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Transfer thread

billyiddo said:
Because the league isn't finished yet and as such our league position is not final - a win on Sunday (yeah right) could have us 4 or 5 points off of the CL spots (it already is actually if you factor in 5th getting you entry) does that mean all of a sudden we're doing much better?
harr1984 said:
I'm not so fussed about league position for Franks first season provided we aren't threatening relegation. Obviously for optics it's better the higher we finish, but just for the spirit of longevity of the manager I think the general footballing approach and style is more important for season one.
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I'd be thrilled to finish 5th and get CL this season. And I would imagine the club and the players would be too.
It's hailed repetitively as quite an achievement that Ange finished 5th his first season. (Which, it was).
And surely it's about more than 'optics'? The incremental increase in revenue the higher you finish in PL, and CL revenue too...
 
Kane said:
billyiddo said:
Because the league isn't finished yet and as such our league position is not final - a win on Sunday (yeah right) could have us 4 or 5 points off of the CL spots (it already is actually if you factor in 5th getting you entry) does that mean all of a sudden we're doing much better?

I'd be thrilled to finish 5th and get CL this season. And I would imagine the club and the players would be too.
It's hailed repetitively as quite an achievement that Ange finished 5th his first season. (Which, it was).
And surely it's about more than 'optics'? The incremental increase in revenue the higher you finish in PL, and CL revenue too...
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Honestly it would be better for this squad to be in the Europa League next season. Give these young players a go.
 
Kane said:
billyiddo said:
Because the league isn't finished yet and as such our league position is not final - a win on Sunday (yeah right) could have us 4 or 5 points off of the CL spots (it already is actually if you factor in 5th getting you entry) does that mean all of a sudden we're doing much better?

I'd be thrilled to finish 5th and get CL this season. And I would imagine the club and the players would be too.
It's hailed repetitively as quite an achievement that Ange finished 5th his first season. (Which, it was).
And surely it's about more than 'optics'? The incremental increase in revenue the higher you finish in PL, and CL revenue too...
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Yes obviously league position has benefits. I'm just talking about long term, Conte finished positionally high for us first season but there was no longevity to it. I don't mind an average/poor league position for season one if you could see some long term potential where the seeds were being sewn for future benefit.....
 
robp135 said:
I like it but we are dangerously thin now.

1. Vicario
2. Kinsky
3. Porro
4. Spence
5. Davies
6. Romero
7. Van de Ven
8. Danso
9. Dragusin
10. Palhinha
11. Gray
12. Bentancur
13. Bergvall
14. Xavi
15. Kudus
16. Odobert
17. Tel
18. Richarlison
19. Kolo Muani

Thats our 1st team squad right now with Udogie, Kulusevski, Solanke not due to return anytime soon. Sarr still at AFCON for a bit. Keep in mind Van de Ven is suspended for Dortmund and Dragusin is not registered as well. So that’s a 15 outfield players to pick from for that the Dortmund game.
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Udogie and Kulu are both scheduled for January returns. Solanke seems to be getting somewhere at last too.

It should be perfect opportunity to bring Olusesi and Williams-Barnett into the fray. It's kind of why the 25 man squad limit exists - to force those kind of circumstances on clubs.
 
Gutter Boy said:
Udogie and Kulu are both scheduled for January returns. Solanke seems to be getting somewhere at last too.

It should be perfect opportunity to bring Olusesi and Williams-Barnett into the fray. It's kind of why the 25 man squad limit exists - to force those kind of circumstances on clubs.
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Kulusevski returning is news to me. Solanke is the one that’s been training. No clue of Udogie either.

I’d love to see LWB given a go but he wasn’t even on the bench yesterday.
 
robp135 said:
Honestly it would be better for this squad to be in the Europa League next season. Give these young players a go.
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I was discussing this with a mate recently, this season would have been better to be in the EL too as it would allow us to form a 1st XI & 2nd XI like how we did last season during group stage (and how Poch did in his first season) being in the CL has meant we have had to try and cover two competitions with as strong a team as possible - i think that's a mitigating circumstance that gets brushed over. Most new managers won't come in to a club that is both in dire straits and in the CL, it's a funny old situation to be in for Frank, who has obviously never even managed a club in a continental competition before, so talk about veing thrown in at the deep end
 
billyiddo said:
I was discussing this with a mate recently, this season would have been better to be in the EL too as it would allow us to form a 1st XI & 2nd XI like how we did last season during group stage (and how Poch did in his first season) being in the CL has meant we have had to try and cover two competitions with as strong a team as possible - i think that's a mitigating circumstance that gets brushed over. Most new managers won't come in to a club that is both in dire straits and in the CL, it's a funny old situation to be in for Frank, who has obviously never even managed a club in a continental competition before, so talk about veing thrown in at the deep end
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The quality in and particularly format of the CL means we could have rotated more in the league phase if we'd wanted to.
 
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