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Must admit i'm starting to get a bit concerned about this upcoming season, there were periods last year were we showed relegation form and as it stands right now i actually think that squad we had last year was stronger than this one.
If Virgil picks up a long term injury we really could be in trouble. We clearly need to bring one or two in, i'm not sure what the club is waiting for the season starts in 3 weeks.

Our squad is ridiculously thin! It was thin last season and we've lost Konate, Robbo and Salah we brought back Tsmikas, and Elliot (who we failed to sell) and bought Jaquet and Munoz. And now there's rumours that Mac allister wants to leave.

Marmadashvili, Frimpong, Ramsey, Chiesa.. these are back up players that wouldn't even get into a championship team.

We need a RB, a CDM, a Winger and a CB. This is the bare minimum.

How can we play Iriola style football with this bunch who were knackered 20 minutes into every game last season.



Worrying times

Thats disappointing from Mc Alister if its true. It was obvious he wasn't happy last season but would have thought he would be happy playing under Iraola. The gaffer said it himself that he rates him very highly and is an important part of our engine. Really dont think he would want to lose him this year.

If he does want to go then I hope he realises its going to take a serious bid for the club to agree.

Anyway Romano is posting that we have made contact with PSG for Barcola. Hopefully we go in with our maximum take it or leave it bid. If they dont accept then move on to another target.  Either way just put an end to it.

This team need quite bit of work especially defensively. If we don't recruit, were in for a tough season. As many said an injury to VVD and we're done at the back. Hoping for your 34 yr old CB to stay fit is a sad situation. If we can't get players I'd honestly consider loans or even players that are bit seasoned as stop gaps to keep us going.

It wouldn't do any harm to bring in a CH that can play RB as well but it seems the club is dead set against that. We have Van Dijk and Iraola is saying Jaquet and Gomez aren't far off with Leoni returning not long after that. Im sure we will have 2 of them available for Newcastle.

Barcola is dragging on a bit at this stage. If we aren't going to pay the asking fee then we should look elsewhere. I was reading a piece on Maghnes Akilouche from Monaco who PSG are supposedly in for. Would cost less than half of what they want for Barcola.  We play them on Sunday so maybe we could roll out the red carpet and wow the lad.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... -big-asset

Not impressed at all with the backing that they have given the manager so far. They have just given him players we couldn't sell. If Van Dijk gets injured we are fcuked. If isak gets injured we are fcuked.

I don't know if I saw enough in the pre season games of the fringe players to think there just might be a jewel in there. One, or two who might turn out to be a TAA, or a Fowler, or an Owen, or a Carragher... Players coming through the ranks and turn out to be homegrown legends.
Not from the games I've seen.
I had hoped under a new manager that someone like Koumas, or Chambers, Ramsay, date I say even Wright might just take the bum by the horns and say "Fark this, lads, I'm havin' that jersey."