19 Aug 2026 12:21:48
Elvedi deal officially completed. Hopefully another good addition to the squad.

1.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 14:08:41
Personally, think he's a great addition! Extra LB cover, and we have real strength and some depth at the back.

2.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 14:23:13
Really chuffed with that. Think we should be tough to beat this season. Bit more creativity with Wilson. You never know, Okafor might have got himself fit enough for 90 mins. No centre forward cover, which is a worry, but I'm optimistic for a comfortable season.

3.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 14:50:49
I never really understand the talk of Okafor only lasting 60 minutes. It's always been Farke's tactics to swap wingers around 60-70 minutes, way before Okafor joined, so I think it's more down to tactics and strength in depth rather than him not having the legs. Alongside Wilson, he's the player most likely to create something out of nothing, so I'd be happy going into the season with him starting, then Gnonto, BA, and DJ as options to come off the bench.



I think recruitment has been top notch this summer, arguably the best in the league. Backups are still needed in a couple of positions, but our strongest 11 looks far better than it has for 25 years. I'm personally very happy with what we've done so far and trust the recruitment team to finish the job over the next couple of weeks.

4.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 15:29:49
Okafor is usually blowing out of his arse after an hour. You can visibly see it, and I'm sure his "bra data" will show visible drop offs.

5.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 15:37:31
What's his plan? If we don't concede, we can't lose?
We need some firepower up front.

6.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 16:15:32
That's always been Farke's plan.. don't concede.. at least draw the game, which is okish to an extent..

Still, I maintain a quality striker is more important than a quality gk.

7.) 19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 20:23:30
Okafor simply doesn't get more than 60 min on the wing. Took us a costly while to realise it and start getting him off then. Still, I wouldn't buy another striker. We have 3 after Piroe, and Okafor is one of those. That's 1 more than most clubs. Trying to find someone to sign as backup who is better than N and worse than D, just so we can have 2 more strikers than every other Prem team is a scriduculous waste of money.

Yes, sign someone like Paixeo to strengthen attack, but for goodness sakes go sign Skelly to improve / compete for the first 11 in two spots.

8.) 20 Aug 2026
20 Aug 2026 09:58:07
If you look at Okafor's stats from last season, he played substantially more minutes than during any other season of his career. He also averaged 72 minutes in the games he started. A decent return for a high intensity role.