Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 2 minutes ago, acrossthepond said: Anita was absolute dogshit but at least he was (ostensibly) a first-team player. We've bought nobody for the first team and have instead dredged up an ancient relic, signed a fifth-choice keeper that nobody wants and who in all likelihood will never appear in our colours, and brought in a covering CB on a free. PSR or no PSR it is an abject failure. someone has fucked uo somewhere. What will the chairman make of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9188 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: someone has fucked uo somewhere. What will the chairman make of it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20112 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 17 minutes ago, acrossthepond said: Anita was absolute dogshit but at least he was (ostensibly) a first-team player. We've bought nobody for the first team and have instead dredged up an ancient relic, signed a fifth-choice keeper that nobody wants and who in all likelihood will never appear in our colours, and brought in a covering CB on a free. PSR or no PSR it is an abject failure. Kelly? Hall? Are these not going to be first team players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 877 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 I think if everyone's fit, Kelly doesn't get a game, and Hall was agreed last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) Hall is a stretch. He played last season for us. It’s a technicality he is a new signing. Edited August 30 by Holden McGroin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 3 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Kelly? Hall? Are these not going to be first team players? Hall, yes. He improves the first team. But he was signed last year. If you’re counting him, why didn’t we try for a loan to buy this window, kicking the fee into next year? Kelly has been signed as a rotation option. I don’t think he improves the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Hall, yes. He improves the first team. But he was signed last year. If you’re counting him, why didn’t we try for a loan to buy this window, kicking the fee into next year? Kelly has been signed as a rotation option. I don’t think he improves the first team. Kelly is a weird one. I think he has potential to reach England squad (as. CB) but we have Botman first choice at LCB then Burn seemingly second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20112 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 It's a squad game though. Last season it showed how paper thin our squad was. Yes we need starters Fo Sho. But would I rather have Hall / Kelly over a crippled Dummett? Yes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 I think the key to improving is that you get players that will get into the first XI and they (eg Burn) take (eg Dummetts) their spot. Swapping backup for backup gets us nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Raheeeeem off to Gooners (it appears) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4156 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Absolute shocker of a summer. Many of the justifications given have some weight to them but if you had asked anyone at the start of June how many first team players we will sign most of us would have said 2-3, some might have cautioned realism and said 1-2. Absolutely no one would have thought zero first team signings. No more point crying over it I suppose. Over to Howe to provide more miracles, and pray absolutely pray that we dont get injuries to Isak and Bruno because if that happens we are a mid table outfit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 2 minutes ago, aimaad22 said: Absolute shocker of a summer. Many of the justifications given have some weight to them but if you had asked anyone at the start of June how many first team players we will sign most of us would have said 2-3, some might have cautioned realism and said 1-2. Absolutely no one would have thought zero first team signings. No more point crying over it I suppose. Over to Howe to provide more miracles, and pray absolutely pray that we dont get injuries to Isak and Bruno because if that happens we are a mid table outfit. With a great season we can get 6th. Otherwise it’s about 8-10 with current squad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 20 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: It's a squad game though. Last season it showed how paper thin our squad was. Yes we need starters Fo Sho. But would I rather have Hall / Kelly over a crippled Dummett? Yes. you need to sign squad players that Improve the squad - Kelly fits that brief because he’s better than Dummett. you also need to sign players that improve the first team. We haven’t managed one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 6 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: With a great season we can get 6th. Otherwise it’s about 8-10 with current squad. 7th-8th is about par this season now, I reckon. seventh felt like we regressed last season but there was mitigation. We overachieved the previous season and were hit with a massive injury crisis and had all the extra fixtures and rotten luck in the cup draws. this season felt like an opportunity. No European fixtures, a bloated champions league putting extra strain on our rivals. A signing or two would have given a much needed boost after a stuttering start to the season in terms of form. the game on Sunday feels massive all of a sudden. We’ll be going into it with an uneasy fan base where a signing or two would have galvanised the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Fraser has mutually terminated his contract and signed for Southampton. quick, we have funds for Guehi now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44804 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 31 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: If you’re counting him, why didn’t we try for a loan to buy this window, kicking the fee into next year? We probably did. Or none of our targets were available on this sort of deal. I doubt anybody workshopping ideas on here is coming up with things that the actual DoF hasn't thought of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Just now, Gemmill said: We probably did. Or none of our targets were available on this sort of deal. I doubt anybody workshopping ideas on here is coming up with things that the actual DoF hasn't thought of. Maybe they should have bid for Elanga last week if they really wanted him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 3 minutes ago, Gemmill said: We probably did. Or none of our targets were available on this sort of deal. I doubt anybody workshopping ideas on here is coming up with things that the actual DoF hasn't thought of. what is the point of our new DoF? Genuine question. Isn’t he supposed to be shit hot at identifying and signing talent? If that is the case, he’s had a bit of a shocker because the one outfield player we put any cash down for (Osula) was apparently Tindall’s pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30545 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 12 hours ago, ewerk said: Right, my sit in protest has begun and I’m not moving until we sign some cunt. I’ll be honest, at this stage it’s both a wet and dirty protest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 4 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Maybe they should have bid for Elanga last week if they really wanted him. that had “couldn’t get it over the line” written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44804 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 1 minute ago, Holden McGroin said: Maybe they should have bid for Elanga last week if they really wanted him. You know why they didn't though, don't you? Before posting this stuff, picture yourself standing in front of Howe and Mitchell going "Come on guys, why didn't you get someone on a loan with an obligation to buy deal? Why didn't you bid for Elanga last week?! Why couldn't YOU think of all this great stuff I'm coming up with?!" Imagine the look on both of their faces. And then don't post it. Just now, Dr Gloom said: what is the point of our new DoF? Genuine question. Isn’t he supposed to be shit hot at identifying and signing talent? If that is the case, he’s had a bit of a shocker because the one outfield player we put any cash down for (Osula) was apparently Tindall’s pick He's had a fucking stinker man. I've said. But it won't be for lack of trying. I'm gonna at least suppose that the bloke knows what he's doing and has been trying everything he can to bring our targets in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 I wouldn’t put anything past these clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Apparently Shefki Kuqi has been seen in Newcastle airport. 🧐 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 8 minutes ago, Polarboy said: Apparently Shefki Kuqi has been seen in Newcastle airport. 🧐 Snogging Nabil Bentaleb ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2977 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 26 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I doubt anybody workshopping ideas on here is coming up with things that the actual DoF hasn't thought of. 24 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Maybe they should have bid for Elanga last week if they really wanted him. That took two minutes by my watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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