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RichUT

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  1. Lots of smoke that we are bringing in Kovacic on loan from RM.  Don't love that it's a loan unless there is an option to buy.  

    Hepa seems like a solid replacement for Courtois, but he's going to end up costing more than what Alisson cost Liverpool so it will be interesting to watch their relative performance in the EPL this season.  I still don't get why the board let things get to the point where we had to trigger his release clause 5 days prior to the season starting, but whatever.

    Still feels like we need another central defender and an upgrade at LB, but neither of those appear imminent prior to the window closing.  

  2. Ok, so where is everyone’s head at regarding this season? As currently constructed, I think the ceiling is a 6th place finish. We’ve addressed almost none of our deficiencies, save for a solid signing in Jorginho. It seems like Sarri and the board plan to use this year to find out what we have with a lot of these young players. If so, I suppose I get it but I am concerned what 2 straight years without UCL football will do to the prestige of the club.

    That kind of absence could impact both our ability to attract new players AND our ability to retain the elite players we have on the roster. Hazard will have one foot out the door with Courtois moving to Madrid anyway, and the sharks have already started to circle for Kanté.

    Speaking of Courtois, I have no earthly idea what the board is thinking there. It’s painfully clear that he’s not signing an extension and wants to play football closer to his kids. They needed to lock up a top flight replacement this summer and at least salvage some of his value by way of a transfer fee. Total failure to get to this point by the board, and their apathy continues to negatively impact this club in material ways.

    I’m sure Mo will be by shortly to admonish me for not thinking positive thoughts, but I’m tired of watching the board sit back and do nothing.

  3. I went searching for Blanton’s Gold at a couple of different Whisky spots in Soho that I read about online. No luck, but I did spot a bottle of WLW at one of them for the bargain price of £780. I almost told them to sod off.

  4. I find it funny that most of our fanbase are absolutely fine with use spending more on Alisson than anyone in the history of the club. I only watched him during the world cup and wasn't overly impressed but God Damn that's a ton of money for a goalkeeper.

     

    There is more money than ever associated with the sport, particularly with US interest continuing to climb. I don’t see what club records have to do with anything where the transfer market is concerned. The cost of winning will continue to climb, and Chelsea can’t afford to hide behind precedent if they want to remain competitive.

  5. Conte does not get a pass for mailing it in, but I still place the blame at the feet of the board. They got out worked and out spent when it should have been obvious that we needed significant additions to address talent and depth gaps.

    I’ll start a new thread when we’ve got some alignment on the title.

  6. That you can’t make sense of my post is neither surprising nor my problem. I detest everything about how you handle yourself on this forum and you basically ruin any thread you decide to participate in. I owe you exactly jack shit and am not about to burn someone (not named Chris Ogden) that shared his perspective on the program just to placate you. Keep on believing what you want to believe, because there is nothing anyone on this board can do to convince you otherwise.

     

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  7. Shaka would never have agreed to come to Texas if he was going to be under that kind of scrutiny. Whoever you spoke to gave you his own personal opinion, not facts. I wouldn't be surprised if your guy was in his late 30's or older, and not all that connected with the inner workings of Shaka and his program. I obviously know plenty of former Barnes guys, and with all due respect most of them don't know shit about what's going on, or what needs to be done. They're just former athletes with (often uneducated) opinions of their own.

     

    Nobody on this board wouldn’t know the name of this guy and he’s still involved in the sport in a way that would position him to know a metric fuck ton more than you would ever hope to. But hey, you keep doing you and ruining any attempt to have a productive conversation about the program on this board. It’s your world and we’re just living in it, right?

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  8. By AD, I meant athletics department. I should have clarified. My guess is that Perrin was delegating a lot and it was someone else meddling. I see that as a very possible (if not likely) scenario. Not that it excuses anything, as Shaka needs to learn that he’s ultimately accountable for the on court product. This is where his youth works against him, as a more experienced coach would be comfortable pushing back.

  9. There is no room for balanced or rational positions if you’re talking UT hoops with Derka. You’re only allowed to think that Shaka sucks or, if not, you must think he’s the 2nd coming of John Wooden.

    FWIW, I talked to a former Barnes player about Shaka not that long ago. He seemed to think Shaka was in trouble and he blamed Shaka not being strong enough politically as the reason. Essentially he said that Shaka has been getting a lot of pressure to recruit guys with high rankings by the powers that be vs. recruiting guys that fit his Havoc system. He made it sound like Shaka has to deal with a lot of oversight and that Shaka needed to step up and take a stronger position on bringing in the kids that he wants to run his vision.

    It was an interesting conversation and painted a picture that perhaps our AD office was meddling to the detriment of the team.

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