17 Aug 2026 15:37:17
According to David Lynch, we won’t sign another midfielder even if Curtis Jones leaves. Of course, take it with a pinch of salt. But are Michael Edwards and his test tube babies (in this case Richard Hughes) allergic to midfielders? Bare in mind last time Edwards was here we neglected the midfield for so long that we ended up pulling out of the Jude Bellingham race after years of practically stalking him, loaning Arthur Melo only to end up in the Europa League anyway and then having Jorg Schmadtke running round Ibiza all flustered activating every release clause midfielder he could find.
I’m sure we’ll find out soon when Al Hilal lock Ruben Neves in the fridge, but I for one will certainly be glad to see the back of those frauds.
17 Aug 2026 16:02:31
Definitely one to take with a pinch of salt. He's just doubling down on his big "people need to stop pining for this unicorn midfielder" statement made last week.
We need to rebalance the midfield. Anything else is just contorting yourself to presumably cover the club's recruitment failure in this department.
17 Aug 2026 16:29:31
To be fair, Edwards hasn't been with the club for a while, Hughes has no excuse, but both apparently left Gordon in the lurch, picking up the pieces trying to navigate the remainder of the window.
Not very professional from either, any normal job they would have been shown the door.
17 Aug 2026 16:31:22
David Lynch doesn't have a clue who we're signing btw, much like any other club journalist, because they aren't being fed information anymore. Most he knows is about staff / academy changes now.
17 Aug 2026 16:37:19
Yeah, I don't think we need a unicorn midfielder at all, far from it, in fact. Just someone with positional discipline who can put their foot in, cover ground and pick a pass. Plenty of those about.
17 Aug 2026 17:10:03
It's funny how Journalists act like they knew all along when someone signs, and act like it's their exclusive when, in reality, they're the ones saying we won't sign anyone at the start of the summer ala James Pearce.
17 Aug 2026 17:22:00
Hughes is still around, he was pictured recently. Not sure where these rumours come from that he's left, other than the fact we haven't done much business yet.
17 Aug 2026 18:02:47
I thought that what has been reported is that Edwards has left already. And that Hughes will leave after the end of this window, with the particular task of finding a replacement for Salah before he leaves.
17 Aug 2026 19:10:48
That's right ArAy, that's what was said by those who know stuff.
The Salah bit seems to have gone awry.