With the current turmoil at the club

[Igors Uncle Dave]

How much are we likely to have available to spend in the summer?

[Murphman]

How much are we likely to have available to spend in the summer?

 

 

Welcome back.

[Bo Benn]

Somewhere in the range of last summer I guess.

 

I think WHAT we spend on is more important. Our squad is big enough. We need player near Torres in terms of quality. Preferably another striker or wide midfielder.

[Igors Uncle Dave]

Welcome back.

 

 

Thanks mate - been a while

[Molby]

in net terms, the square root of f*** all, just like this year

[Igors Uncle Dave]

Somewhere in the range of last summer I guess.

 

I think WHAT we spend on is more important. Our squad is big enough. We need player near Torres in terms of quality. Preferably another striker or wide midfielder.

 

So someone like Villa would do niceley, what about an equally well known spaniard Silva?

[Igors Uncle Dave]

in net terms, the square root of f*** all, just like this year

 

 

We did buy Keane, albiet briefly

[dalennie]

More wheeling and dealing i reckon and perhaps £15-20m on top of that.

[anfield]

What turmoil?

[Benitez]

So someone like Villa would do niceley, what about an equally well known spaniard Silva?

 

 

what makes you think he'd be a good fit here?

 

Oh and ello Dave, not seen you for ages!

Edited February 16, 2009 by Benitez

[Walrus]

in net terms, f*** all, just like this year

the square root of 0 = 1

[Bo Benn]

So someone like Villa would do niceley, what about an equally well known spaniard Silva?

 

Yes that'll do nicely thank you.

 

Game changers like the ones you mentioned or Gerrard like

[Molby]

the square root of 0 = 1

 

 

what do you expect? we're f***ed

 

in fact, if the yanks are still here then the last thing we want is to have money available as that would imply them having achieved stability

 

luckily there's every chance this will change dramatically and we end up with £100m net

[Walrus]

what do you expect? we're f***ed

 

in fact, if the yanks are still here then the last thing we want is to have money available as that would imply them having achieved stability

 

luckily there's every chance this will change dramatically and we end up with £100m net

1 what though? 1 quid or 1 million?

[Archangel]

Like the rest of premiership football we seem to have got into a rut assuming the club can't develop without an endless supply of new faces. Perhaps who are we going to bring in is not so much the right question as how are we going to play. We are second with this squad and could and perhaps should still be top, which says all you need to know

[Molby]

Like the rest of premiership football we seem to have got into a rut assuming the club can't develop without an endless supply of new faces. Perhaps who are we going to bring in is not so much the right question as how are we going to play. We are second with this squad and could and perhaps should still be top, which says all you need to know

 

 

yes but that's just b****x isn't it?

[Bo Benn]

Like the rest of premiership football we seem to have got into a rut assuming the club can't develop without an endless supply of new faces. Perhaps who are we going to bring in is not so much the right question as how are we going to play. We are second with this squad and could and perhaps should still be top, which says all you need to know

 

Just imagine we bring someone in that will have the same impact Torres has last season. Would make us a bloody good team I reckon.

You're still making a lot of sense, but sometimes bringing someone in can make the world's difference in football. Regardless of systems and tactics.

[Maldini]

I think we'll probably have nothing, or whatever we got in for Keane. We are f***ED. I just hope those rumours of us having to get short term loans to pay the wages are untrue.

[Molby]

I think we'll probably have nothing, or whatever we got in for Keane. We are f***ED. I just hope those rumours of us having to get short term loans to pay the wages are untrue.

 

 

don't though..the worse trouble we are in, the closer we are to a sale

[Cam]

Anyone else think "Brilliant! An IUD post - his first in years; this'll be a lengthy, erudite post pinpointing exactly what is wrong with the club and how to right it... oh, it's a one-liner."?

 

Welcome home, Unc.

 

We're skint, can't afford to give contracts to 3 key players, lost £££m on Keane, probably have a lump of Torres to pay for, owners struggling for refinancing and perhaps Parry to pay off.

 

However, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was an extra-ordinary summer... either positively or negatively; perhaps with us second only to Citeh in the spending stakes or losing Gerrard to Chelsea III.

[Molby]

Anyone else think "Brilliant! An IUD post - his first in years; this'll be a lengthy, erudite post pinpointing exactly what is wrong with the club and how to right it... oh, it's a one-liner."?

 

Welcome home, Unc.

 

We're skint, can't afford to give contracts to 3 key players, lost £££m on Keane, probably have a lump of Torres to pay for, owners struggling for refinancing and perhaps Parry to pay off.

 

However, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was an extra-ordinary summer... either positively or negatively; perhaps with us second only to Citeh in the spending stakes or losing Gerrard to Chelsea III.

 

 

bring it on

[Cam]

I suspect we'd get more money from G&H if we finished 2nd rather than 1st.

[Rimbeux]

Like the rest of premiership football we seem to have got into a rut assuming the club can't develop without an endless supply of new faces. Perhaps who are we going to bring in is not so much the right question as how are we going to play. We are second with this squad and could and perhaps should still be top, which says all you need to know

 

 

I think it's essential to change the squad and keep bringing in new and hungry players. Very few players can keep a level of consistency and achievement going for long periods at one club or even across their career. There will be something that stops a player being as effective as he once was, age, injury, tactics, motivation, whatever, there is a time to move on even top level players or it will decline.

[SkippyjonJones]

you reckon we should buy someone or just borrow them for 6 months like this season?

[Stevie H]

ideally we'll do what the mancs have done for years now, and what we used to do, which is bring in a couple of really top class additions to tweak an already good squad. however i don't see us having the money to do it no matter what we win this season. at the moment i'll be happy to see us not in administration in the summer.

 

oh and good to see you back IUD.

Edited February 17, 2009 by Stevie H