| We are a week out of the Prem 12:44 - Aug 10 with 6024 views | chicoazul |
And have so few players we have a trialist on the bench. |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:31 - Aug 10 with 1670 views | SheffordBlue |
Thought McKenna's comments were quite well balanced:
Not where we want to be.
Difficult window.
Injuries impacted availability.
Got to make decisions for the next 10 months not the next 10 days. |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:50 - Aug 10 with 1613 views | LankHenners |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:03 - Aug 10 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
This.
I don’t think anyone is naive enough to think we would be done and ready to go by game one. But I do find the fact that we don’t have a Centre Midfielder signed yet is a big surprise given just how important that position is.
Injuries have been an issue tbf and we would have Hirst and Delap, now it’s just Delap. We are just incredibly light and it’s not bed wetting or whatever people say to have concerns about that. McKenna said it himself many times. |
Suspect we're finding CM particularly tough to recruit for as the demands we put on the players in that position are a lot and the 'perfect' player is one which will be a hard deal to do.
Injuries have compounded things although we'd still look light even with Hirst and Broadhead available. Think it's the classic TWTD thing of there being a couple of slightly hysterical posts about something then anything else which vaguely covers similar ground gets lumped in together with the OTT stuff and complained about in the same way. As you say daft that people do that when McKenna himself has publicly said he wants more and would have wanted more by this point in terms of signings. |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 18:02 - Aug 10 with 1567 views | SheffordBlue |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 15:23 - Aug 10 by Trequartista |
Agree, it’s going to need miraculous performances to take 1 point from the first two games. Morsy and Luongo are going to have to play out of their skins we should have integrated a central midfielder by now. It seems to me that Ashton has too much on his plate what with all the stadium upgrades. It’s just basically Werhun and him doing the entire recruitment.We don’t have any presence in the European or World markets. Hope I’ve got this all wrong. |
I think it is far more than Ashton and Werhun doing the recruitment. Two experienced scouts/analysts with Prem experience have been with the club for over 12 months and have the titles - Head of Technical Scouting North/South. We have a number of other analysts and scouts who support them. Gary Probert the Head of Football Operations was involved in scouting and recruitment even when Sam Williams was here.
Luke Werhun has been involved in contract negotiations for years working alongside Ashton and it seems like he's now taking the lead. I don't doubt that for some key conversations Ashton is involved.
I don't have any inside knowledge but it seems like it's been a pretty tough window for most clubs, excacerbated for us by our financial position and the fact that we must been as a 'risky option' due to the frequency with which newly promoted clubs get relegated. | |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 19:03 - Aug 10 with 1528 views | cressi |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 13:08 - Aug 10 by DinDjarin |
A very good one at that who is on a free, has played in the prem and is an international. |
If that good why did Brighton let go ? | | | |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 19:47 - Aug 10 with 1460 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 19:03 - Aug 10 by cressi |
If that good why did Brighton let go ? |
Chelsea let KDB go and Salah…… |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 19:56 - Aug 10 with 1446 views | MK1 |
So few players? Who have we sold? Pretty sure we have 11 ready for Saturday. As for the trialist, hardly a 15 year old straight out of kids league. Would be a valuable addition to our squad I would think. |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 20:06 - Aug 10 with 1424 views | waveneyblue |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 16:46 - Aug 10 by Juggsy |
Pant wetting seems to be the go to phrase for people who want to moan about other posters but can be arsed to, or can’t explain why.
I don’t see any evidence of said ‘pant wetting’ either. |
I would suggest that the OP is pant wetting.
Name a single team who is ready for the season?
Some of you just love being negative, love moaning and I'm sure can't wait for things to go wrong.
It's not a go to phrase, perhaps a simpler phrase is.... calm the f#ck down you melts |  | | |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 20:07 - Aug 10 with 1420 views | DinDjarin |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 19:03 - Aug 10 by cressi |
If that good why did Brighton let go ? |
Contract ran down, different manager now too and after he broke into the first team and done well, MOTM away to Newcastle, scored the winner at Liverpool he got injured and then loaned out.
He had some very good players ahead of him and Brighton have kicked on now so probably not quite what they need if looking for top half but their fans all say be a great signing for a lower end prem team. |  | | |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 20:09 - Aug 10 with 1407 views | waveneyblue |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:55 - Aug 10 by chicoazul |
Could be the third summer window in a row where we fail to get our target centre forward in. But some people just can’t stop kissing Ashtons rse. We are so short and if I was McK I’d be very annoyed by now. |
Sorry, I forgot that we've done so badly the last two seasons.
Ashton out.....
Apologies Mr Chicoanusol | | | |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 20:29 - Aug 10 with 1366 views | victorywilhappen |
We beat a team that will be playing in Europe next year. We are playing our cards close to our chest. Believe. |  | | |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 08:59 - Aug 11 with 1114 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:55 - Aug 10 by chicoazul |
Could be the third summer window in a row where we fail to get our target centre forward in. But some people just can’t stop kissing Ashtons rse. We are so short and if I was McK I’d be very annoyed by now. |
We've been promoted the last two seasons in a row you monumental fückwit. |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 10:01 - Aug 11 with 1061 views | Swailsey |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:55 - Aug 10 by chicoazul |
Could be the third summer window in a row where we fail to get our target centre forward in. But some people just can’t stop kissing Ashtons rse. We are so short and if I was McK I’d be very annoyed by now. |
This is a devastatingly poor take. |  |
| Who said: "Colin Healy made Cesc Fabregas look like Colin Healy"? | We miss you TLA |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 10:20 - Aug 11 with 1032 views | FrimleyBlue |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 17:25 - Aug 10 by burnbudgiesburn |
No, but he is a lot more realistic regarding signings about needing to look longer term rather than just the next 10 days that some fans are. |
KM is very astute when it comes to his interviews. He's hardly going to come out publicly and say what we believe he's thinking which is how are we starting the season with such a small squad.
Part of his words are true, you do think longer term, but that doesn't mean you have to start the season with a scary light looking squad.
If we look at the facts and only those based on pre season fixtures, we head into next week with no LW, we've had to make do with a fringe player in Harness who was in and out of the 18 least season or Ladapo who was sent out on loan to league 1.
We have only one natural ball carrier in the forward line in Hutchinson, who we need to remember is still learning his trade.
We have 1 fit striker who's got future potential for sure, but prem quality starter? not yet, Al Hamadi who's destined for a loan move just back from injury.
We only have 2 midfielders to choose from in probably one of the most important positions in prem football, and we're stuck having to choose a partner for Morsy from one who couldn't get into the side last season and KM doesn't seem to even see him as a CM any longer anyway, and the other who hasn't got the quick feet any longer to get passed the simplest of pressers.
Defence is however sorted, although I still wonder if he's looking for another RCB.
KM prides himself on having finishes on the bench, we simply don't have them, chappers, al hamadi, ladapo, which ever group you bench, aren't prem finishes,
My biggest gripe, and I know this can be seen as positive as well as negative so it's a personal opinion thing, but we've been planning for prem since Jan, we know this as Ashton has spoken about the clubs plans and talks with the prem, but so far the vast majority of our signings have just been the pick of some of the top champ players, it's incredible that after months of planning, this has been the result so far from over 150,000 players worldwide, our transfer business has mainly come from a download of the championship 23/24 top of the stat league, even so that we're soon to be paying 8-9 mill on a player who has had 1 good season at the age of 28
There is however plenty of time left in the window, so he's correct there is time, and the opening spell doesn't define our season. However losing the first 2/3 games, conceding goals and sitting bottom of the prem come the last week of August.. that isn't going to make it easier to sign anyone |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 11:12 - Aug 11 with 984 views | GavTWTD |
He's a CM who is available to us on a free. Looks decent from a few youtube vids ( I know, I know) and may be competition for Luongo. What's not to like? He came and had a look at our facilities (you'd imagine). It's all good. Expect him to be announced early next week if he did good numbers on the field. |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 16:19 - Aug 11 with 869 views | Radlett_blue |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 13:02 - Aug 10 by Steve_M |
No issue with a trialist but the weakness in the forward positions is worrying, we’re far weaker there than at the end of last season and still would be if Hirst and Broadhead were fit.
Jackson, Sarmiento and Moore out and only Delap in. Even if Johnson can play midfield we’re still down numerically. Central midfield is even worse, lost Travis who played regularly and Ball who didn’t but McK clearly trusted.
I keep remembering Sheffield United started last season weaker than the one before and it cost them massively. We still have time but need players in very soon. |
I would expect 2 loan players to come in, but probably not until near the end of the window on 30/8.
I don't think Jackson, Sarmiento or Moore would be starting many times in the PL if we are serious about trying to stay up. We do need more numbers, but unfortunately we are near the bottom of the food chain. The Blackburn stalling over Szmodics is annoying as I think McKenna still really hopes to get him so he isn't rushing to bring in a plan B.
We are looking very lightweight for opening games against Liverpool &Man City, but we are unlikely to be getting many points from those 2 games in any case. Hopefully we will be looking much stronger by Fulham (h) as that's a game where we will be targeting 3pts. |  |
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| We are a week out of the Prem on 18:06 - Aug 11 with 779 views | chicoazul |
| We are a week out of the Prem on 11:12 - Aug 11 by GavTWTD |
He's a CM who is available to us on a free. Looks decent from a few youtube vids ( I know, I know) and may be competition for Luongo. What's not to like? He came and had a look at our facilities (you'd imagine). It's all good. Expect him to be announced early next week if he did good numbers on the field. |
Not sure someone who played 19 games in Belgium last season will have the quality we need but I hope you’re right. | |
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