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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?

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Starks said:
Ultimately, it's going to be Anges ambition that sees us compete (if we are to do so). Building a squad singing from the same hymn sheet and wanting them to run through brick walls for him and the club. But the fans have to be on it too.

Liverpool and Klopp are a good example of this. Who's the last "superstar" they signed (at the time of signing?)

Thiago, perhaps? And he was a complete flop.

What Klopp has done and been allowed to do is build a side with the right personalities, the right profile for what his team needs. It took a while, sure. But that's the point of a rebuild.
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They signed a world record GK, Van Dijk for 80m, Darwin for 100m
 
Richard Arlison said:
They signed a world record GK, Van Dijk for 80m, Darwin for 100m
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And not a single one was a superstar. Who did he partner with this 80m centre back? A free transfer. Who was their starting left back? Championship player for 8m...

We signed a goalkeeper that some fans have considered better than Alisson this season and he cost us 15m.

Our two centre back pairings combined cost 80m and are one of the best pairings in the entire league...

SMART signings.
 
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Sir Archibald Crooks said:
Woolwich is a decent example. They were 8th twice but absolutely backed their manager and spent big when not in Europe and whilst making no money on sales. They also nearly won the league last season and went and spent £100m on a midfielder despite Partey and Xhaka having easily their best seasons for the club. I think you've got to be fairly rose tinted to think we'd sanction a deal like that in those circumstances.

As for Poch, yes at the end he was done, clearly dissallusioned as he hadnt been backed. I'm amazed he didnt quit after the non 2018 summer window after asking for a painful rebuild.

I hope they really back Postecoglou, i mean if not now then when? Klopp leaving, City possibly punished, Utd still rebuilding others struggling with FFP. The next 2 seasons are a huge opportunity and i hope they prove me wrong.
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Bravo. Everything I would have said without the swearing and some actual punctuation. It's time. We waited until we were a viable financial alternative to all but the elite (doped) clubs and now we are financially stronger than Woolwich and Chelsea with greater match day revenue. We have the right coach the stadium the training facilities and fanbase all organically grown. Now its time to fully back the manager in the way Arteta was. If he wants Williams or Braithwaite or the right back at Fulham we need to be part of that conversation. If not I'm done.
 
Starks said:
And not a single one was a superstar. Who did he partner with this 80m centre back? A free transfer. Who was their starting left back? Championship player for 8m...

We signed a goalkeeper that some fans have considered better than Alisson this season and he cost us 15m.

Our two centre back pairings combined cost 80m and are one of the best pairings in the entire league...

SMART signings.
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Yep, but let’s also make the odd ambitious top tier signing to dovetail with the smart signings too (and pay over the odds to get the first choice done). Not on every occasion, but when the opportunity arises.
 
Starks said:
Ultimately, it's going to be Anges ambition that sees us compete (if we are to do so). Building a squad singing from the same hymn sheet and wanting them to run through brick walls for him and the club. But the fans have to be on it too.

Liverpool and Klopp are a good example of this. Who's the last "superstar" they signed (at the time of signing?)

Thiago, perhaps? And he was a complete flop.

What Klopp has done and been allowed to do is build a side with the right personalities, the right profile for what his team needs. It took a while, sure. But that's the point of a rebuild.
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Combine that with everything we're hearing about Lange's outlook for the club (i.e. big data) and the fact that some of our best new players this season like Vicario and Micky were absolutely not the top of anyone's list (if even known before we were linked), then anyone kidding themselves that we're going to target signings from their rating in Fifa Ultimate Team are on a hiding to nothing.

Or looking ahead for their next grievance to complain about come the summer, who knows.

Personally I've got faith in this recruitment team looking at the past couple of windows. We seem a lot more sound in our incomings that the Ndombele and Lo Celso window.
 
Thin Lilywhite Duke said:
Combine that with everything we're hearing about Lange's outlook for the club (i.e. big data) and the fact that some of our best new players this season like Vicario and Micky were absolutely not the top of anyone's list (if even known before we were linked), then anyone kidding themselves that we're going to target signings from their rating in Fifa Ultimate Team are on a hiding to nothing.

Or looking ahead for their next grievance to complain about come the summer, who knows.

Personally I've got faith in this recruitment team looking at the past couple of windows. We seem a lot more sound in our incomings that the Ndombele and Lo Celso window.
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I have faith mostly in Fabio Paratici's talent ID. The data driven approach seems a little over-sold.
 
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