redandwhitey

Or, it could all be in place and they could be waiting to announce it once the season ends on Sunday. just a thought…..

Perhaps he can play a part next year. Strikers play well when confident and not when in and out of a team in various wrong positions. I would rather give him a chance than spend budget on another unknown

Probably the same way Liverpool didn’t approach Van Dyke ??

Not sure it is just me, but I quite enjoyed MOTD 2 without all the usual punditry bull that surrounds a big six match where they didn’t get the results expected didn’t miss the commentary either

I listened to the Press Conference and noted the comments above about it all being about him, being self centred etc etc but to be fair the questions were mainly all about him, his reaction to last week and so on. It is impossible to defend the Premier League record since he arrived, but lets say he promotes his "style" of football be that direct, fast transition or long ball and gets three wins in a row or even enough wins between now and the end of the season to keep us up, who on here will still be berating him and his style ? Is it really about systems and style or is it just about points ?

Enjoyed the trip despite the result, but that level of support is what is needed at home games from now to the end of the season. less groaning, more singing

What - like Alcaraz you mean ?

VAR check

Disappointed to say the least, the game was spoiled by weak refereeing early on, and the disallowed goal was a very soft decision. Emery played a perfect plan as an away side, ensuring that we had no time in midfield and when we had “possession “ it was often headed clearances and very rushed. Some players trying to gain some time and space made silly mistakes and panicked. villa not much better than us in the game but they were more astute at the dark side with nightly fouls etc. I thought surrounding the ref and harassing them was against the rules ? (Forcing the BAR check ?

You are right, of course, as fans we can't expect to have all of the answers. But when you read this thread there are lots of people who "know" what is wrong, why not speculate on the solutions rather than just criticise constantly without offering any options, even replacing the classic "we need a Jimmy Case" with a current feasible option would probably spark a reasonable debate about transfer targets.

Not sure why the strategy of buying young players to develop is a surprise, we have had this policy in place for a while. I do agree that that is not what is needed right now, but please guys, some of the comments on here are extreme. Jones is our new manager and is very unlikely to be replaced, so like it or not that is the way forward. I see all the demands for strikers "right now" but very few suggestions of who is realistically a target (availability/price etc) or even solid suggestions, not just Wolves/Leeds/Forest have done it, why can't we ?? etc. Lots of theory without substance being stated as fact (no funds/selling xyz before we buy) why not bring the blood pressure down a little and discuss the potential targets rather than we need a forward/midfielder/defender. Perhaps we need a separate thread for "spleen venting" 2023 ?? and keep this one for transfer news and views

And Benali deserves a mention

Best technical goal for me was the disallowed Keegan overhead ? Kick. still can’t see why that didn’t count, Armstrong surely not interfering

As long as he doesn’t cry after a win against one of the big boys. that is where it started to go wrong for Ralph IMO - seemed to lose a lot of respect at that point

For all those complaining about the formation, isn’t it the same as Lawrie Mac used with two wingbacks, we made it work then ! some of the best football I have seen

If players are scoring after 40 odd games - perhaps Long is the answer All pray🙏

Sadly predictable - every game is the same #groundhog day

I think we have a lot of fans that got bored with the football we have played in the last five years, and during COVID have got out of the habit. First time in thirty odd years I’ve not renewed, so I don’t consider myself fickle - just fed up.

Just a thought, if Mr Gao has funded the club from personal funds, would that make it easier for his business to sponsor the club to provide funds that could be used for transfer activity and not contravene FFP ? Any one know ?

anyone know if it is on TV ?

Anyone know what price of a ticket to tomorrows game is ? Am in France and may drive over but can't find it anywhere

Andre kanchelskis

redknapp/Bale

thanks chaps, that'll do nicely. Just over 2500 tickets sold now, should be a good night.