Gemmill 44900 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Not signing Botman would have been a mistake. Don't forget as well that we thought we were gonna get Ekitike early in the window. That not happening fucked us and nobody expected the PSG move to happen. We came into the window with a plan and Botman and a keeper were very much part of that plan. You don't abandon 80% of your plan to complete 20% of it. I think it's far too simplistic to say with perfect hindsight that we made a mistake signing our only three signings of the window so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Simplistic is my middle name ginger balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44900 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Also, Ekitike not happening changed the value of the targets we're having to look at he was a raw unproven talent who could play across the front three, and it looked like we could get for about 30m. He was a rare talent which is why he went to PSG. When that went up in smoke we had to turn our attention to more established proven talent, and the price tag went up accordingly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44900 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Just now, Kid Dynamite said: Simplistic is my middle name ginger balls I thought it was handsome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Dieng has been left out of the Marseille squad today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20165 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 The business we have done so far I would have said is spot on. Still time left in the window. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Totally agree. Anyone who says the business we've done isn't exceptional needs to give their heads a shake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTaylor5 880 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I think what is hard is we are in a position where we are actually building something. I have never experienced this apart from when Bobby Robson brought it Bellamy and Bernard etc. I think it has been so long that it doesn't quite make sense. Even when we have got the likes of Ben Arfa and Cabaye, these weren't to build a team going forward it was seen as relatively cheap business that could spin a potential major profit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Gallagher would be a very decent signing if we're actually after him. Whether he's what we desperately need is another question, but Shelvey's injury does make him more of a priority than he would have been. He's only 22, plenty of potential, can play multiple centre mid roles, and managed 8 goals and 3 assists in a bang average Crystal Palace side with Vieira chopping and changing his position from attacking to defensive mid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Craig said: Totally agree. Anyone who says the business we've done isn't exceptional needs to give their heads a shake. Wood is the only blip across two windows so far, and even then he contributed to us staying up, so his transfer paid for itself in the end. It’s an exceptional success rate on transfers by the club since the takeover. The new signings have made us hard to break down but there’s no question we need more cutting edge at the business end of the field. Attacking players will follow this window, I’m sure. Whether it’s the marquee signing such as Paqueta or Maddison or a more pragmatic signing with an eye on FFP remains to be seen. It’s just good craic to be chatting about it all summer instead of wondering if we will stump up the loan fee see to sign Hamza bastard Choudhury on deadline day. It can’t happen overnight - we can’t sign a top player in every position that needs strengthening - but it would be underwhelming if we fail to add attacking players to those already signed this window. Edited August 14, 2022 by Dr Gloom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33246 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 40 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I thought it was handsome. 'Straight edge', surely? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 “Bigger than average” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20165 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Staveley and Ghodoussi are at Stanford Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30620 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Staveley and Ghodoussi are at Stanford Bridge their bying chelsea lol #ftm 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9431 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, ewerk said: their bying chelsea lol #ftm *they’re or even there at a stretch, but not their !! And as for bying - Christ on a bike! 🙄🤷🏼♂️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Toonpack said: *they’re or even there at a stretch, but not their !! And as for bying - Christ on a bike! 🙄🤷🏼♂️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3997 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Toonpack said: *they’re or even there at a stretch, but not their !! And as for bying - Christ on a bike! 🙄🤷🏼♂️ Calling Rainer Wolfcastle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44900 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 There for Gallagher or maybe Pulisic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Would you expect them to go there if it was about a player transfer though? Surely you'd be expecting it to be Ashworth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, Gemmill said: There for Gallagher or maybe Pulisic? Or Hudson-Odoi, or Broja. Of the four, given we'd only likely buy one and loan one given you can't loan more than one player from a club, and we likely won't pay the fees needed for two of those players, I'd take Pulisic and Broja. Broja will likely largely depend on Chelsea being successful in getting Aubameyang off Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20165 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 10 minutes ago, Craig said: Would you expect them to go there if it was about a player transfer though? Surely you'd be expecting it to be Ashworth. My thoughts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9431 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, spongebob toonpants said: Calling Rainer Wolfcastle *Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Pulisic would be an immense transfer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44900 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 45 minutes ago, Craig said: Would you expect them to go there if it was about a player transfer though? Surely you'd be expecting it to be Ashworth. Depends. If there's some sort of charm offensive taking place, then maybe you send the higher ups. It would be more strange if they'd just decided to go to the match to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20165 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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