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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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Backing the manager doesn't mean the million of pounds spent or wasted.

Levy doesn't let managers pick the players they want, he wants to buy young to have add on value but it's not working. One example is how many rights backs since Walker left and still not sorted, how much money has he lost on Aurier and how much losing on Royal? It's not only the money, also look at the trophy cabinet but be warned take a duster with you.

The bottom line is Levy is good with spread sheets and he's sh!te on the footballing side.

Look at woolwich, they were struggling and see where they are now, because the owner doesn't pick who to buy, the manager and his side-kicks do.
It’s a bit more complicated than that though isn’t it? Conte really wanted Zaniolo, but apparently we were quoted much more than his value. Should we back the manager in this case? Zaniolo’s subsequant career has shown we were right not to buy at any price.

It’s also a supporter’s fallacy to only remember the duds that your own team buys. If 50% of your transfers are good then you’re doing well. Every team has terrible transfers.

Also, your example about Woolwich is not a good fit because that post-Wenger project took many years. And many of the supporters were just as angry as you seem to be until suddenly they weren’t because things turned around.

If we continue to spend 120m pounds (ish) a season and the scouting is as good as it’s been in the last few years, don’t you think we’ll be a really really good team in a couple of years?
 
All of our deals seem to involve £60m asking prices/release clauses, thus making them “difficult to do”. Wow. Shocker.
Don’t think Palace fans (or manager) will countenance the idea of losing Olise, Eze and Guehi in the same window. — especially after their finish to last year.
However, if release clauses are met then they’re royally fuckt.
 
Still time, meltdown for me is scheduled for Friday 16th August 19:59pm.
Still time to sign, yet zero time for those players to have a pre-season. The window is already a failure even if we make a number of signings by the end of it. Everyone knows the intensity of Ange's training and the physical demands on the pitch - Celtic fans warned us, not only do you accept the "Ange phone call" you accept at least one serious muscle injury when getting up to speed. We got a taste of it last season, it is a historical trend with his squads. No pre-season only increases the likelihood of our new signings getting lengthy injuries by Jan.

It is a absolute insult to qualify for Europe after sitting it out last season and proceed to dick about like this in the transfer window. Prioritising speculative 18 year olds is not strengthing to compete for shit. It communicates that this board takes Europe for granted, are happy to collect the qualification cheque and have no intention of actually trying to win a European trophy nor do they give a shit about the fatigue it creates making domestic qualification for Europe next season even harder.

When will people wake up. Levy doesn't give a shit about THIS SEASON. He has concentrated on investing for future seasons in which his property investment portfolio i.e. Project Youth will mature and provide a return, literally and figuratively.
 
This is why we are stuck at the ceiling point where we will never probably go much further than 5th place. The fact is we got lucky under Poch. Harry emerged as one of the greatest players on the planet and a lot of other gambles paid off. I feel that was probably the peak of our journey unless 5/6 youngsters become good
Risk/Reward innit?
Our goal as fans is not aligned with the owners.
 
Hey Admin Admin can we get one of them filters installed that makes it where anytime someone types "ambition" it automatically becomes "rubber ducks"? TIA
 


Ali G’s shot it down

Spurs have been linked with plenty of right-backs this summer, with the latest reports linking Manchester City's Issa Kabore with a move to north London believed to be wide of the mark at this time

Return of the Djedi is still on!

 
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