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28 Mar 2026 20:14:08
Lots of good posts below but then somebody said we should get Traore. How I laughed - the singularly most useless player in God's earth. Wonderful biceps - totally useless footballer - if we pay a single penny for somebody as useless as him we are doomed.
We won’t though because we have a proper recruitment team. Maddison, Bowen and Cree would be the best summer window ever imho.
1.) 28 Mar 2026 21:36:19
Lol. Plus, Traore comes with more baby oil than Diddy!
13 Feb 2026 22:31:33
Load of coaches getting sacked. I’ll put a stake in the ground. I love Farke. I want us to stick with him for the long term. But if we don’t? IRaola or glasner for me.
1.) 14 Feb 2026 05:30:40
As I’ve said before. If we survive then he will deserve a crack next season. But let’s not forget. Next season is about 6-12 not below. So will have to hit the ground running and buy wisely and improve our away form. First up if we stay up is the important positions to improve.
2.) 14 Feb 2026 11:23:43
It's about survival for 3 years Aus as until then we can't spend as much as long term EPL teams.
3.) 14 Feb 2026 13:33:50
I’d love Iraola if it came down to it.
Let’s see where Farke takes us this season first though.
4.) 15 Feb 2026 01:34:56
When we won the Championship and gained promotion under Farke most of us agreed that he'd earned the chance to. manage us in the PL, though surprisingly evem then, some were calling for his dismissal. By the same logic, I would argue that if he keeps us in the PL this year he would deserve to stay for next season.
I think it's unreasonable to set arbitrary targets for the next few seasons, because much will depend on our ability to attract players of the calibre necessary to start climbing the league. As long as the good ship LUFC is moving forwards the captain should stay in post.
5.) 15 Feb 2026 08:26:51
Disagree Canada. I and I’m pretty sure the owners will want improvement year in year out. So that Dosent mean another relegation battle. We survive we have to do one better which means above whatever and however many are in the drop zone. Generally about 12th from the get go.
6.) 15 Feb 2026 09:05:14
It’s not unreasonable to set improvement targets jr. pretty sure owners expect improvement although they have to aid that with the purchasers. Think we get about 125 mill for finishing about 16 ish. That’s enough for a gk, cb, lb and winger. Sell piroe, gnonto, Perri and that’s enough for a striker.
7.) 15 Feb 2026 10:03:47
I agree that targets should be set Aus, it's a common business practice. I also don't disagree with the 6-12 level you suggested, I just take issue with the words "not below". 8th would be good, 12th would be OK, but 13th or 14th would not be terrible.
I would not to finish as high as 6th at this juncture, because that would mean Europa league qualification for which I do not think we would be ready, see the impact that has had on Forest and Palace this season.
8.) 15 Feb 2026 21:29:14
It’s so easy to sit in one’s armchair a organize our club’s finances.
11 Feb 2026 21:43:57
Another great set of results for us tonight. Palace imploding from 2-0 at home against Burnley!
1.) 11 Feb 2026 22:09:58
JSL got 2 goals for Palace. Might've been a good buy if we could have made it work.
2.) 12 Feb 2026 06:59:44
Not your usual Burnley performance as they often fold when going behind. They've Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea to play plus some tricky away games so don't give them a realistic chance of a comeback but they have Forest at Turf Moor in April so they might do us a favour there
Dubravka saved them in the last minute from Sarr.
He's getting on but he's playing well in a poor team. Might be a good backup next season if it's decided Perri isn't as good as we thought and Darlow has his limitations.
3.) 12 Feb 2026 10:35:04
If Perri "isn't as good as we thought" and few would disagree, who did the due diligence on him. What was the due diligence? A minute and a half on You Tube?
Unless he was a panic buy then tracking half a dozen matches would have told them, he is no better than we have already.
4.) 12 Feb 2026 10:51:12
I've been impressed with Dubravka - would definitely welcome him at Leeds.
5.) 12 Feb 2026 11:24:52
Agree about Dubravka Alf, always liked him at Newcastle, and think they should have kept him rather than getting Ramsdale on loan.
6.) 12 Feb 2026 12:03:26
Apparently Perri wasn't first choice. Farke wanted one keeper, the club wanted a different keeper so Perri was a compromise. It's one reason why Farke, who is usually loyal to his picks, was so quick to drop him.
7.) 12 Feb 2026 14:44:05
Well he probably made the right decision switching to Darlow. Do you know who Farke's preference was? I tend to prefer keepers who have played in the Premier League. There are good ones elsewhere but it's finding them. Keepers have to be much more physical in the PL. A lot more protection for them in Europe and South America.
06 Feb 2026 22:02:08
Go Aus - knew your 3-1 was on point!
17 Jan 2026 10:03:26
Thread below got me thinking about our summer signings so thought I would rate them individually out of 10 rather than plucking a number out of the air for overall transfer window. Note I have taken price into account in ratings (was interesting to remind self of these! ) and done in chronological order. !
nmecha (free) 6.5
Bijol (£15m) 10
Bournauw. (£5m) 8
GG (£10m) 10
Longstaff (£12m) 5
Stach (£17m) 10
Perri (£16m) 2
DCL (free) 10
Okafor (£17m) 5’.5
Justin (£8m) 7.5
Average 7.5
Average (outfield only) 8.0
I think we had a very good window.
1.) 17 Jan 2026 11:37:35
Perri 2 is a bit harsh.
I would bump Nmecha to 7.5 considering his goal contributions:time played.
Otherwise I agree.
If the players keep this form or keep improving, we could make a lot of money in summer on selling people for upgrades. Obviously keep Bijol, GG, JJ, Stach and DCL.
Buy a better goalie.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 11:56:06
Great post, think I’d give Okafor an extra point but otherwise very good.
3.) 17 Jan 2026 12:31:19
Generous with Perri
And okafar needs to be more consistent as has the talent.
4.) 17 Jan 2026 15:02:57
Not saying Perri has been good, but 2 is a little harsh, I'd maybe give him 3.5. Also I'd bump Okafor up to say 8.5 and Justin to 9, and drop Stach to 9. I'll leave you to recalculate the average.
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02 Jul 2026 10:17:11
How contradictory is that? We were woeful, yet we forced their goalie into playing a blinder to keep them in the game. We were woeful for 23 minutes, then TT tore into them, and we were by far the better side for the last 3 quarters. Not a Gordon fan, but thought he was excellent when he came on - lovely weighted cross for the first, rode 2 tackles, and slipped a lovely ball to Kane for the second rather than taking the easy option and playing backwards as Gashford did for the first hour.
01 Jul 2026 19:20:50
XG 2.04 v 0.8 - seems like a fair result to me, rather than lucky lucky lucky.
01 Jul 2026 14:38:14
JR, isn't that called home advantage? See WC 66 and EC96?
01 Jul 2026 14:31:48
Bit harsh, guys - I think Germany, Holland, Italy, and Uruguay would swap with us right now. No prizes for winning your group games in style. No excuse for not beating DRC, though - their best player, Wissa, can barely get in the Newcastle team. I expect a much improved display and result.
01 Jul 2026 08:56:14
Can't see England getting past Mexico in the Azteca to be honest. Hope we do, but they have lost 2 of 89 in that venue.