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I think the genuine shock at the Mitchell decision earlier in the week is a signal of how little they're actually getting. Absolutely no-one saw that coming or even speculated he was leaving or about to leave. The leaks have dried up completely to the extent that they're either totally guessing and printing it OR they're printing the stuff the club have chosen to let them know. That's it. It's all either complete bullshit or club propaganda imo I'll not be believing a single word of it

He's probably the only one I'd think - yeah he's said it's going to happen so it probably is legit. But even then...

Sticking with my default setting of 'believe absolutely nothing unless it's an official statement/direct attributable quotes or you see anyone holding a scarf over their heads' Makes things much easier to ignore

Of course. +£5

£116 for a long sleeved L, CL patch and Tonali 8? Deal

Ultimate kiss of death this like. Not happy and it's Shay. I'm not angry but I'm disappointed

Exactly. None of us were in the thick of it but there were plenty of dots to be joined and what Hope has presented tonight seems more than plausible and none of it too outlandish to dismiss. There's details in there of phrases used and it's a bit too direct to be complete bullshit. . He could be exaggerating or embellishing things a bit but I'm happy to join the dots and look at the picture he's made. It felt very sudden at the time and there was clearly tension in pre-season. If anyone comes out and refutes it then I'll be open to change my mind but Hope's story stacks up pretty well imo

"GO ON, DISALLOW THAT ONE YOU FUCKING CUNTS, FUCKING YEEEEEESSSS!!" was screamed at the inanimate object in the corner of my living room at about 100dB. Fuckers in the graveyard heard me

Henderson was finished at PL level several years ago. Good luck with that one, no other PL has gone near him as a result for very good reasons

Caved instantly once it went public. Obviously Tried the Klarna route but got fucked off

Sure it was at the Shearer unveiling. Strategically placed shirt on the back seat of the car to stir the shit

Snide cunts. Quite happy to exploit the clause to stop a bidding war but also perfectly happy to ignore how long it takes to pay it, absolutely typical of that lot. Always want to run with the foxes and hunt with the hounds

Could be that officially he's still here and technically on board with everything but in reality he's already been cut out of the loop totally and things are happening without him being involved at all? Who knows. It seems very sudden and unexpected but I've got a feeling it was decided a while ago and kept under wraps until the season finished, wouldn't surprise me if they've already got someone lined up but probably feel the need to wait a couple of weeks to make it look like a bit more authentic as opposed to knifing him and replacing him before actually announcing it? It does suggest that the communications and structure at the top of the club aren't as good as they need to be though. We've been through a bit of a churn of directors etc and it's only been a few years now. Decisions, announcements and communications with fans seem long and drawn out due to maybe a lack of clarity of roles or reluctance to make a decision or getting things signed off or whatever. They're delivering on the pitch regardless but they could do with getting their shit in a pile off the pitch too. It seems way too clunky and difficult atm

Literally typed the postcode into Google maps and thought - "ooOOOoo, London?"