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He was trying to put pressure on the board to spend money...which I approve of.It's a real fenzy out there isn't it. We seem to have put ourselves under a lot of undue pressure during this window. It's certainly not helped by Mourinho saying he's not happy in every single interview, although he was often just talking about World Cup players not being around for preseason.
It does feel that this season is already a write-off.Look forward to the 2019/20 season
FixedLook forward to the 2019/20 summer window
True that4 hours till the window closes and it’s quiet everywhere. What a disappointing transfer window in general, not just for our club.
Do you blame Morinho for being so down beat?Liverpool come this season with confidence and cohesion. We, however, come in with uncertainty, negativity and sense of dread. Just listen to Mournho talk these days. Miserable man.
I do understand his intention and it would have been fine if it worked. However, we're looking at the possibility of signing none of our targets here and the pressure Jose has put on the club will affect us negatively. Even now the impression we're giving the media and the world is that we're panicking and the season hasn't even started yet. The better approach would have been to get on the same page with Woodward show a united front.He was trying to put pressure on the board to spend money...which I approve of.
I want us to have the best squad in the league, so in turn we can win the league.
I know that some "fans" don't want us to spend and support the Glazers, but I support our manager, players and club, in that I want the league title.
I have no interest in us not spending, aiming for 4th, while the Glazers use the money to buy themselves another mansion or yacht.
Someone has taken his happy pills.
Don't think it has anything to do with looking for value anything, we've spent stupid money on players before. I think we're just incompetent at this whole transfer business. Maybe Jose gave Woody a list, and we've spent the whole summer faffing about with the unobtainable players in the said list without a back up plan seeing as our scouting is absolutely useless. Now we're just desperately running around trying to get any fecking body to sign before 5pmWe are looking for value in the market.
Woodward doesn't understand that the market has moved on in the last 2 years and he can't pay 2016 prices in 2018.
CFC and LFC, for example are buying GKs for huge sums of money. And these GKs are not the best in the World.
EPL proven defenders are now priced at around £75M.
Is this your first season?
Cannot wait for the league to begin to shut the moaners off.
same.Almost not interested in this season at all. We know what the outcome and type play on display is going to be give or take.
No worries buddy, was just curious.I was watching this on Sky Sports News. No idea if there is a link anywhere.
Apologies, not much help.
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I don't see how.True that
Ending the transfer window before the season starts is definitely the right thing imo... but what were they thinking trialling it during a World Cup summer? Was obvious what would happen
I think it should end before the season starts in all the major European CountriesI don't see how.
The right thing would be to close it at the same time as the European market, seen as that's where the vast majority of our purchases are from and a good chunk of our sales are go to. If the reason is to protect the clubs form losing players or having their players upset after the season starts, it's doomed to fail regardless of the year.
Do you think want-away players will stop angling for moves just because the window has shut here, when they know they can still register and play abroad like normal? That their agents and foreign clubs will cease their activity? You think we'll stop hearing about Pogba until 31st of August when the window shuts in Europe? That Raiola will just shut it come 5pm today? No chance.
They should have tried to advocate for an UEFA-wide change of the window and see if they get traction, instead of deciding to unilaterally decide to shut our own window early. It was an incredible show of stupidity.
We spent the second most after City, had the second strongest team on paper and we finished second.Tweet
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I think that is quite a lot of money. Maybe we should be doing better with our squad now.
Again, Liverpool have spent almost exactly the same amount as we have during Mourinho's tenure. Except they started off from a worse position and had to sell their best player in the meantime.It does feel that this season is already a write-off.
LFC will be the ones to challenge MCFC, this season. They have been aggressive and are backing their manager.
I would also add that many of the signings made by LVG and Moyes were a complete waste. Mourinho basically had to rebuilt the squad lal over because besides Herrera and Mata, none of the other signings really made it.We spent the second most after City, had the second strongest team on paper and we finished second.
We should be playing better football, I can wholeheartedly get behind that, but the results are commensurate to our investment.
Most top 6 strengthen every year. They improve normally . Chelsea win the league. City win the league. Liverpool CL final.We spent the second most after City, had the second strongest team on paper and we finished second.
We should be playing better football, I can wholeheartedly get behind that, but the results are commensurate to our investment.
Yes.Are people still holding on?
They haven't yet though. If we finish 2nd again this year, ahead of Liverpool, how would you rate the season?Again, Liverpool have spent almost exactly the same amount as we have during Mourinho's tenure. Except they started off from a worse position and had to sell their best player in the meantime.
If they can challenge City, so can we. Or at least should.
Depends on the quality of the football and the performance in the other competitions.They haven't yet though. If we finish 2nd again this year, ahead of Liverpool, how would you rate the season?
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I think that is quite a lot of money. Maybe we should be doing better with our squad now.
Liverpool and city are laughing.4 hours till the window closes and it’s quiet everywhere. What a disappointing transfer window in general, not just for our club.
Alright, let me narrow it down. Let's say a we have a season largely a mirror of the last one. Trophy-less, CL 16 or Quarters, a domestic cup Semi or Final, football more or less the same. What'd you say then?Depends on the quality of the football and the performance in the other competitions.
I still think City have issues they really don't have a back up for fernandinho and he is 33!Liverpool and city are laughing.