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We have to go relatively strong and ensure a positive performance and result, take no risks. Happy for Tielemans to play and Diego to partner up with Pau… LB is a curious case with uncertainty over Digne’s future… We have to set ourselves up well for that 2nd leg and ensure we qualify. We can “rest players” after this and ahead of the bigger/harder PL games… Such an important game. Complacency has killed us in the past, on more than one occasion, we simply cannot afford it today,

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I think you’re right… but the “sentimentality” factor has swayed many into convincing themselves it was true… Names and links thrown around left, right and centre… but his seemed to have attracted more attention.. for obvious reasons? An easy “link” or rumour to create and bring up… was alway going to attract attention… Hardly any of the names, it seems, the club have actually made a move for… Just ask @Kiwivillan He’s the expert on this

Reminds me of this, “wildly”?

Sorry John… just being open, candid and honest. It’s fine if you disagree… we are here to debate and share opinions after all. Apologies if it caused any offence or felt like an “attack”, wasn’t the intention and text can be very limiting… any apparent force or aggression in sharing such a view is just from a personal perspective… You’re just as entitled to praise and defend such a player as I am to criticise one… I just feel that Unai and Monchi are more ambitious with their targets at this moment in time and hopefully going forwards too… after players that can make a real impact, improve us and fit into Unai’s style and system as well as possible. For me, he doesn’t fit into that…

Archer to… Sheff Utd? (I’d rather put faith in him over Tammy too). Big fee I hope… must mean another attacker is being signed…

This is not a criticism or written with intention to offend… but I don’t think the views and “desires” of many fans quite match up or relate to Unai’s (and Monchi’s)… There is an obsession with PL or home based players too… The ambition and intent is considerable… our sights are set quite high I believe and when we are unsuccessful with “top targets” we start working down the list… And I don’t think players like Hudson Odoi, Sessegnon, Wan Bissaka… and many more that many fans clamour for… (including some of the recent “links” or rumours such as Adams, Abraham, Sancho????) are even on that list… Maybe it’s just because many fans don’t watch or have much interest in football and players beyond the PL… which is understandable as a reason… Our scope is not limited… there is a lot of talent out there, all over the world… and a fair bit of value to be had if the scouting is good enough to identify it…

I’d rather we put faith in Duran than sign Tammy… But I’d rather we sign another top class attacker (probably a versatile one) and feel/believe we will at least try and make such a move…

I hope you’re right… but Unai hasn’t indicated that will be the case and has praised/backed Olsen publicly… but there’s no need for him to be transparent about the situation either… I hope Emi plays tonight… the game is too important to be taking any risks imo…

We need more… and are working on it. The squad is relatively light as is… As Monchi has said… he wants to provide Unai with the strongest possible squad (under the circumstances and within our capacity) to be competitive in all competitions… Not too long left now… more moves are in the pipeline…

Sadly, I don’t think that’s even a consideration let alone a priority. A lot of faith is being put in Olsen it seems… hopefully he has improved under Unai and co’s tutelage…

Don’t think the names just suggested correlate with the players we have signed or may be targeting… I’m actually surprised we haven’t been more active the the La Liga market, yet… Easiest way to waste money is on PL “names” and overhyped, overrated, overpriced, overpaid English/British ones… Can’t see why we employed Monchi and his network of scouts and contacts if we were going after such players… Quality and value… high potential, I think those are the priorities… The PL market doesn’t really provide that… unless you can pick up quality players at the end of their contracts such as Tielemans…

No, he’s crap. 9 in goals in 54 appearances last season in (sadly) a considerably inferior league is quite abysmal… Misses too many chances and regularly scuffs his shots… poor technique. Never been a massive fan… feel that those who are… it’s mainly for sentimental reasons and the affect he had on us in the Championship and relationship he has with the fans. Would be a big waste of money imo.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/unai-emery-makes-feelings-clear-27568023.amp https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/unai-emery-makes-amazing-john-27558967.amp

Proper cringe that

A great opportunity for him, go and smash it then return home a better player…

SLAMS SHUT at 11pm 1st September… there is time, Monchi is a busy boy…