend has been posted on a number of occasions, but you ignore that.
I don't see the point.
Leicester paid 34m for a striker last season are we not a bigger club than them.
Net spend is what i look at we had payet money from january or at least half of it
we got 120m and net spend is about 36m very poor when you look at other teams around us .
Are we a bigger club than Leicester? Define "bigger". Have we ever won the Premier league?
But in terms of where we are at the moment, I can see see Leicester being a more attractive proposition.
Than both ;wink
You were the one stating we were a bigger club than them because our fan base is bigger, and using that 'fact' to criticise our comparative dealings in the transfer window.
Clearly your criticism if strongly felt, but as it is resting on only an assumption (or a 'bet'), I don't see any reason why I would agree with you. ;ok
Actually made me lol
If true, we must have a replacement lined up.
Surely.
Wouldn't we?
Joroen Zoet
While I agree it'll be nice to get money for him we are probably gonna be in a relagation battle for at least half the season so I'd rather we just keep him
We don't need the money we have only spent about £10mil net this summer and have managed to shift a lot of big wages (Snodgrass, Feghouli, Arbeloa, Nordtveit, Calleri, Zaza, Tore etc)
This is why I wasn't find of losing both Feghouli and Snodgrass, I don't think either of them have done enough and neither were justifying their wages but we have sold both of them without a replacement and now look short for wingers
If we lose Sakho we will be down to Chicarito and Carroll who is less reliable than sakho
Snodgrass is not to be believed.