Norwich away - 1730KO

[COckneY Spurs]

LOL.... Banter, surely....


The part I underlined and disagreed with:

"we just buy 10 reasonably priced players and hope one or two work out"

You just made that up.... The list i posted is the core of our recent activity (transfer record broken on a number of occasions) and not a load of cheap punts.

Sure, you hand picked the best of them and I still say most of them have to still bare fruit.
Yes we broke “our” transfer record twice in that list, but we broke it buying a CH at 40m when the CH market was/is 80+m, and as for 65m on N’Dombele as a CM he has still got massive potential and could well become a dominant force for us (as long as he decides he wants to play that is) but again it’s the modest side of the market for that position, go out and buy a proven WC midfielder and you’d be lucky to have 65m change from 200m....

So as it stands he’s still a punt that we hope works out, as is Lo Celso, Sanchez, Lucas etc etc etc, Son has been the only one on that list that has become a regular quality player.

Liverpool have shown the best transfer business in the league in recent years and that’s why they are now back to back CL & EPL champions, well scouted players complimented by big transfer fees in key positions.

 

[Airfixx]

Sure, you hand picked the best of them and I still say most of them have to still bare fruit.
Yes we broke “our” transfer record twice in that list, but we broke it buying a CH at 40m when the CH market was/is 80+m, and as for 65m on N’Dombele as a CM he has still got massive potential and could well become a dominant force for us (as long as he decides he wants to play that is) but again it’s the modest side of the market for that position, go out and buy a proven WC midfielder and you’d be lucky to have 65m change from 200m....

So as it stands he’s still a punt that we hope works out, as is Lo Celso, Sanchez, Lucas etc etc etc, Son has been the only one on that list that has become a regular quality player.

Liverpool have shown the best transfer business in the league in recent years and that’s why they are now back to back CL & EPL champions, well scouted players complimented by big transfer fees in key positions.

For a 3rd time I remind you of the actual comment I disagreed with....

I've cherry picked nothing; they're simply the plentiful examples that disprove said comment.

 

[Kiwi]

When you weigh it up, we needed VAR and a pen to draw with Norwich.. That is somewhat concerning.

The defensive errors are fuckin us over. I hope Jose has a plan.

Their second was a complete random though, no?

 

[Kiwi]

As capable of good “moments” as he is, I’d probably, ultimately, convert him into cash and exchanged him for a player who can move and play football at the same time.

In the mean time I guess he plays as one of the lateral forwards, or as one of the 8’s, or sits on the bench. Or he becomes a kind of back up false 9 for Kane?

Hasn’t he just scored 4 in 8 or so? Can we then forgive the downsides?

 

[Kiwi]

We might very well win a domestic cup under José, but the league or CL will be very very difficult.

Shall we throw the sink at the fa cup this year, be dammed where we finish in league? (Personally I’d rather take top four)

 

[Johnboy40]

Two signings do not make a team.

Klopp lucked out with Allison and VVD. TAA and Roberton mature at the same time into worldie wing backs. Firmino, Salah and Mane chip in with 50 goals a season (Origi waiting in the wings)

Henderson becomes a captain. Strength in depth with Oxlade, Lallana, Shaquiri, Fabinho, Keita etc in midfield. Even OAP Milner turns it on when required.

All the stars have aligned for Klopp.

Two signings for us will not transform this team. There are major structural/personnel/tactical/motivational problems

but two signings effectively turned a team that finished that scraped 4th into european cup winners. hell, Van Dijk for half a season turned them into finalists. on a massive 700k net

 

[mikes01666]

but two signings effectively turned a team that finished that scraped 4th into european cup winners. hell, Van Dijk for half a season turned them into finalists. on a massive 700k net

It just didn't - for all the reasons I outlined in my reply. A lot more than 2 new signings caused their success.

You may as well say it was down to Shaquiri being signed or Oxlade returning from injury.

 

[Kiwi]

Just 2 signings away from going on a run like Liverpool.
Hope everyone remembers how shite they were before making their signing of the decade - VVD.
Our attack is fine similarly, just need some inspiring quality in defence/DM

Hear you... vvd and Alison ... but that was a wad

 

[Yorkshire Yid]

I'm afraid we are going to have to face the fact that we will be without a DM or RB until next season. Watching all the newspapers, gossip columns and all other information I can glean, we'll be doing the usual in January. Watching other teams pick off the potential talent whilst Levy puts a new set of moth balls in his wallet.

If Levy wants top 4 he's gonna have to get the duster out, he spent big in the summer needs to spend more simple as we can't have Dier as our only recognised CDM and Aurier as the only RB even he knows this

 

[Airfixx]

an all out Ardiles hurrah.

I knew I'd seen it somewhere before.

 

[spursmalc]

I guess Sky and Gary Neville didn't want to talk about this one..

Where did it land? Presumably not near one of our black players.

 

[COckneY Spurs]

For a 3rd time I remind you of the actual comment I disagreed with....

I've cherry picked nothing; they're simply the plentiful examples that disprove said comment.

I don’t know what you mean then...

 

[Airfixx]

I don’t know what you mean then...

Lol..... It really isn't complicated...... Look at the line I quoted.... It's made up bollocks on your part.

 

[Bazali]

Where did it land? Presumably not near one of our black players.

Wasn’t fruit was it?

 

[Airfixx]

10 reasonably priced players and hoping 1 or 2 work out

Let's break your comment down shall we... :roll:

"10 players" = Random number plucked from.your behind. 10 over how long???? ....Meaningless.

"Reasonable price": implying cheap punts; hense I listed a large amount of our signings from recent years.... Add Toby, Llorente, Wanyama and a few others that don't fit your 'profile' either cos, newsflash, pricetag needn't mean shit.

"Hope 1 or 2 work out": pretty sure (particularly the list I made) the intention is for them all to work out. :roll:

The fact that in your average window we try and pick up a player or two that might prove a bargain if we can develope them. (Trippier, Foyth, Clarke) is no stick to beat us with....


(In case you weren't reading; I already said I think our scouting (and/or last managers buying) is dubious.)