Do I think we will sign a good enough LB eventually? Yes. That does however not change my opinion that I think we should have signed one already. Its not the end of the world if we sign one 1 day before the window closes. But I see few, if any, positives with signing one then instead of during the months before the season started, the time we usually sign players.We have to trust the process. There are 23 more days for deals to be done.
JWE will be working his arse off trying to prove to Pep that he’s ready too.
So far, it’s an irrelevance. We’ve won the only game that’s mattered.Do I think we will sign a good enough LB eventually? Yes. That does however not change my opinion that I think we should have signed one already. Its not the end of the world if we sign one 1 day before the window closes. But I see few, if any, positives with signing one then instead of during the months before the season started, the time we usually sign players.
I really don’t get this post. Are you just being sarcastic?? We made all our signings early (apart from the LB). This includes the most sought after CF in the world. When we used to leave it late everyone complained that the club didn’t know what they were doing.Cant remember us being in such a bad situation transfer wise for years. I'm happy with the signings we have made, and I think Txiki has done a tremendous job for us over the years, but to have so much unfinished business at this point is just not good enough. The season has already started and we have 5 fit senior defenders, having sold a good squad defender 3 weeks ago without having his replacement lined up in time for when the season starts. I assume Txiki had done his job and had a list of LB alternatives long before the transfer window opened, especially when we decided to sell our only backup fullback. Why we decided to wait with bidding on Cucurella until there was no time to get a replacement in before the season started if we couldnt get a deal done, I have no idea. The same day our final bid for Cucurella was rejected we should be negotiating a deal with another club/player to make sure we are not extremely vulnerable when the season starts. No matter how you look at it, the whole LB situation has been poorly handled. The season has started, and no one is signed.
On top of this it looks very likely we are willing to let a key player leave for half his value without any real possibility to replace him without it being a huge downgrade, again when the season has already started. All because another club prioritized signing just about every other player in Europe before they turned to us, we are apparently the one club that had no issue with waiting until the very last weeks of the window to get a deal done, even if it puts us in a terrible position. Since Barcelona have already spent about 200m on other players we must apparently also have to settle with a ridiculously low fee since they now cant afford to pay us more.
What on earth are we doing? This is not how we usually handle business, or is a way any serious club should handle its business. Did Txiki have a stroke, or why is he allowing us to be in such a bad situation all of the sudden when he has never allowed it before? And if its not true, why are we allowing another club to talk about us and our players on a daily basis all summer without doing something about it?
Something is very strange about how we are handling our business this summer. Some clarity from the club would be welcomed.
Thought it was just me who found that guys posts unbelievableThis Transfer forum is like a numpty magnet...off you pop back to Twitter.
Are you the transfer thread spokesman these days,didn't know you had such an entitled job.
I remember when posters could have an opinion,I've also been around long enough to see yourself ridiculed on many occasion as well,but 56k posts later is some achievement I guess.
Congrats on the new position anyway,seeing off the numpties,I'm just going back on Twitter for half hour or so :)
Try looking at the whole pictureDo you think its greatly handled by the club going into the season with 5 senior defenders and potentially selling a key player for half his value? If yes, why? If no, whats the problem with saying it?
I’m not moving unless you provide Bounty ice creams and a great big fuck off size bag of Walkers Sensations Chicken and Herb crisps.The sensible thing is to have this debate when the window shuts. I’m not sensible though.
Who is up for a Midnight transfer feast on 1st September? I’ve got crisps and Wagon Wheels. BringBackSales is bringing damp undergarments and jelly babies.
Take your boots with you ,but don't shit yourself in your white shorts lol!Be lucky to field 11 players on Saturday at this rate lol.
True. But in my opinion its a stupid and unnecessary risk, which is why I was complaining about it. You are free to disagree. We could probably sell Dias & KDB without replacing them and still win the league. I would probably criticize Txiki for that to, even if Pep managed to win the league without them.So far, it’s an irrelevance. We’ve won the only game that’s mattered.