And they're boring as crap to watch as well.
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And they're boring as crap to watch as well.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
That sounds familiar..........
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
But you rejected their conclusions on 'boring' Koeman earlier this season but now underline their thoughts on 'boring' Puel.
I'm not sure you're on very thick ice here.
Maybe Dave is a secret Saints fan; would explain a lot come to think of it.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
If they have a manager there that gets told that they reopened their version of the school of science it'd be even more familiar.
..surprised at that given they tend not to bring youngsters through but he looks very decent and perhaps they've promoted him to the first team squad (win bonuses etc).
It looks as if we are moving quickly, certainly compared to last year which was a bit of a shambles. In many ways many people's judgements and hoped for Moshiri have been kicked down the road. The summer was disappointing but understandable. January was decent if unspectacular and enough to earn deprive till the summer. This is his moment though, to show us which direction the club intends to go in.
I should provide a caveat here that whichever way it is will be better than the previous regime. We will either resemble something akin to Spurs or anything close to Chelsea under early Roman. Lots are convinced we have Usmanov behind the scenes and lads like Van Dijk will come, others think it will be moderate steps. I do think though, no big recruitment this summer will be quite telling.
As for players I am excited. Koeman wants a high calibre of player and we have that mixed with Walsh's uncanny and unusual ability to spot a gem. You may also have Moshiri wanting a statement signing. When that is put through Everton's recruitment which barring a few mishaps is one of the best in the league is a solid place to start from. We just need more of it.
I would expect some unusual signings. We didn't go back to get Gabbiadini in January and I'm not sure we will recycle players. Walsh seems very keen on value (and I imagine has a pressure to raise funds with targeted assets) and will probably know if you wait 6 months, never mind a year that window for value may go. I think we will see lots of obscure names. It sounds a cliche but who had heard of Fuchs, Vardy, Gueye, Mahrez before he brought them in (or indeed lads like Wood and Knockaert who failed at Leicester but have been big successes elsewhere).
The dialectic will be very much 3 different sets of ideas. Koeman looking for experienced pro's in their prime, Walsh probably looking for younger talent or unearthed talent with the potential of Moshiri still after the statement signing. I think we will see a lot from Walsh, some from Koeman and we can only hope 1 or 2 from the Moshiri list (which probably alludes to my initial point as to the overall ambition).
I like the names linked. The Ajax lads and Klaasen in particular would be a very strong signing. Deodonker looks an efficient midfield player. Thielemans would be fantastic. Pickford is growing on me as a goalkeeper and slightly reminiscent of a young De Gea. Lets see, I do hope we move quickly though.
I should provide a caveat here that whichever way it is will be better than the previous regime. We will either resemble something akin to Spurs or anything close to Chelsea under early Roman. Lots are convinced we have Usmanov behind the scenes and lads like Van Dijk will come, others think it will be moderate steps. I do think though, no big recruitment this summer will be quite telling.
As for players I am excited. Koeman wants a high calibre of player and we have that mixed with Walsh's uncanny and unusual ability to spot a gem. You may also have Moshiri wanting a statement signing. When that is put through Everton's recruitment which barring a few mishaps is one of the best in the league is a solid place to start from. We just need more of it.
I would expect some unusual signings. We didn't go back to get Gabbiadini in January and I'm not sure we will recycle players. Walsh seems very keen on value (and I imagine has a pressure to raise funds with targeted assets) and will probably know if you wait 6 months, never mind a year that window for value may go. I think we will see lots of obscure names. It sounds a cliche but who had heard of Fuchs, Vardy, Gueye, Mahrez before he brought them in (or indeed lads like Wood and Knockaert who failed at Leicester but have been big successes elsewhere).
The dialectic will be very much 3 different sets of ideas. Koeman looking for experienced pro's in their prime, Walsh probably looking for younger talent or unearthed talent with the potential of Moshiri still after the statement signing. I think we will see a lot from Walsh, some from Koeman and we can only hope 1 or 2 from the Moshiri list (which probably alludes to my initial point as to the overall ambition).
I like the names linked. The Ajax lads and Klaasen in particular would be a very strong signing. Deodonker looks an efficient midfield player. Thielemans would be fantastic. Pickford is growing on me as a goalkeeper and slightly reminiscent of a young De Gea. Lets see, I do hope we move quickly though.
I suspect maybe false promises and lots of £££
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
You are a better man than I then sir!
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Naturally...
Joking aside I actually said Fuchs would be a good replacement for Baines when he was linked with Man Utd. Always thought he looked decent at Schalke. Gueye stood out when we played Lille.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
We need to make a big impact early, regardless of whether or not Lukaku/Barkley go.
In particular, if both go, the media will portray it as a crisis, Moshiri's bold plans in tatters etc. It will be a huge public challenge to Moshiri to respond in kind.
Things will look a lot better if we have 2-3 impressive signings under our belts by June or early July.
This is the defining window for Moshiri, and probably the most important window in our history.
Get it right, and we sow the seeds to get where we want and need to be. Get it wrong, and its difficult to chart a way back for us.
In particular, if both go, the media will portray it as a crisis, Moshiri's bold plans in tatters etc. It will be a huge public challenge to Moshiri to respond in kind.
Things will look a lot better if we have 2-3 impressive signings under our belts by June or early July.
This is the defining window for Moshiri, and probably the most important window in our history.
Get it right, and we sow the seeds to get where we want and need to be. Get it wrong, and its difficult to chart a way back for us.
Howards tipple
Player Valuation: £8m
Phew...glad its back to transfer talk, couldn't really give a toss what the opinion of Saints fans is about their manager, old or new. Just another thread de-railed.
Sweet Jesus.
So now saints are playing good footy, this is getting better by the day
So now saints are playing good footy, this is getting better by the day
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