This squad minus Doucoure, Young and DCL who everyone said weren’t good enough, plus Barry and Aznou finished in a European position based off results since Moyes took over
Everything is fine
I genuinely couldn’t give a single damn about friendly results
I’ve seen us win friendlies and start the season terribly and I’ve seen us lose friendlies and start the season really well
I do not care in the slightest as long as nobody gets injured
I want my club to aim higher than Bournemouth and Brighton and I won’t be annoyed if we have to settle at the end of the window by bringing in players that aren’t quite as good as what we’re going for when we’re trying to be better
It’s a risk...
and we still were battered by Bournemouth...
But understand your point about keeping our better players, albeit Branthwaite is the only one who is and would be linked away.
If the elite clubs don’t swoop and we manage to pull off Fofana and or Luiz there are going to be a lot of people not allowed to celebrate because we should’ve snapped up worse players earlier
Clubs like Brighton and Bournemouth have already sold their best players by now.
Fans only seem to want the nice half of the model that Brighton Brentford Bournemouth carry out. Want to start the window by selling Pickford Branthwaite Ndiaye...
How far behind that do you think we are as a proposition?
We’re a premier league mainstay with a fantastic stadium, rich owners, big fanbase and midtable-ish squad.
Bayern bought Diaz and the RS are buying Isak apparently. These were the main...
No we’re trying to sign players who are interested but are good enough that champions league clubs might make a move so they’re waiting to see all their options before committing, it’s not like we’re approaching Mbappe
Honestly I much prefer...
Best post of the thread
People have short memories
Remember only last summer bracing ourselves and praying Dyche could keep us up whilst playing anti-football so those ‘best stadium in the championship’ jokes didn’t come true? Then worrying if...
Since a year ago, we are utterly and miraculously transformed.
The club still exists.
Bramley Moore, one of the best stadiums in the World, is actually built.
Our debt is sorted.
We finished midtable.
Moyes is the manager.
American...
FC Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund: "Adam Aznou has developed steadily at FC Bayern and has become a Morocco international during his time here. As Adam's primary goal was to show what he can do ahead of next year's World Cup and this...
One is a player who gets minutes under Pep but doesn’t quite fit his system, he’s outgoing, does loads with fans and for charity and likes a bit of a drink to celebrate a big result
The other was tragically abused as a kid, became a recluse on...