Rich

https://www.spotrac.com/sources-affiliates Wouldn't put too much stock in it, personally. They've got that £100k a week Targett number from The Mirror, for starters.

Where are you getting this salary information?

Every night game I've been to this season has had it open pre-match and post-match. Don't see why it wouldn't be again, especially with the scarf situation.

This is the opposite of our approach.

Either way, first squad to feature both Isak and Wilson. ASM would be the cherry on top.

As a little addition: we had next to no leverage outside of our ability to pay last January, we've got loads this time.

My own read, for the little it's worth, is that we very clearly know who we want this window and they're players on contracts without much time left to run or players at clubs that have been eliminated from Europe/are struggling financially and need to sell every year*. The potential selling club is probably hoping more interest comes up due to injuries, etc. elsewhere, while we're banking on getting a much better deal as the time ticks down. Don't buy what Howe's saying, at all, but understand why he's saying it. We'll have come into this window with a very, very clear idea of what we want to do and how much we want to spend.

He’s been very clear about not changing formation more than once, mind. Not saying never, but can’t see it before next season.

In one of the recent pressers when asked about possibly using Isak and Wilson together. The way he said it sounded like it was something they’d been training even before his injury. Suppose we’ll see, but if Wilson can stay fit and we don’t sign anyone else then I’d imagine the plan is for him to play LW.

Thought Dundee was canny when I was there last month

Howe’s already said he’s played there in training, so it is something they’re working on. I think he’d be electric from the left in time and would still score plenty.

It's a bloke who owns loads of commercial/domestic property around Whitley Bay/Tynemouth. See the motor all the time.

Or a gangster from the coast.

Thanks for that.

Some people just can’t see the Wood for the trees.

You’d never see Spurs taking oil money would you? Surely not.

Pope Trippier Schär Botman Burn Willock Guimarães Joelinton Almirón Wilson Saint-Maximin — Dúbravka Manquillo Lascelles Lewis Longstaff Ritchie Murphy Wood Isak 2-0

Does he still get booked if it’s ruled out?

Getting embarrassed on the Beeb in early January might not be the worst thing in the world, you know?

…after the replay at St. James’. Hope not, mind!

Canny £160M double sub that mind.

Even though he's not there, it always comes back to Kouadio Koné. The talent coming out of France is still obscene.