plaidharper

Don't worry friends. Michael Keane up top next season. 20+ goals easy.

No thanks.

Played better than Patterson on numerous occasions this past season. Reality is that our squad's level is low and we have been and are in trouble. Glad our captain is back in our thin squad. A true blue.

Thelwell and Dyche did not put us in our current situation. Disappointment, frustration, anger lies solely at the feet of the owner and chairman.

We are not signing 10 players... and we need a center forward not a center midfielder.

Love the latticework collar. Will be picking that up. Wish the long sleeve had the latticework on the cuff.

Highly doubt he plays another game for us. Journos are just bored.

If Tyler Adams wasn't from the USA (or the UK), folks would be talking less about him on this forum. You cite he was top 5 in tackles and top 10 in interceptions+tackles... but guess who was ahead of him in both categories? Gana. Further more, I do not think Adams is in the top 10 for tackles+interceptions... in fact I do not think he is in the top 20 for interceptions...

Is he really up to the pace of the EPL? I have my doubts. Rondon had EPL experience and goals but you need pace in this league. Would really like us to be focusing on the future and would rather take a chance on someone with less experience but has pace. This would mean they have the potential to take DCL's spot vs just holding us over until he is fit.

Most Mondays are mundane. Some slightly positive news? and Everton news at that? I will take it! 3 down and one more to go!

Everyone being worse happened in more than one match. Our squad is shite.

Wish we could move him on but can't really see anyone coming in for him... Why would they? Sadly probably another one that sits around running down his contract.

Can't really see us getting 7 signings but we had one more than that last summer if you count loans. So who knows. Broja would be a big gamble coming off that rather long nasty knee injury. Wonder if the lad from Coventry or someone outside of England might be a better use of funds? Saw some mentions about this in January but I wonder if a swap deal involving Maupay for Boulaye Dia from Salernitana might be shrewd. 16 goals and 6 assists in Serie A this season. Would know Gana from the national team. Doubt Guehi will leave Palace for us but stranger things have happened. Would cost a lot to make it happen which is why I do not see it happening. Also we really need reinforcement at full back before looking at the midfield. Not sure we want to gamble with Patto and Myko as starters next season. Thelwell and Dyche have their work cut out them... that is sure.

Not sure why folks even bother to post links to goodisonnews.com on here anymore. Website is a joke. Always click bait and as highlighted above mostly repackaged plagiarism from terrible sources.

Feel like the investment deal will need to be in place before he starts axing board members. No one can leave until they have a replacement lined up due to a minimum number of people on the board right? So hoping the MSP deal is in place and are a part of the board sooner than later.

Agreed.

This describes most of the squad and ya probably can count on one hand the ones that it does not. Get what you mean though. With our finances we need to make money on anyone we can, when we can. That Gordon deal was a blinder. (haha almost typed blonder, haha)

Comments in italics. Unsure if we need tons of experience, high wages, and short contracts. Time to start thinking like a modern club and planning for the future with younger prospects. Buying talent to pole vault us into the top 6 was the Morshiri led mistake that has us in the our current mess.

Find it odd that folks are so focused on Onana. When we first bought him we all knew he most likely would not be here long. So no surprise there at all. He is a decent player who has performed better than some of the people in our squad. Holgate, Davies, Keane, Godfrey, Coady, Patto, and Myko have all had some real howlers of games. Onana would never give the ball away with lazy passing like Gana has. Onana either makes our starting lineup or would be a great option on a bench that is lacking any talent at all. Like at all. The emergence of Garner is a good thing. Folks are always way too concerned about the starting 11 when it takes a squad to compete. We should in no way be pushing him out or piling on him. If a good deal comes in, sure sell him on and reinvest that just good business, but it needs to be a good deal. If none arrive, just wait until the window that they do as his value is not going to drop.

Folks always look at the teams going down for deals but those teams are going down for a reason. Additionally, all players with with PL experience (even ones who went down with a team) = high wages. We have already gone down this road. Our team is littered with players who got relegated. Tarks, Doucs, Gana, Godfrey, etc. It is ok to have a few experienced heads but we need to start thinking like the Brighton's and Brentford's of the world. Identify areas to improve and then get young talent to fill those areas. Key areas we need to improve in include first a striker, then fullback, then maybe CB depending who stays / goes (yerry is gone and coady and braithwaite situations are uncertain). If you then look at those areas... Leeds: Strikers? Nope. Full back? Nope. Center back? Nope. Leicester: Strikers? Nope. Full back? Probably not. Center backs? Nope. Southampton: Strikers? Nope. Full backs? Maybe Kyle Walker-Peters but won't be cheap so is it worth it? Center backs? Probably not? So given that teams going down do not really suit our needs, it is probably best to look else where. Gyorkeres might be a decent move if the price is not too high.

Was needed and counted today.

GOOD GRIEF... ALL THE FEELS... just whew... hard to find the words... wait... SACK THE BOARD! There they are!

Even if we survive I might not... breathe.. sip whiskey... breathe...

Bournemouth really going for this...