I understand your article is mainly around the noise surrounding Isak and the politics involved, Scott. However, you’re wrong about Isak. He is great. Undoubtedly.
Great players score consistently in big games. And against the biggest teams. Isak is the only player we’ve had for years who does this. Every fan in the country wants him at their club. Every team he plays against is shit scared of him. He’s irreplaceable.
We all know that without him at Wembley we’re only going for the day out. If he starts, we all know we can win it because Liverpool know he’s good enough to breach even their defence; doing it consistently.
Chief Executive Darren Eales is interviewed and asked about Isak. What he ACTUALLY SAID was:
“We’re not under the gun to sell any of our key players – it would be crazy to consider it. We know he’s a world class player and others covet him. But it’s annoying because it’s almost as if we’re seen as a club in the next category down and it’s fair game to talk about our players leaving.
We hope to be in Europe next season. That’s our aim; it gives us the revenue and the profile. We’d love to win a trophy too. We’re striving to be at the top table. We’ve got a great coach in Eddie Howe so the future is bright. The fact we’re in our second Carabao Cup final in three years and two points off a Champions League place show we’re growing but it’s frustrating in the sense that our progress since our takeover could have been quicker if things were different. PSR in its current form is challenging.”
Eales doesn’t say we are a club in the next category down. He says it’s annoying that OTHERS ALMOST SEE US A CLUB IN THE NEXT CATEGORY DOWN.
I don’t read that as Eales endorsing all the rumours about Isak. In fact I read it as exactly what you hoped for( “Fuck right off”), but said in a more diplomatic Chief Executive sort of way. When we’re all looking for positivity he also confirmed:
a new training ground WILL be built;
it would be crazy to sell any key players;
they are not under the gun to sell anyone;
they want to be in Europe;
they want to win a trophy;
they’re striving to be at the top table;
they have a great coach in Eddie Howe;
the future is bright;
we’re in our second final in 3 years;
are 2 points off a champions league place;
and progresss would have been quicker without PSR.
I’d say that was a pretty positive interview overall.
We all want our club to progress and we all have ideas, thoughts and opinions on how that might be achieved. But misrepresenting what Darren Eales said isn’t the way to do it.
I reckon from Isaks point of view we have the summer window to get the squad up to scratch. Someone like David from Lille would be a statement. It would also mean Isak not being run into the ground every week.
To use your words the Isak shenanigans are a “non saga”, “a non story”. So why write a story about a non story? Why expect the Club to comment on a scenario that does not exist?
I understand your article is mainly around the noise surrounding Isak and the politics involved, Scott. However, you’re wrong about Isak. He is great. Undoubtedly.
Great players score consistently in big games. And against the biggest teams. Isak is the only player we’ve had for years who does this. Every fan in the country wants him at their club. Every team he plays against is shit scared of him. He’s irreplaceable.
We all know that without him at Wembley we’re only going for the day out. If he starts, we all know we can win it because Liverpool know he’s good enough to breach even their defence; doing it consistently.
He’s a great player. Mark my words.
Absolutely. Of course he's "great." when he "drifts" out of the game it is due to those around him imo.
Whoa there horsey!
Chief Executive Darren Eales is interviewed and asked about Isak. What he ACTUALLY SAID was:
“We’re not under the gun to sell any of our key players – it would be crazy to consider it. We know he’s a world class player and others covet him. But it’s annoying because it’s almost as if we’re seen as a club in the next category down and it’s fair game to talk about our players leaving.
We hope to be in Europe next season. That’s our aim; it gives us the revenue and the profile. We’d love to win a trophy too. We’re striving to be at the top table. We’ve got a great coach in Eddie Howe so the future is bright. The fact we’re in our second Carabao Cup final in three years and two points off a Champions League place show we’re growing but it’s frustrating in the sense that our progress since our takeover could have been quicker if things were different. PSR in its current form is challenging.”
Eales doesn’t say we are a club in the next category down. He says it’s annoying that OTHERS ALMOST SEE US A CLUB IN THE NEXT CATEGORY DOWN.
I don’t read that as Eales endorsing all the rumours about Isak. In fact I read it as exactly what you hoped for( “Fuck right off”), but said in a more diplomatic Chief Executive sort of way. When we’re all looking for positivity he also confirmed:
a new training ground WILL be built;
it would be crazy to sell any key players;
they are not under the gun to sell anyone;
they want to be in Europe;
they want to win a trophy;
they’re striving to be at the top table;
they have a great coach in Eddie Howe;
the future is bright;
we’re in our second final in 3 years;
are 2 points off a champions league place;
and progresss would have been quicker without PSR.
I’d say that was a pretty positive interview overall.
We all want our club to progress and we all have ideas, thoughts and opinions on how that might be achieved. But misrepresenting what Darren Eales said isn’t the way to do it.
The Eales interview was just a poor attempt to try and show the club still has ambition before dropping the news of another price rise on fans…
He’s not for sale this summer was the pretty clear message, next summer though will be completely different if we don’t qualify for CL26/27
I reckon from Isaks point of view we have the summer window to get the squad up to scratch. Someone like David from Lille would be a statement. It would also mean Isak not being run into the ground every week.
To use your words the Isak shenanigans are a “non saga”, “a non story”. So why write a story about a non story? Why expect the Club to comment on a scenario that does not exist?