Transfers, 2024-25 season

[wykikitoon 22735]

Nee Fish tbh, he would have that in a proper spreadsheet 

[Toonpack 11328]

3 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Nee Fish tbh, he would have that in a proper spreadsheet if it'd fit 

 FYP

[Kid Dynamite 7611]

5 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Nee Fish tbh, he would have that in a proper spreadsheet 

I have to actually work my my wages  

[The Fish 11313]

7 minutes ago, Toonpack said:

 

We're not fit and won't be until into next year though, even if we were, we're getting old at CB.

 

We scored 85 goals last season even with supposedly shit right wingers. but we conceded 62, the latter is a MUCH bigger problem than the former IMO. 

We didn't concede 62 goals because we should have spent £70m on a £40m centreback in Guehi.

 

We conceded 62 not because of the paucity of talent, or poor coaching. It's because we had our first choice centre back missing for great swathes of the season, our integral goalkeeper missed half the season, our midfield was either absent, or limping along exhausted.

[ewerk 33116]

10 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Top 50 players with the most presses last season

 

 

I notice that the greatest footballer in history, Cole Palmer, isn’t in there. Maybe Poch didn’t demand pressing from his front players?

[Toonpack 11328]

2 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said:

I have to actually work my my wages  

 

You work here: ???

 

[Toonpack 11328]

2 minutes ago, The Fish said:

We didn't concede 62 goals because we should have spent £70m on a £40m centreback in Guehi.

 

We conceded 62 not because of the paucity of talent, or poor coaching. It's because we had our first choice centre back missing for great swathes of the season, our integral goalkeeper missed half the season, our midfield was either absent, or limping along exhausted.

 

You mitigate that how exactly ? (coz the fucker's going to miss a shitload of this one too and his condition upon return is not guaranteed) Oh a new RW would have sorted that, how silly of me.

[Dr Gloom 23574]

1 hour ago, Toonpack said:

 

We're not fit and won't be until into next year though, even if we were, we're getting old at CB.

 

We scored 85 goals last season even with supposedly shit right wingers. but we conceded 62, the latter is a MUCH bigger problem than the former IMO. 

we conceded loads of goals last season because teams were carving through our midfield of Miley, longstaff and Bruno who were all dead on their feet playing two games a week with no rotation. We should avoid that happening again if we avoid another injury crisis, which hopefully we will without the extra european fixtures. 
 

There’s nowt wrong with our CBs. The same defence was watertight the previous season when the players in front of them weren’t all dead on their feet. There is plenty wrong with our options at RW.

 

I’d much rather spunk £70m on Mbeumo or a Bowen and get a stopgap signing or loan at centre back rather then the other way around. But it looks like the powers that he disagree. 
 

Unless they’re keeping their powder dry for a £120m splurge on deadline day - seems unlikely given psr but if we shift Trippier and Miggy for decent money, you never know 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Dr Gloom

[Dr Gloom 23574]

1 hour ago, The Fish said:

We didn't concede 62 goals because we should have spent £70m on a £40m centreback in Guehi.

 

We conceded 62 not because of the paucity of talent, or poor coaching. It's because we had our first choice centre back missing for great swathes of the season, our integral goalkeeper missed half the season, our midfield was either absent, or limping along exhausted.

Pope and the midfield were the main issues. We defended 20 yards deeper than we did the previous season because dubs can’t sweep, leaving a massive hole between our back line and midfield for opponents to easily exploit and the midfield were all goosed and couldn’t play with the same intensity. Big Jam and Krafth both did well as reserve CBs when called upon. 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Dr Gloom

[Dr Gloom 23574]

Having said all that, I do understand why they want Guehi - they’re planning for the future and Schar won’t be at this level forever. I just don’t think it’s as big a priority as RW, where we still have two players who played for Bruce fighting for the starting spot. Both honest players but neither really good enough three years into the takeover. It’s time to upgrade that spot as it’s the only area which hasn’t been improved since the saudis came in 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Dr Gloom

[Gemmill 49745]

As in other windows, we are focusing on the SPECIFIC players we've identified in the areas we need to improve. We totally do need to improve the defence btw. 

 

I think we know we won't get Guehi when he's signing pre-contracts, cos we won't pay him the sort of wage others will offer in those circumstances. We want him, and it's now or never, so we're paying his post-Euros cost because that's how highly we value filling the right sided CB slot with a young bloke with PL experience. 

 

If one of our right wing targets is available for the right money in this window, I'm sure we're currently trying to sign them too. 

 

The idea that we are somehow foregoing [UNNAMED RW] by "wasting" the money on Guehi is stupidly simplistic. The notion that we can just take that money and apply it to a different position when we have no idea what the targets are that we have in that area, or what the wage demands would he for a £70m [UNNAMED RW]. 

 

We don't know who the RW targets are and what their cost is. But it sounds like we are actively trying to bring one of them in AT THE SAME TIME as we are trying to sign Guehi. Maybe it's not one or the other at all. 

 

[Gemmill 49745]

Mbeumo again.

 

The bloke is 5 foot 7 man. We're not going back to the Ryan Fraser dwarf on the wing days. 

 

And you don't want to spend £70m on Guehi but you'd like to spend it on Mbeumo?!

 

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[Howmanheyman 36443]

2 hours ago, ewerk said:

 

There's no one going to pay that and he made clear in his statement that he expects his money so unless Chelsea are going to subsidise his wages he's sitting in the reserves all season costing them £17m a year.

 

I'm content with that outcome, tbh. 

[Kid Dynamite 7611]

Madueke rumours gathering pace. 
 

Guehi, Madueke, Osula and Kelly will have been a very good window if we pull it off. (We'll not mention the 4th and 5th choice keepers)

[Dazzler 11693]

31 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Mbeumo again.

 

The bloke is 5 foot 7 man. We're not going back to the Ryan Fraser dwarf on the wing days. 

 

And you don't want to spend £70m on Guehi but you'd like to spend it on Mbeumo?!

 

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Don't you fucking dare mention 5 foot 7 in the same paragraph as Ryan Fraser again. I am a monster among men stood next to people like Ryan Fraser. 

 

[Gemmill 49745]

*pats Dazzler on the head*

 

No offence sonny.

[RobinRobin 12442]

1 minute ago, Dazzler said:

Don't you fucking dare mention 5 foot 7 in the same paragraph as Ryan Fraser again. I am a monster among men stood next to people like Ryan Fraser. 

 

[Dazzler 11693]

5 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

*pats Dazzler on the head*

 

No offence sonny.

That's a sure fire way to lose some fingers. Just ask any Jack Russell in the cat and dog shelter. Good luck typing your short people racism if you go around patting us stumpy fuckers on the head too often.

[Gemmill 49745]

On 19/08/2024 at 18:36, Gemmill said:

On the day that it breaks that Bruno is new club captain, Trippier is turning out for the U21s, two days after he got zero minutes in a backs to the wall season opener. 

 

And you think this all just looks normal? 

 

On 19/08/2024 at 18:45, ewerk said:

Aye, after flying to Australia for that complete waste of time and going to the very end in the Euros he will have had very little pre-season. This will be to get him match fit and nothing else.

 

On 19/08/2024 at 18:39, PaddockLad said:

He’s in there to get minutes in his legs if you ask me. If he was about to be sold he would hardly turning out for the U21s… 

 

On 19/08/2024 at 18:32, Isegrim said:

I don’t think this a punishment too either, more likely Howe spoke with Trippier about the demotion to tie Bruno to the club. Trippier doesn’t need the armband to be a leader as he has shown in the past

 

See if you can spot who knew what he was talking about in the above selection of posts btw. 

 

Selected ENTIRELY at random. 

[ewerk 33116]

6 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

 

 

 

See if you can spot who knew what he was talking about in the above selection of posts btw. 

 

Selected ENTIRELY at random. 

 

'Like I said'.

 

Fucking Sean Casey-lite.

[Gemmill 49745]

Full fat Luke Edwards from you. 

 

"I'm reading a lot of reports on here that Kieran Trippier might be leaving the club, it I'm not hearing anything to supp-     *GUMPH*....." 

[ewerk 33116]

You said fuck all, if he was staying then you'd be saying 'I was just asking questions'. Farage would be proud of your bullshit.

[The Fish 11313]

1 hour ago, Toonpack said:

 

You mitigate that how exactly ? (coz the fucker's going to miss a shitload of this one too and his condition upon return is not guaranteed) Oh a new RW would have sorted that, how silly of me.

Well, we have our first choice 'keeper back and fit, and hopefully we won't be absolutely decimated in the centre of the park. As Gloomy says we should be playing football further up the pitch, which will limit the number of chances the opponents have. We were brilliant defensively before Botman, no reason we cannot hit those heights again, with better players to boot.

 

A better RW will mean we can force their fullbacks and potentially their wingers to neglect their attacking responsibilities to focus more on defending. Also, more goals.

[ewerk 33116]

2 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

I know we could play him out of position on the RW, but we might as well play Barnes or Gordon there if we are going to do that 

 

It's not exactly out of position, he's equally as adept on either side.

[Holden McGroin 7546]

1 hour ago, Gemmill said:

Mbeumo again.

 

The bloke is 5 foot 7 man. We're not going back to the Ryan Fraser dwarf on the wing days. 

 

And you don't want to spend £70m on Guehi but you'd like to spend it on Mbeumo?!

 

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Guehi is apparently only 5'11 which is a midget for CB.

 

(Officially he adds a fake inch on like all men do )