Dreadful season all round

[Rich]

We could do with 2x strikers, Gyokeres and Sesko. Never going to happen though

Sesko and Delap... happy with that?

[Rich]

I think the point there is that 100 million wouldn't get him.... it would be 120-150, and that is probably our entire budget, maybe over.

We can afford him as the fee would be amortized over the length of this contract (so call it 30m a season for the next 5 years). Issue is that we need a left winger, probably a backup striker, a backup keeper and one or two central midfielders.

[Peter]

by that method - Iwobi is the greatest player to come out of The Arsenal

To be fair, he has had a decent PL career. And yes, we got a great fee for him

[Peter]

We can afford him as the fee would be amortized over the length of this contract (so call it 30m a season for the next 5 years). Issue is that we need a left winger, probably a backup striker, a backup keeper and one or two central midfielders.

Precisely.

[Rich]

Precisely.

But saying that... Isak can play off the left....

[Peter]

But saying that... Isak can play off the left....

No!! That is a top class centre forward. You don't play him anywhere else.

Anyway, Newcastle would blow up the Tyne Bridge before they sell him to us. Forget it.

[IUFG]

No!! That is a top class centre forward. You don't play him anywhere else.

exactly. Specialist positions and playing to strengths.

Goalkeepers are rarely played in a different position. And there is a reason for that.

[Peter]

exactly. Specialist positions and playing to strengths.

Goalkeepers are rarely played in a different position. And there is a reason for that.

Yes. Because they are mad. Well, the good ones are

[IUFG]

Yes. Because they are mad. Well, the good ones are

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[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

True. We knew we were short in attacking areas this year, and that is before we knew Sterling was utter ****e. Two injuries and we are basically at bare bones, with a midfielder and a 17 year old as our only additional options. That was always a gamble, and it backfired.

I think the rest of the squad depth is fine. We have too many defenders at the moment (10) but that will resolve itself this summer with Tierney and probably Zinchenko leaving. But we need more options for the front four positions.

TBF, if Sterling had done what Ethan had done {while Ethan stayed in the U21s and LC} we'd have all said we got a right touch getting Sterling for free and only paying 1/3 of what he was on at Chelsea.

Just like Partey at RB rather ignores the fact that BW, JT and Tomi all being out isn't the sort of thing you can plan for, esp. when funds are tight.

In our first title challenge, Gabby M scored 15 - same as Bobby P - in our second Leo scored 17, same as Limpar and Overmars, all in title winning years.

But we don't have a world class striker.