Axel Disasi - signed on loan

[tomd2103]

surely it is negligent if in January we didn't try at all. We clearly did with two targets. The manager has to want them vs just anyone.

You do not think in World Football we could have found an adequate cover at centre half when we have a genius in charge of transfers?

The excuse being that Chelsea did not want to do us any favours, no shit sherlock.

It's about finding a CB that the manager wants, who wants to come, that the selling club wants to sell at a price that we can work with based on the rules governing financing.

Surely we've got a network of people who are paid (probably ranging from decent to very high salaries) to do exactly that TV? 

[AV84]

I'm.not ignoring your point at all and do agree there has been an element of bad luck.  Torres getting injured before the transfer window opened should have set alarm.bells ringing though, particularly with the fixture list we had in January.

We then compounded the problem by selling Diego Carlos without already having a replacement secured.  Now, it might well have been that we couldn't have brought someone in until Carlos had gone, but we left ourselves in what appears from the outside to be an unnecessarily precarious position.

Yes, we're in an unfortunate position now. But some posters are rewriting history with the CB situation. By all accounts Bade was in the bag, club and player in agreement. He backed out last minute and Mings was injured shortly after. We went from having replaced Carlos to having lost Mings and Bade in the space of about 24 hours. It's extremely unfortunate but not a result of bad planning or negligence. At the same time we had Disasi lined up and agreed to personal terms, and Chelsea blocked us there. Again, not down to negligence or lack of effort on our part.

I can guarantee if we brought in some no name journeyman at the last minute tonight, the same people crying about gross negligence would be crying about the lack of a big name signing.

It's perfectly understandable to be concerned about how the next few weeks are going to go. Acting like the club is falling apart and it's a personal affront to the fans and all that nonsense is just ridiculous. (Not aimed at you specifically there)

[PeterWithe]

If it does pan out that way, and I think there is still time for something to happen then thats the crux, for all the fun-poking at the 'bed wetters' on here, the transfer team haven't had to nip off to avert a global trade war, this is what they are supposed to be doing. Stopping the CL qualification becoming a once in a lifetime event.

[olaftab]

We need to move on from Disasi and hopefully we have someone else in the pipeline.

If so it has to be a very short pipeline more like a pipe nipple.

[Dave]

Yes, we're in an unfortunate position now. But some posters are rewriting history with the CB situation. By all accounts Bade was in the bag, club and player in agreement. He backed out last minute and Mings was injured shortly after. We went from having replaced Carlos to having lost Mings and Bade in the space of about 24 hours. It's extremely unfortunate but not a result of bad planning or negligence. At the same time we had Disasi lined up and agreed to personal terms, and Chelsea blocked us there. Again, not down to negligence or lack of effort on our part.

So when you've reeled from those punches, you presumably pivot to "actually, is Asensio really our biggest priority after all now and could those extra millions of pounds be used on a centre-back instead".

[ChicagoLion]

yes hell of a shock that Chelsea would not let go to a rival, who could have seen that coming?

[AV84]

Yes, we're in an unfortunate position now. But some posters are rewriting history with the CB situation. By all accounts Bade was in the bag, club and player in agreement. He backed out last minute and Mings was injured shortly after. We went from having replaced Carlos to having lost Mings and Bade in the space of about 24 hours. It's extremely unfortunate but not a result of bad planning or negligence. At the same time we had Disasi lined up and agreed to personal terms, and Chelsea blocked us there. Again, not down to negligence or lack of effort on our part.

So when you've reeled from those punches, you presumably pivot to "actually, is Asensio really our biggest priority after all now and could those extra millions of pounds be used on a centre-back instead".

Well, he's not here yet, so who knows.

[Bosco81]

I would hope we could do 2 deals at the same time, or at least have a spare fax machine lying around for these special circumstances.

[Hookeysmith]

Lets face no one really knows what is going on until the likes of Romano taps one in.

Look at the Bailey rumours today - no one had anything on that until today (even though it is probably balls)

Still a lot of the day to go

[PaulWinch again]

Yes, we're in an unfortunate position now. But some posters are rewriting history with the CB situation. By all accounts Bade was in the bag, club and player in agreement. He backed out last minute and Mings was injured shortly after. We went from having replaced Carlos to having lost Mings and Bade in the space of about 24 hours. It's extremely unfortunate but not a result of bad planning or negligence. At the same time we had Disasi lined up and agreed to personal terms, and Chelsea blocked us there. Again, not down to negligence or lack of effort on our part.

So when you've reeled from those punches, you presumably pivot to "actually, is Asensio really our biggest priority after all now and could those extra millions of pounds be used on a centre-back instead".

Well, he's not here yet, so who knows.

Thing is he wasn’t “in the bag” though - you either are or you aren’t. It’s bad planning if you’re playing half a season with 3 senior centre-halves - 2 of which are injured at the point the window closes. It’s not unfortunate, it’s not doing a very good job.

[kippaxvilla2]

Apart from Salifou Villa have always switched the lights off around lunchtime on TDD.

[Hampshire Villa]

Apart from Salifou Villa have always switched the lights off around lunchtime on TDD.

Wasn’t Benteke a late one???

[kippaxvilla2]

Yes you’ve corrected me as well as Djemba x 2.

[Hampshire Villa]

Yes you’ve corrected me as well as Djemba x 2.

Oh no the Djemba brothers🙁

[ROBBO]

Move on, let him sit on their bench until the Summer, I have the feeling that Emery was doing a mate a favour when he got Monchi in.