Unrealistic summer transfer wankfest III

[Fuck the Glazers]

So it begins. The media campaign to get Amorim sacked next season is underway.

https://x.com/SkySportsPL/status/194447 ... s_70g&s=19

It started in about January when everyone said we're gonna get relegated tbf

I would argue that's cos statistically we were in relegation form. And it's not over a small sample size, it was over 7 months.

In other news 5 players have been exiled and are training alone once everyone else has gone home.

https://x.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1944 ... eUWmw&s=19

Not sure this is a good strategy tbh. Seems harsh on Malacia and Antony cos they haven't acted like cunts.

Don't keep players you don't want in the squad. What's wrong with the strategy?
Cut them out now so that we can focus on our core group and they can worry about their next club. It's hardly a punishment.
This is not specific to people with disciplinary issues. Anyone who is not wanted is out of the squad so they won't be part of the training.

Cutting them out is final. If you can replace their goals, assists, blocks, passes etc with new players then it's not an issue. If you can't, then it's a net loss and the squad is weaker.

Garnacho, Sancho and Rashford have burned bridges. But Malacia and Antony haven't. But our actions have put the nail in their coffin.

[Fuck the Glazers]

Still a way off signing Bryan. The first preseason game is on Saturday.

What normally happens is we act disinterested all summer until the final days of the window, then we cough up whatever the host club wants in a poorly structured deal cos we have no other targets.

We have to be prepared to walk away or history will repeat.

https://x.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1945 ... af25w&s=19

[sheesh]

Still a way off signing Bryan. The first preseason game is on Saturday.

What normally happens is we act disinterested all summer until the final days of the window, then we cough up whatever the host club wants in a poorly structured deal cos we have no other targets.

We have to be prepared to walk away or history will repeat.

https://x.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1945 ... af25w&s=19

Totally.

The amount of time we have wasted on this one player is so frustrating.

[dozer]

So it begins. The media campaign to get Amorim sacked next season is underway.

https://x.com/SkySportsPL/status/194447 ... s_70g&s=19

It started in about January when everyone said we're gonna get relegated tbf

I would argue that's cos statistically we were in relegation form. And it's not over a small sample size, it was over 7 months.

In other news 5 players have been exiled and are training alone once everyone else has gone home.

https://x.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1944 ... eUWmw&s=19

Not sure this is a good strategy tbh. Seems harsh on Malacia and Antony cos they haven't acted like cunts.

Don't keep players you don't want in the squad. What's wrong with the strategy?
Cut them out now so that we can focus on our core group and they can worry about their next club. It's hardly a punishment.
This is not specific to people with disciplinary issues. Anyone who is not wanted is out of the squad so they won't be part of the training.

Cutting them out is final. If you can replace their goals, assists, blocks, passes etc with new players then it's not an issue. If you can't, then it's a net loss and the squad is weaker.

Garnacho, Sancho and Rashford have burned bridges. But Malacia and Antony haven't. But our actions have put the nail in their coffin.

Most of the exits hardly have anything useful that needs replacing.
Garnacho scored some goals last season, but we've already bought Cunha for that position.
Sancho, Rash, Antony, Malacia, Mount and Shaw didn't contribute last season. We probably won't be able to sell Shaw, but hopefully we can sell the rest.
Chido can play more often to compensate for Hojlund/Zirkzee. Ideally we sell both and we buy an other striker.
Onana and Bayindir would obviously need replacements.

All of these exits and we break even in terms of goals, assists, blocks, passes etc. We can improve by signing a few more players but at the very least, we break even.

[Felwin]

Most of the exits hardly have anything useful that needs replacing.
Garnacho scored some goals last season, but we've already bought Cunha for that position.
Sancho, Rash, Antony, Malacia, Mount and Shaw didn't contribute last season. We probably won't be able to sell Shaw, but hopefully we can sell the rest.
Chido can play more often to compensate for Hojlund/Zirkzee. Ideally we sell both and we buy an other striker.
Onana and Bayindir would obviously need replacements.

All of these exits and we break even in terms of goals, assists, blocks, passes etc. We can improve by signing a few more players but at the very least, we break even.

You are a bloody idiot sometimes aren't you?

We don't need to purely replace stats and contribution, we need squad options. Once Amad was injured last season we had fuck all. Once Zirkzee was injured we had to play a bereft Hojlund twice a week. How many players played almost every game because there was no alternative?

Even with fewer games, we need players to mean we aren't one injury away from crisis. And with it looking like Amorim wants to work them to the bone in pre-season (not entirely against this), we're almost certain to start off with injuries. As it's part of what makes us what we are, I wouldn't be against throwing youth players in but the environment is far from ideal, almost setting them up to fail. And it's clear Amorim wants and needs players who can provide NOW so he doesn't get handed his P45 before xmas.

[Fuck the Glazers]

We aren't signing anyone before the preseason tour then. If anyone does join they'll come in half way through which is far from ideal. Amorim has made a big deal about how preseason is essential.

The season starts proper one month from now, so they need to get cracking so players can at least have some preparation / integration.

[dozer]

Most of the exits hardly have anything useful that needs replacing.
Garnacho scored some goals last season, but we've already bought Cunha for that position.
Sancho, Rash, Antony, Malacia, Mount and Shaw didn't contribute last season. We probably won't be able to sell Shaw, but hopefully we can sell the rest.
Chido can play more often to compensate for Hojlund/Zirkzee. Ideally we sell both and we buy an other striker.
Onana and Bayindir would obviously need replacements.

All of these exits and we break even in terms of goals, assists, blocks, passes etc. We can improve by signing a few more players but at the very least, we break even.

You are a bloody idiot sometimes aren't you?

We don't need to purely replace stats and contribution, we need squad options. Once Amad was injured last season we had fuck all. Once Zirkzee was injured we had to play a bereft Hojlund twice a week. How many players played almost every game because there was no alternative?

Even with fewer games, we need players to mean we aren't one injury away from crisis. And with it looking like Amorim wants to work them to the bone in pre-season (not entirely against this), we're almost certain to start off with injuries. As it's part of what makes us what we are, I wouldn't be against throwing youth players in but the environment is far from ideal, almost setting them up to fail. And it's clear Amorim wants and needs players who can provide NOW so he doesn't get handed his P45 before xmas.

Nonsense. Good players need replacing if we lose them.
We need good players because most of our current squad are crap - that's understood.
But, these players don't need replacing. We don't have to have a replacement ready before selling them. If we don't get anyone in because we couldn't strike a deal, that's still a better outcome than keeping these players in the team

You're still being vague and dramatic as usual - but I don't blame you - not everyone has the mental capacity to look more closely.

In my last post I mentioned the specific players who didn't contribute because they were all loaned out or injured - they hardly need replacing.
Zirkzee didn't even play when Hojlund was crap. He played a few games because Amorim tried to give him opportunities but he was crap.
Ok, that's one body less if we sell him but Chido can at least play as many games as Zirkzee did last season.

Once Amad was injured, we had enough players to replace him mate. They were all out on loan because they were absolute trash or mediocre like Garnacho who rightly was dropped for the final.
At RWB we had Dalot and Mazaroui. Quality of players were the issue here, not number of players.

[Felwin]

You're still being vague and dramatic as usual - but I don't blame you - not everyone has the mental capacity to look more closely.

Naming players doesn't suddenly make you clever.

I think I finally get what you mean by me being vague. If I'm not specifically listing players I think are crap in every post, then I'm not doing it right.

[FuB]

You're still being vague and dramatic as usual - but I don't blame you - not everyone has the mental capacity to look more closely.

Naming players doesn't suddenly make you clever.

I think I finally get what you mean by me being vague. If I'm not specifically listing players I think are crap in every post, then I'm not doing it right.

Yes, it's about time you shaped up, Felwin. We all love dozer's wind-up waffle so much that it would be of real benefit to the forum to have another one.

[sheesh]

David Ornstein is reporting that Newcastle are considering a move for Yoane Wissa after cooling Hugo Ekitike interest.

You'd think that Brentford won't want to sell both Mbeumo and Wissa.