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  1. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    Some people like making excuses...sorry reasoned failures. Others like to be honest with ourselves and address the problems openly admitting where we have failed, those people tend to improve and prosper. 😉
  2. Bishop

    Bryan Mbeumo

    I'm not bothered because I don't think we've ever truly gone in for him. Conversely I do rate him as a player and he's someone I've wanted to join us for quite a few years as I've mentioned on here in the past. So I'm a bit sanguine because it hasn't looked like we were ever going for him and...
  3. Bishop

    ENIC

    Sure so you buy someone you know (or SHOULD know) isn't good enough instead for an inflated price? I don't understand this club at times. We won't push the boat out for high quality established players (fine) but we will over pay for proven middling players? What is the sense in that? I...
  4. Bishop

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Absolutely the league finish is what is important to Levy. Without going through the old arguments a top end finish guarantees a certain degree of financial security which we know is the metric he actually cares about. Frank will like every other coach needs to consistently outperform his...
  5. Bishop

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    I think this is where you are misunderstanding the arguement. Most of us who felt it was time for him to go did not do so based entirely on last season or the final position of that term. For me I saw it as continuation of the previous year. I had some criticisms of his approach towards the...
  6. Bishop

    ENIC

    Not hindsight from me, I said it at the time. 60m was a lot for a player of his calibre as we are seeing the evidence. I do respect the attempt at first gaining depth and the likely leaving of Kane but he was never going to be good enough for the role of striker for us imo.
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    ENIC

    Pretty much all bad players with Nunez being an exception due to his perceived potential and Nkinku who isn't a striker but is an AM being misplayed and Richy didn't even score goals in the PL. 13 goals was his best season, 60m for 13 goals.
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    ENIC

    Ive tried so hard regarding the various replies to not respond, but I'm sorry mate Richy is not a top quality player, he's not worth 60m, he's not a top striker etc. Did we we over pay hell yeah. He was always going to be a failure because he's just not a good player. Solanke we will see with...
  9. Bishop

    Champions League 25/26

    The Champions League has sadly had to go this way to stave off the threat of the Super League.
  10. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    I'd argue that newbies rarely became the main players for a couple of reasons. 1. We tend not to buy ready made, high level first 11 guaranteed players. 2. When we do buy players who may fill that kind of role we've tended to buy them later into the window typically after the season has started...
  11. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    You are more conciliatory than I am. fudge that, I've seen too many seasons get off to a poor start precisely because we weren't prepped and ready to go when the season actually starts (funnily enough Ange has been the exception to this, even more reason for why I don't buy the excuses given for...
  12. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    If we sign players late, specifically after the season has already started he will have.
  13. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    He might not be a set system manager but he's certainly a tactical one. So he does need time with the players to put across whichever idea is the one he wants to run with. He's not a coach that's just gonna gather the players together on the day and say "go out and run around a bit." Expecting...
  14. Bishop

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Any manager should get at least a season to bed in their ideas, reconstruct the squad as best they can and show to some extent the path their football will take. The comparison to Ange is faulty. Ange wasn't sacked on the results of last season alone. He was fired for the ever progressing...
  15. Bishop

    ITK Thread

    Son was certainly an elite finisher, that's not even up for debate to me. He just wasn't the best finisher in the world. I watched a LOT of football in that era and the range and quality of finishes from Messi is just not something Son had, as great as he was.
  16. Bishop

    Scott Munn

    I'm not pro or anyone the appointment I just don't understand why he's catching all the flack re Ange? If it's a case of following the corporate hierarchy, should Levy not be getting an equal amount criticism for hiring him the first place? Why is Munn one chance and done, but everyone else...
  17. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    I think there's a player in there. Now will be be the guy for us I dunno but there's something.
  18. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    We have some rather large gaps in terms of quality. I don't know how good you think this side is but if the aim is ultimately challenging for the league then yes there are massive gaps. Even top 8 is going to be an ask imo but one that I think is achievable but far from a forgone conclusion.
  19. Bishop

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    I'm very confused by people who watched the games in the league last and think "yeah he's the man to take us forward." The football he played was so devoid of self awareness I truly don't understand how anyone can think another season would make any difference. The hope seems to rely on fewer...
  20. Bishop

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    He's been in the job half a season and United were appreciably worse than we were even the season before. If he has another brick season akin to last I'd expect him to get sacked at that point.
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