12 Jan 2019 07:31:55
Read a quote from Brendan's interview yesterday which said " second half of the season is about bolstering our offensive options". Well we seem to have done that with Burke, Weah and the boy from the Ivory Coast however for me our defence is equally important . We have lustig and boyata free to sign pre contracts right now, good chance both will go, benkovic will definitely head back to Leicester I'd imagine, Ajer I'm more than happy with at centre half but we need experience in their also. I know we're looking like signing a LB &RB from the states again being projects. We need experience in these positions also. We can't keep depending on young inexperienced guys to get us by, especially with the amount of qualifiers we play to try get into the champions league. Really hope Brendan's got something going on behind the scenes in terms of the defence because if we lose lustig, boyata, benkovic I really fear if we think we can get by with replacing them with inexperienced 19 year olds.

1.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 08:49:28
I think BR latest comments are another dig at the board.
I believe he isn't getting the targets he wants and that the club are once again in full control who comes in.
There has to be a balance of old and young. I understand maybe a project to come in at LB because we have KT. maybe even give Ralston a shot as number 1 RB.
However we need 2 dominant CHs with
some experience and l believe and 1in the middle of the park also.
BR comments mean the likes of wanyama coming in are all pie in the sky.
I also think it means we don't have the pot of cash we all think we should have.
I doesn't however mean that with good scouting we can't pick up some good players. the question is longer term will BR see it the same way.

2.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 10:12:48
We have spent our cash on wages. Wage bill is absolutely huge. Not always about new signings- McGregor, rogic etc 5 years will have a price attached. Our wage bill is 3x that of The Rangers (although they are catching up! ) And Brendan has bought Haynes, Commper, Hendry, Kouassi and about 10 others who are a waste of a wages. We don't have a bottomless pit of funds- and Brendan has spent a lot. CB/ RB has been a problem for about 4 windows now- he hasn't solved it.

3.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 10:24:36
It could be, we may have decided to go with the defensive players already here - Lustig, Ralston, Ajer, Simunovic, Boyata, Benkovic, KT, Izzy, Gamboa and even Bitton (and there are plenty options) .
Possibly because we would not get realistic bids in this window, with so many near the end of their contract or simply not desired enough?
I would have hoped for at least one decent defender coming in now in preparation for CL qualifiers with a few surplus players leaving to free-up the cash and as it's only Jan 12, it may still happen?

4.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 18:18:59
I didn’t hear his interview what did BR say that suggested he was disappointed with backing from board?