Balogun (Deal off)

[The Doc]

A change of heart is embarrassing isnt it.

Yeah we fucked up the transfer window and we're left with only 1 striker, but not because we were gazumped by another club, not because we had to sell to balance the books.... its because we had the player in our hands for a whole day, they saw what we were all.about and they had a change of heart.

[Cereal Killer]

A change of heart is embarrassing isnt it.

Yeah we fucked up the transfer window and we're left with only 1 striker, but not because we were gazumped by another club, not because we had to sell to balance the books.... its because we had the player in our hands for a whole day, they saw what we were all.about and they had a change of heart.

Probably changed the contract offer from £80k a week to £30k plus big appearance fee because of whatever injury he had

[TheRam]

Knew I’d wake up to this.

Of course he walked away.

Right at the eleventh hour we decide to let the world know he has something wrong with him and try to renegotiate the deal.

We have utterly embarrassed ourselves this week.

[Big Nevs Vaz]

Athletico Shambles FC. Just for a few years can we not be the laughing stock of the league.

[Gash]

My gob is smacked. What a disastrous window.

[Indiantoffee75]

Not buying a competent striker, after letting Beto go, but the right back slot ia also worrying.

Only Everton seem to do the unthinkable. No longer laughable. The club is just weird.

[AjaxAndy]

Gutted, but also we absolutely shouldn't be buying players with failed medicals. I'd love to know exactly what was the issue and why the player himself decided to walk away after the deal sheet had been submitted.

This leaves us very very short on strikers but at least George can play there, and I suppose the bonus of that is maybe Dibling gets more chances on the wing now than he would have otherwise.

I think someone needs to do a full forensic on this as it's easy to blame the club, and obviously our desperate end to the window is extremely damning, but I can't really blame the club for not spending £40m on a player who may breakdown and be a huge wage burden and impossible to sell down the line.

[NickNack]

Something just doesn’t add up (yet again). If he had some kind of medical or fitness issue, why would we even bother trying to renegotiate a deal - which we apparently did and agreed with Monaco? Even if we negotiated it down by 50%. Why would we want to risk blowing 20 million quid on a crocked player? He’s either fit to play or he isn’t, whatever the cost.

[Cozzie]

Wow.

Disgraceful and depressing waking up to this.

Seen a few pages from reputable journos saying it was still on, then off.

Don't blame him what so ever.

Probably and rightfully feels offended with how we've acted.

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if we've spotted what ever the fuck it was and just decided to have a go and save a couple of quid because we think we are being smart rather than just paying the fucking money like any other club

I'd he offended too.

One striker down and the right back and left back situation still shite.

Any optimism for the season ahead has gone now.

This board has to go and go soon.

How on earth do you conspire to somehow do worse than Moshiri and Co?

Genuinely in disbelief, but then again I'm not with this lot.

[NomadskiEFC]

I’m just laughing at this point. It’s like we’ve just trolled Chelsea and almost City as well if Chelsea had pulled the plug on Enzo.

Who exactly do we play to give Barry a rest?

We are a shambles.

[sam of the south]

Yep.

He hung out with us for a day and thought nah fuck that.

[chang]

Not so long ago there was plenty of opinion that Braiden Graham should be around the first team,

There's a spare locker now.

[4evablu]

I think I’d walk away too the way we’ve treated this lad…flew him over had a medical had him hanging around all day told him WE think he’s crocked…wait there while Monaco deny it…..but in the meantime sit there have a coffee whilst we try renegotiate the price and your wages…..but actually we’re trying to sign zirkzee and Abraham in case we can’t knock the price down…..sign this form just in case we miss the window mate don’t worry it’s going through….just sit there ta…..another coffee?
Can’t wait to hear the clubs explanation on this….next year….be everyone’s fault bar there’s…..

[777Kidnappings]

Gutted, but also we absolutely shouldn't be buying players with failed medicals. I'd love to know exactly what was the issue and why the player himself decided to walk away after the deal sheet had been submitted.

This leaves us very very short on strikers but at least George can play there, and I suppose the bonus of that is maybe Dibling gets more chances on the wing now than he would have otherwise.

I think someone needs to do a full forensic on this as it's easy to blame the club, and obviously our desperate end to the window is extremely damning, but I can't really blame the club for not spending £40m on a player who may breakdown and be a huge wage burden and impossible to sell down the line.

Nothing wrong with 1 deal going wrong but its not just 1 thing. The 14 months for a makeshift rightback. Armstrong, richarlison, abraham, zirkzee. 1.5 full backs in the club, 1 striker

Its nothing like 1 deal. Hits a pattern of ineptitude

[4evablu]

Nothing wrong with 1 deal going wrong but its not just 1 thing. The 14 months for a makeshift rightback. Armstrong, richarlison, abraham, zirkzee. 1.5 full backs in the club, 1 striker

Its nothing like 1 deal. Hits a pattern of ineptitude

Ineptitude…..your being too kind…..