I didn't say that at all ye wally. I literally just said we are a shitshow and were badly run under Woodward/Judge. Is any of that wrong? Does any of that suggest we are the worst run club bar none? You come across as a bit touchy.
And besides, are we not the worst run big club in England (that doesn't mean other clubs can't also be badly run before you say ote)? What do we have to show for our £1bn spend over the past 10 years? In the same time Chelsea have league titles and a CL. Hell, Werner and Ziyech each have a CL medal at Chelsea. Us being a circus doesn't Chelsea aren't also a bit shoddy and I didn't say anything contrary to that.
If we agreed the de Jong deal then there wouldn’t be any more reinforcements after him imo. Now it looks as if we aren’t signing him then sales will finance a striker and maybe a RB instead of paying off de Jong fee.We’ve agreed a large fee for De Jong taking us well over that number - whether we sign him or not the money is there. It was laughable then and remains the same today.
That's sort of the point. Chelsea might be badly run but they can absorb some of the mess and still compete and win stuff. We have owners that limit us, therefore our shitshow is much more pronounced. We don't help ourselves, though. No one made us give Phil Jones, Bailly, Dean Henderson, Telles etc. silly contracts. Our squad building has been diabolical and one of the main reasons as to why we are in this mess. It's depressing and feels increasingly relentless.Chelsea have had an owner who has self absorbed the messes they have made by taking 1.6bn of debt on. United haven’t. That’s the difference.
I’m not touchy just pointing out that other clubs must also be a ‘shit show’ if that’s the yardstick you’re measuring them by.
Yup, the likes of Telles, Henderson, Brandon should fetch decent transfer fees.
Oh, wait...
I know which I'd believe, the one where the Glazers save cash.
I think "we were in for De Jong" but that we wouldn't go for a lesser alterative suits the narrative that there was cash available. When in reality it may not have been. We are being gaslit by these owners.
€10M for Telles?!
Then you'd call the club inept for accepting such a low fee for him!
I know which I'd believe, the one where the Glazers save cash.
I think "we were in for De Jong" but that we wouldn't go for a lesser alterative suits the narrative that there was cash available. When in reality it may not have been. We are being gaslit by these owners.
People laughed at this tweet.
Believe it when I see it.Because it's bollocks.
We have already spent what, 60/70 Million? FdJ (looking unlikely now) would have been another 70/80. We also have strong links to Sesko (30 million maybe?). That's a decent outlay with very little coming in. Most of the transfers out are looking like loan moves.
We have almost a month left of the window still to play out so time will tell.
We've spent £50m.. why do we need sales for further additions??
That's sort of the point. Chelsea might be badly run but they can absorb some of the mess and still compete and win stuff. We have owners that limit us, therefore our shitshow is much more pronounced. We don't help ourselves, though. No one made us give Phil Jones, Bailly, Dean Henderson, Telles etc. silly contracts. Our squad building has been diabolical and one of the main reasons as to why we are in this mess. It's depressing and feels increasingly relentless.
But we have already spent more than the tweet suggests, £50 million as we didn't get CL football.Believe it when I see it.
But the striker links have only come recently after De Jong has dragged on. The timing tells us everything.Because it's bollocks.
We have already spent what, 60/70 Million? FdJ (looking unlikely now) would have been another 70/80. We also have strong links to Sesko (30 million maybe?). That's a decent outlay with very little coming in. Most of the transfers out are looking like loan moves.
We have almost a month left of the window still to play out so time will tell.
Arnold and Murtough are a disaster.Tbf came out of nowhere. How could we ever have realised or prepared for this in advance?
The Sesko links are surely down to the uncertainty around Ronaldo, who I think will still be here because nobody else wants him, but I hope we still bring him in as he looks like a real talent. I'm not sure our outgoings will generate enough money to have paid for FdJ, we are terrible at selling players for decent money. We still need a DCM and hopefully will move onto the next on the list if/when FdJ rejects us.But the striker links have only come recently after De Jong has dragged on. The timing tells us everything.
Imo the sales fund de Jong and we keep Ronaldo. Fail to get de Jong and we sell Ronaldo and bring in a striker. I’m sure the Antony rumours will intensify as soon as De Jong holds up a Chelsea shirt
People laughed at this tweet.
Can't shift deadwood permanently because of the stupid wages we give average players...
We recouped Malacia money with Pereira sale and loans for Dean and a couple youngsters, more or less (may add Telles loan here too).We literally spent more than £50m alone on Martinez. £13m for Malacia and £70m budgeted on De Jong, which takes us to £133m minimum.
We recouped Malacia money with Pereira sale and loans for Dean and a couple youngsters, more or less (may add Telles loan here too).
so it’s just Martinez now
He's referring to a few players that left before the end not just Ronaldo. Although the main issue people had was Ronaldo leaving early.Oh shit. Clearly didn't give his consent then. Have to say I did think they had probably agreed they could leave early in advance. Ronaldo leaving is really shitty then but wtf was Dalot doing? Didn't he leave early too? ETH has clearly favoured him so far.
No one is saying they expect the problem to be sorted in one window. Who the hell suggested that?! That doesn't mean the likes of Tuanzebe, Bailly, Brandon Williams, Phil Jones etc shouldn't be made to find new clubs as they are surplus to requirements. It's damaging to have so much deadwood around the place, with the players not all pulling in the same direction. Our inability to sell the likes of Lingard and Dean Henderson while their price is high directly impacts the amount we can spend and who we can bring in.Essentially a decade of bad decisions cannot be corrected in one or two windows. The Glazers have spent a ton of money badly without massively improving the quality of the squad.
Don't make me say it.. NETspend.But we have already spent more than the tweet suggests, £50 million as we didn't get CL football.
No one is saying they expect the problem to be sorted in one window. Who the hell suggested that?! That doesn't mean the likes of Tuanzebe, Bailly, Brandon Williams, Phil Jones etc shouldn't be made to find new clubs as they are surplus to requirements. It's damaging to have so much deadwood around the place, with the players not all pulling in the same direction. Our inability to sell the likes of Lingard and Dean Henderson while their price is high directly impacts the amount we can spend and who we can bring in.
How much do you think we are going to make in sales? My estimate is not a lot! Most of the players will leave on loan, just my guess, with a little loan fee.Don't make me say it.. NETspend.
Pessimism that’s the spirit!Dortmund will get him.
Alex Telles to Sevilla is practically DONE, only his medical and details of the loan contract are missing.
How much do you think we are going to make in sales? My estimate is not a lot! Most of the players will leave on loan, just my guess, with a little loan fee.
We appear to have been bad at sales for years. It really is an income stream that needs looking at in the future.Yeah we could definitely have sold these players for money if that clown Judge hadn't been in charge of contracts
We appear to have been bad at sales for years. It really is an income stream that needs looking at in the future.
Remembered they got Adeyemi.Pessimism that’s the spirit!
No he just tends to repeat himself a lot. News on De Jong is what he said last week along with telling us again that he knows loads of people at Barca and United.This is a re-upload I believe - this video is a week or so old if I remember correctly?
No journalist let alone a reliable one has reported this. I wouldn't take what Tom McDermott says seriously.Don’t Bayern want Sesko? If so there’s only one place he’s going.
