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Summer transfer window 2023

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This is all true.

There is lots wrong with signign Young, but accepting relegation next season isn't it.

It's more indicative of a club that can't think beyond sbort term goals.
Yeah but that's what worries me ( the short term goals ) and the more I think about it, I think that is our game-plan.
Survival until we move in to BMD Which to the Board will be looked at as 'Job well done'.
We have Dyche, the perfect manager to achieve that with such a poor, lacking squad.
Most big contracts will have run out by that time, so we can finally say farewell to such a crotch of 💩
We will be clear of any FFP sanctions.
MSP will finally be in place and we will be ready for a complete reset of the club, from board to squad ( Including Manager ).

Experienced Players like Young with only a 12month Contract , And Utilising the loan system, while selling off what we can, will be looked upon as a great Achievement from the Hierarchy..
 
You have to admit there is a high level of hysteria at the moment.

Even the possibility of signing AY who will be free and a squad player, a similar signing to Milner to Brighton has brought a much stronger reaction than I would think such a low profile signing merits.

Almost as if we’ve survived relegation by the skin of our teeth twice, have been desperate for attacking quality for an entire year and we are back for pre season with the only strong links being a 38 year old full back on a free.
 
Yeah but that's what worries me ( the short term goals ) and the more I think about it, I think that is our game-plan.
Survival until we move in to BMD Which to the Board will be looked at as 'Job well done'.
We have Dyche, the perfect manager to achieve that with such a poor, lacking squad.
Most big contracts will have run out by that time, so we can finally say farewell to such a crotch of 💩
We will be clear of any FFP sanctions.
MSP will finally be in place and we will be ready for a complete reset of the club, from board to squad ( Including Manager ).

Experienced Players like Young with only a 12month Contract , And Utilising the loan system, while selling off what we can, will be looked upon as a great Achievement from the Hierarchy..
Nothing like giving a manager some time eh... let's see how our squad get on with a proper pre season.. they'll be fitter than we'll have seen in quite some time.
 

I was actually close to agreeing with you there, well on some of the points anyway.
But you had to go and kill it with your 'Zen fans like ourselves' statement.

I mean it wouldn't surprise me if your whole post wasn't somehow constructed in the middle of one of your daily Yoga sessions...

Think he smokes a crack pipe while posting mate, so smug and unaware it's unreal.
 
Almost as if we’ve survived relegation by the skin of our teeth twice, have been desperate for attacking quality for an entire year and we are back for pre season with the only strong links being a 38 year old full back on a free.
I do see that but it isn't as if the transfer window is now closed. We all know what is needed, the manager knows better than anybody what is needed and the owners will know that relegation will cost them far more than the signing of some new players... and we have been close enough to that already.

Our spending budget will be limited unless we end up selling someone like Onana and I don't think we will . I think we may have to wait for our signings because we can't afford to just give clubs exactly what they want for a player but I believe they will come.
 
I do see that but it isn't as if the transfer window is now closed. We all know what is needed, the manager knows better than anybody what is needed and the owners will know that relegation will cost them far more than the signing of some new players... and we have been close enough to that already.

Our spending budget will be limited unless we end up selling someone like Onana and I don't think we will . I think we may have to wait for our signings because we can't afford to just give clubs exactly what they want for a player but I believe they will come.
This morning...most mornings...I agree with this. But every few days a panic sets in that we will sell Onana or Pickford and we will see no signs of those sales improving our squad. But today I am calm
 

Yeah but that's what worries me ( the short term goals ) and the more I think about it, I think that is our game-plan.
Survival until we move in to BMD Which to the Board will be looked at as 'Job well done'.
We have Dyche, the perfect manager to achieve that with such a poor, lacking squad.
Most big contracts will have run out by that time, so we can finally say farewell to such a crotch of 💩
We will be clear of any FFP sanctions.
MSP will finally be in place and we will be ready for a complete reset of the club, from board to squad ( Including Manager ).

Experienced Players like Young with only a 12month Contract , And Utilising the loan system, while selling off what we can, will be looked upon as a great Achievement from the Hierarchy..
I think you are probably right - tread water until we move and get new owners.

Which is why I won't be stressing about new signings, other than hoping we get a desparately needed new striker
 
Sooner everyone realises we are going for 17th the better your summer will be, if it means then Ashley Young for a year then so be it. Need bodies any bodies with premier league experience.... Would I be happy with it NO!!

But beggars can't be choosers. Bargain basement buys and loans is our lot this summer.
 
I think you are probably right - tread water until we move and get new owners.

Which is why I won't be stressing about new signings, other than hoping we get a desparately needed new striker
The issue is if you try and tread water you sink. If you aren't progressing you are going backward and if we go backwards we go down. We need more than a striker we need six or seven players just for a competitive squad.
 
Sooner everyone realises we are going for 17th the better your summer will be, if it means then Ashley Young for a year then so be it. Need bodies any bodies with premier league experience.... Would I be happy with it NO!!

But beggars can't be choosers. Bargain basement buys and loans is our lot this summer.
I think no matter who we bring in we are going to be in a relegation scrap. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't lay the foundations for the future next season. Bringing in stop gap oldies will just mean we have to do all this again next year. I can handle being bottom six in 23/4...I'm resigned to it, in fact...but want to see the basis of a team that can push on in 24/5.
 
The issue is if you try and tread water you sink. If you aren't progressing you are going backward and if we go backwards we go down. We need more than a striker we need six or seven players just for a competitive squad.
We do, but I have made my peace that it isn't going to happen. I'm happy to wait 12 months for our next sugar daddy to rip up the ffp rulebook (hopefully with better signings than the last one made)
 

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