Summer Transfer Window 2017

[nsno-chris]

Oh god, the madness has descended upon us.

 

[davek]

lol

The fan club's keyboards are about to explode

True like. Maybe it has something to do with his relatively short legs....cant get enough purchase on the ball?

 

[Nymzee]

Sell an existing quality player: "Wtf why are we selling him?"

Buy an older quality player: "Wtf we can't even sell him on?"

 

[nsno-chris]

Hahahahahahahaha

Translation: MOTD does not give me enough highlights to see, so I'll wait till he makes one mistake and pounce

 

[chrissyjack]

When will this madness end

 

[LookmanShootsGOLLLL]

He can't stomach the fact he very loudly and boldly berated the club for not signing Begovic instead so will never be able to admit Pickford is a good signing.

I would have gone for Begovic over Pickford at the price but Pickford has impressed me so far. Might have got that one wrong

 

[MikeH72]

Translation: MOTD does not give me enough highlights to see, so I'll wait till he makes one mistake and pounce

Or, the goals conceded column only reads 1, have to wait til a few more go in.

 

[Brisan123]

Ok, that IS a fair point to make, I concede.

However, we have this summer erred toward the elite spending end of the spectrum on player fees. I think that's also fair to say.

We should never have got on a treadmill where paying £30M/£30M+ becomes our new "norm".

But Dave if the clubs above us are spending 40 m plus on transfer fees to get the calibre of player required for their squad then surely we have to do the same to at least keep up.
If we spend 15/25 m on players and that's our upper limit we will end up competing alongside WBA Stoke West Ham Southampton etc.
We want to move further away from these teams and nearer or overtake those in the top six
As you yourself have said a consistent positive net spend is needed to bridge the gap.
Like you I'm disappointed in this window but for differing reasons.
I'd like 45/55 on a top striker and other sales to pay for a CB/LB and if cash left Dendonker as cover ( yes Zat cover ) for Morgan.
If we want to dine at the Chefs table in a 5 star restaurant we have to be prepared to pay the bill
I want / expect a net spend of 75 m plus

 

[neil999]

True like. Maybe it has something to do with his relatively short legs....cant get enough purchase on the ball?

lol how long are his legs?!

 

[davek]

That doesn't answer the point I was making Dave. In fact, it's just one of your anti club statements that has no relevance to my post whatsoever.

Let me remind you should you want to have another go. You said that the club should stay within it's peer group and only pay upto £20/25m on players and spend the profits made on Lukaku wisely. I replied that if we followed those guidelines, we couldn't have bought Lukaku 3 years ago, so wouldn't have the profits to spend on players this window.

But I fail to see the development of ambition from then to now in that point you make. All that's happened is that we've spent MORE big fees this window on three players who might get massive resale for us in years to come as opposed to the one back in 2014 who did. The outcome will be the same: we re-spend the proceeds on whatever is made and we get no further. The only way we do get further is to break that sell to buy cycle AND have a manager who can use ALL resources wisely.

We fail now as we did before in both dimensions.

 

[roydo]

True like. Maybe it has something to do with his relatively short legs....cant get enough purchase on the ball?

Relative to what?

 

[ijjysmith]

I love Davek more than most but I still can't cope with his Begovic thing.

 

[Barnfred 55]

I cant see it because I haven't got enough data to make that judgement...and neither have you or anyone else.

Seeing nearly 40,000 people not have to close their eyes and squirm every time the ball goes near our box is enough data for me mate.

 

[Nymzee]

True like. Maybe it has something to do with his relatively short legs....cant get enough purchase on the ball?

Pretty sure he's got the biggest kick in the league hasn't he?

 

[bluestevon]

I cant see it because I haven't got enough data to make that judgement...and neither have you or anyone else.

Fans of his old club and every club he has played for on loan in his 'apprenticeship' have all raved about him, at all level for England the managers have regarded him hugely, he was on the radar for most of the 'top 6' sides

The greatest keeper this club has ever had rated him hugely and wanted us to break the bank to get him.

But big fat lemon headed avatar wanted Begovic so ignores all that ofc