17 Jan 2025 20:33:06
This project,
Felix is a target for Milan, not sure if he wants to go but isn't playing much here,
Nkunku wants Bayern
Casedei wants return to Italy
Veiga wants dortmund
Chillwell carney KDH just want to leave and play
Broja is injured again for season - should of sold
Mudryk failed a drug test
Davide Washington Kellyman, what was point of those signing
Lavia can only play 1 in 5 games
Fofana is out for season
James is 1 in 5 also
And our rumoured targets are garnacho and adeyemi,
These are all things I loaned about and had my posts stopped on here because I was negative, fact is our sporting directors have and keep showing they have wasted 100's of millions which they won't make a return on,
Seasons still alive
Recall santos or ugo, stop targeting wingers who hug touch line and only want ball to feet, get one Barcola or tel, delap in, to play instead alongside or competition with Jackson,
I get somethings aren't the SD's fault fyi, but in hindsight they have been poor, and some of us called in from day one.
17 Jan 2025 21:16:27
Matt, I can only guess at the players who “want” to leave, I admire your certainty.
If I wasn’t getting picked to play a reasonable amount of premiership games I think would be unhappy and probably look to leave. That sort of thing happens a lot of the time at a lot of clubs.
I think Chilly should leave, I don’t think KDH will leave and I hope that Chuka only goes out on loan.
The reality is SD’s of any club don’t have the benefit of “hindsight. ”.
17 Jan 2025 22:07:00
Matt, agree with you especially about the SDs. Yes the season is still alive but leaving aside Liverpool and Arsenal, Man City will finish above us.
18 Jan 2025 00:26:13
Matt players who aren't playing often want to leave, most teams have players who are injury prone.
Agree with a couple of things the season is very much still alive, Garnacho is the last player we should be going after.
Still think we play some great stuff, we are a young side and will get better.
With regards to the sporting directors they have made some great purchases along with some iffy ones. Felix was the biggest signing mistake in my opinion not that he isn't a good player, we just didn't need him . Should of spent the money on a top keeper
Estevao Willian arrives in the summer looks a top talent making it even less of a requirement to buy wingers / creative players.
If Nkunku goes we definately need an experienced forward in this window,
18 Jan 2025 01:02:57
Just seems so chaotic after these years and windows and keeping players happy is obviously a tough part of it, but to be this far in to a project and the money we’ve spent and still be saying “ yeah gk CB ST “ is embarrassing, and no shirt sponsor, what was point in disasi guiu Washington kellyman casedei, none are better than what we had or have in academy, seems they thought they were playing champ manager and trying to buy hidden gems or knew something others didn’t, but we did.
18 Jan 2025 07:33:48
Matt, mistakes were made particularly in the first two windows of the new ownership.
From the outfit seem as if the whole structure of the club as changed including SD’s, players and wage structure. All fans are impatient but I do agree about there should have been a better focus on key positions but I repeat I doubt that was through lack of effort.
It’s us fans who tend to play “football manager” rather than the SD’s in my opinion. I understand the criticism but to my sad eyes we are improving. The manager still has to prove himself at the top level in my opinion but he represents himself and the club well.
For me, next season is the big year. If we outside the top three and challenging for the title I will be p@ssed off.
18 Jan 2025 08:24:04
Tom
How many seasons do we have to say "if next year. "
18 Jan 2025 10:00:41
Blimey Bill, I said it every year for 40 years before we won the Premiership.
How many years did it take Klopp? Also, the media’s golden boy Arteta still hasn’t won the premiership. We are building a team that will be competitive for years to come but there are no guarantees about winning trophies.
18 Jan 2025 10:15:27
Why so much negatively, every club buys players that don't turn out what they or the fans expected. We've brought a lot of players and young players, we clearly have a vision of looking towards the future and hopefully being consistent when the team matures, so it's obvious that not all the signings will work out.
I like Felix and thought when he came on against Bournemouth he made a difference and in my opinion should play more, unfortunately I don't think nkunku is best fit for PL and he's not got a position that suits him in this team.
The only thing that does annoy me is caicedo playing RB he's been brilliant this season playing in CM
Up the blues x.
18 Jan 2025 10:37:30
Bill the title of theclub's Vision 2030 may suggest that it wil be a while yet but under current policy of butinmg youngsters and reworking wage structure downwards (plus there will be mistakes in transfer windows and injuries) that it might be a while yet!
There are some uoung players like Guiu who have hadly any EPL minutes as yet. Perhaps he is seen as just a sell on possibility. But bought from Barcelona and showing some signs there and in Conference League of potential that could come to fruition in a year or two's time. WE don need to get striker support for Jackson and preferably someone who is good in the air and a poacher in the box. Santos surely already well on the way as an exciting DM and possible Oavia back up pr rep;lacement iof Lavia injury woes continue. Estevao Willian and Kendry Paez on their way though one or other might go out on loan perhaps. So we also need CB cover and perhaps also as LB and RB if James continues to struggle with injury and Veiga not seen as a CB but unhap[py at cobering LB, Then there is the ongoing search for genuine worldy goalkeeper if Sanchez - a pretty impressive shot stopper but often terrifying as a passer out of the ball/ with ball at feet - is the best we really have on our books at present.
18 Jan 2025 11:08:36
Sorry for all my typos I must remember to check before posting!