15 Aug 2022 08:54:31
Reports now Barcelona are interested in getting one of AWB or Dalot.
If they want AWB they can have him, on loan or otherwise.

Dalot is the one that worries me slightly, he's on last year of contract, he seems close to Ronaldo, playing in a terrible team, and on low wages.
Worst thing is after Dalot we have AWB who seems uninterested, Laird who looks like being loaned out and Brandon who seems frozen out till he gets a move.
Dalot has all the hallmarks of a late Barcelona bid written all over it, after they have let go of Depay and a couple of others to free space.


1.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 09:13:51
I'd be happy with a swap deal, AWB for Sergino Dest.

I wouldn't worry about Dalot, he has potential, but this season is very much make or break for him. If he grabs his chance then he'll get offered a new deal. If he doesn't then he can leave with Laird coming into the first team squad.

To be honest though I think the full backs and the wide players are issues to be sorted next year. This summer we need to rebuild the spine of the team, or suffer more spineless performances like we have seen in the first two games.


2.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 09:24:43
Just posted and didn't want to start a new post again.
We are interested in letting garner go.
He's had 2 good loan spells, he's an academy graduate and hasn't even gotten 5-6 games to even prove himself.
Yet McTominay stays?
I remember when LVG came and he let go of so many players and replaced them with similar or poorer players.

If Garner goes, I'll be sad because the promise of giving youth a chance is not happening since clearly Rabiot will take his place which sickens me.


3.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 09:26:24
I agree with whatever you said Shappy but I see a huge list of messes that ETH needs to sort and I have a feeling Dalot is going to be one of them too.

There are atleast 10 players that need their futures resolved, maybe even more.


4.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 09:34:58
Will Rabiot take Garners place or is Rabiot a replacement for Matic?

The reality is that both Fred and McTominay have proven themselves not good enough. While we have seen both Pogba and Matic leave this summer.

That leave Garner and Donny, neither of which have really proven themselves at this level.

We need at least 2 midfielders to play as first choice.

Also I think maybe Zidane Iqbal has jumped ahead of Garner in EtH's eyes. In which case youth might still be given a chance, just a different youth player to the one many of us expected.


5.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 09:38:20
Rohanarora8, perhaps ETH prefers Zidane Iqbal and Charlie Savage? No point keeping Garner if this is the case and just sending him out on loan every season.

Unfortunately not every kid is going to make it, we have Kobbie Mainoo who I really like the look at and hopefully he gets a chance with our first team in the future but we'll need space.

I agree though that it stings a bit to think McTominay gets to stay on. If we are to play the way we all think ETH wants to play then McTominay's passing is just not good enough for the team. I imagine ETH considers Rabiot to be technically better than McTominay with the same physical attitributes and will replace McTominay which potentially see him moving on next season?


6.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 10:20:05
I'd be quite happy with either of Dalot or AWB leaving. AWB has got a lot of stick but Dalot is nowhere near good enough.

This myth that he is a great crosser and is good on the ball is nonsense.


7.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 10:20:16
Can’t understand what the fascination is with Laird, there’s nothing I’ve seen that suggests he’s going to come into the squad and do any better than the two we’ve got. Personally I’d play AWB at the moment in time. He’s a limited full back going forward, but he offers a more solid option than Dalot at the back. Ultimately neither are good enough though.


8.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 10:26:12
Ports I'm all for selling players that we don't feel that won't make it at the club. Michael Keane type players.

But Garner can play DM, rest of the squad can't. He's played in championship and play off finals. So he does have english football experience now.
Tomori mount and abraham went through similar loan spells and their careers have grown. Lingard too had a similar loan spell.

This will look like a mistake in hindsight, especially since we will have tons of games for players to get a run in.

If there's a midfield player that needs to go on loan or needs selling it's McTominay and then fred.
We love to start a McTominay, but can't even give some chance to garner? That's what sickens me and I feel alien to the club.


9.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 10:46:47
Perhaps ETH don’t like what he sees in Garner!, you want manager to have control over comings and goings but because a player you like might go, it’s all wrong…. what do you want ETH in charge of comings and Goings or not!

I personally think some of ETH decisions been dubious to say the least, but you either buy in to him or not, not pick and choose when it suits you.


10.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 10:59:36
Then I want to know what he sees in fred or McTominay because I see nothing. If we transfer list them we won't see any bids made except for Turkish clubs or Chinese or Arabic.
Whoever plays can be twice as worse than fred or McTom but atleast it's a change and shows we want to replace both of them and not they are part of the project.
We are still getting battered when they are playing, I'd rather play others.


11.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 11:08:46
The problem I have with giving all these fringe players a chance, is that perhaps none of ‘em are good enough? How do we know if we don’t try them is the comeback……

But, enough managers and coaches must have run the rule of them and deemed them not ready. Otherwise given the current predicament I’d like to think they’d have had a chance by now. ETH is no idiot (we think) so surely if they’d shown up in training they’d be given a chance.


12.) 15 Aug 2022
15 Aug 2022 11:35:56
Rohan I honestly think that they are the best we have, I think Ole thought that Ralf though that and now Eric does.

I don't believe that any of them in reality would want them as such but for some inexplicable reason the club hasn't done anything about Midfield for several years.

They bought Pogba Matic DvdB and Fred all of whom were bad purchases.

As for Iqbal, Garner and Savage I can only think that whatever the manager is seeing he isn't seeing better right now.

I dunno maybe over the course of the year we will see more of them.