alpine_saint

Amen.

I...am....utterly flabbergasted that this has gone through. Nothing against Mayuka, but whilst we are running around like headless chickens about reinforcing our defence, we've bought another striker. Has Cortese taken lessons from George Burley about obsessive transfer activity or something ? FFS.

Or slip out of the window completely........

I would be so hacked off if I were Billy Sharp.............

Not sure of the relevance of this table; our squad needed more done to even approach PL standard.

I judge by results. Thats why I've never subscribed to this "we deserved to win", "if we play against Team A like we just played against Team B, we'll have no problems" and "we played really we apart from the mistakes" utter, utter meaningless gibberish. I couldnt care less whose agent's telephone numbers we've collected, its the signings that count. And we've come up woefully short.

Why on earth does anybody really think they are getting the genuine low-down and events of this transfer saga on this bloody thread ???

Who cares about the backup quality, BBB ? We havent even got a good enough first-choice pair, imo...

Proper signings - we've had ample time for them. And I'll throw you a bone and count Paul Allen's new mate as a winger...

Why is it trolling ? I am happy to discuss the various facets of our differing viewpoints. Seems to me you get called a troll on here simply for sticking to your guns.

You dispute that the team is in desperate need of PL-standard CBs ??? You think its just a "panic measure" ? For me, CBs are grown/forged. Pure talent and energy cant cut it there like it can up front, for example.

I said nothing about your ability. I was talking about the activity that caused you to respond like that. Its cool, I know certain posters see what they want to in my posts...

And winding NC up too. I reckon Bologna have been using our interest to try to flush bigger deals out of the woodwork. Until something is signed, there is still time for that to happen...

Look, if we are a stable PL (or even NPC) team, not looking like going down and not looking like challenging to go up, I'd have more patience with this scenario. BUT we have just got back to the PL for 7 years. How the f**k can you think your League 1 CBs are up to the job against the very best on the planet, FFS ? You know very early what is going to need to change, so one could argue that since our good run at the beginning of last season that left us sitting pretty at the end of October we should have know what would be needed. We were after J-Rod for ages, why werent we after decent CBs, especially as we brought Jos in on loan in January ? Sorry, the lack of attention to the CB issue is f**king criminal...

Wow, how can someone read and understand quite so badly as this ???

No, the "to the point" suggests to me an upper limit to his capabilities, and he's reached that this summer with his negotiation results. I think hes struggled to deal with other clubs and chairmen saying "no". All imo, of course...

Your are one of the ones guilty of abuse on here. Yes, the temperature of the posting has raised significantly, but that is not a bad thing if it is kept civil, it makes for a more energetic debate, which most people are capable of. Sadly, you dont appear to be one of them, hence your incessant whining....

Yeah, and is Ramierez on board, metaphorically speaking....

The signings so far do what is written on the tin, yes. But there hasnt been enough of them, and we've shown an odd sense of prioritisation. It seems we went after J-Rod early this year just on a matter of principle that we'd been tracking him so long. Then we play him out of position, but thats another story.....

I dont believe your "yo-yo" theory. I think we are serious - to a point. I dont know if there is a steak of naiivety, arrogance, stubborness or a mixture of all of them going on.

Nope. Once, just for once, I want to see an orderly, professional and successful transfer window over the summer which means we start a season fully prepared with new signings integrated well, rather this staggering to a formula b*ll*cks we always go through. Earlier transfers mean we have to pay a few weeks more wages. So...f**king...what ? I will never be convinced about the motivation and ambitions of our mamagement if none of them ever put their money where their mouth is and start the season at full throttle.

By which time we will be adrift.

Why is he likely to do that when he has closed very few of his targets ? Oh, I am sure he will say it, but we will all know its complete b*ll*cks.

5500 posts of drivel about something that aint going to happen. Where Paul Allen's yacht, FFS ???

Awwww, sorry. I didnt know baking crossiants was akin to judging the quality of my home life...