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While Conte is herem the pressure is off Levy. Look at the manager he gave us.
If Conte see out his contract and Poch returns, look at Levy, he brought back our much loved manager to replace that argumentative one.
If Conte leaves between now and then, Levy looks bad and we're in the shit as a club.
i would have left the bottom 3 out of your argument . They are in the top 3 because their need is not as great as ours in terms of player quality
i wouldn’t compare us to West Ham either as they were until recently a basket case club
Until recently UTD had a PE teacher as coach
Woolwich I guess is a valid comparison
Jesus Christ, what am I even reading...
As per my post which you’ve quoted previously so I assume you’ve read, West Ham, Woolwich and Manchester United.
The three above them, nothing will make us catch then this season. Will take at least a couple of years of good, stable management and improving the quality of the squad to get back to that point sadly.
Oh I’m not saying it’sa realistic expectation. But if we’re could get in a CM and a forward of some description I’d be happy. Those two and an rwb, very happy.
Agreed that we should be when you consider where we’ve fallen from, but we’re not. All we can do is hope her with those set up and this/ the next few windows we undo the define and get back to where we were.
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Had a similar conversation with a mate…so no money for transfers but plenty for managerial pay offs and hirings, its completely illogical, even to Levy…Levy knows the cycle of fuck ups have to stop not continue, hence Paratici and Conte and all his back room staff
I keep saying it - hiring and firing coaches is much cheaper than investing in the squad.
£22.5m for 18 months of Conte is a fuck lot less than this squad needs.
Sack him in the summer and pay up his last year, employ another coach, give them a bunch of D bucket players and rinse and repeat.
The problem is, once Conte is gone, the pool of coaches we can pick from is pathetic.
The problem is, we might fill the positions, but they won't be the answer to our problems. Could be back here this time next year frothing at the mouth that we need to sign our 13th RB in 10 years and sell the 2 we already have because they were shit.
I included them because part of the criticism of us not improving the squad would be failing to push on when we have a chance to do so (I.e. 4th). Those side have a cigar to push on at their level and win the title and/or CL… surely not making signings by the 11th of January is equally negligent on that basis?
And how are United doing now that they replaced the PE teacher with someone by and large considered a top coach (who many of our supporters wanted)? Or maybe their squad is also in need of serious work too and their owners are cunts for not addressing it just over a third through the month? And I’m sure no West Ham fan will see themselves currently 1 point off 4th and agree that they shouldn’t be pushing on.
Look, my point isn’t that Enic are doing a good job, they haven’t for a few years. My point isn’t that we are where we need to be as a squad… far from it.
My point is only that, on January 11th, with 20 full days left of transfer window after today, there’s no sense in getting angry.
1st of Feb the squad still looks equally stale and Arc/ whoever else cares too can scream bloody murder from the rooftops afaic. But right now I choose to have a little faith and an happy to, I hope politely, challenge those who think all is lost and the world is ending.
No matter how many times you say this it doesn't become more true every time.
There has been investment in the squad over the past few seasons, we've just spent it on crap.
I mean do we need to keep repeating this before the penny actually drops?
There no apathy in my statement. Perhaps you think we did finish 8th? Perhaps despite the facts, it didn't feel to you like top4 was still in our hands with 4 games to go.......?
I didn't go as far as saying it was a good season, but hey you jump on the bogus interpretation train with the rest of the fringe shit-gallery if you feel that's where you belong.
As for going to games? Hundreds over the years... First game in 1990. You?
Oh, and If we're asking questions of cursory interest..... Why do you saunter around the edges of a discussions only to run a mile when any substance is called for? ...And why does 90% of your posting history depict an immature child that has yet to learn to filter their emotions and is reliant upon calling everyone/thing that they dislike a cunt, wanker, pedo, elephant washer and such?
How far do you wanna dig exactly?
It's not, but we fucked off our best bet when Levy screwed Ten Hag over
Poch got nothing for 2 windows. So the money spent on TND/GLC/Sess/Clarke looked more like a net spend than it actually was.
Mourinho got a bunch of D-Bucket players and Bale who he didn't seem to want.
Nono got a load of shit. Actually, I support that one because he was never, ever, not in any parallel universe going to make it to Christmas.
We'll see with Conte. Unlike the army of grannies on here pissing their knickers, I'm crying becayse we haven't signed anyone yet. The summer will be the telling window.
Your profile says “Viewing thread January 2022 - Transfer Window”.
That leads me to believe that you are reading the posts in the thread called January 2022 - Transfer Window.
You could also be reading Harry Potter or the Daily Mail, how the fuck would we, let alone Jesus Christ, know.
Genuine laughed out loud at this post! Brilliant
Yeah so you're just agreeing with me, we've recruited poorly which contradicts your initial point
The top 4 battle this season is between us, Arse, WH & Utd no?
The BBC seem to like slagging us off....
I doubt more than 3 transfers this window is realistic.
Spurs need 'far more' than three new January signings
Spurs need 'far more' than three new January signings
www.bbc.co.uk
I doubt more than 3 transfers this window is realistic.
17/18 - Summer window net spend £10.25m
Winter window net spend £25m
18/19 Summer window net spend £2m profit
Winter window net spend £11m profit
19/20 Summer window net spend £59.1m
Winter window net spend £27m
20/21 Summer £52.9m
Winter £0
21/22 Sumer £31.4m
Winter TBA
I actually think the only reason for the increased summer spends post no-transfer season is because we just don't have the players to sell anymore. Also a lot more money from the CL
Winter window net spend £25m
18/19 Summer window net spend £2m profit
Winter window net spend £11m profit
19/20 Summer window net spend £59.1m
Winter window net spend £27m
20/21 Summer £52.9m
Winter £0
21/22 Sumer £31.4m
Winter TBA
I actually think the only reason for the increased summer spends post no-transfer season is because we just don't have the players to sell anymore. Also a lot more money from the CL
The way its shaping up I doubt that even 3 signings is realisticThe BBC seem to like slagging us off....
Spurs need 'far more' than three new January signings
Spurs need 'far more' than three new January signingswww.bbc.co.uk
I doubt more than 3 transfers this window is realistic.
Bit of a unique situation between the rich club with a threadbare, hole-filled squad, the new world-class manager who wasn’t here in the summer, and the surfeit of quality players on the continent coming to the end of their contracts.
January’s been going out of style for years, but this one will buck that trend a bit.