Alan
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That there are only so many ways to get the cash to buy Prem quality players.Yes? What's your point?
That there are only so many ways to get the cash to buy Prem quality players.Yes? What's your point?
Not sure how this suggestion on the previous page that seemed to be largely agreed with, is now being argued against (by some of the same people)Totally agree.
I'd take a "boring" summer window.
Keep all the 1st team players, get a RWB back up, a striker, a back up keeper, bring back Mosquera and Chiquinho to be squad players.
Yeah that'd be great.
Yeah like coming 5 or 6 places higher than you budgeted for, for one.That there are only so many ways to get the cash to buy Prem quality players.
I think most people are saying we probably have to sell one (of our better) players, no?We sold players for significant sums last season, you're all mugs if you feel we need to do it to a large extent again this season.
We had money put aside for a January striker signing, that hasn't been spent.
We sold players for significant sums last season, you're all mugs if you feel we need to do it to a large extent again this season.
We had money put aside for a January striker signing, that hasn't been spent.
Not to fund a 20-30mill spend we don't, no. I absolutely don't think that.I think most people are saying we probably have to sell one (of our better) players, no?
Well given I suggested a BACK UP goalkeeper, a BACK UP RWB and a striker (who would be a squad player) and bring back Mosquera and Chiquinho into the squadNot sure anyone has said anything about replicating last summer.
All anyone has done is question your suggestion that we keep all our players and add 3/4 new players. If you want those new signings to be anywhere near good enough that isn't going to be likely.
Well given I suggested a BACK UP goalkeeper, a BACK UP RWB and a striker (who would be a squad player.)
We can absolutely do that without selling anyone.
Your logic baffles me.Good luck selling O'Neil that vision. Given we've made it public that we want him to sign a new contract in the summer.
Also, have fun convincing our first team players to stay through another summer of fuck all investment in the first team. There will be significant interest in multiple first team players this summer and big bids will come in from big clubs.
Your logic baffles me.
The big difference between you and everyone else isn't whether we need to raise money, it's that they will choose to not spend without selling players first. Only the gullible don't believe we have the money, I'd argue you have to be pretty naive after all the messaging to think we are going to spend anything without salesWell given I suggested a BACK UP goalkeeper, a BACK UP RWB and a striker (who would be a squad player) and bring back Mosquera and Chiquinho into the squad
We can absolutely do that without selling anyone, if you think otherwise you've been drinking the Fosun kool-aid.
Yeah, no need for that really is there?Easily done, clearly
"Everyone else" right ok...The big difference between you and everyone else isn't whether we need to raise money, it's that they will choose to not spend without selling players first. Only the gullible don't believe we have the money, I'd argue you have to be pretty naive after all the messaging to think we are going to spend anything without sales
Can, but won't"Everyone else" right ok...
Fosun have changed their strategy about 8 times since they came in, you don't know anymore than I do what they will do.
But we absolutely can fund the type of squad surgery I suggested without selling a major player, we all agree on that? Yes?
Depends how cheap we want to buy 2-3 players for.
Well that depends on how good the scouting is and how well they settle, no? We can comfortably afford a couple of £10-15m punts without selling one of our star players. We already gutted Compton and created significant PSR buffer last Summer; we don't need (and the depth can't afford) a one-in-one-out policy