brap2 wrote:How is a one year loan of a player who's been bombed out a marquee signing? Id consider fofana more of a marquee signing, maybe even dibling.
Owners are always crackers aren't they
Fofana or Dibling are marquee signings to actual hardcore football fans, casual fans will have heard of neither and it will mean no more than signing Aznou.
Grealish is famous, has a brand around his calves, floppy hair and silliness so I can see why that’s seen as Marquee by the people trying to make the club a commercial success
TheRam wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:49 am
Red flag on the ownership this.
Feel like there’s already a disconnect forming between moyes at the rest of the recruitment team.
If that is true, and personally think it’s an overstatement, then it would be classic Moyes
The problem with that, and I love Moyes, is that we don’t have time for classic Moyes, we’ve got to get people in now, and they have to be fit for the purpose of the success of the club over the next 5 years, not the next season. That is a fundamental split in the immediate interests of the manager and the management of the club. Davey will just have to suck it up and play the cards he’s dealt, to a point, because I’m also sure he will get a few of his “own signings” in as well by end of the window, either loans or permanent that he will see as immediate fixes, ready to play
The whole of the strategy and action we will see will be a compromise across the board
fxceltic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:08 pm
If that is true, and personally think it’s an overstatement, then it would be classic Moyes
The problem with that, and I love Moyes, is that we don’t have time for classic Moyes, we’ve got to get people in now, and they have to be fit for the purpose of the success of the club over the next 5 years, not the next season. That is a fundamental split in the immediate interests of the manager and the management of the club. Davey will just have to suck it up and play the cards he’s dealt, to a point, because I’m also sure he will get a few of his “own signings” in as well by end of the window, either loans or permanent that he will see as immediate fixes, ready to play
The whole of the strategy and action we will see will be a compromise across the board
The irony of grealish being the opposite of what I just said in total is not lost on me btw
I can see Moyes not being into aspects of Grealish, namely the way he looks after himself and the fact he’s never been particularly good off the ball.
On the other hand, he’s good enough off the ball (you don’t play for Pep if you’re not) and he is incredible at keeping the ball under pressure in the final third. It’s near impossible to find a better attacking mid for this purpose.
Give him a bit more freedom to beat a man and take chances in the attacking third, bring back his joy for playing, and you’ve got a player you would not have direct access to in any other way.
Brownie wrote:Teamtalk (I know!) reporting he prefers a move to Spurs
If he’s not tied to the northwest like reports have suggested then he’ll not be short of suitors, he’s an exceptional player in his prime that you would normally never get the option to loan if it wasn’t for pep freezing him out.
Would love him here but I think financially we'd probably be silly to do it. I can see it costing someone 15m. Maybe they'll dress it up as 5m fee and 10m wages but think it will still take someone to cover the entire cost to city. He's just not worth that and we've so much to do for the now and for the future I don't think we are in a place where a massive outlay on a short term deal is remotely sensible
The really well run clubs don't appear to be interested because there's no value in the deal
Paddockoldie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 5:52 pm
So would i, because Frank is building something and I fucking hate Spurs
Doesn’t even need to do much building as he
Inherited an amazing squad. Just a bit of painting and maybe some lamps and stuff. The downstairs bathroom needs some work but not a priority. Maybe remodel the kitchen and put some decking outside
