summer '22 transfer craziness and stupidity

[fakeyank]

Striker and a CM needed because Xhaka is a liability and Partey is gonna miss half of each season. We need an experienced, PL ready option.

Isnt Zinchenko supposed to be that player? Also, AMN if not loaned out or killed can also be the player there.

[mandela8]

Yeah, look I wasn't talking about whether they'll turn out to be quality additions for them or not - I was talking more about the footballing world's skewed reaction to whatever it is that us and them do. If we'd signed the exact same players spurs have this summer then you just know they'd all be written off as a giant waste of money and bunch of bums - people would have found some issue with every single one of them. And if spurs had signed the players we've brought in then they'd all be hyped up as future Ballon d'or winners. As it is their players are the shrewdest of shrewd buys and ours are a bunch of bums that don't improve us.

Fwiw I think you're right - I think spurs will be really tough this year, but I'm not really worried about it. As I said a few pages back, us and them are on very different timelines - they need to be achieving success immediately, while Conte is still interested and their key players are at their peak, and I'm not sure they're going to be quite good enough to topple City or Liverpool in the next year or two. Our team, on the other hand, still has another 2-3 years before it hits its peak years, and we're already right up their arses! 2 points between us last season despite them having the world-class manager and the elite forward line, and us having the rookie coach and the youngest, thinnest squad in the league with no strikers. Honestly, I'm happy with where we are and what we're doing.

Ahh...fair enough, man.

I've never really had much exposure to the English fitba press, tbh. So not something I was actually aware of, tbh.

[Globalgunner]

Isnt Zinchenko supposed to be that player? Also, AMN if not loaned out or killed can also be the player there.

AMN....Seriously?. That boy has the talent at football that an elephant would have at ballet. He is below average

[Marc Overmars]

I’m actually feeling really positive and looking forward to the start of the season. I honestly don’t remember when I was last eager for things to get under way.

I think the club has done a lot over the past couple of years to bridge the gap with fans. I feel there’s a lot more transparency now and there’s quite a clear direction of travel. Fuck knows how things will go this season but I’m all in for it.

Defeat at Palace is incoming btw…

[IBK]

Yeah, look I wasn't talking about whether they'll turn out to be quality additions for them or not - I was talking more about the footballing world's skewed reaction to whatever it is that us and them do. If we'd signed the exact same players spurs have this summer then you just know they'd all be written off as a giant waste of money and bunch of bums - people would have found some issue with every single one of them. And if spurs had signed the players we've brought in then they'd all be hyped up as future Ballon d'or winners. As it is their players are the shrewdest of shrewd buys and ours are a bunch of bums that don't improve us.

Fwiw I think you're right - I think spurs will be really tough this year, but I'm not really worried about it. As I said a few pages back, us and them are on very different timelines - they need to be achieving success immediately, while Conte is still interested and their key players are at their peak, and I'm not sure they're going to be quite good enough to topple City or Liverpool in the next year or two. Our team, on the other hand, still has another 2-3 years before it hits its peak years, and we're already right up their arses! 2 points between us last season despite them having the world-class manager and the elite forward line, and us having the rookie coach and the youngest, thinnest squad in the league with no strikers. Honestly, I'm happy with where we are and what we're doing.

Good points here. It does rankle with me, however that we are obsessed with those twats. F*ck them. I refuse to talk them up and fervently hope that they will Sp*rs it up as usual...

[I am invisible]

I’m actually feeling really positive and looking forward to the start of the season. I honestly don’t remember when I was last eager for things to get under way.

I think the club has done a lot over the past couple of years to bridge the gap with fans. I feel there’s a lot more transparency now and there’s quite a clear direction of travel. Fuck knows how things will go this season but I’m all in for it.

Defeat at Palace is incoming btw…

I think the overall coherency of the strategy has been crucial to bridging that gap too. When you can clearly see what the plan is, even if you don't particularly agree with it, you at least know where to set your targets and expectation levels. You can predict what's coming, how long it will take and where the bumps in the road are likely to be, and that takes so much of the stress and anxiety out of following the club. Fans don't like being surprised - they like knowing what's coming and being prepared for it. They don't like being made to look like mugs in front of other fans because they've set their expectation levels completely wrong - that embarrassment gets passed straight back to the club in rage.

[I am invisible]

Good points here. It does rankle with me, however that we are obsessed with those twats. F*ck them. I refuse to talk them up and fervently hope that they will Sp*rs it up as usual...

We play them twice a season - beyond that we have precisely zero control over what they do. As long as we actually have a plan of our own, and are making good on it, that's all I ask.

[I am invisible]

Interesting... Zinchenko to Arsenal = Cucurella to City = maybe Nuno going to Brighton on loan? That works for me.

[IBK]

We play them twice a season - beyond that we have precisely zero control over what they do. As long as we actually have a plan of our own, and are making good on it, that's all I ask.

This

[fakeyank]

I’m actually feeling really positive and looking forward to the start of the season. I honestly don’t remember when I was last eager for things to get under way.

I think the club has done a lot over the past couple of years to bridge the gap with fans. I feel there’s a lot more transparency now and there’s quite a clear direction of travel. Fuck knows how things will go this season but I’m all in for it.

Defeat at Palace is incoming btw…

I am cautiously optimistic although I think we need one more striker. While Nketiah has shown promise, I dread having him as no.1 striker if Jesus is injured. I also dont get the call for Tielemans.. where is he going to play?! I am still confused whats our best XI with Vieira, Zinchenko now in the mix..