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Mid table Premier League blues. Cannot afford to pay the wages earned by elite players. Cannot offload players because no one below can afford their wages. Only going to get worse. Much worse.

Impressive number of headers. Is he shorter than Fraser?

At some point last season I remember some commentator noting that Newcastle hadn’t won a game without Shelvey in midfield. I remember being rather surprised by that. Obviously that didn’t hold true for the remainder of the season. We really did look a different side with Wilson and Bruno playing. Rewatched those last two games— ASM was looking to make a pass! Wilson, Bruno, Trippier, and Shelvey all playing at the same time? Didn’t happen.

Agree. Though, I think Villa have done well.

Not convinced that Liverpool have improved. Mane IS great. Nunez may be.

Yes, but Callum Wilson + Bruno Guimarães did. That was the big difference. Wilson was awesome when he returned for those last two games. Shelvey also didn’t play in the 5-0 loss to Man City.

Eh? So he’s not “slow” either?

Spending the Rice money?

… and resigned Schaar.

I’d ship Almiron sooner than Wood. Keep Lewis and Longstaff as well.

Did Slovakia qualify?

Two words: "Sock sponsor" The outrage.

Didn't he used to do videos with a younger brother? Eating a meal at McDonalds pre-game? The kid brother always cracked me up.

Yes, that’s what’s so exciting. They’re actually thinking how all the pieces fit together.

Interested in hearing that as well. Relative ranking of Botman, Burn, Lascelles, and Schaar? And Pope supposedly being something of a sweeper-keeper.

The landscape has changed since Leicester City won the title. That scared the shit out of the rich clubs. Their spending went up as a result… or so I have read.

Yes, but I’ll take Howe. 2011-12 match winners got us points we frankly didn’t deserve.

The point was that even with our terrible start, we could have very easily finished 7th with the current squad. It doesn’t always balance out. The 2011-12 team had nothing but good luck.

Where we finish will certainly depend on who improves and who backslides. I figure Tottenham, Arsenal, Villa, and Man United will be better. Wolves, West Ham, Leceister City, Brighton will not. I don’t think Liverpool will be as good either, but still finish 2nd comfortably. Other than the ESL teams who is spending this summer? Aren’t WH supposed to lose Rice?

We finished 7 points behind West Ham last season. Say we won the Everton and Chelsea games, which we arguably could/should have won. That’s puts us one point off 7th place. And that’s with a half season of Bruce in charge. Edit: What STM said.

We have the technology.

Yes, but Wilson has a history of not being 100% fit and DCL is five years younger.

Seen quite enough Michael Owen - Thauvin transfers, thank you very much.

I don’t know anything about the quality of the facilities in Kansas City (or Denver for that matter), but it does seem an odd choice. I wonder if completely ignoring the Midwest just wasn’t politically viable (“flyover country” and all that). Still, I think that KC metro area is pretty small. I would think the smallest of the host cities. I can’t get over the absence of Chicago. A lot of the 94 host cities were passed over: Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, DC. This will be third World Cup for CDMX and Guadalajara. I just hope the final isn’t at Azteca. (It’s a bear).

How so? Just the Denver thing?