It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[Matt Diablo]

The point is quality players are leaving and not being replaced with players of equal quality

Slow down and lock yourself in a darkened room

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

Slow down and lock yourself in a darkened room

I think he has a point, we've lost Laporte, Cancelo, Mahrez, Gundagon and Palmer. None of the replacements are of a similar quality, apart from Doku, if he fixes his 'final ball' issues.

 

[lasereyes]

I think he has a point, we've lost Laporte, Cancelo, Mahrez, Gundagon and Palmer. None of the replacements are of a similar quality, apart from Doku, if he fixes his 'final ball' issues.

Cancelo leaving = upgrade (addition by subtraction)
Laporte => Gvardiol = upgrade
Mahrez => Foden (who was not starting regularly in 2022/23) = same at worst
Gundogan => Kovacic = downgrade, but not substantially
Palmer => Bobb = short term downgrade, but Palmer wouldnt have been a regular starter

You also have Lewis developing which can further offset loss of Gundo

Net/net, not worse off

 

[FMwkdsoul]

Cancelo leaving = upgrade (addition by subtraction)
Laporte => Gvardiol = upgrade
Mahrez => Foden (who was not starting regularly in 2022/23) = same at worst
Gundogan => Kovacic = downgrade, but not substantially
Palmer => Bobb = short term downgrade, but Palmer wouldnt have been a regular starter

You also have Lewis developing which can further offset loss of Gundo

Net/net, not worse off

Development of Anakji being a swiss army knife (pun intended) doesnt happen if Cancelo isnt fucked off as well I reckon

Its not been perfect but its not been as shite as some shout everyday. Only Phillips is a bust, and Nunes/Gomez probably still in the questionable bracket.

 

[Mad 4 It]

Cancelo leaving = upgrade (addition by subtraction)
Laporte => Gvardiol = upgrade
Mahrez => Foden (who was not starting regularly in 2022/23) = same at worst
Gundogan => Kovacic = downgrade, but not substantially
Palmer => Bobb = short term downgrade, but Palmer wouldnt have been a regular starter

You also have Lewis developing which can further offset loss of Gundo

Net/net, not worse off

Why buy Nunes when we have Bob, surely that’s £50mill towards a marque signing

 

[Centurions]

I thought we’d just won 4 in a row?

Which is only 1 per season on average so they've got a point.

 

[Mad 4 It]

Slow down and lock yourself in a darkened room

We are getting weaker in my opinion without further marquee signings I think we will struggle

 

[FMwkdsoul]

We are getting weaker in my opinion without further marquee signings I think we will struggle

back to the Ronaldo bid. nice.

 

[CC1]

I think he has a point, we've lost Laporte, Cancelo, Mahrez, Gundagon and Palmer. None of the replacements are of a similar quality, apart from Doku, if he fixes his 'final ball' issues.

Guardiol? Grealish (joined after Cancelo left) Akanji?

 

[richards30]

If we went for branthwaite, who goes? Stones? Ake?