Popular Post urban.spaceman Posted 19 April 2018 Popular Post Posted 19 April 2018 More patient fans 9
MC Prussian Posted 19 April 2018 Posted 19 April 2018 16 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: More patient fans You're testing a lot of people's patience with that request. Can't blame them for staying away and/or being upset about our results and especially performances in the past five months or so.
Beechey Posted 19 April 2018 Posted 19 April 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: You're testing a lot of people's patience with that request. Can't blame them for staying away and/or being upset about our results and especially performances in the past five months or so. I get frustration, but frankly instant gratification doesn't exist in team sports other than like once in 1000 appointments. It almost always takes time, even more so joining after the season starts. Edited 19 April 2018 by Beechey
MC Prussian Posted 19 April 2018 Posted 19 April 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Beechey said: I get frustration, but frankly instant gratification doesn't exist in team sports other than like once in 1000 appointments. It almost always takes time, even more so joining after the season starts. I don't understand where that theory of "instant gratification" is coming from. Same goes for the "spoilt fanbase" theory. It's laughable. Seems to be a bit of a rhetoric element to slag off fellow fans, many of which have good reason to dislike what's going on right now. I surely don't want neither "instant gratification", nor do I consider myself "spoilt". Playing good, direct, attacking football for large parts would be a start (like tonight against Southampton), then I could at least live with a defeat here and there, knowing that the team still gave it their best shot in the process. We're so devoid of so many elements that made us so successful in the recent past, it hurts. Well, it doesn't hurt, really. I'm more apathetic than anything, put to near-sleep by our team's performances in the past five months - and Claude's post-match lullabies. Edited 19 April 2018 by MC Prussian 1
lcfc sheff Posted 19 April 2018 Posted 19 April 2018 Well i hope that game stops the JWP and Soares shouts as signings ??
les-tah Posted 20 April 2018 Posted 20 April 2018 (edited) Id love us to sign Lewis Cook, Ben Arfa, And Dragovic and another centre back so we have Maguire Dragovic and another. The go or will be sold list.. Morgan Slimani Ulloa Mahrez Musa Mendy King Benaluoane Edited 20 April 2018 by les-tah
urban.spaceman Posted 20 April 2018 Posted 20 April 2018 13 hours ago, MC Prussian said: You're testing a lot of people's patience with that request. Can't blame them for staying away and/or being upset about our results and especially performances in the past five months or so. Not at all, and they have a point, absolutely. But it's this short-termism that I can't be doing with!
GeorgeTheFox Posted 20 April 2018 Posted 20 April 2018 Reckon people would slate me for his but I'm a fan of Adama Traore.. seems to have improved in the championship. Would bring back the chaos factor we've been missing since Schlupp
dylanlegend Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 Raid the relegated teams: Bertrand Ward-Prowse Foster Redmond Shaqiri Rondon
dylanlegend Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 We could line up: Kasper New RB Maguire (C) Dragovic Bertrand Albrighton Ndidi Ward-Prowse Shaqiri Rondon Vardy 1
RumbleFox Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 On 19/04/2018 at 22:17, MC Prussian said: I don't understand where that theory of "instant gratification" is coming from. Same goes for the "spoilt fanbase" theory. It's laughable. Seems to be a bit of a rhetoric element to slag off fellow fans, many of which have good reason to dislike what's going on right now. I surely don't want neither "instant gratification", nor do I consider myself "spoilt". Playing good, direct, attacking football for large parts would be a start (like tonight against Southampton), then I could at least live with a defeat here and there, knowing that the team still gave it their best shot in the process. We're so devoid of so many elements that made us so successful in the recent past, it hurts. Well, it doesn't hurt, really. I'm more apathetic than anything, put to near-sleep by our team's performances in the past five months - and Claude's post-match lullabies. I think it comes from the trend on social media for people to be so black and white. Never any grey. Most people who are in the "give him more time" camp (including myself) I imagine do not mind constructive criticism but they are riled by the "Go back to France. Utterly disgusting. Pathetic. Boring tw@t" stuff that it's just so hyperbolically silly that it does nothing but invalidate one's own arguments and put people's back up. In response to this, people then say stuff like "spoilt, blah blah" which, in itself, is then too far the other way and is received with cries of "but we are only being honest, this is a forum and we should be allowed to criticise" which obviously ignores the fact that the criticism in the first place was, on the whole, ridiculously non constructive and quite often personal/unreasonable. I doubt much can be done to silence the voices on either side but a more rational discussion without over the top, personal criticisms and also without over the top criticisms of those criticising would be pleasant even though it feels a long way off most the time. I welcome constructive voices and I like debate but I do reserve the right to have a wee dig at people going too far. In the end, we all want the same thing and that is for our great club to be as great as it can be. X
Xen Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 Reckon we could see quite a bit of movement this summer... Don't think it'll be quite as extensive as this, as so many changes could well have an adverse effect, but there's a lot of deadwood at our club atm, or out on loan, that needs stripping back. Out: King Slimani Ulloa Musa Mendy Kapustka Jakupovic Benalouane Huth (Free) Mahrez Schmeichel Fuchs In: Ben Arfa (Free) T.Hazard (~£25m) Pereira (~£20m) Dragovic (~£17m) Evans / Smalling (~£3m) Horn / Butland (???/~£30m) LB (Shaw? May be too costly) (~£28m) I know Hamer is out of contract in the summer, but he seems content on the bench and just about good enough as a deputy, so I'd rather give him an extra couple years and bin off Jakupovic, if he's willing. No idea how good our youth GKs are otherwise that could be an option? I'd also demote Morgan to vice-captain and give the armband to a younger player - wouldn't mind seeing Harry taking charge if he's up to it. Not a fan of giving it to someone who's just signed, so seems to be a reasonable option and a guaranteed starter. Few others who could realistically be sold (James, Okazaki, Simpson etc.) and I'd look to start including some of the younger players in the matchday squad more regularly; Hamza, Barnes, Knight et al. Eye-balling it, I'd say that could be around £100m coming in, mostly from the Mahrez fee, and incoming wouldn't be too dissimilar, depending on the GK choice and if we opted for Shaw or a cheaper option like Bertrand. Looks a lot, but in reality that's 4/5 out from the matchday squad and 6/7 in, who would all be quality improvements to the squad.
Wolfboy Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 If koln get relegated (they are last in the table) Horn has a €6 million release clause... bargain for a keeper of that standard... one of the best goalkeepers in Germany in my opinion opinion apart from Neuer? 1
GeorgeTheFox Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 2 hours ago, dylanlegend said: We could line up: Kasper New RB Maguire (C) Dragovic Bertrand Albrighton Ndidi Ward-Prowse Shaqiri Rondon Vardy Bertrand, Ward-Prowse and Shaqiri I'd to see here. Though I don't think there's anyway that Vardy and Rondon could strike up a partnership.. will have the same problem as Slimani as they will both want to be on the shoulder occupying the same space. Rather we stuck with Iheanacho. I think Bertrand is incredibly underrated and although I think JWP is slightly overrated at the moment, with the right guidance he could be very special
Ian Nacho Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 1 hour ago, Spudulike said: Bobby Reid (Bristol City). We were linked with him in January I think.
breadandcheese Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 Traore with another two assists for Middlesbrough today against Derby. That's all four of Middlesbrough last four goals that he's assisted. I think he's the one we should aim to replace Mahrez with, even if he doesn't come cheap.
Spudulike Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 3 hours ago, Ian Nacho said: We were linked with him in January I think. He hasn't signed a new contract and seems to be waiting for confirmation that Bristol City won't be in the PL next season. 25 year-old joint top Championship goalscorer (19) and 7 assists. Has come into his own this season having been converted from midfield. Bristol fans desparate to hang on to him but should be available for not many pound notes. Well worth a punt, I reckon. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/top-scorers
danny2997 Posted 21 April 2018 Posted 21 April 2018 On 18/04/2018 at 11:31, dhermon said: For the midfield lets buy Oscar from that chinese club he went to Or not, he's on 300k+ wages
mod hero Posted 22 April 2018 Posted 22 April 2018 19 hours ago, dylanlegend said: We could line up: Kasper New RB Maguire (C) Dragovic Bertrand Albrighton Ndidi Ward-Prowse Shaqiri Rondon Vardy Can’t play two number 9’s up front. We’ve tried that countless times.
oadby.fox Posted 22 April 2018 Posted 22 April 2018 I'm not too optimistic about this summer given the way transfers have gone of late, and given that I'm not sure what kind of players Puel will want to bring in. People saying we should bin Kasper after one bad season are coming on a bit strong I think but he certainly needs another keeper in the team who will genuinely challenge him each week for a starting spot. I think it perhaps is curtains for Simmo, King/James, Huth, Slimani Ulloa and the rest of the loanees who never made an impact. Whether we will get that kind of clear out remains to be seen though and will depend on whether we will be unable to offload some of them. Mahrez will also go. RB and LB is also a must, if Southampton go down then Bertrand could be a good signing as people have mentioned and RB there are a few options but I don't think we should be going in for Cedric, would like to find more about this Pereira lad we've been linked with - it's good if Puel already knows him. I think Luke Shaw could also worth looking into (he's had issues) but maybe a loan deal with an option to buy could work? There are a few options at CB from the most likely relegated clubs, but perhaps we may find something better abroad? As for midfield, I always quite liked Romeu and we are going to need some wingers/attacking players but I'm just not sure what Puel is going for. I'm praying that we don't sign tat like Ben Arfa
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