The Squad planning thread

[Dribble]

Good post mate but a one year extension is not enough and pep needs to tie down for 2 year’s minimum or we get a new coach because we can’t be going through this next season again.

Tbh, this constant "will he, won't he" every couple of seasons is becoming tiresome.

In fairness to Pep, he's always stated that he prefers short-term contracts, as they don't allow him, the club or the squad to become too comfortable or complacent.

Also, it's not him constantly bringing up his contract situation. It's usually the media or City fans, so aside from saying yes or no, Pep can't stop everyone from speculating in the meantime.

 

[HelloCity]

 

[John Wayne]

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And yet people think we haven't got scope to fully regenerate the squad. I think we're holding back for a huge spending spree in summer 2025. It'll be the most we'll have ever spent in a single window.

 

[JewelZee]

We had similar situations after Kompany left. I don't get why we didn't move to replace him other than Pep saying the right player at the right price wasn't available.

Not being in the room with Txiki & Pep, we can only suppose, but I do think this summer will be big precisely because of Walker, Gundog & KDB's age, & the need for a Rodri back-up.

With question marks over Nunes (imo), McAtee & JWE etc, we've a lot to be getting on with. However, I honestly don't think the 115 has directly affected our transfer plans. We've been under FFP, PSR & APT duress since 2010, & they've not stopped us from spending when necessary.

I suppose short of the club telling us (which obviously they won't) we may never know if the charges impacted our transfer policy once the hearings were set. Impossible for us to say. It's also very possible the relatively quiet windows and the charges are completely unrelated. Not replacing Alvarez and proceeding with no back up striker, not bringing in serious cover for Rodri, hanging on to Walker, bringing back Gundo on an unplanned free after really never having fully replaced him. These all seem like odd moves to me when compared to most previous windows. As I've said previously I look forward to us being cleared and the club going about a serious refresh ideally with Pep aboard to pilot it. But until that happens I expect this season to be a slog in large part due to our own actions and inactions. If January arrives and a decision regarding the charges hasn't been reached and we do nothing to improve our chances then I'd have to think we have our answer as far as waiting for an outcome before going big. We shall see.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Ouch. You can add Porro and Lavia to that bit of good business...

And if we hadn’t moved all these players on we’d have a squad as big as the media portray.

 

[JewelZee]

And if we hadn’t moved all these players on we’d have a squad as big as the media portray.

There are others still here that would be gone...