Dokko

Might help Tonali settle, if he is our future. Play well together for Italy U21. What kind of price has he? Would reckon £50m+

This is it for me. He got it wrong, but has never had to deal with European football before. Happy to grow together, but not happy just to keep quiet as a few can't handle a little negativity. Was the same under pardew and his 5th season. Anyone who said it was luck and unsustainable was called worse than shit.

Scalvini, can also cover in protecting the bsck 4 (think that's where he'll end up, too much technical ability for a CB)

£50m without a decent background check, £30m with.

I don't see anyone better than Howe wanting to come here and do as good as him. I said it a few weeks a go, this is the biggest test of his time here and he has contributed to the state we find ourselves in, but I don't want him gone. He's also been the reason why we are where we are in all things good. That's not lost at all. I want him to turn it around and get something out of this season. Mind, that's out the window if he loses the derby. Don't care what anyone says, it's unforgivable. He and the club need to understand that. It cannot be tolerated, but the club have as much to say in that with some additional early bodies. Just to know we have some there means those who play can give that extra % and get a result. It's so bad right now a result is a draw. So sad where we find ourselves. It's an unbelievable position we find ourselves in. Before anyone starts, if you don't care we lose the derby, that's on you, not me. Play it down as much as you like. It won't take the sting and pain away if we lose another one, especially since they can't even get back in the prem for 7 years. You're fooling no one.

Weird what that draw to us has done for them as a club. You could argue Mowbray would still be in charge and the fans would be united behind the owners. It's been knives out on all levels since the ticket allocation. Even if it were at SJP, things would have been very different.

Other way round theyd be celebrating, but that's what makes us different to them.

Huggins.

We've probably lost 12pts by not having a squad, and that is down to sticking to FFP. I honestly say blow it out the water, let them cry and see you in court.

That looks a nasty one, poor sod. Think he's had a few naughty injuries so far in his relatively short career.

If they don't have someone coming in on the 1st, then another before the derby, they've really let the manager and the squad down.

1-1, both teams will score with their only shots on target.

No nufc manager should be losing to the mackems, especially when they are a division below and in a crisis of their own. It would be one of the most embarrassing moments in the 40 odd years supporting the club. He loses that, he's done here. I don't see how he comes back from that. I'd personally never forgive him, liken any manager who has done so before him. Not arsed about today, or forest and certainly Liverpool. I wasn't much fussed on Chelsea either. I'm not expecting us to win atm. All the life has been sucked out of us. I'm fatigued talking about their fatigue. Personally think there's a lot of excuses being made for him and the team atm. No excuses will be enough if he loses to sunderland. Win or draw that then I'm happy to write this season off, finish too ten and grt some serious investment in the next few windows. This time, maybe spread out the funds instead of lumping it all on 3 players. We need a squad.

Remember when people were laughing at the mackems getting beat off Luton?

Pathetic really.

So obvious. But thankfully this isn't a test.

Own goal?

Took the mackems down and they've never returned. He's a great bloke.

Bench looking better. Not sure what livra has done to be dropped. Should be him and hall, burn and lacelles in the centre.

Thought you were going to say 'if he died and I said that'. Was going to be a very different answer.

Crushed he's not dead.

Tonali cover sorted.

I wonder where this leaves ffp? At least needs a rethink if not scrapped. Hopefully someone is ready to challenge it in court, if they aren't already.

Again, keeping players around who are highly paid mascots, bite us on the arse. I said in the summer I've no issue with them staying, but it's on the books as staff, on staff wages and to free up a squad space.