| Is the lack of signings a concern? 15:52 - Jul 2 with 3374 views | tetchris |
Potential reasons:
New manager has different targets to those identified by Mc?
The World Cup slowing down the transfer market?
Too much competition for players?
Can’t afford the wages our targets want?
We don’t agree with sellling clubs valuation of their players?
Is GON waiting until he has finished speaking to all of the existing squad before making a decision on who stays/who goes? |  | | |  |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 15:55 - Jul 2 with 2642 views | nrb1985 |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 15:56 - Jul 2 with 2611 views | Wallingford_Boy |
Are you for real?
The window has been open 2 weeks, we've had a new manager in that time and yes, the world cup is on which will affect things slightly.
Chill out man, I imagine things will start to move later this month! |  |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:00 - Jul 2 with 2551 views | StokieBlue |
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:02 - Jul 2 with 2541 views | MattinLondon |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:00 - Jul 2 by StokieBlue |
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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Someone has been watching Star Wars. |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:13 - Jul 2 with 2443 views | jayessess |
It is interesting in terms of the CEO saying we were down the line with players and just needed the new manager to sign off. |  |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:15 - Jul 2 with 2395 views | dirtyboy |
Ashton is refusing to sign anyone until O'Neil has persuaded him that they can do it on a cold Tuesday in Stoke, despite us not even being in the same division. |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:16 - Jul 2 with 2385 views | Guthrum |
As of yesterday, only 19 players had been signed by Prem clubs. Two of them by Ipswich. The transfer market has barely got going.
The impression of activity has been given by one or two wealthier outfits (esp. Tottenham) splashing significant cash. |  |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:21 - Jul 2 with 2313 views | Wickets |
How dare you post something like this on this forum, don't you understand how many so called fans are just waiting to take the high ground ! |  | | |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:22 - Jul 2 with 2304 views | BseaBlue |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:00 - Jul 2 by StokieBlue |
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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Feisty one you are |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:24 - Jul 2 with 2281 views | dirtyboy |
Less of a concern is that it’s been about five minutes, the window has only just opened, and some football fans are completely batsh*t crazy.
Deals can be a long way down the road, but we'd be mental to start signing off immediately on them when O'Neil hasn't had a chance to see everyone properly, in person, on the pitch.
Undoubtedly, he'll have watched us/players, have a good idea of what he does and doesn't want, but I suspect some deals are just on hold for a bit until that has happened.
He may walk in the door and go, "f**k me Mr Ashton, after a confidence-boosting pre-season and a new haircut, that Harry Clarke is a proper baller, scrap the signing of Jeremie Frimpong for £50m and we'll spend that budget on replacing Wesley with Mo Salah on £1m a week for the remainder of the season" | | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:35 - Jul 2 with 2201 views | DropCliffsNotBombs |
You're going full Chris, Chris. |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:43 - Jul 2 with 2138 views | jas0999 |
No. As long as we don’t leave it too late. Like last season. Then blame poor results on new players needing time to gel. We can’t afford to do that this season. Still, plenty of time as it stands though, as season starts much later in the PL. | | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 17:50 - Jul 2 with 1907 views | berkstractorboy |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:13 - Jul 2 by jayessess |
It is interesting in terms of the CEO saying we were down the line with players and just needed the new manager to sign off. |
This. I think some responses and pile on here are unwarranted.
If MA had said nothing this would feel like flouncing. Given the language MA used, you could forgive the OP plus many others that within 2 weeks of the new manager signing some of the 'down the road' could materialise into signings. Maybe they will and need more time we have no idea.
I am personally more concerned we are just being used as a name by agents but actually we have no real interest in said players and all it does is get some fans hopes up. I mean we could have a team on 11 GK soon. | | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:08 - Jul 2 with 1834 views | blueoutlook |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 16:43 - Jul 2 by jas0999 |
No. As long as we don’t leave it too late. Like last season. Then blame poor results on new players needing time to gel. We can’t afford to do that this season. Still, plenty of time as it stands though, as season starts much later in the PL. |
This 100%. We need to hit the ground running or we will be cut adrift by the end of September. I haven’t much faith in Ashton and his recruitment team. He has been banging on about scouting etc since day one . 5 years on and he still doesn’t seem to know his @rse from his elbow with it. |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:17 - Jul 2 with 1787 views | Nutkins_Return |
Jesus wept. | |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:17 - Jul 2 with 1784 views | BlueNomad |
Big rush of signings tomorrow when they can all pose in the new kit! |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:20 - Jul 2 with 1771 views | portmanking |
The World Cup slowing down the transfer market? That's the understatement of the century.
Things won't hot up until early August. | | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:23 - Jul 2 with 1737 views | IndependentlyBlue |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:08 - Jul 2 by blueoutlook |
This 100%. We need to hit the ground running or we will be cut adrift by the end of September. I haven’t much faith in Ashton and his recruitment team. He has been banging on about scouting etc since day one . 5 years on and he still doesn’t seem to know his @rse from his elbow with it. |
What? After five games? |  |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:24 - Jul 2 with 1722 views | blueoutlook |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:23 - Jul 2 by IndependentlyBlue |
What? After five games? |
In the Prem yes. In the championship we got ourselves back into it. There won’t be a Middlesbrough messing up in the Prem. | | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:31 - Jul 2 with 1648 views | benrhyddingblue |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:08 - Jul 2 by blueoutlook |
This 100%. We need to hit the ground running or we will be cut adrift by the end of September. I haven’t much faith in Ashton and his recruitment team. He has been banging on about scouting etc since day one . 5 years on and he still doesn’t seem to know his @rse from his elbow with it. |
lol, how on earth could we be cut adrift with 33 games still to play? Idiotic post of the day. | | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:56 - Jul 2 with 1543 views | runaround |
Every summer we get these arguments. Us having a new manager who has barely met the players yet plus it being a summer with a bloated World Cup will all delay the transfer window really hotting up. We also know that transfers can sometimes happen over a number of windows with long drawn out negotiations before they eventually get done and even can fail at the last hurdle due to reasons beyond the club’s control. Players of interest will have been established and talks taken place. However selling clubs and players won’t immediately jump at the first interest from ITFC and make the move in quick time. They will all wait to see what other interest there is in order to get the best deal or right deal for them hence why a lot of moves happen right at the end of the window.
I think as fans we are so eager for news that we study Ashton comments and come to the wrong conclusion. Could be he meant that targets had been identified but needed manager say so as to whether we try to buy them or not?
It’s possible some transfers are agreed in principle but cannot be sanctioned until other moves take place. Unfortunately it’s just how it is and we have to accept it and hope Ashton gets it right |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:58 - Jul 2 with 1526 views | jayessess |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:31 - Jul 2 by benrhyddingblue |
lol, how on earth could we be cut adrift with 33 games still to play? Idiotic post of the day. |
I'm sure we'd all do our best to keep believing but I think if we lost our first 5 it would be a pretty reasonable conclusion that we were nailed on for relegation. | |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 19:03 - Jul 2 with 1490 views | AljoBlue |
Whilst i agree there is still time, last summer right up to days of the window to go we had the usual defenders of the faith on here saying there was still month/day/hours/minute to go in the window and stop whinging BUT Kieran was bemoaning for most of the season that the reason we were not playing as well as he/we would like was because most of the signings missed the start/entire pre-season and never caught up. |  | | |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 19:18 - Jul 2 with 1408 views | Guthrum |
| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 18:08 - Jul 2 by blueoutlook |
This 100%. We need to hit the ground running or we will be cut adrift by the end of September. I haven’t much faith in Ashton and his recruitment team. He has been banging on about scouting etc since day one . 5 years on and he still doesn’t seem to know his @rse from his elbow with it. |
We do need to hit the ground running.
Last time in the Prem, things got harder as the season progressed - injuries, suspensions and exhaustion built up. It is imperative to get points on the board early.
We need that first win to build confidence, then follow it up with another soon after.
For that, we need the squad as ready as humanly possible by 22nd August, not ten days later. | |
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| Is the lack of signings a concern? on 19:23 - Jul 2 with 1365 views | OldFart71 |
My question is not when it will happen, but does the purchase determine the player or the player determine the purchase as unless we sell someone like Philogene for 30 million our budget will be around what we spent last time in the Premier League and 120 million isn't going to go far if has been suggested 10 players are required. | | | |
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