Recent content by IAN HEALY

Clearing the deadwood from the team would have provided catharsis for long suffering fans.

If Ole says he is happy with the forward line and he is dedicated to playing youth teamers then the genuine should be asked, why did the club so publicly court Dybala. We are woefully short in midfield and no business will be done in January to reflect this, as the company line of 'We do our...

Day after the summer window closed last year, didnt Woodward come out and say we 100m set aside for Varane but couldn't get the deal done. Now 12 months later thats our entire budget and even that wont be spent, yet the expectation is we will be a better sqaud.

So much for the rebuild under Ole. Even if we signed a top drawer striker today what would it say abut our approach. Wait until a day before the season starts to get the squad together. at this point nobody knows what we will have come the first game. Woodward seems intent on doing the bare...

Surely we had 85m for him on the first day of the window, are they doing the cheap thing again and not paying the fee til the end of the window, thus saving wages during the summer ? Was there really any need to delay this deal given the fact the player has been playing in same league against...

Whilst i dont mind the addition of Maguire, and it shows we will spend money which is good, the problem is that this is now the the guy we will be building the defense around, and no defender will be bought for the next few years as we would have invested so heavily in one player. that being the...

Exactly, Woodward seems to see value in holding onto crap players, and is working under the logic that if you extend a players contract then you receive a higher transfer fee. These guys weren't even going to get picked up on free transfers so it will actually cost us more to subside a move if...

If we get a DoF it will be an Ed sanctioned appointment. He won't be scouring the market for the best candidate, he'll want another yes man, pleased to be given the job, who can oversee small scale deals and minor changes to the playing squad. How bad do we have to get for them to do more than...

Even if Martial has another lackluster season, it seems Ed wont admit defeat and will be convinced his potential alone is worthy of a place in the squad. What's frustrating is that certain players gets shipped out in no time (Depay?) yet others are allowed to get comfortable and never get near...

If nobody has the cash for him and instead we get offered expendable players from potential buyers in lieu of money then shouldn't that inform the player himself that these clubs just aren't that into him ? Its not like his potential suitors haven't already made big money signings this summer...

To compound matters if we spend that large an outlay on a player we are going to be obliged to play him every match, and he will be nailed on as the starter. Am not sure Maguire is the standard we should be looking at to be the no 1 CB at the club. Great as a third choice but not as your number 1.

Ole has said he want guys with the right attitude. Fair enough, what manager wouldn't but he inherited a team with a few players of questionable attitude and we havent seen any of those guys moved on yet. Buying British covers a wide spectrum. Are we getting younger versions of Smalling, Jones...

Jose - man of the match!