strawb 4177 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I completely agree that prices have gone mental. on the other hand, I couldn't give a fuck. A million pounds to me is mental. That prices have risen in place with the TV deal isn't surprising and it's not my money. Bargains and failures will still happen. As long as we get the players Rafa wants I'm not bothered if they cost 2million of 200million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21807 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Agreed, who ultimately gives a shit if "we" are "ripped off" if Rafa gets the players he wants and they do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) We all should. We don't have a bottomless pit of money. I expected better from a Jew. Edited July 7, 2017 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5175 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Aye, you want to see the club being prudent really. The problem these days is trying to establish what prudent even is - certainly it doesn't appear to be anything like what it was a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The clubs Twitter feed is milking this Lejeune signing for all it's worth like. They've posted about 3 interviews/articles a day with him since he signed. I wouldn't mind if they had pushed the boat out and made a marquee signing but he's an £8mil CB no-ones heard of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21807 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 2 hours ago, ewerk said: We all should. We don't have a bottomless pit of money. I expected better from a Jew. Reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 It's a compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7243 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Rayvin said: Aye, you want to see the club being prudent really. The problem these days is trying to establish what prudent even is - certainly it doesn't appear to be anything like what it was a couple of years ago. As a supporter you don't really gain anything from the club being prudent, and they expect anything but from you. You want them to be visionary and innovative and invest in key management, coaching and support roles that facilitate meaningful nurturing of talent and effective acquisition of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Yeah but I want to see them maximising their resources. Not blowing their wad on over-priced shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 42 minutes ago, OTF said: As a supporter you don't really gain anything from the club being prudent, and they expect anything but from you. You want them to be visionary and innovative and invest in key management, coaching and support roles that facilitate meaningful nurturing of talent and effective acquisition of players. I don't think ambition and prudence are mutually exclusive. It's nice not to end up in administration, or avoiding worst case scenario actually having a team left to support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4177 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The only team to actually go out of business was Rangers and that was nowt to do with transfer spending. Like I said Im not advocating splashing out loads on average players, I just want Rafa to get the players he wants regardless of cost because it's not my money and I would rather see full Rafa team than a cheaper approximation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 I fucking hate pre-season, it's fucking mind numbing for a football fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, strawb said: The only team to actually go out of business was Rangers and that was nowt to do with transfer spending. Like I said Im not advocating splashing out loads on average players, I just want Rafa to get the players he wants regardless of cost because it's not my money and I would rather see full Rafa team than a cheaper approximation. Plenty of teams have gotten themselves completely fucked over by poor transfer decisions and wage structures. Leeds; Portsmouth; Sunderland. Obviously we want Rafa to have the money required to rebuild a Premier League side, but he'll have £100m, not £2-300m, and needs to budget accordingly. That's why the current prices are such a shit-show, being quoted half the transfer budget for a decent striker alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21807 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 22 minutes ago, Anorthernsoul said: I fucking hate pre-season, it's fucking mind numbing for a football fan. test match cricket is here to save the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Hey, just how many new players have Huddersfield got already, I see they just signed a Danish defender, is that 4 or 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We've turned down £5mil from Boro for Darlow If we can get £7mil+ for him and bring in Reina I'll be happy. Although we might be underselling Darlow in the current market. He had a good season for us and was unlucky to be dropped imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4177 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Would rather sell Elliot, he is as good as he is going to get and there might be room for Darlow to improve further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247 597 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) I kind of expected us to sell Darlow, Rafa is all about trust and Darlow made a few bad howlers last season. In the prem they will cost us even more Edited July 7, 2017 by 247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13792 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I think Darlow could get better but him and Elliot are as much of a muchness to me and you wouldn't get £5 million for Elliot at this point. Maybe Rafa sees Krul as Number 1 with Woodman set to challenge him in a couple of seasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21807 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We're aren't really even being linked with anyone, are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13792 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Just now, Dr Gloom said: We're aren't really even being linked with anyone, are we? Other than Ryder's story about Darlow linking us to Reina? And yesterday's link to Murphy from Norwich? NUFC.com usually does a good job of collating all the rumours from all manners of shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4177 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Think the lack of links might be on purpose, most of our signings last season weren't linked prior were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5175 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 16 minutes ago, strawb said: Think the lack of links might be on purpose, most of our signings last season weren't linked prior were they? Agree with this. They do seem to come out of the blue to a degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21807 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Other than Ryder's story about Darlow linking us to Reina? And yesterday's link to Murphy from Norwich? NUFC.com usually does a good job of collating all the rumours from all manners of shite There's fuck all on nufc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Mark Douglas reckons our no.1 target is Reina Theres some revisionism going on with Darlow mind. He won us games on his own last season at times. He was unplayable against forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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