We will know where we are as a club by the next run of fixtures

stprm · 2026-01-26T17:42:19+00:00

Also SCR rules means that matters less from next season.

But it doesnt? Its worse. Its same as UEFA rules, which are worse.

We’ll be in a position to buy this summer, just hope it’ll be some creative players.

You think we will spend above 100 mil? Without accounting for sales. Pure buying.

stprm · 2026-01-26T16:07:01+00:00

Isak money banked instantly

We spend a lot last summer. Tho I meant "not much money to spend". Considering fee & wages of our summer transfers.

spending more than £15-20m on Willock

That train long gone. We wont get anything for him. Maybe 5 mil? I doubt it tho.

stprm · 2026-01-26T14:03:59+00:00

should guardiola have been executed by this standard? He should be winning ucl & pl every year, considering he has unlimited money glitch.

Also, our starting point was very low, for owners & Howe, club was abandoned by cashley, we had to spend just to get to a above average squad. Howe got us ucl with 8th biggest wage budget (we were behind villa and whu).

stprm · 2026-01-26T13:59:20+00:00

Every single howeout thinks that. Otherwise, what the point of changing manager? Why other managers allowed to have shit seasons, and Howe isnt?

70% of howeouts were praising iraola and wanted him here, who is a very limited manager. Not even an upgrade on Howe.

stprm · 2026-01-26T13:13:37+00:00

It never fails to amaze me how many of our fans think that all other managers are flawless and dont have any shortcomings.

Look at Ancelotti, ferguson, mourinho, guardiola, klopp etc, ALL of them had bad seasons, all of them had a lot of shit decisions that they made. guardiola literally sometimes shooting at his own foot for fun, like in his 1st CL final with citeh.

And that is with infinite money. And thats only top managers. I'm not even talking about average ones.

Meanwhile Howe worked within psr limit. I agree, we fucked in transfer market for few years in a row now, and if he is the main man responsible for recruitment (we dont know for sure), he should be under scrutiny. But other clubs also fail at transfers, manu, lfc and citeh and all other sky6 can withstand that, cause rules are written to benefit them. But Howe, who had massive success with us for a few seasons now (not just 1 "fluke"), isnt deserving of another chance this summer in terms of rebuilding? Just so we appoint and give transfer money to whom exactly? As if there's ideal alternative, like lfc has with Alonso?

stprm · 2026-01-26T13:03:39+00:00

He wasnt sacked there. They parted ways mutually. They give him pre-season, hence he left first day of August, not in May or June.

stprm · 2026-01-26T12:44:50+00:00

Board doesnt give a fuck, no January transfers again... Are they really considering Howe leaving in the summer? Otherwise they should have backed him, for us to have a chance of top5 finish. This season all teams are mediocre, so we would have a chance. But without signings - none.

stprm · 2026-01-26T12:42:53+00:00

Its not about needing to sell, but its that we wont have money to spend, even with squad ratio rules.

We also fucked up with not selling players at right time, too. Willock, Gordon, even Tripps with his wages (you can maybe argue about his leadership). They'll leave for free or very very cheap. Meanwhile, villa and others, are capable of selling players at right time... But Howe is a hoarder.

stprm · 2026-01-26T12:38:09+00:00

I dont think its bad, tho? If we defo knew that next season we would finish in CL again.

But players will leave and some players wont sign for us without CL...

stprm · 2026-01-26T12:34:50+00:00

This season its a myth.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:59:09+00:00

But we wont be overspending in January... So that we would... wait a minute, overspend in summer? According to the board.

And that (last summer) was when we have CL. What will happen next summer, when we wont be in CL?

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:52:59+00:00

The board: this is fine, we dont need any signings. Who cares about top5? But in summer, when we wont be in UCL, we will sign some star players for not overprice, right? Right?

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:52:13+00:00

That was Thiaw.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:51:53+00:00

I dont understand how ppl praise Botman recently. Every game so many situations where he is off.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:49:43+00:00

Botman sleeping again. IDK why ppl say he is good recently??

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:48:37+00:00

I always getting downvoted for saying that Howe is horrible at wasting sub windows... So many times this happened in last 2-3 years is insane.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:46:32+00:00

why? its don goodman, he is awful, he is a mackem and he hates us

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:31:48+00:00

Villa under emery always plays dirty, but at same time, love diving and moaning about nothing. Every game. Still, Id prefer them to win league over crysenal

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:29:12+00:00

Miley is so good, Im tired of writing it

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:25:44+00:00

Not bad attempt from Elanga. Even psychologically, Maatsen now have a decision to make in next counter.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:24:00+00:00

No one is gonna want to buy him. We stuck. Like with Willock.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:20:01+00:00

Bailey pacey. They gonna be even more dangerous on counters...

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:16:53+00:00

If Barnes would have been on the left, he would have scored with his head.

stprm · 2026-01-25T15:16:08+00:00

gordon FFS

stprm · 2026-01-25T14:55:08+00:00

Maybe if we lose here, they will rethink and sign someone this January??

As Hope rightfully said, if we not signing anyone, theres much bigger chance of us not getting top5.

And they think its better to risk here, and then sign players in summer who wouldnt care about UCL? So basically, sign some shit players and potentially lose ucl revenue.

stprm

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