Mate, City have been perfectly planning for over a decade.
This is exactly our issue.. We are a tool to promote Abu Dhabi and as such they don’t want the state linked to negativity. PSG on the other hand don’t care, they go balls deep to show Qatar dominance.any french members? how is the domestic media towards PSG?
I cannot imagine the amount of shit we would get for the window PSG just having. i like how they dont give a shit, they do not try to be "loved" & accepted by rivals neither domestic level or CL level.
I wonder if French media is giving them as much vitriol tho.
Now you sound like a spoiled brat because we missed out on two players for reasons you and I will never know unless the club or player will go public.If people actually think this I don't know what to say.
We spent 10 years positioning ourselves to get Messi, then ignored him the 1 year he was available to sign Harry Kane, who we didn't sign. Does that sound like perfect planning to you?
If we'd gone into the window only wanting Grealish, I would have been fine.
The problem is very publicly going after targets and very publicly failing.
Almost.All I care about is how our not so perfect planning panned out over the last 10 years. And it has been perfect result wise.
The super league and Chimps final apart. Still not complaining.Almost.
We clearly dont rate the player ffs
We do things differently I agree but we can’t sugar coat the fact that we have missed the chance to really push forward his season by bringing in a top quality striker but instead we paid £100 million for an attacking midfielder to add to our already growing list of attacking midfielders . Not complaining about grealish because he will become a superstar with us but we should have tied the striker down first as you don’t let your greatest striker leave and not even bring in a replacement even though last season we needed one to cover kun . Khaldoon comes out pre season to give us the talk that we will replace him so no wonder everyone is excited. Time will tell whether we made the right decision or we fucked up but when the likes of Chelsea and Utd have really strengthened we have stood still and now we rely on 2 rookie strikers who could end being great and Jesus who prefers the wing now .Mate, City have been perfectly planning for over a decade. I really get the feeling a lot on here, you included, are pissed off because we only signed one Jack Grealish.
We are not slow. We are different. And so far it has brought us fortune and silverware.
And no we do not need a left back as we actually have the best there is. With two back up options.
We could do with a CF. But only if the time and player are right. Ronaldo was someone passing by to wake up our noisy neighbours. I think a lot has been made of his home coming. Ronaldo to us would’ve been as debatable as Messi.
Again our board plans different and it has brought us where we are. Since 2011. It’s other teams that need to do the catch up. And even if they succeed it wouldn’t hurt me. That’s because our board has proven to deal with a temporary set back. Something a lot of our fans can’t handle these days.
Spot onWhy would they? They haven’t taken an established teams place, or a team that generates them millions shall we say. PSG doing what they’re doing is good for their brand. City being successful isn’t good as it means Liverpool or united arent, meaning less cash.
As good as Serg as been for us he really didn’t contribute last yearWe do things differently I agree but we can’t sugar coat the fact that we have missed the chance to really push forward his season by bringing in a top quality striker but instead we paid £100 million for an attacking midfielder to add to our already growing list of attacking midfielders . Not complaining about grealish because he will become a superstar with us but we should have tied the striker down first as you don’t let your greatest striker leave and not even bring in a replacement even though last season we needed one to cover kun . Khaldoon comes out pre season to give us the talk that we will replace him so no wonder everyone is excited. Time will tell whether we made the right decision or we fucked up but when the likes of Chelsea and Utd have really strengthened we have stood still and now we rely on 2 rookie strikers who could end being great and Jesus who prefers the wing now .
So what have Chelsea and more so United won over the recent years? Chelsea the Chimps League at our expense. Shit happens. We should know this more than any other fan.We do things differently I agree but we can’t sugar coat the fact that we have missed the chance to really push forward his season by bringing in a top quality striker but instead we paid £100 million for an attacking midfielder to add to our already growing list of attacking midfielders . Not complaining about grealish because he will become a superstar with us but we should have tied the striker down first as you don’t let your greatest striker leave and not even bring in a replacement even though last season we needed one to cover kun . Khaldoon comes out pre season to give us the talk that we will replace him so no wonder everyone is excited. Time will tell whether we made the right decision or we fucked up but when the likes of Chelsea and Utd have really strengthened we have stood still and now we rely on 2 rookie strikers who could end being great and Jesus who prefers the wing now .
You have missed his point i think. The point isn't the players we missed, but the lack of planning in the face of such failures. He's exactly right too.Now you sound like a spoiled brat because we missed out on two players for reasons you and I will never know unless the club or player will go public.
We can’t have any player we want. If we can’t we either switch or wait. All I care about is how our not so perfect planning panned out over the last 10 years. And it has been perfect result wise.
But then problem is we have no idea what the club were thinking. Most of us (myself included) have made a few wrong assumptions about the club and what they've been up to this summer, so who really knows?You have missed his point i think. The point isn't the players we missed, but the lack of planning in the face of such failures.
He's exactly right.
They have had mediocre managers...a rather obvious oversight. Chelsea did have sarri who i rate but he didn't speak good english and didn't command respect.So what have Chelsea and more so United won over the recent years? Chelsea the Chimps League at our expense. Shit happens. We should know this more than any other fan.
Maybe this is right. Maybe the rumour about us having a forward lined up for january all fits into the plan...in which case i will eat humble pie. Come next summer though if we are in the same boat then i guess we'll know for sure.But then problem is we have no idea what the club were thinking. Most of us (myself included) have made a few wrong assumptions about the club and what they've been up to this summer, so who really knows?
I'm not denying that the club maybe didn't do its due diligence, but at the same time none of us can say with any certainty that that was the case either.
You're within your rights to feel like that, but it doesn't change the fact that we don't really know why all this has all happened the way it has.Maybe this is right. Maybe the rumour about us having a forward lined up for january all fits into the plan...in which case i will eat humble pie. Come next summer though if we are in the same boat then i guess we'll know for sure.
As it stands on 31st august 2021 i'm personally not impressed at all by what we have done this summer. A luxury signing(who i love tbf) is all we have done on a release clause. No LB, no CDM, no CF.
I do have to agree with this a bit but nothing and nobody is perfect. Can’t understand why LB and CF gaps haven’t been filled. It could cost us very badlyYou have missed his point i think. The point isn't the players we missed, but the lack of planning in the face of such failures. He's exactly right too.
No good saying its our amazing planning being the reason we've been so successful...its largely down to pep who has managed a squad with obvious deficiencies to title wins. The squad recruitment side is whats potentially stopped us going even further. We are not nearly as well planned as what many like to believe and this summer has cemented that for me.
We'll be found out when pep leaves and a new manager is expacted to come up with solutions to cover our weaknesses in one or two positions.
1.5m? I’d say probably doublelooks fantastic, but how much are they paying for that lot in wages ? messi,ramos,donnarumma,wijnaldum and hakimi are all free transfers so will be earning top dollar, it annoys me when we get lumped in with them about ffp
they are forking out at least 1.5 m per week for that lot
Maybe their offer made more sense, who knows. Just because the club wants to put out we were never in, especially after the deal is closed, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true. Optics.Some people seem angry that we didn’t move for him, but it’s pretty plausible that he might just have preferred PSG. Doubt it’s as straightforward as us simply turning down the chance to sign him.
We also couldn't manage to find suitors for Bernardo or Laporte...I wonder how much of the business this summer was predicated on outgoings that never happened?I like our squad and have full faith in Pep, but more and more it feels like something fucking weird is going on.
The whole summer we had to hear about Kane constantly, and now we're finding out that we made 1 cheeky bid in the Euros and the Spurs refused to talk to us at all. So why did we not move on, or if there was no one else why continue the circus as if the transfer was real?
We sulposedly weren't that interested in Ronaldo, but managed to allow Mendes to make it look like we were enough to convince United to buy him and strengthen themselves massively.
We knew Mendy had been arrested on suspicion of multiple rapes and false imprisonment, and we had no plans for a left back? Seriously? Did no one think an arrest might lead to something?
We are obviously 1 player light at DM but not even a runour linking us to one of those.
It feels like something weird is going on.