LongTimeAdmirer 1206 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Craig said: If I'm truly honest, I think we've been extremely lucky at this stage of the project to capture the likes of Trippier, Bruno & Botman. The problem is, it's set a level of expectation with many in our fan base but the reality is we've attracted them to a mid-table club that's as far away from London as you can get in the PL and we've done so without the prospect of European football. To all the numbskulls out there this summer moaning, they instead ought to be commending the owners for getting them in rather than complaining we won't give into the extortionate demands of overly greedy players and agents. I'm fairly convinced we will sign more players before the window closes and it'll be frustrating if we don't, but even if that does come to be, we need to maintain some perspective. It certainly won't have been a case that we can question the effort to sign players and we do need to keep mindful of the excellent progress we have made in a relatively short space of time. The likes of Botman and Bruno will expect CL football and if we continue on the same trajectory, they will get it with us. So you reckon, spending all summer window chasing after guys in the 50-60 mil bracket and us sticking to offering 40 + 5 type of deals... was them being extortionate and ashworth being clever? Cmon man 3 hours ago, Craig said: The best signing we made this summer year by a country mile is Dan Ashworth. How? No attacking players have come in this summer. He keeps lowballing other teams and near the end, we've end up with a 19 year old unproven lad (also, still not signed) I don't understand why you're so enamored with ashworth and think he's above being criticized 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6581 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, MrBass said: So we don't expect to hear a "I told you so" from you in the unlikely event of it happening. It's not fucking Top Trumps, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6581 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Just now, LongTimeAdmirer said: So you reckon, spending all summer window chasing after guys in the 50-60 mil bracket and us sticking to offering 40 + 5 type of deals... was them being extortionate and ashworth being clever? Cmon man How? No attacking players have come in this summer. He keeps lowballing other teams and near the end, we've end up with a 19 year old unproven lad (also, still not signed) I don't understand why you're so enamored with ashworth and think he's above being criticized Fuck me gently, on all aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42647 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, Craig said: Fuck me gently, on all aspects. Craig's best dirty talk itt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2561 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 27 minutes ago, Craig said: It's not fucking Top Trumps, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1180 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Still 12 days of the window to go. Not time to get wet knickers yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTaylor5 815 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I cannot believe people are upset. We have signed an improved keeper and a major upgrade at centre back which has longevity. The left back position is also a bonus. Looking back to January, we signed Trippier, Burn and Bruno. Last summer we went the full way to sign Willock. What is sad is that was actually quite a successful window all things considered. I wish people would stop and have a think. We are not in the Chapions League, we are not in Europe at all. We have a cap due to FFP. We have no recent history of success and we lost out to PSG on the striker who looked set to sign. If I was a young French player, am I going to want to go to NUFC as it is now or go to PSG and learn from the calibre of player they have now? I think (some) need a bit of perspective. We are not at the level of Manchester City and they couldn't sign Kane. It wasn't that much more to get there man last summer but the difference wasn't right for them. I don't think us stepping back from deals due to the financial situation will or should change as we move on to higher levels of success (I think we will pay more in the future but this will match the standard of player). I want us to be sensible with our money not end up like Everton. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19312 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13595 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I do wonder if they’re halfway tempted to try and fuck Lewis off somewhere and get a left-back in on loan. Spending the run until January with only Targett there has got to be a worry as Burn shouldn’t be over there anymore than he has to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19312 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) Edited August 19, 2022 by wykikitoon 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4256 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Also known as the Giggs Wales call-up hamstring. (Not related to him being a woman beating shithouse) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Do clubs usually go to the bother of saying that the player has had a scan though, when they're withdrawing a player because he's about to be sold? It obviously seems very coincidental, but players do get knocks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 10690 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I remain completely confident that we possibly may or may not buy Paquetta before the deadline or some other time. In other words I'm going to wait and see and trust those closer to the club to make decisions in the best interests of the club. Probably 🙂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 10690 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Oh, for HMHM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 10690 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Or 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3235 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) The Athletic reached out to Pedro's agent for comment, and the response was that given the importance of the moment, they'd rather not comment. Given the difficulty we've had in securing attacking talent I'm loath to getting ahead of myself, but surely it's only a matter of days before this is wrapped up. Then we can focus all our attentions on Chelsea's cast offs. Edited August 20, 2022 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6229 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Id be delighted with the window if we got Joao Pedro then Pulisic on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Holden McGroin said: Id be delighted with the window if we got Joao Pedro then Pulisic on loan. Then Paqueta or Maddison on deadline day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6229 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 id get a full on robot chubby if that happened but id be happy with the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19312 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I keep seeing mentions of a marquee signing. Cant remember where, But if we get Pedro I cannot see us getting a marquee signing if its true about our cashflow. Like Holden, get Pedro and Pulisic on loan and IMO thats a superb transfer window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 33 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: I keep seeing mentions of a marquee signing. Cant remember where, But if we get Pedro I cannot see us getting a marquee signing if its true about our cashflow. Like Holden, get Pedro and Pulisic on loan and IMO thats a superb transfer window. it is. and yet I want more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Chicken nonce is surely taking the piss at this point. Rampant speculation and innuendo for clicks are the cornerstones of his so called journalism, and then the actual tip offs he does get are likely purely down to working for a major paper in the Telegraph, as opposed to any journalism on his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Watford release official Joao Pedro update after Toon target misses out at Preston - Interesting… | NUFC Blog Pedro's injury has mysteriously migrated from his ankle to his calf 😉 Sarr is also missing for Watford having been linked to Palace. I would have taken Sarr as I think he has a lot of potential, but obviously we're seemingly unlikely to make two permanent signings. When you consider Sarr's output for a poor Watford side and him still being relatively young, then there's perhaps not that much of a gap between someone like him and Hudson-Odoi for example, or even Pulisic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Polarboy said: Watford release official Joao Pedro update after Toon target misses out at Preston - Interesting… | NUFC Blog Pedro's injury has mysteriously migrated from his ankle to his calf 😉 Sarr is also missing for Watford having been linked to Palace. I would have taken Sarr as I think he has a lot of potential, but obviously we're seemingly unlikely to make two permanent signings. When you consider Sarr's output for a poor Watford side and him still being relatively young, then there's perhaps not that much of a gap between someone like him and Hudson-Odoi for example, or even Pulisic. i think Pulisic is a different level to the others you mentioned. He’s had a rough time at Chelsea but I’d put him more alongside the likes of Paqueta and Maddison. i could see him making an immediate impact on the first team where Pedro might be filed more under squad player/one for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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