@Jackbenimble did.
He’s been calling for us to sign at least another 5 players in addition to getting Kelleher, Quansah, Diaz, and Trent back.
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Oh right. I thought that was all satire of some sort. It must be very exhausting being so anxious all the time. Meditation or herbal tea might be beneficial.
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I thought you were one of the contributors who are more level headed and didn’t make things up guess I was wrong.
I would just like you to post those statements.
Hyperbole to make a point.
As good as we are and have been in the transfer market, squad building, and succession planning, the more elite we become the more rarefied the player is that improves us.
We’re picky. We’re not at a meat market, just trying to get bodies in so we’ve got 2 in every position and extra ones for good luck. We’re trying to get an elite core of 16-18 top, top class players with players with the potential to push them rounding out the squad.
Add to that the few players in the world good enough to improve that group and who may also be attainable are not easily secured.
With respect, I feel that your own level-headedness needs some work.
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Off the core group as you say your younger players will add to that.
Would any player brought in be happy playing 11 games for us. However if you say use Danns or Rio for those minutes they would be happy.
Anyhow wrong place to talk about this. We do need a CB and if that’s Guehi or someone else fair enough, same with Isak. However beyond that…
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We could always sign the mysterious Ben Davies again.
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https://x.com/indykaila/status/1958641674764120148
Edit
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1958641786739728579
“Next days”
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard a native Anglophone say that, ever.
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I think we see the need in CB and maybe in the forward line. But the way you are posting and behaving is like the Asian mum who only focuses on why the child lost 5 marks in an exam that the child scored 95.
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But if he were coming here to replace konate in our first eleven, I don’t think there would be much competition.
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Despite Chelsea having 6 fit CBs I see they have said they want another.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Guehi ends up there. If we really wanted him why would we be allowing him to play games for Palace in case he gets injured?
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We have no control over whether he plays or not whilst he’s still at Palace.
He doesn’t want to sign a new deal. Palace have said they can’t afford to let him go for nothing. All this is just brinkmanship. They want to get the maximum they can for him, we want to pay a fee that reflects his contract position.
It’ll get done but late on. I mean Palace are pretty much inviting bids at this point but we’re the only ones that seem to have actually spoken to Palace.
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He plays for them; in what world do we allow him to do anything?
Guehi has already made it clear he’s comfortable to see out his contract playing for Palace before moving on if Palace decide to keep him, or will move on if Palace decide they like an offer they recieve for him. He is professional enough to keep earning his wage from the club he plays for, and has enough respect for Palace not to kick up a fuss. Personally prefer Guehi’s approach to his transfer over going on strike or stringing along the club before fucking off on a free. There is no confusion or misdirection. Everything is in the open. He has left it up to Palace to decide if they want a year of playing from him, or money for him. Palace seem to want the money so it’s on us to strike a fair deal.
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I agree but I suppose @Walshy07 (aka Bayern ITK) is contrasting how Arsenal have ‘asked’ that Eze be left out pending a move. It seems like we really want to save a few mil by running this close to the close of the window.
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Difference being that a fee has been agreed and a medical scheduled. If we’d reached the same stage I’d see the point of him not playing, but until then we have no say in anything that happens between Guehi and Palace.
Agree vis a vis the approach to a fee. Understand the need to not overpay, but 35-40 for player of Guehi’s quality is a very good price.
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To all posters: let’s give it a rest with these stupid provocations, gags and gifs please, and stay a bit on topic for once. Thanks.
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I assume if they do sell him now he walks…Odd quote, ultimately it will be the owners decision and he has made it clear that it is possible.
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I think he will come, but late in the window. Palace will get some real use out of him in the Prem, and also in helping them to advance in Europe.
They won’t get 50M, if that’s what they are hoping for. I suspect it will start to get nice and clear for them as the window is closing. 35M now (arguably with 5M add-ons - I struggle to see us going higher than 40M total) OR risk losing him for free next summer.
The fact that there does not appear to be substantive talks with other clubs probably indicates Guehi wants us and we want him, and until it is done, we will all be professional about it.
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I don’t like managers like this, and I suspect there will be a falling out sooner or later.
Yes I understand his frustration, but its not just about him and at some point you have to take other interests into consideration. From the reporting it took Eze calling in sick for him to be left out of the ECL game. Its not right to risk a player’s career in that manner…
The club has to deal with the realities of the situation, which is what Parrish is trying to do…
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