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[Albion] Fab OUT



trueblue

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
11,027
Hove
The one thing I don't understand is why we went big in the transfer market at the same time as appointing an inexperienced manager.

Either is fine in isolation. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving a young and unproven player or manager a chance and time to improve. But why then spend £200m, which suggests we are after instant results?
I'm not sure spending £200m suggests Tony Bloom expected instant results. I think it suggested he wanted to deepen the squad substantially to be competitive this season and, most importantly, for years to come as we'd lost a lot of key talent too quickly.
 




mejonaNO12 aka riskit

Well-known member
Dec 4, 2003
22,023
England
. But why then spend £200m, which suggests we are after instant results?
Have you looked at the profile of players we signed? 8 players of 24 and under. Minteh is 19. Gruda is 20. Some went straight out on loan.

It's another refresh

I don't get how people can't see this.
 










Bish Bosh

Active member
Aug 10, 2005
525
Wish it was in the EU
Calling for the sacking of a manager and then claiming "you were right all along" when it eventually happens is the football fan equivalent of a psychic rattling through a list of names until someone in the audience goes "Oh yeah Dave...I knew a Dave once".
Did you once have a dog...no oh yes a cat I see it now, says it's fine up here and chasing lots of mice!
 


sussex_guy2k2

Well-known member
Jun 6, 2014
4,334
I’m not yet entirely convinced by the new manager and I think he’s not yet at the level of either of our previous two managers (I know many will find that to be controversial).

But he’s 31. He’s a kid. We have to give him time as there’s been some positive signs.

Basically, this thread is stupid and I can’t believe someone has started it when we’re 7th.
 






Justice

Dangerous Idiot
Jun 21, 2012
21,145
Born In Shoreham
Have you looked at the profile of players we signed? 8 players of 24 and under. Minteh is 19. Gruda is 20. Some went straight out on loan.

It's another refresh

I don't get how people can't see this.
How old do you think football players should be? By the time they are 30-32 time is coming to an end.
 


The Antikythera Mechanism

The oldest known computer
NSC Patron
Aug 7, 2003
8,128
The one thing I don't understand is why we went big in the transfer market at the same time as appointing an inexperienced manager.

Either is fine in isolation. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving a young and unproven player or manager a chance and time to improve. But why then spend £200m, which suggests we are after instant results?
I think, in part, to make a point to RDZ.
 


mejonaNO12 aka riskit

Well-known member
Dec 4, 2003
22,023
England
How old do you think football players should be? By the time they are 30-32 time is coming to an end.
The question makes no sense.

Buying young players means you are CLEARLY continuing our model of buying players with sell on potential.

If we were going heavy on players who are 26/27 then it would be different.

Not difficult
 




Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

I believe in Joe Hendry
Oct 4, 2003
12,217
The one thing I don't understand is why we went big in the transfer market at the same time as appointing an inexperienced manager.

Either is fine in isolation. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving a young and unproven player or manager a chance and time to improve. But why then spend £200m, which suggests we are after instant results?

Changing rules for PSR meant we either invest that money Chelsea (and others) gave us in players or lose our ability to invest as heavily as we did over this summer.
 




















Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
56,729
Faversham


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