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El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 15:40

Beef&Tomato wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 15:39 If we get Disasi on loan then it's been a decent window.

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eusebiovic wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 14:42

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 14:33 It's also obvious without him saying anything. A blind man can see we are at least one or two players short in almost every position aside from full back.

Sullivan is doing the absolute bare minimum to rectify this. It's like he's told Nuno he can have one plaster and he has to choose which of the five gaping injuries to put it on. Everyone else is making moves. Palace, Forest, even Wolves. Gomes going there shoots down Sullivan's bollocks that it's impossible to get decent players in January. It can be done. He just doesn't WANT to do what's necessary to keep the club up. He could do if he committed. As usual for him it's a half measure and a gamble. Even this transfer window there was the move for the strikers right away and then.... nothing. Nothing until the very last couple of days. Once again hedging his bets. It's always all so fucking reactive and last minute and no way to build anything other than maybe short term success. 

The excuses and blame will come out. 'Nuno didn't want (insert pound shop sub par quality player courtesy of a friendly agent here)' so therefore he's the villain. 'We tried', 'It's impossible.' when it's been proven it's not. It's also been proven he doesn't need the manager to agree to a transfer before going rogue anyway.

It's all his fault. Every bit. The players, the managers, the results, the mess. And he's going to take zero accountability for it. I hope Nuno says 'Fuck your compo and NDA' and just gives it to him with both barrels when he's inevitably sacked and replaced with a worse and cheaper manager.

 

The squad lacks so much genuine quality that it makes some of the players already here look much worse than they actually are because there are so few that they can rely on to raise their level.

I've said before Mavro ain't such a bad player but he needs somebody sweeping up behind him allowing him to concentrate on forward facing defending which is his obvious strength. When he is isolated and the last man tracking back that ain't his fault. We needed somebody who can compensate for that. 

It goes back to our completely disjointed recruitment policy...they just sign players without giving the first thought as to how they will all compliment and bring the best out of each other.

It shouldn't be hard but due to our ownership it always is.

Beef&Tomato wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 15:39 If we get Disasi on loan then it's been a decent window.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 14:33 It's also obvious without him saying anything. A blind man can see we are at least one or two players short in almost every position aside from full back.

Sullivan is doing the absolute bare minimum to rectify this. It's like he's told Nuno he can have one plaster and he has to choose which of the five gaping injuries to put it on. Everyone else is making moves. Palace, Forest, even Wolves. Gomes going there shoots down Sullivan's bollocks that it's impossible to get decent players in January. It can be done. He just doesn't WANT to do what's necessary to keep the club up. He could do if he committed. As usual for him it's a half measure and a gamble. Even this transfer window there was the move for the strikers right away and then.... nothing. Nothing until the very last couple of days. Once again hedging his bets. It's always all so fucking reactive and last minute and no way to build anything other than maybe short term success. 

The excuses and blame will come out. 'Nuno didn't want (insert pound shop sub par quality player courtesy of a friendly agent here)' so therefore he's the villain. 'We tried', 'It's impossible.' when it's been proven it's not. It's also been proven he doesn't need the manager to agree to a transfer before going rogue anyway.

It's all his fault. Every bit. The players, the managers, the results, the mess. And he's going to take zero accountability for it. I hope Nuno says 'Fuck your compo and NDA' and just gives it to him with both barrels when he's inevitably sacked and replaced with a worse and cheaper manager.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 12:37 On a buy or an obligation to buy after a loan id take £5m for Kilman

onsideman wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 13:00

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:50

But that's a completely separate point to 'Will he actually turn out to be decent or at least better than expected?' which is the point eusebiovic was actually making.

If I thought he'd turn out to be either outstanding or awful I'd have said as much.

As it is I think he is the best we can hope for, which is what I implied. It shouldn't be hard

Manuel wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 10:36 I'll stick me neck out and say I think Disasi will be a decent signing. Don't buy into this not being ready mantra either. Is JWP ready for Burnley?

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:50

But that's a completely separate point to 'Will he actually turn out to be decent or at least better than expected?' which is the point eusebiovic was actually making.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:41 The Kilman to Palace story has reared it's head again. If they offered a reasonable deal today, what would you do?

Rid us of the albatross but still leave us way short at the back and risk an inexplicable upturn of form from the player as he helps Palace pull away from danger possibly at our expense, or be stuck with him on crippling wages potentially for the next five years?

On the other hand of course he could continue his shocking form and give Palace even more problems.

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:50

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:41 The Kilman to Palace story has reared it's head again. If they offered a reasonable deal today, what would you do?

Rid us of the albatross but still leave us way short at the back and risk an inexplicable upturn of form from the player as he helps Palace pull away from danger possibly at our expense, or be stuck with him on crippling wages potentially for the next five years?

On the other hand of course he could continue his shocking form and give Palace even more problems.

Snap their hands off frankly. The chances to shift the guy will be few and far between and his form is so horrid and we're so in need of guys in form, Is get rid and then see what we could get in as 4th choice. 

onsideman wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:45

eusebiovic wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:23 I'm actually O.K with Disasi signing...He looked O.K for Chelsea until Maresca kept chopping and changing on a whim. I'm not expecting a world beater but he does have a bit of a presence and bite to his game. He is most probably pals with Magassa from when they were at Monaco so that might get something going too.




 

I think this transfer would belong in the "beggars can't be choosers" file

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:41 The Kilman to Palace story has reared it's head again. If they offered a reasonable deal today, what would you do?

Rid us of the albatross but still leave us way short at the back and risk an inexplicable upturn of form from the player as he helps Palace pull away from danger possibly at our expense, or be stuck with him on crippling wages potentially for the next five years?

On the other hand of course he could continue his shocking form and give Palace even more problems.

eusebiovic wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 11:23 I'm actually O.K with Disasi signing...He looked O.K for Chelsea until Maresca kept chopping and changing on a whim. I'm not expecting a world beater but he does have a bit of a presence and bite to his game. He is most probably pals with Magassa from when they were at Monaco so that might get something going too.