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This conversation is a bit weird for me. We are only four games into the season and already talk about getting a new manager is starting to surface. 
It’s almost like we’ve come to expect a change in manager, and now we’re just counting the days till it happens.
But if you look at it, Dyche came in with a remit of keeping us in the Premier League. At the time I’d say most of us thought we were certain to go down. We couldn’t score, the mentality was crap and we looked at sure bet for the drop.
He managed to keep us in the league, and although it wasn’t pretty, he succeeded in fulfilling that remit. 
Now he’s had a window to try and “rebalance” squad and in the main, even though we may lack depth, the squad is probably a little more balanced… maybe, it’s certainly not worse.
We’re four games in, and though there have been a couple of matches which have been real stinkers, on the whole we’ve played quite well and created plenty of chances.
I feel there is still a lot to be optimistic about at this point, but the last thing we need is shouts for a change in manager when the seasons only just started. We need to get out of that mentality and at least give him and the team a chance.
Maybe by the end of November I’ll have changed my tune but it’s only September so for now I’m going to whistle this one.
 

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1699716730543808840?s=46&t=hH9MW86Z7OdDqsQukrKMvA
 
The announcement video is sensational… we couldn’t get Salah, we couldn’t get Coutinho so we settled for Gray! 😆

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1699716730543808840?s=46&t=hH9MW86Z7OdDqsQukrKMvA
 
The announcement video is sensational… we couldn’t get Salah, we couldn’t get Coutinho so we settled for Gray! 😆

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1699716730543808840?s=46&t=hH9MW86Z7OdDqsQukrKMvA
 
The announcement video is sensational… we couldn’t get Salah, we couldn’t get Coutinho so we settled for Gray! 😆

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1699716730543808840?s=46&t=hH9MW86Z7OdDqsQukrKMvA
 
The announcement video is sensational… we couldn’t get Salah, we couldn’t get Coutinho so we settled for Gray! 😆

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1699716730543808840?s=46&t=hH9MW86Z7OdDqsQukrKMvA
 
The announcement video is sensational… we couldn’t get Salah, we couldn’t get Coutinho so we settled for Gray! 😆

Do you have some info on this or just hearsay? Please share.

All the best to him - it can’t have been easy with him being away from his mother. I do hope Malik’s mother gets better soon.

Surely we noticed Hamer when scouting Gyorkes- would have been a top quality Iwobi replacement who we must have known was leaving having not signed that contract.

Oozes class but an absolute warrior too - excellent again!

Surely we noticed Hamer when scouting Gyorkes- would have been a top quality Iwobi replacement who we must have known was leaving having not signed that contract.

or rather get him on for Patterson and drop Garner back

Thelwell is supposedly trying to renegotiate the Dele deal… good luck with Levy!!!

Thelwell is supposedly trying to renegotiate the Dele deal… good luck with Levy!!!

Is that the BBC guy?

We’re asking £5m supposedly- just seen someone else say there’s no truth in Cadiz and Gbamin wants to terminate his contract.

Yeah but imagine the new Tik Tok followers we’d gain with J-Linz’s social media profile!

Yeah but imagine the new Tik Tok followers we’d gain with J-Linz’s social media profile!

It'd still work out cheaper to buy Gnonto.

Gnonto and Phillips (loan) would be the perfect day (well throw in the next Lillian Thuram too) - don’t expect it but we can dream.
Imagine the Leeds fan’s reaction!!!

Gnonto and Phillips (loan) would be the perfect day (well throw in the next Lillian Thuram too) - don’t expect it but we can dream.
Imagine the Leeds fan’s reaction!!!

The mind bugles 🙄.

Think he already said he didn’t want to go there as feels he can still play in the Champions League - hence why he’ll go to Fulham… 👀

If Iwobi, Gray and Cannon are going (as rumoured) I think we’ll need 2 attacking players wide/10.
Options:
Striker: Beto, DCL, Maupay (I think he’s available at the right price), Chermiti
Wings/10: McNeil, Harrison, Danjuma, Dobbin
Not bad options now when fully fit but look at our injuries already and it shows we’re short.
With quite a few central midfield options already, I shouldn’t be hoping for Kalvin Phillips on-loan but he’d improve us so so much - he’s off somewhere on-loan. I’d happily see Garner played right-back (a role I think he plays better than right mid) regularly to fit Phillips - not happening anyway!!!

…as long as it doesn’t impact on Branthwaite being a starter - ideally, I’d like a centre-back who is just as comfortable as full-back cover. It does seem we are after a centre-back who can cover rb by the links.
I also want a live wire winger - once again the Gnonto pursuit and Sulemana links suggest we’re in the market for one.
I’m being greedy now but if Arsenal/Man C are really allowing Smith-Rowe/Palmer leave, even for just a season/ buy-back, then we need to be all over this.