Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[TaxDodger]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Gerrard talks a lot about the need to go deeper in the cups. If we won one of them, he'd probably survive finishing as low as...12th?

I mean I'd take finishing 17th if he wins us a cup.

[Clark W Griswold]

This has been an interesting summer - I think we have made some shrewd signings. 

I do think there are a couple of missing pieces that needs addressing - I dont think either Watkins or Ings suits the style we have been playing under SG. 

Also, it feels like more needs to change if we are going to change the culture in the club that I think SG is after.

I guess a lot will also depend on how much SG and his team can improve us with a full season, and also how much better players like Bailey and some of the youth players coudl be

This is the big unknown for me.  Would a preseason make a difference.  Or does Gerrard simply believe he hasn’t got the right players for how he wants to play

I don't think we are finished yet in the market and Gerrard has no excuses going into the new season as that 'reset' button will have been well and truly pressed.  Digne, Coutinho, Kamara, Carlos and a couple of others, ready to go straight into the team will mean that he owns this team.  He inherited Cash, Ramsey, Watkins, Buendia, but has to put the stamp on the side and get them to play Gerrard's way.

I think the bored will be expecting a European challenge to be honest

Well I was pretty bored for most of last season, I nearly went to sleep in the stand against Palace, but  not really expecting a European challenge just yet. This isn’t 91-93 where you can be turned from relegation fodder to league title challengers in 12 months or so. Competition is much stronger these days. I think if we finish above 10th and have a good go at one of the cups it would be acceptable improvement.

If we do sign a world class midfielder and world class centre forward in the next few weeks I might change my view.

[eamonn]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Gerrard talks a lot about the need to go deeper in the cups. If we won one of them, he'd probably survive finishing as low as...12th?

I mean I'd take finishing 17th if he wins us a cup.

Me too...as long as our better players stayed and we finished top six the following season. Not asking for much, is it...

[cdbearsfan]

Would take finishing 17th next season and winning the cup, 17th the season after and winning the Europa League and 17th the season after and winning the Champions League.

[Clark W Griswold]

You know that we ain’t going to finish that low anyway, if the rest of the transfer window turns out very well we could be a ‘dark horse for the cup’ though without worrying about a very shit league campaign.

[ChicagoLion]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Yeh we are not Fkin Southarmton

[Clark W Griswold]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Yeh we are not Fkin Southarmton

I think more the point is that if Wolves, Leicester and West Ham can be doing as well as they have in recent years so can we. I’ve also contradicted my earlier post as all three of those had quite a sudden elevation once they got going. I just think that as long as there is quite significant improvement it’ll be acceptable. It’s going to be on Gerrard now, I guess we’ll see how good he is.

[ozzjim]

He has to beat Dean's 55 points to start with, then move up from there. I am expecting around the 60 points mark.

[Beard82]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Yeh we are not Fkin Southarmton

I think thats a really big ask - effectively - the top 6 is most likely going to take care of its self with the scab 6 - so effectively only one other club can finish above us - are we really going to finish above Wolves, Leicester & West Ham? 

Maybe - I think we need another 1 or 2 really good players coming in for me to think that is realistic rather than hope.  And I think for that to happen one or two need to be moved on.   

[Beard82]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Yeh we are not Fkin Southarmton

I think more the point is that if Wolves, Leicester and West Ham can be doing as well as they have in recent years so can we. I’ve also contradicted my earlier post as all three of those had quite a sudden elevation once they got going. I just think that as long as there is quite significant improvement it’ll be acceptable. It’s going to be on Gerrard now, I guess we’ll see how good he is.

Yeah thats a fair point - I guess the key to it will be can Gerrard get more out of the players in the "building", as I think he struggled to do that last season, and currently with the signings we have made, we will need to see a number of players that were inconsitent last season be more consitient.

I am pleased with the signings we have made - I think there really good additions, and I think we have avoided the "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" approach I was worried about

[ChicagoLion]

In no way at all will "top half" be acceptable. Top 8 bare minimum, a proper push for top 6 though is what I want to see.

Yeh we are not Fkin Southarmton

I think thats a really big ask - effectively - the top 6 is most likely going to take care of its self with the scab 6 - so effectively only one other club can finish above us - are we really going to finish above Wolves, Leicester & West Ham? 

Maybe - I think we need another 1 or 2 really good players coming in for me to think that is realistic rather than hope.  And I think for that to happen one or two need to be moved on.

Yes, and the weakest link based on what we have now is centre forward.

[olaftab]

Would take finishing 17th next season and winning the cup, 17th the season after and winning the Europa League and 17th the season after and winning the Champions League.

This will do me. Fuck 4th or 5th or 6th or 7th.

[PaulWinch again]

Would take finishing 17th next season and winning the cup, 17th the season after and winning the Europa League and 17th the season after and winning the Champions League.

This will do me. Fuck 4th or 5th or 6th or 7th.

See notionally that makes absolute sense, and clearly it’s looking at things in extremis, but can you imagine how grim the season would be outside of the cup runs? Especially as we wouldn’t know we were going to win them!

[OCD]

I wouldn't want the number of ruined weekends that come with finishing 17th or the stress of a relegation battle.

In the league, I just look for year-on-year progress and to see that we're going in the right direction and see a strong squad that's getting stronger and bringing kids through.

[Moonraker]

....and world peace?