There Was a stat in 2019 that only 180 of the 1.5m boys playing organised youth football in England will ever play a single minute in the Premier League. That's 0.012%.

You moan and whine enough for everyone..nothing like looking at the bright side.... again, no one has any idea of whats going on internally at the club.... we have no idea what deals are being discussed, when they were discussed, who the discussions were with, why they are having the discussions. Honestly....whats the point in all the doom and gloom about stuff we have zero insight into it...we've played really well in the two games we've played and I'm hopeful for tomorrow and the season. If we sell all the young talent and are left with Ayew and Ward so be it.

Watching every game live on TV doesn't come close to the real thing..... COYP

If this window has proved anything it is that absolutely NO-ONE is in the know.
This is a frustrating window and I am gobsmacked that we have seemingly spent a large chunk of money on yet another injured player. How has this happened? It’s not as if we got him on the cheap. It’s like paying full price for a house that needs a new roof. Either our due diligence is s*** or our medical staff are s*** or we are simply inept. Either way I reckon they saw us coming.

Also what’s happened to Ferguson? Roy doesn’t even refer to him and his injury in the pressers any more so has he, like the rest of us, given up on him? If that’s the case - get shot and free up some dough.

It strikes me, though, that we’re desperate. Talk of Hazard, Draxler and the like shows a desperation. Where’s the striker and right back we’ve needed for years? Playing well and at a high intensity for the first couple of games only masks the lack of depth in the squad and lulls us into a false sense of security. The lack of a finisher was so clear in the Arsenal game. We should and could have put them to the sword and if Roy (judging by his presser) thinks Mateta is the answer then god help us. Take off Edouard and put the same player (only worse) on in his place. Dragging in a couple of older or injury prone players does little to enhance the squad and simply plugs a gap for the short term, whilst crushing the wage bill and preventing any proper signings.

But I have faith. I still expect to see an exciting signing coming through the door and banging them in! Or a youngster coming in and doing the same. We love to say ‘he needs another year on loan in the championship etc’ about some of our promising youngsters. Really? Where did Joe Ferguson go on loan to before he broke into brightons side?

Oh dear. You have picked one of the most even handed posters to have a dig at. This is supposed to be a discussion forum but perhaps you would prefer to turn it into Lemmings R Us

According to click bait the Arse are looking to sell up to 11 players to fund their recent spending splurge.

Let's hope there someone good we can pick up on loan to buy.

One more point

My guess for incomings?

A striker, but only if Mateta leaves and probably Adams, Ihaenacho or similar.

A goalkeeper, although my preference would be for Guiata to stay and be happy to stay (unlikely).

A wide player, but possibly unproven and inexperienced at Premier League level.

The key for me will be retaining all our good players as it seems inevitable that bid(s) will come in over the coming days.
It must be unsettling for the players and I can’t be too critical of the even if they are under contract.
Who amongst us wouldn’t be tempted to possibly double our salary and work for a major employer that is at the top of its field?
It’s a short career too.
I know the accepted wisdom is that if bids come in too late in the window then clubs are reluctant to sell as there’s no time to source replacements.
To my mind this is partly another tactic to drive the price up.