[Albion] This summer’s squad rebuild

[Bozza]

Did anyone honestly see a rebuild of this magnitude, scale and expense happening this summer?

 

[Ali_rrr]

It was said we were always going to spend a lot in this summer, but of this magnitude and this class of player? Absolutely not.

Pleasantly surprised and can’t wait for United.

 

[Bodian]

Astonishing.

 

[Arkwright]

Still more to come?

 

[Springal]

it’s about as expected - if we get Ferdi & O’Riley as well for the numbers quoted it’s surpassed expectations.

More surprised we haven’t had more outgoings yet

 

[Berty23]

Did anyone honestly see a rebuild of this magnitude, scale and expense happening this summer?

I certainly didn’t.

From Roberto

Sent on my iPhone from the south of France

 

[dazzer6666]

it’s about as expected - if we get Ferdi & O’Riley as well for the numbers quoted it’s surpassed expectations.

More surprised we haven’t had more outgoings yet

All part of the master plan……secure the ‘ins’ first

 

[brighton_tom]

There was those random articles middle of last season that said Bloom was planning to spend big this summer.. just put it down to twitter nonsense at the time.

 

[studio150]

No, but its going to be a fun season.

Looking forward to Saturday, when all the Utd fans at last get to see a team at the top of the table.

 

[Munchkin]

I honestly think RDZ’s departure was the catalyst for this. TB felt that this was the time to ‘go big’ and bought in a manager he felt was able to push the club on with the recruitment that HE wanted and believed in.

 

[A1X]

So we were so cut up about Adam Lallana walking out that we spent a huge amount of money to improve our appearance?

We’re now the divorced dad of the PL.

 

[London Irish]

Did anyone honestly see a rebuild of this magnitude, scale and expense happening this summer?

Not after the last two windows Can anyone make sense of the famine to feast strategy. I’m going to be a bit basic and say it’s the club tacitly admitting that not enough was ventured before

 

[Seecider]

There was those random articles middle of last season that said Bloom was planning to spend big this summer.. just put it down to twitter nonsense at the time.

Obviously found the FA Cup Final money.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Dewsbury-Hall going to Chelsea seems a long time ago.

PSR rules biting is really helping. Mitoma possibly too expensive to buy from us, Minteh ends up here as Newcastle have to sell and TB seizing the opportunity..

It's mad just watching Buonotte on loan to Leicester who won the league and cup not so long ago yet can't get a game here.

 

[Mustafa II]

It's absolutely f***ing mental.

It goes against everything we thought we knew about how this football club operates.

I have absolute faith that the club knows what they're doing, and then some.

It feels as if the club is not settling for being just any old established mid-table Premier League club. We are taking the model of signing young talent and selling them for profit, and injecting steroids into it. Our football team could well be worth a billion quid by now.

It's quite clear that TB and PB are trying to make us into a big, I mean actually big, club. The transfers, the PR, the marketing, the business model.

I can see us qualifying for Europe again. And possibly again, and again, and again.

We have a world class chairman, absolutely world class. Our football club is so well run, and apparently so ambitious, that it's f***ing insane.

The journey is going to be absolutely wild.

 

[Han Solo]

Yes to all of those three.

The extent and cost matches what I thought was going to happen, but the balance has been a lot different from what I thought: we've signed two-three more attacking midfielders/wingers than I expected while also signing two-three fewer defenders than I expected. Kind of balances it out.

Could be another answer in just a few days though!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

No although I think the squad needed it to start being competitive again and not be dragged down to relegation scraps.

Didn't expect us to spend so much in the attacking third though, thought we needed to splash some cash on our defence first and foremost.

 

[jcdenton08]

Well I hoped… but I never expect. But we looked on last legs towards the end of last season. We’ve done some outstanding business

 

[drew]

Good to see but out of interest, where do we stand with home grown players? Steele, Welbeck, Hinshelwood, Dunk, March, Webster, Milner, Ferguson, Lamptey. Currently Gilmour but that's looking less likely. I believe we need to name 8 HGPs in the 25 but youngsters don't need to be included in that 25!

 

[Withdean11]

It's absolutely f***ing mental.

It goes against everything we thought we knew about how this football club operates.

I have absolute faith that the club knows what they're doing, and then some.

It feels as if the club is not settling for being just any old established mid-table Premier League club. We are taking the model of signing young talent and selling them for profit, and injecting steroids into it. Our football team could well be worth a billion quid by now.

It's quite clear that TB and PB are trying to make us into a big, I mean actually big, club. The transfers, the PR, the marketing, the business model.

I can see us qualifying for Europe again. And possibly again, and again, and again.

We have a world class chairman, absolutely world class. Our football club is so well run, and apparently so ambitious, that it's f***ing insane.

The journey is going to be absolutely wild.

I’ll put your ‘Albion Mojo’ down as a 6/10.