AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 7:39 pm
No we didn't, but also buying 2 full backs and no wingers, striker or attacking midfielders would have also seen us struggling to score. We didn't have the money to address all issues so it will take multiple windows.
We've done this to death but are you suggesting we couldn't have done without a left back whos worthy of zero minutes or a winger whos behind mcneil or a sub attacking midfielder? Or a striker whos as poor as the poor striker we already had.
The last window was an absolute shit show. We couldn't afford a right back because we wasted most of our money
777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 7:51 pm
We've done this to death but are you suggesting we couldn't have done without a left back whos worthy of zero minutes or a winger whos behind mcneil or a sub attacking midfielder? Or a striker whos as poor as the poor striker we already had.
The last window was an absolute shit show. We couldn't afford a right back because we wasted most of our money
Meh, you have such a short term view on things, I can't be arsed to live and die by 6 months of a rebuild, I'd rather see where we are 24-36 months in to it before saying we should or shouldn't have bought X or y. Especially when we're 11th and about 9-10 points better of than at this stage in any of the last 3 seasons.
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:12 pm
Meh, you have such a short term view on things, I can't be arsed to live and die by 6 months of a rebuild, I'd rather see where we are 24-36 months in to it before saying we should or shouldn't have bought X or y. Especially when we're 11th and about 9-10 points better of than at this stage in any of the last 3 seasons.
Its not a short term view. I think we've bought duds not elite prospects who just arent ready yet.
Again this we are 10 points better than we were last season. The reality is that this team after a transfer window is going at the same rate as moyes team before the window. The window hasn't improved us at all.
777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:17 pm
Its not a short term view. I think we've bought duds not elite prospects who just arent ready yet.
Again this we are 10 points better than we were last season. The reality is that this team after a transfer window is going at the same rate as moyes team before the window. The window hasn't improved us at all.
You think therefore you don't know... So you are welcome to think something shortly after it's happened but it doesn't mean you will actually be right in another 18 months.
Just need to have a bit more patience given we're exactly where we expected to be which is mid table so nothing catastrophic is happening and we can afford to be patient.
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:49 pm
You think therefore you don't know... So you are welcome to think something shortly after it's happened but it doesn't mean you will actually be right in another 18 months.
Just need to have a bit more patience given we're exactly where we expected to be which is mid table so nothing catastrophic is happening and we can afford to be patient.
None of us know. Maybe beto will get 40 goals this season. Maybe im our new right back. My opinion is that barry is shit dibbling while better is absolutely what we didn't need because of his and our chronic lack of pace. Im not saying im definitely right but my opinions are my opinions. We can argue you dont know about everything because we dont. It's not short termism though thinking these players weren't good signings.
Nothing catastrophic is happening despite our signings not because of them. Both can be true that we've had an okay season and blown the majority of our money
777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 9:30 pm
None of us know. Maybe beto will get 40 goals this season. Maybe im our new right back. My opinion is that barry is shit dibbling while better is absolutely what we didn't need because of his and our chronic lack of pace. Im not saying im definitely right but my opinions are my opinions. We can argue you dont know about everything because we dont. It's not short termism though thinking these players weren't good signings.
Nothing catastrophic is happening despite our signings not because of them. Both can be true that we've had an okay season and blown the majority of our money
But we don't know if we've blown our money because it's only been a few months and we bought largely a bunch of young players, the logic to judge them now as busts doesn't add up.
Judging youngsters after a few months is the definition of short termism, but whatever dude, doesn't really matter.