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Yeh, they do look shite. It would be the essence of perfection if they were finally relegated just before the stadium move. Id still argue he did a good job at burnley. They worship him there

I generally agree with your views but not on this one. His work at Burnley and Everton last year were at least par or slightly over.

Just wants some Eddie

Diaz should have got him sent off really

Agree with all, I’m not sure why but just landed on it. Nothing seems to quite fit what we need and can do.

Just all strange career choices and decisions for one so allergic to living in a goldfish bowl. delighted he’s been found out nationally as a player and person. Little scrote who is a legend in his own mind

Today is the first day I landed on the conclusion we’re not signing anyone.

If you can’t watch that glasner thing and conclude that he expects him to leave but is instructed to say otherwise for now, I’m not sure what to tell you

I dunno, it’s a pretty cool thing for him to do. Not just in terms of money he brings but making them more globally relevant.

The obvious response to willing participation in group racism, to be fair to them. John Terry: captain. Leader. Legend.

The only club who can spend £250m to make a central midfield worse while alienating a lifelong fan and obvious candidate for clubman-type legend. Ah well, at least Enzo’s got a woke cape now

Bowen isn’t realistic, he’s not for sale and he doesn’t want to leave. Will be Madueke.

Too much rumour and not enough signing make you go something something

When did they wipe the floor with us? If you’re referring to the same fixture last year, we didn’t have any players

Ah ok, my mistake.

I must say I have a similar sense of foreboding about him.

Spot the fuck on.

Yeh that’s a really good analysis - the conversations likely include those very points. Is it worth going with number 2/3 for this number now when he may be available for that number next year etc. FWIW I think it’s worth doing now if a player is 25 and under - Howe would likely at least turn them into a saleable asset. Against that backdrop, a loan and one big buy seems reasonable.

In which case surely you have to accept that those in charge know better? I’d imagine the overhype you correctly identify is both the cause of the price and the fact he’s gettable. Palace may not have been minded to sell had he not played, because they’d not get such a big price and because another year in the PL under a better manager would be a reasonable basis to predict higher sale value in a year. That he’s done so well arguably leads to them concluding “let’s do it now while his value is over-inflated”. Newcastle will know this and have set bargaining confines accordingly. Time is unfortunately on Palace’s side.

I get this line of thinking but I think we’d be hard-pressed to spend the money poorly. It’s not difficult to imagine an upgrade at centre half and at right wing for a combined £65-70m, especially if you purport to have hired one of the most exciting scouting minds in the game. If the club’s formal position is that they don’t think those players exist I’d have to take it at face value, but I’d have serious reservations about the new set-up and the ownership’s continued appetite to improve.

Think it’s absolutely one where justice would dictate it being rescinded but politics will dictate it can’t.

That’s a rare sighting

I don’t understand the logic of posts saying we’re no better than last season - of course we are. Tonali’s back and we don’t have 13 players injured for 2 months. We don’t lack quality or even now (in my view) depth - we lack momentum because last season was a rotter, we’re not in Europe and we haven’t made a big news signing. Im happy for us to be underestimated by the usual rent-a-bleat former players who wouldn’t know adequate subject matter expertise if it teabagged them live on air.

Which car shall I buy tonight

I personally don't think there's any use judging Tonali on the contribution he made before being banned. He looked great at times, he looked crappy at times. Clear destabilising and mitigating circumstances given what happened to his career and personal life shortly after arrival (aside from not speaking the language and leaving his home city [and I assume friends and family] for a different country). Bruno misplaces passes and loses the ball, Isak misses sitters, Gordon runs into too many players... it's football. You have to try things quickly, you don't have much time, you have to be hyper athletic etc. Players make mistakes.