Thanx for having my back. My argument was always that we are not a big Football Club. We are a massive Real Estate Company that happen to own a Football Club
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Would be excellent!
David Ornstein has reported that Woolwich are considering either him or Gyokeres; not heard that we're linked to him at all.
Worryingly I am not certain we are even after a number 9. For me it’s a paramount position to recruit in.
Paul O'Keefe has reported that we are after a number 9, so far the only name he (or anyone reliable) has linked us with is Gimenez of Feyenoord.
AKA Vincent Janssen 2.0.
If we sign him I’m doneski. It’d just prove that the club hasn’t learned.
get solanke
I haven't watched him at all, why do you think he's the next Janssen?
Although it is a bit concerning that Woolwich appear to be targeting higher level players in the same position... it's why they're 2nd and we're 5th I guess.
That’s the main reason. Not saying Gimenez is shit, he’s just not the type of player a club wanting to win silverware in a major league should be targeting.
The Janssen comparisons are a bit lazy, but he had a better scoring record (34 in 27) than Gimenez has, yet managed only 2 in 31 appearances for us. There’s also a fair bit of noise from Holland that suggests he’s not that good.
Tottenham transfer: Van der Vaart urges club to 'immediately get rid' of Spurs target for cut-price fee
Former Tottenham Hotspur star Rafael van der Vaart has urged Feyenoord to "immediately get rid" of Santiago Gimenez if they receive a bid this summer.
www.football365.com
The reality is that if we had serious ambition, we’d be trying to bring players like L Martinez in. It just doesn’t fit Levy’s model which is why we’ll never win anything of note under ENIC.
Do we a get a trophy for that
Sesko is earmarked for greatness, had a pretty good first season in Germany considering his tender age, suspect we would get "Luis Diaz'd" if we made a serious attempt for him and the player is probably angling for a move to one of the juggernauts.
And here is the uncomfortable truth about our owners.
We were ahead of them in every way... League table, revenue, squad... But somehow it's always the next level up in terms of quality that they can chase compared to us. Because they are prepared to pay for it.
Imagine this was a club that had the conviction to go out and get:
Sesko (for example)
Nico Williams
Onana
CB
FB
back up GK
in one summer and really try to win things
Instead we will all be debating if the 3 or 4 potentially good players we sign was a "good window".
Said it before and I'll say it again, we need:
You wanna win titles, Ange? That's what you need. We know it, you know it, your boss knows it. But we also know how it goes...soon you will too.
- A backup goalie...but not a 35yo+ former England no 2/3 type
- New RB and new LB, but not guys to just cover for Porro and Destiny...no...guys good enough to steal their spot, which doesn't look that hard a feat the form they've both been in for months (at least Pedro tries)
- Similarly, a new CB who can really push VdV but especially Cuti...I have my doubts as to whether Radu is at that level (yet)
- A monster 6 who can win the ball back AND pass it forward with pace & ingenuity. As far as I'm concerned, I'm done with Biss...say what you want about Skippy, he'd have shown so much more out there and not just today
- A new CAM who is (far) more consistent and (much) less fragile - physically and mentally - than Madders
- Two quality wingers ie guys who don't have Kulu's pace, who have more than one shitty trick in their toolbag, who aren't as frail as Werner and who can bang them in
- A proper No 9 with a first touch and who ain't scared of going to work vs centre halves, who gets on the end of crosses even if that means putting his head where others wouldn't put their foot
- All of them newbies must have a right pair of bollocks on them. Sick of them manchild crybaby sissies who shit themselves at the first hurdle
You wanna win titles, Ange? That's what you need. We know it, you know it, your boss knows it. But we also know how it goes...soon you will too.
If a quality number 6 is not a priority going into the summer window then I despair. Bissouma can not be relied on, needs competition to drive him on and if it does not drive him on then he has to go the follwing summer. Last chance for him next season, either he knuckles down and becomes consistently good or moves on.
