Made In Aston Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 13 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: I have this horrible, horrible feeling they didn’t expect Grealish to leave and now they’re scrambling around to make good. Purslow said in the post-Grealish interview that they didn't expect anyone to match the release clause. The caveat is that the clause was set 12 months ago so he might have been referring to the decision to set it at 100m rather than expecting Grealish to be here until a couple of weeks ago. The interesting point is that there is contradiction between Smith and Purslow. One said that Buendia was brought to compensate for Jack's output while the other states that Emi was going to be signed up regardless of Jack leaving. If Dean is correct then maybe it does point to a scramble, which is concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 will thewy trust him to buy anyone else this window 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I think the Idea was to play ol' shin splints in the number 10 role and Bailey and Buendia on the wings. Gotta say Brighton had a good pick with Enock Mwepo. Solid Midfielder who played for RB Salzburg. I think his old teammate Mohamed Camara would be a great pick up if we went for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: will thewy trust him to buy anyone else this window Serious question, is it SHA or Leeds u support? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I’m not being facetious but we haven’t replaced Barkley or, rather, the position in which Barkley played. We must be in the market for someone there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 13 hours ago, RicRic said: Martinez Konsa Mings Cash Targett New DM Mcginn Buendia Bailey Ings Watkins Subs: Steer Tuanzebe Young Sanson Chukwuemeka Traore Luiz Philogene-Bidace Wesley Bailey and Watkins Slightly further behind Ings Ladies & Gentleman this is the side and formation that will best work for us at this moment in time, i think we need a stronger DM In replacement of Luiz, I actually think Luiz is best playing as a CM, Ramsey should be loaned out however he didnt play bad today but hes just not giving us that buzz we need or that extra special something, we are trying to get Europe and we need to achieve that so no room for keeping players we say are this and that if they cannot bring us to that next level Thats football its a harsh world. Mcginn is a great player but would he be playing for man city every week absolutely not , are we trying to reach that level yes we are so at some point we would have to upgrade on that position im not saying we have to do that now but in due course those changes would be made, same way i have assessed and stated Luiz isn't that beast of a player we need in that area so he should be used in rotation. I expect Wesley,Ramsey,Nakamba,Conor and maybe Hause to be moved on I think that is the plan. But I think the solid DM should be playing alongside either Sansom or Luiz rather than McGinn. Although my worry is that none of those three would start for any of the other teams aiming for a top 6 or top 8 finish. So although we have lots of players "covering" that position I just don't see any of them being good enough. Sansom hasn't really had a chance to prove himself yet. Luiz could be a player in the right set up and with the right support. McGinn is a great character and would be great coming on with 30 minutes to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobs Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I don’t understand why you guys think that we are going to sign more players. The club have came out and told you otherwise. in previous windows smith has came out and said we are still looking for players and you choose to believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 51 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: will thewy trust him to buy anyone else this window Do you seriously think two hugely successful billionaires are as emotionally impulsive as yourself? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 18 hours ago, Danishlad said: We may need two new full backs. On the back of today’s performance. They are not as good as we think they are.....but we are stuck with them for now.....don't get close enough to opponents and make their presence felt...don't win enough duels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, grobs said: I don’t understand why you guys think that we are going to sign more players. The club have came out and told you otherwise. in previous windows smith has came out and said we are still looking for players and you choose to believe that. then we will, have to suffer the consequences, simple as that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, allani said: I think that is the plan. But I think the solid DM should be playing alongside either Sansom or Luiz rather than McGinn. Although my worry is that none of those three would start for any of the other teams aiming for a top 6 or top 8 finish. So although we have lots of players "covering" that position I just don't see any of them being good enough. Sansom hasn't really had a chance to prove himself yet. Luiz could be a player in the right set up and with the right support. McGinn is a great character and would be great coming on with 30 minutes to go. I would play Axel as the DM unless we get one....he can then help cash out more defensively. Right Now....Mings and Konsa are the only defensive looking players we have.....its simply crazy. Edited August 15, 2021 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Personally I'd re-sign Richard Dunne and stick him in midfield. Maybe Cuellar or Collins if they're not busy. Nathan Baker hasn't even retired yet if we're willing to pay a fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Don't understand why some of you are using Purslow's statement as evidence we won't be signing anyone else when we have literally signed a player since that video was posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, grobs said: I don’t understand why you guys think that we are going to sign more players. The club have came out and told you otherwise. in previous windows smith has came out and said we are still looking for players and you choose to believe that. It may well be that we aren't looking to add to the squad, but similarly with just a couple of weeks in the window left, we're not going to tell other clubs that we need more players within such a tight deadline. If we tell the world we're short of where we need to be, selling clubs have leverage over us and can pull our pants don't on any deal. And not in a good way. If we tell the world we're happy with our squad, other clubs will think that doing a deal is less important to us, giving us a bit more bargaining power. It's a very basic thing not to show your hand. Like bursting into a bazaar, gasping for thirst with a big wodge of notes in your hand.... how much do you think a bottle of water will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Maybe move Luiz and Nakamba to fullbacks to solves issues there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: Do you seriously think two hugely successful billionaires are as emotionally impulsive as yourself? well after yesterday they deserve better for what they have done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Struggling to keep up with how this new DCM should be. For a year or so he was supposed to be a tall menacing old fashioned anchorman type, then Italy wins the Euro's and suddenly what we need is mobility, intelligence, passing and playmaker qualities. And then we lose 1 game and we should put a CB with only the odd game 5 years ago in that position as our DCM? And somehow all of this is still the exact type of player we have been hearing about all along. Don't get me wrong I'd love for us to have a player like that but that's basically a £70m or more player we are talking about here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: well after yesterday they deserve better for what they have done You just added more evidence to his point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted August 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) Jesus the overreactions off the back of one loss is actually embarrassing. Some people need to grow up. Edited August 15, 2021 by Steero113 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2021 If we don't sign anyone else. I think it is more of a case that targets we are after, clubs aren't willing to deal, or are inflating prices. We would probably rather not sign anyone else, than be fleeced, or just sign dross for the sake of it. I still think their will be some attempt at activity closer to the end of the window, and if not, in January we'll probably revisit targets. Obviously this will also depend on how we are actually doing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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