Not Actually that Crucial a Summer as of August 2023...beginning to now think everything isnt fine!

Possibly, but I wouldn't be surprised if clubs contacted us for quick loans last night or this morning, someone who we were interested in previously and made contact is still available.

With quick loans done on deadline day, I'd assume a buy clause could be worked out after the loan and be added as it's only the transfer of registration that needs to be done tonight.

 

Like CCV in 2021

 

Exactly mate. Folk writing off the new signings far too soon.

 

First team is weaker!

 

Would be incredible if we went with Taylor and Bernabei as our LB options again.

Pure negligence.

 

Comes down to what your post before said. Lack of ambition and conservatism. Who's making that call and why have they made that call.

Are the huns our measuring stick. Just stay ahead...that's a * * barometer. You can achieve and progress in Europe without going bust. We just don't have that ambition or the folk who have that knowledge.

Massive amounts of cronyism the past 15 years. Europe has been very poor in that time. Which pretty much coincides with PL reign. Constants are him, DD and silent Chairmen who are yes men and other suited board members.

Need an overhaul of the hierarchy and a football director who can oversee the football side. Think this summer has highlighted that our recruitment was driven by Ange.

Anyway. I'll reserve judgement until 0001 of our window tomorrow. But it's being very lack lustre and uninspiring.

Things could turn south should we lose on Sunday as well. All these points will be magnified to no end.

 

Looks like we will pal tbh

 

I know it isn't this simple at all.

The there is an entire world full of countries that play football at varying levels...is it really that hard for even a club like Celtic, who may not the billions like Real Madrid, Man City, PSG or even the EPL level of money, but we still have millions to spend. Where we can't go out into world and source players?

 

So, on that basis, are you ok about potentially losing titles and/or guaranteed champions league access so that we can be stronger in the future, as opposed to now?

For what it's worth, I'm not saying we are going to lose the title. I'm making the argument that you're willing to sacrifice potential short term losses, for longer term gain in players. I think that's flawed, given we know if Holm and Yang do blossom in the next 18 months, the club will sell them when the right offer comes in. So, you're then back to square one.

Would have just been nice for the club to actually address the problem positions we had, properly. Instead, they've taken more gambles on more projects when our club is already filled with failed prospects. I know there is a counter argument to that, by the way. I know you can spend £5m/£6m and still sign a dud. Scouting is a huge part of it.

 

Surely,there will be a surprise LB signing today/tonight

 

If we were to go out, now, and sign a PROVEN decent LB and a PROVEN , decent DMC, then for me, the window would be saved.

A success if we added a GK on top of that.

Not gonna happen.

But if we leave this entire window without signing an upgrade on Taylor then we're *.

 

12hrs to go we are *

 

Adding to that, There are PLENTY of markets that we can both explore and indeed exploit.

There's absolutely zero chance that in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, Africa ,or even the USA or South America, there's not a LB that is vastly superior to Greg Taylor, that we could buy for under 7m, and has more than enough first team experience to be deemed not a "project".

It's just * negligence.

 

The aim coming out of every window is to come out stronger and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say at the moment we are stronger.

 

I don’t think anybody is writing them off. They are projects though, otherwise we would have seen them starting games so far. The likes of Kyogo, Hatate, Maeda etc come in and went straight into the starting eleven.