Not All Day

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

The window has been open almost 9 hours - OMG completely gutted we havent signed anyone yet...... or sold anyone yet -

Happy new year HOL ers.

I think you are being unfair Lanzo.

For the last 4 years the club has been paying down large debts incurred by buying players to keep us in the PL. We, basically needed those players to survive. AWB was a godsend and we probably couldn't have believed our luck that Man U were prepared to pay so much for him when he'd only played one season. That near £50m enabled us to pay down much of that debt. The Sorloth money was unexpected. Let's face it most of us fans were expecting him to stay in Turkey and we would take the hit on the chin.

Until this season, our squad hasn't been strong enough to even consider selling older established players. Furthermore, with some 7 player contracts and 2 loans ending in the summer the club may need to keep the 3 players you mention.

Finally, as for Zaha, it will be interesting to see if any offers come in for him during this window?

Wilf needs to be spoken to now, a suggested 3 year deal at 50% of his salary, obviously he cant be forced to take it, but if he refuses its out the door for me in this window, swap or low fee 10/15m

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I think it is necessary to look at the bigger picture. We only just survived in 2010, and yet here we are mid-table in the PL. Sure, we've overpaid on a few mercenary donkeys along the way, but the idea was to stick around long enough for the academy to get up and running. Kudos to Parish for the plan, in fact it is the only sensible plan for a club our size. Kudos too to Roy Hodgson for devising a tactic that kept us around long enough so we can start to see the benefit. Roy's football was horrid, but now we can look to the future. I think a lot has been achieved in 12 years.