How we feeling? a week to go. Pre season is over next time we kick a ball its at Elland road against Everton in the Premier League looking for 3 points. Personally think we would have had alot more done by now. Farke said hes happy with how pre season has gone and going unbeaten you can read positives but Monday onwards its going to be a different kettle of fish. We know, the club knows we are still short on quality in certain area's on the pitch. Bogle is still touch and go to return if he doesn't make it Everton know exactly where to hurt us, Surely if Bogle isn't fit to start we surely have to bring some sort of cover in at right back before Everton. We look toothless still up top and it's not really a place to be in 1 week before a season starts. Life is going to be a struggle even with every signing in but going into the season even further down that ladder surely needs attention asap. This is not a league you can play catch up in, there's to much quality. we have to hit the ground running. As on my own question How am I feeling? Excited .Happy football is back. but, quite honestly I'm absolute shyting myself as we still seem 3-4 players short. 1 week can change many things but at this moment I think we are not where we should be,
Like you worried that we haven’t done enough. My hope is that by the time the window closes we will have sourced a top striker and at least an upgrade on Solomon and full back cover. If we dont my apprehension about having no real recruitment department besides a scout and the Academy Director will be a fact. We have done great with the keeper, with Gudmundson, with Stach and Bijol but the rest are not upgrades just squad members for the bench. So bringing in just 4 upgrades won’t be enough we need another 2 or 3 at least.
Im pretty calm about things. Even without anyone coming in for Monday, we have enough to beat Everton. Its not a given but at ER under the lights it's an incredibly tough game for Everton. We'll lose at Arsenal and Newcastle will be tough at home. 3 points from the first 3 games would be okay. That takes us to the end of the transfer window and it's likely we have 2 or 3 new signings in for the September games against Fulham, Wolves and Bournemouth.
I’m more concerned about the huge weakness at RB, I just hope Byram can last 90 minutes. Funny things happen, Harrison on the left and scores, Everton fans will be fearing that. Ramazani can also claim it as his own, Everton is winnable, I was sure we’d bring in someone last week, I just hope the clubs confidence of getting their first choices is justified I’m surprised we’ve not been linked with more AM or #10s we don’t seem to have much ongoing in the pipeline, mysteriously quiet Relieved we got Stach over the line
Opinion of a silly old man here. We’ve enough already to stay up. This looks better than Bielsas team that was promoted. Stach is incredible. Think keeper is too
Schmidt is one up from useless by all accounts, Farke has already agreed for him to leave when a replacement is found. Bogle looks like being out for a long time, that leaves us Byram who is supposedly cover for RB and LB, we’re woefully short in the FB positions
All quiet on Hamer but we know Hamer will be leaving. Worried we get Buendia because Villa want him gone….
