sam of the south wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 2:09 pm
He would’ve been a game changer in one sense: Moyes would’ve been happier even if the rest of us would’ve been mightily underwhelmed.
TheRam wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:03 am
I just don’t think those wide options without ndyiae are as good as others think.
If we’re selling him for big money, I think we should replace him using that money.
So, yeah, if they don’t get a right back and another wide player on top of Grealish I’ll criticise them.
They’ve got £80m coming their way, they should have been expecting this to happen and should have deals lined up to use that money wisely.
And I’m sure they have, pretty certain, no matter what we, or more so the ultra negative ones on here imagine, they have an idea what they’re doing. The problem is we’re a club that falls in to last few days of window category, and that’s 75% of the others in this league too.
If Moyes is vetoing all the RBs given to him by the recruitment team, then a strong leadership team would either fire him or buy the RB they think is the best option for the club.
And if Moyes doesn't play him, in favour of a midfielder or CB, fire him then. Don't let a manager with 12-months left on his contract dictate the health of the squad.
We have to have long term approach, the age profile of most of our signings suggests there is one, and everyone knows the manager to execute on this isn't Moyes. We're treading water until we move on from him.
Bluebridge wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 2:46 pm
And I’m sure they have, pretty certain, no matter what we, or more so the ultra negative ones on here imagine, they have an idea what they’re doing. The problem is we’re a club that falls in to last few days of window category, and that’s 75% of the others in this league too.
I’ll be positive when I see some evidence of them knowing what they’re doing.
The bigger problem isn’t the right back itself, it’s how and why an issue like this has been allowed to be unsolved for so long and several transfer windows.
Who is specifically at fault? Is it Moyes, or the scouting team, or the board?
It might only be one position out of many, but it demonstrates serious deeper lying issues for a club of our size.