27 Feb 2026 11:02:13
Just listening to Moyes press conference, he obviously doesn't rate Dibling at this stage, why did he sanction the move, £40million for a teenager is serious money and then to find out that he's not good enough to start or even come on from a the bench, we need an explanation.
27 Feb 2026 14:03:41
Plus £27 million on Barry, who isn't Premier League level, and only plays him because we have no 1 else other than Beto. Is Rohl an option to buy for £16 million or something? ? Anzou has disappeared even from warming the bench. So that's nearly £100 million he has sanctioned on players who he obviously doesn't really rate, or aren't ready.
Did he have the last word on Alcaraz, or did Alcaraz play enough games that we had to sign him? Add KDH and the loan fee for Grealish, plus young George and his 2 transfer windows; that's around £150 million, and he starts 2 of them with Grealish injured. No doubt I have missed a couple as well.
27 Feb 2026 14:31:02
The boys said we couldn't afford a 50-60 million pound striker. If you add the dribbling and Barry money up, you have 67 million. 75. That's exactly what's missing from our team. Maybe, instead of signing Alcaraz, we could've got a right back also.
Wasted money. Then, if we had sold McNeil prior to the last few seconds of the window, that would've been 20 million for a left back.
27 Feb 2026 15:23:26
Rewatch any of DMs pressers from the start of season to now, and at no point did he ever say anything about TD without the prefix to every statement of 'he's a young kid and one for the future'. Giving pelters to someone who has been 100% consistent about his assessment prior to any game time is probably the same drivel that inspired Les Dawson old biddies down the Post Office sketches.
Over ya head? Yeah, probably.
27 Feb 2026 16:28:12
What about Aznou and Rohl? Might agree if we were ripping it up in the league, but two wins from nine games suggest something different. Moyes saying these players are not ready, while playing players who consistently let him down, is baffling and frustrating. Dibling may or may not be one for the future, but what about the other two? Both have shown that they can play; one sits on the bench and one doesn't even get picked.
So yes, the manager does deserve pelters. His formations, tactics and substitutions have to be questioned, because at times they are confusing, to say the least. Nice to see sarcasm still exists when logic fails.
27 Feb 2026 16:29:59
Very true, Fbs, he has always said Dibling would be used sparingly.
27 Feb 2026 17:45:48
We all feel the frustration of spending so much on players that don't start, especially when we have so many areas that need improving. Spending a fortune on young players is what many clubs are doing - it's the transfer policy of the top 6. However, they already have established starters / a first XI, which is quality; we don't. They have the income from Europe to pay for it and more; we don't. They field decent sides for cup games; we don't. They have managers willing to give the youth game time; we do. I think you get the idea. It all feels like we are trying to run before we can walk. It's a risky strategy that may pay off, but we could do with results now, not in a few years' time.
This season has shaped up nicely for some middle table teams to push into the top 4 - if we had beaten Wolves, Spurs, Brentford or Newcastle at home, we could have been up there. I name those teams, as I genuinely feel we had a chance against them based on form and home advantage. You could add Bournemouth and a few others to that list also. Our best buys have been the likes of KDH, Illy and O'Brien, who have all cost a lot less and have shown prem experience without sitting on the bench all season. Our scouts have been rubbish recently and must have thanked their stars when the Grealish deal landed on their doorstep.
27 Feb 2026 19:31:44
Agree BR, mate, we are still in with a chance of Europe, starting with a win tomorrow would be a great help.