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Bollocks. Scene I, two captives in Stockholm. Captive 1: We must continue our plans to escape. Captive 2: Again? Fine, if we must. But maybe we can wait a few more months, he just bought me this new frock! Isn't it shiny? And that embroidered collar around your neck, look at the way it pulls ever so gently from the radiator when you move. Captive 1: You're fucked.

Yeah, all these attacking options is feeling like a hark back to the Keegan days. Fucking amazing, the potential. And yes, Gouffran and Colback in CM to shore things up (). Entertainers are back, baby.

Should be huge for us this season, and has to be starting, along with Aarons. These two are the only ones who've seemed bothered in pre-season, and have been the only ones to show quality, skill and end product. I wonder where his best position is, but as of now, I really don't care where he plays, he simply has to. Behind Mitrovic and they may form a decent understanding.

Woohoo! Floated set penis to Mbemba!

Sign him up!

No score in the thread title?

Where is our first team though? Being rested since January.

That was the best thing about watching pre-season games. Camera cut to thoughtful, seemingly intelligent faces, not the collective mongdew brigade that we were anchored with for years.

With the new season looming, as a Canadian, where can I watch every single game online, legally? I don't mind paying (and even have a VPN if needed), but having been a cord-cutter, my only option is to stream, and I wish to stream well, in HD. Any suggestions (creative or otherwise) welcome.

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This is what would've happened to Tevez and Macherano had they possessed the self-sabotaging personality of HBA or Gazza. Players like him need support and an arm around them, not constant public ostracisation and being dropped left, right and centre after being the only player on the pitch to do anything in the previous game.

You should take a photo of yourself and release it as a work of art entitled 'Reflections.' Remi Garde would pay big money for such a piece.

Easy there, Guardianista. Next you'll be blaming Israel.

Aye, it's like the old reaction theory, "if a butterfly flaps its wings over the winds of Japan, will Mike Williamson end up being the first choice centre-back at your club for years to come?"

Won't get very far, with that Nolanesque physique.

I haven't seen the said potential, but as others have said, maybe he's far too young to be judged yet. I wish him best of luck, I think this loan move could be formative for him and his career.

I've clearly completely forgotten about De Jong's existence

Brummie must be licking his lips...

Is it too soon to start getting worried about Ayoze being relegated to the bench or misused in a dodgy position? I really don't think we need Austin at all, and Perez, Cisse, Mitrovic are good enough for now (with the hilarious Arma and Riv as 'backup'). We need to spend Austin's money on another first-team CB and a LB cover.

The defence looks worse than ever to me like, and there's still no semblance of defensive or indeed team organisation or transitioning. This is a thread about the new coaching team not new signings, so far I'm disappointed in their output, albeit I'm fully aware of the near terminal damage your man Pardew did to the club so I shouldn't be surprised. What he said. The defence needs way more than just the addition of Mbemba. We need one more CB so we can build our team around a brand new defensive partnership, and in terms of attack get rid of Obertan and Gouffran.

I like how he throws in that he wants the job again in the future. The horror.

"I tried all the different team bonding things and I actually went to see someone myself, a psychologist, and this person was making me feel so important. “I had never done it in my life before, never. I knew the person quite well. I went to him just after the Leicester game – probably the lowest time of my spell in charge. “I had good people around me but I felt like I needed something different. We had a number of conversations which will not be repeated and I will never tell anybody who it was, but it put me in this positive frame of mind about how we could achieve the goal." Sir Bobby?