Is this the best squad we've had since 84/85?

[FTY]

Not wanting to get carried away or anything but is it?

 

[dholliday]

Not wanting to get carried away or anything but is it?

no, it starts looking very skinny once a couple of players are out with long-term injuries. Best since Artet and Lescott were peaking, maybe.

 

[blue61]

Not wanting to get carried away or anything but is it?

Early days but, potentially yes. Pity we dont own all of our current squad though.

 

[FTY]

no, it starts looking very skinny once a couple of players are out with long-term injuries. Best since Artet and Lescott were peaking, maybe.

I disagree.

 

[Sozzled]

Jags
Baines
Barkley
Mirallas
Deulofeu
Lukaku

Oh my oh my. Along with quality elsewhere. I think we are a top side.

 

[ijjysmith]

Nah.

Hard to compare but 3 key players now aren't even ours.

 

[banno]

I would say the 85-86 and 86-87 squads were defo better

 

[flibbyflob]

No, we won a title in 86/87 with a pretty decent squad and they were probably weaker than 85/86 anyway.

 

[Furey1878]

Yes.

But a few loan players probably takes away from the magic a bit.

I mean, we surely can consider Barry an Everton player but there's no way we're keeping Lukaku and Deulofeu.

*EDIT* Ignoring 86/87 of course...

 

[FTY]

Nah.

Hard to compare but 3 key players now aren't even ours.

Yeah but they're still in the squad.

 

[FTY]

No, we won a title in 86/87 with a pretty decent squad and they were probably weaker than 85/86 anyway.

I thought we went sh*t after 84/85, my bad.

 

[ijjysmith]

Yeah but they're still in the squad.

Still no.

The 86/87 squad was better.

 

[dholliday]

I thought we went sh*t after 84/85, my bad.

if ya know your history...

 

[flibbyflob]

I thought we went sh*t after 84/85, my bad.

Haha, will never forget that away day at Norwich. Arrived a minute after the goal.

 

[Brennan]

Nah.

Hard to compare but 3 key players now aren't even ours.

They are at the moment though...