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Some does, but Sunderland were somehow able to do their business early. Reasonable readiness should be expected for game 1

I do get that but there’s also 3 games before then + time for new signing to be integrated in to squad.

Feels very amateur hour.

As soon as Paixao fell through the narrative changed but they were willing to lump 30m on him. The issue was, as you say, lack of other options.

Feels like they’re just not adequately prepared which could very easily be down to recruitment team changes, which may explain but hardly justifies it

Oh no doubt, and I’m sure they’re pushing hard, but ultimately they’re not getting deals done and they should probably evaluate this window pretty robustly on Sept 1st

Get a bloody wriggle on @leedsunited.com #lufc

Naive for a kid who started last season at #9 and only lost his place due consistent poor output.

Now throwing his toys out of the pram for lack of opportunities

Didn’t look too bad today for a cobbled together XI, but a few nervy moments at the back and Schmidt is a concern if Bogle is out for a while.

Definitely need some deals done rapido and good to see Farke holding the recruitment team to account post match #lufc

Ah yes, it’s all Hamas, of course. Nothing to do with Netenyahu or the IDF

Good to know that’s the bar for starving and murdering an entire population 👍

It’s a ludicrous position. At this stage denying there’s a genocide in Gaza is on a similar level to denying the holocaust

Sunderland now being linked with Openda whilst Underwood is mulling things over

Thing is we’ve still got a lot of building needs doing - out of Piroe, Aaronson, James, Harrison, Gnonto. Which are PL quality?

Maybe 1-2 but there are strong question marks over every one of them.

Potentially, but did anyone think we’d have spent zilch on our attack at this stage?

Attacking-wise, one freebie … it’s just not good enough for this stage in the pre-season in my opinion

We were off trying to bring in a winger a couple of weeks ago and the messaging now is very ‘it’s going to be difficult to bring in stronger for the right price’ which has to be a concern… again, Jack Harrison is a real downgrade and for me a concerning development

The reintegration of Jack Harrison should tell us all we need to know, really.

Attackers aren’t wants they are absolutely vital, we need goals.

Our attacking transfer strategy has been a shambles, poorly planned and utterly barren.

The recruitment shake-up might be a factor, but there’s no excuse.

Even I didn’t expect us to start the season weaker up front than last year. #lufc

Seems a monumental own goal from the club. The wave of positivity after promotion, all of the momentum and enthusiasm feels burst like a balloon knowing Harrison is going to be on the left

Such an easy win to move on and replace if not for the questionable competence of the recruitment team

Warm ups were far more exciting

Greedy on the pitch, selfish off the pitch.

So much for Paraag’s rhetoric which is now transpired to be bullshit. An absolutely pathetic window and we might as well take whatever joy we can find from next season, because it’s not gonna be pretty

Paid Jack Harrison 4m a year…

Feels like we’re very much at the Monkey Tennis? stage. Sunderland bringing in Xhaka and Guiu and we’re scrambling around for Leicester players with single digits of goal contributions

If he were still here Angus would be being prepped for a TSB guest appearance to explain why Jackie is like a new £35m signing.

That’s got Shaun Harvey’s fingerprints all over it

All gone quiet Graham - what’s next? Solomon? Stick with Jackie?

Hate to be a pessimist but it is a concern that our own attacking addition is ‘some cunt on a free’ so far

Yeah fair - hopefully other high calibre targets available

I’m sure he can, but equally wouldn’t be pursuing two players for the same position in tandem.

He’s not exciting but he would add a decent volume of G/As and probably wouldn’t cost much, ideally another loan, freeing up cash for a star striker

It’s the time wasted though, isn’t it. Clear when OM wanted him that it would be difficult.

Anyway, hopefully we move on, quickly.