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Is anyone else worried that we're moving so fast that it actually looks like we're doing nowt?

I always have this slight reservation about Salah, because at Liverpool, he's been in a very good side, and hasn't been asked to do anything that he's not good at, from a position that he most favours. A very, very effective player in that context, of course. A memory of him that I will treasure is of him standing and watching whilst Tino and Barnes double up on Liverpool's full back to create our second goal in the final.

He had a neurological disorder didn't he? Last I saw he was in a wheelchair. Can not have been easy being the first black ref. Can't imagine what he had to put up with throughout his career. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Show-Ashley-Hickson-Lovence/dp/0571366791 There's a novelisation of his life here. Not read it but might see if the library will get it in for me.

And that’s why Miley should leave.

Does feel from links though that who we sign as that 2nd striker, needs to be able to play another position for the £50m price point. Mbuemo was that, Pedro is that, not sure what other names could also be that? If it’s just striker position only, it needs to be a lot less and the £20m-£30m mark which Delap would’ve been. Again, not sure who else is in that bracket? Edit: With the player links I take it always as agent driven, club sending media down the wrong path, but it gives us an indication of what sort of value / position we’re looking at. Like Barella the name, then it was Tonali. At the moment can say ST, RW, CAM, CB and GK are the confirmed positions we’re looking at.

Genuinely have been considering all week of just treating meself to the new jersey way tonali on the back and the champions league patches, at 111 quid... but this has put me of the thought again lol.... same problem happened way my 23/24 home, had the champions league patch on that and it was coming off after a 30 degree was too... but just put a towel over it and pressed the iron down on it and it never fell off again.... but nearly every jersey I've had way a number or patch over the last 25 years has fell off or been damaged

Howay who is this ? Must be one of our lot winding them up, has to be. "Chris Rigg v Lamine Yamal" https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/chris-rigg-v-lamine-yamal.1657940/

Salah is a physical freak, Haaland walks around 90% of games. Isak presses hard, so will pick up muscle niggles if workload isn’t managed. Also it can be understated, when you are in a top side that dominates 99% of games, your attackers naturally get a rest as there’s less tracking back. We’re not there yet so more is demanded of our striker and attackers.

Osimhen has turned down Al Hilal, Galatasaray trying to sign him. Such a strange one, he’s an absolute monster and arguably the best striker in the world. Surely if Galatasaray think they have a chance to match his wages surely the big European clubs can too.

A chunk of that is because he has to! Salah is pretty much indestructible, if Alex had that type of fitness I’d agree but he doesn’t. You can argue he should but at the moment he needs help

Isak is our Haaland or Salah. Neither player gets ‘rotated’ to any meaningful degree. Isak is playing every CL game and 95% of PL games he is fit for.

Like I say, it depends on what you mean by peak. That's usually seen as 25 to 30 but it's position dependent and increasingly getting younger. Players in that age bracket though? Robben, Lukaku, Ibrahimovic, Eto'o, Sanchez, Suarez, Falcao, Cavani, Forlan, Hummels, Rakitic. Not saying it's common but it does happen.

You might be less staggered if you make fewer assumptions about what people are saying. I'm not questioning whether we need a 'second striker' (aka a back up...), I'm questioning whether we need to spend 60 mill on one. You may think we do, but there's no need to be staggered by someone having an alternate opinion. The fact is there are far, far cheaper alternatives. Are there many better than Joao Pedro? Probably not, but that doesn't automatically mean we should just go and blow half our budget on a (pardon my profanity) back up. Would be nice if people could have different opinions on here (and negative thoughts about our club in some areas) without those opinions staggering people.

Rashford did ok. Isco. It’s uncommon but not unheard of.

Not for the run in, he rotated well in games against West Ham, Everton, Southampton i remember off the top of my head. Played them together at times as well.

Coutinho and Rodriguez are two of similar moulds. When there’s a rich talent, you can drain the last bit out. A permanent move wouldn’t be wise, but loan is fine (it’s just injuries I’d worry about).

Please let him join Everton and be shite there instead.

Obvs it's all puuuuure speculation anyways but, fwiw, I don't really think he's shit like. As said, just went to Man City and got Pep'd An exciting dynamic winger/midfielder who should've gone on to play havoc, for any team, as a midfielder freed to "express himself" sent out to plod about playing tiki taki If Eddie wants him fair doos but I'd put my hard earned reputation on the line and say he doesn't 😉

Without googling, those seem like awful examples because most were young when they left big clubs and then did better. Not at a peak age.

Injury inspired or not, it showed that the workload can be split between two good strikers for the benefit of the side, and that’s only going to get more this season. Especially since we’re showing more that we will target domestic cups too and never write them off. Whether Pedro is the man or not, a £30m+ outlay on a striker feels inevitable.

So Jack's leaving Man City's bench to be a rotational player in a World Cup year at Newcastle? He'll want to start, not just come off the bench, he is not getting ahead of any of our forwards or CMs so what would be appealing to him to come here? Can only see him pulling a strop here. Best to stay well clear.