Summer of 2017

[JelavicBrate2]

In my opinion most of our current problems go back to 2017 and all the money we wasted. We sold a top class striker in Lukaku, yet somebody, I don't know who decided it was a good idea to buy Sigurdsson and Klassen. Add to that we had signed Rooney on an expensive contract. We then bought Vlasic and Sandro, when we had only just bought Lookman in January. So we ended up with a team with zero pace and we lost player who scored most of our goals. We went from going into summer, expecting to challenge for Europe, to bringing in Allardyce to save us from relegation. Our 4th choice right back in Martina at left back. So does anyone on here actually know who made these signings. Was it Koemann, Walsh, Moshiri or Kenwright?

 

[GoldenToffee]

Absolutely. One summer (obviously with subsequent expensive failures) set us back almost decade — diabolical by all those involved.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Lu-kaku, Etoo, Atsu, yer mama too (and McGeady)
Was a terrace shout that never got sung and hence a wasted opportunity

 

[Mr Happy]

Lu-kaku, Etoo, Atsu, yer mama too (and McGeady)
Was a terrace shout that never got sung and hence a wasted opportunity

Too much thought gone into that !

(Completely forgot about Atsu)

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Cue somebody posting the music video Summer of 69

 

[KaiserEFC]

Moshiri is the man who put all of those names into place and ran the club, blame is on him.

 

[n01efc]

The decline started way before this, we can thank Bill for that.

 

[Mr Happy]

The decline started way before this, we can thank Bill for that.

Let's be honest, it was turgid way before Kenwright. Could say it was 1987 with a brief respite in 1995 but even the cup win paper over the cracks. Few good seasons under Moyes. Martinez first season entertaining but yielded nothing.

 

[neil999]

Koemam

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

Let's be honest, it was turgid way before Kenwright. Could say it was 1987 with a brief respite in 1995 but even the cup win paper over the cracks. Few good seasons under Moyes. Martinez first season entertaining but yielded nothing.

Kenwright joined the board in 89, he’d been around since the rot started. Absolute parasite.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Kenwright joined the board in 89, he’d been around since the rot started. Absolute parasite.

No wonder he's got an unmarked grave ffs.

 

[Bedfordblue]

It was Koemans Red Xmas decorations that put the mockers on us.
They really were the final straw for the football gods.

 

[murphy89]

Might have been different if it wasn’t for Girouds wife not letting him move to us…

 

[davek]

Koeman sunk this club.

Full stop.

A fat headed Dutch fraud.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

In my opinion most of our current problems go back to 2017 and all the money we wasted. We sold a top class striker in Lukaku, yet somebody, I don't know who decided it was a good idea to buy Sigurdsson and Klassen. Add to that we had signed Rooney on an expensive contract. We then bought Vlasic and Sandro, when we had only just bought Lookman in January. So we ended up with a team with zero pace and we lost player who scored most of our goals. We went from going into summer, expecting to challenge for Europe, to bringing in Allardyce to save us from relegation. Our 4th choice right back in Martina at left back. So does anyone on here actually know who made these signings. Was it Koemann, Walsh, Moshiri or Kenwright?

It very much looked like all 4 of these were sticking their neck in to buy players. This should have been primarily with Walsh but all the others were shouting out names and Moshiri was just buying them. No plan in place.

We should have challenged top 4, instead it will take 10 years to recover.