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There shouldn’t be any external influence on an investigation so they need to keep their noses out. Not that they won’t have an influence as our protracted takeover showed.

Grim yes but the truth if not the asbestos, it’s the silica dust from broken concrete, lead/ cadmium/ chromium in paints, old insulation (fibreglass), PCBs in coolants and industrial oils. Wouldn’t want to sift through a demolished building with no PPE or knowledge of what was within the building.

Same for the rescuers many of them are civilians on the scene with no PPE going through this stuff.

Normally a trial follows a charge to establish guilt. That’s what the special commission will do.

Nothing against that in the rules as long as it’s fair market value though. I suspect where City have got it wrong is they created front companies to sponsor them who have no staff or business.

We don’t need to be sneeky like City creating phony companies as a front to sponsor ourselves. There are massive projects on in SA i.e. NEOM, The Line etc. Billions in contracts to be dished out. The conversation just needs to go along lines of “Oh so you’re interesting in this £300m 10 year contract, sure let’s talk, oh by the way do you know I have football team that needs sponsors?”.

Some may have had the “ a team that tries” mantra but for most when PIF came in with massive resources the expectations adjusted and why shouldn’t they based on what the Chairman has said in interviews to Saudi media about a team challenging for the biggest honours.

Gordon looks a great addition but what we needed was a ball playing CM which we don’t have aside from Bruno. Appreciate opportunism came into my play with his situation at Everton. Without Bruno we didn’t move the ball around well and not bringing someone in who can do similar may cost us and it obvious to everyone that we needed another cm even before Bruno’s suspension.

Gotta admit we’ve gone off the boil lately and had an opportunity to strengthen for a push for a champions league place but didn’t take it. Gain that CL place makes us attractive to elite players, sign those players then success follows. Being conservative, being afraid of FFP implications may cost us in the long run.

Got to beat Bournemouth.

Bollocks Kane scores.

Need City to do us a favour.

That Danilo for Forest looks pretty rubbish, though he was highly rated. Stray passes etc.

Thought Wilson would score there.

The mistake wasn’t getting rid of him, it was not replacing him.

Team needed freshening up window just gone, aside from Bruno G the rest aren’t brilliant passers. I can’t believe on loan with a significant loan fee there wasn’t a midfielder sat on some CL clubs bench that wouldn’t have joined us.

Big Joes done the same a few times as well.

Bollocks been shit for the last 10-15 mins.

Wilson

9 points clear of Chelsea with game in hand. If we beat West Ham and City beat spurs we’ll be 6 points clear with game in hand on the fifth placed team.

Good result.

What do I know about value of anything, paid top whack for my house just before the market turned?

Fulham signed for £20m, reckon £35m as he’ll be 28 in a few months.

Wouldn’t mind if we went for Joao Palinha in the summer.

Moved on players who don’t have long term futures I.e. Wood, Shelvey, Darlow. Gordon can play attacking midfielder so could be argued he covers Shelvey and as he can play wing allows ASM to play as a third choice striker if needed but would have to be really unlucky for Wilson and Isak to be injured at the same time. Ashby for the future. Overall squad improvement but could have been better. 5/10.