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But you don't!

I'm sorry but whilst I don't doubt your commitment to transfer targets and the likes I can't have people who do not have any actual knowledge of dealing with mega money moves chastising people who do. If, as you think, she (not all on her as you say) shit away hundreds of millions of pounds then I'm fairly certain our multi billionaire owner would have her axed. Instead she had actually rose further up the ranks in his trust. The thing is none of us know the exact way of transfer dealings. We can speculate and choose to believe certain outlets but at the end of the day it's only guess work. This club is good with keeping dealings in-house.

Lol sorry, should have said. In my household we call Ross Barkley dross Barkley

Right! ?!

Correct. Delighted with his signing

If we get 30 million for dross it's a massive win

I honestly don't think the LB thing is an issue. I've a lot of time for Alonso. I know defensively he's his problems but all in all I like him. Think we need 2 solid CB much more than LB

Think there's a distinct lack of outstanding cbs at the minute. He's a good player tho

He's not being passive tho, he's stating an opinion which, I for one, happen to agree with. It's simple to sit on here picking players we should sign and picking players we should sell for this amount or that. But the point he's making is the people placed in charge of it all are there for a reason. They know what they are doing whether we agree or not. We don't know what's going on behind closed doors. I for one would have flogged Willian off long ago especially after the rumoured Barca fees. But that may have been entirely agent fuelled. Maybe the fee wasnt as much, maybe the manager wanted to keep him, maybe Willian didn't want to leave London... We don't know

Well that was a rumoured fee plus there's the managers preference when it comes to selling him. We don't know the exact ins and outs

I'm sure she'll see us right

?? How would we know that she had in the past? Why is that even a question? She seems to constantly get us good deals. Not sure what you mean

Of course but I'm more than confident in marina getting the money in

Obviously that will be a big hit (thankfully Leicester are currently helping us out there) but part of me thinks Roman is up for it this year. Plus we seen to do a more than decent job of balancing the books by getting top dollar for average players. Talk of extra 15 mill if hazard wins the League with Madrid, bakayoko going, possibly jorginho and Emerson. Think we could do it ok

Correct. Always looks solid anytime I've watched him

Ake and Rice at centre back? Go!

I honestly don't think signing havertz will remotely stop us signing defenders etc

Bit of a derail going on here. Shouldn't this discussion be in the match section?

All too good to be true

D,you know what, I'm not arguing this anymore. Feel free to quote me or comment. It's personal opinion but by fuck some of you are short sighted. Tell me now who expected anything serious this season? At the start I'm sure all the lads were getting praise for being brought through and we were doing better than expected.Yet now it's a travesty? Utd are held up as some sort of yard stick yet we still sit above them at this point. Today's display was a shocker, by God it was and the last few ain't been great either but to turn on Frank and his squad now... Don't get it in afraid. With criticism? Yes! Worth discussing the next manager? Fuck off

Hence 'currently'

Yet despite those reoccurring themes we still sit currently in 3rd. Not bad I suppose. Also it's not clouded vision to give Frank more room for manoeuvre. It's good damn loyalty. By Christ if you can't give him loyalty and time... Who does get it?

So you reckon that Frank Lampard, serial winner, Mensa candidate isn't smart enough to have worked all that out? And the fact he's pure raging after each loss isn't down to the fact that maybe just maybe our defence is Clueless/useless. Be surprised if the lads haven't coached set pieces/defensive tactics more than regularly. It never ceases to amaze me that average Joe's like us can see and know that the blades will be a handful in those areas but for some reason think that an above average learner like Frank just hasn't understood this...

Please explain to me how you remedy seasoned professionals who have no brain for the game. We're not even talking about the kids here. We're talking guys who've been in the game for years. Worked under Jose, Wenger,sarri, Conte.... But Frank is expected to sort this out in his first year? Dead on!

I'm not a stat minded guy like some on here but I'd love to know how pep and Jose and the likes got on in their first big appointments. Then take into account that they managed in much easier leagues than the premier League. Seriously don't know how 'fans' can so easily turn on this clubs greatest goalscorer (legend imo) for getting us into the top 4/knockouts of UCL/semis of fa cup etc. I know I didn't expect anything of this season. Might trawl back through the thread when Frank came back and see what was said/expected