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[Albion] There is ZERO chance of SIGNING anyone today.
- Thread starter Bladders
- Start date
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
So everyone you disagree with is a dullard and those you agree with are brilliant. Interesting.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Better tell PSG that Neymar is off then.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
PSG already have a world class squad. We do not.
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,899
Clearly not as they'd win the Champions league every season.
They haven't which is why they've coughed up for Neymar.
But your logic insists it's a waste of time as their season starts in a few days?
What is the logic of saying Albion must get their business done in June or July or no top 6 (you said that last season) or relegation (this season) regardless of who they sign or don't sign in August.
But it doesn't apply to anyone else ? - Spurs ? Burnley ? Newcastle ?
It's nonsense. Isn't it ?
Nixonator
Well-known member
It's a very good point, but one that can only be made under the belief that we can procure better quality later in the window.
Our very first signing, that was agreed even before the window had opened, is in my opinion the best piece of business we have done thus far. I'm trying to rein in my excitement for Gross so I'm not left disappointed, but he looks absolute quality and surely is an exception to the theory?
Deadly Danson
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Same question as I just posed then - if the player we really want is only likely to be available at the end of August due to the selling club needing to buy a replacement first and however much money we offer we can only get them then, would you prefer us to buy an inferior player in mid-July and have a chance to settle in or wait till our chosen player is available. I don't think either answer is necessarily correct but I'd be interested which you think is the better option - an inferior squad ready for the new season or a better squad ready at the end of August?
Good point about August and other clubs still to spend.
Real outspend everyone else to win the CL. That doesn't preclude clubs such as Juve, PSG and Man City as having world class squads.
Deadly Danson
Well-known member
Absolutely - obviously in an ideal world we'd have done all our business in the same way and I agree that it's by far the best bit of business we've done. As you say, we will only know at the end of the window whether it was worth waiting - if our top 3 targets for example all fail to arrive then I guess it's a gamble that failed - just shows how hard the recruitment thing is.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
By all means challenge the club, but Nsc is just a sounding board, not a challenge. We know the club do look at some of the contributions here, but they wouldn't consider it to be a challenge.
The Fans Forum is one place to challenge them, but many people don't bother going.
The club asked fans to complete a survey, but out of 30K attendees, only 3500 responded, giving the club a seal of approval. Does the club actually feel challenged?
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Nixonator
Well-known member
Seems to be your favourite point to make lately. I should ask you, are the many managers (including our own) who use every opportunity they can to suggest that getting players in early for a pre-season is massively advantageous just exaggerating? or being insincere?
Same question applies having brought in player/s late in the window, managers will again use every opportunity to suggest that X is taking some time to adjust and acclimatise to the personnel/system/area and needs time. Just excuses?
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,899
It's all about degree and nuance. Hughton would have preferred to have done all his business early of course (although he he has 20 other players) and I'm sure it helps. Who on earth thinks otherwise. ?
Happy to debate , for example, the merits of Gross arriving in August rather than June.
But arguing that doing your business in August or at the end of the window like everyone else means the season is a write off, relegation is confirmed, as some continue to do and believe , is just hyperbole not worthy of debate.
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GT49er
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I agree that the Championship is exciting, and bearing in mind where the Albion have been for the many years I've been following them, it's not a bad place to be. The problem, however, is that playing in the Championship costs TB around £10M a year, give or take a bit - and that's unsustainable.
Nixonator
Well-known member
Agreed, but it just seems one extreme or the other on here. Either there is no benefit whatsoever to getting players in early, or we are doomed ad infinitum because we've left it late. It's hard to find a middle ground amongst the debate.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Its more than that unfortunately. 26m last season (2015/16 figures). And presumably north of that for 2016/17 pre- promotion given the signings (Duffy) and big new contracts for Dunk etc.
severnside gull
Well-known member
I look for this thread every morning.
Love its mix of pathos & bathos; hope & despair.
Then I reflect on its title and I think.........yeah that's about right!
Love its mix of pathos & bathos; hope & despair.
Then I reflect on its title and I think.........yeah that's about right!
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
My logic is they'd destroy us 9/10 games. The fact they are in the CL obviously highlights that massive gulf in talent.
Why are you comparing us to clubs who have performed better than us? We need to be focused on our squad, a squad that is one of the weakest in the PL as it stands.
Yes it's nonsense thinking we have all the time in thew world to improve OUR squad. What other squads are doing is irrelevant given we'll be lucky to be able to score a goal given our bog average striker situation at present.
GT49er
Well-known member
£26M now, is it? - OK, fair enough. Doesn't invalidate my point though; in fact, it basically makes it stronger!