The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - DEADLINE DAY 31st August 2021

[RobjDerby]

For all the people in the "get a backup striker in at any cost no matter how shit" re: the Éduoard posts in here.. Have we all forgotten about Dane Scarlett? He's been in and around the first-team squad, on the bench in the league and starting ECL matches.

I'd much rather have a massive talent, homegrown no less, on the bench than Odsonne fucking Édouard at 15 million.

Has there been any recent evidence of success in promoting youth strikers over massively over priced foreign forwards?

Note: Sarcasm level 10

 

[CantSmileWithoutYou]

So are we really not signing anyone?

#wetried

No no no. It's #wedidntreallytry

 

[wrd]

Tell you what we've had a terrific outgoings happen this season though haven't we. Looks like Aurier will shortly be joining that list.

I think possibly Winks is the only name that people universally wanted out along with the names that have moved on. He's staying so in terms of what happens on the pitch, I hope he comes good under the new manager and provides something and if that's simply a warm body on cold conference nights then that's fine by me.

 

[chrissivad]

No he's not lol.

I thought he was their main striker as well
If that has changed since the new manager arrived, I don't know.

But if it has, then he could be moving to play more regularly

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

playing devils advocate, if Aurier ends up staying and has dug his heels in as ITK have said, then will that help Ndombele to settle back into the group as one of his mates is still there?

About that.

 

[easley91]

So are we really not signing anyone?

#wetried

Does Gollini, Gil, Romero, Sarr, Emerson not count..?

 

[mill]

For all the people in the "get a backup striker in at any cost no matter how shit" re: the Éduoard posts in here.. Have we all forgotten about Dane Scarlett? He's been in and around the first-team squad, on the bench in the league and starting ECL matches.

I'd much rather have a massive talent, homegrown no less, on the bench than Odsonne fucking Édouard at 15 million.

Where was he Sunday?

 

[easley91]

Has there been any recent evidence of success in promoting youth strikers over massively over priced foreign forwards?

Greenwood?

 

[tottenham28]

Embarrassing bid tbh

Yup.
Bench boy Dan James went for 25m and he rarely impacts the starting 11, yet alone any game.
Levy, I have no words for the man sometimes..

 

[djee]

The sad joke is if Ndombele can be motivated and hit his potential then bar a striker the squad is looking pretty good. Sigh.

 

[chrisd2k]

Embarrassing bid tbh

Are you serious? James has more goals in the EPL as a sub than this guy and went for less

 

[tiger666]

So are we really not signing anyone?

#wetried

We signed 5.

 

[SheffieldAndy]

Greenwood?

I think he just might have been eluding to Kane…

 

[Cel]

Has there been any recent evidence of success in promoting youth strikers over massively over priced foreign forwards?

Note: Sarcasm level 10

Calvert-Lewin

 

[Clockspur]

Greenwood?

I thought this was a reference to Kane

 

[leray]

Wouldn't surprise me if it was either Emerson or Traore within the remaining budget.

We signed Emerson which essentially kicked Aurier out of the team.

Better bid for Traore had to involve Levy.

 

[Kuryakin]

I thought he was their main striker as well
If that has changed since the new manager arrived, I don't know.

But if it has, then he could be moving to play more regularly

It hasn't changed as he has played from the start in all their league games this season. He might want to try something else. Who knows.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Levy is something else.

He hires a DoF, puts it about that he’s only handling the Kane transfer. We hear lots of positive news about three or four more signings after the early flurry, ones that would address key weaknesses in the squad. The most reliable ITK are uniformal in expecting those signings on Monday/ Tuesday, then fuck all- minus a RB. No attacking player, no midfielder. Because he decides to revert to type and call the shots.

It wouldn’t be so bad if this was the message from the off, but it wasn’t. He’s a bullshitter. He had a chance to invest in much needed players in a buyer’s market and he fucked it up again

Lovely bloke though.

 

[stormfly]

Tell you what we've had a terrific outgoings happen this season though haven't we. Looks like Aurier will shortly be joining that list.

I think possibly Winks is the only name that people universally wanted out along with the names that have moved on. He's staying so in terms of what happens on the pitch, I hope he comes good under the new manager and provides something and if that's simply a warm body on cold conference nights then that's fine by me.

Yep, I’d say Winks and Doherty are the deadwood that’s left although N’dombele seems to be heading into that list as well unless he decides to pull his finger out.

 

[Mr Pink]

Is there still a chance?