hypochondriac

Almost all the big money signings we have signed in the past have been flops so I'm happy if this is our tactic.

Absolutely insane. Not sure how this helps EE to sell phones either. I swear I saw a stay a while ago that said the vast majority of abuse that women receive online is from other women...

I mean if we are going to try a change of formation as suggested by other posters, maybe they see it as playing to his strengths a bit more.

Maybe they rated him but not in the system we played last year?

Almost never nowadays. We've never replaced tadic or even had a player like him. Even Schneiderlin played that role quite well on occasion.

I haven't seen much to get excited about but it wound be interesting to see what he was like if we had more of a provider.

Maybe we share a source. I was told this three weeks ago: Bednarek,Djenepo,Theo,Long,Redmond all been told they can go Romeu will more than likely stay JWP 100% going nowhere,Adam Armstrong is highly rated.

I asked on the rangers forum and they said he's loved by kids and grown ups.

TBF prior to this summer we had a load of players who were proven to be mediocre. At least with this there's a chance that this will change.

I'd take hodson odoi and possibly aribo if they are available.

So if lavia is done it's only really attacking midfield and strikers that we really need. Anything else is a nice bonus.

One of the kits is khaki and black but I think you already know that.

Similar to this I reckon.

How does everyone feel?

Why? Where's the evidence that it would be a waste? Swansea fans reckon he's class and could easily make the step up.

Also for 8-10 million would be a relative bargain.

I really don't think we'll be getting in two cm or wide men. Realistically I'll go with one romeu competition, one winger, one number 10 behind the striker and a striker (two maybe if we get rid of Armstrong.) So maybe 3 or 4 more players.

I don't see how it's a worry at this stage. We are obviously going to bring in a striker and possibly two.

Seems some posters don't understand. He has a weakness with man management and he needs support in that area but he's got a lot of good points as well. On balance the belief is that the positives outweigh the negatives. Its not a case of a manager showing some deficiencies so you just chuck him away.

I think he needs a top quality backroom team to support him in the areas he isn't so strong at. Hence the changes this summer. My personal opinion is that they've been persuaded that on balance he's worth persisting with with proper support but I don't think he will be around for long if we start the season poorly.

Exactly and that would go some way to explain why we go through these long periods in ruts where we perform poorly. It's an attitude thing more than ability.

Good to see a number of people confirming what I had heard. Its not just the players being spoilt brats, Ralph needs to work on his man management skills. I was also told that we really messed up when we lost his assistant who used to do that role and then didn't replace him with someone similar.

Think what you want.

I was told that it was notable that Ralph's man management is not the best and he hasn't endeared himself to a number of players. Possibly that's why Broja wasn't up for staying. Personally I trust the person who told me and I don't think it's just the same as the other managers you mentioned.