I was wondering the same thing. I thought you sounded (compared to your usual tone) really quite enthusiastic about this one.

I presume you are implying that I am being negative based on previous posts. How is that negative?

I was getting my hopes up about Sid ….then I read the reply….

Forshaw is a warm, cosy, fluffy blanket signing. We know him, he knows us, he waited to see if he got a better offer and we didn't bother looking elsewhere. He rang us up to see if he could come back, we said yes. No ambition whatsoever.

The Venkys are NOT funny. Tbf.

Reminds me of Nzonzi!

Here he is 🤣

I remember Tavares being on the fringes at Leicester without breaking through. These signings from Europe, players who arent really young but arent yet at their peak, can make sense if they come into a squad that already has proven players at this level. Their wages will be lower. Which puts more emphasis on getting the likes of Travis, Tronstad, Hyam Dolan, Batth and Brittain tied down. We already know 2 of them are going, if these are direct replacements then it is a huge concern.

Yet all you hear from a sizeable chunk of the fanbase is ‘small club’, ‘only ever up there because of Jack’, ‘crap crowds in the mid 80s’, ‘be grateful for Venky’s’

7 yellow cards in 29 matches for Tavares. Perfect replacement for Trav.

So clear that we didnt actually offer him a deal and just came back to it over a month after.

N'zonzi esq type it seems...Also most likely means Travis is leaving:

no surprise Forshaw has re-sign here. It was clear Ismael wanted him to sign from his comments at the end of the season. Squad player midfielder with experience 4th choice but adding Championship experience to this squad. been busy Rev, see my comments above It appears that this player is already here in Manchester from Comments. Ismael wanted a box to box midfielder signing and Tavares could be that player Sidnei Tavares - Player profile 24/25 | Transfermarkt

Jokes are normally funny tbf 😂

Maybe Rudy was right and will be an exciting (ish) summer!

If anyone wants some youtube copium. https://youtu.be/RgHrO_31_XI?si=Fr-XTumrvvypfImZ

Sounds perfect… https://burgundywave.com/2024/02/23/the-curious-case-of-the-sidnei-tavares-loan/

As said above. Players aren't signing contracts.

Because we keep losing players on frees pal.

Far too many, Sweet chill salmon, minty lamb burgers, Honey and garlic chicken, Salt and pepper King Prawns or Salt and pepper chicken Beautiful Sunshine days and enjoying this weather

How do you know we aren't competitive wage at championship level? Is this some sort of info or knowledge you have?

How long was Kargbos' contract?

When the final whistle went at Sheffield United on the last game of the season and we had missed out on a play-off position the commentators on Sky Sports spent a solid 5-10 minutes straight after the game talking about our narrow miss and what we needed to do over the summer to ensure we could go one better next season. I simply sat there shaking my head because whilst the commentators and indeed most supporters and anyone else associated with the club could see what we needed and where we needed to go, the chances of this regime allowing that to happen were zero. Fast forward 6 weeks from there and where have we got to? Signed a cheap foreign lad nobody had ever heard of. Activated Hyam's extension clause. Kept Forshaw. Not addressed a single one of the critical contract situations - Travis, Tronstad, Brittain, Dolan Are making a dogs dinner of even keeping Batth or Weimann on new terms Not signed anyone of any note. Bizarrely sacked/removed/forcibly retired the CEO and have made no announcement about a replacement or who the hell is running the club now. So far everything going exactly as predicted and planned, just the opposite to what was actually needed for us to get anywhere positive.

At first glance he looks like he could be a decent punt. He is Nani’s cousin apparently