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Indeed - every individual there -
Isak
Ekitike
Wirtz
Kerkez
Frimpong
Leoni
I'm happy with "in principle" (we have been unlucky not to really see Leoni or as much as we would like of Isak) and I'd expect most (all?) of them to be playing a part for the next 3-5 years.
Whilst the individual talent is good, the key bit going forward will be the balance. We have quality ingredients but the recipe isn't quite right.
If we can continue to buy quality players, but do so with better prioritisation, we should be fine.
I'd agree with that. Souness sold quality such as Beardsley, McMahon, Houghton before their time instead of letting them train in some of the newer players. He also brought in sub-standard players. This time around we've sold too many and unfortunately we've lost Jota too. Had we kept Trent and Diaz we'd be probably looking at a different season I would guess. The players we've brought in are good but too much change. Wirtz has taken time to settle which isn't his fault. Isak has been injured pretty much all season now....Ekitike has been a bright spot.
From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it. Groucho Marx
The problem is that list is just about it... add some midfielders to that list and konate perhaps??
Take out the older boys that are leaving soon or frankly need to go due to their performances, then what are we left with? Mighty gakpo Chiesa ENDO and broken players
They're the only ones reliable and good enough on your list apart from the midfield even then we have issues in the middle and need a no6 not counting Leoni
Also Prime robbo & Trent > Kerkez and Frimpong but we'll see in the future
Generally think if we played in the championship with same squad size (NOT on about QUALITY just in theory if we was a championship club) / Crooked players we'd be fielding 18 year olds every week by now.
Last edited by Kev0909; 27th January 2026 at 02:23 PM.
The list was of our Summer acquisitions Kev, aka I was happy with each individual that we bought in the window prior to this 25/26 season.
It wasn't a comment on the overall squad.