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NickNack wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:06 am Has anyone at the club said it was?

No. Has someone at the club said I said someone at the club had said it was??

AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:09 am Random article claims we're waiting until the end of the window to sign an RB, and that Hackney is considered a marquee signing and everyone loses heir minds

I mean it might be correct tbf, but also probably not. One thing is for certain though, that that writer knows exactly how to appeal to the doomsday mentality a lot on here have, so credit to them for knowing their audience!

As if anyone needs to make stuff up to appear to the doomsday mentality. Its been shite for a decade plus including last season under new ownership. Lets see evidence of something else and we wont readily believe negative stories

Raptor wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:21 am This is the massive disconnect, if you look at a lot of the clubs that are spending loads its due to their investment in youth. Chelsea and Villa are basically manipulating all the laws to enable outrages spending sprees, and they can do it. Chelsea are flipping loads of kids for huge money, we'd be lucky to get about 20p for some of our under 21s. Spurs just sold Lankshear to Middlesborough for a deal that could rise to 20m - id never even heard of him, its a huge market we are missing out on

Trading players, like with did with Dobbin and Tim enables some of this spending. What Moyes wants to do is lumber us with a load of 28+ players that prevent this type of trading. its more and more evidence that he isnt the man to take us forward (he never was, but its even more evident now!!)

The flip side is the transfer committee sign young players who arent very good. The likes of barry and dibling doesnt suggest they have the answer either

Gary1878 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 12:43 pm If the window closes and we haven’t signed a right back, with the club full well knowing that Seamus was leaving months ago, alongside Moyes hatred of Patterson, then someone senior needs to be sacked.

Whether that is someone in the management team or Moyes. It’s just not acceptable at the highest level.

They should have a list of well over 50 right backs gathered over the year, and should have been ready to make offers in early June when the window opened. We are now nearly in August and still no right back. It’s insane that we are having this conversation years down the line from when we first needed a RB.

Even if this club had £1bn to spend, I wouldn’t trust them with it

Norton-Cuffy seems to be the chosen one

But someone in the transfer committee clearly doesn’t agree so it’s on hold

So I imagine Fulham or someone will buy him whilst we sit on our hands and we’ll be left with fuck all again

It’s obvious that Moyes wanted wan bissaka but he doesn’t fit the profile the club wants imo Moyes is the main impediment to us signing players

I think we were priced-out of AWB.

Granite wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 1:40 pm I think we were priced-out of AWB.

I think we were priced out of ALDI

Kerryblueboy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 1:34 pm It’s obvious that Moyes wanted wan bissaka but he doesn’t fit the profile the club wants imo Moyes is the main impediment to us signing players

Hes the main impediment for diblings and Barrys. The rest of the committee are the main impediment for KDHs.

I think the worry is moyes has the wrong plan and the rest of them have the right plan but are inept

We obviously need to do more in a number of areas, but even with these giant transfers flying around like Anderson or Rogers at well over 100 mil, I’m actually not that jealous of those sort of deals as they just seem a bit…pedestrian..?

If you’re waiting for us to show “ambition” defined as spending huge sums, that’s just not the financial situation we’re in right now. Ambition for us means finding interesting players before they get to the PL usually. I’m interested to see what Hackney can do. I’m wondering if Armstrong, Rohl, Tim, Dibling and Aznou can provide options for us as it feels like we’ve barely seen most of them.

There is reason to be sour with certain positions like RB, but I do feel there are some areas of interest too..? Can we get to a pairing of Branthwaite and JOB perhaps. That might be good. Could Hackney provide more/different service to the strikers? Both look for those through balls.

Not trying to be contrary, but feels like the doom pendulum has maybe swung a bit too far here?

Is it even the same board?

To be fair to moshiri the complete loon, he did want to go for it he just didn’t know how.

And to be fair to kenwright, he had no dough as well as no know-how.

These are brand new but so far…

Everton are interested in Celtic and Canada Right Back Alistair Johnston. Fulham also have long term interest. However with a deal running until 2029 it would take a hefty offer for Celtic to sell

(Source - Scottish paper, Daily Record )

777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 1:45 pm Hes the main impediment for diblings and Barrys. The rest of the committee are the main impediment for KDHs.

I think the worry is moyes has the wrong plan and the rest of them have the right plan but are inept

Is it bad that the thing I'm looking forward to most going into the season is the impending car crash that will result in Moyes going?

Bad really when thats the main thing to look forward too, especially when you consider they appointed him and will probably go down the Dyche/Fat Sam/Moyes approach for a replacement anyway.

A hefty offer for a 27 year old RB from the SPFL and I’ll join the flap gang.

what are we doing here?

I worry with any young RB that Moyes will hardly play him while he 'settles' and keep JOB there for height as much as anything (always remember the season of Lescott over Baines).

That's why I wasn't completely opposed to somebody like AWB who, yes, isn't young but isn't short either! And would almost certainly be a first pick allowing JOB to compete for CB - strengthening us in that position at least for no lowering of level at RB


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