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    Ange departs

    You don't want to come here, cool. Not going to pay over the odds. We'll find someone else and be good without you (paraphrase of what Ange has said and what Maddison said Ange said to him). I really like that approach. There may be times when going over the top is the way to go, but it...
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    Contingency planning : we've found our guy

    Fully agreed. I think our squad is the best it's been since the CL final. Particularly if factoring in age and potential. Keep buying well. Get a mix of here and now ready made while also adding more players with top level potential and we'll keep heading in the right direction. I think Ange...
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    Transfer thread

    Madueke would be an excellent signing (insert qualifiers about being able to afford, sign etc). Mitoma too of course, but would probably be massively expensive.
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    Squad

    Let me try to rephrase my point, maybe that will clear up misunderstandings and/or clarify where we disagree. The problem isn't numbers (apart from a couple of positions as you say). And it isn't how "good" the players are (apart from a couple of positions perhaps and lacking one or two "elite"...
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    Ange departs

    We've seen how he's adjusted in domestic competitions, particularly up against City and Liverpool. We've seen how he's adjusted in the EL. And it's not like all his previous jobs have been at top clubs/teams either. He'd also have the benefits of mostly having a week between games and lower...
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    Squad

    Sure, if you disregard all the other basics that would be all of them.
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    Son Heung-Min

    I think this summer may be the right time for him to move on. Definitely will have mixed feelings over that if it happens. Even just saying it gives me mixed feelings...
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    Leroy Sané

    Perhaps. Alternatively (or additionally) he too knows that he's 29, has had his injuries, lost a bit of pace and won't thrive in the PL - particularly if being a regular starter for a high pressing team.
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    Ange departs

    Howe now again "looks good", having gotten Saudi Sportswashing Machine 5th and a trophy. But who would have wanted him when he struggled with injuries and combining PL and Europe and there was talk about him getting sacked last season. Silva now looks good, as he did when at Watford. Who would have wanted him...
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    Donna Cullen gone...first of the changes?

    A summer of many changes it seems. Hope we'll heve some real clear thinking on transfers and on the medical/fitness side going into the window and preseason.
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    Ange departs

    At the time a definite decision has been made several people within the club would know, Ange and the coaches would know, their agents would know, clubs that would be interested in signing Ange would more or less know. Wouldn't be a "secret" for long imo. And for sure the club would want to...
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    Leroy Sané

    I agree. Liked him a lot as a player before, not watched him much at all in recent years. But 29, had some injury problems, massive wages. Not sure that's where we should be looking unless a really favourable deal can be made.
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    Contingency planning : we've found our guy

    I essentially think there's almost a zero percent chance that this season's league form is anything other than an anomaly under Ange. A lot of factors in that, but a bit of a perfect storm situation. I think the scale of change is not that massive. But I also think at this point he's most...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Having a look at him in preseason, then whoever is manager deciding what to do seems like the way to go for sure. Another special talent, need to manage his development well. Would love for him to be ready for first team football (squad option) for us. But if he's not ready for that that's also...
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    Squad

    Main problems that need fixing are depth, ball progression, technical quality and creativity. Particularly if it's Ange or another manager wanting to play an ambitious style of football.
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    Ange departs

    I think the longer it takes the more likely it is that he goes. Club wanting a replacement more or less fully lined up before making an announcement. Avoid a repeat of the post Conte, Stellini, Mason situation.
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    Transfer thread

    Absolutely not denying that PL experience can be valuable. But I think profile fit, quality and mentality are way more important. We've made quite a few signings of non PL proven players in recent years who've settled in really quickly. VDV, Udogie, Bentancur, Kulusevski etc. We've also seen PL...
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    Ange departs

    Superb is a relative term that people will use differently. I don't have an opinion on how the word should be used. My point is that we've been moving in a good direction again. Ange has been an important part of that.
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    Ange departs

    I agree we'll know what happens soon enough. If he does leave now he'll leave a squad much closer to superb than the one he took over when he arrived. That's obviously not all on him, far from it. But leaving us in a stronger position than when he took over, leaving us a more attractive option...
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    Ange departs

    I think perhaps the biggest difference between those who are Ange in and out at this point is those different "contexts" over time and how that's seen. From the hung over Brighton game back to Kane leaving and the mess he inherited and everything in between. Are those just excuses at this...
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