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Apparently Robbo not happy with Slot either?
I think Mo's outburst will work for Slot.The club ain't going to be seen to side with a player who's getting on a bit and who's performance is waning and demanding his place,so it'll be Slot staying short term and Mo off to Saudi.
 
Klopp will simply not happen. Not least because he and Edwards could not work together previously. There are many other reasons. Gerrard….just no.

Alonso will depend on the Madrid trophy haul at the end of the season. So nothing sooner.

Several international coaches could become free after the World Cup but nearly none of interest available now….unless Tuchel could be persuaded to do a dual role but I doubt the FA would sanction it. Or unless one of the other available coaches would see the opportunity and jump ship before the WC, though I doubt it just as much as I really doubt that Edwards would allow a big name with more power at the club.

In short, while Slot has completely lost the plot, our options to replace him right now are very limited indeed.

FSG have some very difficult decisions to make. I hope they make the right ones!

Richard Keys is claiming the club wants Enrique, and has always wanted him since Klopp said he was going. I mean, I want Margo Robbie, like, but there you go. Even in a magic world, he's another who wouldn't be available until the end of the season (if at all). It does seem Slot's days are numbered, though. It's either now or at the end of the season, but either way that may well mean no players in January on what is essentially a place-holder manager.
 
Problem last night was Slot trying to stifle the game to early by taking attacking players off for defensive ones. We then just invited continuous pressure with no outlet. Isak was isolated on his own with no service. I would have liked to see Chiesa or Rio on for Gakpo both of whom would have given Leeds more to think about,

VVD and Konate were both poor last night.

Rumour that we will let Konate go in January for £15m provided we can get a replacement. Seems odd as even if we get Guehi from Palace that would only give us 4 true CB's, if one includes Gomez.

I think Konate will unfortunately stay, unless he has a brilliant world cup and PSG buy him

3 - Leoni is out until Christmas 2026. We need 2 CBs in this window, but I doubt we'll even buy one as Slot is a dead man walking.
 
3 - Leoni is out until Christmas 2026. We need 2 CBs in this window, but I doubt we'll even buy one as Slot is a dead man walking.

why would the right ones come? We are clearly treading water with no prospect of European football under Slot. Change now or we’re a club in limbo imo. No top players will come until we get CL football again. We still have a chance with the right person steering, we have quality.
 
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why would the right ones come? We are clearly treading water with no prospect of European football under Slot. Change now or we’re a club in limbo imo. No top players will come until we get CL football again. We still have a chance with the right person steering, we have quality.

Indeed. Both Guehi and Semenyo have many other suitors. The time to get them was last summer, especially Guehi. I said we should never have let Quansah go until Guehi was in. Neither will be keen to join a sinking ship, to be sure, and under a captain now known to be prone to steaming into icebergs.
 
I heard June next year but that was weeks ago

Hmm. The reports I heard were after his surgery in October. If yours are later than that, great. Nonetheless, Virgil wasn't fit for another season after he started full training again in the summer of 2021, 10 months after the unpunished Prickford kung fu attack.
 
Hmm. The reports I heard were after his surgery in October. If yours are later than that, great. Nonetheless, Virgil wasn't fit for another season after he started full training again in the summer of 2021, 10 months after the unpunished Prickford kung fu attack.

yeah, there’s a difference to ‘returning’ and being match ready, especially at his age.
 
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why would the right ones come? We are clearly treading water with no prospect of European football under Slot. Change now or we’re a club in limbo imo. No top players will come until we get CL football again. We still have a chance with the right person steering, we have quality.

This no player will come is totally nonsense.

United signed Cunha Mbuemo and Sesko with no European football.

chelsea signed numerous players few years ago when had no CL.

Didnt we signed Salah when we had no CL football? 1 year out doesn’t make a difference. Numerous years, yes may struggle but we shouldn’t be shopping at players who cost 100m and only want to move to the very best - it doesn’t help us. Should be signing young players who are going to become world class
 
This no player will come is totally nonsense.

United signed Cunha Mbuemo and Sesko with no European football.

chelsea signed numerous players few years ago when had no CL.

Didnt we signed Salah when we had no CL football? 1 year out doesn’t make a difference. Numerous years, yes may struggle but we shouldn’t be shopping at players who cost 100m and only want to move to the very best - it doesn’t help us. Should be signing young players who are going to become world class

Exactly. It can be more difficult but not impossible.

We actually make better signings in that situation too; sign the next star rather than current stars.
 
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This no player will come is totally nonsense.

United signed Cunha Mbuemo and Sesko with no European football.

chelsea signed numerous players few years ago when had no CL.

Didnt we signed Salah when we had no CL football? 1 year out doesn’t make a difference. Numerous years, yes may struggle but we shouldn’t be shopping at players who cost 100m and only want to move to the very best - it doesn’t help us. Should be signing young players who are going to become world class

You’re not Man Utd though and Chelsea sign mercenaries who go to the highest bidder
 
This no player will come is totally nonsense.

United signed Cunha Mbuemo and Sesko with no European football.

chelsea signed numerous players few years ago when had no CL.

Didnt we signed Salah when we had no CL football? 1 year out doesn’t make a difference. Numerous years, yes may struggle but we shouldn’t be shopping at players who cost 100m and only want to move to the very best - it doesn’t help us. Should be signing young players who are going to become world class

Hmmm….it very much depends on the player. I do not think it’s nonsense at all, the lack of CL football next year (if that is the case) WILL put off players if there are other (big name) suitors that are in the CL. So I guess we disagree somewhat.