Rich

https://12ft.io

#worried

Big mistake, Hammers.

All that shit that poster got for saying our window spend would end up being ~£150M .

We've been after him since the takeover, though, he's always been Nickson's top target apparently. Think this sort of stuff has been bubbling away all summer. Diaby and Paqueta next, please. Greedy? Me?

How long until Edwards is taking credit for helping us keep our "real budget" under wraps?

Hope to fuck it happens, man. Krafthu and Isak tearing it up for the Toon.

I'VE BEEN ASSURED WE ONLY HAD £40M TO SPEND THOUGH

HOLY FUCK

Someone lock this thread until something of note happens ffs

Keep in mind we've got Wolves and Liverpool away within a week of this, as well.

I'm so all-in that I've started maintaining a few simple charts comparing 21/22 (blue) with 22/23 (red). Obviously very early days, but we're already +3 vs. same opposition with Forest (h) subbed in for Norwich (h) from last season. We got absolutely nowt from Wolves & Liverpool away last season, so the next two games are another good opportunity to extend this gap. Unsurprisingly, every metric I'm tracking by gameweek is currently better than it was at this stage last season, and we're 11 places higher in the league than we were after GW3 in 21/22. I'll keep adding bits as the season goes. It's just struck me that it would be good to look at goal difference / xG difference on a specific game basis, rather than just doing it by gameweek as I have currently, so that the strength of opposition is taken into account. I think those numbers would be an even better gauge of our progress.

A sense of humour? Optimism?

Going to be a canny week, you’d think. Helps to have a few games to break everything up, too.

It’s going to be class when Wood and Murphy aren’t the prime options to come on up front and out wide.

I’m ashamed to have met you.

Or cracks in the pavement.

Bet you princesses don’t even walk under ladders.

He’ll sign once he’s fired them into the Group Stage, as was reported from day dot.

Squads aren’t finalised until after the window closes, but he’s definitely at high risk of missing out. Think it’s him versus Lewis, basically.

Was injured for a big chunk of pre-season, but has been back in full training for a few weeks now.

Best game since…?

Dubravka Krafth Lascelles Botman Dummett Shortstaff Longstaff Anderson Murphy Wood Ritchie Fraser’s seemingly injured again, based on Howe’s presser. Fernandez might be an option instead of Botman, as he’s been back in full training for a couple of weeks now. Would like to see Lewis starting instead of Dummett, as he’s in the same boat as Fernandez, but not sure either would be thrown straight in without an U23s game or two.