| What is sad about KM post game interview 23:07 - Apr 14 with 5524 views | FrimleyBlue |
For the money weve spent. The squad put together and hes talking about being hopeful of scoring a set piece away from home that sets the tone for the match ahead.
I know we didn't want to see many leeds away games this season but being hopeful of scoring the first goal of a game from a set piece is a whole different level of going into a game.
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 09:53 - Apr 16 with 361 views | Herbivore |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 09:45 - Apr 16 by grow_our_own |
We're Ipswich, not Man Utd. We don't spend > ~£10m on a squad player. Every player on that list was intended to be first-choice. They aren't. That's mostly on Ashton's player research and negotiating. |
Clearly McAteer and Walle Egeli can't have both been signed to immediately be first choice, given they were signed close together and both play the same role. Ogbene was first choice before his Achilles snapped so including him in this is rather unfair. |  |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 10:55 - Apr 16 with 313 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 09:45 - Apr 16 by grow_our_own |
We're Ipswich, not Man Utd. We don't spend > ~£10m on a squad player. Every player on that list was intended to be first-choice. They aren't. That's mostly on Ashton's player research and negotiating. |
Walle Egeli, as just one example, was clearly bought to develop and not be a guaranteed starter. He is the most expensive player in Championship history, at £17.5m.
You don't know what you're talking about, I'm afraid. |  |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 11:08 - Apr 16 with 305 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 10:55 - Apr 16 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Walle Egeli, as just one example, was clearly bought to develop and not be a guaranteed starter. He is the most expensive player in Championship history, at £17.5m.
You don't know what you're talking about, I'm afraid. |
Egeli was definitely signed to develop but that makes the transfer even more ridiculous imo. Why are we as a championship club who need to get back up to the Prem blowing a fee like that on a player who isn't good enough. to be part of a squad pushing for promotion.
If you are Brentford (for example) I can see it. Sign him, he probably spends 3 seasons on loan, eventually you get him back in to the fold. I don't get it. But I also don't see a lot of potential either. |  |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 11:11 - Apr 16 with 302 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 09:45 - Apr 16 by grow_our_own |
We're Ipswich, not Man Utd. We don't spend > ~£10m on a squad player. Every player on that list was intended to be first-choice. They aren't. That's mostly on Ashton's player research and negotiating. |
The only correct part written here is the first sentence. You've not been following the club's declared strategy if you believe the rest of it. |  | | |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 11:22 - Apr 16 with 290 views | longtimefan |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 09:45 - Apr 16 by grow_our_own |
We're Ipswich, not Man Utd. We don't spend > ~£10m on a squad player. Every player on that list was intended to be first-choice. They aren't. That's mostly on Ashton's player research and negotiating. |
How can Egeli and McAteer both be intended to be first choice when they play in the same position and were bought in the same window? [Post edited 16 Apr 11:22]
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 17:04 - Apr 16 with 238 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 11:08 - Apr 16 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Egeli was definitely signed to develop but that makes the transfer even more ridiculous imo. Why are we as a championship club who need to get back up to the Prem blowing a fee like that on a player who isn't good enough. to be part of a squad pushing for promotion.
If you are Brentford (for example) I can see it. Sign him, he probably spends 3 seasons on loan, eventually you get him back in to the fold. I don't get it. But I also don't see a lot of potential either. |
Because we can afford it.
It wasn't so long ago fans were moaning we didn't spend enough... now they're moaning we've spent too much! | |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 18:52 - Apr 16 with 202 views | armchaircritic59 |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 07:38 - Apr 15 by algy |
A good manager motivates players and instils desire. They are not things that come through coaching at Playford Road, however much is spent on the place. KM is just a very good technical coach, but is that enough? |
No it isn't unfortunately, a symptom of the modern day game, not just affecting KM. That said, if players on the salary they are on aren't self motivated, what does it say about them? |  | | |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 21:47 - Apr 16 with 175 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 17:04 - Apr 16 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Because we can afford it.
It wasn't so long ago fans were moaning we didn't spend enough... now they're moaning we've spent too much! |
Buying players who aren't good enough just because "we can afford it" is nonsensical and also not the issue here. | |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 22:00 - Apr 16 with 157 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 11:08 - Apr 16 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Egeli was definitely signed to develop but that makes the transfer even more ridiculous imo. Why are we as a championship club who need to get back up to the Prem blowing a fee like that on a player who isn't good enough. to be part of a squad pushing for promotion.
If you are Brentford (for example) I can see it. Sign him, he probably spends 3 seasons on loan, eventually you get him back in to the fold. I don't get it. But I also don't see a lot of potential either. |
He doesn’t take a squad spot, and I’m sure KmK would prefer to be working with him for a while before considering loaning him out. It makes perfect sense if you take a step back and think about it - a win-win for us, and part of our declaration to be successful in player trading. | | | |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 22:42 - Apr 16 with 130 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 21:47 - Apr 16 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Buying players who aren't good enough just because "we can afford it" is nonsensical and also not the issue here. |
You don't think we should be getting young players with potential to develop?
Maybe you preferred the good old days of short term journeymen with no resale value? | |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 23:13 - Apr 16 with 103 views | FrimleyBlue |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 22:42 - Apr 16 by The_Flashing_Smile |
You don't think we should be getting young players with potential to develop?
Maybe you preferred the good old days of short term journeymen with no resale value? |
Flash. You are correct in the main. But £20 mill for a championship side to spend on potential is a whole new level of risk not seen by any champ sides historically hence he being the most expensive signing by a champ side.
Spending £8 mill or something as a parachute club on potential would id say be slightly normal but then I dont follow other parachute clubs to know that with accuracy.
But when you see the likes of nodge spending under 5 mill for players who lets be fair under clemence have done well.. and our £20 mill prospect not doing so well under a manager like KM whos main job in football has been developing players then you can see why the egeli signing especially looks like a mad bit of business for a champ side. I mean egeli really is gonna have to develop extremely well for us to make a large profit on him and I mean really well. | |
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| What is sad about KM post game interview on 23:34 - Apr 16 with 86 views | reusersfreekicks |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 22:42 - Apr 16 by The_Flashing_Smile |
You don't think we should be getting young players with potential to develop?
Maybe you preferred the good old days of short term journeymen with no resale value? |
Oh come on that is the other extreme you are talking about.
Spending that amount as a championship club on potential is pure hubris |  | | |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 23:45 - Apr 16 with 80 views | darkhorse28 |
| What is sad about KM post game interview on 07:52 - Apr 15 by waveneyblue |
Unlike people on here to miss the context, especially when it gets in the way of having a dig.
It was awful last night, but the collective absolute headloss after the first defeat in 10 is equally awful, albeit absolutely predictable. |
You do know that’s how we’ve played 90% of the season, winning and getting results in moments from arguably just two or three players too good for this league.
We’ve barely controlled more than two or three games.
Acceptable when you’ve got a group form league one, admirable even, a product of desire mentality and togetherness, sheer bloody minded will to win at all costs.
But when you’ve spent £250 million gross. And your opposition who mostly look your equal, cost less than 10% of that, it’s not good is it. It’s not elite…, it’s barely average.
How many managers would do better with those resources, it’s certainly the majority, and any manger within 15 points of us. Even some near the bottom likely would.
So how you can watch us struggle to press or keep the ball in 90% of games, in the EFL and think it’s elite, blows my mind.
Of course if we get promoted it’s all forgotten, but the reality is it’s instructive of how good McKenna is in the heat and now. He was found out last season, not an opinion, a measure of 38 game season!! Found out!
This season had been the same. Although for context there’s been obvious improvement this last couple of months .., but your pretending black is white if you think been this far behind eve our legacy group (96 points) with the resources, after FIVE years is what progress looks like!!
We might not get many more points than 14/15 when we spent £3.50 - and I watched most games that season, this league is far worse for quality, it’s been really poor, competitive, but poor standards. And we look VERY average in a lot of games.
Not many players who seem to REALLY care and after 23/24 when they were SO determined it’s actually stark.
No lack of quality. And that’s what makes it work. And yes. It’s 100% on Ashton and McKenna that acid wanted 100% control and all the praise, so they have to accept the agency and accountability too. | | | |
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